System install for EB Day

[HFox]

Hi

Not that I am going to install and play as soon as released ;) but.......what should we have installed, patched and ready as the base installation for this mod?

[Mithridates VI Eupator]

M2TW Kingdoms, patch 1.5.

[QuintusSertorius]

M2TW Kingdoms, patch 1.5.

And for the love of all that is holy, don't install the game in Program Files.

[gstephenopolous]

Have tests been done with the recent M2TW patch (yes, recent ) integrating it into Steamworks?

BTW, if you don't know, you can now register your retail RTW/M2TW cd-key with Steam.

[Maeran]

I've read that that new patch plays merry hell with the file system, probably breaking the mod.

[Ca Putt]

wa wa wa whaaaat? a new Patch for Medieval 2 total war??!?!? link plz

Excuse my net-talk, but this did baffle me quite a bit.

Anyway I'd like to second gstephenopolous' question: is there any word on Steam compability, aside from "we're working on it"?

[Chrissher]

Have tests been done with the recent M2TW patch (yes, recent ) integrating it into Steamworks?

BTW, if you don't know, you can now register your retail RTW/M2TW cd-key with Steam.

I know I didn't have kingdoms until I registered my CD Key with steam (If you put your M2TW CD key in it gives you the steam copy instead of patching the disc copy and it has kingdoms with it even though you only put your M2TW CD key in)

[Alcibiade]

I know I didn't have kingdoms until I registered my CD Key with steam (If you put your M2TW CD key in it gives you the steam copy instead of patching the disc copy and it has kingdoms with it even though you only put your M2TW CD key in)

How do you do that ? Add a game in the library on steam and just enter the serial number of your retail version ?

@Marcus F : did you try to launch kingdom trough the launcher.exe ? Cause the kingdom.exe is not a standalone and thus it can't be used to launch the game (I know how stupid it sounds).

Frankly, this M2TW launcher is a mess. I just bought another non-steam version of M2TW on Gamersgate for 4 euros in order to install it on another computer and I have this "an unhandled exception has occurred in your application" error message everytime I use it

Since I started playing other games than TW I realised how easy a game installation could be....

[Chrissher]

And for the love of all that is holy, don't install the game in Program Files.

Why? I have EB 1 installed there and nothing bad happens and besides I'm going to have to install it in program files because I have kingdoms on steam only (Athough M2TW on disc)

[Chrissher]

M2TW Kingdoms, patch 1.5.

Will it work with multiplayer patched steam kingdoms?

[QuintusSertorius]

Will it work with multiplayer patched steam kingdoms?

No one knows yet, the patch is half-arsed piece of crap that they're still tinkering with.

[fallen851]

No one knows yet, the patch is half-arsed piece of crap that they're still tinkering with.

The patch, or Rome 2?

Or both?

CA is just pumping out quality work.

[Chrissher]

No one knows yet, the patch is half-arsed piece of crap that they're still tinkering with.

If it doesn't I will have to get disc kingdoms. I MUST PLAY EBII

[QuintusSertorius]

Why? I have EB 1 installed there and nothing bad happens and besides I'm going to have to install it in program files because I have kingdoms on steam only (Athough M2TW on disc)

Because UAC is even more paranoid and annoying with anything installed there. It's bad file management; games should be installed safely away from your everyday applications so you can format your OS (which will mean reinstalling all your apps anyway, so they might as well be there) without losing your games and other data.

If it doesn't I will have to get disc kingdoms. I MUST PLAY EBII

If you can afford to, you'll spare yourself a lot of hassle and unknowns down the line if you just get an offline version of Kingdoms.

[Gneisenau]

Not that I am going to install and play as soon as released

sure?? i'm going to give my mobile number to Tux or Brennus so they can call me one minute before the release! ahhahaha