Help Please

[bobbin]

No it shouldn't do anything. The picture you posted shows that EB installed in the program files version of RTW are you certain it is in the Users folder version too? (sorry to go on about it but good to be absolutely sure)

If it has and its still not working i'll just put down how I install EB to see if that helps

1. Install RTW in a folder not in program files ( in my case it went into "C:\Games")

2. Patch up to 1.5

3. Make copy of Rome - Total War folder so you have a backup if anthing goes wrong (in my case i just have it in the same folder as the orginal)

4. Install EB in the Rome - Total war folder ("C:\Games\Rome - Total War")

5. Install the EB 1.2 patch and other fixes

6. I open the folder EB installed in, find the RTW.exe (C:\Games\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe) and make a shortcut for it .

7. I open up the properties menu for the shortcut and put in the target box

"C:\Games\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -ne

and put in the start in box

"C:\Games\Rome - Total War "

This should work but if it still doesn't have a read of this to see if there's anything you/I missed out https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=80270

[gwax23]

Well i uninstalled everything and reinstalled it that time in the program files because I didnt think keeping it in the user files would fix the problem but im not so sure.

Now everything is uninstalled and a clean slate. I have it patched to 1.5 since its from gold edition. I have a games folder but RTW vanilla is still installed in program files. I can make a copy and either put it in user files or my game folder on my desktop correct? and then install EB to the copy.

Does that all sound good cause if so I can do that easily.

Now the thing with the short cut is where im not so sure. What do i have to put as the target and start box. Itll probably depend on whether I picked the game folder or user files to make a copy and install EB too.

[bobbin]

Yep that should work. Remember to check that the copy is called "Rome - Total War" and not "Copy of Rome - Total War" or something which happens sometimes.

For the target box say you installed in something like "C:\Games" this would go in

"C:\Games\Rome - Total War\RomeTW.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -ne

and the start in box would be

"C:\Games\Rome - Total War "

ps. as an aside you aren't running the game with steam are you?

[gwax23]

Okay im gonna make a copy of the original RTW folder and paste it in my games folder on my desktop. Im renaming the original original and keeping the copy "Rome-Total War" like you had. Once I Install EB to it im going to do the thing with the shortcut hopefully it will finally work and I will eb able to play EB if not ill show u what I did.

Thanks for your help


and to ur ps no i am not running it with steam its rtw gold edition but BI isnt installed

[bovi]

Well i uninstalled everything and reinstalled it that time in the program files because I didnt think keeping it in the user files would fix the problem but im not so sure.

I'm baffled. The installer tells you not to install under program files. People here tell you not to install under program files. Yet you think it is the best idea .

You should run the validation once you've installed EB 1.2 and post the results here. It may have clues as to why it's not running what you expect.