Unable to start a campaign game

[Asurnasurpal]

Exactly what it says on the tin. Whenever I try and start a campaign game, the game crashes. What should I do?

[Mattwensley]

It can take quite a while load, as there is a large amount of content like triggers and the such that need to be organised. Click start campaign, go and make a cup of tea (why yes, I am British, how could you tell?) and let us know if it still isn't playing along after 5 minutes.

[Asurnasurpal]

It can take quite a while load, as there is a large amount of content like triggers and the such that need to be organised. Click start campaign, go and make a cup of tea (why yes, I am British, how could you tell?) and let us know if it still isn't playing along after 5 minutes.

No, as in the game completely crashes. Unknown Error message, exe fails, whole nine yards.

[Mattwensley]

Oh, well, that's definitely not right. Ok, let's have a look at the error logs.

For the regular install:
C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\logs

For the Steam install:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\logs

You want to open the file M2TW.system.log.txt. Copy the last few lines (ten or so) and post them here, as you need a certain number of posts to be able to post attachments. We'll see what is causing the issue!

[Asurnasurpal]

I tried to replicate the error, to ensure you got the correct code, and this time it did not crash. Earlier, I tried three or four times and it still crashed. :s

[Mattwensley]

Hmmm, that is strange. Well, if it crashes again, let us know!