Total War: Rome II


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Total War: Rome II is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and free-roaming camera RTS and TBS game in the Total War series.

The game launched in a noticably buggy state, but most issues have been fixed since.

General information

Official forums

Official support page

Total War Center - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
		Emperor Edition.
GOG.com		Emperor Edition. Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming
Steam		Emperor Edition. Ultimate Edition also available.
Publisher website (unavailable)
Mac App Store (unavailable)		Emperor Edition.

Version differences

The Emperor Edition includes the base game, the Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack, the Seleucid Empire Faction Pack, and the Baktria Faction. It has been the default edition since September 16, 2014, with prior owners being upgraded for free.

The Ultimate Edition includes the base game and all DLC except Blood and Gore.

The Mac App Store version (Emperor Edition) does not support multiplayer, mods or additional DLC.^[1]

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Greek States Culture Pack
Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack
Seleucid Empire Faction Pack	Included with Emperor Edition.
Blood and Gore (a.k.a. Bloodpack)
Caesar in Gaul Campaign Pack
Baktria Faction (a.k.a. Coat Rack)	Included with Emperor Edition.
Beasts of War Unit Pack
Hannibal at the Gates
Pirates and Raiders Culture Pack
Daughters of Mars Unit Pack
Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack
Imperator Augustus Campaign Pack	Free.
Wrath of Sparta Campaign Pack
Massilia Faction	Included with the Black Sea Colonies Culture Pack.
Empire Divided Campaign Pack
Desert Kingdoms Culture Pack
Rise of the Republic Campaign Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Setting Up^{[citation needed]}

Download the Package File Manager and extract it in a new folder.
Open PackFileManager.exe, select Cancel on the very first prompt.
On the second prompt find the main R2TW installation folder, after selecting it click the OK button and skip the next prompt.
Select Yes if asked to decode the database files.
Under Game, check if R2TW is selected.
Under Options, select CA Packs Are Read Only, then choose I'm not afraid, coward!

Videos^{[citation needed]}

Under File, Open CA pack, select movies.pack
Double Click on movies.pack and movies in order to expand the list.
Select the desired file, then push Delete in order to erase it. Delete the following files.

intel_logo_english.bik
intro.bik
sega_logo_sting_hd.bik

4. Push Ctrl+S in order to save any new changes.

Notes

Due to the large amount of files saving might take up to a minute.

Splash Screen^{[citation needed]}

Under File, Open CA pack, select local.pack
While in the list Double Click on local.pack and navigate to local.pack\ui\frontend ui\loadingscreen
Select legal.dds, then push Delete to erase it.
Push Ctrl+S in order to save any new changes.

Notes

Depending on the language the game was installed on the local.pack file may appear as local_language.pack

Modify camera edge scroll delay

Modify edge scroll delay^{[citation needed]}
Go to `%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Rome2\scripts`. Open `preferences.script.txt`. Edit `campaign_camera_edge_scroll_delay 0.2` and change 0.2 to the desired value.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Rome2\scripts\preferences.script.txt HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\The Creative Assembly\Attila\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214950/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Rome2\save_games\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214950/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Minimum resolution is 1024x768.^[2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Borderless while playing in Windowed at the Desktop's resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Trilinear, and anisotropic filtering (2-16 samples).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MLAA.^[3]
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double buffered.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control settings.

Keyboard, mouse, and touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen support
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio settings.

Voice settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, speech, and effect sliders
Surround sound		Up to 5.1 Discrete.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				STEAM. Retail - 1
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese				New fan translation by Marsupial Vermelho e Cia; download or download.
Spanish
Turkish
Russian				Audio is partially dubbed

Network

The Mac App Store version (Emperor Edition) does not include any form of multiplayer.^[1]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		^[4]
LAN play		Supported but requires an internet connection for Steam authentication.^[5]
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod fix: DirectX 9, DirectX 11.

Issues fixed

Crashes after changing settings in-game

Change settings from the main menu^{[citation needed]}

Mouse cursor not bound to game window

CursorLock^{[citation needed]}

Download CursorLock.
Open CursorLockSetup.exe
Shortcut > User mode
Switch to the Hotkeys tab and enable Toggle Lock Hotkey and choose a hotkey
Click Create Shortcut
Activate the shortcut, switch back to TW:R2, and use the lock hotkey to bind the cursor to the game

It is possible for the hotkey to not be recognized by the game, in which case it needs to be activated from the Steam Overlay

Campaign camera no longer controllable

Campaign camera control fix using EditSF

Mouse and keyboard camera controls no longer function.

EditSF CAMPAIGN_CAMERA_MANAGER^[6]
Download EditSF Open affected savegame Navigate to COMPRESSED_DATA > CAMPAIGN ENV > CAMPAIGN_CAMERA_MANAGER Change `System.UInt32` from `0` to `1` Save and reload the savegame from Rome 2

Reload unaffected earlier save game^[6]

Unable to click any menus

Disable any AutoHotkey scripts affecting the mouse^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9Ex, 11	9Ex is a fallback on systems without d3d11 support

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	2.6 GHz Intel Single Core 2 GHz Intel Dual Core	Intel Core i5-2xxx series
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	35 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3 support	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
Other	1024 x 768 screen resolution	1920 x 1080 screen resolution

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214950/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (214950) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mac App Store - Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition
↑ store.steampowered.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Tested by Pharnaces
↑ SEGA Blog | E3 2013 – Total War: Rome II Q&A (archived) - last accessed on 2015-09-07
↑ LAN offline :: Total War: ROME II General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/214950/discussions/0/864979455565043371/

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214950/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (214950) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/214950/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (214950) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Mac_App_Store-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Mac App Store - Total War: Rome II - Emperor Edition

[3] store.steampowered.com - last accessed on May 2023

[4] Tested by Pharnaces

[5] SEGA Blog | E3 2013 – Total War: Rome II Q&A (archived) - last accessed on 2015-09-07

[6] LAN offline :: Total War: ROME II General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[steamcommunity.com-7] 6.0 ^6.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/214950/discussions/0/864979455565043371/

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Developers

	Creative Assembly
DLC	Creative Assembly Sofia
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Warscape
Release dates
Windows	September 3, 2013
macOS (OS X)	September 16, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	76
IGDB	72
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time, Turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls	Menu-based, Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RTS, TBS
Themes	Classical, Historical
Series	Total War