Key points
- Multiplayer is not cross-platform.[1]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM
- Empire: Total War - Gold Edition comes with the base game and all the expansions/DLC released for it
DLC and expansion packs
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| Elite Units of the East |
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| Elite Units of America |
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| Special Forces Units & Bonus Content |
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| The Warpath Campaign |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Using the package manager[citation needed]
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- 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]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System |
Location |
| Windows |
%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Empire\ |
| macOS (OS X) |
~/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) |
~/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]
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- To lock the cursor to the game you can use Clip Cursor or CursorLock.
Input settings
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Audio settings
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Localizations
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Network
Multiplayer types
Issues fixed
Freeze when starting
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Game freezes after first (logo & copyright) screen[citation needed]
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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.
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Changing the Game Resolution
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Unable to change resolution[citation needed]
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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 #
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Issues unresolved
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
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista, 7 |
| Processor (CPU) |
2.4 GHz Intel Pentium / AMD Athlon
| Dual-Core |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB |
15 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
| 512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.7.4 |
| Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB |
| Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM |
References
