Technical Problems

**Linkinsander** · September 15, 2006, 04:56 PM

another problem

when istar the game i get the starting screen, and then it sys file: bi/data/models_engine/saracen_balissta.CAS doesnt excist!!
I'm really looking forward to playing this mod

**thelastwarrior** · September 15, 2006, 05:33 PM

Im getting the same freakin error too!

Ill try to fish around for the answer. You do the same.

**thelastwarrior** · September 15, 2006, 05:36 PM

Looks like the admin already had answered the saracen ballista error.

Heres a link. Im going to take stab at this.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=60774

**Linkinsander** · September 15, 2006, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by thelastwarrior

Im getting the same freakin error too!

Ill try to fish around for the answer. You do the same.

thanx mn

**Linkinsander** · September 15, 2006, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by thelastwarrior

Looks like the admin already had answered the saracen ballista error.

Heres a link. Im going to take stab at this.

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=60774

So what should i do now, because i dont understand everything thats sid on that link

**thelastwarrior** · September 15, 2006, 06:01 PM

look for where it talks about the the zip files and follow the directions

im still crashing so i dont know

**Linkinsander** · September 15, 2006, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by thelastwarrior

look for where it talks about the the zip files and follow the directions

im still crashing so i dont know

i read that problem''fixer'' thing, nd it says i should download a miniptch atached to the first post on technical problems, but it doesnt stand there on my screen

very frustating

**Nikephoros** · September 16, 2006, 06:05 AM

1) have you got bi upgraded to 1.6?

2) have you installed the first crusader battlepack?

3) did you install the patch? correctly?

4) well, if you did install correctly, it shouldn't work. That's because you have to download the txt file needed to make the patch work. I know it's quite odd, but i'm uploading a -hopefully- working version of the patch right now.

Everythingh you need to download is available at

http://www.crtw-mod.com

hoping to be of service...

**Linkinsander** · September 21, 2006, 11:43 AM

YEAH it worked

tanx
Im gonna ply it now.

**dragases1453** · September 21, 2006, 01:32 PM

Good

enjoy the game!

**Bohemund of Taranto** · September 21, 2006, 02:03 PM

sorry - but I never saw a mod which is so un-user-friendly to install like this one! after installing the hole sh... for the forth time I still get CTD after the white loading screen with the crusader. after waiting for months for this mode, I'm really disappointed!

- so I installed a fresh RTW and a the BI addon
- patched BI to version 1.6
- installed the battle pack 0.6
- then on the CTW homepage its written that I have to insert the export_descr_buildings.txt file - but WHERE? BI datafolder or in the vanilla datafolder?
- since the link for the patch 0.6.2 on your homepage doesn't work I downloaded then the patch 0.6.5 from this site
- after all: CTD like above mentioned

so I hope I make somewhere a mistake (?). but I can't understand, that all you great moders make a mode like this one and then you are not able, to make an easy installment. since a lot of others gamers have the same problem like me, I assume, you will loose a lot of them to try the mode. this is definitively not the honor that a great mode like yours deserves!

this is no offence, I only can't understand. maybe someone can make a step by step instruction?

**Nikephoros** · September 22, 2006, 06:57 AM

it's only my fault. I zipped the export_descr_building file outside the bi\data folder.
just open the archive, and you'll find the file. Put it in bi\data.
done.

**Linkinsander** · October 05, 2006, 02:32 PM

If i try to start the campaign game, or a historacle battle, the game just returns to the menu:S
What should i do?

**Ciaran S** · October 06, 2006, 09:40 AM

There is neither a campaign (that´s why it´s called battlepack, after all) nor, to the best of my knowledge, are there historical battles.

**Linkinsander** · October 06, 2006, 03:58 PM

will they come out??

**dragases1453** · October 07, 2006, 07:49 AM

We are working on them..but there is still a lot of work..and in few time there will be MTW2 so i don't know...

**Linkinsander** · October 07, 2006, 06:02 PM

but wouldn't it just be smart to just make the campaign for some people who can't run mtw2??
I mean I can run mtw2 but i would be nice to play a new medieval total war, even if your pc isn't good enough for mtw2.
ow, btw this mod is great

**Ciaran S** · October 08, 2006, 05:30 AM

Yes, it would be smart, and it would be great if somebody made them, the problem is the "somebody".

**greek302** · October 16, 2006, 07:09 PM

Greek302's guide to all errors

Hello, I'm greek302 one of the skinners for CTW

I'd like to write this little guide about errors,

Lets say you start up RTW: CTW but you see no change from the original game. Its extremly likey that that you did not install files to the correct directory. Make sure that the files you download are installed into the files that you are running the game off of. A very common error is that the files have been told (or you have been told to install them) in a Activision directory and you game actualy runs off a different directory. So be sure to check installation directories.

Now, lets say you start up the game and it crashes but you see a CTW screen. This probably means that the the files for the startup or main screen are not in place so try this list (Look at bottom of post)

95% of probelms can be avoided by following these measures

1. Unisnstall RTW and BI completely ( Including any leftover files in C

rogram files )
2. Install RTW and then BI (Install them to C:/program files/activison[or whatever directory the mod runs off])
3. Patch them to the version the mod was built off (some version of the game come pre-patched so make sure to check the patch level out becuase you may need to manually uninstall a patch)
4. Install the mod (make sure to SELECT THE CORRECT DIRECTORY)
5. Run the game

Enjoy...
If you need more help troubleshooting feel free to e-mail me at greek302@yahoo.com