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'''This is a guide to your membership, abilities, options and access on the [[Total War Center]]. If you are a new user, please review the New User FAQ; more experienced users may also find this page a useful reference.'''
'''If you are a new user, welcome! Please start at the New User FAQ below and approach us with any questions. More experienced users may also find this page a useful reference, especially since the forum software has changed. Please check the TOC and start where you want!'''


*For the site's rules please see the '''[[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]]'''. You are expected to follow them at all times on the platform!
*For the site's rules please see the '''[[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]]'''. You are expected to follow them at all times on official TWC spaces!
*For a general overview of the site and a breakdown of available sections, please see '''[[Total War Center]]'''.
*For a general overview and breakdown of the site, please see '''[[Total War Center]]'''.
*If you've read through these pages and still can't find the answer you're looking for, please log in to TWC and ask in the '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Questions and Suggestions forum]'''.  Also, if there is a known issue with the site or planned downtime for maintenance, staff will post about it in that forum. You can also visit '''[[TWC Discord]]'''.
*For answers to questions not covered here, feel free to reach out! We're happy to help and common questions can be added in.
*We are aware of issues recieving emails upon account registration on the forum, unfortunately. Please see the second item in the New User FAQ if this is your situation.
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=About Total War Center=
We recommend the following to reach TWC staff for issues:
* The '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/questions-suggestions.9/ Questions and Suggestions forum]''', appropriate for most things, a public forum that can be replied to by fellow members and staff
* The '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/commentary.1320/ Commentary forum]''' for policy questions about moderation. See [[Infraction Appeals and Discussion]]
* Message an [[administrator]] closest to the scope of the question you have, for example, the Content Hex for [[Content Staff]] matters and so on
* Use the 'Contact us' form at the bottom of the forum pages, best for sensitive communications or discussion without an account


'''Total War Center is one of the largest and oldest communities for the [[Total War Series]] on the internet.''' We are centered around modding, discussion, and cultivating a community across the different generations of the franchise. We welcome participants for other sections including historical discussion, politics, general tech advice, writing and more.


The site has several major spaces:
TWC values feedback and volunteer efforts: we survive because of the members who commit time and energy to making TWC carry on. If there is something that could be improved, please get in touch, especially if you'd like to help see it through.
* The twcenter.net site containing:
** '''The [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/ Forums], where most of the community activity and modding resources are located.'''
** The [https://www.twcenter.net/ Home Page], with announcements and news for the site, the TW series and mods.  Users cannot post here but may [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/announcement.php?f=11&a=452 request an announcement].
** The [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php Articles (CMS)], where Content Staff publish articles, reviews and features.
** The [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/blog.php Blogs], where TWC members can publish their own blogs (subject to some [[#Blogs|constraints]]).
** The [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php Downloads], where members can upload and access small mods and resources.
** The [[Main Page|TWC Wiki]], hosting information about the site, the TW series, mods and modding.
* The [https://discordapp.com/invite/w6GRHFp TWC discord server], a chat open to all users, registered or not.
* The [https://twitter.com/twcnet TWC Twitter] account, which posts news items and may respond to inquiries.


=New User FAQ=
''This page is being actively drafted, to try and include all the changes caused by the recent upgrade to running on XenForo software.''
'''Welcome to TWC!''' Check out what interests you and make yourself at home! There are various communities and sub-communities available, appealing to different interests. The index is a bit long - if you can't find something or need assistance, don't be afraid to ask! If it's not already on the site you can make a suggestion in Questions & Suggestions.


==Registering and New Accounts==
==New User FAQ==
'''If you haven't done so already, the first step is to [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/register.php register]!''' You will need an activated account before you can post on TWC. After 25 posts and being registered for one week, you will be a full member with access to post editing among other features.  
'''Welcome to TWC!''' Check out what interests you and make yourself at home! There are various communities and sub-communities available, appealing to different interests. If you can't find something or need assistance, don't be afraid to ask! If it's not already on the site you can make a suggestion in [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/questions-suggestions.9/ Questions & Suggestions].
 
===Registering & Membership===
'''If you haven't done so already, the first step is to [https://www.twcenter.net/register/ register]!''' You will need an activated account before you can post on TWC. After a small number of posts and being registered for one week, you will be a full member with access to post editing among other features.  
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Click the "Register" button on the forums ([https://www.twcenter.net/forums/register.php here]). You will need to provide your date of birth, choose a user-name and password, provide a valid email address and agree to abide by the Terms of Service. You will receive an account activation email in your inbox. You MUST follow the link in that email before you can post. Until you do that you will be able to log-in but not post! If you do not recieve an email, see the following section...
Click the "Register" button on the forums ([https://www.twcenter.net/register/ here]). You will need to provide your date of birth, choose a user-name and password, provide a valid email address and agree to abide by the Terms of Service. You will receive an account activation email in your inbox. You MUST follow the link in that email before you can post. Until you do that you will be able to log-in but not post! If you do not recieve an email, see the following section...
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If it is not instantly in your inbox, please give it some time, as it can take a little while to arrive. If you still don't see it, check your spam folder. If it's not there you can [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/register.php?do=requestemail request the automated email to be re-sent].  
If it is not instantly in your inbox, please give it some time, as it can take a little while to arrive. If you still don't see it, check your spam folder. If it's not there you can [https://www.twcenter.net/account-confirmation/resend request the automated email to be re-sent].  
 
If you still do not recieve the email, please reach out via the site contact form at the bottom of the index.
Unfortunately email does not always send correctly. In this case you can reach out through the [https://discord.gg/w6GRHFp TWC Discord server], the site contact form at the bottom of the index, or to [https://twitter.com/twcnet TWC's Twitter].
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Unfortunately due to spam we have been forced to blacklist various email domains which create emails with no restriction and have been commonly used as spam. We don't expect these to affect legitimate users, especially big providers like gmail, yahoo, proton etc, or custom domains as long as they're not used for spam - but it's mentioned for completeness. If this applies please reach out to us. This is a different issue from not finding the registration email.
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New users will find that they cannot immediately access all the forum features. You must make 25 posts and be registered for one week before you can use features such as; creating or voting in polls, editing posts and making a signature. Access to many of these features has been restricted to stop new accounts being set-up solely to spam the forums with advertising. If you urgently need to access one of the features, for example, needing to edit a post, you can contact a site moderator or report your own post with details of the change  
New users will find that they cannot immediately access all the forum features. You must make 5 posts before you can use features such as; creating or voting in polls, editing posts and making a signature. Access to many of these features has been restricted to stop new accounts being set-up solely to spam the forums with advertising. If you urgently need to access one of the features, for example, needing to edit a post, you can contact a site moderator or report your own post with details of the change  


Spamming the forum with posts just to get past the 25 post limit is obviously discouraged, but areas such as the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?60-Coliseum Coliseum] or [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?6-Thema-Devia Thema Devia] give opportunities to make frequent legitimate posts to reach that point on top of participating wherever else you would like.
Spamming the forum with posts just to get past the 5 post limit is obviously discouraged, but areas such as the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?60-Coliseum Coliseum] or [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?6-Thema-Devia Thema Devia] give opportunities to make frequent legitimate posts to reach that point on top of participating wherever else you would like.
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Total War Center does not completely delete accounts for technical reasons, however what we do is ''blank'' the account. This means all sensitive data is removed including email, ip, and various customization like gender and game ownership. The username is anonymized and the account is permanently banned not to be recovered. In essence it becomes an empty shell.
Total War Center does not completely delete accounts on request for technical reasons, however what we do is ''blank'' the account. This means all sensitive data is removed including email, ip, and various customization like gender and game ownership. The username is anonymized and the account is permanently banned not to be recovered. In essence it becomes an empty shell.


Posts generally are ''not'' removed. When made posts remain in place unless they violate the [[Terms of Service]] or are terminated individually by their author. TWC does not perform mass post wipes as this can have disruptive consequences on the forum both in technical terms and in conversation flow. If personal information was posted or an odd handful of standalone posts need scrubbing then we can be of assistance, but an account with hundreds of posts for example can only be scrubbed in profile information per above so the account itself no longer has info.
Posts generally are ''not'' removed. When made posts remain in place unless they violate the [[Terms of Service]] or are terminated individually by their author. TWC does not perform mass post wipes on request as this can have disruptive consequences on the forum both in technical terms and in conversation flow. If personal information was posted or an odd handful of standalone posts need scrubbing then we can be of assistance.


As for who to reach: message any administrator or use the contact form on the forum!
As for who to reach: message any administrator or use the contact form on the forum!
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==Forum Sections==
===Forum Sections===
'''The main index page for the forums is [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/ here].'''  The headings for the forum sections are shown on the left; some recent blogs, announcements and posts are shown on the right.  Some of the headings you see on the index such as the Hosted Modification forums will have a lot of sub-forums within them that you can select if you click through to the lower level.


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The forum index page can seem daunting at first, separate sections are provided for each game in the Total War Series resulting in a very long list!  The 'QuickNav' button on the forum menu provides direct links into the main sections.
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Forum sections you are not interested in may be closed with the small ^ in the upper right corner of the category, shrinking your scrolling space. Double-clicking on a forum's left-hand icon will mark it as read. 


You can also use "Subscriptions" to subscribe to the threads or forums you are interested in. Updates to those threads/forums will then show up in your [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/usercp.php "My Account"] page.
Some helpful links to main forum sections can also be found in the expandable menu sections below:
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'''[[The Community Portal]]''' section of the Total War Center page explains which forum sections might be most useful for your particular interests or problems. A large part of the forum index is devoted to sections for each of the Total War Series games. Non-Total War Games also have their own sections. Additionally, TWC provides spaces for debate, advice and chat, creative writing and graphic arts, forum games and competitions, and much more!
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The vBulletin skin has been set as the default skin for mobile users; some users may find it useful if using a very small screen, but some features will be inaccessible.  If you've arrived at that view and don't want it, scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the "Full Site" button.  Once you've got to the full site you can select alternative skins from the drop-down box at the bottom of each page.  If you've allowed your browser to accept cookies you should then see your choice of skin every time you visit the forum
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==Who's Who: Staff, Titles, Badges and Bling==
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'''A full list of TWC Staff and a description of their roles can be found [[Staff|here]].''' On the forum, badges and titles can indicate that an individual has a variety of different staff/non-staff roles or awards. User displays (to the left of each post) are customised with coloured names and titles, avatars, badges, reputation symbols and medals. You don't need to understand all the intricacies, but a basic understanding of the badges is useful if you need to choose who to contact about an issue.
*'''Post Count Titles / Custom User Titles''' are shown directly below the avatar and above badges. See [[#Post Count Titles|below]] for details.
 
*'''Badges''' are the rectangular images like this:<br>
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*'''Role Titles''' these are shown below the badge locations. If a user has more than one badged award or role they can select which badge to display and the other roles will be shown in text here.
 
*'''Reputation''' symbols are the smallest images, arranged in lines to show the total amount of rep a user has acquired.  See [[#Reputation|below]] for details.
 
*'''Medals''' are smaller images shown below badges and rep symbols, if you click on a medal in someone's profile it will take you to an explanation about the award.  Medals are the result of past activity and do not imply someone is currently fulfilling a role.


===Who's Who===
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When you view a forum thread you will see that many members have badges under their avatar, such as these;<br>
TWC is independently owned by [[GrnEyedDvl]], a builder of red oak stools from Denver who has a chonky big internet pipe, spare server racks, and some nerd skills and uses these things to provide the forum straight from his house.
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Badges can indicate one of the following;
*The user is a member of TWC Staff.
*The user is a holder of a Special Title.
*An award or position granted by the [[Curia]].
The [[User Badges]] page shows the currently available badges and which branch they represent.  In some cases, a member may be entitled to use more than one type of badge and has to choose between them. Staff members are normally required to show the badge for their highest staff position.


Users with badges will often also have their user-name displayed in a different colour to the standard dark grey. Other roles a user is part of are displayed in text directly below the badge.
He is deputized by the [[Hexagon Council]], a ragtag team of administrators who usually have a corner of the site to run. There are many corners indeed. Collectively they make decisions for the site's future, with their conclusions mediated but usually granted by the owner. From there is a [[Moderation Staff]] (with its own 'Hex') to keep things orderly, a [[Content Staff]] (also with its own Hex) to promote development and make things look alive, and more roles listed on the [[Staff]] page.


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Depending on the area, some parts of the site are rather independent or at least have a deep history. Mod teams get relatively open reign of their forums and areas, and while it's a bit under the weather at the moment, there is a [[Curia]] which among other things once elected an administrator.
 
Forum staff carry badges and typically colored names to help identify who they are and what, broadly, they do.
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While the [[Staff]] link is the most accurate source to tell who's who running the site, you can also see a list of people who have specific editing powers for a section by scrolling to the bottom of its forum index page and finding the list of ''"Moderators of this Forum"''. It will normally contain a mixture of site Staff and "Local Moderators". For mods and areas without formal site staff, the latter are the people to contact unless they are totally unreachable.
Staff and what roles they fill are listed at [[Staff]], and often the areas of responsibility are included alongside.  


Note that users can have multiple titles and feature in different departments. When choosing someone to contact, see if they have been active recently and are responsible for the area you're looking for. Ultimately though, if you choose incorrectly you will be directed to someone who can help. An administrator (named in bright red) is capable of doing the most by themselves or pointing you to the most appropriate fellow admin or staff member for an area.
Mod forums typically have project members as local moderators, and should generally have a list of who's in the team listed in their area. If nothing else, you're on the right track by looking into the people who posted the stickied threads although take note of when they were last around. This isn't as reliable for staff areas as many things were created a long time ago and staff has changed a lot in the meantime, so the official list is best to reach the right person.


Technical support for games and mods are '''not''' matters for site staff; consider posting in sections like the Basement, the tech boards for each game, and the various mod forums for mod problems, picking the area most specific to the issue you have. But if you are unsure where to go, any staffer and many members will be willing to help.
If nothing else, message a staff member who's been around lately, and we'll get back to you...
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Local moderators are not part of TWC Staff and do not display a badge for the role. They ''do'' have light grey names and a custom user-title, and will be listed in "Moderators of this Forum" mentioned above. They may have different colors because of other titles such as curial positions, but with rare exception they are always distinct from site moderators (dark blue) and administrators (bright red). They are usually modders who have been granted rights to operate their mod teams' hosted forum. The local moderators' role is for 'housekeeping' purposes; they do not enforce the Terms of Service and should not attempt to discipline users. Any disciplinary issue should go directly to site Moderation.
Local moderators have the privilege of running a forum either for their project or because they're passionate about an area and are trusted to keep it curated. The forum is quite large and so only people of a usually more 'global' scope are actually part of Staff, distinguished by colors and badges.
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The '''{{Admin Colour|text=Hexagon Council}}''', also known as Hex or Administrators, are distinctively coloured in bold red; they are in charge of the management of the site. If you need to take an issue straight to the top, they are the ones to approach. Hex members are also assigned to the departments shown below - ideally, choose the administrator who is assigned to the area you are interested in.<br>
There are three kinds of badges on the site. Staff badges, which will say Staff except for the Hexagon Council (administrators) and Moderators (no cookie for guessing). Curial badges, related to the forum's civic system which are granted for accomplishments on TWC as voted by other 'citizen' members in the [[Curia]]. [[Divus]] is for a highly accomplished retired administrator recognized by the Curia, for example. And finally developer group badges, for larger development teams that have a hosted forum and other presence on TWC. We're an old forum and we like our bling, please excuse us...
Official comments by Hex may be made in bolded red.
 
'''{{Moderator Colour|text=Moderators}}''', coloured in bold dark-blue are the first line of defense whenever there are disputes on the forum. You can message individual moderators if you need to discuss a problem, but the best approach to issues in a thread is often to "Report" a post and explain the issue in the report.  Current Moderators and Moderation Hex are shown [[Staff#Moderators|here]].<br>
Moderators often make their comments in dark bolded blue when officially regulating a thread.
 
'''{{Content Colour|text=Content Staff}}''' wear lighter blue names. Whilst they manage the rules for some competitions and run certain areas, they should not be confused with site moderation. Content Staff's work ranges between making graphics, publishing news announcements and articles, managing various events and competitions, maintaining information archives, managing this Wiki and more.  If you want to be more involved in any function, competition or event, contact a Content Staff member or the Content Hex [[Staff#Content Staff|assigned to that area]].
 
'''{{Tech Colour|text=Technical Staff}}''' manage the backend of the website. They are not normally available for member questions. If you have queries about technical issues with the site post in [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?9-Questions-amp-Suggestions Questions and Suggestions]. For troubleshooting computer issues with your own hardware/software use the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?8-The-Basement Basement].  For problems with computer games or mods use the sub-forum relevant to the game/mod.
 
'''{{Black Colour|text=Tribunes}}''' are the Staff appointed members of the appeal tribunal, they share black coloured names with Magistrates who are the Curia appointed members.  If you wish to appeal a decision made by a moderator amongst [[#Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals|other options]], you can take the issue to the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?146-The-Tribunal Tribunal] and the Tribunes will help judge your case. Note that the Tribunal process is public; if you wish to appeal to Moderation in discretion first, consider the Praetorium section. Note as well that appeals based on clemency must be done in the Praetorium; Tribunes are strictly in place to determine if the TOS was applied correctly.
 
 
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==Rules and Conduct Advice==
===Conduct & Resolving Problems===
'''Every member when they sign up has to agree to keep to the rules in the [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]]'''. They're enforced by the moderators, and failure to comply can result in warnings, infraction points, suspensions and ultimately a permanent ban. We recommend you read and familiarise yourself with them!
 
The Terms of Service apply as a minimum standard throughout the site, some forum sections such as The Mudpit and the Personal Help and Advice Fora have additional rules and/or recommended codes of conduct.  Check the "Sticky:" threads pinned at the top of a forum to see if special rules apply.


===Conduct Advice===
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TWC, for better or worse ;), is very open to diverse opinions and offering a place to express and challenge them without being flamed. There are many ways to deal with 'stupid' content that does not devolve into insults, personal reference, etc; a list of what doesn't fly is built into the Terms of Service. You should attack the argument, not the poster. This includes any side channels like direct messages.
*Read - Try to read the entire thread. This is important as it can give you sources for information (which are very important for a debate) and tells you what has already been argued about. Unless you are bringing new information regarding a past issue or point, it is redundant to dredge up an old settled argument, especially if it has been some time since it was last talked about in the thread.
*Edit - After you have written your response, always send it through a spellchecker after reading it over again yourself. Your post will be better received if it doesn't include obvious spelling and grammatical errors.
*Give Sources - A credible source can go a long way in helping you win a debate. Facts without sources will be often disregarded as mere opinion.
*Stay Calm - Far too often, members become frustrated and angry on various threads. This happens to all at times, and the best cure is to step away from the debate. What you do after that is up to you, but do not go back to the debate until you have calmed down. If a debate looks like it is getting too heated, a moderator will often close down a thread temporarily to clean up heated posts, as well as giving all parties a chance to calm down.
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This applies generally, but especially in the Discussion and Debate section:
* Read - find as much context as possible for what you're replying to. If you see a post on page 7 that is a problem, the discussion may have started on page 5. Reading back will help you understand where people are coming from and how best to reply. Be sure to read the whole post and consider what they are meaning to say, rather than the first impression you have when you read their content.
* Edit - when replying, ensure your own post is sound. You can't insult people but you can absolutely demolish the other argument. Be sure it is solid in spelling and grammar and also comes off well if you read it yourself. Errors on this step can damage your argument or result in your point being missed.
* Support your arguments - a source is king. Multiple from different places that support your point are even better. Avoid confidently asserting something without being able to back it up.
* Stay calm - most infractions on TWC come from being heated or posting in a way that denigrates the other party. If you'd like a 4chan argument you're welcome to go there, but we ask everyone to remain civil on TWC. There is no shame in stepping back until you're calmer. If a thread becomes too heated, it may be locked down for a while by a moderator to cool off.
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Flame them ba- no, don't do that. Instead there is almost always a report button be it in threads or direct messages or profile posts: please use this and avoid engagement with the offending content. They will be handled appropriately. Responding in kind will only get you a slice of trouble. You don't deserve that, let them take the heat. If a report button is not immediately handy, please message a [[moderator]] or [[administrator]].
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TWC's censor exists for two things. Curb some language that always drags down dicussion, and keep the site advertiser friendly. Ads are required for TWC to be solvent, so we cannot have content that bypasses it: this more than anything is why TWC is so strict. Certain words are not deemed to be that much of a problem and so you might be surprised that 'arse' is not censored. This is one of a handful of words used by Creative Assembly in an older title. The list may change depending on needs. If there's a word on there you really think doesn't belong, feel free to let staff know.
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This button at the bottom right of each post will generate an automatic email to all the moderators of that forum telling them that the post has been reported. You can use it to tell the moderators every time you see a post that breaks the Terms of Service. While it is not our aim to create a generation of informants, experience has proven time and again that reporting a post that you consider offensive or disruptive is far better than attempting to deal with it "on your own", by either attacking the poster or threatening with some form of action in the thread. Furthermore, a report is the fastest way to alert the moderators about serious breaches of ToS such as posting of porn and also to get yourself rid of ad-bots. Reporting posts is encouraged!
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===Moderator Actions, Infractions and Appeals===
===Moderation Actions & Appeals===
'''TWC's staff moderators enforce the Terms of Service throughout the site and can issue warnings and infraction points for breaches.'''  There are methods of appeal if you feel you have been given an infraction unfairly (that is outside the terms of the ToS).
'''TWC's staff moderators enforce the Terms of Service throughout the site and can issue warnings and infraction points for breaches.'''  There are methods of appeal if you feel you have been given an infraction unfairly (that is outside the terms of the ToS).
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You can also post about any problems you're having, or your thoughts about moderation, in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=272653 Moderation Commentary Thread] where administrators will try to resolve your problem or answer any of your relevant questions regarding site moderation. It is best to be calm and coherent when talking about the matter in public as it breeds positive conversations, which further breeds solutions and satisfaction.
You can also post about any problems you're having, or your thoughts about moderation, in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=272653 Moderation Commentary Thread] where administrators will try to resolve your problem or answer any of your relevant questions regarding site moderation. It is best to be calm and coherent when talking about the matter in public as it breeds positive conversations, which further breeds solutions and satisfaction.


You could also offer them one of these and hope they take it as a get out of jail coupon.
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There are a variety of possible methods please see below:
There are a variety of possible methods please see below:
*'''Appeal by PM to the Moderator concerned or to a Moderation Hex''': Members should feel free to discuss any moderator action or decision either with the moderator concerned or with one of the moderation overseers. This is usually the best way to start if you disagree with an infraction you have received, but you should also start here if you have an issue with other actions such as thread warnings, thread closures, notes, and so on. These are the current Moderation Overseers:
*'''Appeal by direct message to the Moderator concerned or to a Moderation Hex''': Members should feel free to discuss any moderator action or decision either with the moderator concerned or with one of the moderation overseers. This is usually the best way to start if you disagree with an infraction you have received, but you should also start here if you have an issue with other actions such as thread warnings, thread closures, notes, and so on. These are the current Moderation Overseers:
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*'''Appeal to the Praetorium''': Appeals in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1309 Praetorium] are heard by all moderation staff, and all cases are private, which means that other members will not be able to view your appeal thread. You can appeal infractions in the Praetorium and you can also ask for an official ruling on any instruction you have been given by a moderator via PM, note, or thread warning. You cannot appeal other moderator actions like post deletions, thread closures, probation, and so on. You can find the Praetorium guidelines [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=320988 here].
*'''Appeal to the Praetorium''': Appeals in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1309 Praetorium] are heard by all moderation staff, and all cases are private, which means that other members will not be able to view your appeal thread. You can appeal infractions in the Praetorium and you can also ask for an official ruling on any instruction you have been given by a moderator via direct message, note, or thread warning. You cannot appeal other moderator actions like post deletions, thread closures, probation, and so on. You can find the Praetorium guidelines [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=320988 here].


*'''Appeal to the Tribunal''': Appeals in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=146 Tribunal] are heard by an independent panel of Tribunes and Magistrates, and all cases are public, which means that other members will be able to view your appeal thread. You can only appeal infractions and other penalties in the Tribunal. You can find the Tribunal guidelines [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=98523 here].
*'''Appeal to the Tribunal''': Appeals in the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=146 Tribunal] are heard by an independent panel of Tribunes and Magistrates, and all cases are public, which means that other members will be able to view your appeal thread. You can only appeal infractions and other penalties in the Tribunal. You can find the Tribunal guidelines [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=98523 here].
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Unfortunately there have been issues for some time where older accounts have been compromised, either through weak passwords or a broader breach (such as account leaks elsewhere and the password being reused on TWC). The accounts are then used to spam the forum. These cases force us to ban the account regardless if it was once a legitimate member. Just reach out to us and we can get it straightened out, but first ensure ''all'' of your accounts are up to date and that you are using secure passwords.
Unfortunately there have been issues for some times where older accounts have been compromised, either through weak passwords or a broader breach (such as account leaks elsewhere and the password being reused on TWC). The accounts are then used to spam the forum. These cases force us to ban the account regardless if it was once a legitimate member. Just reach out to us and we can get it straightened out, but first ensure ''all'' of your accounts are up to date and that you are using secure passwords.


We have no reason to believe this is a flaw in TWC's systems at this time causing accounts to be entered through an exploit, but Technical Staff have been informed of this trend and we may institute measures to protect accounts of a certain age unused/with weak passwords as we are able.
We have no reason to believe this is a flaw in TWC's systems at this time causing accounts to be entered through an exploit, but Technical Staff have been informed of this trend and we may institute measures to protect accounts of a certain age unused/with weak passwords as we are able.
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=Features Breakdown=
Please see also: ''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?569659-Shankbot-s-Unofficial-Guide-for-New-Members-step-by-step-instructions-on-creating-sigs-editing-thread-titles-adding-rep-and-more! Shankbot's Unofficial Guide for New Members - step by step instructions on creating sigs, editing thread titles, adding rep and more!]'', which explains some of the features in more detail and includes screenshots (you will need to be logged in to view the thread).


==Forum Posts and Messages==
==TWC Wiki==
'''The TWC forum uses vBulletin software, with BB code for posting.''' [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/misc.php?do=bbcode This page lists most of the BB tags used on TWC]; the page explains how to make bold or italic text and use other more advanced formatting options for posts.  You can switch between BB code being shown in the reply window and WYSIWYG mode by clicking the <sup><small>A</small></sup>/<sub>A</sub> buttons at the top left of your reply screen. The "Go Advanced" reply option gives you access to shortcuts for more BB code features, such as spoilers and indents. You can also access the "Preview Post" function from the Advanced reply screen.
'''You're here! Welcome to the [[TWC Wiki]]!''' This Wiki hosts information about the TWC site and the Total War games; it includes articles on TWC site history, site information, summaries of modding knowledge, lists and pages for mods, and overviews of the games themselves as well as their features. Making it better is a never-ending process for a site that's been online over a decade.  
 
The following are frequently asked questions about posting:


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Users must be [[Special:UserLogin|logged in]] in order to edit pages.  If you have ever previously logged in your account name and password should still be valid.  If you haven't logged in yet you will need to [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?796550-Request-a-Wiki-Account-HERE request a wiki account] on the forum.
 
Once you have logged in you should see an "edit" button on ''most'' pages, you will also get the option to "create" pages if you follow a link to a page that does not exist yet. Some popular pages are semi-protected so that very new users cannot edit them and a few pages like the Terms of Service and System Files that change the default behaviour of the wiki are protected so that only wiki administrators can edit them. If you spot something that needs changing on one of those pages you can edit or create the "discussion" page for that article to explain what is needed.
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You can't register for an account directly on this wiki. The function has been removed because the standard wiki software is too vulnerable to spammers and bots signing up solely to spam advertising.
 
To get a wiki account please first log in to TWC and post a request in '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?796550-Request-a-Wiki-Account-HERE this thread]'''.  A wiki admin will make you an account using your forum user-name and message you with a temporary password for the wiki account (which you should change as soon as possible).  If you give the wiki your email address you can thereafter retrieve your account if you forget the password, you can also "watchlist" pages, which works similarly to a thread subscription and gives you an email notification of changes.
 
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The [[TWC Wiki:Help|Help page]] gives some editing advice to get you started and suggests ways you could help the wiki and gives you an idea of what the priorities are at the current time, but you're free to just find pages and subjects you're interested in and work on them as you see fit. You're always welcome to contact the [[TWC_Wiki#Wiki_Director|Wiki Director]] for advice, especially if you might be interested in joining the Wiki Team.
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Sorry, only moderators can move threads or posts, please report your own post and explain where you think it should be moved to.  Please try and avoid posting the same post/thread in multiple locations!
Please note that the [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] and the [[TWC Wiki Policy & Guidelines]] apply throughout the Wiki; importantly you must not submit copyrighted work without permission! Deliberate vandalism or repeatedly ignoring the Wiki Staff may result in temporary or even permanent removal from the Wiki (which is '''not''' open to appeal on the forum), breaches of the ToS may also result in disciplinary action taken against your forum account.
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There are a series of [[Special_Contribution_Awards#TWC_Wiki_Editor_Award|TWC Wiki Editor Award]] medals available to non-staff for merit and time served as a non-staff member editing the wiki. The medals are given at the discretion of the Wiki Director and Hex.  Wiki Team members who are part of Content Staff instead receive the Scribe's Quill award for their service, but members of other staff branches (e.g. moderation) who do work on the wiki unrelated to their staff role could also be eligible for the Wiki Editor Award medals.


If you need to amend the contents of a poll you have posted you will need to PM an Administrator.  To create polls you need to have 25 posts and have been registered for at least one week.
You can't directly acquire forum rep for edits or pages on the wiki, but if you post somewhere like the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?788480 Discuss the Wiki] thread to explain what you've been working on, that can help generate more help/interest and you ''may'' incidentally find your posts about it receive rep.
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If you are interested in organizing the wiki, send a message! If you are a regular editor who wants to lend input to staff sections, you are also free to apply and be considered. Otherwise if you just want to edit articles without formality, being Wiki Team is not required.
 
Content membership does require a higher standard of behavior than other members and you are asked to follow certain conventions, such as directing your concerns about other staff branches through internal forums first (we'd rather not berate ourselves in public, but bantor is quite fine!). If this sounds alright to you however, feel free to say send a message. To join, please contact the [[TWC_Wiki#Wiki_Director|Wiki Director]] or Content Hex.
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==What's Changed FAQ (vBulletin to Xenforo)==
As of May 2025, the layout and organization of the site changed massively. If something important is not covered, please contact the administration.
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So here's the scoop on developer groups.
* The method of giving permissions to users to access 'hidden' forums changed with the XenForo upgrade.  For active developer forums permissions have hopefully been rebuilt after the forum moved.
* Developer forums without attached usergroups were archived after transition in early May 2025.
* It is very likely that if you had a developer group in the past, we still have it or at least its contents.
To attempt to locate or restore a developer forum, just shoot a message to an administrator!
 
Mod forums are being cleaned up as well. Mods without a viable download that have been dead for many years may enter an unlisted archive, where their content will be accessible by direct link. Please let us know if there is something in a forum like this you wish to locate.


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==Reputation==
'''Reputation is a fun feature that theoretically enables you to see your community standing with the other members of TWC.''' In theory, the more reputation you have, the more highly thought of you are by the other members of the community. It has no other real meaning, and many members choose to disable the display.


Reputation here will be described as if you were using the default TWCenter skin. The symbols are different on the other skins, the principle is the same however.
==TWC Features==
 
The new XenForo site has a host of new and improved features. Information on how to use many of these will be posted in '''[https://www.twcenter.net/ams/categories/twc-tutorials-how-to-use-twc.5/ TWC Tutorials - How to use TWC]'''.


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Yes, it is possible to create albums and blogs, which are not visible to the general membership. However they are visible to staff members at all levels. These features are intended for say, mods working on previews and other stuff not meant for immediate public consumption, and not for things that should be truly private.
:https://www.twcenter.net/forums/images/y2skin/buttons/reputation-40b.png<br>
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Some very few members who have received negative rep from the staff will have this replaced by a red square. Those users who have disabled the reputation feature will simply show a grey square.
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===Blogging on TWC===
TWC has a new multi-functional '''[https://www.twcenter.net/ubs/ Blogs Section]'''.  Please see the article about how to '''[https://www.twcenter.net/ams/create-a-blog.14/ create a blog]''' for rules and details.
Remember any topic can be covered '''except''' politics or religion.
===Direct Messages===


===Reputation Descriptions===
The Direct Message system on XenForo is substantially different than the one used on vBulletin, please see '''[https://www.twcenter.net/ams/direct-messages-on-twc.40/ Direct Messages on TWC]''' for full details.
'''When you hover over the reputation icons in someone's post a reputation description will be shown.''' The descriptions are based on famous movie quotes, the quotes change as the number of rep points increase. 
 
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|rowspan="1" | 26-35 || User coulda had class. Coulda been a contender. Could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what he is - ''On the Waterfront''
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|rowspan="1" | 36-45 || User was once tested by a census taker. He ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti - ''Silence of the Lambs''
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|rowspan="1" | 46-55 || User, you got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya, punk? - ''Dirty Harry''
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|rowspan="1" | 56-65 || User, TWC thinks this is a the beginning of a beautiful friendship - ''Casablanca''
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|rowspan="1" | 66-75 || User's looking at you, kid - ''Casablanca''
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|rowspan="1" | 76-85 || User is not in Kansas anymore - ''Wizard of Oz''
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|rowspan="1" | 86-95 || User could carry a coconut by gripping it by the husk - ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''
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|rowspan="1" | 96-105 || User didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition - ''Monty Python's Flying Circus''
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|rowspan="1" | 106-115 || User , Hasta la vista - ''Terminator''
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|rowspan="1" | 116-125 || User , short of being attacked by a giant octopus, would like to be undisturbed for the next thirty minutes - ''Crimson Tide''
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|rowspan="1" | 126-150 || User can't fight in here! This is the Total War Room - ''Dr. Strangelove''
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|rowspan="1" | 151-175 || User says: Freeeeeeeeeeedom! - ''Braveheart''
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|rowspan="1" | 176-200 || User . James Bond - ''James Bond''
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|rowspan="1" | 201-225 || User 's hometown were two miles of public lighting in the streets when London was a village - ''Lawrence of Arabia''
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|rowspan="1" | 226-250 || User has seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion - ''Bladerunner''
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|rowspan="1" | 251-275 || User made us an offer we could not refuse - ''The Godfather''
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|rowspan="1" | 276-300 || User knows what they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in France - ''Pulp Fiction''
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|rowspan="1" | 301-325 || User is following the white rabbit - ''Matrix''
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|rowspan="1" | 326-350 || User is like the smell of napalm in the morning - ''Apocalypse Now''
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|rowspan="1" | 351-375 || User is Keyser Söze - ''The Usual Suspects''
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|rowspan="1" | 376-425 || User CAN simply walk into Mordor - ''Lord of the Rings''
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|rowspan="1" | 426-475 || User will dine tonight in Elysium - ''Gladiator or 300''
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|rowspan="1" | 476-525 || User is big! It's the rep icons that got small - ''Sunset Boulevard''
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|rowspan="1" | 526-575 || User is Rosebud - ''Citizen Kane''
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|rowspan="1" | 576-625 || User lived in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias - ''The Third Man''
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|rowspan="1" | 626-675 || User is poised on steady legs, then begs for several eggs frothed to a mousse - ''Cyrano de Bergerac''
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|rowspan="1" | 676-725 || User is getting cuter every minute - ''The Big Sleep''
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|rowspan="1" | 726-775 || User has all the usual vices, besides those they've invented for themselves - ''The Big Sleep''
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|rowspan="1" | 776-825 || User likes his brandy in a glass - ''The Big Sleep''
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|rowspan="1" | 826-875 || User knows what gold does to men's souls - ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''
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|rowspan="1" | 876-925 || User had a friend once. A dear friend - ''Once Upon a Time in America''
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|rowspan="1" | 926-975 || User doesn't have to show you any stinking badges - ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''
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|rowspan="1" | 976-1025 || User shall possess, unscathed, something outlasting mortal flesh - - ''Cyrano de Bergerac''
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|rowspan="1" | 1026-1075 || User will show you where the iron crosses grow - ''Cross of Iron''
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|rowspan="1" | 1076-1125 || User is the stuff that dreams are made of - ''The Maltese Falcon''
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|rowspan="1" | 1126-1175 || User grieves over his manners on long winter evenings - ''The Big Sleep''
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|rowspan="1" | 1176-1225 || User frankly just doesn't give a damn - ''Gone with the Wind''
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|rowspan="1" | 1226-1275 || User likes talking to a man who likes to talk - ''The Maltese Falcon''
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|rowspan="1" | 1276-1325 || User bets you 105,000 dollars that you go to sleep before he does - ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre''
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|rowspan="1" | 1326-1375 || User knows there are two kinds of people in the world - ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''
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|rowspan="1" | 1376-1425 || User , I expect you to die - ''Goldfinger''
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|rowspan="1" | 1426-1475 || User is ice cold in TWC - ''Ice-Cold in Alex''
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|rowspan="1" | 1476-1525 || User kicks ass for the Lord - ''Dead Alive''
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|rowspan="1" | 1526+ || User doesn't feel any pity if one of those dots stopped moving forever - ''The Third Man''
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==Post Count Titles==
===Account Changes===
'''In your user display directly under your avatar, you will see a short line of text, this is your post count title, or custom user-title.''' Post count titles don't have any deep meaning they are merely associated with your post count. The more posts you have, the further you progress up this list. Citizens, Local Moderators and TWC Staff have the ability to override their default title with a custom user-title of their own choosing.
 
The article on '''[https://www.twcenter.net/ams/account-and-profile-setup.18/ Account and Profile Setup]''' gives details of some features unique to the Total War Center.  


Here's the list of the current default titles, they were based on the game [[Total War: Attila]].
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|rowspan="1" | Barbarus || A barbarian|| 0
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|rowspan="1" | Laetus ||  A Barbarian settler defeated by the Romans and dispersed to another or several parts of the Empire. || 1
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|rowspan="1" | Foederatus || Barbarian settler or soldier in a group under treaty with the Romans || 25
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|rowspan="1" | Libertus || A freed slave. ||50
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|rowspan="1" | Civis  || A citizen ||100
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|rowspan="1" | Tiro || A soldier in training ||200
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|rowspan="1" | Miles || A soldier, known as Pedes or Eques depending on his unit. ||300
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|rowspan="1" | Semisalis || A veteran soldier with 1.5 times pay grade. ||400
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|rowspan="1" | Decanus ||The same as the Strategikon's Dekakontarchos, or the commander of a Contubernium. ||500
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|rowspan="1" | Biarchus || Equivalent to the Strategikon's Pentakontarchos, commander of 50 men, essentially the Late Roman Optio. ||600
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|rowspan="1" | Ordinarius  || A centurion in a Limitanei unit. ||700
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|rowspan="1" | Centenarius || A centurion in a Comitatenses or Auxilia Palatina unit. ||800
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|rowspan="1" | Ducenarius ||  A commander of two centuries in the Late Roman Era in Auxilia Palatina units. ||900
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|rowspan="1" | Senator || Not much is known about the rank, but modern historians think he was a battlefield herald. ||1,000
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|rowspan="1" | Campidoctor || regimental drill master ||1,500
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|rowspan="1" | Domesticus || regimental chief-of-staff ||2,000
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|rowspan="1" | Vicarius|| Not to be confused with a Late Roman Governor, this man was the replacement should the Tribunis die in combat. ||2,500
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|rowspan="1" | Primicerius|| The Lieutenant Commander and Administrative head of a Late Roman unit. ||3,000
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|rowspan="1" | Protector Domesticus || A cadet officer earmarked for military or political role that often served in a Late Roman unit. Like an ensign, in a way.||4,000
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|rowspan="1" | Praepositus || Commander of a Limitanei garrison, or in some cases an old Legion  ||5,000
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|rowspan="1" | Praefectus || Commander of a Roman Legion ||6,000
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|rowspan="1" | Tribunus  ||  A generic command title, but always used in the Legio and Auxilia Palatina regiments, the elite forces of the field armies. ||7,000
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|rowspan=”1”| Praeses ||the Governor of a minor province, such as Pannonia Valeria ||7,500
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|rowspan="1" | Vicarius Provinciae || Governor of an important province, such as Dalmatia ||10,000
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|rowspan="1" | Limitis ||A count of Limitanei in a province: this is a rather unusual occurence and seems to be beneath the command of a Dux. E.g. Comes Tractus Aremoriciani||12,500
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|rowspan="1" | Dux Limitis || The Commander of the Limitanei in a Province or sometimes a region. E.g. Dux Thebaidos ||15,000
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|rowspan="1"| Comes Rei Militaris || The Commander of a Comitatensian Field Army. E.g. Comes Dalmatae ||20,000
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|rowspan="1" | Patricius || The title of Patrician, which at this time held no real privleges but paved the way for obtaining higher ranks. ||25,000
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|rowspan="1" | Domesticorum || The Commander of the Protectores Domestici, originally the Imperial Guard but by the Late 4th century an Officer's Cadre. ||30,000
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|rowspan="1" | Cura Palatii || The new commander of the Imperial Guard units, according to Dr. Meaghan McEvoy. Lit. "Curator of the Palace" ||40,000
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|rowspan="1" | Magister Militum || The Commander of a Regional Field army, such as Comes et Magister Militum per Gallias. ||50,000
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|rowspan="1" | Praefectus Praetorio || The administrative chief of a praetorian prefecture, such as the Praefectus Praetorio Italiae, Illyrici, et Africae. ||60,000
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|rowspan="1" | Magister Officiorum || The Commander of the Scholae Palatinae and the administrative chief of offices in the Empire. ||70,000
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|rowspan="1" | Magister Militum || Meaning "Master of the Soldiers", was a top-level military command. ||80,000
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|rowspan=”1”| Patricius Noster|| The Full title being Magnificus vir parens patriciusque noster, the title that cemented men like Stilicho and Aetius as supreme commander. ||90,000
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|rowspan="1" | Augustus || There were two of them: one in Constantinople, usually the Senior Augustus, and one in Ravenna, usually the Junior Augustus, for each administrative half. ||100,000
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==Profile and Account Settings==
We can strip the profile of identifying/sensitive/personalized information, rename it to something general ("removed user" + date is the format), anonymize the email, and disable it so it cannot be logged into again.
'''The [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/usercp.php "My Account"] section gives access to a number of ways you can personalise your TWC profile, including adding signatures, avatars and profile pictures.'''  Here you can also choose how much information you'd like to add to your profile, e.g. if you'd like everyone to know your gender, or birthday, or which Total War games you own.  You can also set a number of privacy options and choose if you are emailed notifications about your thread subscriptions.


Some common queries about profile features are answered below:
Select posts can be removed especially if they give sensitive information, however we do not have tools to conveniently purge post histories. And doing so would disrupt threads and take considerable time to process. For hardly used accounts this is more feasible.


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Signatures can contain text and/or images, the dimensions are bound to a 550&times;175 pixel box automatically, with anything outside of that being cut off. The text can include BB code and hyperlinks. The maximum combined file size of all images in a signature may not exceed 250 KB according to the current [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|TOS]]. 
This is available in [https://www.twcenter.net/account/account-details account details] on your profile, available once every 180 days at time of writing. Your choice and reason will be submitted for admin review, likely to be approved if it is appropriate and there's no technical hurdles to be aware of at the time.
Any images used must be uploaded to an independent hosting site.
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Sometimes members use a typical username, or include special symbols in it and forget them, hence they can't re-login again, in that case, use the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/sendmessage.php contact us] option and explain your problem. You can also send a message to staff on [https://twitter.com/twcnet TWC's Twitter] (please be patient when waiting for a reply) and if you use Discord you can also seek advice on the [https://discord.gg/w6GRHFp TWC server].
If you remember the email you used you can submit that in the form accessed by pressing [https://www.twcenter.net/lost-password/ Forgot your password?]
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Sometimes members use an atypical username, or include special symbols in it and forget them, hence they can't re-login again, in that case, use the [https://www.twcenter.net/misc/contact contact us] option and explain your problem.  
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==Features for Modders==
===TWC Downloads===
TWC offers a comprehensive '''[https://www.twcenter.net/resources/ Download Section]''' where you can store smaller files, or provide links to off site content.
 
===TWC Media Galleries===
The '''[https://www.twcenter.net/media/ Media Section]''' allows you to create image galleries.
 
===Modding on TWC===
'''TWC provides a range of features that can help modders including the possibility of having their own hosted mod-forum.'''
'''TWC provides a range of features that can help modders including the possibility of having their own hosted mod-forum.'''


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In addition to posting mod details on the forum, modders can create pages for their mods on this Wiki.  Modders can also '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/announcement.php?f=734&a=452 request News Announcements]''' for releases, updates, previews, recruitment drives etc.  The announcements will appear on TWC's home page and can optionally also be posted on TWC's Twitter feed. Note that announcements should point people to their TWC thread or wiki page, and not necessarily off-site ie, directly to moddb or a discord server.
In addition to posting mod details on the forum, modders can create pages for their mods on this Wiki, and blogs about the mod on TWC.  Modders can also '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content-suggestions.2364/ request News Announcements]''' for releases, updates, previews, recruitment drives etc.  The announcements will appear in TWC's articles section, and can feature within widgets on most forum pages. Note that announcements should point people to their TWC thread or wiki page, and not necessarily off-site ie, directly to moddb or a discord server.


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The '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php Download Section]''' can be used to post small (max 100MB) mods, tools and resources for the Total War games.  You can also create a page in the downloads section which links to a larger file hosted externally, the page can be retained and edited and the file link changed for later updates allowing you to see the total number of downloads over various versions.  
The '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php Download Section]''' can be used to post small (max 200MB) mods, tools and resources for the Total War games.  You can also create a page in the downloads section which links to a larger file hosted externally, the page can be retained and edited and the file link changed for later updates allowing you to see the total number of downloads over various versions.  


For suggestions on sites to host larger files, check out the wiki page about [[Upload Sites]]
For suggestions on sites to host larger files, check out the wiki page about [[Upload Sites]]
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==Blogs==
==Volunteering & Citizenship==
'''TWC's blogs are written by members of TWC, they can be found [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/blog.php here].'''  A wide variety of topics can be covered but special rules apply to the blogs and political or religious topics are not allowed. Members are welcome to apply to join the blogging group if they want to start their own blog or just want to comment on existing blogs.


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Only people with permission to post blogs will be able to post comments on blogs.  If you do not want to post a blog of your own, but you do want to be able to post comments on blogs, then you should follow the steps above and request Bloggers access.
A forum for blogging without the special restrictions including politics and religion can be found [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?360 here]. This forum has less publicity but is open to all members from the start. The Terms of Service still fully apply.
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* no religion
* no politics
* no content which breaks TWC's [[TWC Official:Terms of Service|Terms of Service]] (please note that this means all content must be family-friendly).
Anyone who breaks the rules above will lose the ability to post blogs and also the ability to post comments on blogs, and their blog will be deleted. This is a purely administrative decision which cannot be appealed to the Tribunal or Praetorium.
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=Citizenship & Opportunities=
'''TWC rewards those who participate!'''  Browsing the forums, you may notice that many users have at least a few medals, perhaps a badge and title, a coloured name etc. Rewards and positions can result from anything like helping with graphics, to proving yourself for the moderation team, to being a good modder, to patching up errors on the wiki. Whatever your niche, if you're dedicated at something on the site and stick to it, you will almost inevitably be rewarded, and if you're really putting in legwork, you may be offered [[Citizenship]] or a staff position (they do not mutually exclude or require each other). If you just want to be a normal user doing your thing, that's perfectly fine too!
'''TWC rewards those who participate!'''  Browsing the forums, you may notice that many users have at least a few medals, perhaps a badge and title, a coloured name etc. Rewards and positions can result from anything like helping with graphics, to proving yourself for the moderation team, to being a good modder, to patching up errors on the wiki. Whatever your niche, if you're dedicated at something on the site and stick to it, you will almost inevitably be rewarded, and if you're really putting in legwork, you may be offered [[Citizenship]] or a staff position (they do not mutually exclude or require each other). If you just want to be a normal user doing your thing, that's perfectly fine too!


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To join staff, please message the relevant administrator or Director. They'd be happy to consider you! If however you are brand new, are not accepted into staff, or are not ready to take the responsibility of a staff title, there are other opportunities.
To join staff, please message the relevant administrator or Director. They'd be happy to consider you! If however you are brand new, are not accepted into staff, or are not ready to take the responsibility of a staff title, there are other opportunities.
There are the Member or Modding Award Committees, public discussions started by staff or members in the Questions and Suggestions forum users are free to lend their input to, and the value of members who are just plain helpful or welcoming cannot be understated. These things will benefit the site without needing to be in staff to do it. You can also submit articles to [[Content]] for publication on the front page - just check out the site's [[Publications]], and write what comes to mind! Content Staff will review the submission and if it works out, it might just be published.


To be a part of Staff formally requires members to have a good history of complying with the [[ToS]]. Within staff some additional rules such as non-disclosure of private information apply. Moderation, Administration (Hex) and Technical departments will tend to be more stringent in their requirements, the Administration and Technical Departments particularly will require that you've built up a high level of trust over a longer period of time on the forum.
To be a part of Staff formally requires members to have a good history of complying with the [[ToS]]. Within staff some additional rules such as non-disclosure of private information apply. Moderation, Administration (Hex) and Technical departments will tend to be more stringent in their requirements, the Administration and Technical Departments particularly will require that you've built up a high level of trust over a longer period of time on the forum.


The widest range of opportunities tend to be within the Content branch; read on below if you are interested.
The widest range of opportunities tend to be within the Content branch.
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*Writing articles for publication.
*Publishing news bulletins.
*Running writing or graphics competitions.
*Producing graphics for use on the site.
*Supervising or working on this Wiki.
*Acting as a Librarian for the Scriptorium.
*Helping organise access to modding information.
*Looking after the Downloads section.
*and more...


If you're interested in joining please contact the head of the section you're interested in, or Content Hex. See current staff [[Staff#Content_Staff|here]]. You are also free to submit articles and suggestions or work on the wiki without committing to the badge! Content is not very demanding so if you only have a limited amount of time to offer weekly but can still get things out in that time, feel free to take your shot.
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=TWC Wiki=
'''You're here! Welcome to the [[TWC Wiki]]!'''  This Wiki hosts information about the TWC site and the Total War games; it includes articles on TWC site history, site information, summaries of modding knowledge, lists and pages for mods, and overviews of the games themselves as well as their features. Making it better is a never-ending process for a site that's been online over a decade.


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Once you have logged in you should see an "edit" button on ''most'' pages, you will also get the option to "create" pages if you follow a link to a page that does not exist yet. Some popular pages are semi-protected so that very new users cannot edit them and a few pages like the Terms of Service and System Files that change the default behaviour of the wiki are protected so that only wiki administrators can edit them.  If you spot something that needs changing on one of those pages you can edit or create the "discussion" page for that article to explain what is needed.
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To get a wiki account please first log in to TWC and post a request in '''[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?796550-Request-a-Wiki-Account-HERE this thread]'''.  A wiki admin will make you an account using your forum user-name and message you with a temporary password for the wiki account (which you should change as soon as possible).  If you give the wiki your email address you can thereafter retrieve your account if you forget the password, you can also "watchlist" pages, which works similarly to a thread subscription and gives you an email notification of changes.
You are welcome to request an account even if you don't want to edit the wiki, being able to log-in allows you to use the watchlist and set various preference options such as viewing the wiki with a different skin.
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There are a series of [[Special_Contribution_Awards#TWC_Wiki_Editor_Award|TWC Wiki Editor Award]] medals available to non-staff for merit and time served as a non-staff member editing the wiki.  The medals are given at the discretion of the Wiki Director and Hex.  Wiki Team members who are part of Content Staff instead receive the Scribe's Quill award for their service, but members of other staff branches (e.g. moderation) who do work on the wiki unrelated to their staff role could also be eligible for the Wiki Editor Award medals.
You can't directly acquire forum rep for edits or pages on the wiki, but if you post somewhere like the [https://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?788480 Discuss the Wiki] thread to explain what you've been working on, that can help generate more help/interest and you ''may'' incidentally find your posts about it receive rep.
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If you are interested in organizing the wiki, send a message! If you are a regular editor who wants to lend input to staff sections, you are also free to apply and be considered. Otherwise if you just want to edit articles without formality, being Wiki Team is not required.
Content membership does require a higher standard of behavior than other members and you are asked to follow certain conventions, such as directing your concerns about other staff branches through internal forums first (we'd rather not berate ourselves in public, but bantor is quite fine!). If this sounds alright to you however, feel free to say send a message. To join, please contact the [[TWC_Wiki#Wiki_Director|Wiki Director]] or Content Hex.
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Total War Center Information: The Total War Center | Terms of Service | FAQ
TWC Staff Hexagon Council | Content Staff | Moderation Staff | Technical Staff | Tribunes
Content Areas The Writers' Study | The Graphics Workshop | The Eagle Standard | Gamer's Gazette | The Helios | The Scriptorium | TWC News
Medals and Awards Curia Awards (The Curia) | Hexagon Council Awards | Site Service Awards | Special Contribution Awards | Members' Awards | Contest Awards | Citizenship
History of TWC History of the Syntagma | Triumvirates on TWC | Gaming Staff | Modding Staff | Curial Officers | Personal Perspectives
Other TWC Information: Mod Register | TWC Downloads | User Badges | Forum Overviews | TWC Blogs
Other Wiki Sections: Total War Series | Total War Mods | Modding Portal | TWC Wiki


If you are a new user, welcome! Please start at the New User FAQ below and approach us with any questions. More experienced users may also find this page a useful reference, especially since the forum software has changed. Please check the TOC and start where you want!

  • For the site's rules please see the Terms of Service. You are expected to follow them at all times on official TWC spaces!
  • For a general overview and breakdown of the site, please see Total War Center.
  • For answers to questions not covered here, feel free to reach out! We're happy to help and common questions can be added in.

We recommend the following to reach TWC staff for issues:


TWC values feedback and volunteer efforts: we survive because of the members who commit time and energy to making TWC carry on. If there is something that could be improved, please get in touch, especially if you'd like to help see it through.

This page is being actively drafted, to try and include all the changes caused by the recent upgrade to running on XenForo software.

New User FAQ

Welcome to TWC! Check out what interests you and make yourself at home! There are various communities and sub-communities available, appealing to different interests. If you can't find something or need assistance, don't be afraid to ask! If it's not already on the site you can make a suggestion in Questions & Suggestions.

Registering & Membership

If you haven't done so already, the first step is to register! You will need an activated account before you can post on TWC. After a small number of posts and being registered for one week, you will be a full member with access to post editing among other features.

How can I register on TWC?

Click the "Register" button on the forums (here). You will need to provide your date of birth, choose a user-name and password, provide a valid email address and agree to abide by the Terms of Service. You will receive an account activation email in your inbox. You MUST follow the link in that email before you can post. Until you do that you will be able to log-in but not post! If you do not recieve an email, see the following section...

What can I do if I haven't received my activation email?

If it is not instantly in your inbox, please give it some time, as it can take a little while to arrive. If you still don't see it, check your spam folder. If it's not there you can request the automated email to be re-sent. If you still do not recieve the email, please reach out via the site contact form at the bottom of the index.

It doesn't let me use (insert offbrand email provider here)?

Unfortunately due to spam we have been forced to blacklist various email domains which create emails with no restriction and have been commonly used as spam. We don't expect these to affect legitimate users, especially big providers like gmail, yahoo, proton etc, or custom domains as long as they're not used for spam - but it's mentioned for completeness. If this applies please reach out to us. This is a different issue from not finding the registration email.

I've activated my account, why can't I do "xyz" yet?

New users will find that they cannot immediately access all the forum features. You must make 5 posts before you can use features such as; creating or voting in polls, editing posts and making a signature. Access to many of these features has been restricted to stop new accounts being set-up solely to spam the forums with advertising. If you urgently need to access one of the features, for example, needing to edit a post, you can contact a site moderator or report your own post with details of the change

Spamming the forum with posts just to get past the 5 post limit is obviously discouraged, but areas such as the Coliseum or Thema Devia give opportunities to make frequent legitimate posts to reach that point on top of participating wherever else you would like.

What if I want to delete my account?

Total War Center does not completely delete accounts on request for technical reasons, however what we do is blank the account. This means all sensitive data is removed including email, ip, and various customization like gender and game ownership. The username is anonymized and the account is permanently banned not to be recovered. In essence it becomes an empty shell.

Posts generally are not removed. When made posts remain in place unless they violate the Terms of Service or are terminated individually by their author. TWC does not perform mass post wipes on request as this can have disruptive consequences on the forum both in technical terms and in conversation flow. If personal information was posted or an odd handful of standalone posts need scrubbing then we can be of assistance.

As for who to reach: message any administrator or use the contact form on the forum!

Forum Sections

The forum index page can seem daunting at first, separate sections are provided for each game in the Total War Series resulting in a very long list! The 'QuickNav' button on the forum menu provides direct links into the main sections.

Some helpful links to main forum sections can also be found in the expandable menu sections below:

Total War Center:
Forums Index
Articles
Contests
Blogs
Downloads

Forums for each Total War game - including: general discussion, mods and modding.

Modding on TWC:
Modding News Articles
Blogs about Mods
Blogs about Modding

Modding workshops for each Total War game - including: Q&A areas, tutorials, tools and resources.


Who's Who

Who runs the site?

TWC is independently owned by GrnEyedDvl, a builder of red oak stools from Denver who has a chonky big internet pipe, spare server racks, and some nerd skills and uses these things to provide the forum straight from his house.

He is deputized by the Hexagon Council, a ragtag team of administrators who usually have a corner of the site to run. There are many corners indeed. Collectively they make decisions for the site's future, with their conclusions mediated but usually granted by the owner. From there is a Moderation Staff (with its own 'Hex') to keep things orderly, a Content Staff (also with its own Hex) to promote development and make things look alive, and more roles listed on the Staff page.

Depending on the area, some parts of the site are rather independent or at least have a deep history. Mod teams get relatively open reign of their forums and areas, and while it's a bit under the weather at the moment, there is a Curia which among other things once elected an administrator.

Forum staff carry badges and typically colored names to help identify who they are and what, broadly, they do.

How do I find the staff member responsible for an area?

Staff and what roles they fill are listed at Staff, and often the areas of responsibility are included alongside.

Mod forums typically have project members as local moderators, and should generally have a list of who's in the team listed in their area. If nothing else, you're on the right track by looking into the people who posted the stickied threads although take note of when they were last around. This isn't as reliable for staff areas as many things were created a long time ago and staff has changed a lot in the meantime, so the official list is best to reach the right person.

If nothing else, message a staff member who's been around lately, and we'll get back to you...

What are local moderators and why aren't they site staff?

Local moderators have the privilege of running a forum either for their project or because they're passionate about an area and are trusted to keep it curated. The forum is quite large and so only people of a usually more 'global' scope are actually part of Staff, distinguished by colors and badges.

What are those weird badges? Divus, citizen, patrician??

There are three kinds of badges on the site. Staff badges, which will say Staff except for the Hexagon Council (administrators) and Moderators (no cookie for guessing). Curial badges, related to the forum's civic system which are granted for accomplishments on TWC as voted by other 'citizen' members in the Curia. Divus is for a highly accomplished retired administrator recognized by the Curia, for example. And finally developer group badges, for larger development teams that have a hosted forum and other presence on TWC. We're an old forum and we like our bling, please excuse us...

Conduct & Resolving Problems

Someone is posting some really stupid stuff in the mudpit, why can't I call them a moron?

TWC, for better or worse ;), is very open to diverse opinions and offering a place to express and challenge them without being flamed. There are many ways to deal with 'stupid' content that does not devolve into insults, personal reference, etc; a list of what doesn't fly is built into the Terms of Service. You should attack the argument, not the poster. This includes any side channels like direct messages.

Alright, I can't call them a moron. What should I do instead?

This applies generally, but especially in the Discussion and Debate section:

  • Read - find as much context as possible for what you're replying to. If you see a post on page 7 that is a problem, the discussion may have started on page 5. Reading back will help you understand where people are coming from and how best to reply. Be sure to read the whole post and consider what they are meaning to say, rather than the first impression you have when you read their content.
  • Edit - when replying, ensure your own post is sound. You can't insult people but you can absolutely demolish the other argument. Be sure it is solid in spelling and grammar and also comes off well if you read it yourself. Errors on this step can damage your argument or result in your point being missed.
  • Support your arguments - a source is king. Multiple from different places that support your point are even better. Avoid confidently asserting something without being able to back it up.
  • Stay calm - most infractions on TWC come from being heated or posting in a way that denigrates the other party. If you'd like a 4chan argument you're welcome to go there, but we ask everyone to remain civil on TWC. There is no shame in stepping back until you're calmer. If a thread becomes too heated, it may be locked down for a while by a moderator to cool off.
I'm getting flamed, what should I do?

Flame them ba- no, don't do that. Instead there is almost always a report button be it in threads or direct messages or profile posts: please use this and avoid engagement with the offending content. They will be handled appropriately. Responding in kind will only get you a slice of trouble. You don't deserve that, let them take the heat. If a report button is not immediately handy, please message a moderator or administrator.

Come on, why did you censor that word? It's not that bad.

TWC's censor exists for two things. Curb some language that always drags down dicussion, and keep the site advertiser friendly. Ads are required for TWC to be solvent, so we cannot have content that bypasses it: this more than anything is why TWC is so strict. Certain words are not deemed to be that much of a problem and so you might be surprised that 'arse' is not censored. This is one of a handful of words used by Creative Assembly in an older title. The list may change depending on needs. If there's a word on there you really think doesn't belong, feel free to let staff know.

Can I go on discord and call the stupid person a moron there instead?

Not on 'TWC' Discord or anywhere linked to the TWC name.

Moderation Actions & Appeals

TWC's staff moderators enforce the Terms of Service throughout the site and can issue warnings and infraction points for breaches. There are methods of appeal if you feel you have been given an infraction unfairly (that is outside the terms of the ToS).

Where do I complain about moderators and their actions, or if I feel I am being mistreated?

If you think you are being mistreated or that a moderator is acting outside the ToS then you should PM one of the administrators who oversee moderation on a daily basis. These are the current Moderation Overseers:

You can also post about any problems you're having, or your thoughts about moderation, in the Moderation Commentary Thread where administrators will try to resolve your problem or answer any of your relevant questions regarding site moderation. It is best to be calm and coherent when talking about the matter in public as it breeds positive conversations, which further breeds solutions and satisfaction.

How do I appeal an infraction I think I've been given unfairly?

There are a variety of possible methods please see below:

  • Appeal by direct message to the Moderator concerned or to a Moderation Hex: Members should feel free to discuss any moderator action or decision either with the moderator concerned or with one of the moderation overseers. This is usually the best way to start if you disagree with an infraction you have received, but you should also start here if you have an issue with other actions such as thread warnings, thread closures, notes, and so on. These are the current Moderation Overseers:
  • Appeal to the Praetorium: Appeals in the Praetorium are heard by all moderation staff, and all cases are private, which means that other members will not be able to view your appeal thread. You can appeal infractions in the Praetorium and you can also ask for an official ruling on any instruction you have been given by a moderator via direct message, note, or thread warning. You cannot appeal other moderator actions like post deletions, thread closures, probation, and so on. You can find the Praetorium guidelines here.
  • Appeal to the Tribunal: Appeals in the Tribunal are heard by an independent panel of Tribunes and Magistrates, and all cases are public, which means that other members will be able to view your appeal thread. You can only appeal infractions and other penalties in the Tribunal. You can find the Tribunal guidelines here.

Appeals against infractions follow much the same process in both the Praetorium and the Tribunal. To open an appeal against an infraction, simply create a thread requesting an appeal. Try to provide relevant information about the infraction such as the approximate time the infraction was given, the name of the moderator who issued the infraction, and the relevant thread or forum. After you have created the thread, a moderator will post the infraction and deliberations will begin. You may explain your position in the appeal thread. After you have given your side of the story, a thread will be created in a hidden forum and deliberations will be initiated. Once a decision has been reached you will be informed of the verdict.

My account's been banned but I haven't logged in or done anything. What's going on?

Unfortunately there have been issues for some times where older accounts have been compromised, either through weak passwords or a broader breach (such as account leaks elsewhere and the password being reused on TWC). The accounts are then used to spam the forum. These cases force us to ban the account regardless if it was once a legitimate member. Just reach out to us and we can get it straightened out, but first ensure all of your accounts are up to date and that you are using secure passwords.

We have no reason to believe this is a flaw in TWC's systems at this time causing accounts to be entered through an exploit, but Technical Staff have been informed of this trend and we may institute measures to protect accounts of a certain age unused/with weak passwords as we are able.


TWC Wiki

You're here! Welcome to the TWC Wiki! This Wiki hosts information about the TWC site and the Total War games; it includes articles on TWC site history, site information, summaries of modding knowledge, lists and pages for mods, and overviews of the games themselves as well as their features. Making it better is a never-ending process for a site that's been online over a decade.

I can't find an edit button, only "view source", why is that?

Users must be logged in in order to edit pages. If you have ever previously logged in your account name and password should still be valid. If you haven't logged in yet you will need to request a wiki account on the forum.

Once you have logged in you should see an "edit" button on most pages, you will also get the option to "create" pages if you follow a link to a page that does not exist yet. Some popular pages are semi-protected so that very new users cannot edit them and a few pages like the Terms of Service and System Files that change the default behaviour of the wiki are protected so that only wiki administrators can edit them. If you spot something that needs changing on one of those pages you can edit or create the "discussion" page for that article to explain what is needed.

I can't see a "Register" button, how do I get a wiki account?

You can't register for an account directly on this wiki. The function has been removed because the standard wiki software is too vulnerable to spammers and bots signing up solely to spam advertising.

To get a wiki account please first log in to TWC and post a request in this thread. A wiki admin will make you an account using your forum user-name and message you with a temporary password for the wiki account (which you should change as soon as possible). If you give the wiki your email address you can thereafter retrieve your account if you forget the password, you can also "watchlist" pages, which works similarly to a thread subscription and gives you an email notification of changes.

You are welcome to request an account even if you don't want to edit the wiki, being able to log-in allows you to use the watchlist and set various preference options such as viewing the wiki with a different skin.

How can I help out?

The Help page gives some editing advice to get you started and suggests ways you could help the wiki and gives you an idea of what the priorities are at the current time, but you're free to just find pages and subjects you're interested in and work on them as you see fit. You're always welcome to contact the Wiki Director for advice, especially if you might be interested in joining the Wiki Team.

What rules apply on the Wiki?

Please note that the Terms of Service and the TWC Wiki Policy & Guidelines apply throughout the Wiki; importantly you must not submit copyrighted work without permission! Deliberate vandalism or repeatedly ignoring the Wiki Staff may result in temporary or even permanent removal from the Wiki (which is not open to appeal on the forum), breaches of the ToS may also result in disciplinary action taken against your forum account.

Are there any rewards for working on the Wiki?

There are a series of TWC Wiki Editor Award medals available to non-staff for merit and time served as a non-staff member editing the wiki. The medals are given at the discretion of the Wiki Director and Hex. Wiki Team members who are part of Content Staff instead receive the Scribe's Quill award for their service, but members of other staff branches (e.g. moderation) who do work on the wiki unrelated to their staff role could also be eligible for the Wiki Editor Award medals.

You can't directly acquire forum rep for edits or pages on the wiki, but if you post somewhere like the Discuss the Wiki thread to explain what you've been working on, that can help generate more help/interest and you may incidentally find your posts about it receive rep.

Should I join TWC Staff and the Wiki Team?

If you are interested in organizing the wiki, send a message! If you are a regular editor who wants to lend input to staff sections, you are also free to apply and be considered. Otherwise if you just want to edit articles without formality, being Wiki Team is not required.

Content membership does require a higher standard of behavior than other members and you are asked to follow certain conventions, such as directing your concerns about other staff branches through internal forums first (we'd rather not berate ourselves in public, but bantor is quite fine!). If this sounds alright to you however, feel free to say send a message. To join, please contact the Wiki Director or Content Hex.


What's Changed FAQ (vBulletin to Xenforo)

As of May 2025, the layout and organization of the site changed massively. If something important is not covered, please contact the administration.

What happened to Social Groups?

Social groups were not able to convert to Xenforo unfortunately.

Why can't I make a poll?

The ability to make polls is set per-forum and unfortunately did not carry from vBulletin. If there is an area you think should allow creating polls that doesn't, let us know in the Q&S!

I had a developer group/hosted mod forum and can't find it?

So here's the scoop on developer groups.

  • The method of giving permissions to users to access 'hidden' forums changed with the XenForo upgrade. For active developer forums permissions have hopefully been rebuilt after the forum moved.
  • Developer forums without attached usergroups were archived after transition in early May 2025.
  • It is very likely that if you had a developer group in the past, we still have it or at least its contents.

To attempt to locate or restore a developer forum, just shoot a message to an administrator!

Mod forums are being cleaned up as well. Mods without a viable download that have been dead for many years may enter an unlisted archive, where their content will be accessible by direct link. Please let us know if there is something in a forum like this you wish to locate.

TWC quite rarely hard deletes anything, and so odds are that legitimate content is still somewhere.

I had a blog, where did it go?

Your vBulletin blog is likely somewhere in here. We can promote it to the new blog system if you'd like!


TWC Features

The new XenForo site has a host of new and improved features. Information on how to use many of these will be posted in TWC Tutorials - How to use TWC.

Can I create private content (blogs, albums, etc?)

Yes, it is possible to create albums and blogs, which are not visible to the general membership. However they are visible to staff members at all levels. These features are intended for say, mods working on previews and other stuff not meant for immediate public consumption, and not for things that should be truly private.

How can I track content I want to revisit?

Forums and threads will have a 'watch' button at the top of thread content, but below the site navigation and announcements. Content can also be 'bookmarked' which can be more granular, for example, every forum post. You can also watch/bookmark article and blog content.

What's the difference? Watching will notify you of any new content related to the watched resource. It is offered as-is without organization. Bookmarks will not notify you of updates but you can find them any time, sort them into categories, give them names to help identify why you saved them. What should you use? Up to your preference.

You can find bookmarks under the bookmarks area of your profile, and also under a tab when you select your profile but do not visit the page around the forum. Watched content can be found in the navigation bar for whichever part of the site you're on.

On the wiki there is a watchlist if you have an account and are logged in although it works a little differently, there are no bookmarks, but you can make yourself a custom sidebar!

Blogging on TWC

TWC has a new multi-functional Blogs Section. Please see the article about how to create a blog for rules and details.

Remember any topic can be covered except politics or religion.

Direct Messages

The Direct Message system on XenForo is substantially different than the one used on vBulletin, please see Direct Messages on TWC for full details.

I've seen direct messages refered to as 'PM's are they 'private'?

Direct message content is not publicly viewable, but there is nothing preventing recepients re-posting message content elsewhere, or adding other users to the conversation, so the direct message system should not be used for anything you want to remain truly private.

Abusive content can be reported by the recipient and acted on by staff. In the most extreme circumstances, for legal or other serious issues, the site owner can access direct messages by checking through logs by hand.

Account Changes

The article on Account and Profile Setup gives details of some features unique to the Total War Center.

I would like to delete my account

On TWC accounts cannot be fully deleted.

We can strip the profile of identifying/sensitive/personalized information, rename it to something general ("removed user" + date is the format), anonymize the email, and disable it so it cannot be logged into again.

Select posts can be removed especially if they give sensitive information, however we do not have tools to conveniently purge post histories. And doing so would disrupt threads and take considerable time to process. For hardly used accounts this is more feasible.

To submit a request like this, please use the contact form or message an administrator while logged in, or email the forum at [email protected] from the account's registered email.

How can I change my username?

This is available in account details on your profile, available once every 180 days at time of writing. Your choice and reason will be submitted for admin review, likely to be approved if it is appropriate and there's no technical hurdles to be aware of at the time.

I can't remember my user-name/password, how can I log-in?

If you remember the email you used you can submit that in the form accessed by pressing Forgot your password?

Sometimes members use an atypical username, or include special symbols in it and forget them, hence they can't re-login again, in that case, use the contact us option and explain your problem.

TWC Downloads

TWC offers a comprehensive Download Section where you can store smaller files, or provide links to off site content.

TWC Media Galleries

The Media Section allows you to create image galleries.

Modding on TWC

TWC provides a range of features that can help modders including the possibility of having their own hosted mod-forum.

Where can I post information about my mod?

Each of the game sections has a 'Modifications' sub-forum, these are normally subdivided further with separate sections for WIP/Proposals and Released Mods. If you start your thread in the wrong section or would like it moved when the status changes from WIP to released, you can message a moderator for the forum, or report your own post to request the move. (Moving the thread will mean anyone already subscribed to it can find the new location)

Substantial released mods or very active mods in development may benefit from having their own Hosted Mod Forum.

How can I get a Hosted Mod Forum?

To obtain a hosted forum at TWC mod teams need to be able to show that they already have a good track record of making progress with their mod. If you have a mod and would like to apply for a subforum, private message a Modding Hex. Links to the profiles of the current Modding Hex/Hexes can be found here.

How can I advertise my mod?

In addition to posting mod details on the forum, modders can create pages for their mods on this Wiki, and blogs about the mod on TWC. Modders can also request News Announcements for releases, updates, previews, recruitment drives etc. The announcements will appear in TWC's articles section, and can feature within widgets on most forum pages. Note that announcements should point people to their TWC thread or wiki page, and not necessarily off-site ie, directly to moddb or a discord server.

Can I upload my mod to the TWC server?

The Download Section can be used to post small (max 200MB) mods, tools and resources for the Total War games. You can also create a page in the downloads section which links to a larger file hosted externally, the page can be retained and edited and the file link changed for later updates allowing you to see the total number of downloads over various versions.

For suggestions on sites to host larger files, check out the wiki page about Upload Sites

Will my copyright be protected?

Mod contents are not normally treated as having a 'copyright' as they are in some part based on the game assets and software. However, TWC maintains a policy of protecting modders 'rights' within TWC and will not host mods that have used modders' work without permission. The Mod Register provides a way for modders to register brief details about their mod and include a permission statement indicating their intentions regarding re-use of their content. The Terms of Service also includes a penalty clause for using modders' work without permission. Modders are strongly encouraged to make an entry into the registry, particularly to be clear how a mod was created and its usage permissions by other members. Reuse in another project with attribution may be authorized by administrators if no permissions policy is set and the author has been absent for a long time.

Can I use assets from this mod? It hasn't been updated in a long time and the author never got back to me!

If the modding permission is "free to use" or "with attribution" you are good to go, attributing the original creator for their part in your mod. Permissions can be found through their entry in the Mod Register if they made one, or specified when the mod was published.

If the permission is not specified and there is no entry in the Register, please refer to the Modding Permissions Policy for exact requirements, but the key is this: you must reach out to the author even if they have been absent for a long time, and if you do not get a response in a reasonable time (a few weeks) you must reach out to the Modding Hex. They can look into it and if they believe there is no issue, they may authorize use until the modder returns and says otherwise.

At this time there is unfortunately no recourse if a mod's permissions are 'by request only' or 'do not reuse', even if the mod has been dormant for some time. This is an area the administration is currently discussing.

The Modding Hex: vacant, please contact any member of Hex

Volunteering & Citizenship

TWC rewards those who participate! Browsing the forums, you may notice that many users have at least a few medals, perhaps a badge and title, a coloured name etc. Rewards and positions can result from anything like helping with graphics, to proving yourself for the moderation team, to being a good modder, to patching up errors on the wiki. Whatever your niche, if you're dedicated at something on the site and stick to it, you will almost inevitably be rewarded, and if you're really putting in legwork, you may be offered Citizenship or a staff position (they do not mutually exclude or require each other). If you just want to be a normal user doing your thing, that's perfectly fine too!

If you want to strive for more, or think you could help the site in some way, please read on:

What is Citizenship?

Citizenship is recognition for your contributions to the website. It is a badge, a coloured title, a bit of recognition and a small selection of extra forums to post in (the Curia). It is also a path to the Magistrate position and local moderation/management positions within the Curia. Finally, it is a place to propose users for existing awards or suggest new awards, as well as make and vote on suggestions for both the Curia itself and for the website in general. Note that votes passed in the Curia are still subject to administrator review, and further, citizenship does not entitle authority over other members. Likewise, you are not obliged to participate in the curia and discussions - but it would be appreciated if you lend your voice from time to time, if only in voting.

How can I become a TWC Citizen?

The minimum requirements to be considered for the award are; to have made at least fifty posts, been registered for at least two months, and not have received a warning within the last six months. You will also need to have contributed constructively to the forums, and have another Citizen act as a Patron to propose your application to the Curia. Please see here for more details.

If you believe you deserve this, message a current citizen and who knows? They might just wish to patronize you.

How can I join or help staff?

To join staff, please message the relevant administrator or Director. They'd be happy to consider you! If however you are brand new, are not accepted into staff, or are not ready to take the responsibility of a staff title, there are other opportunities.

To be a part of Staff formally requires members to have a good history of complying with the ToS. Within staff some additional rules such as non-disclosure of private information apply. Moderation, Administration (Hex) and Technical departments will tend to be more stringent in their requirements, the Administration and Technical Departments particularly will require that you've built up a high level of trust over a longer period of time on the forum.

The widest range of opportunities tend to be within the Content branch.




Total War Center Information: The Total War Center | Terms of Service | FAQ
TWC Staff Hexagon Council | Content Staff | Moderation Staff | Technical Staff | Tribunes
Content Areas The Writers' Study | The Graphics Workshop | The Eagle Standard | Gamer's Gazette | The Helios | The Scriptorium | TWC News
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