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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/themes            | Japan, Historical}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Total War}}
 
|steam appid  = 34330
 
|steam appid  = 34330
 
|steam appid side = 201270
 
|steam appid side = 201270
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|hltb        = 10548
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|wikipedia    = Total War: Shogun 2
 
|wikipedia    = Total War: Shogun 2
 
|winehq      = 12829
 
|winehq      = 12829
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|license      =
 
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{{Series|Total War}}
 
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{--}} Multiplayer is not cross-platform.<ref name="multiplayer">[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-games/shogun2tw/features/ Total War: Shogun 2 - Features | Feral Interactive]</ref>
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|introduction      =
 +
 
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|release history  =
 +
 
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|current state    =
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://www.totalwar.com/home Official site] for the series
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{{mm}} [https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-legacy/forums/37-shogun-series Official forums]
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{{mm}} [https://forums.totalwar.com/categories/total-war-shogun-2 Official forum]
 
 
{{mm}} [https://support.sega.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/200580671-Total-War-Shogun-2 Official support page]
 
{{mm}} [https://support.sega.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/200580671-Total-War-Shogun-2 Official support page]
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{{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}} [http://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center] - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/34330/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/34330/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\scripts\*.txt}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\scripts\*.txt}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Total War SHOGUN 2/AppData/scripts/}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Total War SHOGUN 2/AppData/scripts/}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Total War SHOGUN 2/}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Total War SHOGUN 2/}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
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|steam cloud           = true
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|epic games launcher      =
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|steam cloud notes    =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                =
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|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|origin                   =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud               = true
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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                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{ii}} Set the '''Shader Model''' setting to '''Shader Model 5''' and check the '''Soft Shadows''' setting while in the '''DX11''' mode to use high quality shadows.
 
{{ii}} Set the '''Shader Model''' setting to '''Shader Model 5''' and check the '''Soft Shadows''' setting while in the '''DX11''' mode to use high quality shadows.
 
{{ii}} Switch to the '''DX9''' mode if loading takes too long. If the shadows are blocky uncheck the '''Soft Shadows''' setting. Shadows on this mode are worse than in the '''DX11''' setting.
 
{{ii}} Switch to the '''DX9''' mode if loading takes too long. If the shadows are blocky uncheck the '''Soft Shadows''' setting. Shadows on this mode are worse than in the '''DX11''' setting.
 
{{Image|Total War Shogun 2 - Video Settings.jpg|Video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Total War Shogun 2 - Video Settings.jpg|Video settings.}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K.
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free audio notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = Czech
 
  |language  = Czech
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = unknown
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|notes    = Japanese release.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
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  |language  = Polish
 
  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Network==
 +
{{--}} Multiplayer is not cross-platform.<ref name="multiplayer">[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-games/shogun2tw/features/ Total War: Shogun 2 - Features | Feral Interactive]</ref>
 +
{{ii}} The Mac App Store version does not include multiplayer.<ref name="OS X"/>
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          = false
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
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|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
 +
|lan play players    = 2
 +
|lan play modes      = Versus, Co-op
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  = 2
 +
|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 +
|online play notes    =
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          =
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      =
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
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}}
 
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==Network==
 
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{{ii}} Multiplayer modes are not cross-platform.<ref name="multiplayer"/>
 
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{{ii}} The Mac App Store version does not include multiplayer.<ref name="OS X"/>
 
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{{Network/Multiplayer
 
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|local play          = false
 
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|local play players  =
 
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|local play modes    =
 
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|local play notes    =
 
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|lan play            = true
 
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|lan play players    = 2
 
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|lan play modes      = Versus, Co-op
 
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|lan play notes      =
 
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|online play          = true
 
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|online play players  = 2
 
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|online play modes    = Versus, Co-op
 
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|online play notes    =
 
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|asynchronous        =
 
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|asynchronous notes  =
 
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}}{{Network/Connections
 
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|matchmaking        =
 
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|matchmaking notes  =
 
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|p2p                =
 
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|p2p notes          =
 
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|dedicated          =
 
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|dedicated notes    =
 
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|self-hosting      =
 
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|self-hosting notes =
 
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|direct ip          =
 
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|direct ip notes    =
 
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}}{{Network/Ports
 
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|tcp  =
 
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|udp  =
 
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|upnp =
 
 
}}
 
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{{ii}} If this doesn't fix the problem, you may need to re-install the game
 
{{ii}} If this doesn't fix the problem, you may need to re-install the game
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Fixbox|description=Uncheck Tessellation in Graphics Options |ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=}}
  
 
===Shogun 2 not starting===
 
===Shogun 2 not starting===
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{{Fixbox|description="Cursor Lock" fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
{{Fixbox|description="Cursor Lock" fix|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
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# Download [http://www.snakebytestudios.com/projects/apps/cursor-lock/ Cursor Lock]
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# Download [https://www.snakebytestudios.com/projects/apps/cursor-lock/ Cursor Lock]
 
# Open Cursor Lock Setup.
 
# Open Cursor Lock Setup.
 
# Select "Open Program" and then find the path to the Steam executable (usually <code>%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam\Steam.exe</code>)
 
# Select "Open Program" and then find the path to the Steam executable (usually <code>%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam\Steam.exe</code>)
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d versions      = 9, 11
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c, 11
 
|direct3d notes        = MSAA is only supported in DX11 mode
 
|direct3d notes        = MSAA is only supported in DX11 mode
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
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|metal support          =  
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|metal support          = true
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|metal support notes    =  
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|metal support notes    = Added in the 64-bit update.<ref name="macOS 64-bit">[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/994/ A brave new Japan — Total War: SHOGUN 2 and A Total War Saga: FALL OF THE SAMURAI updated to 64-bit on macOS | Feral News]</ref>
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan versions        =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|vulkan notes          =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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|shader model versions  = 3 (low, high), 4, 4.1, 5
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|shader model versions  = 3, 4, 4.1, 5
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|shader model notes    = SM 4+ is only available in DX11 mode
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|shader model notes    = SM 4+ is only available in DX11 mode. SM 3 is present in both Low and High modes.
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|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref name="macOS 64-bit"/>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
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|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP
 
|minCPU  = 2 GHz Dual Core or 2.6 GHz Single Core
 
|minCPU  = 2 GHz Dual Core or 2.6 GHz Single Core
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|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP)<br/> 2 GB (Vista/7)
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|minRAM  = 1 GB (XP)<br/> 2 GB (Vista, 7)
 
|minHD    = 20 GB
 
|minHD    = 20 GB
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 256 MB
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|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-2xxx series
 
|recCPU  = Intel Core i5-2xxx series
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Phenom II X4 series
 
|recCPU2  = AMD Phenom II X4 series
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|recRAM  = 2 GB (XP)<br/> 4 GB (Vista/7)
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|recRAM  = 2 GB (XP)<br/> 4 GB (Vista, 7)
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 240
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GT 240
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|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 5000 series
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|recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 5000 series
 
|recDX    = 11
 
|recDX    = 11
 
|recother = 1280 x 1024 screen resolution
 
|recother = 1280 x 1024 screen resolution

Latest revision as of 08:31, 16 February 2024

Total War: Shogun 2
Total War: Shogun 2 cover
Developers
Creative Assembly
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive
Linux Feral Interactive
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Warscape
Release dates
Windows March 15, 2011
macOS (OS X) July 31, 2014
Linux May 23, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 90
IGDB 88
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
Themes Japan, Historical
Series Total War
Total War: Shogun 2 on HowLongToBeat
Total War: Shogun 2 on IGDB
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Total War: Shogun 2 on MobyGames
Total War: Shogun 2 on Wikipedia
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⤏ Go to series page
Shogun: Total War 2000
Medieval: Total War 2002
Rome: Total War 2004
Medieval II: Total War 2006
Empire: Total War 2009
Napoleon: Total War 2010
Total War: Shogun 2 2011
Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai 2012
Total War Battles: Shogun 2012
Total War: Rome II 2013
Total War: Attila 2015
Total War Battles: Kingdom 2015
Total War: Warhammer (series)
Total War: Arena Cancelled
Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia 2018
Total War: Three Kingdoms 2019
A Total War Saga: Troy 2020
Total War: Rome Remastered 2021
Total War: Pharaoh 2023

Total War: Shogun 2 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)
Linux
Developer website
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 Collection bundle including all the DLC.
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Mac App Store version is a complete edition with all DLC but does not include multiplayer.[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Otomo Clan Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Saints and Heroes Unit Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Dragon War Battle Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
The Ikko Ikki Clan Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Sengoku Jidai Unit Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Rise of the Samurai Campaign
Windows
macOS (OS X)
The Hattori Clan Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Blood Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove intro videos[citation needed]
  1. Download the Package File Manager and extract it anywhere.
  2. Open PackFileManager.exe and select Cancel on the Please point to location of TWH, ATW and R2TW prompts.
  3. On the Please point to location of STW prompt select the game's main installation folder. Select Cancel for NTW and ETW.
  4. Select Yes on the First Start window which says Looking for updated schema files for decoding DB files.
  5. Under Game, check if STW is selected.
  6. Under Options, select CA Packs Are Read Only, then choose I'm not afraid, coward!
  7. Under File, Open CA pack, select movies.pack
  8. Double Click on movies.pack and movies in order to expand the list.
  9. Click on a file to select it, then push Delete once to erase it. Delete the following files.
intel_logo_english.bik
intro.bik
sega_logo_sting_hd.bik

   4. Push Ctrl+S in order to save, then wait for the Package File Manager to unfreeze.

Remove splash screen[citation needed]
  1. Download the Package File Manager and extract it anywhere.
  2. Open PackFileManager.exe and select Cancel on the Please point to location of TWH, ATW and R2TW prompts.
  3. On the Please point to location of STW prompt select the game's main installation folder. Select Cancel for NTW and ETW.
  4. Select Yes on the First Start window which says Looking for updated schema files for decoding DB files.
  5. Under Game, check if STW is selected.
  6. Under Options, select CA Packs Are Read Only, then choose I'm not afraid, coward!
  7. Under File, Open CA pack, select boot.pack
  8. Double Click on boot.pack and navigate to ui\frontend ui\loadingscreen
  9. Select legal.dds, then push Delete once to erase it.
  10. Push Ctrl+S in order to save, then wait for the Package File Manager to unfreeze.
Reset the Pack File Manager settings if something isn't working correctly[citation needed]
  1. Push ⊞ Win+R and type %LOCALAPPDATA% then push OK.
  2. Find the PackFileManager folder and delete it.
  3. Delete the older Pack File Manager folder that was last downloaded and extracted anywhere.
  4. Download the latest version of the Pack File Manager and extract it anywhere.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\scripts\*.txt
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Total War SHOGUN 2/AppData/scripts/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Total War SHOGUN 2/
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/SaveData

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Set the Shader Model setting to Shader Model 5 and check the Soft Shadows setting while in the DX11 mode to use high quality shadows.
Switch to the DX9 mode if loading takes too long. If the shadows are blocky uncheck the Soft Shadows setting. Shadows on this mode are worse than in the DX11 setting.
Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
UI does not scale with resolution and is extremely small in 4K.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No apparent framerate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Setting Up[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open preferences.script.txt.
  3. Find the following lines, and set them to these values.
gfx_fullscreen false;
fix_res false; 
fix_window_pos false;

    3. Launch the game and wait for the main menu to load, then Alt+Tab ↹ to the Desktop.
    4. Use the Fullscreen Toggle Script.

Input

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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Dolby Surround, SRS Circle Surround, 4.0, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 are supported. 8.1 Discrete lower the volume considerably, unknown if it was intentional or a bug.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Japanese release.
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer is not cross-platform.[2]
The Mac App Store version does not include multiplayer.[1]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
2 Versus, Co-op
Online play
2 Versus, Co-op

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Totalwar Shogun 2 [DX9] or Helix Mod: Totalwar Shogun 2 [DX11].
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues fixed

Random Stop Working Error

No proper fix known yet.
Verify Your Game Cache[citation needed]
  1. Find Total War: Shogun 2 in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Go to the Local Files tab
  5. Select Verify Integrity of Game Cache...
  6. This may take a while, just wait for it to finish
  7. Once it's done press OK
  8. Launch the game

Notes

If this doesn't fix the problem, you may need to re-install the game
Uncheck Tessellation in Graphics Options[citation needed]

Shogun 2 not starting

If the game doesn't start, try deleting preferences.script.txt:
Delete preferences.script.txt[citation needed]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\scripts
  2. Delete preferences.script.txt
  3. Run the game again.

Mouse Cursor Unrestricted

The game does not restrict the mouse cursor, meaning that on multi-monitor configurations instead of moving the camera, the mouse will go onto the other screen, effectively crippling the ability to effectively move the camera in that direction.
"Cursor Lock" fix[citation needed]
  1. Download Cursor Lock
  2. Open Cursor Lock Setup.
  3. Select "Open Program" and then find the path to the Steam executable (usually %PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Steam\Steam.exe)
  4. Select "Open Program Args" and put in -applaunch 34330.
  5. Select "Lock Program" and then find the path to the game's main executable in the installation folder.
  6. Click the "Create Shortcut" button to create a permanent shortcut to the game with Cursor Lock.

Extreme Loading Time

Shogun 2 suffers from rather ridiculous loading times (the first loading splash screen can take over 5 minutes to load. However, these can be partly shortened by switching from DirectX 11 to DirectX 9.
This will restrict the game to use Shader Model 3 and MLAA among other things.

Freezing on 32-bit systems (Windows)

The game freezes because Windows cannot allocate enough memory on x86 systems.
Prepare the OS to be able to use beyond 2GB address space with a userva of 2.5GB[citation needed]
  1. Open Start Menu
  2. Type: cmd or Command Prompt
  3. Right click on the Command Prompt program and select Run as Administrator
  4. In the Command Prompt screen, enter bcdedit /set increaseuserva 2500
  5. Wait for the confirmation message.
  6. Reboot the computer.
  7. Launch the game.

Notes

To undo this change, follow the same instructions but use the bcdedit /deletevalue increaseuserva command

Incorrect VRAM size detection for modern video cards (Windows)

The game is limited by its 32-bit nature and will fail to correctly detect the available VRAM size on cards with more than 4 GB of memory.
Override available video memory size[citation needed]
  1. Go to %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Shogun2\scripts
  2. Open preferences.script.txt
  3. Modify gfx_video_memory setting and set it to -1.
  4. Launch the game and confirm the changes: in Settings, at the bottom, it should indicate Video Memory (MB): 4095

Notes

This will effectively set the available VRAM size to 4GB - 1 byte.
To undo this change, follow the same instructions but use the value 0 for auto-detection.

Campaign camera no longer controllable

Mouse and keyboard camera controls no longer function.
EditSF CAMPAIGN_CAMERA_MANAGER[3]
  1. Download EditSF
  2. Open affected savegame
  3. Go to COMPRESSED_DATA > CAMPAIGN ENV > CAMPAIGN_CAMERA_MANAGER
  4. Change System.UInt32 from 0 to 1
  5. Save and reload the savegame from Shotgun 2.
Reload unaffected earlier save game[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11 MSAA is only supported in DX11 mode
Metal support
Added in the 64-bit update.[4]
Shader Model support 3, 4, 4.1, 5 SM 4+ is only available in DX11 mode. SM 3 is present in both Low and High modes.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[4]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core or 2.6 GHz Single Core Intel Core i5-2xxx series
AMD Phenom II X4 series
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7)		 2 GB (XP)
4 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support		 Nvidia GeForce GT 240
ATI Radeon HD 5000 series
DirectX 11 compatible
Other 1024 x 768 screen resolution 1280 x 1024 screen resolution
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9.5 10.10.3
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 22 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM 2 GB of VRAM
Not supported: ATI Radeon X1000 series, ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, Intel GMA series, Intel HD 3000, Nvidia GeForce 7000/8000 series, Nvidia GeForce 9400 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 300 series.
Intel HD 4000 requires 8 GB of system memory.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) SteamOS or Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz 3 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 26 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel Iris Pro
Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 series
AMD Radeon HD 6000 series
1 GB of VRAM 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 700 series
AMD Radeon R7 series
2 GB of VRAM
Nvidia cards require driver version 375.26 or better. AMD and Intel cards require MESA version 17.0.4


References