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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
Developer website		Collection bundle including all the DLC.
		Definitive Edition.
Humble Store
Mac App Store		Definitive Edition.
Steam

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.

A free demo is available on Steam.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

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

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Using the package manager^{[citation needed]}

Download the Package File Manager.
Navigate to <path-to-game>\data, and open movies.pack
Under File, Change Pack Type choose Mod.
Navigate to Movies.pack\movies
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.

Graphics feature	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.

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 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.

Go to %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\scripts and open preferences.empire_script with Notepad, then edit the 3rd and fourth lines that say:
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
Open Terminal. Install required packages `sudo apt install libvorbisfile3:i386 libopenal1:i386 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386` Navigate to `<path-to-game>` and execute the launcher script. `cd ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Empire\ Total\ War/` `./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

↑ Empire Total War Mac Multiplayer - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ Empire Total War: Hotseat Campaign - Total War Forums - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?236016-Temporary-FIX-for-Fleet-Port-CTD
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Total War: EMPIRE updated to 64-bit on macOS - last accessed on 2023-09-13

[1] Empire Total War Mac Multiplayer - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[2] Empire Total War: Hotseat Campaign - Total War Forums - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[3] ttp://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?236016-Temporary-FIX-for-Fleet-Port-CTD

[Feral_Update_MacOS_to_64-bit-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Total War: EMPIRE updated to 64-bit on macOS - last accessed on 2023-09-13

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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

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+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|empire-total-war|90}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|empire-total-war|90}}
+|taxonomy     =
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+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time, Turn-based}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS, TBS}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Naval/watercraft}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Historical}}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Total War}}
 |steam appid  = 10500
-|gogcom page  =
+|steam appid side=10600,10601,10602,10603,10604,10606,10607,10608,206523
+|gogcom id    =
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 |wikipedia    = Empire: Total War
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 |license      = commercial
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-{{Series|Total War}}
-'''Key points'''
+{{Introduction
-{{--}} Multiplayer is not cross-platform.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/groups/empiretwmac Empire Total War Mac Multiplayer]</ref>
+|introduction      =
+|release history   =
+|current state     =
+}}
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [https://www.totalwar.com/home Official site] for the series
+{{mm}} [https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-legacy/forums/59-empire Official forums]
-{{mm}} [https://forums.totalwar.com/categories/empire-total-war-empire-total-war Official forum]
 {{mm}} [https://support.sega.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/200580651-Total-War-Empire Official support page]
-{{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}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
@@ Line 37: / Line 57: @@
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
+{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/empirecollection/ | Steam | Collection bundle including all the DLC. | | OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1600-1 | Steam | Definitive Edition. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | empire-total-war | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{Availability/row| Mac App Store | id523621533 | MacApp | Gold Edition | | OS X }}
+{{Availability/row| Mac App Store | id523621533 | MacApp | Definitive Edition. | | OS X }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 10500 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
 {{ii}} All Windows and Linux versions require {{DRM|Steam}}
-{{ii}} Empire: Total War - Gold Edition comes with the base game and all the expansions/DLC released for it
+{{ii}} The '''Gold''' and '''Definitive''' (as of 20 November 2018) Editions come with the base game and all the expansions/DLC released for it.
+{{ii}} A free {{Store link|Steam|10620|demo}} is available on Steam.
+==Monetization==
 {{DLC|
+{{DLC/row| Special Forces Units & Bonus Content |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| Dahomey Amazons Unit |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| Death's Head Hussars Unit |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| USS Constitution Unit |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{DLC/row| Elite Units of the East |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| The Warpath Campaign |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| Elite Units of America |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 {{DLC/row| Elite Units of the West |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row| Elite Units of America |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{DLC/row| Spiral Knights: Imperial Tricorne |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row| Special Forces Units & Bonus Content |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
-{{DLC/row| The Warpath Campaign |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 }}
@@ Line 70: / Line 98: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Empire\}}
-{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/}}
+{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/}}
 {{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/}}
 }}
@@ Line 78: / Line 106: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Empire\save_games\}}
-{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/save_games/}}
+{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/Empire Total War/AppData/save_games/}}
 {{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Empire/AppData/save_games/}}
 }}
@@ Line 85: / Line 113: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|origin                =
+|discord                   =
-|origin notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|steam cloud           = false
+|epic games launcher       =
-|steam cloud notes     =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|uplay                 =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|uplay notes           =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
+|origin                    =
+|origin notes              =
+|steam cloud               = false
+|steam cloud notes         =
+|ubisoft connect           =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
+|xbox cloud                =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|empire tw video settings.png|Video settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/empire-total-war
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/empire-total-war
 |widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
@@ Line 113: / Line 149: @@
 |windowed                   = true
 |windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = unknown
+|borderless windowed        = false
-|borderless windowed notes  =
+|borderless windowed notes  = If forced, UI won't properly track mouse location.
 |anisotropic                = true
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 134: / Line 173: @@
 {{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]].
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|empire tw controls settings.png|Controls settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 199: / Line 238: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Empire tw audio settings.png|Audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
@@ Line 210: / Line 249: @@
 |closed captions          = unknown
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = false
+|mute on focus lost       = limited
 |mute on focus lost notes = Only when minimized
 |eax support              = false
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
 }}
@@ Line 219: / Line 260: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = true
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Czech
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = limited
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
-  |notes     =
+  |notes     = Advisors have Czech dubbing, but units speak English
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = French
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = German
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Japanese
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = unknown
+ |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Polish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Spanish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
-  |audio     =
+  |audio     = unknown
-  |subtitles =
+  |subtitles = unknown
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
- |fan notes =
 }}
 }}
 ==Network==
+{{--}} Multiplayer is not cross-platform.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/groups/empiretwmac|title=Empire Total War Mac Multiplayer|date=17 May 2023}}</ref>
 {{Network/Multiplayer
 |local play           = false
 |local play players   =
 |local play modes     =
-|local play notes     = <ref>[https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/1687/empire-total-war-hotseat-campaign Empire Total War: Hotseat Campaign - Total War Forums]</ref>
+|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>
 |lan play             = true
 |lan play players     = 8
@@ Line 332: / Line 374: @@
 }}
-===Changing the Game Resolution===
+===Unable to change resolution===
-{{Fixbox|description=Unable to change resolution|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
+{{Fixbox|description=Changing the game resolution manually|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 Some users are unable to change the resolution from the in-game menu.
 # 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:
@@ Line 342: / Line 384: @@
 ==Issues unresolved==
+===Linux native version crashes after initial copyright screen===
+{{Fixbox|description=Install 32-bit dependencies and launch outside Steam|fix=
+# Open Terminal.
+# Install required packages
+## <code>sudo apt install libvorbisfile3:i386 libopenal1:i386 libcurl3-gnutls:i386 libsdl2-image-2.0-0:i386</code>
+# Navigate to {{Folder|{{p|game}}}} and execute the launcher script.
+## <code>cd ~/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Empire\ Total\ War/</code>
+## <code>./Empire.sh</code>
+}}
 ===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,<ref>http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?236016-Temporary-FIX-for-Fleet-Port-CTD</ref> the game will crash to desktop.
@@ Line 349: / Line 401: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      = 9
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
@@ Line 361: / Line 413: @@
 |mantle support         =
 |mantle support notes   =
-|metal support          =
+|metal support          = true
-|metal support notes    =
+|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>
 |vulkan versions        =
 |vulkan notes           =
@@ Line 369: / Line 421: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = false
+|windows exe notes      =
+|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        = Updated 2019-12-16<ref name="Feral Update MacOS to 64-bit" />
+|linux 32-bit executable= false
+|linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = false
+|linux executable notes =
+}}
+===Middleware===
+{{Middleware
+|physics          =
+|physics notes    =
+|audio            = Miles Sound System
+|audio notes      =
+|interface        =
+|interface notes  =
+|input            =
+|input notes      =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
+|cutscenes notes  =
+|multiplayer      =
+|multiplayer notes=
+|anticheat        =
+|anticheat notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 422: / Line 503: @@
 |minGPU3  = Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
 |minVRAM  = 512 MB
-|minother = 64-bit system required
+|minother =
 |recOS    =