No matter what I do, TATW will not load.

[dabearhappy]

I have done many, many, many things. I have re-checked everything over and over and I am at a a loss of words. Everytime I try to open up the game, the screen turns black and goes to the desktop.
Here is an error when I try to use the third age shortcut

Windows cannot find 'kingdoms.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

Also

Script: C:/Program Files
(x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Medieval II Total War/mods/crusades/G5BAISwitcher.vbs
Line: 41
Char: 23
Error: Path not found
Code: 800A004C
Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error


When I installed it I made sure it wasn't the SEGA location.

Inside of the Third Age Batch file this is what was there

start kingdoms.exe @mods\Third_Age_3\TATW.cfg
cd mods\Third_Age_3\
wscript G5BAISwitcher.vbs

Inside the G5BAISwitcher.vbs this is what was in it

Dim ScriptDelay
ScriptDelay = 40
strProcess = "kingdoms.exe"
strComputer = "."
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oWSH = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sCurDir = oFSO.GetParentFolderName(WScript.ScriptFullName)


Function IsProcessRunning( strServer, strProcess )
Dim Process, strObject
IsProcessRunning = False
strObject = "winmgmts://" & strServer
For Each Process in GetObject( strObject ).InstancesOf( "win32_process" )
If UCase( Process.name ) = UCase( strProcess ) Then
IsProcessRunning = True
Exit Function
End If
Next
End Function


intHighNumber = 2
intLowNumber = 1


Randomize
intNumber = Int((intHighNumber - intLowNumber + 1) * Rnd + intLowNumber)
If intNumber = 1 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AIMisc1\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True
If intNumber = 2 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AIMisc2\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True


Do While True


ScriptDelay = ScriptDelay + 1


if ( ScriptDelay >= 40 ) Then
ScriptDelay = 0
intHighNumber = 5
intLowNumber = 1


Randomize
intNumber = Int((intHighNumber - intLowNumber + 1) * Rnd + intLowNumber)
If intNumber = 1 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AiSet1\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True
If intNumber = 2 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AiSet2\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True
If intNumber = 3 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AiSet3\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True
If intNumber = 4 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AiSet4\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True
If intNumber = 5 then oFSO.CopyFile sCurDir & "\data\AiSet5\*.*", sCurDir & "\data\", True
End if
WScript.Sleep 10000
if ( IsProcessRunning( strServer, strProcess ) = False ) Then
WScript.Quit
End if
WScript.Sleep 10000
if ( IsProcessRunning( strServer, strProcess ) = False ) Then
WScript.Quit
End if
WScript.Sleep 10000
if ( IsProcessRunning( strServer, strProcess ) = False ) Then
WScript.Quit
End if
Loop

I made everything under crusade, so and made sure that a file was not named " Third_Age_3 "
I made sure all the files were in order, etc.
I also was looking at the VirtualStore thing, and that had no content of Third Age at all, it was just empty.
I am in need of dire help.

[ElvenKind]

This is a Steam M2TW right? Did you perhaps update your M2TW with that latest update?

If you had, it screwed up installation method with renaming one of your Kingdoms campaign folders. Use these instructions posted here under section called Steam Installation for Third Age 3.2:

Step 1) Destination Folder for ALL Third Age .exe Installers is: your ...\steam\steamapps\common\ Medieval 2 Total War

- ( so , it is not ...\steam\steamapps\common\ Medieval 2 Total War\ mods, nor it is ...\steam\steamapps\common\ Medieval 2 Total War\Third_Age_3 ... It has to have \ Medieval 2 Total War at the end as a DESTINATION FOLDER)

Step 2) After installing ALL Third Age files, do not rename Third_Age_3 folder located in your ...\steam\steamapps\common\ Medieval 2 Total War\ mods folder, use this method:

Method 1)

Make a copy of medieval2.exe located in your main .\steam\steamapps\common\ Medieval 2 Total War folder

Rename this medieval2.exe copy to kingdoms.exe

Start your mod through regular Third Age. BAT file ( the one present on your desktop as a Shortcut, or, the one present in your Third_Age_ 3 folder)



Good luck!