I can't get RTR 6.2 to work

[Cheezy the Wiz]

This is very weird. I've downloaded and installed Rome: Total Realism and patched it all the way up to 6.2, with the optional music patch. When I try to open RTW it stops and says that some file doesn't exist, and will not let me play the game.

My normal Rome Total War is patched to the highest patch there is: 1.5 I think.

Any idea why I cannot enjoy this acclaimed mod?

 

[Aramazd]

IIRC, RTR only works if your game is patched to 1.2

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Hmmm. So can I un-patch it down to the 1.2 level?

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

You'll probably have to uninstall, then reinstall the game, before installing patch 1.2

 

[civverguy]

I downloaded RTR platinum and it doesn't work. I tried starting a campaign and the game crashes.

 

[flyingchicken]

Since I am such a kind person, I went through the trouble of actually searching through the RTR forums again (as I had this problem once, but I actually knew where and how to look before asking in a Civ forum ) for you people, specifically their Tech Support section (duh).

Now, I provide you this link (for 6.x Gold), if you did not click the earlier Tech Support link (go through for everything else, Platinum) and looked through it yourself. I assure you it's very in-depth and helpful.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Okay, so this is even weirder. I patched myself down to version 1.2 of RTW, and installed up to version 6.2 of RTR. I opened the game, and it played. I started a game as the Romans, and everything was fine, until I ended my turn, and then the game crashed. Now I'm really stumped.

 

[flyingchicken]

Have you tried cleaning everything down to square one? Uninstalling RTW, deleting every trace of it in where you installed it, re-installing RTW 1.0, then installing the patch 1.2, then installing RTR 6.0 (then patches + music, but it doesn't matter much after that point)?

That's the safest way to go. It worked for me, anyway.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Have you tried cleaning everything down to square one? Uninstalling RTW, deleting every trace of it in where you installed it, re-installing RTW 1.0, then installing the patch 1.2, then installing RTR 6.0 (then patches + music, but it doesn't matter much after that point)?

That's the safest way to go. It worked for me, anyway.

That's what I was thinking; good thing the semester's over, now I have time to do that stuff.

I'll let you know what happens.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Okay so I reinstalled it, and installed 1.2 patch and RTR up to 6.2, including the music addon. It still crashed right after the first turn.

 

[flyingchicken]

Do you have the 3CD version of RTR or the DVD version? [edit 4] Not that I doubt your perceptiveness--just making sure is all.

[edit] Note that 6 Gold is already patched up to 6.2 when you install it. It might be the problem.

[edit 2.0] Don't forget to backup your unmodded Data folder if you don't want the hassle of reinstalling again if something goes awry. As a plus, if you get bored with RTR's a lot slower battles, you can go back to the action-packed combat of vanilla RTW by switching the modded Data folder with the vanilla Data folder.

[edit III] Make sure you get RTR 6 Gold at the official website, http://www.totalrealism.net/download. Just making sure.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Do you have the 3CD version of RTR or the DVD version? [edit 4] Not that I doubt your perceptiveness--just making sure is all.

I have the 3 CD version. But what difference does that make?

[edit] Note that 6 Gold is already patched up to 6.2 when you install it. It might be the problem.

Oh. That's a good point. How do I uninstall the 6.2 patch? Or must I reinstall the whole of RTW?

[edit 2.0] Don't forget to backup your unmodded Data folder if you don't want the hassle of reinstalling again if something goes awry. As a plus, if you get bored with RTR's a lot slower battles, you can go back to the action-packed combat of vanilla RTW by switching the modded Data folder with the vanilla Data folder.

Roger roger.

[edit III] Make sure you get RTR 6 Gold at the official website, http://www.totalrealism.net/download. Just making sure.

They use mirrors I think, but I think that's where I got it from.


EDIT: Yep, I have RTR Gold. Can I get away with deleting the Data folder and reinstalling RTR Gold, to get rid of the 6.2 patch?

 

[flyingchicken]

The 3 CD version installs at version 1.0, while the newer released ones (DVD version, which would include BI) would be patched up to 1.5, if I recall correctly.

The Data folder contains nearly everything from models to textures to scripts from RTW; RTR replaces and adds a lot to these, but a lot of the original handiwork by Creative Assembly remains intact. I'm afraid you have to reinstall, unless you already have a Data folder backup (in which case, you just replace modded Data folder with the vanilla one and reinstall Gold).

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I've actually just reinstalled RTR 6 Gold, and left the patches out, and now it runs wondefully.

 

[flyingchicken]

Congratulations then. As a last suggestion: don't play the Romans, they're broken, especially with those Legionnaires.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Congratulations then. As a last suggestion: don't play the Romans, they're broken, especially with those Legionnaires.

That's who I'm playing as now. This whole "no new units in a city for like 30 years" is really getting on my nerves.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Congratulations then. As a last suggestion: don't play the Romans, they're broken, especially with those Legionnaires.

Howso? I've been playing the Romans in my AAR and, other than the fact they're a little easy to play (to be fair, they're the same in the vanilla game), I never noticed any problems

 

[Virulent]

I have RTW Gold which comes prepatched. I take it that there no way I can install RTR unless there is a depatcher or something.

 

[flyingchicken]

That's who I'm playing as now. This whole "no new units in a city for like 30 years" is really getting on my nerves.

Rome doesn't have that many units in the first place. The Hastati/Principes/Triarii combo gets replaced with Legionaries/Aquila Legionaries. Of course, the whole "every area gets a different kind of unit trained" makes up for the bland realism.

Howso? I've been playing the Romans in my AAR and, other than the fact they're a little easy to play (to be fair, they're the same in the vanilla game), I never noticed any problems

Exactly.

I have RTW Gold which comes prepatched. I take it that there no way I can install RTR unless there is a depatcher or something.

Try the unofficial-yet-recommended Platinum version.