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Medieval: Total War
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Creative Assembly |
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Activision |
| Gold Edition and digital |
Sega |
| Windows |
August 20, 2002 |
| Metacritic |
88 |
| Monetization |
One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
| Modes |
Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing |
Real-time, Turn-based |
| Perspectives |
Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera |
| Controls |
Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select |
| Genres |
RTS, TBS |
| Themes |
Africa, Europe, Historical, Medieval, Middle East |
| Series |
Total War |
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Warnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
General information
- Official forums
- Total War Center - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
| Retail |
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| Amazon.co.uk |
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| Steam |
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Gold Edition. Slightly updated for modern system & widescreen support. |
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- A free demo version is available from GameFront.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Viking Invasion |
Comes bundled with Medieval: Total War - Gold Edition. |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is v1.1.
- The latest official patch for the Viking Invasion is v2.01.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Crash to desktop after the intro video
- The original, Retail releases are not compatible with modern Windows. Do not use the following fix for the Steam release.
- Requires the Viking Invasion expansion pack and the v2.01 update.
- Sephus's ddraw.dll and the Button fix are not needed with this fix.
Can not play above VGA resolution
Crash to desktop on campaign
- Occurs when starting a new campaign or campaign tutorial.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
6, 9 |
The Steam release uses Direct3D 9. |
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Multiplayer |
GameSpy |
Shut down on July 16, 2013. |
Modifications
Medieval: Total War XL:
The mod tries to improve the Vanilla experience of the game by adding factions, provinces, tweaking AI behaviour, unlocking previously unplayable factions and altering trade structure so it is less advantageous for the player.
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, ME, XP | |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium II 350 MHz MMX or AMD Athlon processor
| Intel Pentium III 750 MHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
128 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
16 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.1 compatible | |
| Other |
1024x768 minimum display resolution | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/345260/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (345260) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
