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Welcome to Rome: Total War on the TWC Wiki

Rome: Total War is a game in the Total War Series developed by the Creative Assembly.
The game was released in 2004 and is still popular with players and modders. The game covers the period 270BC to AD 14 with a campaign that ranges across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

The expansions Alexander and Barbarian Invasion run on Rome: Total War.

RTW Modifications

Mod Finder Table for RTW

More mods

RTW Modding Spotlight

Cantabrian Wars

Cantabrian Wars 0.3 won the favourite hosted mod category for Rome Total War in the TWC 2017 modding awards!

Created by the same author as the award winning Hispania in the Middle Ages for Medieval II, Cantabrian Wars is also set in Hispania and is based around the final stage of the Roman conquest in 29-19BC. The challenge of the campaign is to survive the Roman invasion. Version 0.3 released in April 2018 includes script improvements, re-balanced buildings and resources, and additional custom battle scenarios.

Read more and download the mod here.

Europa Barbarorum

Europa Barbarorum won the favourite mod/submod category in the TWC 2017 Modding Awards for RTW. EB had a 2017 update to version 1.3c for both Alexander and RTW with changes to most aspects of the game. Work on version 1.32, which will include separate versions for Alexander and Barbarian Invasion, was announced in April 2018

See the hosted forum here for more details

RTW Modding Information

Categories on the Wiki

Recent/Important Modding Information

Essential Tools

PAK Extractor (by Vercingetorix) to access RTW packed files.
CAS Importer/exporter for 3ds max (by Vercingetorix) for 3D modelling.
Photoshop DDS plugin - to open texture files.

Publications & Media

Original RTW review by Gamespot

RTW Game Information

Game Overviews

Features

Technical Help

Help the TWC Wiki

RTW: Wanted Pages

Total War: Eras
See also Most Wanted Pages

RTW: Short articles in need of expansion

Sarmatians (BI Faction)
See also Short articles in need of expansion

RTW: Articles in need of Cleanup

The Total War Portals

Other Sources for Rome: Total War

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+=Welcome to Rome: Total War on the TWC Wiki=
+<br>
+<center>[[File:Rome-Banner.png]]
+<br>
+<big>[[Rome: Total War]] is a game in the [[Total War]] Series developed by the [[Creative Assembly]].
+<br>The game was released in 2004 and is still popular with players and modders.  The game covers the period 270BC to AD 14 with a campaign that ranges across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
-{|
+The expansions [[Alexander]] and [[Barbarian Invasion]] run on Rome: Total War.</big></center>
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+</div>
-| class="frontpage-wikinews" rowspan="3" |
+<div class="TWCRsection TWCRgroup">
+<div class="TWCRcol span_1_of_2">
+<div class="TWCportal_2">
+==RTW Modifications==
+====[[Rome: Total War Mods|Mod Finder Table for RTW]]====
+==== RTW Releases & Updates ====
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?753774-CATW-1-2  Classical Age: Total War v1.2.4]<small> - 9/18 update</small>
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?778260 Rome Total War Randomiser]<small> - 9/18 update</small>
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?755432-Equilibrium Equilibrium]<small> - 7/18 update</small>
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?164841-ROP-v2-2-Released-Patch-2-22-Available! Rise of Persia modfoldered version v2.2]<small> - 3/17 update</small>
+----
-==Rome: Total War==
+==== Alex Releases & Updates====
-[[Rome: Total War]] is a game in the [[Total War]] Series. Developed by the [[Creative Assembly]].
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?787775&p=15667349#post15667349 ahowl11's Vanilla Enhancement Mod v4]<small> - 9/18 update</small>
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?781725 Rome: Total Realism 8 v4.0.2]<small> - 7/18 update</small>
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?756173-EB-v1-31c-Rreleased! Europa Barbarorum v1.31c] <small>- 11/17 update</small>
+----
+==== BI Releases & Updates====
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?782355 The Dominion of Men 3.3 - The End of the Beginning] <small>- 5/18 update</small>
+* [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?602169-Amazon-Total-War-8-0-Release Amazon: Total War v8.3 & 8.4] <small>- 3/17 update</small>
+----
+====More mods====
+*[[:Category:RTW Mods (Released)|Released RTW Mods with Wiki Pages]]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?214-Rome-Total-War-Hosted-Modifications RTW Hosted Mods on TWC]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?657-Released-Mods Released Mod Threads on TWC]
-The Rome: Total War Series bring together elements of real time strategy and turn based game play.
+</div></div>
-[[image:Rome.jpg|center|Rome Total War box art]]
+<div class="TWCRcol span_1_of_2">
+<div class="TWCportal_3">
+==RTW Modding Spotlight==
-==== Main Articles: ====
+====[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?745816 Cantabrian Wars]==== <!--- Cantabrian Wars added Aug 2018--->
-*[[:Category:Total War Series|Total War Series]]
+[[File:Cantabrian wars.png|right|Cantabrian Wars mod logo]]
+'''Cantabrian Wars 0.3''' won the favourite hosted mod category for Rome Total War in the [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?786742 TWC 2017 modding awards]!
-==== Game Overview ====
+Created by the same author as the award winning [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?675757 Hispania in the Middle Ages] for Medieval II, Cantabrian Wars is also set in Hispania and is based around the final stage of the Roman conquest in 29-19BC.  The challenge of the campaign is to survive the Roman invasion.  Version 0.3 released in April 2018 includes script improvements, re-balanced buildings and resources, and additional custom battle scenarios.
-*[[RTW_Factions|Factions]]
+*Read more and download the mod [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?745816 here].
-*[[:Category:Rome Total War Units|Units]]
-*[[RTW_Characters|Characters]]
-----
+====[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?31 Europa Barbarorum]==== <!--- EB entry updated Aug 2018--->
-===Strategy Guides===
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=21 Battle Planning forum on TWC]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=78 R:TW Guides on The Guild]
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=52410 Strategy guides in the Scriptorium]]
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-===AAR's===
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=391 AAR forum on TWC]
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=52410 AAR's in the Scriptorium]]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=38&page=1&pp=30&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=-1&threadprefix=RTW+AAR AARs on The Guild]
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-=== Expansions ===
-The first expansion for Rome: Total War is [[Barbarian Invasion]]
-[[image:BIBox.jpg|center|Barbarian Invasion box art]]<br>
-The second expansion for Rome: Total War is [[Alexander]]
+'''[[Europa Barbarorum]]''' won the favourite mod/submod category in the TWC 2017 Modding Awards for RTW.  EB had a 2017 update to version 1.3c for both Alexander and RTW with changes to most aspects of the game.  Work on version 1.32, which will include separate versions for Alexander and Barbarian Invasion, was announced in April 2018
-----
-==RTW on the Wiki==
-=== Help improve this project: ===
+[[File:EB-mod spotlight.png|center]]
-====Short articles in need of expansion:====
+*See the hosted forum [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?31-Europa-Barbarorum-(EB) here] for more details
-[[Alexander]]
-===TWC Wiki Project===
+</div></div></div>
-*[[TWC_Wiki:About|Policy and Editing Help]]
+<div class="TWCRsection TWCRgroup">
+<div class="TWCRcol span_1_of_2">
+<div class="TWCportal_1">
+==RTW Modding Information==
+====Categories on the Wiki====
+* [[:Category:Modding|Modding]]
+* [[:Category:RTW Modding|Modding Rome: Total War]]
+* [[:Category:RTW_Modding_Tutorials|Modding Tutorials for Rome: Total War]]
+* [[:Category:RTW_Modding_Tools|Modding Tools for Rome: Total War]]
+* [[:Category:RTW Campaign Map Modding|RTW Campaign Map Modding]]
+----
-| class= "frontpage-m2tw"|
+====Recent/Important Modding Information====
-==Rome Total War Mods==
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?741786-Creating-a-World-Starting-RTW-Mods-the-Batch-Way Starting an RTW mod by .bat]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?311674-EDU-matic-Automatic-unit-balance-EDU-generation-system EDU-matic Unit Balance Generation System]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?111344-The-Complete-EDU-Guide The Complete EDU guide]
-===Released RTW Mod Spotlight: ===
+----
-==== [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1981-Rome-Total-History-%28RTH%29 Rome: Total History] ====
-Rome: Total History seeks to add historical realism and more balanced game-play, and now version 1.5 has been released on April 5, 2014.  The current version of this mod of Rome: Total War incorporates hundreds of minor corrections and improvements since version 1.4 released on March 12.  Adding on to the previous version that include a thousand historical figures and 199 regions, the changes present in 1.5 include map adjustments, matching historical temples to most regions, and adding a dozen ancient Egyptian divinities to build temples to.  See installation instructions and more [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?647841 here].
-==== [[The Fourth Age: Total War|The Fourth Age: Total War - The New Shadow]] ====
+====Essential Tools====
-[[Image:Fatw new shadow.jpg|thumb px=1|right]]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=43 PAK Extractor] (by Vercingetorix) to access RTW packed files.
-The Fourth Age: Total War is a full-conversion modification for [[Barbarian Invasion|BI 1.6]]. With an aim to staying true to the works and spirit of J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth, whilst also aspiring to original creative excellence.
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=141 CAS Importer/exporter for 3ds max] (by Vercingetorix) for 3D modelling.
+*[http://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-texture-tools-adobe-photoshop Photoshop DDS plugin] - to open texture files.
-The [[FATW#Corsair_Invasion|Corsair Invasion]] and [[FATW#Forth_Eorlingas| Forth Eorlingas]] campaigns have been released previously. The third instalment '''The New Shadow''' has just been released, containing a new playable faction "The Kingdom of Adûnabâr", in addition to the The Kingdom of Rohan, The Chiefdom of Dunland, The Reunited Kingdom, The Empire of Harad, and The Chiefdom of Rhûn.  Over fifty entirely new units and three historical battles are added along with many improvements and adjustments to game-play...
+</div></div>
+<div class="TWCRcol span_1_of_2">
+<div class="TWCportal_2">
+==RTW Community on TWC==
+====[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?20-Rome-Total-War-General-Discussion General Discussion]====
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?138398-Rome-Mod-Questions-amp-Recommendations RTW Mod Questions and Recommendations]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?744463-Why-New-Total-Wars-Are-Worse-Than-Rome-I Why new Total Wars are worse than Rome I]
+----
-See release thread [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=111434 here] for more details
+====[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=52410 Strategy Guides]====
+See also:
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=21 Battle Planning forum on TWC]
+*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=78 R:TW Guides on The Guild]
 ----
-=== Recent RTW Mod Releases/Updates===
-*'''''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?645224 Battle of Antares IV] - latest release March 12, 2014:'''''
+====[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=391 After Action Reports]====
-*'''''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?643025 Rome: Total Realism Project version 0.5] - latest release March 1, 2014:'''''
+See also:
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?52410-The-Catalogue-Pt-1-The-Total-War-World AARs stored in the Scriptorium]
+*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&f=38&page=1&pp=30&sort=lastpost&order=desc&daysprune=-1&threadprefix=RTW+AAR AARs on The Guild]
 ----
-===Recent Mod Page Updates===
-*Coming
+====Publications & Media====
+*[http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rome-total-war-review/1900-6108207/ Original RTW review by Gamespot]
+See also:
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?126- The Eagle Standard] - TWC's TW game and modding publication
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1988 The Hub] - Home of TWC's multimedia content
+</div></div></div>
+<div class="TWCRsection TWCRgroup">
+<div class="TWCRcol span_1_of_2">
+<div class="TWCportal_3">
+==RTW Game Information==
+==== Game Overviews ====
+* [[Rome: Total War]]
+* [[Barbarian Invasion]]
+* [[Alexander]]
 ----
-=== Other Mods: ===
+==== Features ====
-*[[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications - RTW|'''Details of RTW Mods Hosted at TWC''']]
+*[[Factions (RTW)|Factions]]
-*[[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications - BI|'''Details of BI Mods Hosted at TWC''']]
+*[[:Category:RTW Units|Units]]
-*[[:Category:RTW_Mods_%28Released%29| '''RTW mod pages on the Wiki''']]
+*[[RTW_Characters|Characters]]
-*[[:Category:BI_Mods_(Released)| '''BI mod pages on the Wiki''']]
+*[[Battle Map Play - RTW|Battle Map Play]]
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=214 Rome: Total War Hosted Modifications on TWC]
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=215 Barbarian Invasion Hosted Modifications  on TWC]
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=221 RTW/BI mod threads on TWC]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=157 Hosted mods for RTW/BI on the Guild]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=76 Forge mod threads on the Guild]
-|-
-| style="border: 2px solid grey; color: #000; padding: .1em .9em .1em; background-color: #e5e0df" |
-== Rome: Total War - Modding Information ==
-===Categories on the Wiki:===
-* [[:Category:Modding|Modding]]
-* [[:Category:RTW Modding|Modding Rome: Total War]]
-* [[:Category:RTW_Modding_Tutorials|Modding Tutorials for Rome: Total War]]
-* [[:Category:RTW_Modding_Tools|Modding Tools for Rome: Total War]]
-* [[:Category:Map Modification|Map Modification]]
 ----
-====Recent Modding Information / Tools:====
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?652678-Unlocking-RomeTW-Hardcoded-Limits-Memory-Editing UNLOCKING ROME TW HARDCODED LIMITS] CA have recently given permission for memory modding applications which can change previously hard-coded limits, the Rome Total Realism team are developing this aspect.
+====Technical Help====
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=104666 How to dimount/mount a unit]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?76-Total-War-Eras-Technical-Help TWC Forum]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=84221 GUIDE: Specifics of Modding Alexander TW (WIP)]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?696391-Updated-Making-RTW-or-RTW-Gold-work-on-windows10-FIX Making RTW work on Windows 10]
-*[[Revolt CTD|Explanation of loyalist revolt CTD]]
+*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?743299-The-solution-to-the-lag-low-fps-problem-in-Rome-Total-War-for-high-end-modern-computers Solution to lag/low fps on modern computers]
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=102996 Barebones unit files for RTW]
+</div></div>
+<div class="TWCRcol span_1_of_2">
+<div class="TWCportal_1">
+==Help the TWC Wiki==
+====RTW: Wanted Pages====
+*[[Total War: Eras]]
+*See also [[:Special:Wantedpages|Most Wanted Pages]]
 ----
-===Essential Tools:===
-*[http://www.mizus.com/files/files/RTW/Tools/PAK%20Extractor.zip PAK Extractor] (by Vercingetorix) to access RTW packed files.
-*[http://www.mizus.com/files/files/RTW/Tools/cas_import_export_69b_Vercingetorix.zip CAS Importer/exporter for 3ds max] (by Vercingetorix) for 3D modelling.
-*[http://www.mizus.com/files/files/RTW/Tools/Nvidia_DDS_photshop_Plug-ins.zip Photoshop DDS plugin] - to open texture files.
-|-
-| class= "frontpage-m2tw"|
-== Other Sources of Information ==
-*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=202 Total War: Eras on TWC]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=78 Rome Total War Guides on The Guild]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=38382 frogbeastegg's Guide to R:TW and BI]
-*[http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=72 Rome: Total War on the Guild]
-*[http://www.totalwar.com/ Official Total War Site]
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome:_Total_War Rome: Total War on Wikipedia]
-*[http://uk.gamespot.com/features/6110568/index.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gameguides&tag=gameguide;onlineguide;1  Guide to Rome:Total War on Gamespot]
-__NOTOC____NOEDITSECTION__
+====RTW: Short articles in need of expansion ====
+*[[Sarmatians (BI Faction)]]
+*See also [[:Category:Stubs|Short articles in need of expansion]]
+----
+====RTW: Articles in need of Cleanup====
+*[[Rome: Total War]]
+*[[Gothic Raiders (RTW Unit)]]
+*[[Runaway Slave Spearmen (RTW Unit)]]
+*[[RTRPE]]
+*See also [[:Category:Cleanup|Articles in need of Cleanup]]
+</div></div></div>
+==The Total War Portals==
+<center>{{TWPortalsPics}}</center>
+==Other Sources for Rome: Total War==
+<div style="text-align: center;">
+<big>'''[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?202-Total-War-Eras TWC Forums] ~ [http://forums.totalwar.com/categories/rome-total-war Official Forums] ~ [http://steamcommunity.com/app/4760/discussions/0/ Steam Forum] ~ [http://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?32-Rome-Total-War Org Forums] ~ [http://rtw.heavengames.com/ rtw.heaven] ~ [http://totalwar.wikia.com/wiki/Rome:_Total_War Totalwar.wikia] ~ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome:_Total_War Wikipedia]'''</big>
+</div>
+__NOTOC__
 [[Category:Portals]]
 [[Category:RTW Information]]

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