Bought Medieval + kingdoms, but can't start kingdoms

[G E R T]

Hi there,

I bought Medieval + kingdoms. Steam downloaded and installed Medieval, works fine. But it said it downloaded Kingdoms, in les then 4 seconds: 0mb. When i tried to start the game it says: Cannot start game (missing files).

I already restarted steam, installed it again, but the same things occur. I already searched for the FAQ but none helped to this problem.

Can anyone help me please?

[Viss Valdyr]

same for me. I will look for solutions as well

[Viss Valdyr]

Originally posted by Sean J:

The set of fixes should be live now.

Please restart your Steam client and allow any updates or downloads to complete.

Note: The Kingdoms expansion game has been migrated into the base game and will no longer show in your library. It can be accessed by selecting the desired expansion type from the Medieval II: Total War game which should now be in your library (assuming it previously wasn't).

If you still have issues, please post a new thread and I'll work 1:1 to get the issues resolved with you.

[Viss Valdyr]

rightclick on your game, you see start med II, or different campains (teutonic, american etc.) there is kingdoms. when you deinstall your DLC, you see those things missing in the tab.

[Dark Angel]

Right click the game in the Steam game directory and select 'Local Files/Properties/Verify Game Cache' to run an update to include the necessary Steam patch. The files should update, then you can start the game by selecting 'Medieval 2 Total War' in the Steam game starter and it will give you a Kingdom's sub-menu. If it doesn't there are other ways to fix this, but give this a try first.

The game doesn't appear to come with the latest Steam patch already included, so it's a little messy. Once you get it started, it should run trouble-free.

[Viss Valdyr]

define "Kingdom's sub menu". If you are talking about the different campains, then they are there, if you talk about a real "start Kingdoms" thingy, then I am missing it aswell.

[Dark Angel]

Originally posted by Viss Valdyr:

define "Kingdom's sub menu". If you are talking about the different campains, then they are there, if you talk about a real "start Kingdoms" thingy, then I am missing it aswell.

No the list of various campaigns.

Are they not starting?

[Viss Valdyr]

they are. You were just confusing me with "Kingdom's sub-menu". Because most new people don't know, that there is not a "kingdom"-DLC-Startbutton per se. But just the different campains.

[Bearak]

I played last night and it seemed to be all migrated together, unlike it was when i fist had the game many years ago on cd. maybe this is the reason? Also if someone said this, i do apologize, no sleep, clowns will eat me.

[Dark Angel]

Originally posted by Viss Valdyr:

they are. You were just confusing me with "Kingdom's sub-menu". Because most new people don't know, that there is not a "kingdom"-DLC-Startbutton per se. But just the different campains.

Well if you select Medieval 2 and then another menu appears, it's a sub-menu. What else would you call it?

Yes the game is now integrated.

[Viss Valdyr]

I start the game via the shortcut in the local folder. That's why I don't get this pop-up ^^ . That's why I was that confused. Yes when I start the game as normal people do, via steam and play (not shortcut OR rightclick on the steam symbol on your taskbar and selecting the game) the pop-up appears.
I even have a "medival II Kingdoms" Shortcut there... but it says it misses the exe... (as told above, it works differently now)

[Viss Valdyr]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=464334366

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=464335260

[Dark Angel]

Yes, the Kingdoms short cut is now redundant, I am guessing that's from a disc install. If it's registered with Steam, you can run it from there.

The other way to run games is to create a shortcut of the Medieval2.exe (or Kingdoms.exe) file direct to desktop and run from there, but that's better used for modding community mods or a cd version that aren't recognised by Steam, otherwise the Steam game starter is pretty reliable and streamlines start up.

I expect the other 'Kingdoms' starter you've shown above, would simply run from disc and not from Steam?

I've not seen kingdoms starter appear in the Steam menu; so your second screen print is the standard one for the sub-menu I would usually see.

[Viss Valdyr]

I bought that game off steam. And I don't have any problems, I just wanted to show my "configuration", or "what can be confusing for new players".

[Dark Angel]

:)