Playable via Steam?

**johnhughthom** · 08-12-2009, 22:00

First of all do a clean reinstall of your Rome:Total War Gold then launch it to make sure it's ok.

Install EB 1.2 into the Rome Total War folder (C-Program Files-Steam-Steamapps-Common-Rome: Total War Gold). Don't change anything in the folder.

Open Steam, go to My Games, and right click Rome:Total War Gold, select properties then open Set Launch Options. Type -mod:eb -show_err in the box. Launch EB through the desktop RTW shortcut to double check it works.

If it does install 1.2 into the same place you installed 1.1. Go to the 1.2 fixes sticky in this forum and install the permanent fixes.

That should be you good to go.

**Andros8891** · 08-12-2009, 22:06

k one more thing: does it matter where I put the Trivial Script and the other two optional things that come with the installation? Should it be in the Rome Total War folder with the rest of the EB files?

**johnhughthom** · 08-12-2009, 22:07

Don't use the trivial script, launch through the desktop shortcut for RTW.

Just install the recruitment viewer and documentation where the installation defaults, never had any problems doing that.

**Andros8891** · 08-12-2009, 22:56

hey thanks man, it worked now. i think the problem was that when i installed the 1.2 patch, even though i deleted the default and chose the location, for some reason that default message saying "you must put this in your rome tw folder and not here" was added on to the end of the pathname and it created a separate folder within the rome total war gold folder. anyway i'm going to download the fixes now. thanks again

**johnhughthom** · 08-12-2009, 22:59

Enjoy.

**vartan** · 08-15-2009, 02:04

Originally Posted by johnhughthom

Don't use the trivial script, launch through the desktop shortcut for RTW.

Just install the recruitment viewer and documentation where the installation defaults, never had any problems doing that.

There's no problem with this until the moment arises when you wish to play MP. With Trivial Script, instead of manually replacing current EDU with MP EDU, you have the Script do it for you. More of a convenience thing really.

**johnhughthom** · 08-15-2009, 02:12

I'm not sure you can use the Trivial Script with a Steam version though. I could be wrong, I don't play multiplayer so finding out hasn't been a priority for me.

**vartan** · 08-17-2009, 06:32

Originally Posted by johnhughthom

I'm not sure you can use the Trivial Script with a Steam version though. I could be wrong, I don't play multiplayer so finding out hasn't been a priority for me.

Whether or not Steam is involved, the RTW executable exists on computer. Trivial Script has no reason not to work as long as RTW is available.

**gattods** · 11-14-2009, 02:37

Hi everybody

I recently got a new computer with WIndows 7 64, installed Steam and purchased RTW (Gold + Alexander). I followed your tips to install and run EB. Well the point is I don't get the menu option to start a new campaign (only historical battle and custom battle appear).

Any ideas?