Patch Questions

**Janissary** · December 15, 2006, 01:32 PM

Since olmost all of you have played the earlier total war games it is obviouse for you people to know how to install the new patch, but unfortuantly for me it isn't. I have no idea how to install it or maybe I have but i can't seem to see it. So could anybody please explain in steps how to install the patch.

**turd** · December 15, 2006, 01:35 PM

well umm... you click the installer... voila

**Janissary** · December 15, 2006, 01:47 PM

well euhm you click on a bom and die. Ok?

**Tao** · December 15, 2006, 01:49 PM

There should be a setup.exe after you've unzipped. Just find it and run it. That's all there's to it.

**Janissary** · December 15, 2006, 01:52 PM

I have read something about edithing also the desc_strat or something, but I don't know which one and edith exactly what? So all those good stuff isn't necessary.

**Henry of Grosmont** · December 15, 2006, 02:00 PM

Extract unzipped file in different (from MIITW) folder, and then run patch instal into your Medieval one.

**Janissary** · December 15, 2006, 02:30 PM

5) go into the /data folder of MTW2 and delte the files data\descr_geography_new.txt and data\descr_geography_new.db manually.

Why is this?

**Titus** · December 15, 2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by JaniToR

5) go into the /data folder of MTW2 and delte the files data\descr_geography_new.txt and data\descr_geography_new.db manually.

Why is this?

So you don't get a crash when starting the game!

**Lusted** · December 15, 2006, 02:32 PM

You only need to do that if you run the unpacker, if you don't you can ignore that.

**Janissary** · December 15, 2006, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by Lusted

You only need to do that if you run the unpacker, if you don't you can ignore that.

Why do people want to run the unpacker? To play mods right? So this is necessary? If i want to play Clash of Civilizations Mod v1.0.

**SwedishPsycho** · December 15, 2006, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by JaniToR

Why do people want to run the unpacker? To play mods right? So this is necessary? If i want to play Clash of Civilizations Mod v1.0.

People need the unpacker so the can easily edit data files and thus MOD the game. You won't need the unpacker to play modded games.

**crazyj** · December 15, 2006, 02:35 PM

Good patch, if I could just figure out how to do the command line switch for unlimited men.

**InferiorBeing** · December 15, 2006, 02:42 PM

So you don't get a crash when starting the game!

Now it's my turn to be confused, here.

Because when I enter the "Data" folder, there are no text files, only some five other folders, none of whom has the text files you're talknig about.

**Lusted** · December 15, 2006, 02:45 PM

If you haven't run the unpacker there wont be any text files in the data folder. However if you have run the unpacker you need to delete those 2 files.

**warchief_ryan** · December 15, 2006, 03:39 PM

I got alot of left over files On my desktop do I delete them all?? What do I do with that Main Folder?

**redmark** · December 15, 2006, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by warchief_ryan

I got alot of left over files On my desktop do I delete them all?? What do I do with that Main Folder?

It's not the tidiest installer ever written. Should be able to just delete them, and the 'main' folder.

**Nats** · December 15, 2006, 04:03 PM

I cant figure out how to do the command line switch either!? It doesnt work if you put it in the find target bit in the icon - just says its not a valid target.

**ROB_88** · December 15, 2006, 04:13 PM

i have just downloaded the patch and am now trying to install it but when i press the install button i first get a message that says: "Errors encountered while performing the operation. look at the information window for more details." and in the information window it says: "The archive is either in unknown format or damaged Cannot open C:\Program\SEGA\Medieval II Total War\miitw_p_update1_en.exe" does anyone know what's wrong?

**Trajan** · December 15, 2006, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Nats

I cant figure out how to do the command line switch either!? It doesnt work if you put it in the find target bit in the icon - just says its not a valid target.

Forget about the command line switch, you don't need it for unlimited men on the battlefield. Just go to your medieval2.preference.cfg file and find unlimited_men_on_battlefield = 0 and change the 0 to 1.