Medieval: Total War
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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 | 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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| ⤏ 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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| Steam | |
Gold Edition. Slightly updated for modern system & widescreen support. | |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| The Barbarian 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 |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| 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't play above VGA resolution
| Use Sephus's ddraw.dll[2] |
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Crash to Desktop on campaign
- Occurs when you start a new campaign or campaign tutorial.
| Button fix[3] |
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Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98, 2000, ME, XP | XP SP3 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium II 350 MHz MMX or AMD Athlon processor | Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or equivalent AMD Athlon 64 |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 1 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1.7 GB | 9 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | 16 MB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 7300 ATI Radeon X1600 |
| 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.