Crash on startup. No foreseeable reason why?

[Scoligrosis]

Hey all, just trying to get into elite mod and back into competitive DOW2

I just downloaded the latest version. 2.5.1. Installed it into the correct steam folder. shortcut crashes on startup to bug reporter.
Steam is in its normal C/steamapps/common etc folder

Do i need 2.5 first, THEN install 2.5.1?
if so, where do i download 2.5, there is no link on the site.
\Do i need to add elite to steam to be able to play?

windows 8.1. Original retribution works just find. Only this mod does not work.

What am i missing?

[Soberson]

No diss but are you absolutely positive you put in right steam folder path?
As someone who had a similar problem it turned to be the wrong path because I have 2 folders for steam games yet installer automatically recognizes the one with steam distrib itself.

[Scoligrosis]

I only have one steam folder path. Never made another or fooled with it.

C/programfilesx86/Steam/Steamapps/Common/DOW2retribution

There is a folder called Elite with 4 files inside: Archive, Config, ESL reporter, and an elitemod icon picture.

Outside of the folder in the actual DOW2 file list there is elite.module

I cannot find another step I've missed or any reason why this shouldnt run.

[Scoligrosis]

Tried changing the file path that the shortcut gives me.

By default it was just C:\Programfiles(x86)\Steam\Steam.exe -modname elite

changed to

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Dawn of War II - Retribution\DOW2.exe" -modname elite

To no avail of course, just trying anything at the moment.

[Wise Windu]

Can you post your warnings.txt file? Should be under Documents\my games\Dawn of War II - Retribution\logfiles\

[Scoligrosis]

09:44:30.09 MOD -- Initializing mod 'Elite', version '2.5', locale 'english'.
09:44:30.09 MOD MANAGER -- 'data:common': Unable to mount archive 'Elite\Archives\Elite_data.sga'!
09:44:30.09 Failed to mount Elite\Archives\Elite_data.sga
09:44:30.12 Unable to mount all archives. Is your .module file out of sync with your locale.ini file?

not sure what to do with that

[Scoligrosis]

Elite_data.sga is inthe archives folder.

Couldnt locate any "Locale.ini" however

[Myrdal]

Sounds like you have a damaged elite_data.sga file. I would do a reinstall, download link https://dawnofwar.info/index.php?page=download
FYI installer md5: b0e534b29cfd9a572b0e70fe145851bb
Elite_data.sga: 3bdb50b2e78b1a6895f8fd43aa150ef6

You can check the md5 hash with certutil in windows, eg from start->run

Code: Select all

cmd /k certutil -hashfile "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\dawn of war ii - retribution\Elite\Archives\Elite_data.sga" MD5 & pause

[Scoligrosis]

Ok I'll give it another reinstall. although I've tried that quite a few times.

Oddly im noticing that the link says it is 936mb but im only downloading 894mb

Also when I run the installer my computer tries to tell me its dangerous to install because its unrecognized. Although this is normal pc paranoia stuff so i dont think it is that.

I consider myself somewhat tech savvy but your humie mekboy speech about md5 hashes has thrown me for a bit of a loop.

Thanks for everyone's continued support!

[Scoligrosis]

A-HUR-HUR WE'Z IN THE GAME NOW!

I spose these techno humies aint so bad after all!

NOW TIME FO' DA' KRUMPIN'!

[txstar]

Hello, would be nice if you could share your Solution here.. because i have the exact same issue.

Reinstalling/Redownloading did not work.

Thanks

[Scoligrosis]

I removed all traces of elite mod off my computer. then used the link given in this thread to redownload and just try again.
it worked this time. I simply dont know why

I tried that exact thing many times before, same download link and all. just worked for me this time.

sorry, mate.