[RTW] Virtua Pugna (VFP)

[Joarius]

Hi,



First, i apologise for my poor english, but i'm not a english native speaker, and i'm very bad in foreign languages...



Since Februar 2010, i'm working on a mod called Virtua Pugna (VFP = Virtua Fantasy Pugna) that groups units from METW, LOTR and FATW.
I've begun this mod after having asked the permission in contacting WLesmana and Aradan, and other persons for others mods.


Why do i integrate units from these mods while there is " father mods " ?
You can find the explanation >> THERE <<.
In summary, we are a little community that uses a little soft made by DarkSide 3-4 years ago to simulate the strategic side (OVR) between human players, and we play the battles with RTW.
I'm member of this little community since 2,5 years, and i've proposed to make a BattleMod that would allow us to make battles coming from OVR, while we would make a campaign in Middle-Earth. VFP will be the battle side under RTW, while OVR is the campaign side.

VFP is a BattleMod because it will never had a campaign side : it's too hard to me, and it's the condition for the agreement of the modders (and i will ask you a question : why make a new mod while there are METW, LOTR and FATW ? ).



The two following post will present VFP and show screens, but slowly, because it's not the priority : the work on VFP goes slowly ; surely but slowly. So i use too this post to ask help for UI Cards and maybe some others things.
Indeed, although there are other people that help a little me, essentially i'm alone to work on VFP.
To work on a mod is interesting, because i've learned things about modding on RTW (and i still learning), but sometimes, it's disheartening because there is still a lot of work... And i've the feelings that it will never end...
So i say to me that, als TWC is a great forum with a lot of members, maybe (i say maybe) there will be one member that will propose his help. We can always dream...

You can contact me with a mp, or => HERE <=.

[Joarius]

PRESENTATION



SPLASH

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FACTIONS

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NOLDOR
GALADHRIM
FALATHRIM
NANDOR
ÊLVARS
DWARVES OF ERED LUIN
DWARVES OF EREBOR
DHUÊRGÂRS
NÚMENÓREANS
ARTHEDAIN
CARDOLAN
GONDOR
DOL AMROTH
ROHAN
DALE
ISENGARD - Humans
DUNLENDINGS
RHÛN
BALCHOTHS
VARIAGS
HARADRIM
UMBAR
GUNDABAD
ISENGARD - Orcs
ANGMAR
MORDOR

Symboles des factions

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Noldor


Galadhrim


Falathrim


Nandor


Êlvars
[IMG]xx[/IMG]

Nains de l'Ered Luin


Nains d'Erebor


Dhuêrgârs


Númenóréens


Arthedain


Cardolan


Gondor


Dol Amroth


Rohan


Dale


Dulendings


Rhûn


Balchoths


Variags


Harad


Umbar


Gundabad


Isengard


Angmar


Mordor

DOWNLOAD Version 4

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EN FRANÇAIS

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Mod téléchargeable (46,9 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / TÉLÉCHARGEMENTS <=
OBLIGATOIRE

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Unités téléchargeable (190 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / TÉLÉCHARGEMENTS <=
OBLIGATOIRE

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Patch - Loadings Screen téléchargeable (59,8 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / TÉLÉCHARGEMENTS <=
Facultatif
Le BattleMod v4.0 ne nécessite pas l'archive Virtua_Pugna_v4-0-Loadings_Screen.rar pour pouvoir fonctionner, mais rajoute 96 écrans de chargement.

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Patch 4.1 - MiniMod 11 téléchargeable (1,38 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / TÉLÉCHARGEMENTS <=
FORTEMENT CONSEILLÉ
Le Patch v4.1 rajoute le MiniMod 11 pour varier les rencontres.

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Patch 4.1.1 - Mise à niveau téléchargeable ( 41,5 Mo ) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / TÉLÉCHARGEMENTS <=
OBLIGATOIRE
Le Patch v4.1.1 rajoute les stats équilibrés pour toutes les factions, hormis Rohan, Isengard et Umbar.
Le MiniMod 11 a donc été mis à jour.

Vous devez avoir le jeu Rome Total War v1.5 installé.
VFP-TW est modfoldé : il n'écrase aucun fichier du jeu de base et vous pouvez continuer à jouer avec celui-ci en parallèle de VFP-TW.

Les archives contiennent à chaque fois le fichier texte expliquant succintement comment installer les parties du Mod ou le Patch, ainsi que le dossier compacté comprenant les fichiers à installer.
Consignes étendues d'installation et d'utilisation de la version 4.0 :

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- Dézippez chaque archive Virtua_Pugna_v4-0-Xx.rar dans le dossier de votre choix : vous obtiendrez le dossier \Virtua_Pugna (vous pouvez dézipper dans le même dossier, les éléments suivants se rajouteront au dossier \Virtua_Pugna).
ATTENTION ! Respectez l'ordre indiqué par la liste !

- Une fois le dossier \Virtua_Pugna dézippé, copiez-le puis collez-le DANS le/un dossier \Rome - Total War (dossier de votre RTW qui servira à lancer le BattleMod - là où il y a l'exécutable RomeTW.exe).

- Créez un raccourci de votre exécutable RomeTW.exe
- Cliquez droit sur ce raccourci puis cliquez sur l'onglet Raccourci ; dans le champ Cible, c/c ceci : -mod:Virtua_Pugna -ne -nm -show_err
ATTENTION (!) : UN ESPACE DOIT ÊTRE LAISSÉ ENTRE LES GUILLEMETS ET LES COMMANDES À C/C !
Exemple :
Cible : "D:\__Games\Total War\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -mod:Virtua_Pugna -ne -nm -show_err
Ces commandes permettent de lancer RTW avec le BattleMod (-mod:Virtua_Pugna), en fenêtre (-ne), sans vidéo d'introduction (-nm) et avec l'option d'affichage de message d'erreur en cas de bug (-show_err).
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- Dans le dossier /Virtua_Pugna, vous pouvez créer un raccourci du fichier VFP-TW_-_Swap-Fr.bat.
En tout état de cause, avant de lancer le BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA, il vous faut choisir les factions avec lesquels vous voulez jouer.
Pour cela, double-cliquez sur VFP-TW_-_Swap-Fr.bat (ou son raccourci) et choisissez le Mini-Mod qui correspond à votre choix.

- Une fois le choix du Mini-Mod effectué, double-cliquez sur l'icône de raccourci de RTW : le BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA : TOTAL WAR se lance.

Cette version remplace la version et les patchs précédents. Si vous l'installez, vous devez effacer le dossier \Virtua_Pugna déjà installé dans votre dossier de Rome Total War, puis suivre les instructions.

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IN ENGLISH

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Mod download (46,9 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / DOWNLOAD <=
OBLIGATORY

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Unités download (190 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / DOWNLOAD <=
OBLIGATORY

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Patch - Loadings Screen download (59,8 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / DOWNLOAD <=
optional
The Battlemode v4.0 does not require the archive Virtua_Pugna_v4-0-Loadings_Screen.rar to operate, but adds 96 additional loading-screens.

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Patch 4.1 - MiniMod 11 download (1,38 Mo) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / DOWNLOAD <=
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The v4.1 patch adds the MiniMod 11 to vary the meetings.

BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA Version 4.0 - Patch 4.1.1 - Upgrade download ( 41,5 Mo ) :
=> JOAR WAR / VIRTUA PUGNA / DOWNLOAD <=
OBLIGATORY
Patch v4.1.1 adds the stats balanced for all factions, except Rohan, Isengard and Umbar.
The MiniMod 11 has been updated.

You must have the game Rome Total War v1.5 installed.
VFP-TW is modfolded : it overwrites any files from the vanilla and you can keep playing with it in parallel with VFP-TW.

The archives contain every time the text file explaining briefly how to install parts of the mod or the patch, and compacted the folder containing the files to install.
Extensive instructions for installation and use of version 4.0 :

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- Unzip each archive Virtua_Pugna_v4-0-Xx.rar in the folder of your choice : you get the folder \Virtua_Pugna (you can unzip into the same folder, the following will be added to the folder \Virtua_Pugna).
WARNING ! Follow the order indicated by the list !

Once the folder \Virtua_Pugna unzipped, copy and paste it INTO the/a folder \Rome - Total War (folder of your RTW that will be used to launch the Battlemod - where there is the executable RomeTW.exe).

- Create a shortcut of your executable RomeTW.exe
- Right-click the shortcut and then click the Shortcut tab, in the Target field, c/p this : -mod:Virtua_Pugna -ne -nm -show_err
WARNING (!) : A SPACE TO BE LEFT BETWEEN QUOTES AND ORDERS TO C/P !
Exemple :
Target : "D:\__Games\Total War\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -mod:Virtua_Pugna -ne -nm -show_err
These commands start with the RTW BattleMod (-mod:Virtua_Pugna), in window (-ne), without introductory video (-nm) and with the option to display an error message if bug (-show_err).
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- In the folder /Virtua_Pugna, you can create a shortcut of the file VFP-TW_-_Swap-Fr.bat.
In any event, before starting the Battlemod VIRTUA PUGNA, you must choose the factions with which you want to play.
To do this, double-click VFP-TW_-_Swap-Fr.bat (or its shortcut) and choose the Mini-Mod corresponding to your choice.

- Once the choice of the Mini-Mod made​​, double-click the shortcut icon RTW : the BattleMod VIRTUA PUGNA : TOTAL WAR starts.

This version replaces the previous version and patches. If you install it, you must delete the folder \Virtua_Pugna already installed in your Rome Total War folder,then follow the instructions.

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English translation of somme elements of the Swapper

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L : Lancement de VFP-TW / Swapping System
=> L : Start of VFP-TW / Swapping System
X : Sortie sans lancer VFP-TW / Swapping System
=> X : Exite without starting VFP-TW / Swapping System

T : Factions TdM
=> T : Middle-Earth Factions
M : Regions des Terres du Milieu
=> M : regions of Middle-Earth

1 : VFP BattleMod 01 - Factions des Premiers-Nes
=> 1 : VFP BattleMod 01 - Factions of the First Born
2 : VFP BattleMod 02 - Factions des Dunedain
=> 2 : VFP BattleMod 02 - Factions of the Dunedain
3 : VFP BattleMod 03 - Factions des Humains
=> 3 : VFP BattleMod 03 - Factions of the Humans
4 : VFP BattleMod 04 - Factions des Noirs Ennemis
=> 4 : VFP BattleMod 04 - Factions of the Black Enemies
R : Retour au Menu General " BattleMod Swapper "
=> R : Back to the Main Menu " BattleMod Swapper "

11 : VFP BattleMod 11 - Regions de Latitude Nord
=> 11 : VFP BattleMod 11 - Regions of North Latitude

CREDITS & THANKS

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To the teams of
MIDDLE-EARTH: TOTAL WAR
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: TOTAL WAR, and specifically WLesmana
THE FOURTH AGE: TOTAL WAR, and specifically Aradan
ROMA SURRECTUM I, and specifically dvk901
NORMAN INVASION, and specifically MasterOfNone
CHIVALRY I TOTAL WAR, and specifically Athenogoras et DaVinci
WARHAMMER TOTAL WAR, and specifically Jubal_Barca

To DonnieDarko : new Noldor infantry in LOTR-TW : elf_noldor_swordshield
To ♔Gollum♔ : ARDA-TW

To the members of the forum Virtua Roma for their advice, their guidance and patience :
Caulaincourt
DarkSide
dragorlok
Raphael

To the members of the forum Mundus Bellicus for their advice, their guidance and great patience :
Genava55
Zamensis

[Joarius]

SCREENS





Some Loading screens

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Falathrim

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Falathrim Vanguards

Cardolan

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Royal Guard


Men at Arms of Cardolan


Royal Longbowmen of Cardolan


Mariners of Cardolan

Dol Amroth

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Mariners


Marines


Pinnath Gelin Warriors


Amroth Guardsmen

Rhûn

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Seigneurs de Guerre Dragons

Rohan versus Variags and Rhûn

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Army of Deads and Wraiths versus some Dunlendings...

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Unfortunately, some units don't work in VFP...

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[Stilicone]

Nice!

[Skull]

Good job.

But please keep the stuff in the spoilers in English.

[Joarius]

Thanks.
But it's not finished...
I'm actually working to equalize the statistical and to finalize the texts (in french... i'm sorry ; but if somebody want to translate ).

And there is yet a "problem" : there is a lot of units that have'nt UI Cards... So if somebody was ready to help, he will be welcomed.





PS :
I've modified and translated the presentation (translation with google, so you will forgive if there is some errors).

[Skull]

Thanks man,I will check it out.

Good luck.

[Finch]

looks promising, good luck!

[Joarius]

Thank's.

[Joarius]

I'v added Patch v4.1.1.
It adds the stats balanced for all factions, except Rohan, Isengard and Umbar.
The MiniMod 11 has been updated.
You can download it on the first post.

I'v added that the installation order must be respected.

[Skull]

Good work.Reped.

[Joarius]

Thank's for your support.

If your mod is at the end bugfree

Precisely, if some people could give me feedback, it would be nice.

Reped.

Reped ? What means Reped ?

[Primo]

This looks good. And don´t worry, nobody is perfect. If your mod is at the end bugfree and nice to play, it is all what most players care about. Not how many patches you released.

[The Holy Pilgrim]

No problem

[ruthless]

This looks very interesting!

[Joarius]

Thank's for this comment.
The work go slowly but surely.
The balancing of the stats is finished for all the actual factions.
I'm working on the MiniMods which allow to increase the differents meetings between the differents factions of the Middle-Earth (so, actually it doesn't concern Êlvars, Dhuêrgârs and Numenoreans)
After this, there will be a patch.


There is yet work to do :
- UI Cards for the new units (which are adaptation of units from METW, FATW or LOTR-TW).
- Adapted names for the generals of the factions.
- Work on the faction of the Êlvars (Elfs from METW, that i adapt as a "dark" faction).
- Adaptation of units from others mods... I haven't finish... But it's sympathetic...

[Joarius]

I have a problem with the siege battles : it makes CTD...
I think that the problem comes from export_descr_buildings.txt, but i don't see why...

Because of the number of models and the architecture with MiniMods, i've made this file like these exemples :

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governors_house requires factions { barbarian, carthaginian, eastern, parthia, egyptian, greek, roman, }
{
capability
{
recruit "peasant" 0 requires factions { roman, greek, barbarian, eastern, carthaginian, egyptian, }
}
construction 1
cost 400
settlement_min village
upgrades
{
governors_villa
}
}
governors_villa requires factions { barbarian, carthaginian, eastern, parthia, egyptian, greek, roman, }
{
capability
{
recruit "peasant" 0 requires factions { roman, greek, barbarian, eastern, carthaginian, egyptian, }
agent diplomat 0 requires factions { barbarian, }
agent diplomat 0 requires factions { carthaginian, }
agent diplomat 0 requires factions { eastern, }
agent diplomat 0 requires factions { egyptian, }
agent diplomat 0 requires factions { greek, }
agent diplomat 0 requires factions { roman, }
}
construction 2
cost 800
settlement_min town
upgrades
{
governors_palace
}
}

With :

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type peasant ; Paysan de RTW pour le fonctionnement
dictionary peasant ; Peasants
category infantry
class light
voice_type Light_1
soldier peasant, 60, 0, 0.7
attributes sea_faring, hide_forest, can_sap, no_custom
formation 1.2, 1.8, 2.4, 2.4, 6, horde
stat_health 1, 0
stat_pri 3, 1, no, 0, 0, melee, simple, piercing, mace, 25 ,0.73
stat_pri_attr no
stat_sec 0, 0, no, 0, 0, no, no, no, none, 25 ,1
stat_sec_attr no
stat_pri_armour 0, 3, 0, flesh
stat_sec_armour 0, 0, flesh
stat_heat -2
stat_ground 2, 2, -2, -2
stat_mental 0, low, untrained
stat_charge_dist 30
stat_fire_delay 0
stat_food 60, 300
stat_cost 1, 120, 100, 20, 20, 120
ownership romans_brutii, romans_julii, romans_scipii, romans_senate, greek_cities, macedon, seleucid, thrace, britons, dacia, gauls, germans, scythia, spain, armenia, parthia, pontus, carthage, numidia, egypt, slave

and

type peasant ; battle_model ; Paysan de RTW pour le fonctionnement
skeleton fs_spearman
indiv_range 40
texture romans_brutii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture romans_julii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture romans_scipii, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture romans_senate, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture greek_cities, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture macedon, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture seleucid, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture thrace, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture britons, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture dacia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture gauls, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture germans, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture scythia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture spain, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture armenia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture parthia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture pontus, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture carthage, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture numidia, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture egypt, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
texture slave, data/models_unit/textures/unit_egyption_slinger_slave.tga
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_egyptian_peasant_high.cas, 15
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_egyptian_peasant_med.cas, 30
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_egyptian_peasant_low.cas, 40
model_flexi data/models_unit/unit_egyptian_peasant_lowest.cas, max
model_sprite romans_brutii, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite romans_julii, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite romans_scipii, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite romans_senate, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite greek_cities, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite macedon, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite seleucid, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite thrace, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite britons, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite dacia, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite gauls, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite germans, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite scythia, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite spain, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite armenia, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite parthia, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite pontus, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite carthage, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite numidia, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite egypt, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_sprite slave, 60.0, data/sprites/slave_egyptian_peasant_sprite.spr
model_tri 400, 0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f

With Plain Battles, there is no problem.
But it's when i want to fight on city map that it makes CTD...
Could someone help me or give me ideas ?

[Joarius]

Some Modder could help me ?
I've worked again on the export_descr_buildings.txt et le descr_strat.txt, but there is always CTD...
Once, VFP has showed the battle just before the deploiement, when the loading is finished, but just after... CTD...

I don't understant why VFP works with battles in plain, but not with sieges...

HELP ! HILFE ! À L'AIDE !

Please !

[Joarius]

I ask help, because VFP doesn't work more...
It doesn't launch any MiniMod, with any version of this BattleMod...

Using Process_Monitor and Zeus_Tool, i've seen that the "processing" stops at D:/__Games\Total War\Rome - Total War v1.5 - Mods\data\descr_event_images.txt : :

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Comparing with Vanilla RTW, I noticed that apparently it crashes with the DMB.

So i've launched Zeus which shows this :

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But, I don't understand ... The paths have'nt changed from before ; models and textures are really at the locations indicated.
In short, I think that the game fails to read the paths, but I don't understand why ...
Someone has an idea?

[Joarius]

After a long period (since i did'nt resolve my problem, i was a lot dejected ), i'am trying to work again on Virtua Pugna.
But it still to crash... I've some error messages, but not always...
So as had advised Skull, i'v posted in Rome Workshop.