CD playing Rome (2.2c version) during Saka Rauka turn

First of all thank you for the help you give to the players of this fantastic mod. I really enjoy play it and the 2.2c update really improved the AI: now it far more realistic than the 2.2b.

But I have an issue. While playing the Roman Campaign (around the 68th turn) when the AI arrives to the Saka Rauka the game crashes. I tryed many times to investigate the problems with the "toggle_fow" and it seems that the crash arrives precisely before the Saka Rauka turn begins. I gave a look to the log and it seems a problem with a scripted event of the Saka Rauka, but I can't understand what creates this error. Please help me or I won't be able to continue slaughtering Carthaginians.

eb.system.log.7z

Can you zip the log with another format (preferably .zip), please? I can't open 7z with the tools I've got here.

Sure, here your file

eb.system.log.7z

Sure here the file
Attachment 341307

Originally Posted by alexsnipers

Sure here the file
Attachment 341307

That's not a valid attachment - I can't download it.

Originally Posted by postm00v

I have the exact same issue (Roman Campaign - crash on SR turn), only I can't get past turn 4. The annoying thing is, the crash doesn't generate a error log for me, so I can't see what's wrong.

And before you ask, no I haven't installed it in Program Files, and I did check the file that has to say :

to = mods/ebii/logs/eb.system.log.txt
level = * trace


EDIT : Tried it again, and now, for some reason, it went past the SR turn. Only to crash at the Eleutheroi turn.

Unfortunately, without a log to diagnose, it could be absolutely anything. Have you tried changing your graphics settings?

It's the second one

I have the exact same issue (Roman Campaign - crash on SR turn), only I can't get past turn 4. The annoying thing is, the crash doesn't generate a error log for me, so I can't see what's wrong.

And before you ask, no I haven't installed it in Program Files, and I did check the file that has to say :

to = mods/ebii/logs/eb.system.log.txt
level = * trace


EDIT : Tried it again, and now, for some reason, it went past the SR turn. Only to crash at the Eleutheroi turn.

I tried launching through the bat file. It went even further this time, and I heard the sound the popups make when it's your turn again. It crashed before I could do anything. It did generate a log though.

That's having an issue with historic_events:

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15:43:54.222 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <historic_event> at line 26580 in mods/ebii/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
15:43:54.223 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga
15:43:54.223 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga.dds
15:43:54.223 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga
15:43:54.223 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga.dds
15:43:54.223 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga.dds
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga.dds
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_ROMAN_OFFICES.tga
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists:   found mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/historic_event.tga (from: C:\Maarten\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War)
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/historic_event.tga.dds
15:43:54.224 [system.io] [info] exists:   found mods/ebii/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/historic_event.tga (from: C:\Maarten\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War)
15:43:54.225 [system.rpt] [error] Unspecified error. Please compress your error log in a zip format and upload it on the EBII technical help forum.

It also has less of the false-positive EDB errors than normal, which makes me suspicious about the version you're playing. Where did you get your version of EBII from? I'm hoping you haven't patched the moddb version with the updated CAI.

Actually, I did. I'm assuming this is a problem? Should I use the torrent like instead, and then patch it with the AI improvements?

Originally Posted by postm00v

Actually, I did. I'm assuming this is a problem? Should I use the torrent like instead, and then patch it with the AI improvements?

The version on moddb is 2.2, not the latest version. The AI improvements are for 2.2b, which you can't get from moddb (because it was taken down...).

It works like a charm. Thanks for the help. While I'm at it, do you mind if I ask you a different question?

I downloaded a submod which adds numbered legions. I wanted to check when they triggered, so looked at the file and found 2 triggers I've never seen before.

and Trait FamilyTracker = 2
and Trait RomanRank > 2

Sorry I don't know the reason but it's a bit buggy the upload of the file. I hope this time it works proprely

eb.system.log.zip

Originally Posted by alexsnipers

Sorry I don't know the reason but it's a bit buggy the upload of the file. I hope this time it works proprely

eb.system.log.zip

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17:47:07.375 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [trace] exists: 4218: caching directory: data/ui/cul_6/eventpics
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: directory non-existant: data/ui/cul_6/eventpics
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga.dds
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga.dds
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [trace] exists: 4219: caching directory: data/ui/cul_2/eventpics
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: directory non-existant: data/ui/cul_2/eventpics
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga.dds
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga.dds
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_2/eventpics/HE_FIRST_BAL.tga
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists:   found mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/historic_event.tga (from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War)
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists: missing mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/historic_event.tga.dds
17:47:07.376 [system.io] [info] exists:   found mods/EBII/data/ui/cul_6/eventpics/historic_event.tga (from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War)
17:47:07.614 [system.rpt] [error] Unspecified error. Please compress your error log in a zip format and upload it on the EBII technical help forum.

Your game is installed in the wrong place (it's in Program Files (x86) - you need to move it) and by the looks of it, you've also patched the moddb version, which won't work.

Follow the download and installation instructions in the main thread in the forum.

Originally Posted by alexsnipers

Hi Sertoius
Fist of all thank you for helping me.
I read a lot of time the istallation instructions on the main thread but I never followed the first step of changing the MTW2 directory. I wanted ot ask you why it is so important to do this and if this changement of directory for MTW2 can be negative or positive for others mod foldered mods.
thank you in advance.

We've seen this countless times before, if your game is installed in Program Files or Program Files (x86) UAC and VirtualStore interfere with file changes and prevent them taking. You can't patch, and that's a problem with EBII.

If you don't want to move your installation, then I'm afraid you're probably best giving up on EBII because it doesn't work properly when located there. We've learned this through bitter experience.

I imagine that it happened a lot of times. Anyway I changed directory reinstalling MTW2, downloaded the true version of eb2.2b from TWC, installed on the new directory and patched with the 2.2c AI. But I still have some problems
After a battle between Romans and Cartaginians the game crashed. here the Log file. Thank you again
eb.system.log.zip
by the way I changed in the main preference file of MTW2 the size of Troops from normal to huge. And I saw that it changed also the size in EB2. Is that a problem?

In any case the problem with Saka Rauka disappeared. At least one it's fixed.

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18:46:53.189 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <inc_counter> at line 19483 in mods/EBII/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:46:53.189 [game.script.counter] [trace] counter <command_and_control> = 97
18:46:53.190 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <if> at line 19486 in mods/EBII/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:46:53.190 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <inc_counter> at line 19542 in mods/EBII/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:46:53.190 [game.script.counter] [trace] counter <deploy_check> = 116722
18:46:53.190 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <if> at line 19545 in mods/EBII/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:46:53.190 [game.script.exec] [trace] exec <if> at line 19664 in mods/EBII/data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/campaign_script.txt
18:47:07.256 [system.rpt] [error] Unspecified error. Please compress your error log in a zip format and upload it on the EBII technical help forum.

Looking at the long period between last trace and crash, it's probably something memory- or graphics-related.

How can I fix this problem?

Lowering and or tweaking your graphics settings should help from what we've seen in the past.