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[dowdpride]

okay so i got the europa version and it didnt work. fine, i thought to myself, i will get the original version. so i get all the way up to 6.2 and than i go to launch the game... and it doenst even give me the courtesy to say it crashed, it just goes back to my desktop as if i never launched a program at all. all i can say is, i would really appreciate some help.

[lafeeverted]

My first guess is that you may not have installed correctly. One frequent mistake is that the 6.2 patch is not installed into the same folder as the rest of the mod. I suggest you start with supplying a little more info. I use steam with no problems and if you do a serach for steam install on this forum you wil probably find your answers. If not, ask again and i will try to help.

check this
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=8160617#post8160617

[dowdpride]

yeah i didi all that and it just crashes back to the desktop wihtout even saying it was launched. i activated the unity thing and assumed in unified part one and two because 2 wouldnt really do anything when i launched it. everything installed to the mods folder and than i installed the patch to the same place! nothing i do is working...

[lafeeverted]

you just answered your problem that I pointed out in my first post . You installed the patch the the same place. IT DOES NOT GO THERE. Read the install instructions for thepatch again please

[dowdpride]

okay well i fixed it by taking the patch data and overwriting the original data but now i can only select one faction in the campaign selection or it crashes. it isnt game breaking but it is kind of annoying. how do i fix it?

[lafeeverted]

I really think you need to re-install everything. If the game wasnt working for you when you incorrectly installed it and by overwritning files you got it partially working this is only going ot get worse . Please carefully read the install instructions and do it right, only then can you be sure it is working correctly. Reading your posts tells me you have not installed things properly. If you are using steam then you had to install the DLV to the mods folder. Then rename the DLV folder to an existing Kingdoms campaign folder. Then you need to install the patch to a DIFFERENT folder (read the patch install instructions), NOT the mods folder and NOT into the renamed Kingdoms folder. Then all should be fine.

[dowdpride]

and where exactly do you want me to install the patch? because i installed it that way before and nothing happned

[TaronQuinn]

I think lafeeverted is implying that you THEN need to copy the contents of the patch (probably a folder labeled 'data') and paste it into the DLV install, overwriting the existing data folder. I think that should work, but I have never used steam before, and I might only be making it worse.

TQ

[lafeeverted]

I am simply pointing out that he need to follow the install instruction for the patch. Dowdpride posted that he put the patch in the same folder as the mod and that is incorrect. it is very precisely explained where to put the patch on the first page of the DLV mod thread.

Dowdpride posted

yeah i didi all that and it just crashes back to the desktop wihtout even saying it was launched. i activated the unity thing and assumed in unified part one and two because 2 wouldnt really do anything when i launched it. everything installed to the mods folder and than i installed the patch to the same place! nothing i do is working...

[lafeeverted]

here you go from the install instructions on the first page of the DLV 6.2 thread


Installation instructions:
- Open DLV_60.exe and choose to install the DLV into the "...\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods" folder
- Open DLV_Patch_62.exe and choose to install the DLV into the "...\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\" folder
(Don't worry that 6.2 installs to the main folder, it will not affect 'vanilla' or any other mods)



and again

Installation: not save compatible to DLV 6.1 or betas
- install kingdoms patch 1.5 !!!!!
- clean Install DLV 6.0 (no addons or...) (you can overwrite 6.1 or 6.2 betas)
- Execute file Deus_lo_Vult_62.exe and enter the correct path for the installation
Example: C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War
(For Germans change it to: C:\Programme\SEGA\Medieval II Total War !!!!)
Not into the mods folder as for 6.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ignore the warnings of write protected files !
Don't close the pop-up windows even if takes minutes to perform, wait until they close by themselves.


Dowdpride keep trying you will be rewarded for your efforts the game is great!

[dowdpride]

i tried that and it didnt even run. at least this way it does. aslo i am playing as ireland, own almost all of teh isles! it is awesome

[lafeeverted]

Well, at least ti seems to be working for you. There is a faction selection fix, that might help you also avoid crashes.

[dowdpride]

where is said fix?

[lafeeverted]

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=397502

[dowdpride]

well i have done that and now it wont let me rename my floder so i cant play it

[Taiji]

It doesn't need fixing anyway. You can just decide which faction, without clicking any others, and play the game.

[dowdpride]

no i had to reinstall. now i cant remember how i did it originally

[lafeeverted]

I realize you got it all working before but I will say it again, I really think you have the install messed up. Although you got it working it wasn't right. If you go back throught the posts on this thread you will see how you fixed it before. however, i still recommend that you try a complete reinstall and folow every step of the install instructions. This mod install very easily and you just hsouldnt have to go through the steps you are doing to make it work.

[Taiji]

Maybe he's using steam, if so then I guess he has to rename a vanilla modfolder (like every other m2tw mod on steam).

[lafeeverted]

yes he is using steam