Windows 7 x64 - increased crash probability as campaign progresses

[PrivateJoh]

Hi everybody,

I have come back to MTW2 (that is to say DLV) after a well deserved break a few months back. In the process I have changed my computer and the OS (from XP to W7).

DLV continues being the best mod out there, but I have a problem that is bugging me. It seems that W7 x64 and DLV do not mix well. I have tried all the "traditional" advice, (1) not program files folder, (2) disable UAC, (3) run as administrator. However, DLV crashes more and more often as you progress into the campaign. Initially 15-20 turns, but as you get to around 1200, it already happens in less than 10 turns, sometimes as short as every 3 turns. Crashes are regularly NOT repeatable. It is really aggravating: "Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit"

Anyway, this is a DLV specific problem, as it does not occur in vanilla or other mods. It is also specific to W7 x64, as it does not happen in my good all XP machine.

So, is there any good known advise for me.

Thanks a lot.

PrivateJoh

[Protector]

Hi everybody,

I have come back to MTW2 (that is to say DLV) after a well deserved break a few months back. In the process I have changed my computer and the OS (from XP to W7).

DLV continues being the best mod out there, but I have a problem that is bugging me. It seems that W7 x64 and DLV do not mix well. I have tried all the "traditional" advice, (1) not program files folder, (2) disable UAC, (3) run as administrator. However, DLV crashes more and more often as you progress into the campaign. Initially 15-20 turns, but as you get to around 1200, it already happens in less than 10 turns, sometimes as short as every 3 turns. Crashes are regularly NOT repeatable. It is really aggravating: "Medieval 2: Total War encountered an unspecified error and will now exit"

Anyway, this is a DLV specific problem, as it does not occur in vanilla or other mods. It is also specific to W7 x64, as it does not happen in my good all XP machine.

So, is there any good known advise for me.



Thanks a lot.

PrivateJoh

I got the excact same CTD trouble like you and I am running DLV on VISTA, so its not Win 7 specific.
The other MTW 2 mods are running on my Win 7 .

I got 4 TW games with currently 9 mods and only with DLV I got CTD issues this much (every 5-10 turns) . All updates and instructions you already mentioned did not help for me , so I can play DLV only if I save each single turn. I do this high effort because of all the nice DLV content features. And if it annoys me too much I switch back to other MTW 2 mods.

[Taiji]

Jumping to the conclusion that everyone with the same OS is having the same problem isn't sensible or helpful.

If your bug report is specific to DLV+BB then post it in that thread. Otherwise use the bug reports thread in this forum. Thanks.