III. Installation
Thanks to Gray_Lensman, the modification has been packaged in a Windows' Installer format that is ready to run. To install it, simply run the M2TW_VanillaMod_0.93b.exe file insuring it is correctly pointed to the main Medieval II: Total War folder (if is not already defaulted to point to that specific folder.)
It will install all the mod files into a subfolder of the main game folder appropriately named \VanillaMod.
It will also install 2 additional files into the main game folder named VanillaMod.hdr and VanillaMod.bat
At this point you are ready to run the VanillaMod as the game itself.
Note: Each time it runs it will append the VanillaMod.hdr file to the start of the medieval2.preferences.cfg which contains all your previously selected preferences and then create a VanillaMod.cfg file prior to initiating the VanillaMod game. Thanks to John_Longarrow for demonstrating this appending technique.
Run the mod using VanillaMod.bat. This should already be correctly located in the main game folder along with the VanillaMod.hdr and the previously mentioned medieval2.preferences.cfg files.
Additionally you can make a shortcut to VanillaMod.bat and then place the shortcut (not the bat file) on your desktop for easy access.
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