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{{Infobox game
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|cover        = Empire Total War - cover.jpg
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{{Infobox
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|developers  =
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|cover          = EmpireTotalWar.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Creative Assembly}}
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:The Creative Assembly|The creative Assembly]]
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|OS X}}
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]]
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Feral Interactive|Linux}}
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|engine        = [[Wikipedia:Warscape|Warscape]]
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|publishers  =  
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|release dates  = March 3, 2009
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Feral Interactive|OS X, Linux}}
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|engines     =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Warscape}}
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|release dates=
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 3, 2009}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 12, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|December 9, 2014}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|empire-total-war|90}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|empire-total-war|90}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time, Turn-based}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives     | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS, TBS}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Historical}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Total War}}
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|steam appid  = 10500
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|steam appid side=10600,10601,10602,10603,10604,10606,10607,10608,206523
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|gogcom id    =  
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|hltb        = 3110
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|strategywiki = Empire: Total War
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|mobygames    = 39623
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|wikipedia    = Empire: Total War
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|winehq      = 9369
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|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Series|Total War}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=475 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
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{{mm}} [https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-legacy/forums/59-empire Official forums]
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{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/10500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://support.sega.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/200580651-Total-War-Empire Official support page]
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{{mm}} [http://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center] - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/10500/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} |  }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/empirecollection/ | Steam | Collection bundle including all the DLC. | | OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1600-1 | Steam | Definitive Edition. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | empire-total-war | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Mac App Store | id523621533 | MacApp | Definitive Edition. | | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 10500 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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}}
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{{ii}} All Windows and Linux versions require {{DRM|Steam}}
 +
{{ii}} The '''Gold''' and '''Definitive''' (as of 20 November 2018) Editions come with the base game and all the expansions/DLC released for it.
 +
 
 +
===Demo===
 +
{{ii}} A free {{Store link|Steam|10620|demo}} is available on Steam.
 +
 
 +
==Monetization==
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Special Forces Units & Bonus Content |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Dahomey Amazons Unit |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Death's Head Hussars Unit |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| USS Constitution Unit |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Elite Units of the East |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| The Warpath Campaign |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Elite Units of America |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Elite Units of the West |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Spiral Knights: Imperial Tricorne |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All version require [[Steam]]
 
  
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== Improvements ==
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==Essential improvements==
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=== Modifications ===
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===Skip intro videos===
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'''Skip intro'''
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{{Fixbox|description=Using the package manager|ref={{cn|reason=Need to update this to use the proper Shogun 2 instructions|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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You can't skip the initial "Empire: Total War" loading screen, but others can be. Just follow this [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?235771 instructions].  
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# Download the [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?618353 Package File Manager].
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# Navigate to <code>{{p|game}}\data</code>, and open <code>movies.pack</code>
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# Under '''File''', '''Change Pack Type''' choose '''Mod'''.
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# Navigate to <code>Movies.pack\movies</code>
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# Delete <code>ca.bik</code>, <code>corei7_intro.bik</code>, <code>game_intro_01.bik</code> and <code>sega_logo_sting_hd.bik</code>
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 +
'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Saving might take a few minutes.{{cn|date=July 2016}}
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}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Mac|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Empire\}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/}}
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}}
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{{XDG|true}}
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 +
===Save game data location===
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games\}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/save_games/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/save_games/}}
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}}
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{{ii}} Save games can become fairly large over time. Enabling NTFS compression on Windows for the whole save games folder is advised.{{CN|date=August 2015}}
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 +
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save game cloud syncing
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
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|epic games launcher      =
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy                =
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                    =
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|origin notes              =
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|steam cloud              = false
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|steam cloud notes        =
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|ubisoft connect          =
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|ubisoft connect notes    =
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Image|empire tw video settings.png|Video settings.}}
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{{Video
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/empire-total-war
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
 +
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution notes=
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|multimonitor              = true
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|multimonitor notes        = No mouse lock. See [[#Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]].
 +
|ultrawidescreen            = true
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Main Menu is 16:9
 +
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = unknown
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            =
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|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed notes  = If forced, UI won't properly track mouse location.
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|anisotropic                = true
 +
|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = true
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = true
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|vsync notes                =
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|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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===[[Glossary:Multi-monitor|Multi-monitor]]===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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{{ii}} To lock the cursor to the game you can use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/26-clip-cursor-including-source Clip Cursor] or [[#CursorLock|CursorLock]].
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|steam_cloud            =false
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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==Input==
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|origin                =
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{{Image|empire tw controls settings.png|Controls settings.}}
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|origin_notes           =
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{{Input
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|uplay                  =
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|key remap                = true
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|uplay_notes            =
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|key remap notes          =
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|gamesave_manager      =true
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|acceleration option      = false
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|acceleration option notes =
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|gamestow               =true
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|gamestow_notes         =
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|synctocloud            =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|synctocloud_notes     =
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|square_enix            =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|square_enix_notes      =
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = No Y-axis inversion in battle mode.
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
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|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller           = unknown
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|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Audio==
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<!-- [[File:game_settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]] -->
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{{Image|Empire tw audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
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{{Video Settings
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{{Audio
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|wsgf_link                  =http://www.wsgf.org/dr/empire-total-war
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|separate volume          = true
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|widescreen_wsgf_award      =silver
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|separate volume notes    =
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|multimonitor_wsgf_award    =silver
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|surround sound          = true
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
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|surround sound notes    =
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|subtitles                = true
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|multimonitor              =true
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|subtitles notes          =
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|multimonitor_notes        =
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|fov                        =
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|closed captions notes    =
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|fov_notes                  =
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|mute on focus lost      = limited
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|windowed                  =true
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|mute on focus lost notes = Only when minimized
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|windowed_notes            =
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|eax support              = false
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|borderless_windowed        =unknown
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|eax support notes        =
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|borderless_windowed_notes =
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|anisotropic                =unknown
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|royalty free audio notes =
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|anisotropic_notes          =
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}}
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|antialiasing              =unknown
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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{{L10n|content=
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|vsync                      =unknown
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{{L10n/switch
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|vsync_notes                =
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Czech
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|interface = true
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|audio    = limited
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    = Advisors have Czech dubbing, but units speak English
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = French
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =  
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =  
 +
|fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =
 +
  |fan      =  
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = unknown
 +
|subtitles = unknown
 +
|notes    =  
 +
|fan      =  
 +
}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Network==
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{{Input Settings
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{{--}} Multiplayer is not cross-platform.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/empiretwmac|title=Empire Total War Mac Multiplayer|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
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|key_remap                  =unknown
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|local play          = false
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|acceleration_option        =unknown
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|local play players  =  
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|acceleration_option_notes =
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|local play modes    =  
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|controller_support         =unknown
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|local play notes    = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/1687/empire-total-war-hotseat-campaign|title=Empire Total War: Hotseat Campaign - Total War Forums|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
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|controller_support_notes   =
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|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 8
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players = 8
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous         =  
 +
|asynchronous notes   =
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}}{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          =
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|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Issues fixed ==
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==Issues fixed==
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=== Freeze when starting ===
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===Freeze when starting===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox|description=Game freezes after first (logo & copyright) screen|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Game freezes after first (logo & copyright) screen}}
 
 
If the game makes the computer freeze entirely, it might be an audio-issue.
 
If the game makes the computer freeze entirely, it might be an audio-issue.
  
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}}
 
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=== Changing the Game Resolution ===
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===Unable to change resolution===
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Some users are unable to change the resolution from the in-game menu. To change the resolution externally, go to <code>%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts</code> and open <code>preferences.empire_script</code> with Notepad, then edit the 3rd and fourth lines that will say
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{{Fixbox|description=Changing the game resolution manually|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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   x_res 0; # x_res <int32>, Fixed window width #
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Some users are unable to change the resolution from the in-game menu.
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   y_res 0; # y_res <int32>, Fixed window height #
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# Go to <code>{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts</code> and open <code>preferences.empire_script</code> with Notepad, then edit the 3rd and fourth lines that say:
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Replace the zeroes with the resolution options of your choice (1920x1080, 800x600 etc.).
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# Replace the zeroes with the resolution options of your choice (1920x1080, 800x600 etc.).
 +
   <pre>x_res 0; # x_res <int32>, Fixed window width #
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   y_res 0; # y_res <int32>, Fixed window height #</pre>
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}}
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 +
==Issues unresolved==
 +
===Linux native version crashes after initial copyright screen===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Install 32-bit dependencies and launch outside Steam|fix=
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# Open Terminal.
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# Install required packages
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## <code>sudo apt install libvorbisfile3:i386 libopenal1:i386 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386</code>
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# Navigate to {{Folder|{{p|game}}}} and execute the launcher script.
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## <code>cd ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Empire\ Total\ War/</code>
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## <code>./Empire.sh</code>
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}}
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 +
===Selecting a ship crash the game===
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The exact reason is unknown, but it seems that when you select and/or move a fleet consisting of only highest-end ship of the line and you have researched "Top Gallants" upgrade,<ref>http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?236016-Temporary-FIX-for-Fleet-Port-CTD</ref> the game will crash to desktop.
 +
Merging a Brig or a Sloop (the ships with the lowest move points) to the fleet seems to solve this bug, by reducing the distance the higher ships can travel.
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
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===API===
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{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    =
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|directdraw notes      =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =
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|glide notes            =
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          = true
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|metal support notes    = Added 2019-12-16<ref name="Feral Update MacOS to 64-bit">{{Refurl|url=https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/1033/|title=Total War: EMPIRE updated to 64-bit on macOS|date=2023-09-13}}</ref>
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|vulkan versions        =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes        =
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|shader model versions  =
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        = Updated 2019-12-16<ref name="Feral Update MacOS to 64-bit" />
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|linux 32-bit executable= false
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux arm app          = false
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|linux executable notes =
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}}
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===Middleware===
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{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            = Miles Sound System
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            =
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        = Bink Video
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
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|anticheat        =
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|anticheat notes  =
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}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS   = Windows XP SP2
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|minOS   = XP SP2
−
|minproc = 2.4 GHz Pentium / Athlon
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz
−
|minmem  = 1 GB
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|minCPU2  = AMD Athlon XP 2400+
−
|minHD   = 15 GB
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|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP) <br />2 GB (Vista)
−
|minGPU = DirectX 9 compatible with 256 MB VRAM
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|minHD   = 15 GB
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
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|minGPU   =
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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|minother = Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768
  
−
|recOS   = Windows Vista/Windows 7
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|recOS   = Vista, 7
−
|recproc = Dual-Core
+
|recCPU  = Dual-Core
−
|recmem  = 2 GB
+
|recRAM  = 2 GB
−
|recHD   = 15 GB
+
|recHD   =  
−
|recGPU = DirectX 9 compatible with 512 MB VRAM
+
|recVRAM  = 512 MB
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|recGPU  =
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|recDX    =
 
}}
 
}}
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{{System Requirements
 
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|OSfamily = Mac
 
  
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|minOS  = Mac OS X 10.7.4 (Lion)
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{{System requirements
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|minproc = 2 GHz
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|OSfamily = OS X
−
|minmem = 4 GB
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|minHD   = 15 GB
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|minOS    = 10.8.5
−
|minGPU = 256 MB VRAM
+
|minCPU  = Intel 2 GHz
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|minRAM  = 4 GB
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|minHD    = 30 GB
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|minVRAM  = 256 MB
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|recOS    = 10.9.3
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|recCPU  = Intel 2.4 GHz
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|recRAM  =
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|recHD    =
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|recVRAM = 512 MB
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Linux
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|minOS    = Ubuntu 14.04
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 2.0 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD   = 16 GB
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|minGPU   = Nvidia GeForce 600 series
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|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
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|minGPU3  = Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
 +
|minVRAM  = 512 MB
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|minother =
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|recOS    =
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|recCPU  = Intel 3.0 GHz
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|recRAM  = 8 GB
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|recHD    =
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 700 series
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|recGPU2  =
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|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 
}}
 
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[[Category:Windows]]
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{{References}}
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[[Category:Mac]]
 

Latest revision as of 17:32, 3 June 2024

Empire: Total War
Empire: Total War cover
Developers
Creative Assembly
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive
Linux Feral Interactive
Publishers
Sega
OS X, Linux Feral Interactive
Engines
Warscape
Release dates
Windows March 3, 2009
macOS (OS X) April 12, 2012
Linux December 9, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 90
IGDB 90
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions None
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
Vehicles Naval/watercraft
Themes Historical
Series Total War
Empire: Total War on HowLongToBeat
Empire: Total War on IGDB
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Empire: Total War guide on StrategyWiki
Empire: Total War on MobyGames
Empire: Total War on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
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Empire: Total War 2009
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Empire: 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
Official support page
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
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Developer website
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 Collection bundle including all the DLC.
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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 Definitive Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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 Definitive Edition.
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM
The Gold and Definitive (as of 20 November 2018) Editions come with the base game and all the expansions/DLC released for it.

Demo

A free demo is available on Steam.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Special Forces Units & Bonus Content
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dahomey Amazons Unit
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Death's Head Hussars Unit
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
USS Constitution Unit
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Elite Units of the East
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Warpath Campaign
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Elite Units of America
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Elite Units of the West
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Spiral Knights: Imperial Tricorne
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Using the package manager[citation needed]
  1. Download the Package File Manager.
  2. Navigate to <path-to-game>\data, and open movies.pack
  3. Under File, Change Pack Type choose Mod.
  4. Navigate to Movies.pack\movies
  5. Delete ca.bik, corei7_intro.bik, game_intro_01.bik and sega_logo_sting_hd.bik

Notes

Saving might take a few minutes.[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/save_games/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/save_games/
Save games can become fairly large over time. Enabling NTFS compression on Windows for the whole save games folder is advised.[citation needed]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
 No mouse lock. See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen
 
 Main Menu is 16:9
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
If forced, UI won't properly track mouse location.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Multi-monitor

To lock the cursor to the game you can use Clip Cursor or CursorLock.

Input

Controls settings.
Controls settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
No Y-axis inversion in battle mode.
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Only when minimized
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Advisors have Czech dubbing, but units speak English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer is not cross-platform.[1]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
[2]
LAN play
8
Online play
8

Issues fixed

Freeze when starting

Game freezes after first (logo & copyright) screen[citation needed]

If the game makes the computer freeze entirely, it might be an audio-issue.

Try opening Windows' Device Manager and disabling your audio-device (in my case Realtek HD audio was the culprit). If this allows the game to run, then this fix might work for you. Remove the device, and download a driver from the audio-device manufacturer's website.

Unable to change resolution

Changing the game resolution manually[citation needed]

Some users are unable to change the resolution from the in-game menu.

  1. Go to %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts and open preferences.empire_script with Notepad, then edit the 3rd and fourth lines that say:
  2. Replace the zeroes with the resolution options of your choice (1920x1080, 800x600 etc.).
x_res 0; # x_res <int32>, Fixed window width #
  y_res 0; # y_res <int32>, Fixed window height #

Issues unresolved

Linux native version crashes after initial copyright screen

Install 32-bit dependencies and launch outside Steam
  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Install required packages
    1. sudo apt install libvorbisfile3:i386 libopenal1:i386 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386
  3. Navigate to <path-to-game> and execute the launcher script.
    1. cd ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Empire\ Total\ War/
    2. ./Empire.sh

Selecting a ship crash the game

The exact reason is unknown, but it seems that when you select and/or move a fleet consisting of only highest-end ship of the line and you have researched "Top Gallants" upgrade,[3] the game will crash to desktop. Merging a Brig or a Sloop (the ships with the lowest move points) to the fleet seems to solve this bug, by reducing the distance the higher ships can travel.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Metal support
Added 2019-12-16[4]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Updated 2019-12-16[4]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2 Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2400+		 Dual-Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista)		 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible 		512 MB of VRAM
Other Minimum screen resolution 1024 x 768
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.8.5 10.9.3
Processor (CPU) Intel 2 GHz Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM 512 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz Intel 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 600 series
AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
512 MB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce 700 series
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.


References