6.4 and Steam.

**Shabby_Ronin** · February 25, 2011, 07:15 PM

I'm unsure if it's properly patching, I'm unable to use the new launcher where you can select the various AI choices and the splash screen still says 6.3. The patch seemed to install, or at least transfer and overwrite the files.

The old trick to getting it to run still works http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=397756

But I'm unsure what I'm actually playing now, is it 6.4 with no launcher and the old splash screen was not updated, or is it just 6.3?

What AI am I using if I cannot select one at the launcher?

**Shabby_Ronin** · February 25, 2011, 08:04 PM

I noticed in the change log that battlefields have been redone graphically, would flowers all over the place that I don't remember before on grassy flat map be a positive sign that 6.4 took? Are there other signs I could look for to ascertain if it installed correctly?

It appear the version I'm using is Gracul's, is there an AI that I can download that is less treacherous? Lusted's appears outdated.

**Navajo Joe** · February 26, 2011, 12:14 AM

shabby_ronin,

That is 6.3 that you have, once 6.4 is installed correctly the loading screen will show as 6.4. I have attached another link for how to setup Steam Installer.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=426648

**Shabby_Ronin** · February 26, 2011, 12:51 AM

Could you be more specific? The second link in your thread before the guy solves the problem doesn't seem to work. I merely install SS anywhere and it will run? I'm a bit confused in that regard. I should not install SS in the normal way, C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\medieval ii total war\mods?

**Navajo Joe** · February 26, 2011, 01:10 AM

shabby_ronin,

That is absolutely correct, you do not have to install 6.3/6.4 on MTW2, you can create your folder outside of Program Files, as long as on same driv together, that is ok

**Shabby_Ronin** · February 26, 2011, 01:17 AM

Thanks man, I will try that.

I deleted the whole damn thing and am re-downloading it. I will try it tomorrow.

How would I set up the launcher doing this?

**Shabby_Ronin** · February 26, 2011, 01:48 PM

Doesn't work, installed it in a folder outside of programs, added the launcher to "nonsteam" games, 6.3 worked fine. I then installed 6.4, added the launcher (as the old one no longer worked) and it will load the 6.4 splash screen and the loading hourglass appears, then it just crashes with no error report or anything.

**Vendayn** · March 10, 2011, 08:08 PM

I'm having the same problem. I tried technical section, but that place is kind of dead...

I've spent from 9-10 pm, and then 3 am to now 6 pm working on this...and I can't get 6.4 to work at all.

UAC is off, anti-virus is off...

6.3 works PERFECTLY...

install 6.4 (for the literally, 40th time today), I get a screen that shows its trying to load vanilla medieval 2 and not SS...I read someone else had same problem, so I changed americas to something else and renamed SS6.3 to americas...I get the proper loading screen. Get an hour glass, seconds later it exits...no error or anything.

Tried bypassing the launcher...that again only tries to load medieval 2, and gives me a blank error report (its an error report, but no text on it). I used @mods\SS6.3\default.cfg ...that doesn't work with 6.4, but does work with 6.3

Also, all my steam games install to E drive, not C drive

(edit)

So I again did a clean install, made sure I installed everything under admin mode (I did this before)...didn't do anything different...but this time, I had Steam turned off, the entire time. Started Steam, and

IT WORKS! Finally. After many hours of sitting in front of my PC (from 3 am to 6:23 PM), it finally works. No idea what it was, or if Steam being off had something to do with it...but now I can play!