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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai

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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai
Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai cover
Developers
Creative Assembly
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive
Linux Feral Interactive
Publishers
Sega
Engines
Warscape
Release dates
Windows March 22, 2012
macOS (OS X) December 18, 2014
Linux May 23, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 86
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
Themes Japan, Historical
Series Total War
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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai on Wikipedia
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Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai (renamed to A Total War Saga: Fall of the Samurai on August 12, 2019[1]) is a standalone expansion for Total War: Shogun 2. It does not require the original game to play.

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
Developer website
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Collection bundle including all the DLC.
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Mac App Store version is a complete edition with all DLC but does not include multiplayer.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
The Saga Faction Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Obama Faction Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Tsu Faction Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Sendai Faction Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer is not cross-platform.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Co-op, Versus
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 11 MSAA is only supported in DX11 mode
Metal support
Added in the 64-bit update.[2]
Shader Model support 3, 4, 4.1, 5 SM 4+ is only available in DX11 mode. SM 3 is present in both Low and High modes.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[2]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2 GHz Dual Core or 2.6 GHz Single Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB (XP)
2 GB (Vista, 7)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 32 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
Other 1024 x 768 screen resolution
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9.4
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 22 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) SteamOS, Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 26 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 600 Series
AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Intel Iris Pro
1 GB of VRAM
The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, Intel HD3000, Nvidia 7xxx series, Nvidia 8xxx series, Nvidia 9400 and Nvidia 3xx series.
Nvidia cards require driver version 375.26 or better. AMD and Intel cards require MESA version 17.0.4.


References