When I use the launcher it tells me to pick the mb_warband application so I do that, half way through the loading it pops up with "Critical error" when I tries to process the INI file on the loading screen. Tried WSE2 or what ever, with and without, running as admin, repairing. Nuttin works!
Here is the crash log: [22:58:27] Build: cRPG Beta
[22:58:27] Mount&Blade Warband version: 01.09.82
[22:58:27] Havok version: 2013.1.0-r1
[22:58:27] FMOD Ex version: 4.44.18
[22:58:27] Command line: --beta
[22:58:27] Initializing timer...
[22:58:27] Collecting system info...
[22:58:27] Dumping system info...
[22:58:27] -- OS: Windows 8
[22:58:27] - Version: 6.2.9200
[22:58:27] - Arch: x64
[22:58:27] -- CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3227U CPU @ 1.90GHz (GenuineIntel)
[22:58:27] - Count: 2 (HT)
[22:58:27] -- Memory: 6011 MB
[22:58:27] - Available: 3660 MB
[22:58:27] -- GPU: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
[22:58:27] - Memory: 2112 MB
[22:58:27] - Driver Version: 10.18.10.3958
[22:58:27] Initializing language...
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_retreated_battle
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_midnight
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_chest
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_group_rename
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_show_framerate
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_off
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_antialiasing
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_module_newer_than_application
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_module_older_than_application
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_difficulty_rating_percentage
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_general_options
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_video_options
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_controls
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_maximum_framerate
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_estimated_performance
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_invalid_username
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_control_block_direction
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_control_attack_direction
[22:58:27] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_command_line
[22:58:27] Initializing resource manager...
[22:58:27] Initializing network manager...
[22:58:27] Initializing task pool...
[22:58:27] Initializing sound...
[22:58:31] Initializing physics...
[22:58:31] Initializing mission...
[22:58:31] Initializing game key manager...
[22:58:31] Initializing render thread manager...
[22:58:31] Using Direct3D9Ex
[22:58:31] Adapter: X8R8G8B8 1366x768 60Hz
[22:58:31] Loading resource blacklist...
[22:58:31] Loading core resources...
[22:58:31] WARNING: Unable to find texture mp_ui_maps_e
[22:58:31] Initializing renderer...
[22:58:31] Loading language files...
[22:58:31] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_start_tutorial
[22:58:31] WARNING: Duplicate language string ui_multiplayer
[22:58:31] Loading font...
[22:58:31] Initializing window manager...
[22:58:31] Creating game windows...
[22:58:31] Initializing device...
[22:58:31] -- Behavior flags: 0x54
[22:58:31] -- Device Caps
[22:58:31] - DeviceType: 0x1
[22:58:31] - VertexShaderVersion: 0xFFFE0300
[22:58:31] - PixelShaderVersion: 0xFFFF0300
[22:58:31] - DevCaps: 0x19AE50
[22:58:31] - DevCaps2: 0x51
[22:58:31] - Caps: 0x20800
[22:58:31] - Caps2: 0xE0020000
[22:58:31] - Caps3: 0x720
[22:58:31] - VS20Caps: 0x1
[22:58:31] - PS20Caps: 0x1F
[22:58:31] - PrimitiveMiscCaps: 0x2FCCF2
[22:58:31] - RasterCaps: 0xF736191
[22:58:31] - ZCmpCaps: 0xFF
[22:58:31] - SrcBlendCaps: 0x3FFF
[22:58:31] - DestBlendCaps: 0x27FF
[22:58:31] - AlphaCmpCaps: 0xFF
[22:58:31] - TextureFilterCaps: 0x7030700
[22:58:31] - StretchRectFilterCaps: 0x3000300
[22:58:31] - VertexTextureFilterCaps: 0x3030300
[22:58:31] - PresentationIntervals: 0x8000000F
[22:58:31] - MaxTextureWidth: 8192
[22:58:31] - MaxTextureHeight: 8192
[22:58:31] - MaxAnisotropy: 16
[22:58:31] - MaxPrimitiveCount: 8388607
[22:58:31] - MaxVertexIndex: 16777215
[22:58:31] - MaxStreams: 16
[22:58:31] - MaxStreamStride: 255
[22:58:31] - NumSimultaneousRTs: 4
[22:58:31] Adapter: X8R8G8B8 1366x768 60Hz
[22:58:31] Back buffer: X8R8G8B8 1024x742 0X
[22:58:31] Depth stencil: D24X8 1024x742 0X
[22:58:32] Loading post effect shaders (HDR: 0, DoF: 0, FXAA: 0, PP: 0)...
[22:58:32] Loading settings...
[22:58:33] Loading resource test
[22:58:33] Loading resource textures_face_gen
[22:58:33] Loading resource shaders
[22:58:33] Loading resource textures
[22:58:33] Loading resource materials
[22:58:33] Loading resource materials_face_gen
[22:58:33] Loading resource uimeshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource meshes_face_gen
[22:58:33] Loading resource helpers
[22:58:33] Loading resource map_tree_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource map_icon_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource particle_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource skeletons
[22:58:33] Loading resource tree_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource xtree_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource grass_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource plant_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource body_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource object_meshes
[22:58:33] Loading resource object_bodies
[22:58:33] Loading module resource bomb
[22:58:33] Loading module resource narfs_plate_armour_pack_wb
[22:58:33] Loading module resource narfs_transitional_armour_pack
[22:58:34] EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xC0000005, 0x00000000, 0x0D064FFC)
[22:58:34] Dumping call stack...
[22:58:34] - 0x015942F4 crpg_beta.exe+0x7242F4 (memcpy+0x3A4)
[22:58:34] - 0x014282FF crpg_beta.exe+0x5B82FF (rglBinaryStream::readString+0x5F)
[22:58:34] - 0x014517BE crpg_beta.exe+0x5E17BE (rglResourceManager::readStream+0x5E)
[22:58:34] - 0x01450FFA crpg_beta.exe+0x5E0FFA (rglResourceManager::loadResourceFile+0x19A)
[22:58:34] - 0x012C0478 crpg_beta.exe+0x450478 (mbCoreGame::parseModuleIniLine+0x2B8)
[22:58:34] - 0x012C0155 crpg_beta.exe+0x450155 (mbCoreGame::doModuleCommand+0x35)
[22:58:34] - 0x013B6ED9 crpg_beta.exe+0x546ED9 (mbStartingWindow::doStep+0x189)
[22:58:34] - 0x013B6C89 crpg_beta.exe+0x546C89 (mbStartingWindow::frameMove+0x19)
[22:58:34] - 0x012BF5AE crpg_beta.exe+0x44F5AE (mbCoreGame::frameMove+0xEE)
[22:58:34] - 0x012C73CE crpg_beta.exe+0x4573CE (CD3DApplication::Render3DEnvironment+0x4AE)
[22:58:34] - 0x012C7E6C crpg_beta.exe+0x457E6C (CD3DApplication::Run+0xEC)
[22:58:34] - 0x0140B51F crpg_beta.exe+0x59B51F (WinMain+0x19AF)
[22:58:34] - 0x015938B8 crpg_beta.exe+0x7238B8 (__tmainCRTStartup+0xFD)
[22:58:34] - 0x75B7919F KERNEL32.DLL+0x1919F (BaseThreadInitThunk+0xE)
[22:58:34] - 0x77AEB5AF ntdll.dll+0x5B5AF (RtlInitializeExceptionChain+0x8F)
[22:58:34] - 0x77AEB57A ntdll.dll+0x5B57A (RtlInitializeExceptionChain+0x5A)
[22:58:34] - 0x77AEB57A ntdll.dll+0x5B57A (RtlInitializeExceptionChain+0x5A)
[22:58:34] Dumping memory status...
[22:58:34] Commit size: 609 MB
[22:58:34] Working set size: 595 MB
[22:58:34] Available size: 3036 MB
[22:58:34] Heap #0 (process): 551 MB
[22:58:34] Heap #1: 5 MB
[22:58:34] Heap #2: 0 MB
[22:58:34] Heap #3: 0 MB
[22:58:34] Closing log file...