Comments - TotalWarFanatic

The 4GB patch is great!

The 4GB patch is great!

The 4GB patch is great!

It also reduces most building levels by 3 to represent the damage to the settlement.

See the last page
here
Twcenter.net

Guys. PLEASE POST ON TWC

here's the link, you need to create a new member profile to post but it is worth it and easy. Otherwise I can
not reply very quickly to your questions or comments.

Twcenter.net

Thanks dude...its WIP still we are busily making it better ;)

TWC forums will be the place we post progress

I myself as a fledgling noob into the world of mods decided to paste the models_strat in 'optional' straight into CATW. That's a huge no-no and its very likely what is causing your CTD's because that is exactly what happened to me.

My suggestion to you is delete the current installation of CATW and then install again. And add the models_strat in properly. (for proper way read the readme, there is a reason its called a readme)!! :P

Quoted directly from the readme

"OPTIONAL CONTENT

Beware ! This will change your original RTW content. Make a backup of the submentioned files.

ADDING PROMETHEUS AND CATW STRAT MODELS : Just copy all the content of data/models_strat/residences, and paste-it over your main "data" RTW folder (outside of the mod).
IMPORTANT NOTICE : This will change your original RTW 1.5 strat models folder. Just make a backup of it if you want to recover the original models. (you have the right to love your vanilla square cities after all...)
"

Sorry I have been busy getting the latest patch together and been working very hard on it since my last message. It is now released at this link Twcenter.net

Sorry about the long time taken for me to respond. lol

Thank you very much this sounds very interesting, a real mapper at long last...

Unfortunately I'm the only guy on the team, I call myself mod leader but I am the only person working on it right now haha. Though coco (the original mod leader and guy who worked on it alone just like I am) is also trying to do what he can while not coming out of his modding retirement.

I truthfully have no idea what is going on that won't let you play CATW I can tell you that it works fine for me both redownloading reinstalling and using the patches. The no cd is not the problem since I do use my installation that way too.

If your using steam it would be a good idea to check this link out Twcenter.net Also do you have a mac? I don't think you do since you are mentioning virus protection but IIRC on mac's a lot of mods don't work, only a few do.

About my email, jah_10@live.com

Hmmm, well just like your a bit out of your depth with the javelin problem, maps confound me. Perhaps if you wish to send me these things with the adjustments you reccomended? Would be very grateful.

So your not getting an error message or anything?

Really weird. . .Does this happen with all mods you have tried? Because I am positive this is not a CATW problem. Perhaps something in your base installation of RTW was changed and conflicts with CATW ??

About the javelins, those are part of the model's cas file itself.

Conditions as far as I have tried

1. They must have a javelin or pila as a weapon in their cas file.

2. The stat_pri_attr (primary weapon attribute[s]) Defines whether the first weapon is shown or not. When in the form of 'thrown' it will show. As prec, it won't.

stat_pri 6, 1, javelin, 30, 3, thrown, archery, piercing, spear, 25 ,1
stat_pri_attr thrown

As far as I know for CATW while it has a spectacular map, the map.rwm will not regenerate. I don't know why since I didn't work on the map but there is obviously some problem masked by the existence of the old map.rwm which I haven't tried to find yet.

Anyway I am sure you are curious about what exactly I am working on for the next CATW patch.

1. New 2d.

2. New battle script that will help increase the BAI's capability.

3. Traits overhaul in progress.

4. EDU tinkering underway.

5. New selection of music. (optional)

6. Revised formations.

7. Updated vegetation file.

8. Bugfix for Illyrian towns having a no movement range around them.

I have previously posted a link in a thread in twcenter, my friend mark centurion referred you to the post and link on the variag thread.

PM= Private Message. cocobongoclub-DJ is the original mod leader and creator of this mod. I TWF here AKA Resef on twcenter, continued his work and took his position as mod leader after he offered it to me due to him not being able to continue because of family issues. You can contact him at twcenter by his given name there.

For private use no modder will stop you from doing that, for public use its common courtesy to ask permission before using their work.

Due to engine limitations its impossible for a javelin (held and thrown in their right hand) to stay visible with them holding it because they simply can't switch weapons between hands. A bow held in their left hand and drawn with their right can stay visible if certain objectives are met as shown in one of the hosted mods at twcenter.net. It requires the knowledge of a average animator like myself to produce that effect and unfortunately I am busy with CATW and a submod for CATW.

What I'm suggesting is you turn N360 off when redownloading and installing this time around.

If you could get me the link to this prec javelin problem perhaps I could give some advice. ;) As for permission the I'm sure it might be best to send a PM off to cocobongoclub-DJ before releasing it publicly. I am sure he is fine with you using his models but it is always best to do things the proper way. Might I also suggest you use Ferres models or the Variag team models? They are also on par with coco's excellent work and are located in the rome total war workshop in the sticky section of models and animations.

Norton 360 is the bane of mods, it sifts through the exe's basically ruining the entire thing or corrupting it since its not a professionally done exe (the exe I am referring to is the installation exe) with safeguards etc. I suggest you turn it off when downloading and installing mods. . .

Have you redownloaded it and reinstalled it yet? It is important that you do that since it would help eliminate one of the factors that pertain to a corrupted installation exe.

Another factor is the Norton 360 virus protection which is practically a virus in itself, it's worked up an awful reputation and I have to say once I uninstalled it off my old laptop and installed a new virus protection my laptop was running at twice the speed. However, some people like it. . .

You redownloaded it and then reinstalled? If the download was corrupted that means you have to redownload it. Sometimes that size can indicate that its corrupted but most of the time its simply something that just happens.

BTW, I normally don't take a stroll around here to much, most of the time I am hanging out at twcenter.

Twcenter.net

All you can do about it is turn off your virus protection and make sure its not on when you install the mod. Sometimes cranky virus protection softwares think the executable is a threat because its not made by professionals.

nope,though you did find me a bug to find and fix, it seems like.

your download must have been corrupted, try reinstalling.

everything works fine for me and many other people.

large downloads have happened to be corrupted for me once in awhile with large mods. ;)

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IMPORTANT!!
DOWNLOAD FROM HERE OR ENCOUNTER BUGS. YOUR CHOICE!
Twcenter.net

This addon is for Classical Age Total War and not RTW gold/1.5/bi.

@echuu I will post a few in a couple days.