Is there a way to...

**Vankar** · September 27, 2011, 03:53 PM

Hello to everyone!

First I would like to congratulate the dev for the great mod which is Third age Total War! Keep on the good job!

Second I have a little question...

Currently I am playing the original version 2.1 without changes or submods installed, I would like to know if there is a chance to play both the original one and a submod together.

I tried to copy the TATW folder in another place (desktop) and Installing inside (.../desktop/TATW) the new submod I chose but I did not understand how to make it works correctly.

Can someone help me and explain me step by step how to play both original and submod together? if possible of course

Thanks in advance
Vankar

**StealthFox** · September 27, 2011, 04:00 PM

I'm pretty sure this is possible, but not quite sure how to explain it. I can say though that some submods offer an uninstaller, like Baron Samedi's submod compilation. So if you ever wanted to go back to vanilla 2.1 it would be as simple as running the uninstaller.

**Vankar** · September 28, 2011, 01:39 AM

I know about the uninstaller but it is not what I want... I want to have the possibility to play both at the same time, like having two icons on the desktop, one for the orginal TATW and one for the submode...

**Emperor of Hell** · September 28, 2011, 10:37 AM

which submod?

**Vankar** · September 28, 2011, 12:00 PM

ok, just 10 minutes ago I changed again and started playing Baron Samedi's ... so now I would like to keep Baron Samedi's and being able to play FORGOTTEN REALMS at the same time creating 2 folder..

Can someone tell me if it is possible and how to proceed ?

Thanks in advance

**Emperor of Hell** · September 28, 2011, 12:47 PM

OK instructions:
Make a copy of you Third age folder (with barons compilation)
Paste it in Medieval II total war/mods
It will probably be called Third_Age - Copy
Now use the uninstaller of Baron Samedi
Install Frome
Ok now rename the folder Third_Age - Copy to Third_Age_BS
go into that folder and edit Third_Age.bat with notepad
In notepad you wil see a line with something like:

Kingdoms.exe mods/Third_Age

Rename it to:

Kingdoms.exe mods/Third_Age_BS

Now create a shortcut of the bat file on desktop and you have a dual install!

**Vankar** · September 28, 2011, 04:08 PM

Gonna try it tomorrow evening.. I will keep ypu informed

Thanks for helping

**Vankar** · September 29, 2011, 04:11 PM

It didnt work... now i have in both folders FROME INSTALLED...

Here what I did

1) create a copy of TATW, called TATW COPY
2) use BS uninstall in the original TATW
3) install FROME
4) rename the TATW - COPY into TATW - BS
5) enter in TATW - BS folder and search for Third_Age.bat
6) Tha .Bat file i found is not possible to modify and it is the file which makes the game start
7) I entred the game and noted that is FROME
8) quit
9) look for another file and I found TATW.CFG
10) open it and search for a line with "Kingdoms.exe mods/Third_Age"
11) i did not find any line like that....

12)...needing help...

Dont know if it may help ypu.. I have Windows 7

**Emperor of Hell** · September 30, 2011, 03:08 PM

You musnt put a space i the folder name

EDIT: ok try this with the TATW.bat
Click on it with right mouse button and select Edit with notepad

**Vankar** · September 30, 2011, 06:00 PM

ok now there two different folders: one is called "Third_Age" and the other one "Third_Age_BS"

I enter in the Third_Age_BS and open the file Third age.bat

I modify the text and it appears as

cd ..\..
start kingdoms.exe @mods\Third_Age_BS\TATW_BS.cfg

I saved it and enter the game...

as always it runs as FROME