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" Problems to desktop (CTD), freezes, installer issues and hangs
Problem: Some users (legitimate) have experienced problems with the game when trying to start a new campaign (for example when trying to start the road to independence campaign) while some have reported problems after the first battle. Some others have experienced the game problems or freezing at the loading screen or just randomly.
Solution: No direct solution yet. Keep in mind that updating Direct X, Microsoft .NET Framework and your system drivers will always help at least minimize the chances of random crashes.
UPDATED Alternative Solution: Here is something you can try to avoid the crash at road to independence campaign as well as maybe installer problems. No guarantee that this’ll work – worth a shot anyways.
1. Uninstall the game if you have already installed it. Delete any other modified files.
2. Create a new folder for the game to be installed. Copy all modified/files to this location before installing the game.
3. Install the game to the folder created at step 2. When the installer prompts for files on disk 2, point to them in the following order: 1. _0.sid 2. _1.sid 3. _2.sid 4. _2.sid
4. Rename and Replace the sounds_sfx file with the one in demo as per instructions given in the sound issues section above.
Problem: Installer problems before completion. If you are using Windows 7 Beta (and even on Vista and XP in some instances), you might experience problems with the ETW installer, specially at the end of disk1 or disk2 installation.
Solution: When the installer prompts you for the installation disk, make sure you type the full path (Ex- X:\Empire Total War_disk1_0.sid). If you press the browse button or type and incomplete path, the installer will crash. May or may not work for OS versions other than Windows 7 as well. Keep in mind that the installer may take a long time to complete – this is normal.
Steam related errors and issues
It’s not only pirates who are suffering from ETW glitches. Legitimate buyers who downloaded the game from Steam have had their share ofproblems as well.
Problem: Missing textures, cannot launch the game from Steam, error messages ‘empire.ex caused an error….’, etc
Solution: The above problems may have something to do with Steam not downloading all of the game files correctly. Launch Steam, Right click on Empire: Total War, go to properties. Open the ‘local files’ tab and verify the integrity of game cache. Re-Download any files if required.
Performance enhancements and software/drivers for error free Empire : Total War game experience
Make sure you have the following software installed on your system for optimal game experience
NVIDIA Drivers: NVIDIA have released 182.08 drivers which are recommended from Empire : Total War. Direct download links are given below:
* Windows Vista 32-bit
* Windows Vista 64-bit
* Windows XP 32-bit
* Windows XP 64-bit
ATI Drivers: Download the latest ATI Catalyst 9.2 drivers
Motherboard and sound card drivers: [Click Here] to download 3DP Chip for Windows Vista/XP – This program will automatically detect your hardware (video card, sound card and motherboard) and find available driver updates.
Latest Microsoft .NET Framework: Download the latest .NET Framework
Latest Microsoft Direct X Runtime: This is very important if you are using Windows XP, download the latest Direct X runtimes from this link."
