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Overview The Total War Center is one of the largest Total War fan sites on the internet. The site features: An extensive community Regularly updated news and articles 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 A system of Citizenship Competitions and awards The Day to day running of the Site is done by the Administrators and Moderators. TWC is also home to the Curia.

Total War Sections Each Total War Series game has a forum on TWC. These include, as appropriate, sub-forums for discussion of the game, technical help, modification ideas and proposals, hosted modifications and modding workshops. Main forums include: Total War: Three Kingdoms Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Total War: Warhammer I & II Total War: Attila Total War: Rome II Total War: Shogun 2 Napoleon: Total War Empire: Total War Medieval II: Total War Rome: Total War Medieval: Total War Shogun: Total War The Total War Center is home to a large collection of hosted modifications for each of the Total War series games. Prominent early examples include 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 Curia TWC has a system of citizenship, given as an award for contributions to the site and community, which allows an enhanced say in how the forum is run. The Curia and its Constitution govern this system. See: The Curia The Constitution Citizen The Symposium on TWC Questions and Suggestions on TWC

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 - A forum for the indie game Minecraft. Slitherine/Matrix Games - A forum for Slitherine/Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio Game-Labs Games - A forum for Game-Labs, including Darth Vader's Ultimate General: Gettysburg. 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 and Scientific Academy (Non-Current Politics) Ethos, Mores, et Monastica (Religion and Philosophy) Vestigia Vetustatis (History) The Arts (Music, Film, the Arts etc.) Games, Activities and Chat Coliseum (Competitions) Personal Help and Advice The Basement (Technical) The Travelers' Lodge Play by Post RPG Forum Thema Devia (Off Topic Discussion including Sports) Foreign Languages Discussion Product Reviews

News and Articles

Regularly updated news and articles on TWC include:

• News Announcements
• The Helios on TWC
• The Eagle Standard on TWC
• The Critic's Quill on TWC
• The Gamer's Gazette on TWC
• The Illustrator: Arts Publication on TWC
• Total War Center Media Hub
• The Scriptorium - Outstanding Articles by TWC Members

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.

vBulletin

vBulletin is one of the leading commercial forum software packages, which TWC currently uses. It used to use Invision Power Boards, but that turned out to be insecure, as was evidenced by the hacker attacks leading to the May 2005 crisis. During those attacks, Ogre's Net asked for help and were told to not use IPB, but to switch to vB instead. When that was done, the attacks stopped.

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

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  The TWC logo during the Medieval II era

TWC Crack

Usually references to TWC crack or, simply crack are used to imply that Total War center has an effect on its dedicated users similar to the effect created by dependency creating drugs.

The words are usually used when a long time member is discussing or simply stating his decision to leave the fora completely.

External Links

• Total War Center Frontpage
• Total War Center Forums

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More about the Total War Center

In addition to in-depth coverage of all the Total War Series games, modding and mods, TWC is home to a lively Discussion and Debate area including the notorious and well named Political Mudpit. Occasionally also the scene of heated debate, The Curia governs a unique system of Citizenship and encourages users to discuss ways to improve the site.

	The Writers' Study is home to many exceptional writers of After Action Reports and Creative Writing and hosts the Tale of the Week competition and much more.
	The Scriptorium is a place where the Total War Center's most popular and well-written articles are stored.
	The Picture of the Week and Video Competitions are held in the Screenshot Galleries.
	The Graphics Workshop is home to some great artists who as well as showcasing their works are happy to provide help and advice and might even make a signature or avatar for you!

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TWC Information on the Wiki:

• The Total War Center:

Staff of TWC | History of TWC | Hosted Mods on TWC | User Badges | Medals and Awards

• Content Areas:

The Eagle Standard | The Writers' Study | Gamer's Gazette | The Helios | The Scriptorium

• Citizenship ~ Citizen, Civitate & Artifex:

List of Citizens | Houses of TWC

• The Curia:

The Constitution | Citizen's Triumvirate | Curial Officers

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How to become a TWC Citizen

Citizens gain various additional rights on the forum and are identified by optional badges such as:

Citizenship is an award given by the Curia for contributions to the site and community of TWC, learn more about how to become a Citizen here.

The Curia and the Constitution

The Constitution and Curia are important parts of TWC History. The Curia is a Citizens only forum on TWC. The Constitution governs the running of the Curia, the election and appointment of Curial Officers, the awarding of Citizenship, the conduct of Citizens, and various Curial Awards.

Useful Links:

• The Constitution may be viewed on TWC here
• Although only Citizens may post, the Curia may be viewed by everyone here
• Non-citizens may discuss the Curia in the Curial Commentary Thread, here
• The Symposium is a Citizens only discussion forum within the Curia, here
• TWC's Living History Forum is within the Symposium, here

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Major TWC Publications and Content

Category	Description
	The Eagle Standard is a TWC publication that focuses primarily on the Total War aspect of the forum. You can read the current Eagle Standard and see the current team here.
	The Critic's Quill publishes articles, reviews and interviews relating to creative writing and After Action Reports (AARs). You can read their older articles here and their newer articles are found here.
	The Gamer's Gazette is a TWC publication dedicated to bringing you the latest and greatest non-Total War game reviews, news, and videos! You can read their older articles here and their newer articles are found here.
	The Helios is a publication of the Total War Center forums reporting on the various non-TW related activities of the forums. You can read their older articles here and their newer articles are found here.
	The News Team publish announcements regarding TW games, modification releases and previews, and site events on the TWC Front Page. Read previous announcements here.
	The Scriptorium is the repository of TWC's most popular and well written articles. Its Acting Chief Librarian is Settra and you can view the Library here.