Guide on how to install the XCOM: Long War?

[JamesFrank]

I'm very intrested in trying to install and play this mod for the game but i have no experince in actually installing one of these mods. I have tried to follow guides but i get confused from the instruction, and i have yet to find a good youtube video that can describe it.

Could anyone give me a "baby step/ look stuipd this is how its done" guide on how to download and install this mod for the game.

Any help would be very much appreicated.

[Prydzen ᛋᛟ]

http://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88/?

[sheep from hell]

download mod (beta13) - start exe - play (at least the enemy within version)

long war mod is pretty simple to install. and yes, read the mod forums, many changes in mechanics compared to vanilla and its good to know them ;)

[JamesFrank]

The problem is everytime i try to download it i keep getting an error message saying that "An Error occurred while trying to read the source file E:\Steam Games\SteamApps\common\XCom-Enemy-Unkown\XComGamesXEW\Binaries\Win32\XComEW.exe does not exist, which i cant figure out why.

Ive reinstalled the game but is there a way to reset it back to normal?

[Prydzen ᛋᛟ]

do a file cache integrity check in the game properties.

[doelamar]

I am trying to install the long war mod but am having same problem have checked game cache but says game is fine,My X-Com is instalded on secondary harddrive could that be the problem,I have tryed to manualy target location but not even sure where it is supposed to go.

Originally posted by graphics9056:

The problem is everytime i try to download it i keep getting an error message saying that "An Error occurred while trying to read the source file E:\Steam Games\SteamApps\common\XCom-Enemy-Unkown\XComGamesXEW\Binaries\Win32\XComEW.exe does not exist, which i cant figure out why.

Ive reinstalled the game but is there a way to reset it back to normal?

[sheep from hell]

do you have enemy within or just enemy unknown?

[JamesFrank]

Both,

[sheep from hell]

is in the \Steam Games\SteamApps\common\XCom-Enemy-Unkown\XComGamesXEW\Binaries\Win32\XComEW.exe path really no xcomew.exe? made the troubleshooting steps on the mod page? any other mods?

[JustAnotherGhost]

I've been having the same problem and I think I solved it. From the filepath:

E:\Steam Games\SteamApps\common\XCom-Enemy-Unkown\XComGames\XEW\Binaries\Win32

remove everything after \XEW. I got the this folder already exists error and then the mod installed.

[buddha2723]

It seems to be an issue if the game is installed on a separate drive from steam.

[buddha2723]

A hotfix might be to move the exe to the same directory, excepting enter 'steam' now in place of 'steamlibrary', (a difference on my computer, between first and 2nd drives), and where the install is likely searching for it, then move the updated exe back manually. Moving drives seems to have worked for me.

[dtragoud]

Hello,

I have installed the Steam EW version. I then proceeded to installing Long War 14i in the /EW folder, which completed with no errors.

I started the game through Steam, chose the EW game which loaded but no Long War game was activated. It was the EW game that loaded again with no errors.

I rolled back to the EW version, uninstalled Long War, installed it again but no luck.

Any solutions to this?

[happy]

Originally posted by dtragoud:

Hello,

I have installed the Steam EW version. I then proceeded to installing Long War 14i in the /EW folder, which completed with no errors.

I started the game through Steam, chose the EW game which loaded but no Long War game was activated. It was the EW game that loaded again with no errors.

I rolled back to the EW version, uninstalled Long War, installed it again but no luck.

Any solutions to this?

doesn t longwar have an installer? mine does, i never ever put anything in my folder

i just clicked on the LW exe.

i don t know what you ve dowladed but it should be an exe
placing an exe in your folder doesn t work

you have to double click the exe.

sorry for being obvious

[dtragoud]

Originally posted by happy:

Originally posted by dtragoud:

Hello,

I have installed the Steam EW version. I then proceeded to installing Long War 14i in the /EW folder, which completed with no errors.

I started the game through Steam, chose the EW game which loaded but no Long War game was activated. It was the EW game that loaded again with no errors.

I rolled back to the EW version, uninstalled Long War, installed it again but no luck.

Any solutions to this?

doesn t longwar have an installer? mine does, i never ever put anything in my folder

i just clicked on the LW exe.

i don t know what you ve dowladed but it should be an exe
placing an exe in your folder doesn t work

you have to double click the exe.

sorry for being obvious

Yes of course I installed the LW through the exe. What I meant above what that I install it to the /EW folder, as is asked by the installation instructions.

[happy]

you should post on the nexus LW troubleshooting forum then, as i assume you ve also updated java and installed the second program required in the mod description, good luck