6.4 Crash on startup

**xDagger** · January 16, 2015, 12:58 PM

I see the crusader guy for about 2 seconds then the screen goes black for a split second and the game crashes.
I get no error message whatsoever.

I'm on a 64-bit Windows 8.1 PC. I've tried re-installing and I have the same problem.
Help???

Oh, I also tried installing weaker heretics mod. The startup implies that is doesn't recognize the initial word or something and I have to forcefully close the program with ask manager.

Thanks.

**Navajo Joe** · January 16, 2015, 03:12 PM

You should install SS outside of program files, as long as MTW and it are in same drive, that is ok

**xDagger** · January 17, 2015, 02:45 AM

It's in "mods"

I have all the bin files in the same folder too.
Still won't work.

**xDagger** · January 17, 2015, 02:50 AM

Do you mean I should install everything to desktop for example?

**Losthief** · February 05, 2015, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by xDagger

Do you mean I should install everything to desktop for example?

never install anything to your desktop. Please.

Also, reinstall mtw2 outside program files as well, don't just move files (including the mod). Make sure you uninstall, then reinstall running everything as adminstrator (including the mtw2 install and the mod install).

Then install 6.3.exe with the run as admin. Run the game confirm it works.

Then run 6.4.exe with run as admin. Then seperatly run the ss_setup.exe as admin. See if the game works.

If your getting the crusader but then it crashes it means stuff for 6.4 isn't getting overwritten right, which is a permission problem. If you still can't get it to run with the admin command let me know and we will manually mess with folder permissions.

**straightsilver** · February 07, 2015, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by Losthief

I see the crusader guy for about 2 seconds then the screen goes black for a split second and the game crashes.
I get no error message whatsoever.

I am having the same problem. My OS is Win7 64bit.

SS 6.3 works perfectly fine.

**Navajo Joe** · January 17, 2015, 04:02 AM

The problem with 8.1 is that the UAC cannot be fully disabled, this results in a bad install as the UAC interupts the install and does not place all the files where they should be. You must not install SS Program Files, install it to either a new folder you create outside of program files or install to the Games Folder.

**xDagger** · January 17, 2015, 06:16 PM

I did that - and despite pressing no to the steam question I am now getting he kingdoms.exe error. I tried to put SS in the m2tw folder, which I moved out of program files by the way, but the 6.4 launcher now launches as regular medieval and then crashes upon launch with a blank error message. The set-up says I am missing a campaign or files and refuses to launch. I don't use the steam version, and 6.3 works perfectly.

Sigh.

**Navajo Joe** · January 18, 2015, 01:54 AM

Did you go into MTW2/Mods/6.3, select SS Set Up, right click and Run As Admin?

**xDagger** · January 18, 2015, 04:21 AM

Tried that - I get an error message saying that the program can't start because mss32.dll is missing from my computer upon pressing start and exit.

SS 6.3 still works fine, however, strangely.