Every time I try to start a campaign it freezes.

I am literally at the end of my rope with this freaking mod. I want to play it so bad but I can't for reasons I wish I knew. Okay...

Basically, I've gone through the whole installation process several times, and each time it's happened. When I select a faction and click the arrow to start the campaign, the game freezes, the music continues for a bit, and instead of controlling the selection mouse icon of the game the ordinary white OS mouse pops up. I can't even get back to the desktop. Help, please. PLEASE.


My Installation Validation Results:

You seem to have a corrupt install. There are changes to files, or some are missing.
However, these may be conscious changes you have made, to remod EB. See below for details.
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Changed file: .\data\descr_arrow_trail_effects_final.txt (expected checksum 4e50ed8c1a6625c101cea0c71062c94f, got de783fafcadbd4caa710d79edb38a59a)
Changed file: .\data\descr_surface_fire.txt (expected checksum 6e82d50b514e70b8a2c6accbd39680f6, got c2ecf65971bfb7c135e62a23d0421f83)
Changed file: .\data\text\caesar_in_gaul_wip_5_regions_and_settlement_names.txt (expected checksum c08c87669b79ae4c5c1c7dda8f8683c5, got 893c29ac0fee8ca8f029bc1d086da1da)
Changed file: .\eb\data\descr_battle_map_lighting_and_fog_control.txt (expected checksum cb93a428e536cfa294ff85bf1d9ceca1, got 23942befd1eebbd7b829f750745c3081)
Changed file: .\eb\data\world\maps\battle\custom\279 bc - battle of ausculum\description.txt (expected checksum e54e6f6ba0c7cbb4eb7a2016e2f17842, got 0337a879748a757b21957959beb00873)
Changed file: .\eb\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign\descr_strat.txt (expected checksum bad234a2e164713781308d6d9b2770c0, got dafc4faf498a7ecc11e74fcace01c578)
Changed file: .\eb\mp game edu backup\map.rwm (expected checksum 1c90eb5933e8e610f00bdd692ca60048, got ca3d6899906a707189b700241a6e2797)
Added file: .\eb configuration.lnk
Added file: .\eb multi player.lnk
Added file: .\eb preferences.lnk
Added file: .\eb single player.lnk
Added file: .\extras\ebtrivialscript_setup.exe
Added file: .\extras\eb_documentation.exe
Added file: .\extras\eb_rv_setup.exe
Added file: .\unins000.dat
Added file: .\unins000.exe

Okay...finally found the problem. I lack faction intro fmv files. If anyone could provide them to me somehow, I would be much obliged.

There are no faction intros, except for Pahlava and Saka Rauka.
I'm afraid your CTD are happening because your PC can't handle EB... What are your specs?

You should get by the problem by adding -nm to the shortcut. If indeed it is the movies that are the problem.

Also, you can download those vanilla files that are different from the EB FTP, it's linked in the validation sticky I think.