CTD related to Battles

[Gilinathas]

Hi im new here, but have been a major MAJOR fan of the stainless steel series (truly epic creation )
For sometime now, whether it be loading a battle or during a battle (from the campaign to custom battles to quick battles), I have had CTDS that, although having save back ups, makes me gutted
I am playing on a Windows 7 64x bit, i-5 2.66ghz ATI radeon HD 5450 system.
And this was on Early campaign, with longer assimilation and Savage's AI, with numerous factions.

Here are the last ~20 lines of my error log, and I have attached the full error log as well as my save.
HELP would be appreciated

Cheers

23:32:04.987 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/SS6.3/data/models/stakes_bump.texture
23:32:04.988 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/models/stakes_bump.texture,,not found
23:32:04.988 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/localized.pack,data/models/stakes_bump.texture,,not found
23:32:04.988 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_1.pack,data/models/stakes_bump.texture,22080
23:32:04.988 [system.io] [info] open: found data/models/stakes_bump.texture (from: packs/data_1.pack)
23:32:04.988 [system.io] [trace] pack data(),,data/models/stakes_bump.texture,,,22080
23:32:04.988 [system.io] [trace] pack close,,data/models/stakes_bump.texture,,,-22080
23:32:04.989 [system.io] [trace] file open,,data/banners/main_spear.mesh,,not found
23:32:04.989 [system.io] [trace] pack open,packs/data_0.pack,data/banners/main_spear.mesh,51473
23:32:04.989 [system.io] [info] open: found data/banners/main_spear.mesh (from: packs/data_0.pack)
23:32:04.990 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/SS6.3/data/Banners/textures/variations/south_european/Faction_banner_england.texture
23:32:04.990 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/Banners/textures/variations/south_european/Faction_banner_england.texture
23:32:04.990 [system.io] [info] exists: found mods/SS6.3/data/Banners/textures/Faction_banner_england.texture (from: C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War)
23:32:04.990 [system.io] [info] exists: found mods/SS6.3/data/Banners/textures/Faction_banner_england.texture (from: C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War)
23:32:04.990 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/SS6.3/data/Banners/textures/variations/south_european/Faction_banner_england_trans.texture
23:32:04.990 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/Banners/textures/variations/south_european/Faction_banner_england_trans.texture
23:32:04.991 [system.io] [info] exists: found mods/SS6.3/data/Banners/textures/Faction_banner_england_trans.texture (from: C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War)
23:32:04.991 [system.io] [info] exists: found mods/SS6.3/data/Banners/textures/Faction_banner_england_trans.texture (from: C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War)
23:32:04.991 [system.io] [trace] pack close,,data/banners/main_spear.mesh,,,-51473
23:32:05.629 [system.rpt] [error] Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit.

Edit; this is SS 6.3 by the way

[Team Sleep]

I've been having the same problem during campaigns. Straight after the load when going into battle I CTD. Seems to happen every time.

Here is what I know so far. I'm a newb at this mod. Just got it installed last night. So I'll need really specific help.






I'm proud to say that so far without any submods added the game seems to be working well except 1 minor hiccup I just faced. I just had a CTD. I'm playing as moors. Went to attack an enemy FM near one of my Iberian settlements. The FM withdrew so I pressed the attack again on the campaign map. Choose to play the battle and the game crashed. Any advice? Is this a normal thing or a freak accident? It also happens to be the first battle I will play. The year is something like 1120.


When I come across any other problems I'll be sure to post them here, unless there is another sub forum more appropriate. I'll also find the sub forum for suggestions.

Thanks for the help guys you're team is quick and responsive!

PS: Just tried to pick up where I left off and redo the attack on that enemy FM. Same result. CTD.

PSS: Just tried to click on the faction info button on the campaign map to check the banners of Lituania and Norway. CTD. The exact year is 1124.

I'm using windows Vista 32bit M2TW Kingdoms Gold Edition USA disc, Grym Reality, Permanent arrows, Permanent Watchtowers, Savage AI. SS v6.3

[Gilinathas]

Yea
Mine seem to be REALLLY random though, like 4 battles that are fine, then the 5th one crashes, and its unpredictacle
I reallly hope there is a fix or solution to this

[mcv]

For me it's one specific siegethat always crashes. I could skip it through autoresolve, but I've been really looking forward to fighting that particular siege. I've never had any crashes like this before. Neither sieges nor field battles.

I've already tried rerunning the SS Steup tool, but that didn't help. I'll try going back to an autosave to see if that helps. If that doesn't help, is there any chance a complete reinstall might work? I'm not exactly looking forward to that.

[Gilinathas]

Seems like the most likely option, most likely reinstall SS6.3 only though, will report any news in time, and if anyone has any solution to this, it would be GREATLY appreciated

[Team Sleep]

I feel you everyone. Not looking foward to a reinstall. Especially after starting the campaign I'm on now 2x's. It's a shame I dl this mod and really can't wait to get a crack at battling and Have a crash everytime you try. I wonder why the response here is so slow going. This seems to be a pretty common problem with this mod.

[Navajo Joe]

Gilnathas & Team Sleep
I attach a thread from the Stickies, if you have already read it, fair enough, if not take a look.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=380883

[Team Sleep]

So basically run as administrator and turn advice off. FAIL. What's next?

[bɑne]

So basically run as administrator and turn advice off. FAIL. What's next?

Troubleshooting continued in own seperate topic: CTD in every battle

[Gilinathas]

Joe, cheers for the link, I actually didn't ever look through that link.
Just back from university, so i will try follow the tips and post back the outcome soon, although, i have a GOOD (slightly due to desperation ) feeling about this

cheers guys

[Gorrrrrn]

If you play for long enough it seems the game runs out of memory or what it uses gets confused.
Probably some sort of buffer overflow or summat.

If the game crashes randomly and in a non-repeatable fashion that might be the reason.
if you can restart the game and reload and continue that's another sign.

there is also the slight possibility of a save game getting corrupted.

on the other hand a CTD that happens every time you play a particular battle suggests a proper bug.