a little help for the technilogically impared

[NiceGuyJon]

heh, i'm looking through all the threads and how to install and use this mod but it may as well be written in chinese or something because i'm a bit thick with computers.
if anyone could offer a simple worded step by step on how i can play this or links for all the patches i need to download and where to put 'em/ what to do with them i would be forever thankful

[Neige]

If you have the game itself (Medieval II) patched to at least 1.3. there are only two steps:
1) Download
2) Install

Installation thread. Not sure what you don't understand. It's really simple.

[Dago Red]

It is, but it's not....


Current version is 2.02. So ignore all the 3.0 threads and the rest.

You apparently must also mind this warning if you use Vista, windows 7, or steam.

!!ATTENTION WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS 7 USERS!!

To spare yourself the trouble - install M2TW and any mods outside Program Files directory!

!!ATTENTION STEAM USERS!!

>>Installing BC onto Steam<<

[NiceGuyJon]

how do i get the 1.3patch thing and also how do i install it outside the program files directory?
i downloaded the torrent version of the mod but it doesnt do anything but its probs mebeing dumb

[Neige]

First open up the game and look at the corner of the screen (in the main menu) - you'll see which version you have currently installed. Tell us the number.

[NiceGuyJon]

i cant see any numbers
(main menu is the single player etcscreen right?)

[Neige]

I think it is in Options. Upper right corner.

[NiceGuyJon]

found it, 1.0

[Neige]

You need to patch up your game.
http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/p...war/patch.html

You need to download and install 1.2 and then 1.3.

Patching takes quite some time, just so you know.

[NiceGuyJon]

woah, 8 hours to download, is that right?

[Neige]

Depends on your interwebs.

[NiceGuyJon]

well while i wait for that to work, could you explain the other steps XP

[NiceGuyJon]

also in your opinion are there any quick and easy to download mods you would recomend for MTWII?
i was liking the look of 'for king or country'

[Neige]

Broken Crescent all the way, mate.

As for the other steps, you simply dl the mod and install it in your M2 folder. After that you launch it from the desktop icon.

[NiceGuyJon]

how do i install a torrent?

[Neige]

Just start the .exe file from the directory where you downloaded it in.

[NiceGuyJon]

it says it needs to choose a program to run to open it

[NiceGuyJon]

does this help diagnose it?
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[trollface]

>woah, 8 hours to download, is that right?

I lol'd

currently reinstalling M2 myself... plan on making a copy of 1.3, one version for BC 2.02 and one for kingdoms and TA my other favourite mod

[wudang_clown]

does this help diagnose it?

Yes, it does.

To open the torrent file, you need a torrent client, e.g. utorrent. You have to download the client, launch it (you don't even have to install it, when it ask you whether to install click "no"). Then, in launched utorrent you have to open that Broken Crescent torrent file - and wait until it downloads. BC is circa 850MB big, so it can take a while.

So, you have to download BC first; now you have only BC torrent file downloaded, which is not the mod, it's only a file that allows you to download the mod via P2P network.