Install Help

**Starship Trooper** · July 02, 2012, 08:55 PM

I'm thoroughly confused here. Last time I installed RS2 the install went perfectly using the default instructions, now no dice.

This is what I've done so far.

1. Installed RTW
2. Installed RTW: BI
3. Installed 1.6 patch
4. Run RS2 installer, try to play and get I get the initial splash screen and then get dumped back to the desktop with a script error because it couldn't find a file.
5. Installed RS2 to a folder on desktop and tried manually transferring files to RTW folder, try to start and I get a red "X" followed by "12" being displayed twice, I acknowledge these and I get the initial splash screen and then get dumped back to the desktop with a script error because it couldn't find a file.

Any help greatly appreciated!

Mike

**Paedric** · July 03, 2012, 04:43 AM

For the 12 and red cross issue.

Error : You are able to play the game, but a window with a red cross and 12 appears.
Solution : You don't have admin rights. Right click on the shortcut and then click Run as Admin, a permanent fix is to go into properties and have the launcher autimatically ask for adminastation right.

Could you please post the exact error, or a screenshot of it ?

**Starship Trooper** · July 03, 2012, 07:05 PM

Yeah, the red X only appears if I try to launch normally. If I right click the RS2 icon and "run as admin" that doesn't appear. I went through steps 1-5 again this morning, now nothing happens after I start the game from the launcher, no splash screen, no error messages, etc. Launcher stays up for a minute then disappears, task manger does not show any trace of RTW running.

**Starship Trooper** · July 03, 2012, 07:14 PM

OK, I discovered the BI.exe was corrupted, copied from disk and now I'm back to where I started. I get the initial splash screen and then this (as above this is after performing steps 1-5):

**Paedric** · July 04, 2012, 05:03 AM

I'm afraid I'll ask you to reinstall it once again.

But first, could you make sure that the base BI you are using is working correctly?
Before installing RS, simply launch the game, and maybe start a battle or a campaign. No need to play, just start things to see whether it's working correctly.

After that, follows those instructions.

1. You need a clean and patched up version of RTW.
2. Download all the RS2 files, as shown in the release thread.

3. Now, install the RS2 mod to a new folder, created on the desktop. Mine is named Roma Surrectum 2.
4. When the mod has been completly installed, copy and paste the entire contents of the Roma Surrectum 2 folder, located on your desktop, to your freshly installed RTW game. folder.

5. Install the 2.5 patch to a new folder, just like step 3., and follow step 4. too.

6. The new launcher that has been created on the desktop doesn't work. This is because it is a shortcut that the installer has directed towards the Roma Surrectum 2 folder located on your desktop, which isn't a game folder. To fix this, right-click the shortcut and change the Target and Start In lines so that both point to your correct RTW folder.

So in my case, "C:\Users\Al Simmons\Desktop\Roma Surrectum 2\Roma Surrectum II.exe"

becomes "D:\Activision\Rome - Total War\launcher\Roma Surrectum II.exe"

etc.

7. If you did everything correct, the launcher on the desktop works. If it doesn't delete it and create a new shortcut from the "Roma Surrectum II.exe" file located in Activision\Rome - Total War\launcher.