Steam launcher freeze

**Torment** · July 14, 2012, 10:32 AM

Same here. Decided to give old RTW a spin again and this looked like a good enough mod to do it with, shame it isn't working. The launcher starts up but when I press play, the darn thing just freezes and becomes unresponsive, no error message or anything. I did the step-by-step process everyone keeps pointing at, but no effect. And yeah, I do have that show_err thingy in the launcher. Hope you guys find a fix soon, I'd hate to have to bring my bussiness elsewhere...

**Paedric** · July 14, 2012, 10:41 AM

Do you have a file called steamlauncherBI.bat in your steam RTW folder?

**Torment** · July 14, 2012, 11:02 AM

No.

**Paedric** · July 14, 2012, 11:25 AM

Is your RS folder inside the program files?

**Torment** · July 14, 2012, 11:33 AM

Yes.

**Paedric** · July 14, 2012, 11:54 AM

Could you copy the folder out of the program files, and download the launcher attached to the 13nth post of the following thread (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=546097).
Back up the Roma Surrectum II.exe file found in the launcher folder, and replace it with the one in the zip file.

**Torment** · July 16, 2012, 07:51 AM

Tried that, now it says it can't locate Steam. "Failed to run SteamLauncher.bat"

**Paedric** · July 16, 2012, 10:51 AM

Do you have a SteamLauncher.bat file in your launcher folder?

**Torment** · July 16, 2012, 11:27 AM

Negatory. Sounds like something I oughta have, having bought the game from Steam and all...

**Paedric** · July 16, 2012, 11:42 AM

No it's created by the launcher to start Steam.
It doesn't work because for some reason the launcher doesn't create it.

Can I have a screenshot of your RTW folder please?
At the level of the data folder, the exe, and the play_***.

**Torment** · July 16, 2012, 12:21 PM

Uhm okay, I've added my general RTW and the launcher folders (I think). If you need something else or more specific, try telling me in Sesame street English, my proficiency with computers basically ends with pressing enter...

**Paedric** · July 16, 2012, 01:05 PM

Everything looks good.

What do you have written in the top left corner of the launcher?

**Torment** · July 16, 2012, 02:32 PM

Here's a screenshot.

**Paedric** · July 16, 2012, 02:58 PM

Ok thanks, I'm going to dig in the code to see what's wrong.

In the mean time, you can start the mod manually.
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=386559
Have a look at the Running RS2 on Steam section.

Sorry for all your troubles.