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== Overview ==
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[http://www.twcenter.net 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 [http://www.surrealchat.net/chat/TWCenter IRC Chat] and [[Podcast]]. The Day to day running of the Site is done by the [[Administrator]]s and [[Moderator]]s. There are approximately 20 [[Moderator]]s. TWC is also home to the [[Curia]].
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=== Features ===
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*Extensive Community
 
  
*Regularly Updated News Articles.
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== Overview ==
**[[Helios|The Helios]]
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'''The [https://www.twcenter.net Total War Center] is one of the largest [[Total War]] fan sites on the internet. The site features:'''
**[[Podcast|The TWC Podcasts]]
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*An extensive community
**[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=40 The Eagle Standard on TWC]
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*Regularly updated news and articles
**[[Scriptorium|The Scriptorium]]
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*A vast array of [[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications|hosted modifications]] for every Total War game
**[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=39 General Sun's Tent on TWC]
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*A vast discussion board for topics ranging far beyond the Total War series of games
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*A system of Citizenship
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*Competitions and awards
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The Day to day running of the Site is done by the [[Administrator]]s and [[Moderator]]s. TWC is also home to the [[Curia]].
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== Total War Sections ==
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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.
  
*A vast array of [[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications|Hosted Modifications]] for every Total War game.
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Main forums include:
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2145 Total War: Three Kingdoms]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?48 Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2183 Total War: Warhammer I & II]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2085 Total War: Attila]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1892 Total War: Rome II]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1548 Total War: Shogun 2]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1431 Napoleon: Total War]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?470 Empire: Total War]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?3 Medieval II: Total War]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2242 Rome: Total War]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?202  Medieval: Total War]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2244 Shogun: Total War]
  
*A vast discussion board for topics ranging far beyond the Total War series of games.
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The Total War Center is home to a large collection of [[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications|hosted modifications]] for each of the Total War series games.
**[[Common Community]]
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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]].
  
*A system of self governance - every member of TWC has a say in how the forum is run.
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== The Curia ==
**[[Curia|The Curia]]
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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:
**[[TWC Official:Constitution|The Constitution]]
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*[[Curia|The Curia]]
**[[:TWC:Ranks|Ranks of TWC]]
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*[[Constitution|The Constitution]]
**[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16 The Symposium on TWC]
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*[[Citizen]]
**[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Questions and Suggestions on TWC]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16 The Symposium on TWC]
 
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 Questions and Suggestions on TWC]
== Hosted Mods ==
 
 
 
:''- Main Article: [[:Category:TWC Hosted Modifications|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.
 
 
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=214 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 [[Kingdoms|Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms]] was released; which added 4 more campaigns, several features and fixes.
 
 
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=211 Medieval II Total War Modifications on TWC]
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=556 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.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1071 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.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1432 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.
 
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1550 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]]
 
  
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== Common Community ==
 
== Common Community ==
 
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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.
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====
 
====Non-Total War Games====
*[[Game Reviews]] - Reviews of games, written by TWC members. Including both PC and console games.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?147 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?473 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?320 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?446 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?723 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1407 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1649 Minecraft] - A 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.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1897 Slitherine/Matrix Games] - A forum for Slitherine/Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?2063 Game-Labs Games] - A forum for Game-Labs, including Darth Vader's Ultimate General: Gettysburg.
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?52 Other Games] - General non-TW gaming discussion and discussion of any games that don't have their own forum here.
  
 
====Discussion and Debate====
 
====Discussion and Debate====
 
*The [[Political Mudpit]] (National and International Politics)
 
*The [[Political Mudpit]] (National and International Politics)
*[[Political Academy]] (Non-Current Politics)  
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*[[Political and Scientific Academy]] (Non-Current Politics)  
 
*[[Ethos, Mores, et Monastica]] (Religion and Philosophy)
 
*[[Ethos, Mores, et Monastica]] (Religion and Philosophy)
 
*[[Vestigia Vetustatis]] (History)
 
*[[Vestigia Vetustatis]] (History)
 
*[[The Arts]] (Music, Film, the Arts etc.)
 
*[[The Arts]] (Music, Film, the Arts etc.)
*[[Athenaeum]] (Science)
 
*[[Garbarsardar's Fight Club]]
 
  
 
====Games, Activities and Chat====
 
====Games, Activities and Chat====
*[[Coliseum]] (Competitions)
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?60-Coliseum Coliseum] (Competitions)
 
*[[Personal Help and Advice]]
 
*[[Personal Help and Advice]]
*[[Universitas Ludus Olympus]] (Sport)
 
 
*[[The Basement]] (Technical)
 
*[[The Basement]] (Technical)
*[[The Travelers' Lodge]]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?628 The Travelers' Lodge]
*[[Community RPGs]]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?968 Play by Post RPG Forum]
*[[Thema Devia]] (Off Topic Discussion)
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*[[Thema Devia]] (Off Topic Discussion including Sports)
**[[Foreign Languages Discussion]]
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**[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?55 Foreign Languages Discussion]
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**[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1940 Product Reviews]
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==News and Articles==
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Regularly updated news and articles on TWC include:
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?11 News Announcements]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/content.php?124-helios The Helios on TWC]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=40 The Eagle Standard on TWC]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1505 The Critic's Quill on TWC]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1920 The Gamer's Gazette on TWC]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=1676 The Illustrator: Arts Publication on TWC]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?1489 Total War Center Media Hub]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?157 The Scriptorium - Outstanding Articles by TWC Members]
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
 
:''See main article: [[Total War Center History]].''
 
:''See main article: [[Total War Center History]].''
  
Some of the former [[:category:administrator|Administrators]] or [[:category:moderator|Staff]] members of TWC have created accounts of their times at the site:  
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Some of the former [[Hexagon Council|Administrators]] or [[Staff]] members of TWC have created accounts of their times at the site:  
  
 
*[[Mi Lucha]] by [[Siblesz]]
 
*[[Mi Lucha]] by [[Siblesz]]
 
*[[The Chronicles of the Prince]] by [[the Black Prince]]
 
*[[The Chronicles of the Prince]] by [[the Black Prince]]
 
*[[The History of a Society]] by [[Belisarius]].
 
*[[The History of a Society]] by [[Belisarius]].
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==vBulletin==
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[https://www.vbulletin.com/ 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 ==
 
== Visual History ==
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== See Also ==
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==TWC Crack==
*[[Curia|The Curia]]
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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.
**[[Syntagma|The Syntagma]]
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**[[:TWC:Ranks|The Ranks of TWC]]
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The words are usually used when a long time member is discussing or simply stating his decision to leave the fora completely.
*[[The Guild |The Guild (Total War forum)]]
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[[Category:Total War Center Information]]
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
*[http://www.twcenter.net/ TotalWarCenter.net]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center Frontpage]
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/index.php Total War Center Forums]
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*[https://www.twcenter.net/forums/index.php Total War Center Forums]
 
 
  
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{{TWC Info}}
 
[[Category: Fansites]]
 
[[Category: Fansites]]
[[Category:Total War Center Information]]
 

Revision as of 02:34, 11 April 2020

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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:

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:

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

Games, Activities and Chat

News and Articles

Regularly updated news and articles on TWC include:

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:

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 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 Information: The Total War Center | Terms of Service | FAQ
TWC Staff Hexagon Council | Content Staff | Gaming Staff | Moderation Staff | Technical Staff | Tribunes
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Medals and Awards Curia Awards | Hexagon Council Awards | Site Service Awards | Special Contribution Awards | Site Awards: Members' Awards, Modding Awards | Contest Awards
Citizenship List of Citizens | Houses of TWC | The Constitution | The Curia: Curial Officers, Magistrates
History of TWC History of the Syntagma | Old Syntagma | Triumvirates on TWC | Modding Staff | Personal Perspectives
Other TWC Information: Mod Register | TWC Downloads | User Badges | Forum Overviews | TWC Blogs | TWC Discord
Other Wiki Sections: Total War Series | Total War Mods | Modding Portal | TWC Wiki