My mini-mod is unable to start!

[Caius]

Hi.
I am creating my mini mod, but i'm having a problem.
I modificated the descr_strat.txt, and I modificated some things.
but i dont see any errors in the file who make my campaign unable to start!
Where is the problem?

[Makanyane]

You are going to need to provide more information for anyone to help you.

FIRST - have you got -show_err on your shortcut????

If you have and it isn't giving you a message, please explain a little more about what you altered. Is descr_strat the only file you changed? (If you only changed small areas of descr_strat could you copy and paste them into your reply?) Are you just changing the files within an existing campaign folder or did you make a new folder for a provincial campaign?

When you attempt to start the campaign, how far (to which screen) does it get? When it stops does it crash to desktop or go back to the previous menu?

[Caius]

I dont have the -show_err in the shortcut, but the game doesnt crash to desktop.
I changed ALL the descr_strat file, the only file, I just added new units for make the campaign some more fun.
I click provincial campaign, i select the campaign and i select the faction, i click in the arrow for start the campaign and..turns back, and i cant play the campaign

[Makanyane]

You have what is commonly refered to here as a KTM (Kick-back To Menu)
if you put -show_err on your shortcut it should direct you to the error.

to do this right click the desktop shortcut you start the game from, select properties, and in target box after " add a space and then -show_err
so it looks like

"X:\blah\blah\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-BI.exe" -show_err

click 'apply', then start the game from that shortcut.

The same thing will happen to you when you attempt to start game you will go back to menu, click exit on both screens to leave game and hopefully as you leave the program it will give you an error message.

If you don't understand error message, write it down and post in reply.

[Byzantine Emperor]

You have got to let other people help sometimes Makanyane :lol:

But yeah, do what s/he said.

[Sir Dinadan]

I have had a kick back to menu with a provincial campaign using -show err and it didn't tell me what was wrong.

[Makanyane]

Well I did say should..

And what's with the

do what s/he said.

do I need a better looking 'princess' or something ??

[Byzantine Emperor]

When do you get kicked back? What do you click?

do I need a better looking 'princess' or something ??

Hehe... Does eveyone look like their avatar?

[Caius]

I started all again:
There was a error with a unit, but i deleted the troop and nothing changed.The same error

[Makanyane]

Try deleting your map.rwm - thats meant to only refer to regions / map problems, but if you don't delete it you sometimes keep getting the same error.

(sorry Byzantine Emperor if you were waiting to reply to this , but I'm off on holiday soon so its all over to you then - and unfortunately I look more like my avatar on twcenter!)

[Byzantine Emperor]

lol. What is that? A hyena?

Yeah try deleting the map.rwm and write down the error message if it pops up again and post it.

[Caius]

Thank you to everyone!.
Now I started all again.

[Caius]

I was working and I want started the U:TW campaign and...
Crash to the Single Player Menu.
using show_err gives me the following problem:
Generic Error

DATABASE_TABLE error found:unrecognised record id roman light cavalry requested

I have writed something wrong?

[Caius]

I have had a kick back to menu with a provincial campaign using -show err and it didn't tell me what was wrong.

The Walrus, you are writing incorrectly the code.It is show_err

[Byzantine Emperor]

I was working and I want started the U:TW campaign and...
Crash to the Single Player Menu.
using show_err gives me the following problem:
Generic Error

DATABASE_TABLE error found:unrecognised record id roman light cavalry requested

I have writed something wrong?

Have a look in your descr_strat. Try replacing roman light cavalry with something
else.

[Caius]

writing error fixed.
I'm starting again and I have a CTD but without a message error.
I'm needing help because i'm wanting to release the U:TW

[Byzantine Emperor]

When do you get the CTD/KTM? What do you click on or what screen are you on?

[Epistolary Richard]

You're going to have to be more specific about what changes you've made. Remarkably few forum members have psychic powers and/or access to your hard drive. Generally though, don't make a lot of changes at once, make small changes and test often so you know when you added the problem, keep backups and if you can't figure out what's wrong revert to the previous version that worked and try it in smaller steps.

[Caius]

I will explain:
I maded many changes in the descr_strat.txt file, I'm adding new troops and unificating nations.
I'm deleting factions and giving a nation the family member of other faction to that factio.
Thats all the changes for my mod

[Epistolary Richard]

What were the specific changes you made in between the last version you had working and this version which doesn't work?

[Caius]

I deleted all the entries of diplomacy of the destroyed factions, adding troops to the greeks and the romans.Im checking the file again

[Byzantine Emperor]

So when do you get the CTD? The problem may be with adding troops.

[Caius]

I have the CTd when I click the arrow of the right when I selected the faction, works and nothing,a CTD

[Byzantine Emperor]

Could you upload the files somewhere so others can have a look at them? Does the game crash when you reach the end of the loading bar? Have you deleted map.rwm? If not do so. Do you have a map_heights.hgt? If so, delete map_heights.hgt.

[Attyla]

you only have 2 solutions:
1. delete map.rtw (if you are lucky - it will be fine:D)
2. you shouldn't make a lot of change. You should make one, two changes and start the game. Then you should save file you are modifing and try to introduce next changes. Unfortunately, from time to time hapens, that the game doesn't wont to read modification file without explicite reason (probably after damaging the data table you can't see in *.txt editor). If it will hapens - you should restore old version of modificated file and try to introduce your modifications again.

[Caius]

Too late.
i want to upload my mod, but i need contact barroca

[Byzantine Emperor]

You could try uploading it somewhere else, rather than totalwar.org.

[Caius]

Ok.
I sended the descr_strat file.I dont know where the file is.needing help!

CF

[Caius]

Ok.
The file is UTWDescr_strat.zip
Any help is gratly appreciated

Caius

[Bombasticus Maximus]

Where is the file?