"Kingdoms.exe not found" HELP!!

[kaynej23]

Ok so i have the kingdoms expansion from the box and i also have medieval 2. My computer is powerful enough to run shogun 2 so im pretty sure this is simply user error due to the fact that i am not so amazing at this kind of stuff. I have windows 7 and am downloading the patch for kingdoms now because i heard that the lack of the patch could be the problem. Basically when i double click the shortcut it brings up the black command screen and an error box saying that it cant find kingdoms.exe asking if i spelled the name correctly??

I have no idea what all this means all i know is kingdoms runs just fine so i believe it is in the right place... can someone help me?! thanks a ton in advance!

p.s. oh also i have redownloaded and installed the the mod twice now and still nothing

[Stylix]

Basically when i double click the shortcut it brings up the black command screen and an error box saying that it cant find kingdoms.exe asking if i spelled the name correctly??

The first step I would try would be open the the folder where the mod is installed and double left-click on the Third Age.bat file and see if that will launch the mod.

[kaynej23]

hmmm yeah ill try that. where is the file located at? it installed in the same location the instructions said it would but i dont even know where that is the only files i can find that say TATW on them are the ones that contains "uninstall" in them. very confusing

[Stylix]

hmmm yeah ill try that. where is the file located at? it installed in the same location the instructions said it would but i dont even know where that is the only files i can find that say TATW on them are the ones that contains "uninstall" in them. very confusing

On my system it is in the C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age folder.

[kaynej23]

so i found what you are talking about but it is still giving me the exact same error message??

[Stylix]

so i found what you are talking about but it is still giving me the exact same error message??

If Kingdoms worked before you applied the patch then you have probably used the wrong patch. There are many versions of the v1.05 patch and you must select the correct one based on your version and language.

Update 1.5, 1.3 & 1.2 Download Links

[cornwallis]

It has that but it still doesn't work! I have the same problem as well. Here's exactly what the black box says: C:/Windows/system32>cd ../..
C:/>start kingdoms.exe @mods/Third_Age/TATW.cfg

The slashes are all going the other way, the right way, I just couldn't type them.

[Algrajh]

i happen to hae the same prob. ill link it
C:\Program Files <x86>\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\mods\Third_Age_3>cd..\..
C:\Program Files <x86>\SEGA\Medieval II Total War>start kingdoms.exe @mods\Third_age_3\TATW.cfg


cant find the file kingdoms.exe. check if u spelled the name right and try again after. can someone help me?

[Brewskin]

I've just encountered this same error today, and after spending the past hour searching the wild web and this forum, the only fix I've found is to uncheck "Run as Admin", which oddly enough I had just enabled yesterday, while the game was running. Worked great after that.

My game(3.1) had been running mostly fine until I started applying some of the fixes found in the stickied thread, I guess the moral here is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

[Algrajh]

my error or someone elses?

[Mhaedros]

What fixes?

[lolIsuck]

This probably means you installed it in a wrong folder.
Or you just copied the batch file instead of making a shortcut.

[Brewskin]

Ah, didn't mean that to sound snarky. I had followed the recomendations for Win 7 users, should have been more specific. The error was the one in the thread title.


I'm very appreciative of the work that's gone into this mod, as well as those who take the time to help others get the max enjoyment from it, didn't mean to come across otherwise.

[Algrajh]

no because when i click properties it says bat file

[Algrajh]

well what do i have to do??

[Brewskin]

What I did was:

Right click on the game icon.
Go to properties/shortcut/advanced.
Unclick "Run as Administrator".

Started up fine after that.

[Algrajh]

i still have the same error

[tonplan]

Did you unpack the game files? If you did not then go to : C:\Program Files\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\tools\unpacker
Run the program; it will take awhile.

Other solutions at: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...74#post7410174

Dealing with my TATW has given me lots of experience in the 101 ways to crash your game.

[Algrajh]

do u might have skype?

[Algrajh]

well?