New Quotes for EB 1

**oudysseos** · 06-15-2009, 12:33

Alien- your problem is indicative of not having installed ALL THREE FILES correctly. Without descr_transition_screen and descr_quotes_lookup, the quotes file will do nothing. If you have Vista, you have to be sure that the new files have actually replaced the old ones. Otherwise you got bubkes.
I recommend redownloading and reinstalling ALL THREE FILES in the correct locations as per the first post. Let me know what happens.

Bigstape- I have no idea why your game runs slower: mine has not been affected in any way. There were ca. 160 quotes in EB1.2 originally: the new files bump that up to ca. 240, which is only a 50% increase in very short text files so should have no effect on speed. The EBBS or EDU are much much longer, for instance (theye are not changed by these files: just comparing). Did you install all three files?

**Alien of Germania** · 06-17-2009, 04:06

Re-downloaded and replaced the files again. Its working now. Thanks for the help Oudysseos. Good job EB team!

**bigstape** · 07-08-2009, 23:28

Turns out it wasn't the quotes, just another problem with my computer cured with a restart.

**Tiberius Claudius Marcellus** · 07-16-2009, 00:03

I installed all three files and saw the quotes; but after i installed EB would CTD every time I started it. It would work fine the second time I started the game though. This happened continously (basically every other time I launched the program), forcing me to uninstall RTW and EB.

Problem solved; but now no new quotes :-/. Any suggestions?

**oudysseos** · 07-16-2009, 08:48

Originally Posted by Tiberius Claudius Marcellus

I installed all three files and saw the quotes; but after i installed EB would CTD every time I started it. It would work fine the second time I started the game though. This happened continously (basically every other time I launched the program), forcing me to uninstall RTW and EB.

Problem solved; but now no new quotes :-/. Any suggestions?

Are you a Vista ~~victim~~ user?

I ask because apparently copying files over in Vista is not as straightforward as I'm used to in XP. Make sure that the new files have actually overwritten the old ones. Otherwise I'm at a loss: the only reason that CTDs can occur from these files is if all three are not correctly installed (i.e., if you have new quotes.txt but not new descr_quotes_lookup). If the numbers/threads/strings don't match up over all three files, then it will crash.

**gosam** · 07-16-2009, 23:36

I'm having issues with the new quotes too (on win XP though).

I even totally uninstalled RTW/EB and reinstalled it, then applied the new quotes. I get crashes when loading/starting games or when battles are loading, but not always.
Reinstalling the backed up files solves the problem, so it can't be something else.

**TheStranger** · 10-06-2009, 01:37

Originally Posted by gosam

I'm having issues with the new quotes too (on win XP though).

I even totally uninstalled RTW/EB and reinstalled it, then applied the new quotes. I get crashes when loading/starting games or when battles are loading, but not always.
Reinstalling the backed up files solves the problem, so it can't be something else.

I have the same problem. Tried it with a fresh installation on XP, btw. I'm using Alex.exe, but I don't know what could be causing the problem. It crashes before a battle, but not before every battle. I tested it with Baktria and I could fight 2 battles, but when I were attacked on the AI turn I got a ctd, when the hame was zooming on the city. There it froze and the sound music began to loop. Same happened with AS.

It's not a major problem because I can play without the quotes, but I really love them, so it would be a pity not to use them.

**jirisys** · 01-28-2010, 18:06

how about somebody merges the quotes from the mod and the ones from the vannila EB and vanilla RTW, it'll be great!

**kepta** · 07-14-2010, 20:54

Yea me too had a persistent crash with the new quotes, after reinstalling the back up no problems at all.

**Tiberius Claudius Marcellus** · 07-18-2009, 04:27

Originally Posted by oudysseos

Are you a Vista ~~victim~~ user?

I ask because apparently copying files over in Vista is not as straightforward as I'm used to in XP. Make sure that the new files have actually overwritten the old ones. Otherwise I'm at a loss: the only reason that CTDs can occur from these files is if all three are not correctly installed (i.e., if you have new quotes.txt but not new descr_quotes_lookup). If the numbers/threads/strings don't match up over all three files, then it will crash.

I'm using XP home edition from 4 or so years ago, all the current updates, etc. etc.

I just re-tried to install the new quotes by manually deleting the original three files and installing the new three files in their stead and I'm still getting my original problem - the game will crash at the loading screen every other time I start it; but when it doesn't crash, I can see the new quotes just fine.

Perhaps it's a compatibility error with other add ons?

I'm using EB v 1.2 (not BI) with phalanx_mod_v1.2, EB-vanilla-sea mod, the "scriptfixes12", and "sprites12" patches.

For now I am just not going to use the new quotes; but kudos to the author of the patch!

**Alien of Germania** · 07-29-2009, 18:46

Just to add something may interest, I updated my nvidia drivers and the "almost frequent" ctds dissapeared. This may not fit in this topic very well but maybe its related, cause I got the more frequent ctds after placing the new quotes. For those experiencing ctds after the new quotes try installing new vid drivers this may help. Or begin a new campaign, maybe its related to old campaign saves not working very well with the replacemetns. Just my 2 cents.