ok people, i installed the fanpatch and everything works 100% perfect.
i don't wanna know how many people will still mess up their installation :-P
here's my guide:
- you shouldn't have any kind of fanpatches/tad launcher/AS launcher installed
- now get this
TAD Patch Launcher
- install it
- now get this
Additionally Update File
and put it into the folder you installed the "TAD Patch Launcher" to,
you'll have to overwrite a file, click on "Yes"
- now download the AS FP 1.1a here:
AS Fan Patch 1.1a
- extract the files from "AS Fan Patch 1.1a" into
My Documents/My Games/Age of Empires III/Fan Patches,
- create the folder "Fan Patches" yourself if it isn't there yet(it shouldn't be there since you should have deinstalled everything before you'd follow my steps)
Now, start the TAD Patch Launcher, and chose "Age Sanctuary 1.1a", select your language and launch the game
Go on ESO and enjoy the fanpatch again :-P
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if you wanna switch back to the robot patch, jus select "Ensemble Studios TAD 1.02" and launch the game
only use the "TAD Patch Launcher" if you wanna switch between the patches, you can just start the normal age of empires 3 and it will load the game with the last selected option you made in the "TAD Patch Launcher"