Problem getting corrected_regions.tga to work

**bovi** · 08-21-2008, 19:38

Mine is E:\Cd-spill\RomeEBSvn\RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -nm -show_err -ne
I have no idea why yours won't accept it.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 08-21-2008, 21:05

Maybe you spot something obvious that's not obvious for me!?

**bovi** · 08-21-2008, 22:31

* Spaces in folders. Just don't do it.
* It's in Program Files. Why...
* The hyphens are placed wrong. The quote needs to end after the exe, not after the entire line.

**Foot** · 08-21-2008, 23:05

RomeTW.exe" -mod:eb -nm -show_err -ne

not

RomeTW.exe -mod:eb -nm -show_err -ne"

Foot

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 08-21-2008, 23:46

Originally Posted by bovi

* The hyphens are placed wrong. The quote needs to end after the exe, not after the entire line.

Ah. How should I know? Anyways I corrected this, it was accepted. I deleted map.rwm in maps/base and in sp game backup. Then I started with my new working shortcut. Tried to start a campaign, didn't work. Quitted, new map.rwm was generated. Weighed approx. 6500kb in comparison to 7500kb of back-upped original. Copied new map.rwm into sp game backup. Started EB normally in Single Player mode. Tried to load my Makedonian save, ctded upon 2 seconds of loading screen.

Ideas? Yes I've made a backup of both map.rwm files.

Edit: I copied "corrected_regions.tga" from the RTW folder into the maps/base folder. That was the reason for the whole work after all, to save me the after battle ctd.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 08-21-2008, 23:51

Originally Posted by bovi

* Spaces in folders. Just don't do it.
* It's in Program Files. Why...

Why no spaces in folder names? Btw it wasn't me who named that "Rome - Total War" folder, it was the RTW installer naturally.

Why shouldn't it be in Program Files? Every program is installed there and I didn't want to change this.

**bovi** · 08-22-2008, 07:23

Hmm... Then perhaps it won't work with an ongoing campaign. Could you try to start a new one and see if that crashes as well? I've done the same procedure with the internal version and there it works fine, but I only tried to start a new campaign...

As for how you should know about the hyphens, I would presume you've come across this problem earlier with shortcuts using your space-infested folder names, or used any command line (DOS, Unix or whatever). Apparently not though.

Spaces, like non-US-ASCII characters, in folder names is asking for problems. At least the German version of Windows doesn't have spaces by default. Although perhaps it is just me having experience from the old days, where it led to all kinds of problems when I tried to use Norwegian characters.

The placement of games on the disk is I guess a matter of personal preference, but I prefer to not have them cluttering up the normal applications. Also having EB in Program Files is discouraged (by the installer, no less). Yes, it's Vista that has problems with it and you're probably doing alright if you have XP.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 08-22-2008, 18:01

Originally Posted by bovi

Hmm... Then perhaps it won't work with an ongoing campaign. Could you try to start a new one and see if that crashes as well? I've done the same procedure with the internal version and there it works fine, but I only tried to start a new campaign...

As for how you should know about the hyphens, I would presume you've come across this problem earlier with shortcuts using your space-infested folder names, or used any command line (DOS, Unix or whatever). Apparently not though.

Spaces, like non-US-ASCII characters, in folder names is asking for problems. At least the German version of Windows doesn't have spaces by default. Although perhaps it is just me having experience from the old days, where it led to all kinds of problems when I tried to use Norwegian characters.

The placement of games on the disk is I guess a matter of personal preference, but I prefer to not have them cluttering up the normal applications. Also having EB in Program Files is discouraged (by the installer, no less). Yes, it's Vista that has problems with it and you're probably doing alright if you have XP.

Done the same. Tried to start Baktria and Saka campaign, didn't work, got kicked back to the Single Player menu. Upon quitting the game I got this screen:

Then I copied the new map.rwm into sp game backup and started in normal Single Player mode. Tried to start Saka and Saba campaign and got kicked again. Quitted the game without failure screen.

**Tellos Athenaios** · 08-22-2008, 19:29

That's one funky error 'cause:

Code:

1764 |  level city
1765 |  region Latium2

In:

Code:

settlement
{
	level city
	region Latium2

	year_founded 0
	population 8770
	settlement_tax 51
	plan_set default_set
	faction_creator seleucid
	building
	{
		type core_building governors_palace
	}
	building
	{
		type uniques1 oneone
	}
	building
	{
		type defenses stone_wall
	}
	building
	{
		type amphitheatres game_field
	}
	building
	{
		type equestrian stables
	}
	building
	{
		type healing doctor
	}
;WG	building
;	{
;		type Barracks_A city_barracks_A1
;	}
	building
	{
		type smith blacksmith
	}
;WG	building
;	{
;		type hinterland_roads roads
;	}
	building
	{
		type port_buildings shipwright
	}
	building
	{
		type farms2 grain_silo
	}
	building
	{
		type market market
	}
	building
	{
		type hinterland_farms farms+2
	}
	building
	{
		type temple_of_governors temple_of_governors_large_temple
	}
}

Which would indicate a wrong location of the single black pixel in the Latium (as seen in the game) province... Ooh now our Scripters are gonna be really, really unhappy.