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{{ii}}  [[GameSpy]] multiplayer replaced with Steamworks; all product keys activate on [[Steam]].<ref name="Steamworks">[http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/132206-MEDIEVAL-II-Total-War-multiplayer-now-available-on-Steam! MEDIEVAL II: Total War multiplayer now available on Steam!]</ref>
 
{{ii}}  [[GameSpy]] multiplayer replaced with Steamworks; all product keys activate on [[Steam]].<ref name="Steamworks">[http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/132206-MEDIEVAL-II-Total-War-multiplayer-now-available-on-Steam! MEDIEVAL II: Total War multiplayer now available on Steam!]</ref>
{{--}} Retail base game does not work on Windows 10 (see [[#Retail base game does not work on Windows 10|Retail base game does not work on Windows 10]]).<ref name="Windows 10">[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/games_windows_10/secdrvsys-not-loading-in-windows-10-this-will/65a6fe83-08df-4760-b2ad-6b1ce61d40d4?page=3 SECDRV.SYS Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community]</ref>
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{{--}} Retail base game does not work on Windows Vista and later (see [[#Retail base game does not work|Retail base game does not work]]).<ref name="Windows 10">[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/games_windows_10/secdrvsys-not-loading-in-windows-10-this-will/65a6fe83-08df-4760-b2ad-6b1ce61d40d4?page=3 SECDRV.SYS Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community]</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 10:12, 26 July 2016

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Medieval II: Total War
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Developers
Creative Assembly
Publishers
Sega
OS X, Linux Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows November 11, 2006
macOS (OS X) December 17, 2015
Linux January 14, 2016
Medieval II: Total War guide on StrategyWiki
Medieval II: Total War on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Shogun: Total War 2000
Medieval: Total War 2002
Rome: Total War 2004
Medieval II: Total War 2006
Empire: Total War 2009
Napoleon: Total War 2010
Total War: Shogun 2 2011
Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai 2012
Total War Battles: Shogun 2012
Total War: Rome II 2013
Total War: Attila 2015
Total War Battles: Kingdom 2015
Total War: Warhammer (series)
Total War: Arena Cancelled
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia 2018
Total War: Three Kingdoms 2019
A Total War Saga: Troy 2020
Total War: Rome Remastered 2021
Total War: Pharaoh 2023

Key points

GameSpy multiplayer replaced with Steamworks; all product keys activate on Steam.[1]
Retail base game does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Retail base game does not work).[2]

General information

Official Forums
Steam Community Discussions
Total War Center Unofficial Discussion and Modding community
Collection of bug fixes for many of the game's issues

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DRM: SafeDisc disc check. CD key for multiplayer.
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Includes the Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms expansion.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Collection
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Includes the Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms expansion.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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Includes expansions.
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All product keys activate on Steam.[1]
All Linux versions require Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Hot seat
Added in Kingdoms expansion; use Retrofit Mod for original campaigns.
LAN play
Online play
GameSpy is offline; activate key on Steam to use new servers.[1]

Issues fixed

Retail base game does not work

The retail version of the base game does not work on Windows Vista and later due to SafeDisc support being discontinued.[2]
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Celeron 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 (1500 MHz)
AMD Athlon 64
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 11 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4400
ATI Radeon 9600 SE
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Shader model 1.0 support
Sound (audio device) 100% DirectX® 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card

References