Can't start a new campaign

Hi there i am new to this mod (and the lore in general)
i installed 1.4.1++++, 4.2 patch, 4.2 music, then 4.2 language as best i could by following install instructions
Started the game fine, all looks well
however when i choose a faction to play, click start, it sends me back to the singleplayer menu
have done this for a few factions now. wtf?
cheers

Sounds like strat file bump back. Which means you did not install English patch right.

1- Extract 1.42 English Translation Patch into temp folder.
2- Open extracted folder up until you get to a folder called data(Its one level down)
3- Copy or cut this folder(I always just copy it for multiple uses later on)
4- Open The Call_of_Warhammer Folder
5- Paste data folder in, YES to over write everything.

Sorry for delayed response. I see you have waited in thread whole time. Wife called me away to so something!

no it still does the same thing i am afraid
thats alright i have been watching TV in the meantime. Can't expect you to be here constantly!

Do you have steam? Did you disable UAC if Vista or windows 7?
Delete Virtual store
here is link on how for all.
Steam http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=410461
How To Fix UAC and VirtualStore Problems http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=397636

Hope this helps

i have steam but its not installed via it but own sega directory
and im XP till i die/ can be assed to backup everything for move to windows 7 (am assuming thats what virtual store has to do with, never heard of it before)
shall i try deleting whole directory and start again?
so its torrent, patch, music patch then english text 4.2 patch right?
cheers for the help

Proper Install Order non-1.4.1+++ Ready To play Torrent

1. 1.4
2. 1.4.1 Patch
3. 1.4.2 Patch
4. 1.4.2 Music Patch
5. 1.4.2 English Translation

Proper Install Order 1.4.1+++ Ready To play Torrent

1. 1.4.1+++ Ready To play Torrent
2. 1.4.2 Patch
3. 1.4.2 Music Patch
4. 1.4.2 English Translation

cool well give it another go
cheers for the help
will rep u when i can again

NP, just hope it works!

yep, deleted, re-installed everything in proper order....
same problem
massive

Originally Posted by Hell_Bent

yep, deleted, re-installed everything in proper order....
same problem
massive

It's sound like steam. You have to delete the virtual store.

Originally Posted by boatie

It's sound like steam. You have to delete the virtual store.

my medieval install has nothing to do with my steam account though; its in the normal porgram files/sega directory
what/ where is virtual store?

also i have xp not vista/ 7

Originally Posted by Hell_Bent

my medieval install has nothing to do with my steam account though; its in the normal porgram files/sega directory
what/ where is virtual store?

also i have xp not vista/ 7

Look here.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=415097

I think you just need to delete the virtual store directory. Don't do anything to your current COW directory.

I have the exact same problem Hell_Bent. But at least I got to finish my Kislev campaign on 1.4. Think I will have to remove it and download the single 1.4.2 with everything already in it.

oh and new patch doesnt fix it

this is really weird but i had this problem when i was using the 1.4.1 English patch on my 1.4.2 Russian version as soon as installed the correct English patch everything was fixed again.

here is my own little delimma too

when i install CoW on my main drive my entire game is Russian despite the English patch and i install it on my removable drive(lets say #1) it is half Russian and half English, and when i install it on my other removable drive(#2) its completely English(yey!)


anyways my point is i had the same problem as you with the english patch 1.4.1 and now your saying you installed the 1.4.2 english patch version and the 1.4.3 russian version doesnt work neither. so to summarize i think you need to the same thing i did.

TDLR: move all your totalwar game(including warhammer) to another drive and see how it works out, this is the only fix that comes to my mind.

Got it working thanks to Post 4 on Inability to play campaign on 1.42.

Originally Posted by Hell_Bent

lauches in fine, quick battle works fine,
just on faction selection screen, i select a faction, click start and it jus sends me back to single player menu

These where some of the errors in your log

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22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Greatswords bodyguard mar requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:44:54.812 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested
22:45:00.046 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Call_of_Warhammer/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/descr_strat.txt, at line 3254, column 12
could not create settlement at script line 3254.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Greatswords bodyguard mar requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:23.765 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Greatswords bodyguard mar requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:24.703 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Greatswords bodyguard mar requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg guard requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:45:27.750 [data.invalid] [error] DATABASE_TABLE error found : unrecognised record id Marienburg archers requested.
22:44:32.187 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Call_of_Warhammer/data/export_descr_ancillaries.txt, at line 6846, column 43
Building level name dark_elven_barracks_2 not found as a level in building database
22:44:32.187 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Call_of_Warhammer/data/export_descr_ancillaries.txt, at line 6873, column 43
Building level name dark_elven_barracks_1 not found as a level in building database
22:44:32.187 [script.err] [error] Script Error in mods/Call_of_Warhammer/data/export_descr_ancillaries.txt, at line 7011, column 43
Building level name dark_elven_barracks_2 not found as a level in building database

Originally Posted by eidius

this is really weird but i had this problem when i was using the 1.4.1 English patch on my 1.4.2 Russian version as soon as installed the correct English patch everything was fixed again.

here is my own little delimma too

when i install CoW on my main drive my entire game is Russian despite the English patch and i install it on my removable drive(lets say #1) it is half Russian and half English, and when i install it on my other removable drive(#2) its completely English(yey!)


anyways my point is i had the same problem as you with the english patch 1.4.1 and now your saying you installed the 1.4.2 english patch version and the 1.4.3 russian version doesnt work neither. so to summarize i think you need to the same thing i did.

TDLR: move all your totalwar game(including warhammer) to another drive and see how it works out, this is the only fix that comes to my mind.

Sounds like corrupt installs somehow. Logs are the best way to track what it is down.

Originally Posted by Durry

Got it working thanks to Post 4 on Inability to play campaign on 1.42.

Glad to see it!

@Hell_Bent That is a corrupt install. Sorry to say this but I would do a fresh install of M2TW, kingdoms, ans CoW.

Also use the steam tool this time. Keep Call_of_Warhammer as its own folder. Im pretty sure this is why everything is going awry. Here are more detailed instructions on the steam tool.
Instruction by Gigantus

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Step by step instruction

1. Install your brand new mod, but make sure to change your install directory as follows:

32-bit Windows Users:
From - C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War
To - C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\medieval ii total war

64-bit Windows Users:
From - C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War
To - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\medieval ii total war\mods\Call_of_Warhammer<--what your path needs to be

2. Repeat step one for any other parts\patches of this mod

3. Download the Kingdoms Launcher App <--Steam tool designed by Squid. This tool modifies the necessary registry entries to enable a mod start via Steam's Medieval II\Kingdoms Launcher.

4. Run the Kingdoms Launcher App, click "File\New Mod".

Details to be entered:

Quote:
Mod Name: Enter the Name that you wish to be displayed in the Launcher
Config File: Browse to the CFG file of your new mod
Language: Should be "English"
Path: browse to the path of your new mod, eg mods\NewMod
Game EXE: choose whether your mod is for kingdoms or Medieval II

Click "OK"

Example for Third Age mod:


Mod name: Call_of_Warhammer 1.4.3
Config File: warhammer.cfg
Language: English
Path: mods\Call_of_Warhammer
Game Exe: Kingdoms

5. Run Kingdoms from within Steam, you should see your mod on the list when you click the "Play" button.


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poof thats a lonnnnng undertaking,
should probably re-download everything as well
will do this when i have the time/ an all in one comes out soon for 4.3!
cheers for the help guys!

Sorry my friend .
But this mods worth it

I seem to have the same problem with 1.4.3

I installed as follows:
1.4
1.4.3. full update

I use the http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=334458 mod manager. Works fine with TATW 2.1.

I observe the following: the game starts, i go to single player menu, chaos storm campaign, choose a faction (any faction), start the campaign, but get kicked back to the single player menu.
Note: if it is of any help: all faction descriptions are in russian (i don't mind, i read russian)