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This page is for the original game. For the 2021 remaster, see Total War: Rome Remastered.


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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Rome: Total War is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and free-roaming camera RTS and TBS game in the Total War series.

General information

Official forums

Total War Center - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4 DRM^{[Note 1]}
Retail
Developer website (unavailable)		Gold Edition. Five machines limit.
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)		^[3]
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Gold Edition.
Steam (unavailable)		The Complete Collection.

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

All retail serial keys activate on Steam.^[4]

Included with every purchase of Total War: Rome Remastered.

Free demo versions are available from GameFront: base game, Barbarian Invasion.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Barbarian Invasion	Comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition and Rome: Total War - Anthology compilations.
Alexander	Standalone; comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Anthology compilation.

Essential improvements

Patches

Every patch can be found here.

The Gold Edition is already patched to the latest version.

Skip intro videos

Method 1: Run the game with the -nm command line argument.^{[citation needed]}

Note

Disables the background video in the main menu, but strategy mode videos are still enabled.

Method 2: Move, delete or rename^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\data\fmv`. Move, delete or rename `ATVI_Spinning_Logo_640x480.wmv`, `rome_title.wmv`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\preferences\preferences.txt^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4760/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\saves^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/4760/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See below. Stretched UI.
Multi-monitor		Stretched
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		See Widescreen resolution
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Run the game with `-w` or `-window` command line arguments
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Run the game with `-ne` command line arguments
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Set resolution in preferences.txt^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `preferences.txt`. Edit all values named `*_RESOLUTION` and `*_MAX_RESOLUTION` to the desired resolution Make sure the following value is set: `USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE`. Save changes.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game camera settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Main, SFX, Music, Speech
Surround sound		Up to 7.1^[5]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3 via Creative Alchemy
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese				Retail only.
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Hot seat Use Play By Email Multiplayer/Hot Seat Campaign.
LAN play	8
Online play	8	The official GameSpy service is offline; the Steam version was updated to use Steamworks.^[4]
Asynchronous multiplayer	Use Play By Email Multiplayer/Hot Seat Campaign.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	3783, 6500, 6667, 28900, 29900-29901
UDP	6515, 13139, 27750, 27900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

mss32.dll was not found

On 64-bit systems, the installer can erroneously set the default directory to C:\Program Files instead of C:\Program Files (x86).^{[citation needed]}

Manually set the appropriate install directory, preferrably a custom one

Failed to find Steam

This issue is common with the Steam version of the game, with the error window appearing when attempting to launch either Rome: Total War or the expansion Barbarian Invasion.

Copy Steam.dll^{[citation needed]}
Copy `steam.dll` from `<Steam-folder>` into `<path-to-game>`.

Disable Steam Community In-Game^{[citation needed]}
Go to the games library, right-click 'Rome: Total War Gold Edition'. Select 'Properties' and uncheck 'Enable Steam Community In-Game'.

Delete ClientRegistry.blob^{[citation needed]}

Exit Steam and go to <Steam-folder>.
Locate the file ClientRegistry.blob and delete it.
Relaunch Steam and allow it to update.

Notes

Deleting ClientRegistry.blob results in those settings being lost and this is not a permanent fix.

Run the game and Steam as administrator^{[citation needed]}

Low FPS

Apply the Disable fullscreen optimizations compatibility setting to the game's EXEs (Windows 10 and newer)

Run the game in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3.

Limit the game's CPU affinity to 1 or 2 CPU cores
It's possible for this fix to reduce FPS further.

Use a DirectDraw wrapper

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0b
Shader Model support	1.0

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				PowerPC processors were briefly supported in patch 1.1 of the OS X release (including all retail releases), but was removed again in later digital releases.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy, Steamworks

Modifications

Europa Barbarorum:

Europa Barbarorum is a total conversion modification. The modification affects all areas of RTW; all vanilla units have been removed, all new models and textures, a new economic system, new traits system, new scripts, and in general new gameplay. No area of RTW is left untouched.

Roma Surrectum:

Roma Surrectum 2 is a full conversion mod to Rome Total war 1.5 and the predecessor to the original Roma Surrectum mod featuring unique Roman legions, new factions, units and a stunning high detailed map. Roma Surrectum 2 is developed for Rome Total war, but it will also run on both of its expansions, Barbarian invasion and Alexander.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98 SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.9 GB	3.4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible Shader model 1.0 support	128 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c 16-bit compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11.6
Processor (CPU)	Intel 1.4 GHz	Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM

Support for PowerPC processors was briefly added in a patch before being removed later.

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (4760) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Rome: Total War - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ROME: Total War multiplayer now available on Steam!
↑ Rome: Total War - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[gamedir-6] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-7] 3.0 ^3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (4760) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[4] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (4760) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[4] Rome: Total War - Games for Windows - last accessed on 19 August 2022

[Steamworks-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ROME: Total War multiplayer now available on Steam!

[8] Rome: Total War - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023

[Note 1]

[3]

[4]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[5]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Creative Assembly
	Creative Assembly International
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	Activision
Expansions and digital	Sega
OS X	Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows	September 22, 2004
macOS (OS X)	February 5, 2010
Reception
Metacritic	92
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls	Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS, TBS
Themes	Classical, Historical
Series	Total War

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{disambig|the original game|the 2021 remaster|[[Total War: Rome Remastered]]}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Rome Total War Cover.jpg
 |developers   =
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Creative Assembly}}
+{{Infobox game/row/developer|Creative Assembly International}}
 {{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|OS X}}
 |publishers   =
@@ Line 11: / Line 13: @@
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 22, 2004}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 26, 2009}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|February 5, 2010}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|rome-total-war|92}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|rome-total-war|rating}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time, Turn-based}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS, TBS}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Classical, Historical}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Total War}}
 |steam appid  = 4760
 |steam appid side = 4770
-|gogcom page  =
+|gogcom id    =
+|hltb         = 7980
+|igdb         = rome-total-war
+|lutris       = rome-total-war
 |strategywiki = Rome: Total War
+|mobygames    = 15182
 |wikipedia    = Rome: Total War
 |winehq       = 3083
 |license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Total War}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{ii}} [[GameSpy]] multiplayer replaced with Steamworks; all product keys activate on [[Steam]].<ref name="Steamworks">[http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/132205 ROME: Total War multiplayer now available on Steam!]</ref>
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [https://www.totalwar.com/home Official site] for the series
+{{mm}} [https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-legacy/forums/47-rome-series Official forums]
-{{mm}} [http://forums.totalwar.com/forumdisplay.php/16-Rome-Total-War Official forum]
-{{mm}} [http://totalwar.wikia.com/wiki/Total_War_Wiki Total War Wiki] - A wiki for the series
 {{mm}} [http://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center] - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
 {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/4760/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 34: / Line 59: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc}}. | Steam | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v4}} | Steam | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/rometwgold/ | key, activation, actlimit, account | Gold Edition. Five machines limit. | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | OS X }}
-{{Availability/row| Humble | rome-total-war | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/rometwgold/ | key, activation, actlimit, account | Gold Edition. Five machines limit. | | OS X | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| MacApp | id402470122 | MacApp | Gold Edition | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222064305/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/Rome--Total-War/|title=Rome: Total War - Games for Windows|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 4760 | Steam | | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| MacApp | id402470122 | MacApp | Gold Edition. | | OS X | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 4760 | Steam | The Complete Collection. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
-{{++}} All product keys activate on [[Steam]].<ref name="Steamworks"/>
+{{++}} All retail serial keys activate on [[Steam]].<ref name="Steamworks">[http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/132205 ROME: Total War multiplayer now available on Steam!]</ref>
+{{ii}} Included with every purchase of [[Total War: Rome Remastered]].
+{{ii}} Free demo versions are available from GameFront: [https://www.gamefront.com/games/rome-total-war/file/rome-total-war-demo base game], [https://www.gamefront.com/games/rome-total-war-barbarian-invasion/file/rome-total-war-barbarian-invasion-demo Barbarian Invasion].
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
-{{DLC/row| Rome: Total War - The Barbarian Invasion | Comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition and Rome: Total War - Anthology compilations. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| The Barbarian Invasion | Comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition and Rome: Total War - Anthology compilations. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| Rome: Total War - Alexander | Standalone; comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Anthology compilation. | Windows, OS X }}
+{{DLC/row| Alexander | Standalone; comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Anthology compilation. | Windows, OS X }}
 }}
@@ Line 52: / Line 81: @@
 {{ii}} The Gold Edition is already patched to the latest version.
-===Modifications===
+===Skip intro videos===
-'''[http://www.moddb.com/mods/europa-barbarorum/ Europa Barbarorum]:'''
+{{Fixbox|description=Method 1: Run the game with the <code>-nm</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]].|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+'''Note'''
-Europa Barbarorum is a total conversion modification. The modification affects all areas of RTW; all vanilla units have been removed, all new models and textures, a new economic system, new traits system, new scripts, and in general new gameplay. No area of RTW is left untouched.
+{{ii}} Disables the background video in the main menu, but strategy mode videos are still enabled.
+}}
-'''[http://www.moddb.com/mods/roma-surrectum-ii/ Roma Surrectum]''':
-Roma Surrectum 2 is a full conversion mod to Rome Total war 1.5 and the predecessor to the original Roma Surrectum mod featuring unique Roman legions, new factions, units and a stunning high detailed map. Roma Surrectum 2 is developed for Rome Total war, but it will also run on both of its expansions, Barbarian invasion and Alexander.
-===Skip intro videos===
+{{Fixbox|description=Method 2: Move, delete or rename|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
-{{Fixbox|description=Skip Intro|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}\data\fmv}}.
-# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\Rome Total War Gold\data\fmv</code>.
+# Move, delete or rename {{file|ATVI_Spinning_Logo_640x480.wmv}}, {{file|rome_title.wmv}}.
-# Find and delete, move or rename to something else these files.
-<pre>
-ATVI_Spinning_Logo_640x480.wmv
-rome_title.wmv
-</pre>
 }}
@@ Line 86: / Line 107: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|origin                =
+|discord                   =
-|origin notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|epic games launcher       =
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|uplay                 =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|uplay notes           =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
+|origin                    =
+|origin notes              =
+|steam cloud               = false
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Rome Total War Video.png|In-game video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/rome-total-war
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/rome-total-war
 |widescreen wsgf award      = limited
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
@@ Line 113: / Line 142: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = Launch the game with <code>-ne</code>, <code>-w</code> or <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|arguments]]
+|windowed notes             = Run the game with <code>-w</code> or <code>-window</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]
-|borderless windowed        = true
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
-|borderless windowed notes  = Just launch the game in windowed mode
+|borderless windowed notes  = Run the game with <code>-ne</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]
 |anisotropic                = false
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 136: / Line 168: @@
 # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]].
 # Open {{file|preferences.txt}}.
-# Edit all values named ***_RESOLUTION and ***_MAX_RESOLUTION to the desired resolution
+# Edit all values named <code>***_RESOLUTION</code> and <code>***_MAX_RESOLUTION</code> to the desired resolution
-# Make sure <code>USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE</code>
+# Make sure the following value is set: <code>USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE</code>.
-# Save changes
+# Save changes.
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Rome Total War Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 {{Image|Rome Total War Camera.png|In-game camera settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 207: / Line 239: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Rome Total War Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Main, SFX, Music, Speech
 |surround sound           = true
-|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.1<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040922133415/http://www.soundblaster.com/rome/ Rome: Total War - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved)]</ref>
+|surround sound notes     = Up to 7.1<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040922133415/http://www.soundblaster.com/rome/|title=Rome: Total War - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved)|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 |subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
@@ Line 222: / Line 254: @@
 |eax support              = true
 |eax support notes        = EAX 3 via Creative Alchemy
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 234: / Line 268: @@
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
-  |language  = Spanish
+  |language  = French
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = German
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Italian
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
   |subtitles = true
   |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     = Retail only.
   |fan       =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = true
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Spanish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = true
@@ Line 256: / Line 322: @@
 |local play players   =
 |local play modes     = Hot seat
-|local play notes     = Use [http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?64876-Play-By-Email-Multiplayer-Hot-Seat-Campaign-Release Play By Email Multiplayer/Hot Seat Campaign].
+|local play notes     = Use [https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?64876-Play-By-Email-Multiplayer-Hot-Seat-Campaign-Release Play By Email Multiplayer/Hot Seat Campaign].
 |lan play             = true
 |lan play players     = 8
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = limited
 |online play players  = 8
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = [[GameSpy]] is offline; activate key on [[Steam]] to use new servers.<ref name="Steamworks"/>
+|online play notes    = The official [[GameSpy]] service is offline; the Steam version was updated to use Steamworks.<ref name="Steamworks"/>
 |asynchronous         = hackable
-|asynchronous notes   = Use [http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?64876-Play-By-Email-Multiplayer-Hot-Seat-Campaign-Release Play By Email Multiplayer/Hot Seat Campaign].
+|asynchronous notes   = Use [https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?64876-Play-By-Email-Multiplayer-Hot-Seat-Campaign-Release Play By Email Multiplayer/Hot Seat Campaign].
 }}
@@ Line 290: / Line 356: @@
 ==Issues fixed==
 ===mss32.dll was not found===
-You have installed Rome Total War on a 64-bit system, but there is a bug in the installer which installs the game files in the wrong location by default. The incorrect default location is <code>C:\Program Files</code>; the correct location to install these files is <code>C:\Program Files (x86)</code>. To fix this uninstall Rome Total War and all its expansions and patches, then freshly install the game again, making sure to installer selects "C:\Program Files (x86)" to install the game to. Warning: uninstalling the game and its expansions and patches will delete any saved games, the save game data folders should be copied to another destination and replaced after the fresh install.
+{{ii}} On 64-bit systems, the installer can erroneously set the default directory to {{folder|C:\Program Files}} instead of {{folder|C:\Program Files (x86)}}.{{cn|January 2023}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Manually set the appropriate install directory, preferrably a custom one|ref=|fix=}}
 ===Failed to find Steam===
@@ Line 296: / Line 363: @@
 {{Fixbox|description=Copy Steam.dll|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
-Copy <code>steam.dll</code> from the main Steam folder into the Rome installation folder. This is a fix that most likely will fix your problem.
+Copy {{file|steam.dll}} from {{folder|{{p|steam}}}} into {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=disable Steam Community In-Game|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Disable Steam Community In-Game|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
-# To do this, go to the games library, right-click 'Rome: Total War Gold Edition',
+# Go to the games library, right-click 'Rome: Total War Gold Edition'.
 # Select 'Properties' and uncheck 'Enable Steam Community In-Game'.
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Delete ClientRegistry.blob|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Delete {{file|ClientRegistry.blob}}|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
-# Exit Steam and go to the Steam installation folder.
+# Exit Steam and go to {{folder|{{p|steam}}}}.
-# Locate the file <code>ClientRegistry.blob</code> and delete it, before relaunching Steam.
+# Locate the file {{file|ClientRegistry.blob}} and delete it.
-# Steam will then update before launching and the game should run.
+# Relaunch Steam and allow it to update.
 '''Notes'''
@@ Line 313: / Line 380: @@
 }}
-{{Fixbox|description=Run as administrator|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Run the game and Steam as administrator|ref={{cn|date=April 2016}}|fix=
-If neither of these methods work or if you are getting a "Steam failed to start" message, exit Steam then right-click the Steam shortcut and choose Run as administrator.{{cn|date=April 2016}}
+}}
+===Low FPS===
+{{Fixbox|description=Apply the [[Windows Compatibility Mode#Disable fullscreen optimizations|Disable fullscreen optimizations]] compatibility setting to the game's EXEs (Windows 10 and newer)|ref=|fix=
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Run the game in [[Windows Compatibility Mode#Compatibility mode|compatibility mode]] for Windows XP SP3.|ref=|fix=
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Limit the game's [[Windows#Force CPU affinity|CPU affinity]] to 1 or 2 CPU cores|ref=|fix=
+{{ii}} It's possible for this fix to reduce FPS further.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use a [[Microsoft Windows#DirectDraw is broken|DirectDraw wrapper]]|ref=|fix=
 }}
@@ Line 320: / Line 400: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0b
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 338: / Line 418: @@
 |dos modes              =
 |dos modes notes        =
-|shader model versions  =
+|shader model versions  = 1.0
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|mac os x powerpc app   = true
+|macos intel 32-bit app = true
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        = PowerPC processors were briefly supported in patch 1.1 of the OS X release (including all retail releases), but was removed again in later digital releases.
+|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
+|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 359: / Line 450: @@
 |multiplayer notes=
 }}
+===Modifications===
+'''[https://www.moddb.com/mods/europa-barbarorum/ Europa Barbarorum]:'''
+Europa Barbarorum is a total conversion modification. The modification affects all areas of RTW; all vanilla units have been removed, all new models and textures, a new economic system, new traits system, new scripts, and in general new gameplay. No area of RTW is left untouched.
+'''[https://www.moddb.com/mods/roma-surrectum-ii/ Roma Surrectum]''':
+Roma Surrectum 2 is a full conversion mod to Rome Total war 1.5 and the predecessor to the original Roma Surrectum mod featuring unique Roman legions, new factions, units and a stunning high detailed map. Roma Surrectum 2 is developed for Rome Total war, but it will also run on both of its expansions, Barbarian invasion and Alexander.
 ==System requirements==
@@ Line 366: / Line 466: @@
 |minOS    = 98 SE
 |minCPU   = Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz
+|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
 |minRAM   = 256 MB
 |minHD    = 2.9 GB
@@ Line 372: / Line 473: @@
 |minDX    = 9.0b
 |minSM    = 1.0
+|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c 16-bit compatible
 |recOS    = ME, 2000, XP
@@ Line 379: / Line 481: @@
 |recVRAM  = 128 MB
 |recGPU   =
-|recDX    = 9.0b
+|recDX    =
 }}
@@ Line 395: / Line 497: @@
 |recRAM   = 2 GB
 |recVRAM  = 256 MB
+|notes    = {{ii}} Support for PowerPC processors was briefly added in a patch before being removed later.
 }}
 {{References}}