Quote Originally Posted by FactionHeir
I did that with my fixes after I posted the above. (Version 1.25 to Version 1.25a)
Was actually quite easy to do. Open EDCT in word, replace all entries of NoGoingBackLevel with ; NoGoingBackLevel
Haha! Good one. I was thinking too hard and missed the easier answer. I guess I have a hammer so the problem looked like a nail.

Commenting the lines even has the advantage of letting you search for the lines later and auto-remove the comments in similar fashion via a find and replace for "; NoGoingBackLevel".

Quote Originally Posted by MulusMariae
During the Papal States turn, the Pope attacks me. During the battle, my troops capture the routing Pope. After the battle, I try to ransom the Pope, but they can't pay, so the prisoners are executed.

The game "hangs" forever, still showing that it is the Papal States' turn.
That'll teach you to mess with the pope! Did you miss the part of the manual that says "if the pope ever attacks you, you must roll over and die, or suffer biblical wrath of epic proportions?" I guess they mean God hangs your game, lol.

Seriously though, sorry to hear about your troubles. All I can say is reload a save and try it again, play it out differently. If the problem repeats itself try again so you can avoid killing the pope, that'll probably at least get you by the problem.