CTD after kingdoms install on sieges

**guffey** · August 12, 2012, 12:50 PM

So I decided to re-install M2TW and kingdoms using the disks instead of steam (I own both sets on disk and on steam) and installed SS6.4 I had issues trying siege battles using SS 6.4, so i did another clean install and didn't put SS on, just vanilla with kingdoms. No mods, no tweaks, no patches.

Right after clean install of M2TW i did a campagin siege and it worked.
Right after clean install of Kindgoms, pulled up Crusader campaign did a siege and it crashed with the same errors.
I then loaded up M2TW main campaign and it did not say v1.4 like it is supposed to after a kingdoms install. It was still 1.0.
Looks to me like a bad install disk of Kingdoms. Does that sound correct or has anyone know of any solution for this? I'll revert back to the steam version if I must.

Error report from kingdoms standalone crusader siege crash is attached

**irishron** · August 12, 2012, 01:05 PM

Custom battle? Some are bugged. Nothing in thelog to say otherwise.

Medieval2.exe with Kingdoms installed is 1.2 for singleplyer, 1.3 for multiplayer.

What about siege battles in the other Kingdoms campaigns?

**guffey** · August 12, 2012, 09:15 PM

Well, i tried the other campaigns and an american campaign worked, but none of the others did. And Medieval2.exe is v 1.0 despite the kingdoms install.
The middle eastern structure sieges crash immediately before the load starts
The european structure sieges crash quarter-halfway through the loading.
This includes custom battles and campaign sieges.

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**PoleCat** · August 12, 2012, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by guffey

Well, i tried the other campaigns and an american campaign worked, but none of the others did. And Medieval2.exe is v 1.0 despite the kingdoms install.

That points to a bad install of the core game. The Kingdoms install should patch the vanilla M2:TW game to 1.3 at the least.

You've mentioned you're installing this from discs on this current install? But you also mentioned Steam. Have you made sure to remove all mention of the Steam Registry calls before resorting to your old discs? Since this old game was never very good with bookkeeping I'd suggest you may have conflicting Reg calls that are the cause of your problem. That may be where you need to focus your attention. Good luck!

**irishron** · August 12, 2012, 09:33 PM

Something wrong with the install if medieval2.exe Options page still says version 1.0. could you post a pic of it?

**irishron** · August 12, 2012, 10:02 PM

There are some with both installs and do work, beelieve it or not.

The trick to Steam is the launcher issues. The desktop icons should be pointing to the disc install and don't use the launcher with it.

**guffey** · August 13, 2012, 12:36 AM

The registry may be part of the issue as when I loaded steam up today it still thought both were installed. I've since uninstalled the hard copy and am finishing the steam updates to test. I'll just stick with steam since that was working.

**irishron** · August 13, 2012, 06:17 AM

If and when you decide to clean house, this may help. http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...l-II-Total-War Check the paths carefully though so you don't delete the wrong one.

**guffey** · August 13, 2012, 07:45 AM

Steam version works correctly with no issues. I was already aware of the launcher issues as I've played it on steam for a while. Thanks for the help and responses though.