SSE2 Information Thread/Why can't I Play the Demo?

[Crazy Axeman]

If your like me and swearing your head off about the SSE2 decision because your processor doesn't support it, then go to the Medieval Total War 2 demo folder. You should be able to find a video in the FMV folder. You will need a bink player to play it but its worth it as it is a pretty cool video. I know this won't make up for the heartbreak of not being able to play the demo, but atleast you can get a movie out of it.

[Flotch]

ya!! very very nice!!

[Spart]

May I ask, what is this SSE2 thing? I assume that older cpu's don't have it. And the game doesen't work? Holy ****... Will it work with the full version, or..?

[wipeout140]

May I ask, what is this SSE2 thing? I assume that older cpu's don't have it. And the game doesen't work? Holy ****... Will it work with the full version, or..?

Wiki SSE2

SSE2, Streaming "Single Instruction, Multiple Data" Extensions 2, is one of the IA-32 SIMD instruction sets, first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2001. It extends the earlier version SSE instruction set, and is intended to fully supplant MMX. SSE2 has itself been extended by SSE3, also known as "Prescott New Instructions", introduced by Intel to the Pentium 4 in early 2004. It has 144 new instructions from SSE which has 70 instructions.

Rival chip-maker AMD added support for SSE2 with the introduction of their Opteron and Athlon 64 ranges of 64-bit CPUs in 2003, and in 2005 added support for the SSE3 instruction set with an updated "E" revision of their processors.

[The Strategy-Player]

Where can I get a bink -player?

[Flotch]

Will it work with the full version, or..?

not precised into the sega's official specs, so we still have a chance that the full game will not have to use those sse2 things

[CIaagent11]

not precised into the sega's official specs, so we still have a chance that the full game will not have to use those sse2 things

Eh...? We have a chance? I preordered already.

[Arakorn]

Google Rad-tools or rad video tools.

Yep, I saw this when I checked out the whole folder, there isn't much in the whole demo, this is everything that was interesting. Nice movie.

And SSE2 is something that AMD Athlon XP's doesn't have

And you need to get a CPU that uses a never socket than Socket A, because the Athlon XP's use Socket A.

[CIaagent11]

So I finally also got the M2TW demo.
Installed it and got the 'Medieval2.exe Has Generated Errors and Will Be Closed by Windows' message.
I know this isnt a tech forum, but hs anyone this too?
The same on two computers, both meet the requirements.
Any ideas?

Edit: Read this: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=64261

[Freakk]

I get the same error

[Zawath]

You got a regular Amd Athlon, which doesn't work.

[CIaagent11]

You got a regular Amd Athlon, which doesn't work.

What I cant play the game with an Athlon?

Edit:My notebook Intel T1350 @ 1.8 GHz wont do it either.

[Flotch]

What I cant play the game with an Athlon?

Edit:My notebook Intel T1350 @ 1.8 GHz wont do it either.

it is not all athlon, but the ones that do not use sse2 are unable to allow you playing the game, that sucks, but that is the way they have built the demo

[CIaagent11]

Whats that sse2?
Will it be the same with the full version of the game?
Why would they not allow some CPU's to play the demo?

[Arakorn]

1. Wiki it. www.wikipedia.org
2. We don't know yet, but if you check the minimum requirements you can get your hopes up
3. No idea.

[craziii]

use cpuz, google it to find the program. it will tell you everything about your cpu.

[CIaagent11]

use cpuz, google it to find the program. it will tell you everything about your cpu.

This is so not cool.

:hmmm:

[Nikko0102]

omg, I've even got sse3

[Belisarius]

The Best thing to do is to uninstall and reinstall it from your PC gamer CD. Make sure you delete and reserved files.


If the version is an illegal download then it speaks for itself. Dont help people who downloaded it!

[Shatterer]

I got an error message when I first tried running the demo after it installed.

All I did was right click on the icon, properties, then change the compatibility to Win 95.