Total War Center

Overview

Total War Center is one of the largest Total War fan sites on the internet. It is home to mods created for the different games in the TW series including Rome Total Realism, SPQR and Terrae Expugnandae for Rome: Total War and Lands to Conquer, Medieval: Total Realism and Medieval: Wrath of the Norsemen for Medieval 2: Total War. The Site also has it's own IRC Chat and Podcast. The Day to day running of the Site is done by the Administrators and Moderators. There are approximately 20 Moderators. TWC is also home to the Curia.

The TWC logo during the Medieval II era

Features

• Extensive Community

• Regularly Updated News Articles.
  • The Scriptorium
  • The TWC Podcasts
  • The Helios
  • The Eagle Standard on TWC
  • The Critic's Quill on TWC
  • The Silver Shield on TWC
  • The Gamer's Gazette on TWC
  • The Illustrator: Arts Publication on TWC

• A vast array of Hosted Modifications for every Total War game.

• A vast discussion board for topics ranging far beyond the Total War series of games.
  • Common Community

• A system of self governance - every member of TWC has a say in how the forum is run.
  • The Curia
  • The Constitution
  • Ranks of TWC
  • The Symposium on TWC
  • Questions and Suggestions on TWC

Hosted Mods

- Main Article: Hosted Modifications

The Total War Center (TWC) is home to the largest collection of modifications for the total war series. The hosted mods are predominantly for Rome Total War and its expansions, although work has started on several mod projects for the new release, Medieval II: Total War.

Here are some of the most well known modifications for the Total War series hosted on the Total War Center:

Rome Total War

The third and one of the most successful TW title released by Creative Assembly on 22 Sep, 2004.

• Rome Total War & Barbarian Invasion Modifications on TWC

Few of the most famous mods for RTW are:

• The Fourth Age: Total War
• Roma Surrectum
• Roma Surrectum II
• Rome Total Realism

Medieval 2: Total War

Medieval 2: Total War released on September, 2006 is the indirect sequel to Medieval: Total War, which was received very well by the total war fans. A year later its further expansion called Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms was released; which added 4 more campaigns, several features and fixes.

• Medieval II Total War Modifications on TWC
• Kingdoms: Hosted Modifications on TWC

Few of the most famous mods for M2TW are:

• Third Age: Total War
• Stainless Steel
• Deus lo Vult
• Europa Barbarorum 2

Empire: Total War

Empire: Total War was released on March, 2009 & is the fifth title of total war series.

• Empire: Total War Hosted Modifications on TWC

Few of the most famous mods for ETW are:

• American Civil War : The Blue and the Gray
• DarthMod Empire
• The American Revolution Mod
• British East India Company - The Indian Mutiny

Napoleon: Total War

Napoleon: Total War was released on Feb, 2010 & is the successor of Empire Total War. This was the sixth standalone instalment of total war series.

• Napoleon: Total War Hosted Modifications on TWC

Few of the most famous mods for NTW are:

• DarthMod Napoleon
• The Great War
• Europe in Conflict
• The Rights of Man 2

Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2 released on 15 March, 2011 & is latest instalment of total war series, which takes us back to 16th Century medieval Japan.

• Total War: Shogun 2 Hosted Modifications on TWC

Few of the most famous mods for TWS2 are:

• DarthMod: Shogun II
• The Rights of Man 3
• Radious Total War Mod

Common Community

The Common Community Section of TWC is almost as big as the Total War areas. Here people debate topics such as Politics, Current Affairs, Morals, Religion, Science, Sports, History, Technology, and games.

Non-Total War Games

• Game Reviews - Reviews of games, written by TWC members. Including both PC and console games.
• Warhammer 40K - Discuss the Games Workshop tabletop and videogames here.
• Paradox Games - A forum set aside for discussion on games developed or published by Paradox Games, such as Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron.
• Mount&Blade - For discussing the addictive game by TaleWorlds.
• Bethesda Games - A forum for discussion of games developed by Bethesda Softworks, such as the Elder Scrolls series.
• BioWare Games - A forum for discussion of games developed by BioWare, such as Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic, Baldur's Gate, etc.
• Minecraft - The forum for the indie game Minecraft.
• Other Games - General non-TW gaming discussion and discussion of any games that don't have their own forum here.

Discussion and Debate

• The Political Mudpit (National and International Politics)
• Political Academy (Non-Current Politics)
• Ethos, Mores, et Monastica (Religion and Philosophy)
• Vestigia Vetustatis (History)
• The Arts (Music, Film, the Arts etc.)
• Athenaeum (Science)
• Garbarsardar's Fight Club

Games, Activities and Chat

• Coliseum (Competitions)
• Personal Help and Advice
• Universitas Ludus Olympus (Sport)
• The Basement (Technical)
• The Travelers' Lodge
• Community RPGs
• Thema Devia (Off Topic Discussion)
  • Foreign Languages Discussion

History

See main article: Total War Center History.

Some of the former Administrators or Staff members of TWC have created accounts of their times at the site:

• Mi Lucha by Siblesz
• The Chronicles of the Prince by the Black Prince
• The History of a Society by Belisarius.

Visual History

• TWC Visual History
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  TWC Forum index "Rome Theme" running on Firefox, June 2006

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  TWC Forum index "Medieval Theme" running on Firefox, January 2007

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  TWC Forum index "Empire Theme" running on Chrome, January 2012

See Also

• The Curia
  • The Syntagma
  • The Ranks of TWC
• The Guild (Total War forum)

External Links

• TotalWarCenter.net
• Total War Center Forums