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Developers | |
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Creative Assembly | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Gold Edition and digital | Sega |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 20, 2002 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time, Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera |
Controls | Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select |
Genres | RTS, TBS |
Themes | Africa, Europe, Historical, Medieval, Middle East |
Series | Total War |
⤏ 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 |
Warnings
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
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
Steam | Gold Edition. Slightly updated for modern system & widescreen support. |
- 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. |
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is v1.1.
- The latest official patch for The Barbarian Invasion is v2.01.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/345260/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/345260/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | The Steam version does support widescreen resolutions. The original retail version does not. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | GameSpy services have been shut down;[1] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Issues fixed
Can not play above VGA resolution
Use Sephus's ddraw.dll[2] |
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Crash to Desktop on campaign
- Occurs when starting a new campaign or campaign tutorial.
Button fix[3] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
Modifications
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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (345260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Fix for resolution problems. - The Org - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ MTW crashing or getting stuck when loading a campaign? A couple solutions. - The Org - last accessed on May 2023