v2.35A R3.5 has been released - please do NOT report any bugs if you are playing with previous versions

[Legion_IX]

I have two questions regarding the installation process.
- To move Medieval from Programme Files I've created a virtual HD (F. However for the instllation of EB the new F: directory was slightly too small (in regards to free space available). So I've deleted Teutonics mod from the Kingdoms. Will it somehow corrupt EB II? I've heard someday that EBII uses the data from Americas mod, this one however was not deleted.
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- During the installation process I repeatadely getting error message "An error occured while trying to reas source file: The source file is corrupted". The current one concerns the file data/settlements/cul_5/castle/stone_keep/cul_5_stone_keep_a.worldcollusion. How can I fix this error?

[Kull]

I have two questions regarding the installation process.
- To move Medieval from Programme Files I've created a virtual HD (F. However for the instllation of EB the new F: directory was slightly too small (in regards to free space available). So I've deleted Teutonics mod from the Kingdoms. Will it somehow corrupt EB II? I've heard someday that EBII uses the data from Americas mod, this one however was not deleted.

That's a problem waiting to happen. We reference any number of vanilla sound files, so I'd be leery of operating with anything less than a complete M2TW Kingdoms install. Also, how are you going to have room for save games? The size of the entire build (vanilla plus EB2) is constantly increasing, especially with log files and all the rest. Skimping on hard disk space with this game is an invitation to a never-ending series of never-seen-before CTDs.

- During the installation process I repeatadely getting error message "An error occured while trying to reas source file: The source file is corrupted". The current one concerns the file data/settlements/cul_5/castle/stone_keep/cul_5_stone_keep_a.worldcollusion. How can I fix this error?

Sounds like a corrupted download. That happened to me with one of the test torrents. Only solution is to delete EVERYTHING in the download and start over.

[Legion_IX]

That's a problem waiting to happen. We reference any number of vanilla sound files, so I'd be leery of operating with anything less than a complete M2TW Kingdoms install. Also, how are you going to have room for save games? The size of the entire build (vanilla plus EB2) is constantly increasing, especially with log files and all the rest. Skimping on hard disk space with this game is an invitation to a never-ending series of never-seen-before CTDs.

Thank you. Just delted the old virtual HD and created a new one (larger + dynamic). Though had to delete Medieval 2 from Steam and download it anew.

Sounds like a corrupted download. That happened to me with one of the test torrents. Only solution is to delete EVERYTHING in the download and start over.

It's strange. I've downloaded now for three times EBII since yesterday. Every time from official EB FTP (not using torrents) link. However, every time got error messages regarding corrupted files. For every download there were different files. For example for the last one it were movies, for the current one these were these stone files. Downloading now EBII once again, this time from MODDB link. Any idea what might corrupt the files by every download done so far?

[Kull]

It's strange. I've downloaded now for three times EBII since yesterday. Every time from official EB FTP (not using torrents) link. However, every time got error messages regarding corrupted files. For every download there were different files. For example for the last one it were movies, for the current one these were these stone files. Downloading now EBII once again, this time from MODDB link. Any idea what might corrupt the files by every download done so far?

Maybe your anti-virus is exerting a malign influence, either on the download or by interfering with the install? A workaround is to download the non-installer version, and try that instead.

[Legion_IX]

Maybe your anti-virus is exerting a malign influence, either on the download or by interfering with the install? A workaround is to download the non-installer version, and try that instead.

Deactivated Windows Defender, as the only anti-virus, downloaded non-installer version three times and additionally the google drive link. Same problem.

[QuintusSertorius]

The advisor warning stops at turn 64, it isn't actually linked to accruing the points. They carry on regardless of notification.

The Scutarii reform is a general change in Iberia, not specific to allowing you to recruit Scutarii anywhere (they only appear in southern/western Iberia).

Do you have any colony points left? Note if you cancel a queued building that uses them, you don't get the point back, it's lost forever.

[Legion_IX]

As an example the error message from the most current, today's download. Every time it effects different files. For the last download it was music, for the one before Pahlavi voices etc. During the setup process the installing sticks several minutes for a specific file and then I recieve such errror message.

[Legion_IX]

This error message appears by unzipping the mod from non-installer version.

[myarta]

This error message appears by unzipping the mod from non-installer version.

Ah, yes. You are using Windows itself to unzip it? I've noticed sometimes it is incompatible with the file format of the compressed archive. Try using 7zip:

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

[Legion_IX]

Ah, yes. You are using Windows itself to unzip it? I've noticed sometimes it is incompatible with the file format of the compressed archive. Try using 7zip:

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Downloaded 7-zip. Afterwards downloaded non-installer version again. Same problem as before. Get an error message about more than 700 corrupted files.
Intriguingly the list seems to include same files where I recieve the error message about corrupted files during the installation with the install version. These are for example sauromatae_intro.bik, sweboz_intro.bik, takashila_intro.bik, sounds/music.dat etc.

[Kull]

Downloaded 7-zip. Afterwards downloaded non-installer version again. Same problem as before. Get an error message about more than 700 corrupted files.
Intriguingly the list seems to include same files where I recieve the error message about corrupted files during the installation with the install version. These are for example sauromatae_intro.bik, sweboz_intro.bik, takashila_intro.bik, sounds/music.dat etc.

I can promise you that the EB Team is not providing "corrupt" files in our download. I suggest you do some google searches on the web to see if other people with your O/S and system set-up have reported similar problems with the handling of zipped files and/or folders, and see how they solved it. I half suspect that it has something to do with your virtual hard drives. That's a process that isn't part of the normal installation and set-up.

[Legion_IX]

I can promise you that the EB Team is not providing "corrupt" files in our download. I suggest you do some google searches on the web to see if other people with your O/S and system set-up have reported similar problems with the handling of zipped files and/or folders, and see how they solved it. I half suspect that it has something to do with your virtual hard drives. That's a process that isn't part of the normal installation and set-up.

I'm absolutely sure that EB Team doesn't provide file which are somehow corrupt Played for the first time the first EB around 2009, also played previous versions of EB II and everythings was alright. I know and appreciate the high quality work of EB team a lot.

Also thought about the possibility with the virtual HD, however even when I install or/and unzip the files to my normal C: HD exatly the same error messages occure. So the only one thing IMO might be that these specific files include something which my system or settings are not compatible with. It's strange somehow. I encountered some issues and challanges with installing TW mods, but never in such a dimension. Working on it since three days, downloaded numerious times, tried numerious things. Nothing helps so far. Wondering if someone from the development team, especially bug finders, have any idea what might cause this bug or in other words what data includes these files which makes them incompatible?

[myarta]

Downloaded 7-zip. Afterwards downloaded non-installer version again. Same problem as before. Get an error message about more than 700 corrupted files.
Intriguingly the list seems to include same files where I recieve the error message about corrupted files during the installation with the install version. These are for example sauromatae_intro.bik, sweboz_intro.bik, takashila_intro.bik, sounds/music.dat etc.

Just because I have to ask the obvious, did you unzip them with 7zip instead of with Windows once you installed it? E.g. right click, 7zip menu beneath Extract all -> Extract files...

Otherwise use your torrent client to 'validate checksum' or 'verify integrity' or whatever it calls it to make sure your download itself isn't corrupt.

[melvidh]

Hello,

Playing KH campaign 2.3 H/M.

I have fount an "inconsistency" in an ancillary, so i suppose this one is for Genghis.

Grain merchant ancillary says in description "Increases the rate of population growth". I was going to move him to FM in Demetrias to get the city size for the 3rd polis_3 asap but as i saw population growth didnt improve when FM acting as governor got him , i checked export_descr_ancillaries.txt and his bonuses are:
Effect Trading 10
Effect Farming 1

In fact income in city improves if governor has it among his ancillaries.

So i think you should either change bonuses or change effect description.

Regards:

melvidh

PD: i wasnt able to bypass validation check. I didnt see any parameter related to "validation" in mediaval2preference.cfg and the ones i saw in ebii.cfg where under the [hotseat] section. I copied them under the [game] section and changed them as i thought they would work to annul files validation but it didnt work. As soon as i load the saved game i get a CTD with tipical error messagge and no usefull info in log.

[melvidh]

Hello,

I have started a KH campaign 2.3 H/M.

I fount a rare behavior from Epeiros ( i suppose some script thingy is "guilty" here).

First i must say it seems to me 11 FM with just 3 cities is a bit too much, they are almost more than my 17 land units total at turn 0. If you put your 3 cities with low taxes to make them grow your income is negative since turn 0. So either you disband couple trirremes, put high or very high taxes and dont construct a single building neither recruit a single unit or you go take Korinthos with all forces avaliable, where FM are like half army ( as i did).
erhh .. well... I am sure there are another approach to these first turns of KH campaign..... those are the ones i considered.

Fleets are like half world away of their "natural" area, what the heck are doing 2 KH fleets one next to Pantikapaion in N Black Sea and another in Alexandreia in S Mediterranean ( umhh this one may be doing some diplomacy with Ptolomeiaio sp?)?

So.. i sent the diplomat next to Athenai to make peace with Epeiros in turn 0. They glady accepted truce + trade + map exchange (very generous offer).

In turn 1 i assaulted and conquered Korinthos with everybody in the area minus 2 FM + 2 akontistai ( one of each in Athenai and Sparte). I moved Alexandria ships , one to Rhodos to transport Rhodos units + FM and another to Krete to pick up FL + his "army". And i made navy close to Pantikapaion head back "home".

Epeiros is "still" at peace with me and they moved their armies in Peloponnesos towards Athenai area, one army stayed next to Sparte though.

In IA turn 2 the Epeiros army next to Sparte assaulted it ( without sieging it and without siege weaps) , i deployed my FM and my akontistai in the battle map and in the same instant i pushed the "start battle" button i won the battle......
https://imgur.com/a/2nEoP

Phyrros army ( one tile S of Korinthos) moved to the west towards Thermon though. (Umhh i have reloaded my 2nd turn and made it again to take some screenshots of the battle in Sparte and this time Phyrros army hasnt moved towards Thermon and is one tile S of Korinthos).

Makedon army in Attike ( where Chalkis sp? was in old map) is besieging Athenai now.

In my turn 3 i offered Epeiros truce + trade again ( very generous offer) and they have "glady" accepted, both times, with Phyrros going Thermon or staying S of Korinthos.

I am gonna "deal" with makedons in Athenai while you can "investigate" this

Regards:

melvidh
PD: "United by common purpous" screen has poped in turn 3, i havent played more turns so maybe i am rushing here but i think some "clues" should be added at the botton of that screen telling us what we need to do to start the KH goverment reform ( if that isnt going to come in some other pop up screen later)

[Haze88]

Keep getting access denied trying to install 2.3

[myarta]

Keep getting access denied trying to install 2.3

Can you delete that mods/ebii folder so that it's guaranteed not to exist and try the installer one more time? Maybe you have to run it as administrator for some reason?

[Haze88]

I can't. I am the administrator. I'm the only user period. It always says access denied whenever I try to do anything. It also has no files in it

[Imperial Fist]

Hey guys, I had a somewhat extraordinary CTD. It happened after loading a battle as Sauromatae against the remnants of what was a Bosphoran army. After the loading screen the game got very slow and after a few seconds it crashed. Some of the units in the Bosphoran army seems to cause the issue. Here is the log-file. I hope it will be helpful.

eb.system.log.txt.7z

[Kull]

I can't. I am the administrator. I'm the only user period. It always says access denied whenever I try to do anything. It also has no files in it

This is a problem related to your system set-up and the allocation of user rights. We can't control that. Do some google searches to see how other people with your O/S and system have solved similar problems (this is not something related to EB2). Also, since you do have Windows 10, be aware that there is an additional set-up procedure that must be followed by Windows 10 users (it's a subsection in the installation guide).