Hi, I'm wondering if someone can help with this.
I have an intermittent Unspecified Error CTD on some occasions when I take a settlement. This occurs whether I occupy, sack or raze the settlement. It also occurs if I use the surrender_regions <faction> cheat, i.e. when the region is surrendered I get the CTD. M2TW remains running, but Not Responding, and the cursor is trapped inside the Steam Library screen where I launch the game. I have to access Task Manager by CTRL ALT DEL in order to stop the game.
I played M2TW on my current computer for years using the disk for 4 years. Then I stopped playing for a while. Due to a problem with the DVD drive i downloaded M2TW from Steam in December 2017. I played a couple of campaigns (VH/VH Vanilla) without problem. On a third campaign (Venice) I got the Unspecified Error on Turn 163, at the point where I had 44 regions and was about to earn Victory. Obviously there was no problem with the first 44 take settlement actions. The error occurred wherever I took a settlement at any point on the board, and as noted, also when I used the surrender_settlement <faction> cheat. The CTD occurs at the precise moment that the faction loses control of the settlement, i.e. when I click Occupy (or Sack) after winning the battle (on Auto or by fighting the battle). It occurs for the surrender_regions when I hear the footsteps of the vacating garrison actually stop, and the ownership would pass from the faction to the Rebels (Slaves).
I did not encounter the error on the next campaign (Russia) but now have it at Turn 33 on a Moors campaign, again for any region that I take, and also for the surrender_settlements cheat.
I am using Win 7, SP1 with:
-Intel Core i5-2500 @ 330Ghz
- 8 Gb RAM
The graphics card is:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti with 4 Gb memory.
I did move a Saved Game from the old M2TW folder for the DVD install somewhere around the time the CTD occurred. I placed the .svg in the Save (games) folder, and it opened ok. However, I now get 2 versions of the Load screen. On the main menu the list in the Load screen is of all games since I downloaded the Steam install in December 2017. However, the in game Load screen only shows the games I have saved since I introduced the .svg file from the DVD installation. I have deleted the .svg file I introduced, but the in game Load screen has not reverted.
I add this information as it may be relevant.
Any suggestions would be most welcome. I am now reluctant to start any campaign that may become unplayable, i.e. will be unable to take settlements, at any point during a campaign.