EB won't run. Vannila will.

[AnouMawi]

I recently downloaded EB onto a perfectly fine vannila 1.5 RTW. However, when I run EB, vannila RTW plays rather than the mod. All I can do is play the three Roman families. I have a vista and the validate install file is blank, but isn't that suposed to happen? EB is located in the same folder as RTW, with both vannilla an EB executables in the folder. I am using 1.2 EB.

[DaciaJC]

Where is your RTW folder located? Still in C:/Program Files/Activision/...?

The reason I ask is that I recall reading that RTW 1.5 should be located somewhere other than Program Files with EB installed in the same folder.

[AnouMawi]

It was not. I uninstalled and reinstalled and the same problem exists. This is the picture of the folder, if it helps.

[bovi]

The shortcut has a bug, you need to move a quote-mark. See the frequent issues.

[Slaists]

It was not. I uninstalled and reinstalled and the same problem exists. This is the picture of the folder, if it helps.

hmm, from the picture, it seems you have installed rome in "my documents" folder. that could be the root of the problem.

[codorra]

HI!

Problem is, i guessm, with command file : PLAY EB
It is not complete:
You have to type in at the properties:
-mod:eb -show_err

Because the install does only this -show_err

Same was on my computer, but hopefully i could solve the problem. :).

That's all.

[Prussian to the Iron]

the easiest way to fix this is to:

A) make sure that R:TW is not in program files since you are using vista(i have one too :P) if it is in program files orprogram files x86, then uninstall and reinstall rtw. this time, install it to

C:\Games\Activision\Rome-Total War\

this will ensure it works. install the patches and EB to that exact file name. now, there are 2 ways you can ensure you have a working shortcut. either:

A) downlaod EB 1.0 and then install 1.1 and 1.2 over it. this will automatically give you a shortcut in the start menu that says something like "EB single player" or something like that.

B) install trivial script when you go ot install 1.1. this is a little harder though.

[Liandro]

I just re-bought the game because I thought ok, maybe it's my discs, well, it's a legitimate copy, from gamestop, has 4 discs, 3 RTW and 1 Barbarian Invasion, it reads Gold Edition on the case cover, however, when I install it, I get only to 1.3, so I update to 1.5. Before that even gets this far however, I find that the little green paper that came with it, much like the first time I bought gold edition about 2 years ago is that the CD Key is not needed, I never am required to enter it like I do for M2 TW. Despite that I continue on to the exact instructions that this topic

ht tp: //forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=80270&highlight=help+install


says to do, everything, exact, except the name of his folder being likely his name and mine being mine.

Then I look at your post and see that you have
C:\Games\Activision\Rome-Total War\

I don't get the Activision part, I get The Creative Assembly\Rome-Total War\
I'm running vista as well, but this all goes fine, so I proceed to install EB 1, then EB 1.2, and I try to play, the game gets to where you can choose a faction and start the campaign, everythings ready, cool music playing, click start campaign and ... nothing, the game quietly crashes (I suppose), I can press escape to exit, nothing fancy, no alt+ctrl+del command needed, just a simple esc press does it. Well, I waited for 1, 2, 3, 4, hours all night and got up the next morning and nothing, esc took me right back to desktop. Ran the verification thing and I get an empty notepad file that's completely useless, so I have nothing to place here.

I'm not angry, I'm annoyed, but I'd like to know if it's just not going to run. Thanks for any help and reading this far.

[Prussian to the Iron]

well, i think it is required to do Activision. thats the folder it is used for. i have never encountered your problem though, it is most likely an installation problem.

let me ask you this: did you install only RTW, or RTW and BI? if you installed both, you need to find the BI version of EB, or it will not run right.

[Liandro]

There's a BI version of EB 1.2? Good god, I had no idea, where is that located at?