ETO Install.

[TheWarrior 62]

Hi all.

 

I'm having a problem with my WW2 ETO install crashing when I try to select campaign. None of the other selection buttons cause this. I'm using this install on SF2NA. I also have MTO and PTO installs and I don't have this problem with them. I can select campaigns and play most of the campaigns for PTO and MTO even though there meant for SF1. Is any one else having this problem?

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

ifyou have a merged install try to use a diferent Exe for starters in not carefully rebluid your ETO install from zero!

[Wrench 9,893]

it's more than likely an issue wth the campaing ini itself, or a terrain issue (don't forget, some of the early ETO terrains -ok, the EAW Europe terrain) - had a targeting update that the campaign ini probably wasn't built for. Or missing objects/aircraft/etcs

 

a little more info, brother! Which terrain? which campaign, etc??? (but I'm NOT a campaign dude!!)

[TheWarrior 62]

Hey guys.

 

The tarrain I'm using is EuroWW2 by FNG2K, Edward and you Wrench. The Campaign is Fallen Angels V3.0. Now, I have had no problems with the terrain it self. The game would crash when I selected campaign. I would not even make into the campaign menu. Soo,i took the path of Cocas and tried a couple of fresh installs. Every time though when I would add the WW2 birds, game would crash. Funny thing, If I switched out the ETO aircraft folder with the MTO aircraft from War over Africa, it wont crash. With that I removed the ETO aircraft folder and just started my ETO intall game and selected campaign and no crash. Of course it reloaded all the modern birds. I dumped the ETO aircraft folder back in the object folder. So with the mix of modern and WW2 aircraft, I tried it again and there was no crash. I deleted all but one of the modern aircraft (Tu-16) and now I can get into the campaigns. Catch your breath. I'm not done yet. Now if I try to play Fallen Angels, the game will crash. I have found though I can play it though through the costume Campaign option. I just can't save it. If I do, when I try to select Campaigns, the game will crash again. If I want to play Fallen Angels, I got to play it all at once in one setting. To get myself back into the campaigns folder I go into the options file and delete the campaign entry.

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

then your campaing his the one to blame!

[TheWarrior 62]

Yea I know there is an issue with Fallen Angels but as long as I can trick it I'm good. I was a lil lost for words when the game would crash just selecting the campaign menu espacialy since none of my PTO and ETO installs don't do that.

[Wrench 9,893]

it's odd that WITH the modern birds, things work; and withOUT them, it's goes to hell.

 

and if you think THATs odd...in my MTO/ETO installs, the stock Desert terrain don't work!!! Locks/Freezes/Crashes, flying for axis or allies.

must be something hard coded that requires one 'modern aircraft'

 

but it definately sounds llike the campaing ini need major reworking

[TheWarrior 62]

Yea I was think that to. It's funny some of the SF1 campaigns (well to me) work for SF2 and some don't.

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

check if the main ini has these entrys

 

[RAFUnit001]

UnitName=260 Sqdn RAF

ForceID=1

UnitID=6

StartDate=10/23/1942

DescFile=Alamein_Brief.txt

StartText=Alamein_Start.txt

AircraftType=P-40E<-----------------whitout this you get CTDS 08 patch campaings have this 06 dont

CampaignBaseScreen=RAF_Base.bmp<-----this must in campaing folder or you get a black screen BTW

 

[AirUnit006]

AircraftType=P-40E<---must be above were pointed it type and air unit must match

Squadron=260_RAF

ForceID=1

 

this should solve issues on some campaing but i cant garanty that it will fix all of them!

[TheWarrior 62]

Hey Cocas.

 

Thanks for the information. I did this for Opertion Torch in my MTO install and now it works. Going try the same for other campaigns giving me trouble.

[+KnightWolf45 1,147]

glad to ear that its s**ty job but must be done!