How Did You Find This Place? [Archive]

KukriKhan

01-13-2006, 05:33

Just thought we would do an unscientific poll of the various ways we arrived at TotalWar.org.

For me: I bought Shogun:TotalWar, after reading a review at ZD.net praising how it displayed thousands of warriors on the screen at one time (innovative back then). I typed "http://Shogun:TotalWar.*" into my address bar, and found totalwar.com. Read some posts from a guy called EradoSan, apparently a techie, and followed a link (among many) he provided to totalwar.org. Looked around, was welcomed, stayed ever since.

How did YOU get here?

Zalmoxis

01-13-2006, 05:56

I could not get my MP on RTW to work, and the official forum sucked in help sections. I googled total war and found the org, asked for help, and though I didn't get it fixed back then, I like it here.

Strike For The South

01-13-2006, 05:58

A stranger named Tosa offerd candy

Mamba

01-13-2006, 06:04

I was looking at FAQs for RTW on Gamefaqs, and one of them mentioned a guide written here. I decided to check it out, and found an entire forum dedicated to player-written guides. I was happy, I lurked there for awhile, then I decided to register.

Just A Girl

01-13-2006, 06:07

When trying to set up A vpn for playing STW on.
i noticed i could not send udp's through a lan connection.
I then was seaching for programs to technically create a tunnel through the vpn so i could receve udp diagrams.

This was not easy through windows xp.
I decided to get Free bds.
As i was about to start seting up the vpn server, I decided to find out if any 1 els had the same idea as me in the past.

I searched for Stw.
i found here.....

If you find my 1st 2nd and 3rd posts you will see.

my 1st was asking if any 1 had sucsesfully Enabdles udp over Vpn,
my second was, How does fake server work
And my 3rd was Telling people the server was running.

Since then ive been here almost every day.

Thats my story :P
So google did it.

Samurai Waki

01-13-2006, 06:58

...uh...pretty boring story...I hated Totalwar.com, and I saw Totalwar.org link, clicked on it...and have been here since. Nothin' special.

ajaxfetish

01-13-2006, 07:44

I'd seen previews and played the demo shortly before medieval came out, but wasn't able to pick up a copy till 2 years later, so I got the $10 Walmart special that came without a manual. Needless to say, I was lost. It was my first total war game, and I didn't have a clue. I figured out some of the basics on my own, but soon was searching online for plenty of answers. Google led me here, and after several months of just lurking and collecting information I decided to join.

It's my first experience with any online forum and still by far the best.

:2thumbsup:

Ajax

Archer

01-13-2006, 08:02

I googled Rome total war FAQ (or something like that) and got a link to frostbeast guide here.

Banquo's Ghost

01-13-2006, 08:04

I started playing MTW again after a long break and since I had been participating in another online forum for a game, decided to see if there was such a community for MTW. I googled for forums totalwar and presto! arrived here.

I lurked for several months and discovered so much new about the game. The knowledgeable people and respectful atmosphere really impressed me, but also meant I wanted to be able to contribute a little before joining.

Weebeast

01-13-2006, 08:28

Well, one day I was bored so I thought it'd be nice to install MTW again. I wanted to spice things up a little bit...maybe with new battle maps or new historical battles. Then I googled "Medieval - Total War" and bunch of sites came up. I visited TW.COM, checked out the download section but didn't see anything much there. I went here and all hell broke lose.

Martok

01-13-2006, 08:42

You know, I can't remember exactly how I first stumbled onto this place. I could be wrong here, but I want to say I was just playing around on the internet one day, and randomly typed in "totalwar.org" instead of "totalwar.com" just for kicks.... And lo and behold, it pulled up a forum where people were discussing Shogun. :2thumbsup: Imagine my surprise and delight!

I *think* that's what happened anyway. I just know I didn't find it through totalwar.com, as I didn't stay in the forums there long enough to find a link to this site. (Even back then in 2000-2001, the Org was a friendlier, more genteel place than the offical message boards--I never did get an account set up over there.) I just lurked here for a long time, reading threads and picking up tips here and there for dealing with the stupid Takeda and Imagawa clans (you really hate those guys when you're playing as Hojo or Uesugi!). After what was probably a year or so, I finally signed up as a member--most likely because Medieval had finally been announced, and I wanted to join in on the general gabbery. :laugh4: I've been a loyal member ever since!

Stiuartas

01-13-2006, 09:33

Just Googled total war and i'm here. nice place

Mouzafphaerre

01-13-2006, 09:39

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I do remember following the link at the .COM but I'm not sure if that was the sole way I made it here. :rolleyes2:
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therother

01-13-2006, 10:08

Hmm, good question! I would have found Totalwar.org a few months or so before STW's release, having read a preview & played the demo, when looking for more info on the game. I can't remember if I used a search engine or a link from another site. Probably a search. If it was indeed a search, I imagine I would have used Google, as that became my primary search engine sometime in 1999.

The site looked quite different back then, with quite a lot of content on the website itself. IIRC, I don't think I even ventured into the forums until after the game itself was released.

Brutus

01-13-2006, 10:35

I was busy looking forward to RTW and checking the .com regularly. One day, I decided to click that particular link, and here I was.

The Stranger

01-13-2006, 11:27

i found the link at gamefaqs.com i came here to find the gnome editor. i lurked here since 2003 and signed up in 2004

InsaneApache

01-13-2006, 11:28

Wow good one mate. Way back in the mists of time (well 5 years) when the Insane clan was set up, our founder (InsaneProphecy) was buddies with AggonyAce who set up the Aggony clan at around the same time (although I do believe we pre-date them ~D )

Peeps got talking in game and we went to each others message boards and lo and behold a link to the .org was found.

Came had a look around and left for about a year. I believe more and more 'Aggonys' and 'Insanes' came looked and posted, and so I came back when I was invited by the Admins and stayed ever since.

A good day.

Mount Suribachi

01-13-2006, 11:44

Back in the days of Shogun I spent muchos time on the .com, would always hear people talking about "the org". The way people talked about it was that "the org" was for the more mature, more knowledgable players. Eventually in the days just before MTWs release I left the .com and its horrid yellow on black text and have been at the Org and its more knowledgable and mature gamer (as long as you stay outside the backroom ~;) ) ever since.

Voigtkampf

01-13-2006, 12:17

It was my destiny... :bow: And Yahoo, back at the day. ~;) Lurked for a while, then joined, lost login info, re-enlisted again several months later. Oh, the days of glory and honor... :knight:

stabularasa

01-13-2006, 12:48

I saw the url written on the back of a toilet door in a Tibetan pub.

Divine Wind

01-13-2006, 12:52

It was so long ago i cant remember! I think it may have been a link from .com but im not sure.

PseRamesses

01-13-2006, 13:07

After a long hard days battle on the plains of Yamamoto I headed for the nearest tavern to get me some saké. There I met a couple of mercenaries who told me about this magic place where all the great warriors of the world unite and hang out.

Matrixman

01-13-2006, 13:32

I was doing a search for guides as I'm getting into STW after a long stint with MTW-VI.....followed the white rabbit to someone's post (can't remember who) then lo and behold I was in wonderland :wideeyed:

Lanemerkel1

01-13-2006, 16:06

I followed a link from gamefaqs

Monarch

01-13-2006, 18:09

I had RTW on order from play.com, got frustrated of waiting so to kill time I decided to find some tips/strategy guides on the net. Google pointed me here.

King Noob the Stupid

01-13-2006, 18:21

I looked for a solution to the "newer nvidia cards/drivers" problem in MTW. (and I'm still looking, but at least a little playing is possible now)

Just A Girl

01-13-2006, 18:35

I know the solution to that Problem,,,,

GET AN ATI CARD :smile:

Id like to help but i dont have any nvida cards any more i dont think...
Maby i have a geforce2 mx lying around some where and prehaps a geforece4
but i dont think there new enough to suffer the problems form me to be able to find out what Exactly it is.

Lanemerkel1

01-13-2006, 18:41

Viking

01-13-2006, 20:10

Clicked 'Commmunity' or something like that on Total War.com and found a link to this nice site. Made my first post a few days later.

Reenk Roink

01-13-2006, 20:51

I think google, but I'm not sure, so I also checked the Gah! option.

son_pacho

01-13-2006, 21:32

It's funny that I should see this...

I was just thinking that I dont even know what website this is...lol

I found it by first going to the official page for TW...their forum is run by EZBoard...and is not informative at all...

then I searched the net (yahoo) and Frogbeastegg's Guide came up (it consistently comes up too)...hit the link...bookmarked it...lol

the funny thing is when im not at home I have to do a search (rome total war and the guild)...lol...and I usually get some link to one of the forums...and that is the only way I know how to find this place...lol...that's pathetic isnt it?

Ciaran

01-13-2006, 21:41

Other. I got the link here in a German forum and since the knowledge of an international, englishspeaking community usually tends to be vaster, I registered and stayed.

Craterus

01-13-2006, 21:42

I was recommended (you shoulda had that as an option Kukri). :wink:

Seasoned Alcoholic

01-13-2006, 21:50

Came across from TOTALWAR.COM (http://www.totalwar.com/) via this modding topic (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=45212), basically because of the lack of any solid modding tutorials (at the time) and the like @ Total War Forums. OMGz, what did it start?! ~D :medievalcheers:

[EDIT:]Voted for the link at totalwar.com.

Dutch_guy

01-14-2006, 00:45

I was trying to find some guides, typed it in google, and found myself checking out all the guids in this great forum !

I joined about a week later, to write my own replies in the guides section gradually I went to the colosseum and from there to the throne room / tavern.

:balloon2:

Foreign Devil

01-14-2006, 01:13

I really don't remember, but it was probably right after I bought Shogun, and was searching for Shogun-related stuff. I think. But, however I found this place, I'm glad I did, even if I still spend a lot more time lurking than I do posting.

Sykotyk Rampage

01-14-2006, 02:35

:weirdthread:

It all started long, long ago...........~:confused:
(this is where the fog and whirly shapes come in- kind of like a dream segue:elephant: )
IN THE 70'S....sitting around in the past doing what all teens do -even now- the members of R.F.R. were lost in their snow tunnels that they had just finished digging -in their parents front yard- so they'd have a place to hide and drink their magnum of bubble wine~:cheers: . With no power yet installed -that came later- music :thrasher: was needed to cover the sound of ~:smoking: inhalement :2thumbsup: :2thumbsup: and abberrant :furious3: conversation so the gathering members broke out into song and merriment. :idea2: From that day forward a great Sykotyk tradition and many more gatherings were held to sing, play instruments and create music. Eventually members found a person with a P.A. and a chainsaw Tada- Psycho's Slave Den - :burnout:

So us slaves :ballchain: sitting around the fire enjoying bones :skull: tossed to us from the .......
oh ya wrong subject.....:sorry:

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I found it through a google search back in the long days of STW and MTW:viking: . I just lurked for years till I saw Blue Lotus and Hoggy asking for help...so thanks to him you have to put up with my occasional posts. .....or else I would still be lurking :embarassed: ...damn those lurkers :laugh4: (not really for those that can't take a joke) they should just jump in and enjoy the jaccuzzi.

Ya that's right LURKERS - for posters there is a free:dancinglock: cyber spa membership, massages, gym, time share in Florida Grand Everglades Alligator Hotel :croc: , wine and cheese by fire light along the great shores of Lake Superior ~:snowman: (ya its winter here but some people like that), subscription to Total War threads published by the posters here at the forum, a brick of green cheese:balloon2: , a poster of the CA staff in TW gear, oh the list goes on and on so LURKERS post its a good THINK!~:grouphug:

Well bye all that was my friday night input...~:wave:

AntiochusIII

01-14-2006, 04:01

Good question, Kukri. :2thumbsup:

I was an old STW-MTW fan, though a lone wolf who never once did think he would meet a fellow, breathing daimyo. STW held a special place in my heart as one of the greatest games I've ever played and the first time I stayed as late as 4 a.m. for a game. Only when RTW came out and I bought it (gleefully -- it's Total War!) that I decided to scour the net just for fun. Got to the .com looking for patches ("just in case"), found 1.1 (and thought how useless it was, since I'm no multiplayer-gamer and liked my elephants high and mighty), found a link of teh org on "Community" section.

Clicked that link.

Loved the guides forum, so decided to join but didn't know what name to use. Remembered something about some Seleucid king (I loved the Seleucids) so chose his name as my forum name; joined in and stayed in the Colosseum in its heyday. Posted quite a lot ("way too much") though not really spam (ha!) and found my way into the Backroom.

It was horrid. ~;p

So I stayed, had a happy time with the Mead Hall, then had a lapse in community participation, otherwise known as missing from the forum for months. Returned some time later when I was extremely bored. Got back into the Backroom and stayed ever since.

Might be leaving soon, though, if I get my new computers and a slew of games to consume my time. IF...which means far within the murky future. If I ever leave, however, I'd still haunt the Mead Hall and the Monastery's Interactive History threads, though the Backroom might be taking too much time from my life. Methinks I'll not post in the Backroom for a while just to get some time to see the sun again. :sweatdrop:

The first forum (and the first politically-charged sub-forum as well as literary sub-forum) I've ever been in the internet and still, by far, the best Evar. :bow:

So .com.

Zalmoxis

01-14-2006, 04:30

Lots of new members posted on this, so I say hello all.

Ianofsmeg16

01-14-2006, 14:17

Axeknight told me at school...

so I typed in www.totalwar.org

EDIT: That was 1 year 12 days ago exactly

Garvanko

01-14-2006, 14:34

Found through a link at totalwar.com (which I had googled..)

Tarkhan Samsam

01-14-2006, 20:31

I found my way here through Google.

Paul Peru

01-14-2006, 20:59

Hard to remember, it was back in the early medieval days :inquisitive:
....or was it the high period... :inquisitive:
I may have searched on :inquisitive: ... AltaVista or something... or maybe I just took the first and best link out of the .com site... :inquisitive:

I lurked for ages until I simply had to... :inquisitive: something.... ask a vital game related question? Be a smart-alec? :inquisitive:

Anyway, this place has been my favourite game related site ever since, and for a while it was my favourite argument related site as well.:furious3::oops: :laugh4:

xemitg

01-17-2006, 22:04

is it sad that i can't remember?

RemusAvenged

01-19-2006, 00:16

Back when STW was hot off the shelf. Ah the days. So much has changed. Thank the Creative and the ORG! :balloon2:

Crian

01-19-2006, 14:04

I remember getting a little bored with MTW and decided to look for a mod or any download that could give me a new experience and that's how I got here... Google.

I also found the Napoleonic and Hellenic Mods at about the same time. ~:)

dagiz

01-19-2006, 18:01

while looking for stuff for mtw. just really never bothered to sign up till after rtw. got into replaying some other games I had.

Shadow

01-19-2006, 18:20

Bought shogun and goggled for some strategies to play and have been coming back once in a while ever since but only join officially when RTW came out.

Epistolary Richard

01-19-2006, 20:17

For me, the community link at .com which I found looking for more info after watching an episode of Time Commanders.

Of course, I think it was all the plot of those who hate me to rob me of all my free time and make me dull and boring in conversation with those not interested in Total War. Oh well.

boastj

01-20-2006, 22:23

I was searching for a the wheal of time books and I found it was being changed into a mod for RTW by some of the people here and have staid(I know its spelt wrong)

Mikeus Caesar

01-20-2006, 22:34

I found it on (i think) a google for 'Unlock all factions Rome: Total War'. I liked the place and signed up, thinking these were the official forums. To my shock and horror, i discovered a few months later these weren't the official forums...

Glyndwr

01-22-2006, 22:07

It was recommended to me by another player who had found this place.

Judge

01-23-2006, 16:07

:book: ifound this page frm totalwar.com i think i rememebr , but never visited the forums untill recently when mwmbers of Tiger Clan introduced me to it, actually Tamerlane i believe it was:2thumbsup:

Pomerium

01-23-2006, 18:19

I was just looking for help on game play for MTW and googled around and found this site. I think I struck gold.

Ser Clegane

01-23-2006, 20:29

I googled for some totalwar-fansite to get some tips for playing M:TW.

I looked at the .org and the .com but started browsing the board at the .org as it was optically more appealing (the default skin at that time made it more pleasant to read than the black .com board).

I liked the very friendly and helpful atmosphere and registered after a couple of days of lurking (first game-site I registered at).

Wardo

01-23-2006, 21:34

other

Link from a Shogun:TW strategy site, happened ages ago, been a lurker, still a lurker.

Zain

01-24-2006, 04:13

I checked the website on the M:TW cd case, and found the .org from the .com. :smile:

-ZainDustin

Red Peasant

01-24-2006, 15:42

Not sure really, but in a time long ago I think that I was engaged in a half-hearted, desultory search for info on some Japanese related matters, when I stumbled across the .org, a place where a bunch of guys were discussing seemingly everything under the sun as they were waiting (and waiting, and waiting, apparently ad infinitum) for some game called Shogun to be released. Honest guys, it will be out soon!
So, I waited too, not only because I was British and so had a cultural predilection for patiently joining queues, but because it was a superior forum, not just a vile pernicious flame war. I've transgressed the rules on occasion myself, but I've always accepted the iron rule of the .org admin.
Luckily, as a bonus, Shogun actually turned out to be a pretty nifty game. I only purchased it because of the .org and I was glad that I did. :2thumbsup:

dude_138

01-26-2006, 19:55

I was looking in google for a fixture to my problem - when i try to install update 1.3 to RTW it comes up with an error code -6001. Im not any good with script so i was wondering what the hell it means and how i fix it!! anyway, i dont have enough 'privilages' to post a topic and i cant find one to piggyback on...

gardibolt

01-31-2006, 17:34

I have no memory of this place....:no:

I was a Battle for Middle Earth player and was getting bored with it and some folks were saying RTW was a much better game. I think I looked at the Gamespot review and description, and there must have been a link to the .org. I know I found the .org before I found twcenter or the .com, though.

Oh, and the folks saying RTW was a much better game were quite right.:laugh4: