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).
Key points
- GameSpy multiplayer replaced with Steamworks; all product keys activate on Steam.[1]
General information
- Official site for the series
- Official forum
- Total War Center - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- All product keys activate on Steam.[1]
- Included with every purchase of Total War: Rome Remastered.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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The Barbarian Invasion |
Comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition and Rome: Total War - Anthology compilations. |
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Alexander |
Standalone; comes bundled with the Rome: Total War - Anthology compilation. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Every patch can be found here.
- The Gold Edition is already patched to the latest version.
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.
Skip intro videos (method #1)
Skip Intro[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\data\fmv .
- Find and delete, move or rename to something else these files.
ATVI_Spinning_Logo_640x480.wmv
rome_title.wmv
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Command-line improvements (no movies incl intro, ALT-TAB support)
- This "skip intro" improvement also makes the game skip new game intro videos and game menu ambient videos. The strategy mode videos are played
Command-line improvements (no movies incl intro, ALT-TAB support)[citation needed]
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- Add the following flags (using a shortcut, a separate batch file, or Steam's "launch options"
-ne - Borderless mode - the game becomes more friendly to ALT-TAB functionality
-nm - "No movies" - skip intro, "new game" intro videos and game menu ambient videos
-show_err - Shows detailed error upon crash
For example,
"RomeTW.exe" -ne -nm -show_err
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Set resolution in preferences.txt[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
preferences.txt .
- Edit all values named ***_RESOLUTION and ***_MAX_RESOLUTION to the desired resolution
- Make sure
USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE
- Save changes
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Input
In-game key map settings.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Main, SFX, Music, Speech |
Surround sound |
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Up to 7.1[4] |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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EAX 3 via Creative Alchemy |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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German |
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French |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Japanese release only. |
Spanish |
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Russian |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
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
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 C:\Program Files
; the correct location to install these files is C:\Program Files (x86)
. 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.
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]
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Copy steam.dll from the main Steam folder into the Rome installation folder. This is a fix that most likely will fix your problem.
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disable Steam Community In-Game[citation needed]
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- To do this, go to the games library, right-click 'Rome: Total War Gold Edition',
- Select 'Properties' and uncheck 'Enable Steam Community In-Game'.
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Delete ClientRegistry.blob[citation needed]
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- Exit Steam and go to the Steam installation folder.
- Locate the file
ClientRegistry.blob and delete it, before relaunching Steam.
- Steam will then update before launching and the game should run.
Notes
- Deleting
ClientRegistry.blob results in those settings being lost and this is not a permanent fix.
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Run as administrator[citation needed]
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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.[citation needed]
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Low FPS
- Note that these fixes have been reported to work for some but not others.
Run in compatibility mode
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Run the game in compatibility mode targeting Windows XP or Vista.
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Limit game to 1 or 2 CPU cores
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- It's possible for this fix to reduce FPS further.
Use one of the methods listed here to limit the game to run on 1 or 2 CPU cores.
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Use a DirectX wrapper
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- This game uses DDraw, DX8 and DX9. You might need to wrap all or only some of these versions.
There is a list of wrappers you can try here.
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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macOS (OS X) | | |
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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
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98 SE |
ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 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 |
macOS (OS X) |
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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[2] 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.[3]
- ↑ 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:
References