Crashing when starting..

[Eken]

I followed the guide on installing the mod, I'm using windows 7 and steam, so I clicked the "crusades" in which I renamed the folder to, it starts and I see the Third Age thingy and it crashes...

What shall I do?

[ElvenKind]

Hi there and welcome to TWC Forums! In my signature click on EK's Install Thread, there are instructions what you need to do. First thing is to edit the security for your M2TW folder, remove the current failed installation of TATW, and, install TATW again using one of the methods mentioned there, or follow the pictures in the Steam Installation section. Good luck!

[Eken]

Hi there and welcome to TWC Forums! In my signature click on EK's Install Thread, there are instructions what you need to do. First thing is to edit the security for your M2TW folder, remove the current failed installation of TATW, and, install TATW again using one of the methods mentioned there, or follow the pictures in the Steam Installation section. Good luck!

All the security things are really done, and there is no VirtualStore folder for me.

[ElvenKind]

All the security things are really done, and there is no VirtualStore folder for me.

Virtual Store doesn`t apply to Steam versions, so you are good with that.

You have to do it like this ( if you used the method with renaming one of your Kingdoms campaigns as you said, then we will use as an example crusades in this case ) : link to thread with pictures..

1. Edit the security for your M2TW folder ( steam/steamapps/../medieval II total war, if you did it, then procced )

2. Uninstall TATW using Start - Control Panel - Uninstall Program, and delete manually crusades folder in which TATW was located. ( Don`t delete original crusades campaign )

3. Make a new folder on your Desktop, name it GAME or something..

4. Double mouse click on TATW Installer/s to run them, browse the destination paths to this GAME folder which you just made, and install ALL FOUR TATW Installers into this GAME folder.

5. After installing ALL FOUR TATW Installers, open this GAME folder, and inside you will find two folders, data and mods..

6. Data folder HAS to be copy/pasted into steam/steamapps/../medieval II total war folder ( overwrite everything when asked ).

7. Open mods folder, inside you will find Third_Age_3 folder, copy/paste Third_Age_3 folder into steam/steamapps/../medieval II total war/ mods folder.

8. After it is done, rename one of your original Kingdoms campaigns ( for example, crusades to crusades_original ), and, rename Third_Age_3 folder to crusades.

9. Open your Steam launcher, find crusades and run it. Hopefully, you will start playing TATW.

Good luck!