windows 8 problem or not

i am playing ta.k on windows 8.1 and it plays fine without compatibility mode but its always v1.0 i have checked the folders and in patches it has _v1_v2_S0 and _v2_v3_S0 so im assuming that's the v2 and v3 patches ? and it always says my laptop cant run this app when i click so i cant get it up from v1 and ive tried downloading alot of stuff like full game with all patches and still wont says i need to find a app to open the folders and such / thing is i want to get it updated to the latest patch so i can try new stuff maps units and other things that are new i played this game way back when i was younger and its awesome please if u can help me try figure this out so i can enjoy it again with new stuff also

Yep, 4.1bb is the latest version of TA:K, you can download it here: All TA:K Downloads - Patches

I didn't understand much your problem opening the folders... But if updating your TA:K doesn't work, ask again.

i have downloaded the 4.1bb and tryed i have downloaded many patches and tryed i bought the cd with darion map and v2 and v3 in the patch folder but when i run the game its only v1 and it does not let me open the files ever because it says my computer cant open this file u need a app to open it i have windows 8.1 it is a pain in the \"***\" i also tryed tak on my old windows 7 home premium laptop and i still had the same problem i read the readme file in patches from the cd and followed the instructions saying start menu go to run then type the file name in and still didnt work it says on both laptops windows 7 and 8 my computer does not support the file and i need a program or app to open

Could you send me a printscreen? Then I can understand better. Can't you open and install 4.1bb version of the game? What's the extension of the files you can't open (.exe?)?

this is wat i get when i try to open any tak update / version or downloaded versions of tak i get

Right click on the properties of the file and see if its an exe? if not, possibly try and rename the file extension to an .exe.

Vhaerun, it's clearly an .exe file, it says "Application" as file type. The problem is that you can't make those Patches to work, look:



"The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your computer's system information to see whether you need an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) version of the program, and then contact the software publisher."

For some reason these patches won't work on our windows, I think the only thing you can do now is download 4.1bb version and installing it: Click Here to Download 4.1bb Patch

Yes, it works, at least here:



Or, if you insist on wanting 3.0bb version of the game, you can try downloading the CD files of Total Annihilation: Kingdoms: The Iron Plague here: Click Here to Download Total Annihilation: Kingdoms: The Iron Plague CD Files (Yes, you need a CD image emulator, such as Daemon Tools or Virtual Clone Driver, you know?)

I don't have any way to give you the 2.0bd version of the game =(.

That's what I can do for you for now. =P

Answering your topic, it's not only an Windows 8 problem, Windows 7 has problems with it too. lol.
By the way, I'm really interested in your CD content, just to see if it has something special, it's hard to find some things about TA:K on Internet nowadays... I'd be glad if you can help me. =)

ok thanks ill try the 4.1bb and see how i go but i tryed before and had the same problems as u can see in screen shot also watever u want just ask and ill screen shot for u and put here or send to you i bought my tak on play.com and i also have one that i bought when it was first out years ago but that cd doesnt even load on windows 7 or 8 and when it does freezes on install i can look that out if u want also and screen shot to compare files / folders or stuff that might cause us problems on windows 7 and 8 upto u man just let me no also i aint a computer genius haha just ur average Joe

with 4.1bb i have another problem now it trys to open with internet explorer and when i try it just blinks and does nothing i dont no were to check if my comp is 32 bit or 64 bit but im sure its 64 here is screen shot

Weird... What's written in its name? Unconfirmed? Could you show me its extension or something (properties maybe)?
Relax, being 32 bits or 64 doesn't matter for us now.

is this the information ur looking for ?

Those patch versions never worked for me even in XP a long time ago when I tried opening them. Simply install v4.1 on top.

that is 4.1bb that says unconfirmed

Try downloading the 4.1 file on another pc with 7 or vista, then transfer the file unto 8.1.

only got 2 windows 8 laptops and my old windows 7 home premium one's fan is gone by far ill try to download it but and see how it goes thanks let me try i will reply in 5-10 mins

ok doesnt let me open in windows 7 home premium either prompts me with a message saying i need to download software to allow me to open it becoming a pain to try and play my tak haha

You probably need WinRAR or 7 zip to extract the files.

ok i tryed to download 4.1bb from internet explorer for a change and it seamed to be all good until i tryed to run the game itself and i was now prompted with this message

ok cool i messed about with a few things and apparently the game is playing in 4.1bb but i havnt had time to play and test how it runs yet as far as we can see i have got it updated anyway thanks peeps appreciated here is screenie

as far as i read on the situation with crdownload is that its google chrome only that does this and its actually downloaded 99% but my nortan 360 or chrome has found malicious or unstable files or software in the download so it does not complete the download and u are left with that crdownload which u cant do anything with which isnt very useful for anyone who uses chrome wat i did was open internet explorer and as soon as i downloaded 4.1bb i seen it said exe at the end and knew it would work instantly just proceed to download and replace existing tak folder when prompted and it should run without compatibility mode as far as ive seen

Aha, I knew it was something about the file not being an .exe file, even though it did say it was an app file.

Okay, so, is it working fine now? Problem solved? =)

99% fine just minor crashing issues with the game itself any ideas how to stop them ??    getting impatient want to play hehe

some minor problems can be solved by changing in "ChooseRenderer.exe"
(Cavedog\Kingdoms\ChooseRenderer.exe)

From "directd3d->into software renderer"
or vice versa "software->direct3d"

but most of crashes are very individual problems

Alright, if you still have any other problem, create another topic, please.

Solved, so locked.