Resolved Medieval 2 Fatal Graphics Error on Windows 10

[Joe Killian]

Solution
Installed to my other hard drive and then copied my friends preffrences file, after that just changed the settings in game.

When I try to launch the game it just crashes saying fatal graphics error.
I checked the log, it said i was missing files, so i verified the game files and that said all files sucessfuly verified.

Any help will be appreciated.

LOG =
16:15:37.679 [system.rpt] [always] CPU: SSE2
16:15:37.679 [system.rpt] [always] ==== system log start, build date: Sep 5 2014 version development ===
16:15:37.711 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_0.pack
16:15:37.742 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_1.pack
16:15:37.780 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_2.pack
16:15:37.811 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_3.pack
16:15:37.811 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/data_4.pack
16:15:37.858 [system.io] [always] mounted pack packs/localized.pack
16:15:37.895 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/player.txt is missing
16:15:37.895 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/keys.dat is missing
16:15:37.895 [system.io] [warning] open: preferences/keys.dat is missing

Also I have no mods, tried with and without admin rights, tried running it in compatiblity mode for XP, Vista, Win 7 and Win 8.

[Inardesco]

Before you post such threads ask yourself these questions;

Do I have mods installed?
Do I have said mods installed correctly?
Do I launch said mods correctly?

If no mods installed;

Do I really have all the files?
Have I tried to reinstall the game?
Do I run with admin rights?
Have I checked to run with compatibiltiy?

If all these answers are answered with yes, then be free to post a thread.

[Joe Killian]

Originally posted by Inardesco:

Before you post such threads ask yourself these questions;

Do I have mods installed?
Do I have said mods installed correctly?
Do I launch said mods correctly?

If no mods installed;

Do I really have all the files?
Have I tried to reinstall the game?
Do I run with admin rights?
Have I checked to run with compatibiltiy?

If all these answers are answered with yes, then be free to post a thread.

No mods
Tried reinstalling
yes I run the game with admin rights

[Inardesco]

Try running without

[Mimir]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/4700/discussions/0/540736965698058585/

"Problem: First, this process seemed to resolve an error I was receiving when trying to launch Medieval II: Total War from Steam or the root .exe (Application type). I would get a black screen followed by a crash and an error message stating: "fatal graphics error."

Solution: Find Medieval II: Total War in your Steam folder; for most people this will be under the directory of: Local Disk (C:) -> Program Files (x86) -> Steam -> SteamApps -> Common -> Medieval II Total War
After you have opened the Medieval folder, locate the application "medieval2" and right click it. Select the "Troubleshoot compatibility" option. Follow the instructions and allow Windows (I'm running 8.1) to find a solution, it should recommend an option for running the game with Windows Vista (32 bit) compatibility. Select that option and choose to "test program." If it works, then it should launch the game immediately without any error. From there, you can go in and select your optimal settings for the game. From now on, you should be able to launch the game without any issues.

Hope this helps some people!"

[Joe Killian]

Originally posted by Mimer:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/4700/discussions/0/540736965698058585/

"Problem: First, this process seemed to resolve an error I was receiving when trying to launch Medieval II: Total War from Steam or the root .exe (Application type). I would get a black screen followed by a crash and an error message stating: "fatal graphics error."

Solution: Find Medieval II: Total War in your Steam folder; for most people this will be under the directory of: Local Disk (C:) -> Program Files (x86) -> Steam -> SteamApps -> Common -> Medieval II Total War
After you have opened the Medieval folder, locate the application "medieval2" and right click it. Select the "Troubleshoot compatibility" option. Follow the instructions and allow Windows (I'm running 8.1) to find a solution, it should recommend an option for running the game with Windows Vista (32 bit) compatibility. Select that option and choose to "test program." If it works, then it should launch the game immediately without any error. From there, you can go in and select your optimal settings for the game. From now on, you should be able to launch the game without any issues.

Hope this helps some people!"

No did not work for me

[Joe Killian]

Thanks for all the help but i found a solution that worked for me:

Installed to my other hard drive and then copied my friends preffrences file, after that just changed the settings in game.

[COreo]

In case anyone else has this issue, rename the medieval2.exe to launcher.exe and that worked for me.

[Asta]

Originally posted by COreo:

In case anyone else has this issue, rename the medieval2.exe to launcher.exe and that worked for me.

I tried all the solutions above even create an preferences.cfg my selft but only this one solved my problem