Another Mod Loading Question

[Maximus 91]

So, I have BTS installed and updated and I have the Fall from Heaven Mod installed and in the right place. It shows up in the load a Mod section when I open BTS and loads perfectly when I try to load it. Once it is loaded, if I try to start a game, during the opening loading screen (Specifically during the Graphics Init. part) it crashes and I get the generic your program had encountered an error message.

I have tried other Mods and I get to the exact same point and it crashes again. What's going on?

 

[Shiggs713]

do you have Vista? or a Mac?

 

[Flintlock1415]

There is no BTS for mac.

 

[Maximus 91]

No to both, I've got Windows XP

 

[phungus420]

I'll wager and a donut your patch wasn't installed correctly, and you're not really patched to 3.17.

Do you have Civ Complete, or Steam by any chance, that has been known to mess up the install of patches.

 

[mechaerik]

Hey, kind of related to FfH that came with the game. i run bts 3.17 on a vista with UAC disabled and i get no interface. Any fix?

 

[phungus420]

http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=7859843&postcount=124
That post contains a fix for bizzare pathing installs that can destroy the interface of mods. The fix is for Civ 4 Complete and Steam versions, but it's definatly possible that it will apply to the odd path used by Vista. You'll need to be willing to edit a python file (path.py and python files can't be edited by notepad, you'll need a codewriting utility, they are free and easy to get though), and have a rudimentary understanding of code. Ie you'll need to understand where it is pulling the path from (it is pretty intuitive though), and where to put in the path for your beyond the sword folder. And no garuntee it'll work, but worth trying.