Can´t play custom battles

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 24, 2010, 03:57 PM

I can´t play custom battles since i installed the magnus mundus map on a basic and stable modfolder and let it run through the bi.exe.
I can start the campaign and i even can fight battles within the campaign. I just can´t play custom or historical battles...
What could be the problem???
Thanks Sonny

**Alast0r** · November 24, 2010, 04:06 PM

As much as I know about this mod ( it's an old one ) , I don't think that it's compatible with custom battles . Have you tried contacting the guys that developed it ?

This mod almost exclusively focuses on the Provincial Campaign for single player.

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 24, 2010, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by Alast0r

As much as I know about this mod ( it's an old one ) , I don't think that it's compatible with custom battles . Have you tried contacting the guys that developed it ?

Thanks for the answer. I read somewhere that the developer is not active anymore...
Letting it run through the rtw.exe works... but i need it with the bi.exe (shield_wall etc.) ...

**irishron** · November 24, 2010, 06:10 PM

Try the Solvo Populus mod, then.

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 24, 2010, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

Try the Solvo Populus mod, then.

Never heard of it. What is it about and where can i get it?

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 24, 2010, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

Try the Solvo Populus mod, then.

Found it. Thank you, but that is not what i am looking for. Actually i´m working on a private mod. I want to include the graeco-bactrians as well as the indo-greeks. So the magnus mundus map is necessary (imperium parsa ll. would be even better, but i don´t know how to port it). Plus i need the shield wall option and other bi stuff for historical accuracy especially when it comes to greeks vs. hellenistic diadochis.
Since i´m planning to implement new units it would be important for me to have the custom battles working...

**irishron** · November 24, 2010, 07:00 PM

Find Lusted's Terrae Expugnandae and you're there. It uses Mundus Magnus map along with his tweaks on the game and Solvo Populus is the bi.exe version.

**irishron** · November 24, 2010, 08:00 PM

The best I can say is use it as a reference on how to port it.
If you can split the screen like comparing text files, compare TE's folders and SP's folders to see which files changed. Then you have a fair idea of what files and folder you need from the BI folder to port to your mod. If you do that, your shield wall can be used.

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 25, 2010, 05:02 AM

Originally Posted by irishron

The best I can say is use it as a reference on how to port it.
If you can split the screen like comparing text files, compare TE's folders and SP's folders to see which files changed. Then you have a fair idea of what files and folder you need from the BI folder to port to your mod. If you do that, your shield wall can be used.

Ah ok i´ll give it a try... but is there really no way to do custom battles in mundus magnus running through bi.exe. It is now even possible for me to fight in shield_wall option during a battle in campaign. I just can´t do custom battles. No CTD´s it just won´t load and goes back to the menu...

**irishron** · November 25, 2010, 07:13 AM

It's been too long since I tried it. Check the entries in the EDU. There maybe a line or an attribute that needs tweaking.

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 25, 2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

It's been too long since I tried it. Check the entries in the EDU. There maybe a line or an attribute that needs tweaking.

I checked the EDU, but since I´m not getting CDT´s I don´t get error messages so it´s almost impossible to find the problem. Thank you anyway...

**Sonny Costanzo** · November 25, 2010, 03:03 PM

It´s working!!!

I had to rename the mundus_magnus file in bi\data\world\maps\campaign into barbarian_invasion and edit the necessary text files in bi\data\text...
Thanks for all the suggestions anyway