ALEXANDER EB

[Darth Revan]

Thanks,
I m downloading it right away........

[Darth Revan]

I have downloaded & installed EAEM........I have only two minor problems with it.....

1)- The default resolution of my monitor is 800x600. Alex EB does'nt switch to 1024x768 like vanilla EB & RTW-Alex did. So I get a half image which makes it unplayable. However, if I manually change the resolution, than there is no problem.
2)- when I finally played alex eb (playing as macedon), than I found all factions at the start have elite units, thats cool .....but then, I found that Konion Hellenon as well as Pergamnon have the macedonian Hetairoi in their stacks. Pergamnon even have access to Seleucids Hellenic Cataphracts. I believe that this destroys the advantage one faction has over the other. So I wish to replace the cavalry of these greek factions with their own elite cavalry i.e. Greek noble cavalry or Lonchopriene (messed up with spelling) Hippies.

So which files I have to edit ??????? EDU of sp backup ????? or any other

[hrrypttrbst]

Whenever i start Alex EB i get a problem with EB/data//chat_filter.san.
Some help pls??

[Darth Revan]

Whenever i start Alex EB i get a problem with EB/data//chat_filter.san.
Some help pls??

Did you install Alexander expansion (vanilla) before installing EAEM ????????

[Maksimus]

Hi, you need to copy that ''chat_filter.san.'' from Alexander Data to EB data folder :)

[hrrypttrbst]

hmm well that worked but now i've got another error it says eb/data/desrc_rebel_factions.txt line 1516 collum 21 eastern infantry indian spearmen.

[Darth Revan]

Major problem, I get a CTD in the loading screen after ending my game with something like, "destroying a texture already destroyed" any fix available.
which files I've to edit ???????

Thanks in advance

EDIT : Fixed the above issue but still I have a problem with the loading screen.....I have written it five posts after this one (or you can say the next post written by me).....

[lionhard]

Can some 1 give me easier instructions to follow on how to install Alexander EB i dont understand



a) To play EB with only improved engine you need use
5. ALX engine files.

b) If you want to play full modification you need to use
5.

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EAEM files.

5a.

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EAEM fixes.

6.

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Change the target line of EB.exe single player.

24062008

Here's are fully updated alex.exe ENGINE mod files that work with TrivialScript

NOTE2:

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THESE FILES ARE FOR ''ENGINE'' USE ONLY

THEY ARE NOT A PART OF THE EXTENDED EB ALEXANDER MOD
USE THEM ONLY TO PLAY VANILLA EB WITH ALX.exe

Wtf does all this mean?

Its offering you either a small fix for EB to make the units smarter?

And its also offering the whole new mod?

What do i go for?

Plz help some 1 im desprate to play this sub mod ty .


P/s i dont know wtf my post has come up with spoiler alerts :(

[Aemilius Paulus]

Forget EAEM. You do not need it, unless you are willing to go the two miles for a few benefits. All I am saying is that it will be easier for you to just do the basic ALEX mod.

As for "Change the target line of EB.exe single player", the .exe shortcut is changed for this mod. EB will no longer start through rtw.exe, but through alex.exe. You need to change the target line, which is found when you right click the .exe file and then choose "Properties". That took me ten minutes of tinkering, as my EB and Trivial Script are in different places. Supposing your EB is where it should be, in "Program Files", "the Creative Assembly" folder, then you will just have to download this and copy+paste it into your general RTW folder.

Wait, nevermind. The fixed .exe on FileFront cannot be found . All the materials pertaining to this are somehow not on FileFront, or at least not in their original palce.

[lionhard]

In details:

1. Install Rome Total War + 1,3 and 1,5 patches.
2. Install Alexander expansion or extract the Alx.exe file only into your RTW folder.
3. Install EB 11 and EB 12.
4. EB fixes. Where do i find these fixes?
a) To play EB with only improved engine you need use
5. ALX engine files. whats it mean how do i use the alx engine files?


6. Change the target line of EB.exe single player. how do i do that in simple terms?

24062008 whats that number?

Here's are fully updated alex.exe ENGINE mod files that work with TrivialScript

NOTE2: THESE FILES ARE FOR ''ENGINE'' USE ONLY
THEY ARE NOT A PART OF THE EXTENDED EB ALEXANDER MOD
USE THEM ONLY TO PLAY VANILLA EB WITH ALX.exe

EB 12

http://www.zshare.net/download/51697518abdc7e31/

I downloaded and unpacked these files using 7-zip. But where do i put these files exactly?

Im sorry if i seem to lack the skills of installing mods but this is really hard, if some 1 cud plz help i wud appreciate it so much thx

[vartan]

lionhard, there are two versions of Alexander EB:

1) playing the same 'ol EB game but using the Alex engine that crashes less and has a supposedly better AI or

2) playing EAEM, a submod of EB that not only uses the Alex engine but also changes units, adds units, and anything else it does.

Assuming you just want to play with the alex engine...this is what you do:

Make sure you've installed RTW, 1.3, and 1.5 patches.
Install EB 1.1, 1.2 patch, and the fixes located here.
Download and install the file called Alx on EB 1.2 (engine files). Somebody should help you find it because for some reason the links on first page don't work anymore.
Once you've unzipped those files into EB, you need to create a shortcut that links to the Alexander executable file with the appropriate extensions (e.g. no movies...windowed mode, etc).
Honestly, the first page needs to be revised. It's not clear enough in my opinion.

[lionhard]

Thx vartan thats helped a lot. 1 last question, its the first time iv heard of the fixes, does everyone install those fixes when playing vanilla EB? iv only ever installed EB 1.1 and 1.2 thx once again for ur help

[Darth Revan]

Forget EAEM. You do not need it, unless you are willing to go the two miles for a few benefits. All I am saying is that it will be easier for you to just do the basic ALEX mod.

As for "Change the target line of EB.exe single player", the .exe shortcut is changed for this mod. EB will no longer start through rtw.exe, but through alex.exe. You need to change the target line, which is found when you right click the .exe file and then choose "Properties". That took me ten minutes of tinkering, as my EB and Trivial Script are in different places. Supposing your EB is where it should be, in "Program Files", "the Creative Assembly" folder, then you will just have to download this and copy+paste it into your general RTW folder.

Wait, nevermind. The fixed .exe on FileFront cannot be found . All the materials pertaining to this are somehow not on FileFront, or at least not in their original palce.

Sorry to write against you, but I think that installing EAEM is worth the trouble 'cause you just have to install EB 1.1 with 1.2 than add the fixes followed by installing EAEM plus EAEM fixes than download the modified shortcut & simply play the game with cool extra units & other benefits........

However, there is an issue concerning the loading screen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Frequently I encounter this problem when I try to load a new campaign or any other game for that matter. My screen goes black & I don't get the loading screen & the program becomes unresponsive........

Pls help ........This is spoiling an otherwise beautiful game ............

p.s. @ lionhard the vanilla EB fixes are in the EB bug reports section of the forum......

[lionhard]

I like EB as it is i would just love better AI. Maybe ill try the whole mod 1 day, im in work atm but when i get home im gonna install the alex changes if i manage first time (which i wont) ill prob be postin back here 2nite for help

also i think this mod shud host a better page, if its as good as it sounds a page on a forum is a sad place for a decent mod :(

[lionhard]

Rite heres what iv done.

Before i start remember this is not the Alexander EB mod its the engine to make better AI on the vanilla version


So far i have

1) installed RTW 1.5 and Alexander

2) installed EB 1.1

3) installed EB 1.2

4) installed EB fixes

5) unzipped Alx on EB files into my EB




My questions so far

1) Do i need to change the target line for single player or has installed Alx on EB files automatically done that?
my target line atm is "C:\Program Files\EBTrivialScript\EBTrivialScript.exe" -s ebconfig.xml -runeb -type "Single Player"

and this is not making it any different

2) do i use rome total war CD or alexander CD to run this engine?

3) How will i know when its all done properly?


Please some 1 help lol im dying to play this

[vartan]

My questions so far

1) Do i need to change the target line for single player or has installed Alx on EB files automatically done that?
my target line atm is "C:\Program Files\EBTrivialScript\EBTrivialScript.exe" -s ebconfig.xml -runeb -type "Single Player"

and this is not making it any different

2) do i use rome total war CD or alexander CD to run this engine?

3) How will i know when its all done properly?


Please some 1 help lol im dying to play this

You have unzipped into...I think it's EB/Data...whatever. Wherever you need to do it you have done it.

Now you need to make a shortcut that points to "...\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-ALX.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -nm -noalexander"

Use the Alex CD.

[lionhard]

Ok i unzipped the files into EB data and changed target line to "C:\Rome - Total WarEB\RomeTW-ALX.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -nm -noalexander"

this is what its saying now any ideas?

it says failed to read censored word dictionary file: eb/data//chat_filer.san

[lionhard]

Ok i manually copied and pasted eb/data//chat_filer.san into the data slot in EB and it worked.


Now my problem is i tryed selecting EB main campaign and it says "please select an item from the list"

so whats this error and how do i solve it?

Iv done everything it says whats going on plz help some 1

Also just to add i had a saved game as koinon hellon and when i pressed start it did but their was no night battle function?

Edit: only the main menu works i cant start custum battles either :(

[Metello]

hi all, i would try EB with ALEX engine, i now that i must dowload the folder ALX ON EB12 but i see 2 links on the first page:
i must use only ONE of the two links or both of them? (the link to filefront does'nt work)

thanks in advance

[Knight of Heaven]

hello, well i have a problem, i have EB1.2 with fixes, and i wanted to play this with alex engine, so i download the alex zip and copy it to Eb data, next i copy alex exe from my CD to the main instalation folder or rome total war 1.5(dont hv BI) next i change the target line to that of the "C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-ALX.exe" -mod:eb -show_err -nm -noalexander then i hit the EB exe single player, it starts with out error and when i get to menu my single player options are as the same as MP exe , been i cant play EB campaing only historical and custom... :(

[vartan]

It seems like most of you who are getting errors have issues with Rome, EB, or Alex files. I had gotten those too, but honestly issues don't arise if you mod over a clean Rome install. I made a clean Rome install, clean EB 1.1, 1.2 w/ fixes, unzipped EB 1.2 with Alex engine files into the appropriate folder, and downloaded the pre-made shortcut link. And I had no problems whatsoever. I think the only problems for y'all is downloading the wrong files maybe. I have all the original files that were up on filefront before they were taken down (it seems as if this is what happened) if any of you need them.

Good luck.

P.S. Knight of Heaven, by the way, when I used the Alex engine, because certain files are written over, I couldn't play MP with others cause of data conflicts. Just saying this cause I know you play in the online tourney.

[lionhard]

Vartan if its not too much trouble could u sort me out with the EB12_on_ALX.exe! file because iv just reinstaleld it all again and its came up with same thing.

This time i didnt install alexander the game i just threw in the engine files that i had. i wana play this so bad. much appreciated if u can help :)

[vartan]

I didn't want to have to do this, but alright.

http://www.infinitemb.com/download/2...with_Link.zip/

Unzip this file to...say your desktop. Open the folder. Inside you will find two objects: 1) a shortcut called alxeb and 2) a folder named 'eb' (without quotes).

Before you proceed, make sure you have done the following:

Fresh install of RTW (do not install RTW into program files, install into a directory in root of your drive).

For convenience, let us assume we are installing Rome Total War into C:\RTW_EB

Patch RTW 1.3

Patch RTW 1.5

Install EB 1.1 into C:\RTW_EB

Patch EB 1.2 into C:\RTW_EB

EB 1.2 Fixes (You will need to unzip these fixes into C:\RTW_EB\EB\Data. If you did this correctly you will be prompted with endless overwrite prompts...choose to overwrite all.)

Copy alex executable file (engine file with purple icon) from your Alexander CD into C:\RTW_EB

Copy 'eb' folder that I mentioned in the beginning into C:\RTW_EB where the EB folder from the EB installation is located.
This will prompt you to overwrite files that may be located within the original EB folder (checks for shared file names), choose Yes to overwrite all files.

Phew...now that you've done the bulk of the work, go back to the shortcut to the EB_Alex game that you found from the zip file you downloaded. Go to its properties page and if I remember correctly there are two important boxes named Target and Launch Path or just Path. Anyways, one points to ...\Rome - Total War\rtw-alex.exe or something along those lines. Change the first part to say C:\RTW_EB because THAT is where your ALEX engine file from your CD is located (you copied it in the beginning, remember?)
Do the same with the launch path (does not point to file, only should change from C:\Program files\activision\rome... to C:\RTW_EB).


Good luck and I hope this helps because I have not used this engine or EAEM mod for over a month (because I need vanilla EB 1.2 to play online with others...I find playing humans more fun than the campaign. You can still have a separate EB folder just for the Alex engine so you can campaign, but that's a long long story. I can't be bothered!)

[Knight of Heaven]

well thanks anyway, but i did what you say, but it didnt work, or to be acurate, it work , but i dont use alex exe. i use Rome exe, and i did start a campaing, and i have all the alex features, night battles etc the only thing i did was to copy those files to eb data to replace some files, i extratc the alex exe from CD but i dont use it.
Well as for the files are changed i can still do MP battles, its still compatible to anyone becouse i start with rome exe. and the files from this mod dont overwrite the EDU files so its still compatible to MP online. You should be able to play MP with alex engine working.
To conclude i instal the alex features but i cant get alex exe to work properly, so i use the rome exe. I belive my problem is with trivial script, i have then instaled on another folder, that is not Rome total war folder, but im not sure about that.

[lionhard]

Ok progress made, jesus that took me ages lol.

Thx for ur help vartan, i had to wipe clean my EB twice cas i copied the EB file over with out changing names and some were not copied bla bla and forgot to patch it to 1.2 and add the fixes. But its almost bed time lol work early. So i carried on installing the gear to see how far i got.


i used the alexeb shortcut to start the game using the alex cd, when the EB loading screen came on it had alexander in yelow at the bottom, so i was almost screeming with excitement iv been trying to get better AI for so long and this mod has been a pain, obviously i had the wrong files.


1 question does this engine include night battles? or is that the EDSM mod?

What change in EB can i look for other than better AI to confirm i have done everything properly.



Once again thx :) anything u need that i can do to return the favour is welocme

thx

[Knight of Heaven]

The Alex engine do include Alex features, night battles , better Ai , well this is posted in the first post

[vartan]

lionhard you should see the Alexander on bottom of load screen and better AI as well as night battles, but that is all. There will be nothing else really.

That's what the EAEM is for, changes units, adds alot of units to the campaign map, makes the whole game longer and harder. Also needs more patience from you. But I think unless you're ready for commitment, the engine is pretty great.

Good luck and have fun. Sorry you didn't get it to work Knight, maybe next year you'll get lucky ;)

[lionhard]

I tryed campaign and didnt get night battles maybe tonight it will work wen i reinstall it

[Knight of Heaven]

well as far as i konw if you atack should be a option on the lower right to night battles, as well better Ai on the battlefield, and in campaing, i konw Ai retrain their units, there is more naval invasions.

[lionhard]

I messed up on my 2nd install and forgot to add the alex exe and started taking away documents id added previously an started losing myself till i realised what id really done.

Anyway its working again and i have the night attack function in my campaign, but when i tested it as koinon hellon it wouldnt let me click the box for night attack with 1 general.

But with another it let me click the box and night attack worked, shudnt it always let u click the box and then see what the out come is?


I feel the AI has improved in battle now its time to check the campaign role play to see if its made the right effects.

Il be so happy if its working correctly :)

ps. Wub u vartan :P