EB v0.81a Hotfix released

I had the same problem when attempting the fix.

I;
1. Used the hotfix file.
2. Installed it into the proper directory.
3. Checked the EB directory and discovered that all the text files except for 3-4 were missing, in addition to a much lower number of folders.

I then uninstalled, reinstalled EB, and attempted the .81 -> hotfix once more. After having the same problem over a clean installation, assuming I had done something wrong, I then uninstalled again and used the full version, which worked with no problems.

I can only assume that I would have suffered the same problem as others had I attempted to start the game. I apologize, and wish I could offer a greater detail on why it happened.

Edit: Clarification, the EB\data directory is what I was referring to.

How did some folks who used the exact same hotfix get it to install perfectly fine though? Very strange stuff.

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Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou

How did some folks who used the exact same hotfix get it to install perfectly fine though? Very strange stuff.

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I'm NOT a computer genius (noob actually), but the PATCH (not full version) worked fine with me =)
1. Made a copy of mine 0.81 folder to desktop;
2. Installed 0.81a patch in it;
3. Ran it.
4. Created my own shortcut.
Everything's fine =)

...but!
1. Illyrian Thorakitai amount is still 100;
2. Different phalanx units stats still messed up, infamous elite Kleruchoi Agemata just one of them, not to mention godlike Chaeonian Agema (the one and only phalanx with 14 armor), or "reformed" Hysteroi, who have slihtely better shields than Pezhetairoi;
3. KH new general unit does not look like their picture but has definitely the same skin as spartans. Could somebody, please, name me the subfolder where that RICH_spartan skin is?;
4. All elephantes have only 4 hitpoints left and their armor is decreased greatly. I start to suspect that EB team secretly hates elephants =)

Full Install over a (slightly modified) copy of EB 0.8 works fine. As I'd thought. For the main part I suppose this is because the installer seems to remove my prior build first before installing it's contents.

EDIT: So if anyone who wishes to use the patch also would like to create his own shortcuts manually? You may find EB 0.81a running without any faults whatsoever.

Uhh do I really have to make a huge copy of my RTW folder when installing?

What is the risk if it install EB over RTW without copying the folder?

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by fallen851

Uhh do I really have to make a huge copy of my RTW folder when installing?

What is the risk if it install EB over RTW without copying the folder?

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Keeping a clean RTW 1.5 handy for copying purposes is great, especially if you like to mod and alter the build. That way if you blow it up, it's easy to trash the whole thing and creat a new build without having to go through the whole uninstall reinstall thing. Also good for those who play multiple mods or even like to have a clean EB build alongside the one they are tweaking. But if you only play EB, and don't do much to it, and it's already very clean, then go ahead and overwrite your basic RTW build.

Kull, how long have you been awake? Anyway, I'm installing the full version now. It still won't show the installing progress, it vanished again after pressing install, but there are some crazy noises coming from the CPU so I guess it's working on it in the backround. That's my scientific analysis of it... Kull get some sleep.

My hotfix seems to work ok except for when I first did it, I was trying to launch from my .bat file which overwrote the \data EDU file.
I got some 'missing' errors so first second thing I did was check if the backup & custom/mp EDUs had been updated & they hadn't so I reinstalled the hotfix over the top again to get the EDU back.
No problems since.

RTW 1.5 + EB 0.80 + .81 patch + .81a hotfix.

I wonder if people might be trying to go from 0.80 straight to .81a without 0.81?

I did have 0.81, but could it have been something like the installer not getting permission to overwrite some files? I know none about none, but that's my theory.

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Originally Posted by Kull

Keeping a clean RTW 1.5 handy for copying purposes is great, especially if you like to mod and alter the build. That way if you blow it up, it's easy to trash the whole thing and creat a new build without having to go through the whole uninstall reinstall thing. Also good for those who play multiple mods or even like to have a clean EB build alongside the one they are tweaking. But if you only play EB, and don't do much to it, and it's already very clean, then go ahead and overwrite your basic RTW build.

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Thanks, harddrive space is at a premium on my system since I only have 40 gig drive.

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Originally Posted by fallen851

Thanks, harddrive space is at a premium on my system since I only have 40 gig drive.

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I don't know how much it would help, but try Rarring or Zipping it instead of copying. It compresses it somewhat.

I installed the hotfix 3 times over a clean rtw 1.5 + eb 0.81(full), all 3 times it removed almost completly eb0.81 (from 3,65 gb to 2,42 gb).
Install of the hotfix took approx. 25 min. and it was removing files for about 15 min. Maybe the guy's who installed the hotfix (via the installer ) and it worked right were doing this over a rtw 1.5 + eb 0.80 + eb 0.81 patch or rtw + bi.

I don't know if this is helping , but you never know ( it's strange that the same hotfix is working for one and notfor the other) I followed all instructions by the book and couldnt get it to work.

The full install 0.81a is working fine.

Thanks eb-members for your quick replies and for doing such a great job with this mod, it's fantastic.

hmm..i have even install the (zip) patch and it works fine atm...i have now year 193 roman campaigne, my save game works and no crash...patch is working since i have now in the other 5 Italian City´s Principes that were not recruitable before (polybian reforms atm) so i think its working even with savegames that were made before.

I have just finished installing (on a fresh RTW1.5/BI1.6) the EB0.81 + Patch0.81a. Running the patch took a long time, most of which it was "removing files". Now I look into my EB/Data folder and see that there are only the following files:

descr_model_battle.txt
descr_rebel_factions.txt
descr_settlement_plant.txt
export_descr_buildings.txt
export_descr_unit.txt

And only the following sub-folders:

loading_screen
menu
scripts
text
UI
world

Which is obviously missing a whole load of important stuff. The music files for example.

Good morning EBers

just some additional info

I found that post the 0.81a hotfix - if I reinstalled 0.81 over the top - the game strats working again fine - v0.81 of coarse - so I would agree the 0.81a installer appears to be removing certain 0.81 files, files added as part of the 0.81 install it would seem.

just doing what I can to fill in the blanks

keep up the good work

I used the zip-file. 0.81a works wonderful! :beam:

Just a little note - to be absolutely sure the hotfix itself worked, I checked a battle in-game, and my KH general is now with a unit of spartans (which I definitely did not have in the build earlier), so I'm 100% sure that it worked fine with me.

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Like some others the patch does not work with me. During instalation the normal shortcut disapear and i get a faq shortcut. A lot off files missing in EB directory. With the full instalation the game works fine. Only i have 2 shortcut's now one normal and also the faq shortcut is present. But the game seems to work fine. Thanks for your effort to fix it.:2thumbsup:

I'm convinced this an installer issue. Why is a shortcut to the FAQ page created? Also, my version EB081 patch shortcut disappears. I have to access the game thru the older EB08 shortcut. I believe this is directing you to the wrong place or something as critical data lines are missing etc. How do I create my own shortcut to the EB081a hotfix version? I'm not an expert, but i think this may have something to do w/problem...thx

Ok. Thanks Kull

I just used the zip file, and it seems to be working. v81a in left corner...
off to gettin my butt kicked as the mighty saka

Last night i had a lot of trouble installing the hotfix patch over a EB 0.81 bi.exe; disencouraged after several CTD i installed the full installer and have now no more problems at all.

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showpo...3&postcount=85
follow this instractions for playing EB 0.81a with ib.exe; no more problems have shown up till now...

Thanks again the complete EB team for your magnificent work; and especially Kull for dealing with us blind and dump people not managing to install a simple patch! :yes:

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I checked a battle in-game, and my KH general is now with a unit of spartans

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Heh, my test too :balloon2:

Link to the FAQ but no link to .81a makes sense to me.
Many people have issues & don't read the FAQ then post topics "how do I <X that is in the FAQ>"
No new shortcut is made because the link to .81 created by the .81 installer is still valid, its still essentially .81 but with hotfixes added.

I'm wierded out by this whole installer deleting many files thing... didn't do it to me :no:

After the failed hotfix, I reinstalled Eb0.81 and then extracted the ZIP file. This time the mod updated correctly and I am able to play 0.81a. Definetly seems like the problem is caused by the hotfix executable removing things it shouldn't.

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Originally Posted by Conqueror

After the failed hotfix, I reinstalled Eb0.81 and then extracted the ZIP file. This time the mod updated correctly and I am able to play 0.81a. Definetly seems like the problem is caused by the hotfix executable removing things it shouldn't.

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If this is found out to be 100% true, some poor Scotsman is in for a flogging...
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The FTP link isn't working for me. Can someone PLEASE post a torrent?

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Originally Posted by ParthianArcher

The FTP link isn't working for me. Can someone PLEASE post a torrent?

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Try right clicking on the link and selecting "Save Target As..."

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Originally Posted by general_varro

Why is a shortcut to the FAQ page created?

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The team gets a HUGE number of repeat questions, most of which are answered in the FAQ. So the Hotfix is designed to drop a link to the FAQ on your desktop, in the hope that people will be more inclined to consult it.

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Thanks again the complete EB team for your magnificent work; and especially Kull for dealing with us blind and dump people not managing to install a simple patch! :yes:

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The Team, as always has done a fantastic job getting the Hotfix prepared and tested. But sadly, the "simple patch" seems to have had a built-in flaw that caused it to uninstall EB. I can assure you guys we DID test this before releasing it - we always do. But as many of you know from first hand experience, sometimes the Hotfix installer works PERFECTLY - and that was our experience duing the internal test. So people out here weren't "blind and dumb", and we apologize to those who did everything *right*, and STILL were getting CTD's. :shame:

At least we had a solid "Plan B", and fortunately that has worked well. :2thumbsup:

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Try right clicking on the link and selecting "Save Target As..."

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I can get the FTP link to start downloading, but the download dies after a little while. I think it has to do with the fact that I'm currently computing in the People's Republic of China on a university system.

Torrents work fine, so if someone would do me the favor, that'd be totally cool. Of course, you could just use yousendit or something too.

I can't get it to download for more than few seconds either, and the torrent's aren't working either... weird.

I'm also in the People's Republic of China and have had a lot of problems downloading it too. (China has over a billion people, a huge market for EB to exploit!) Torrents work good for me too, I can seed after I download too. Thanks a bunch!

The FTP must be overtaxed or too distant from some people. Maybe it should be uploaded to a third-party server somewhere for some people. My internet sucks, or I would (plus time to sleep).

I would suggest to those of you that are getting corrupt downloads, or you that are having problems with the download quiting mid download, to get a download manager/resumer. GetRight is a common one. That should restart stopped downloads and help them not quit. If the problem is the download turning into a trickle and then stopping, it may not help...

P.S. I think there was a problem making the torrent or there would be one, IIRC.

I've been having a bit of trouble creating the torrent. It'll come eventually.

Until the announcement is updated: The torrent for the full installer was available here.

Edit: Removed link as it pointed to the non-hotfixed patch.

is that torrent for .81 or for .81a? it seems like it is the .81 patch but i'm not sure?

You're right. I should have checked that it pointed to the right place first. Sorry!

This time I've created the link myself and checked it :beam:. Here's the torrent.

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The Team, as always has done a fantastic job getting the Hotfix prepared and tested. But sadly, the "simple patch" seems to have had a built-in flaw that caused it to uninstall EB. I can assure you guys we DID test this before releasing it - we always do. But as many of you know from first hand experience, sometimes the Hotfix installer works PERFECTLY - and that was our experience duing the internal test. So people out here weren't "blind and dumb", and we apologize to those who did everything *right*, and STILL were getting CTD's. :shame:

At least we had a solid "Plan B", and fortunately that has worked well. :2thumbsup:

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Kull,

I dont think theres a person here who doesnt have the greatest respect and admiration for what the EB team has achieved. The work speaks for itself. I think we all understand that when it comes to computers and in particular modding - $&!* happens. I think people are just eager to help in anyway they can by reporting small problems before they become big ones, and I guess the only problem is this mod is so great, excitement quickly turns to disappoitment when they cant play the latest version. And as in all cases you guys were well prepared with an alternate. Its a no blame culture, and if you guys are to blame for anything its creating a mod that has re-addicted people to game they had long ago shelved, and being too efficient and professional, thus when something does mess up - people go into a panic :laugh4:

BRAVO

anyone willing to help seed the torrent? your international eb fans are stuck at 16.6% and i would seed forever until all needs for the patch are fulfilled.

or maybe upload the zip file onto filefront or other filesharing website? any help with spreading the love would be very much appreciated.

Seems I'm the only full seeder at the moment, it's a pity. My computer was off during the night so my GF could sleep... I see people are at about 20%, and it sucks that I can't get mine to upload faster. I'll try another client.

Edit: Running three clients now, uTorrent, Azureus and BitComet. All of them are slow, but Azureus seems to give the best upload (a poor 10-15 kb/s).

I'm helping to seed too, but my connection sucks and it isn't doing anything.

If there is anyone out there that wanted to help and downloaded directly. You can download the torrent, tell it to install to where you did your direct download. The BitTorrent client should be able to identify it, check it, and then you can go straight to seeding.

thanks to everyone who helped seed! it means a lot to me and shows the comradeship of the eb community. i will keep seeding for the next few days in case anyone else wants to download it. once again, thank you very much!

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Note: The hotfix file ("EB FTP Patch") has been removed until such time as we can get it working properly (in many cases it seems to delete the entire EB file set instead of upgrading it). So as an interim step, here is the link to the zip file we used for the last internal build. It has all the same files (except the Readme), and it should work for anybody who hasn't already used the previous Hotfix installer. The zip file is designed to be installed into the RTW Root directory (i.e the one above "EB") and will automatically place all files in the correct folders.

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YEAH!!! I wish you would release all patches in this form. I understand why you don't. But, they are just so much faster to DL and so much easier.

Anyhoo, thanks EB Team! Kudos!

I used the zip file, and it worked like a charm, i saved it here:
C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War and then i extracted the files there. It even made the shortcut.

So...it seems that the zip works...
I have downloaded the patch,the full and the zip,but i wonder wich of all this can work...
I think that with zip No one face a problem...Is that right?

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Originally Posted by Alkiviadis

So...it seems that the zip works...
I have downloaded the patch,the full and the zip,but i wonder wich of all this can work...
I think that with zip No one face a problem...Is that right?

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They have different purposes:

1) The "full" is designed to go on top of a clean v1.5 RTW install (but it can update a previous EB installation, too).

2) The Patch is no longer available - if you downloaded it, don't use it.

3) The zip is designed to go on top of a working EB v.81 build.

Sorry, bit of a side question but it refers back to something posted earlier. A dutch guy asked about how finished EB was overall, and I understand the huge scope of this project means EB is a work in progress. I was just wondering if the EB team felt they would reach a final version or if because of the way things change over time this would always be a constant Mod?

Mişto! I should prepare myself for a new campaign then, eh... I can feel it that this time I will win (last time Macedonians kicked my ass).

Arbaces

I would expect we release a final version, but 1.0 won't be it. We won't require all 500 units be done to give it the 1.0 tag, and so we will still be working on some things after that designation.

Thanks Kull...
I will install the zip version...
I don't need to delete the map file...Is that correct?

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I don't need to delete the map file...Is that correct?

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That is correct.

Thanks again...

Small question here, I got 81a full from the website, and also a patch.

The file of the patch is 81a3.zip

It is oki to use that .Zip or its not required? I am guessing its version 3 of the Hotfix right?

Oki never mind, all went well.

Made a separate folder and installed full + patch..and works fine.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Suraknar

Small question here, I got 81a full from the website, and also a patch.

The file of the patch is 81a3.zip

It is oki to use that .Zip or its not required? I am guessing its version 3 of the Hotfix right?

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v.81a has the entire patch, including the Hotfix. The zip file contains the 3rd internal version of the hotfix, which is the same as the released hotfix, which is already part of the v.81a full install.

So no, you don't need to add the zip file to the full install, although you won't break anything if you do.

Ahh :) Thank you for the clarification! :2thumbsup:

THE DOWNLOAD LINKS DO NOT WORK:oops: Can you please take a look at them?

Thanks

Looked at them. They work.

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Looked at them. They work.

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Hmmm ,Maybe it's just me:oops:
It seems the file is 7MB ,Is it possible to provide me a "www.megaupload.com" link? (Don't bother you if the filesize is more than 7mb)

Thanks for the quick response

I forget where, but someone once said that our website was blacklisted on some shady filtering application as a "peer-to-peer poisoner" or some such nonsense. Perhaps you have got one of those installed? We like to track the number of downloads, so we prefer if you get the links to work rather than post an alternate file.

Thanks bovi :) Yes it was my firewall that blocked your site and prevent me downloading the Hotfix.

Thank you for the help

I have EB 0.81a v2 and when I play as the SPQR I cant get core troops in a conquered settlement except Segesta. Can anyone help me?

What is EB2?

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I have EB 0.81a v2 and when I play as the SPQR I cant get core troops in a conquered settlement except Segesta. Can anyone help me?

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It is meant to be this way. Check the FAQ about Roman reforms for more information.

Foot

So you're supposed to wait for the next reform?

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So you're supposed to wait for the next reform?

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Thats what it says.

Foot

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What is EB2?

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The EB Mod designed for M2TW (similar in many respects to this, the EB1 mod, but taking advantage of the new features in M2TW).

I installed the 0.81a over my clean 1.05 but im trying to run the game it only runs the original rome total war... what am I doing wrong?

Note that you should use 0.81a V2 now. Please refer to the installation guide.

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Originally Posted by Alien of Germania

I installed the 0.81a over my clean 1.05 but im trying to run the game it only runs the original rome total war... what am I doing wrong?

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Remember to use the EB desktop icon. Normal methods of playing RTW will get you vanilla RTW.

yea I have the v2 version...
and I tried using the eb desktop icon... What happened is the system searched for the rtw.exe and I think its replaced maybe? :dizzy2:

If it searches for Rome-TW.exe the link of the icon is incorrect.

Either somehow you installed .v81a2 to the wrong folder,
RTW got removed for some dubious reason.
Or someone edited the link of the icon.

Most likely is that you installed .v81a2 to the wrong folder.

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Most likely is that you installed .v81a2 to the wrong folder.

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Indeed.

I always wanted to play this wondeful mod guys but I give up, I tried.
I reinstalled (in the correct folder again) and when I tried to launch the game from the EB icon the windows started searching for the rtw.exe and launched the normal game again. I searched for an EB .exe file in the folders and couldnt find any.
regards

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Originally Posted by Alien of Germania

I always wanted to play this wondeful mod guys but I give up, I tried.
I reinstalled (in the correct folder again) and when I tried to launch the game from the EB icon the windows started searching for the rtw.exe and launched the normal game again. I searched for an EB .exe file in the folders and couldnt find any.
regards

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You have not installed the game in the correct folder. The folder you must install into is the same folder with the RomeTW.exe which is usually called "Rome - Total War". After install this self-same folder should no contain a subfolder called EB.

Can you please take a screenshot of the folder you have installed EB into, where the EB folder is, so we can check you have go it right.

There is no EB.exe.

Foot

Hi.

I found another solution for the CTD in Carrodunum. Please look at the post https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=83661

Thanks!

I can't get the update from 0.81 -> 0.81a download link to work. It just reloads the page with the download counter updated. The 0.81a -> 0.81av2 download works. BTW I am trying to use the Zip files provided on Page 2.

Whoops, sorry. Try again.

Working, thanks :wink:

I have problem with 0.81 on sallyout battle in besieged Hierosolymna(or something like that, city northwest from Petra). Seems like if I win and espetially if my general survives, it leads to CTD.
I have checked list of hotfix changes, it appears nothing like trait ctd fix is there.
Are you interested in savegame, or was it fixed since?