098 : Mod is NOT RUNNING, what to do? (also crashes and other technical)

[pepa007]

SSHIP : only technical support : mod not starting, a crash happens, opened in small window

Reportedly, the SSHIP can run on Windows 11, as can other Med2 mods. See here.

(I) Small window problem (ie. screen resolution issue)

Problem is that it opens in a small window. How do I fix that?

See file: mods/SSHIP_098/configuration.cfg
You need to modify the values ​​so that you've got "true". You also may change 1200 into 1080 if you prefer.
Warning: sometimes the main game overrides the values given by the mod. If yours does so, you need to find your solution.

[video]
### If you want to enable windowed mode, uncomment the following settings and adapt them to you screen resolution
borderless_window =false
windowed =false
# battle_resolution = 1920 1200 # Resolution on the battle map - (h*w)
# campaign_resolution = 1920 1200 # Resolution on the campaign map - (h*w)
# tga_width = 1920

or

to have the game in full screen you have to open the config file (named configuration.cfg in the main folder) and enter your screen resolution.
look for the section [video], you need to change both the line battle_resolution and the line campaign_resolution to suit you needs. Usually 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 would do.
Would also be better to change the line just below, tga_width, to your screen width as well.

(II) Installation of this version:

Regarding installation, I have a steam version as well, but my installation was very simple:
1. Unzip the SSHIP folder,
2. Without changing the name of the folder, copy it as below:
C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\mods\SSHIP_098
3. Inside of this folder there should be a bunch of files and folders, among which also 'data' folder.
4. Start the game with 'SSHIP 098 launcher.bat'

or

This is how I installed it:
1) Open Steam
2) On the top-left corner: Steam → Settings
3) Downloads → Steam Library Folders
4) Click the + button
5) Let me choose another location → Add
6) Select X:\Y, where X is the drive's letter of your choice, Y is a folder with a very short name (create it if necessary), e.g. SL (for Steam Library) - this to prevent files inside the mod's folder to have a path too long for Windows
7) Select Total War: MEDIEVAL II - Definitive Edition by checking the box on the right → Move
8) Select the folder you just created → Move
9) Optionally, navigate to X:\Y\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\ (or alternatively: Go to your Library → right click Total War: MEDIEVAL II - Definitive Edition → Properties... → Local Files → Browse...) to make sure that the files were moved successfully. If you're feeling paranoid, run the game
10) Download SSHIP 098 (and 7-Zip from https://www.7-zip.org/ if you need to) - Personally, I downloaded the mod with JDownloader 2 (https://jdownloader.org/): contrary to a standard download, it started instantly and didn't freeze my computer for the duration of the download
11) Cut (Ctrl+X) SSHIP_098.7z and paste (Ctrl+V) it into "X:\Y\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\mods", open the file, look at what greets you, then close the file
12a) If you were greeted by a single folder, then right click SSHIP_098.7z → 7-Zip → Extract here
12b) If you were greeted by a bunch of folders and/or files, then right click SSHIP_098.7z → 7-Zip → Extract in "SSHIP_098"
13) Optionally, either delete SSHIP_098.7z, or keep it for posterity / as backup (but in this case I'd suggest moving it somewhere else)
14) Optionally, rename the folder however you want (e.g. SSHIP_0.9.8 - notice the extra dots) - From now on I'll call this folder Z
15) Return to your Library on Steam → Click Add A Game on the bottom-left corner → Add a Non-Steam Game...
16) If you see the game, click the checkbox to its left → Add Selected Programs. Otherwise Browse... → Open "X:\Y\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\medieval2.exe" → Add Selected Programs
17) A new "game" named medieval2 should have appeared in your Library. Right click it → Properties...
18) Change medieval2 (the shortcut name) to whatever you want (e.g. SSHIP 0.9.8)
19) Change the target to the following:

"X:\Y\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\medieval2.exe" --features.mod=mods/Z

(i.e. click wherever in the target field, hit End on your keyboard, add a space, add --features.mod=mods/Z)
20) Use the new shortcut in your Library to play the game

For further reading, see https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?745692 and https://forums.totalwar.com/discussi...07-2014-update.

(IV) Crashes
There's one peculiar source of crashes still present in the mod, if your game keeps on crushing after reloads, you may try this one:

Was it the last remaining settlement of another faction? If so then it might be the 'BecomesFactionLeader' bug.
In that case proceed as follows:
1. make a copy of export_descr_character _traits
2. open the original with Notepad
3. search for trigger
4. delete everything (including that line) until the end of the file, save
5. Try the mod again
6. If it worked then rename the edited file and restore the copy.

(V) Mac compatibility:
Unfortunatelly, we use some patch names in the coding and:

Hi! Sorry, from m'y knowledge having a good mac compatibility would require rewriting a lot of path names in a lot of files...

(VI) For other technical issues check:
- SSHIP 097 installation entry.
- Titanium thread.
- EBII thread.
- Broken Crescent thread.