installing mods

[dknight237]

its been a long time since ive played mtw2 and i wanted to give the bellum crucis mod a try

i forget exactly how you get mods to work

If i remember correctly you have to

1) run the unpacker (unpack all)

2) delete two files ( i forget what they are, i think one is descr_strat)

3) add --io.file_first to the config file???

im sorry if this is a repost but i could not find the appropriate sticky

[irishron]

Read Bellum Crucis' readme for installing instructions. Not all mods do it the same way.
If it's a kingdoms mod, odds are you need to be updated to 1.5 before installing.

[dknight237]

unfortunately, the manual is in italian. i thought for every mod you had to unpack and delete two files

[irishron]

Not most Kingdoms mods as they have their own folders in the mod folder.
Sorry but I don't know Italian either.

[dknight237]

found what i was looking for in the readme

- To use the modified files create a batch file in your
Medieval II: Total War folder

- In the batch file add the following line

medieval2.exe --io.file_first

- NOTE: Due to a timestamp check, the following unpacked files will
cause the game to crash and must be deleted before the game is
launched:

data\descr_geography_new.txt
data\descr_geography_new.db

- Save the batch file and then launch Medieval II: Total War using the
newly created batch file.

[irishron]

Then, you'll have to unpack the game to delete those two files.

The, again, http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...wpost&t=579480.