Game not launching

[Berela]

Hi a friend of mine gifted me the game a while so we could play together and at the time it was turning on and playing fine. I had a bit of nostalgia today and decided to install the game again and give it a go but unfortunately it seems that the game is not launching. I try to launch and it just turns off, no error or anything. Does anyone know what the problem might be?

[Inardesco]

admin rights + compatibility mode

If that doesn't work. Check to see if the game made a file called medieval2.preferences.cfg.

If it did create said file, make sure the resolution stated in the file are correct with your desktop. Do note that resolutions higher than 2k are simply not recommended for this game due to it being 13 years old so its best to keep resolution down to 1080p.

Should you lack that file then you can find it here; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NGzoBECdRD9JpkdBcb1AbtbD80S5wPvI8SCgn0Dyt_k/edit

Open a notepad file, copy paste it in there, make sure you set the following lines with the correct resolution;

battle_resolution = 1280 768

campaign_resolution = 1280 768

and then save the file as medieval2.preference.cfg (.cfg is the extension) and paste the file into your steam/steamapps/common/medieval 2 folder.

[Berela]

So I didn't have the preferences file which I made as you said but it still doesn't work, running as admin also doesn't seem to do anything I also turned on compatibility mode and tried each option which also didn't work. So I'm not sure what the problem could be

[Inardesco]

Well, there is always the User Account Control from windows that can mess things up.

Basically the game is wanting to create something, like the medieval2.preference.cfg and windows is like" ♥♥♥♥ no" and shuts it down.

So make sure you're allowed to do stuff on your C drive or simply install steam on a seperate partition (if you have it + have the space for it)

[Gigantus]

Here is a guide on how to handle the UAC and related virtual store issue: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=397636

Start at point three if you are familiar with the principle

[Błażej Bandito]

Not sure if you're still looking for answers after 5 years but for me it was changing resolution in system settings to one maching game resolution (1280x768). After playing you can simply set it back to 1980x1080