Rome: Total War: Alexander
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Overview
Rome Total War - Alexander is the second official expansion for the award winning game Rome Total War. There are six very good, and very new, historical battles, that will be sure to challenge you. It features a new campaign map stretching as far as Africa, and further into Persia. The only faction the player is able to control during the campaign is Macedon taking control of Alexander the Great in an attempt to sweep eastwards and capture almost every settlement on the map in 100 turns or less. However, in the 'Custom Battles' the player can, along with Macedon, take control of Dahae, India and Persia. It should not actually be considered a 'full game', but rather a minor addition for the Rome Total War fan.
Features
Rome Total War - Alexander has seen quite a few changes to the engine, as well as new in game features.
New factions
Rome Total War - Alexander brings four new playable, and some unplayable races into the mix. The first of these which the player controls during the campaign is Macedon: a phalanx-happy faction with missile troops and cavalry for support, reminiscent of the Greeks from the original game.
Next, only playable in Custom Battles are the Dahae: They do not have a very 'varied' unit roster, however each unit is as tough as nails, and still a formidable foe. Similar to the Berbers from Barbarian Invasion.
Third are the Indians: Fairly similar to the Sassanids and Carthaginians from the previous games, these are desert warriors packing a punch with their elephants.
Lastly come the Persians: Similar to the Indians in a few respects, except for the fact they rely on cavalry more than infantry. Of course, they come with elephant-mounted troops.
Engine Changes
The Alexander engine is different from the RTW engine. It has all the features of RTW, but also some new ones.
- The DMB limit has increased. In vanilla RTW, it was 255, but not anymore. Wlesmana from LOTR - TW is said to have put over 330 different entries in without a problem.
- New campaign changes as well. Now you can have faction specific mercenaries, unlike in RTW where mercs were available to all. Also, you can choose a faction to never attack another faction. While I am a little blind as to the extent of this, it may turn out to be a useful feature.
- For a list of changes and how they affect modding, see here.
Technical
System Requirements
Install Issues
Some problems may be experienced with the installation of the Alexander expansion if your original RTW installation is not patched to the right version, or if you have insufficient space on your C: drive (regardless of where game is installed) see this thread on the official forums for details and patch download links.
