The action begins in the year -270 Ave. AD, the goal of the game is to conquer and rule over a growing empire. The game features twenty factions (or SPQR Roman Senate, House Julii, Brutii House, House Scipii, Greek cities, Macedonia, Thrace, Pontus, Seleucid Empire, Egypt, Numidia, Carthage, Spain, Gaul, Columbia, Dacia, Germany, Scythia, Parthia and Armenia).
The ultimate goal, both on the battlefield than using murderers or spies, to become Emperor of Rome. The game is divided into two modes: campaign mode and battle mode, very closely related at a party. Your actions on the campaign map decide the circumstances of battle and the outcome of these battles, played on another card, of course impact on the campaign. The campaign mode is going to turn, and the battle mode in real time.
Various events may occur in campaign mode: civil revolt, volcanic eruption, plague, flood, military reforms of Marius … Other events are purely informative as a discovery technique or cultural evolution.
We must also take into account deaths and births in the family embodies the player to not be caught off guard when choosing an heir or loss of the head of the faction.
The aim of the battles in real time is:
* Not to lose his general (death of a general weakening of the military one);
* Frighten away the enemy or kill;
* Take possession of a city during a siege.
The game has received several honors at the 2004 convention of
Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion
Rome: Total War - Barbarian Invasion
Barbarian Invasion is in the tradition of earlier Total War expansions, he introduced a new campaign
starting in 363 AD. JC. when a threat arises to challenge the Roman Empire. Each faction has a goal he achieved the first, he must win a number of territories and territorial specific binding. It is in this extension of playable factions (Eastern Roman Empire, Western Roman Empire, Alamanni, Franks, Saxons, Huns, Vandals, Sassanian, Goths) and non-playable factions (Burgundians, Lombards, Celts, Slavs, Ostrogoths, Britto-Romans, Berbers).
The new contribution, besides a redrawn map, is in principle for the hordes factions, providing a challenge for players to Roman cope. In the previous episode, a civilization that no longer had cited disappeared from the map. In Barbarian Invasion, some factions like the Vandals and the Goths again become a nomadic people once lost their last community. Wandering in search of a new province established, the hordes are an army on the march difficult to contain, not hesitating to raze cities, although their main objective is to settle in, displacing the owner . In addition, it is now possible to
engage the enemy in a night battle, offering a significant bonus in a seat at the assailant, or to cross a river by the light troops (albeit with the risk of their drowning if they are too exhausted) to avoid the trap of the bridge crossing.
Another major innovation is the emergence of religion in maintaining public order. Three religions (Christianity, Zoroastrianism and Paganism) pose problems of policing and competition between cities.
Rome: Total War - Alexander
Alexander is an official add-on available at first and then download only recently released in stores
alone or in boxed Rome Total War. It proposes a new campaign which traces the exploits of the Emperor of Macedonia to Persia, the addition of sixty new units, such as Hypaspists or Companions, six new historical battles, changes to the multiplayer battles and 4 new factions (Army of Alexander, Persians, Indians and Barbarians). Only Macedonian faction can be played in campaign mode (the others were available in battle mode).
Some criticism of the lack of realism of the original game (Vanila total war), including the anachronism of the Egyptian faction, poor barbarian units, the three Roman factions, units or their whimsical bright colors, have brought fans to create shortly after leaving the game several changes, first to reach a larger historical reality starting from the original game, offering other territories and particular periods or fancier.
These changes range from simple grooming a complete reworking of the game (new maps, units, factions, music, interface, graphics). Some work on different versions of Rome: Total War, others on the Barbarian Invasion expansion. These mods are created mainly in international forums of the community and are therefore mostly in English. Follows a non-exhaustive selection of these available or nearing completion:
* Rome: Total Realism: First “mod” ( “Amendment”) set ambitious, it is as its name suggests to give the game more historical realism. Indeed many units “fantasies” like the druids who load the legions, bersekers prompting a battle cry and are well endowed with superhuman strength … The latest version is 6.0 Gold for RTW 1.2. A version for RTW 1.5 has also been created, RTR Platinum, which is at version 1.8. The developers have added RTR platinum 1.9, which works both on RTW BI.
* SPQR: Total War mod based on the outline of the original game but starting later (conquest of Gaul) with many changes.
* Roma Surrectum: Mod showing the classic period of the game but with as many units as possible, the card mundus magnus, as well as many other improvements. In the same vein, see also mod Italian Casus belli. As EB, these mods require a good memory …
* Peninsula Italica: Total War mod set in the time of the taking of independence from Rome towards the Tarquin and struggle of the young republic to establish itself in the Italian peninsula, opposite the Etruscans, Samnites, Umbrian , Campania, etc.. In development.
* Battles of Asia: This mod is a remake of Shogun: Total War. It lets players experience the wars clan of samurai who were put to fire and sword medieval Japan. Factions are number 9: 7 clans Japanese (Hojo clan, Mori, Takeda, Shimazu, Imagawa, Uesugi, Oda), Ming Dynasty (Chinese) and the Empire Althan Khan (Mongols). The latest version is v2.0. It includes all changes imaginable, from music to new buildings through animations
* Battles of Kingdoms: This mod is a mod on the Medieval era, from 1201 to 1299. It contains 16 new factions, new animations, new units 3x more detailed than M2TW, new music, a field of new and improved graphics more detailed in general. The output of the mod is planned for late 2008.
* Europa barbarorum: second change in depth of the game, it focuses on the barbarian factions by offering many new units, but also new factions (Yuezhi, Arverne, Aedui, Epirus, Bactria …), new units and map the wider stretches from Ireland to half of India. The current available version is V.1.1.
* Napoleonic: Total War created by the collective “The Lorz” who had already signed on Napoleonic TTW Medieval: Total War, this mod is a complete conversion of the game to relive the Napoleonic battles.
* Hegemonia: The independent cities: mod based Francophone taking the Median wars and focus on Greece.
* Iberia: Total War mod focuses on the wars in Iberia during the same period as the original game. It includes new factions (Lusinatiens, Turdtedaniens, Ilergetes, Celtiberians …) but also Greeks, Romans and their allies, factions barbarians and the Carthaginians. It also includes new map, units, campaigns, music, and historical battles.
* Three Kingdoms: Total War: created by a Chinese group already noted for its publications online games is a complete overhaul on Chinese history at the time of the Warring States. The first version (”zhanguo”) can play 5 factions on a small map and starts in 525 BC. The second AD (Three Kingdoms) has 20 factions on a map very enlarged. The action takes place in 194 BC. AD in the Han.
* Invasio barbarorum - Flagellum Dei, founded by the group who signed “barbarorum Europa” is a mod based on realistic historical extension “Barbarian Invasions”.
* Troy: Total War: Allows you to replay the Trojan War around 1400 BC. BC Focused on a card from Italy to Asia Minor. Includes new factions, units and music (which the Mycenaeans, Cretans, Hittites…).
* Athurian: Total war: to play the Arthurian cycle of wars on a map of England. Numerous factions and new units.
* Chivalry: Total War: update incorporating the full canvas of the previous opus Medieval: Total War engine Rome: Total War. Includes new factions, units, graphics, interface, maps and music.
* Crusader: Total War mod for replay factions crossed and Saracens in the Holy Land. Includes new maps, music, units …
* Citadel: Total War mod set in the Renaissance. It is being developed. A demo version is now available with 4 factions (Venice, Spain, Malta and the Ottoman Empire) in custom battle.
* Ogniem i Mieczem: Total War mod set in the Renaissance. Under development. A beta version is currently available. The outline is based on the confrontation between the Turks and the Cossacks, and takes place in Eastern Europe.
* Blue Lotus: Total War mod more fantasy set in a mythical time in the Far East. Includes a new map, factions Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Indian, demonic, and new music and units.
* Middle Earth: Total War mod proposing a complete overhaul of the game around the world of Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.
* Fourth Age: Total War mod similar to Middle Earth: Total War, who invented the 4th age of The Lord of the Rings.
* Rise of Persia: Total War mod in development featuring the development of the Persian empire around 560 BC. AD
A major disappointment for the game was the lack of multi-player campaign that would have allowed the player to no longer fight in multiplayer battles without consequences.
To fill this gap has been created first module external campaign in Rome Total War, Virtua Roma, allowing the ownership and management of an empire or a part of empire in the way of the single player campaign, but even more detailed: large numbers of resources that, unlike the solo finally have an impact, since lack of wheat will lead to famine in his empire, lack of iron or bronze impede the creation of unity Soldiers complete, or even a simple lack of incense will cause a loss of efficiency of the temples, causing a decline in morale and hence population growth, and finally return … the snowball effect are numerous.
The game interface allows to manage diplomacy with other human players and the AI players, building
construction, trade and taxes, economic development, espionage.
The battles can be resolved in line with the game Rome TotalWar and RTR mod, or automatic resolution for battles without interest, willingness of the protagonists.
The game also allows follow the appearance of characters, currently only the generals, who give bonus
units or quoted directly in the game
System Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
* - Processor: Yes
* - RAM: 256MB
* - Video Memory: 64MB
* - Hard Drive Space: 2.9GB
* - Operating System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
* - DirectX Version: 9.0b
Recommended System Requirements
* - Processor: 2GHz Pentium IV or equivalent
* - RAM: 512MB
* - Video Memory: 128MB
* - Hard Drive Space: 3.4GB
