A thread for installation problems and other technical difficulties.
Installation in 2 Steps
STEP 1: Copying the files
The following files and directories in the TROM2 7zip file need to be copied in your ...\data directory:
These files and drectories must be installed, otherwise TROM2 won't work properly:
trom2_core.pack
trom2_text.pack (without you lack the TROM2 text entries)
trom2_enable_1805_campaign.pack OR trom2_enable_1812_campaign.pack( to play the TROM2 custom campaigns; disable if you want to play the Peninsular DLC)
\campaigns (directory that contains all campaign and script files)
These files an directories are optional:
trom2_easier_economy_submod.pack OR trom2_even_easier_economy_submod.pack (if you want to have more money in the campaigns)
\mod manager (if you want to use the mod manager to enable the mod and haven't installed it yet)
any other TROM2 submod
When copying the \campaigns directory over your ...\data\campaign directory you will be prompted to overwrite several esf and lua files. Do that, otherwise TROM2 won't work and crash when you start a new campaign. There is a backup zip with all the vanilla esf and lua files, so you can revert the changes easily when you want to deinstall the mod.
STEP2: Enabling the mod
After you copied the files you need to enable the mod. This makes shure that the files are loaded when the game starts, and is done by either using the mod manager or editing the user.script file. It is also important in which order files are loaded. As a rule, all files with the label "submod" in the name must be on top of the list (above the trom2_core.pack).
Playing the TROM2 custom capaign or the Penisular War DLC: To play the TROM2 custom capaigns you have to enable trom2_enable_1805_campaign.pack OR the trom2_enable_1812_campaign.pack (the load order is not important). To play the Penisular War DLC you have to disable the TROM2 campaign packs.
(1) Using the mod managern (recommended)
Copy the \mod manager directory from your 7zip file into your ...\data directory. The mod manager needs Mircosofts NET 3.5 to work. Download it from here and install it. Then open the directory and start mod_manager.exe. Uncheck the "show all vanilla files checkbox if it is checked. You should now only see installed mods in your list. With the arrow buttoms on the right side you can move a selected file up and down the list. Do this with any file labeled submod so it is located above trom2_core.pack.
If you have technical difficulties with the mod manager, refer to this thread.
(2) Editing the user.script file
If you have trouble using the mod manager, you can enable the mod by manually installing and editing the user script file.
Code:
Finding the user script file
Windows XP
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR PROFILE NAME\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts
C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR PROFILE NAME\Application Data\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon\scripts
Shortcut:
Start -> Run -> Type %appdata%
A window will open in the Application Data folder, simply follow the path above.
You may need to enable 'Hidden Files & Folders' in Windows XP and Vista:
-> My Computer
-> Tools
-> Folder Options
-> View
-> "Show Hidden Files and Folders"
Windows Vista / Windows 7
C:\users\YOUR PROFILE NAME\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts
C:\users\YOUR PROFILE NAME\AppData\Roaming\The Creative Assembly\Napoleon\scripts
Shortcut:
Start -> Search -> Type %appdata%
A window will open in the AppData folder, simply follow the path above.
After having located the user script file you can edit it with a text editor. For running TROM2 you should create a list like this (with the 1805 campaign):
Code:
mod "trom2_core.pack";
mod "trom2_enable_1805_campaign.pack";
Any additional files with submod in their name have to be above these files in the list. The TROM2 extras pack can be anywhere in the list.
Code:
Example (with the 1812 campaign):
mod "trom2_EXAMPLE_submod.pack";
mod "trom2_core.pack";
mod "trom2_enable_1812_campaign.pack";
mod "trom2_extras.pack";
You can also use the user script editor from here. To disbale a mod you have to delete the whole entry.
Deinstallation in 3 steps
STEP 1: Disable the mod by either using the mod manager or deleting all TROM2 related entries in the user script.
STEP 2: Delete all files with trom2 in their name in your ...\data\ directory:
STEP 3: Locate the vanilla_campaigns_backup.zip in the TROM2 installation file. Copy the \campaigns directory over your ...\data\campaign directory and overwrite any file when prompted. This reverts all changes to the esf and lua files back to vanilla NTW.
Voilą, you are done. If you do something wrong and damage your installation you can always restore NTW by using the Steam file integrity check. Read here how this is done.
Typical installation problems and solutions
(1) Problem: When I start a new campaign with TROM2 the game crashes.
Solution: The TROM2 campaign and script files are not properly installed. Copy the \campaigns directory from the installation file over the ...\data\campaign directory and overwrite any files there.
(2) Problem: I am missing text for the new TROM2 units, for new missons and campaigns.
Solution: Make shure the trom2_text.pack is located in your date directory. If this is the case then another mod overwrites the TROM2 text changes. Try to find out which one and remove it.
(3) Problem: The Peninsular War DLC does not work with TROM2.
Solution: To play the Penisular War DLC you have to disable the trom2_enable_1805_campaign.pack/trom2_enable_1812_campaign.pack.
(4) Problem: Some nations uniforms are white in battle.
This is a common problem of NTW with unit skin mods and is related to memory usage of your PC. There are many threads with tips about solving this:
http://forums.totalwar.com/showthrea...ite%20uniforms
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...te+uniform+bug
Here is a link to a troubleshooting approach: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...ht=memory+leak