Stainless steel + Bugfix Compilation.

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Stainless Steel is a total conversion mod for Medieval II: Total War. It is still focussed on Europe, however on a much larger scale. new units, new factions, a new campaign map and much more!

IMPORTANT: Install the Bugfix compilation!
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?640913-Bug-Fixes-for-SS6-4-DO-NOT-POST-ANY-BUGS-IN-HERE&p=13723098&viewfull=1#post13723098

--METHOD--
Step 1: Get the mods here and the 6.4 patch if you want it. (SS 6.4 requires 6.3 to work. 6.4 is only the patch whereas 6.3 is the actual mod base).

SS 6.3:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?377824-Stainless-Steel-6-3-Released

SS 6.4:
http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?417435-Stainless-Steel-6-4-Released!

Step 2: Go to your Medieval 2 Total War folder in:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War
And copy your medieval2 launcher file. Paste the copy to your desktop and rename it "Kingdoms". Drag it back to your Medieval 2 Total War folder.

NOTICE!!! -> DO NOT START THE SS SET-UP WIZARD UNTIL YOU DO THIS. YOU WILL HAVE TO UNINSTALL THE MOD AND REINSTALL IF YOU DO!

Step 3: Once you've renamed the launcher file, go through the 6.3 and 6.4 installation. Designate the destination as your Medieval 2 Total War mod pack and do the same for 6.4 (it should automatically designate them both but always double check. 6.4 will go into the 6.3 folder because duh...its a patch).

Step 4: After you've finished the installation of 6.3 and 6.4 and got everything where it needs to be there's one final thing to do. Well 2. Inside the SS Mod folder you should see down at the bottom SS set-up. Run that as admin and configure the settings how you like. Now, finally, before you run the game. Go to your Steam Library, find Medieval 2, right click and go to properties, click on Laucnh Options. This should bring up a box with a single type bar. Inside you want to input:

--features.mod=mods/name-of-your-mod-folder

Example:
--features.mod=mods/SS6.3

After you do all that, play Medieval 2 Total War and it should run Stainless steel. If you ever want to go back to vanilla just remove the launch options.

---DISCLAIMER---
I DID NOT MAKE THIS METHOD! CREDIT GOES TO TALON THE HALF-DROW