Total War: Rome Remastered
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Total War: Rome Remastered was developed by Feral Interactive and launched on 29th April 2021.
This (new) game is a remaster of the 2004 Rome: Total War game by Creative Assembly. The game is available for Windows retailing through Steam. Mac and Linux, versions retail through the Mac App Store.
- A FAQ guide about the game can be found on the totalwar.com website here.
- Discuss the new game on TWC here.
- For modding information specific to Remastered see Total War: Rome Remastered - Modding.
Contents
Feature Summary
- 16 playable factions (38 in total)
- Cross-platform multiplayer
- Steam Workshop mod support
- Merchant agent type (new to RTW but found in M2TW)
- Improved graphics and redesigned UI options
System Requirements
The published System Specifications for Windows and additional notes can be found here.
For published System Specifications on Mac and Linux and additional notes, check the Feral article here.
Minimum Specification
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (version 1809) | macOS 11 | Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel i3 series | AMD FX-4000 series
- Memory: 6GB RAM (8GB for PC Integrated graphics chipsets)
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 600 series (1GB VRAM) | AMD HD 7000 series (1GB VRAM) | Intel UHD 620
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 45GB available space
Recommended Specification
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (version 20H2) | macOS 11+ | Ubuntu 20.04 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 | Ryzen 5 1600
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 4GB | AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB
- DirectX Version 11
- Storage: 45GB available space
Playable Factions
Base Game
In the original game, Rome: Total War , players would initially play one of the three Roman Factions. These were the Julii (red) , who were positioned north of Rome and would initially come into conflict with the Gallic factions, the Brutii (green) , who would initially come into conflict with the Greek factions and the Scipii (blue) , who were based south of Rome and Capua and would come into conflict with the Carthage. These three sub-faction names and starting locations loosely reflected historical events with the Scipii and their almost inevitable conflict with Carthage being reminiscent of the struggle between Hannibal and Publius Cornelius Scipio. The Julii are loosely based on Gaius Julius Caesar and their starting location allows the player to play the role of Caesar and conquer Gaul. However, while the faction names pay homage to history, they are not entirely accurate.
Meanwhile, the starting date of Rome does not make it possible to give one accurate experience of the Rise of Rome and subsequent wars but rather allows for the Carthaginian, Gallic and Macedonian wars to play out from the same starting date. The later period of instability and Civil Wars of Caesar and the Triumvirate are the inspiration behind the endgame civil war mechanic.
The Senate is a non-playable (except custom battles) Roman faction which loosely represents the autonomy of the Senate and holds the province of Rome. Players can earn standing with both the Senate and with the people of Rome as part of the Civil War mechanic. However, this sub & main faction mechanic was removed by many prominent Rome Total War mods and was also subsequently abandoned in Rome II. The Senate also issues missions to the player, similar to those present in Rome II. Non-Roman players do not receive these missions from another faction but they have a similar elders mechanic.
Originally players could unlock other factions by either conquering them individually or winning the campaign. Players now have the option of unlocking all factions without doing neither. And they don't have to play as a Roman faction first either.
The ultimate goal of the campaign was/is to become emperor by conquering fifty provinces, including Rome. A short version of the Campaign also existed in which the player had to take control of fifteen provinces and outlast a certain faction or factions.
Playable Factions
- Egypt which differed from Rome II in its roster and style, more comparable to pre-Alexander Egypt. Known for Chariots and its distinct unit roster.
- The Seleucid Empire was famous back in Rome 1 for its Silver Shield Legionaries, had a very diverse roster with eastern themed units supplementing and a core Macedonian Phalanx.
- Carthage known for elephants and a strong unique unit roster. Proximity to Rome made for a good play-through for anyone who wanted to topple the Empire.
- Parthia known for heavy cavalry and horse-archers, in many senses the polar opposite and counter to Rome, mobile with very poor infantry.
- Gaul good well rounded unit roster mid to late game with weak units in early game.
- Germania very similar to Gaul with the addition of berserk infantry and axe infantry.
- Britannia unique unit roster with chariots and head throwers. Weak Cavalry.
- The Greek Cities amalgamation of the city states, very good late game infantry.
- Macedonia excellent Companion Cavalry and Phalanx Infantry.
- Pontus similar to Selucia with a diverse unit roster.
- Armeniana similar to Pontus this faction had a hybrid of different unit types
- Dacians made famous during the wars of Trajan whose monument commemorating the war can still be found in Rome today, this faction is known for its deadly Flax Infantry.
- Numidia were famous for their light skirmish cavalry, traditionally considered as a faction with a weak roster of unit they provide players with a significant challenge.
- Scythia situated on the fringes of the map on the northern coast of Black Sea this faction is known for its archers and cavalry.
- Iberia heavily infantry focused with unique Bull Warriors, decent cavalry who lack good Spear-men
- Thracia are another hybrid faction whose roster contains a mix of greek and barbarian infantry.
Rome Total War Remastered contains additional playable factions bringing the total to 38 across the various games, although each game is limited to 31 factions. The Factions of the Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion Expansion Pack released in 2006 are on a separate campaign map.
The BI factions are as follows:
Barbarian Invasion
The below list gives, faction name, culture then ethnicity (which is a new feature in Remastered) :
- Western Roman Empire - roman - mediterranean
- Eastern Roman Empire - roman - mediterranean
- Huns - hun - eastasian
- Goths - nomad - caucasian
- Ostrogoths - nomad - caucasian
- Vandals - nomad - caucasian
- Franks - barbarian - caucasian
- Saxons - barbarian - caucasian
- Celts - barbarian - caucasian
- Sassanids - eastern - arabic
- Sarmatians - nomad - caucasian
- Roxolani - nomad - caucasian
- Late Roman Brittania - roman - caucasian (romano_british)
- Slavs - nomad - caucasian
- Burgundii - barbarian - caucasian
- Berbers - carthaginian - berber
- Alemanni - barbarian - caucasian
- Lombardi - barbarian - caucasian
Three non-playable factions are also included; general rebels, Western Roman Empire rebels and Eastern Roman Empire rebels.
Alexander
The Alexander campaign has the one faction playable:
- Alexander the Great’s Macedon
