RTR PROBLEM :(

[azulfan01]

ok well i like to download mods an check them out but i accually really wanted to try this RTR but im having several issues ok when i open up the main menu and go to new campain i choose my faction , but heres where the problem comes in , when i press go it crashes my game n that happens for every faction it just crashes same goes for historical battles when i press start, crashand its pretty annoying i havnt checked to see if i can do custom batles and uhh my bad if this thread is in the wrong place im kinda new at this
OH one more thing i almost forgot i also cant do custom battles -_- so i basically have a game that i cant play...

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update: i have version 1.5 and i downloaded the RTR mod off the official website downloads/Rome:total realism 6.0 gold1.9 patinum/ then on installation instructions i did the first one seeing as to meh having 1.5 i clicked RTR platinum full install but that jus took meh to a lower part of the page and i downloaded version 1.9 platinum hope this helps, thanks ahead of time

[Brusilov]

First of all welcome to the forum.

It sounds like your install is messed up. Part of the problem appears to be that you mention that you've installed RTR 6 Gold and also mention platinum 1.9 - these are actually two different mods.

Best thing is to start again - uninstall RTW and then install again.

As you have RTW 1.5 there is no way that you can use RTR 6 Gold as that only works with RTW 1.2. You just need RTR PE.

When you install the mod make sure that you point the install at the RTW game folder and not the data folder (basically this is the folder where the exes are held). Also make sure that the installer is pointed to the cirrect folder - sometimes the default path may not be the correct one (some problems are caused by early versions of RTW had 'Actrivision' as part of the path and later versions have 'The Creative Assembly').

The other thing to do is to add the -show_err switch to the shortcut properties. How to do this is described in this thread: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=62217

The idea of the -show_err switch is that if there is an error trapped as part of the CTD you will see the error message - not all CTDs have an error message.

One more thing you may want to consider is that when you have a fully patched and working RTW is to take a copy of that folder and apply any mods to the copy of the folder. This way you will never have to uninstall/reinstall again - unless you change PCs. How to do this is also mentioned in the thread I've included the link to.

There is no limit to how many copies of the RTW, the following is an examples of what I used to have on one system (as you can see this install was an old one with Activision as part of the path name):

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

[florin80]

You wouldn`t happen to have unchecked during the install the box that enables the campaign_map_reset batch file to work? If the file map.rwm is not deleted (so that the game regenerates it based on the new info next time it starts) the game CTDs when you try to start a Campaign. The bath file should be located in your main Rome - Total War folder. Double click it and try to start the game again. If it`s not that then Brusilov is probably right about you messing the install.

[azulfan01]

First of all welcome to the forum.

It sounds like your install is messed up. Part of the problem appears to be that you mention that you've installed RTR 6 Gold and also mention platinum 1.9 - these are actually two different mods.

Best thing is to start again - uninstall RTW and then install again.

As you have RTW 1.5 there is no way that you can use RTR 6 Gold as that only works with RTW 1.2. You just need RTR PE.

When you install the mod make sure that you point the install at the RTW game folder and not the data folder (basically this is the folder where the exes are held). Also make sure that the installer is pointed to the cirrect folder - sometimes the default path may not be the correct one (some problems are caused by early versions of RTW had 'Actrivision' as part of the path and later versions have 'The Creative Assembly').

The other thing to do is to add the -show_err switch to the shortcut properties. How to do this is described in this thread: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=62217

The idea of the -show_err switch is that if there is an error trapped as part of the CTD you will see the error message - not all CTDs have an error message.

One more thing you may want to consider is that when you have a fully patched and working RTW is to take a copy of that folder and apply any mods to the copy of the folder. This way you will never have to uninstall/reinstall again - unless you change PCs. How to do this is also mentioned in the thread I've included the link to.

There is no limit to how many copies of the RTW, the following is an examples of what I used to have on one system (as you can see this install was an old one with Activision as part of the path name):

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

ok after i go to the main website anc click download tab :http://www.rometotalrealism.org/download6.html which one is the one im supposed to download the first one right? the one called Version 1.9 Platinum correct meh if im wrong bc thats the one i downloaded the first time

[florin80]

If you have RTW v1.5/BI v1.6 you should download RTRPE v1.9. And if you want to be able to play the vanilla game too from the same install, you should choose the mod switch version of RTRPE. You can find it pinned in the RTRPE sub-forum here:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=197

[azulfan01]

ok so now i reinstalled RTW and dowloaded the mod, no problems then the installation was normal i didnt uncheck anything itstalls but now when i try to start a campain it just goes to the new campain historical campain and custom battle menu so i dont know wat else to do i redownloaded rtr version 1.9 platinum and saved it to desktop so i wouldnt have to redownload it and it still doesnt work i even added the -show_err to the end of the target on all 3 of the icons and i double clicked on the multiplayer battle reset and that doesnt do anything in stuck ive done everything uve told me to do and im tired of uninstalling the game this is like my 8th time doing that ... any more suggestions? thanks