Faction Selection CTD Fix 2.0 - Updated

[TaronQuinn]

Hail DLVers,

This is an update of Faction Selection CTD Fix that includes some new elements and features.

Faction Selection CTD Fix - Version 2.0

For:
Any DLV 6.2+ and BB 2.9+

NOTE - If you have any version OTHER than BB 2.9, you will need to go to data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign and ....campaign/custom/Historical_Campaign and DELETE all of the image files titled "map_(faction name)". This will fix the CTD when clicking on more than one faction symbol in the Faction Selection screen.

Features:
-New map_FEs that accurately depict the campaign map for both the Main and Historical campaigns.
-New leader pics to represent each faction's leader at game start
-New 'zoomed-in' maps in the old Unique Unit picture slot that shows the selected faction's starting territory (inspired by work of Live2sculpt)
-New info in campaign description text, listing each faction's starting Faction leader, Capital, Provinces, and a "guard" unit generally unique to that faction.
-miscellaneous corrections and updating of campaign_description text.

Screenshots:

Kiev, Historical Campaign


Egypt, Main Campaign



DOWNLOAD: MEGAUPLOAD

Installation:
-unzip the downloaded folder
-copy/paste the 'data' folder into your DLV_ext folder, click "Yes" to overwrite

Old Post contents, Version 1.0:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I come to all of you bearing gifts: a Fix for the notorious CTD that arises when you click on more than one faction symbols in the Campaign Faction selection screen.

Actual credit goes to unanime5 for testing this fix out months ago.

Additional credit to Tokus*Maximus for some of the artwork included in this fix.

Download:

Megaupload

-For DLV 6.2, and should work with the BB minimod as well.

Installation:
*Unzip and copy the data folder into your DLV_ext folder.
**You must go into your data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign folder and DELETE all of the image files that start with "map_(faction)" These MUST be deleted, or the game will continue to crash.

--(For the Historical campaign, also you need to do is also delete the "map_(faction name)" .tga files in the data/world/maps/campaign/customs/Historical_campaign folder as well. Unfortunately, there is no way of making the maps reflect the different starting positions, unless you take the Historical campaign maps first, change them to just "(faction name)" and putting them into data/menu/symbols/fe_faction_units to overwrite the old image files there. Complicated, I know.)

How it works:

unanime5's thread on how he fixed the problem

Apparently having the 30 different faction maps for the faction selection menu causes some problems. So by switching the layout of the menu, so that the faction unit image is where the maps were, and replacing all the faction unit images with the maps, we maintain the faction maps in their original location, but lose the faction unit images. The game now uses the map_FE file, which is a generic image, and NOT unique to each faction. But it works!!, so who cares?


Sidenote: When I found out I had fixed it and was able to click on multiple faction symbols without it crashing....I went crazy and clicked on the symbols for a good 2 minutes, checking that none of them would cause a CTD. And I might have cheered a little bit haha

Enjoy!

TQ

[Tokus*Maximus]

Hooray! Hooray for TQ and Unanimine5...! PRaise them with much praise. Another M2TW bug squashed (or at leat circumnavigated).

[kaiser1993]

excellent, DLV is getting better by the day +rep

[_Tartaros_]

thanks alot - this bug was "ätzend"

[LaMuerte]

Finally !

[Admiral Piett]

This is a big improvement. That bug plagues just about every mod out there. Stainless Steel, Sicilian Vespers, etc all have it. I'm sure the team leaders for nearly all mods would appreciate this.

[TaronQuinn]

Thanks, Future Filmmaker. Stainless Steel actually fixed in in their 6.3 release, and that's what inspired me to go out and find a solution. It was one of the easiest fixes I've done, and hopefully no one has any problems with it.

TQ

[bojan811]

OMG!!!
Finaly

but i must admit ctd was a good way to quickly get out of the game.

[musicdemon]

The oldest DLV bug has been fixed? Magnificent! +rep for integrating this fix into DLV, and I sincerely hope this makes it into the next official version

[RickVic]

But it only works in the main campaign, not in the Historical Campaign in DLV 62/bb28

[TaronQuinn]

Ah, good observation, RickVic. I'll add to the first post that what you need to do is also delete the "map_(faction name)" .tga files in the data/world/maps/campaign/customs/Historical_campaign folder as well. That should take care of it.

TQ

[TaronQuinn]

**Updated to 2.0 with some new features and images**

TQ

[kaiser1993]

Good work TaronQuinn, this is greatly needed and great to see you have fixed this.
I will download it later. Cheers.

P.S I haven't seen you here in a while and its nice to see you back.

[TaronQuinn]

Thanks, kaiser. I've been around, doing some unit stuff for Taiji mostly, but also planning my big CdG comeback haha.

To all: please let me know if you find any errors, either in misplaced files, wrong names for faction leaders or settlements, or even just spelling mistakes. I'd like to completely overhaul the faction descriptions, but I'll save that for a later update.

TQ

[TaronQuinn]

Updated with screenshots.

Will update some of the campaign description text soon and upload that as well.

TQ

[kaiser1993]

A bug, Milan has missing faction description. Don't know weather you have discovered it so I thought I'd tell you.
keep it up mate +rep

[~Fell~Harlequin~]

Cool, ahhh does this work with DLV_40PE?

MTW ver1.3.

Thanks.

[dowdpride]

does this work with europa?

[Marku]

got DLV 6.2 + BB latest and im still getting CTD :-/

(windows 7 64 bit)

[PrivateJoh]

got DLV 6.2 + BB latest and im still getting CTD :-/

(windows 7 64 bit)

Follow the instructions:

"NOTE - If you have any version OTHER than BB 2.9, you will need to go to data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign and ....campaign/custom/Historical_Campaign and DELETE all of the image files titled "map_(faction name)"

Do that irrespective of the BB version you have. Note that there are two folders. After deleting the files in these two folders, copy paste the donwloaded file. That should work.

Take care.