EB does not like other mods??

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Why cant I play EB?? I already have XGM. Is this the reason??

[edyzmedieval]

Yes. You cannot play a mod if you put it on top of another mod.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Hi Ibn-Khaldun,
Unless both mods use their own mod folder, rather than overwriting files, one cannot usually use two modifications at once. Presumably XGM doesn't use this function, so more than likely cannot be played alongside EB.

To play both mods at once, you will first have to uninstall R:TW. It would be advisable for you to follow these instructions, since this will also clean up all XGM files in addition to vanilla files.

After you've done that, re-install the game and start a campaign. After the campaign has loaded up, close the game down, and patch up to v1.5 if required.

Before continuing with my steps, I must issue a word of warning - they work in theory, but may not work in practice. I don't have R:TW installed to test it, so I can't really investigate it for myself. Sorry.

Install XGM. When it asks you where you wish to install the mod point it into "[your R:TW directory]\xgm". The file path you need to insert will by default be either:
"C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\xgm"
should you have Gold, or:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\xgm"
should you have a standard version, not Gold.

Then create a new shortcut to access the XGM modification on your desktop. Right click, select "New" and then select "Shortcut".

When the wizard asks you for the location of the file, type in ""[your R:TW directory]\rtw.exe" -mod:xgm". Typically the file path will be by default either:
""C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\rtw.exe" -mod:xgm"
should you have Gold, or:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\rtw.exe" -mod:xgm"
should you have a standard version, not Gold.

Name the shortcut "Rome - Total War - XGM" and save it. Then load the game up through the shortcut, and ensure that XGM is running normally through it.

Next, download and install EB into your R:TW directory. The location you will need to insert when requested will by default be either:
"C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\"
should you have Gold, or:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\"
should you have a standard version, not Gold.

Then load up EB through the shortcut it installs, and see if it is working as normal. Do the same for the XGM shortcut you made earlier, and ensure that it is also working properly.

If everything is running fine, then congratulations! If not, then feel free to ask in the thread for further advice.

Hope this was of use to you, good luck!

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Thanx .. I'll try it

[mrdun]

That ios a very handy tip Omanes

[Tellos Athenaios]

A word of warning, though: if XGM does use the mod folder architecture, this will not work (the mod will install inside a folder called XGM and that folder will be inside the folder you created..). Best thing you can do is:
a) Verify that XGM doesn't make any change to the default RTW 1.5 build (it needs to be completely 'modfoldered');
b) Install EB and XGM in different copies of a clean RTW 1.5 if XGM does change something in the base RTW 1.5 installation, or if it won't work regardless.

[bovi]

The simplest way to make them work is to use an own RTW installation for each of them. Keep a clean 1.5 RTW around and copy it each time you want to install a new mod. Same goes for a new version of EB by the way.

* Delete the RTW installation with the old EB (or leave it or make a backup if you prefer).
* Copy the clean 1.5 installation.
* Install the mod into the copy.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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The only downside of cloning vanilla installations occurs upon uninstallation. Make sure you don't remove the first vanilla copy manually. The uninstaller needs the exact paths the installer used extant. Caused me a lot of pain and manual registry cleaning trying to uninstall RTW to make an EB-ready clean installation.
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[Ibn-Khaldun]

well ..
i installed both EB and XGM without any problems ..
think i did something wrong when i first tried to install EB ..
anyway .. they are working fine right now ...
they were installed to specific folders so that the main RTW game folders were not modified .. at least i think so ..