getting started in eb

[topbhoy88]

hey im wondering if anyone can help me get eb to play, i have rtw gold edition, which comes with patch 1.5 as far as im aware! i have downloaded the two files, extracted them and installed! now i have two rome total war folders, one in my d: drive - the origonal and one in my c: drive - eb. when i click on the eb single player it comes up with an error saying -

execution of command\rometw.exe-mod:eb-show-error'failed (error2: the system cannot find the files spesified)

asorry but i'm not up to scratch with how you do these things and would appreciate anyones help in solving this problem??? thnks

[machinor]

does it say "...rometw.exe..."? The RTW executable is called "rtw.exe" as far as I know. Might be different in the Gold Version though.


EDIT:
This might be your problem: https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=112359

[MarcusAureliusAntoninus]

It would seem you installed EB to the wrong location. If you RTW is in you "D:" drive, that is where you need to put EB.

[bovi]

There is a bug in the created shortcut. See frequent issues.

[topbhoy88]

thnks for your coments, i managed to get it installed and playing! i installed it into my users folder and it ran as sweet as a nut, the problem was i had a mod already on it, amazon mod. so had to uninstall and re-install! tho i have another problem, i cant save any progress i have made in the game... so it's pretty pointless playing it unless i want to start from the beginning every time, i do the 'show me how' at the advisor and still cant save, any ideas??? it is becoming too much of a hassle playing this mod i must add

[topbhoy88]

i have installed EB and it runs fine, the only problem is i cant save any game that i play, i do the 'show me how' button in the advisor section as told to but still i cannot save games... i need to start from scratch each time i play the game which is seriously annoying... has anyone had this problem and if so how do i fix this???

i'm about to uninstall this mod because it is causeing more hassle than it's worth!

[Ardri]

The 'show me how' only does the script. You save the game by pressing Escape and then choosing Save Game

[A Very Super Market]

Actually, I don't have any idea what you mean? Do your saves crash or something? Are they unclickable or something?

[bovi]

What precisely happens when you choose to save the game? Please run a validation.

[topbhoy88]

lol omg, thnks for replying but i do know how to save a game lol i've played this game for 2 years haha when i hit escape.... then click... save game, it comes up with an error sayin cannot save game file!!! i have no idea why

[Skullheadhq]

screenshot?

[iamphet]

lol omg, thnks for replying but i do know how to save a game lol i've played this game for 2 years haha when i hit escape.... then click... save game, it comes up with an error sayin cannot save game file!!! i have no idea why

Disk full? Bad blocks? No permission? You are running Vista and installed into Program Files?

[topbhoy88]

hey, ive been told to post a new thread, if i have sent pm's to anyone i apoligise as i am new to this and did'nt know, but to the problem - when i try to save a game it comes up with the following error -
save failed

-could'nt create save file on disk-


i am running this game on vista and have installed this mod in my users file along with the origonal rtw folder if this helps

thnks for your posts and help!

[topbhoy88]

jesus can some one help me to fix my problem, i cannot save any of my games. when i click save, it comes up with an error saying, save failed - could'nt save game file to data-

plz someone help, this game is the dogs bollocks but i have to start from scratch every time i restart the game, i could cry lol

[bovi]

hi bovi, when i click to save a game it comes up with an error saying.. cannot save game file, it happens every time... have you heard of this prob b4? thnks foer the link i will check it out!!

No. Where did you install RTW? Sounds like you either have no space left or no permission to write files there.

Run a validation, rather than asking for help everywhere other than here where it belongs.

[topbhoy88]

rtw is installed in my users file, because you cannot install in program files and use the mod. i have 52g ree space in d: and 25g in c:is this enough space, i have no idea about permmision, i am the sole user of my pc

[bovi]

Then you have enough space, and it's probably a matter of having permission to write where the game tries to do so. I'm afraid I can't help you further with that part. At least not until you

RUN. A. VALIDATION.

[topbhoy88]

bovi, i have ran a validation!!! still no joy but it doesnt matter now, i uninstalled the entire game so i could start from scratch... but now the origonal rtw wont install and cuts out half way thro the installment... i give up! im just gonna settle for mtw2 or cod4. cheers