installation problemb

[The Source]

ok so i installed the mod and the 4.2 patch ontop of eachother and then i ran the kgcm_patch_4.2.exe
which took me through the installation process,once i completed that i searched the medieval 2 total war folder(NOT THE MODS FOLDER) for it but all i could find about the mod was the kingdoms_grand_campaign_mo.rar(the winzip/'winrar file, so how do i start the game

note- i also found the medieval2.kingdoms_grand_campagin_mod.cfg in a microsoft which was a microsoft office outlook configuration file, i opened it with wordpad and it contained all stuff like the starting playable factions......

[Stylix]

@troy7

Did you follow these procedures and followed the instructions carefully?

KGCM v4.2 install instructions

Note that you have to install v3.0 before installing the v4.2 upgrade. I assume that this is what you are referring to as the 'mod'.

If you have successfully installed the mod, it should place a shortcut on your desktop. Just double-click on the KGCM icon and it should launch.

[The Source]

uhh sorry i didnt see your intructions- i read and followed the ''outdated'' ones lol.
but yeh thanks for the link, im just going to re-install it and ill give you the results +rep

[The Source]

ok so i downloaded 3.0 into the mods folder, and then downloaded 4.2, and ran the KGCM_Patch_4.2.exe to the medieval 2 total war folder. but i cant find the thing were i run it, all i found was there is a un-install option of it in the start menu

[Stylix]

ok so i downloaded 3.0 into the mods folder, and then downloaded 4.2, and ran the KGCM_Patch_4.2.exe to the medieval 2 total war folder. but i cant find the thing were i run it, all i found was there is a un-install option of it in the start menu

The file to launch KGCM is named "medieval2_kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod.bat" and should be in this folder " C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod\". This is assuming you have Vista or Win 7 and used the default install locations.

The install process should have placed a shortcut on your desktop. If it did not then you can create one by finding the above mentioned bat file and dragging it to your desktop and select 'create a shortcut here'. Then just double-click on the icon and it should launch. You can also double-click on the file itself or select 'Run' from the start menu and then browse to the file location.

[The Source]

i have xp

[Stylix]

@troy7,

Ok then the bat file should be in this folder: "C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod\"

[The Source]

all i can see in that folder are extra folders such as 'data' whihc contains all the descr_ stuff and the medieval2.kingdoms_grand_campagin_mod.cfg file

[Stylix]

@troy7

I do not know what went wrong but we can try a fix. In the C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod\ folder create a new file using your text editor. Put these lines of code in this file:

cd ..\..
kingdoms.exe @mods\kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod\medieval2.kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod.cfg

Save this file with the name "medieval2_kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod.bat" into this folder and then follow my instructions in my previous post.

[The Source]

where do i put the code
as in word,note pad etc.

[Stylix]

@troy7

Notepad will work fine, just any text editor that allows you to create a text file. After you add the code just select 'Save as' and place it in the above mentioned folder with the name provided in my previous post.

[The Source]

done, and i will do the other stuff in a while, btw is there a video about the installation on youtube or somewhere, or will someone make one-scarface etc.

[The Source]

ok so the game starts up for like 10 seconds with like the loading screens and stuff, but then it just crashes

[Stylix]

@troy7,

Did you first patch Kingdoms to v1.05 before you installed KGCM?

Check your C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod\medieval2.kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod.cfg and see if the first section of code looks like this:

[io]
file_first = true
disable_file_cache = true
 
[features]
editor = true
mod = mods/kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod

[The Source]

@troy7,

Did you first patch Kingdoms to v1.05 before you installed KGCM?

Check your C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod\medieval2.kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod.cfg and see if the first section of code looks like this:

[io]
file_first = true
disable_file_cache = true
 
[features]
editor = true
mod = mods/kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod

[features]
editor = true
mod = mods/kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod
[game]
auto_save = 1
event_cutscenes = 1
unlimited_men_on_battlefield = 1
[hotseat]
turns = 0
disable_console = 1
disable_papal_elections = 1
validate_diplomacy = 1
autosave = 1
save_prefs = 1
update_ai_camera = 1
save_config = 1
autoresolve_battles = 0
[multiplayer]
playable = 1
factions = 1 # = england, 2 = france, 4 = hre, 3 = england+france, etc
[network]
use_ip =
use_port = 27750
[video]
event_movies = 1
[misc]
show_hud_date = 1

[The Source]

dosnt it do it automaticly

[Stylix]

dosnt it do it automaticly

No, the version of Kingdoms can be found under options from the main menu. If you cannot run Kingdoms, uninstall KGCM and see if Kingdoms will run. There are several versions of the patch and you must match the patch with the version of Kingdoms you are running (i.e. Gold, non-Gold English, etc.). Also see my last post, I edited it, but Kingdoms must be patched to v1.05.

[Stylix]

@troy7,

Add the io section to your cfg file and that will help, but you still need to patch Kingdoms to v1.05.

[The Source]

it wont let me save it when i add the io section, note- i changed it to the orginal font but i still dosnt work

it looks like this-
[io]
file_first = true
disable_file_cache = true
　
[features]
editor = true
mod = mods/kingdoms_grand_campaign_mod

[Stylix]

@troy7,

Are you still running XP? Is so then you will have to change the file attribute on your cfg file. It has probably been set to 'read only'. Right-click on your cfg file and it should bring up a menu. Left click on 'Properties'. This will bring up a window. At the bottom is a section for file attributes. If the read-only box is checked, un-check it and then select 'Apply'. This should allow you to edit your file.