ctd on startup...string faction something or other

[Kull]

We have a nice FAQ that is updated regularly, so it should always be your first stop. And in fact, this very problem is identified, along with the fix:

This is caused by a bad/corrupted download file, you have to download EB again.

There is absolutely no doubt that this error is caused by a bad download, so please get new copies of v.72 and v.74 and reinstall the game again. If you're feeling lucky, just get a new v.74 and install it on top of your old install.....and pray.

[Tellos Athenaios]

I got the same error too, then I read your piece of advice and so I installed new copies of EB v0.7.2 and EB v0.7.4. And guess what: the same error pops up again...

I got my copies from your Europa Barbarorum website so if it is still all about a corrupted file then maybe there is something wrong with the files the EB team uploaded.

EDIT: The error is due to something wrong with EB v0.7.2, or at least when I uninstalled EB and then reinstalled only my copy of v0.7.2 the error appeared again.

[BlackAxe3001]

I had that same problem also, but here is how I installed everything and it worked. I had a clean install of RTW 1.0. I then installed the .exe format of the 1.2 patch. (The ziped version gave me the error that you guys are receiving). I then installed EB 0.7.2 and then installed 0.7.4 and the error was gone. It worked for me, so give it a shot and see if that works.

[Tellos Athenaios]

Thanks a bundle! I think I will simply redownload my RTW 1.2 patch, although it's an .exe file. Hope this sort things out.

EDIT: Couldn't find an unzipped 1.2 patch, so tried another EB v0.7.2 download link. Kept my fingers crossed and... it finally worked! After just about 5 or 6 hours of doing things to make it work (including reinstalling my RTW and trying every download link the EB team provided me with...) I, or rather chance, finally managed to launch EB. The link from the EB website to 3D downloads proved to be the right one.