Hail New Members! (Introduction) v.IV

[A Nerd]

Hello NiliusJulius, welcome back Dragonking! :)

[Dragonking]

I seem to recall the doragon clan.. it was active in MTW as well, right?

Yes they were, I was married at that stage so had to drop out, now I am not so dropping back in. :)

[A Nerd]

Dragonking, if you have an old account you would like to resurrect, you might PM one of the tech administrators and it can be used again. This is if you wish to do so. :)

[therealmark]

Hello. The software attaches a handsome picture to my name, that isnt me.

[leonardo davinci]

hello everybody. i just signed up. hope i'll have a great time here.

[A Nerd]

Welcome to the .org leapin' leo(nardo davinci)! Enjoy your stay here! :)

[mikefitzgames]

Hi Guys, thanks for this forum, not long into TW, own Napoleon & Shogun 2, suck at both...
I used to be an avid miniatures table top gamer, in the "Dark Ages"
This is mint, and I can only hope I can contribute one day as well.
Cheers Mike

[A Nerd]

Welcome mikefitzgames! You should be able to find your place in short time! :)

[Ashurnasirpal II]

Hello newly discovered forum community! I was trying to get some more bang for my buck out of my old total war games and lo and behold when I kinda stumbled here! Looks very niiiiiice :2thumbsup:

I might even jump on the shogun 2 bandwagon :laugh4:

And yes, yes the name does suggest that I enjoy fine arts, wild orgiastic parties and the bloodied, decapitated remains of my pixelated enemies as lawn ornaments.

[phonicsmonkey]

Welcome to the org!

[A Nerd]

Greetings Ashurnasirpal II, welcome to the .org! :)

[Askthepizzaguy]

Welcome, welcome. Good to see all these fresh faces.

[vanitas]

Hello everyone! I have playing TW games since MTW, still to this day it remains my favorite in the series... I was pleasently surprised to see that discussions regarding older TW games are still going on, a good thing! I look forward to learning more about the forum!

[A Nerd]

Welcome vanitas! The sword dojo, main hall are still active with STW and MTW players. Visit the colloseum for RTW or citadel for M2TW as well. There is alot of TW content here to look into! :)

[vanitas]

Welcome vanitas! The sword dojo, main hall are still active with STW and MTW players. Visit the colloseum for RTW or citadel for M2TW as well. There is alot of TW content here to look into! :)

Thanks, will do!

[InsaneApache]

Welcome, welcome. Good to see all these fresh faces.

Indeed. Welcome all.

(pssst) under NO circumstances venture into the Back Room. Just a word to the wise. :wink:

[Azunti]

Lol, Im not a spambot, nope. :P

I was googling "Sengoku Jidai Map" for fun and came across "Japanese Interactive History," which looks pretty dang fun and may restart, so thought Id register on here to get in on that. Not sure what theactual forum is about, lol.

[A Nerd]

Welcome to the org Azunti! There are a variety of IHs that can be found here. (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?133-Chapter-House)

[WarringEagle]

Hello Everyone! I'm new to the Total War games, new to pc gaming. I was lucky when I purchased my pc and was able to get Total War Shogun 2 free. Since then I purchased Rome Total War Complete Gold Edition and I am really enjoying both games. I happened to stumble upon this site while researching the Total War Franchise, and saw some of the news features from this site.

[phonicsmonkey]

Welcome to the Org!

When you're starting to tire of RTW out of the box take a look at Europa Barbarorum (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?70). It's awesome...

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome WarringEagle, have a nice stay.

[A Nerd]

Welcome WarringEagle! :)

[Kolvorok]

Hello, I have been playing M:TW on and off for a few years now and this forum and the wiki have been a great help for me, thanks to everyone who contributed.

[Krazy_Welsh_Lad]

Hello all, some may know me from TWC and the shogun foyer chat

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Kolvorok and Krazy_Welsh_Lad.

[A Nerd]

Welcome to the org Kolvorok and Krazy Welsh Lad! :)

[InsaneApache]

Bit late to the party, nevertheless, welcome one and all.

[NuBee4ever]

Hello all,

I've been playing several "Total" for a while now and thought it was about time to join the real Grognards/Avocatii/Shoguns and other Barons.

Even though I have most games in the serie, I'm an EB (EBII soon ?) afficionado.

I'll work on a visually pleasing sig later if u don't mind :)

[A Nerd]

Welcome to the org NuBee4ever. EB is fun, I couldn't complete it though. 6 turns into my Roman campaign I was broke! I am glad you decided to stop in! :)

[edyzmedieval]

Welcome everyone. ~:wave:

[xcygon]

hello all, just started playing Shogun TW, and loving it so far.


Last TW game I played was Rome: TW and I loved every single bit of it. :)

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome to the .Org xcygon

[A Nerd]

Nice to meet you xcygon, welcome to the .org! :)

[Philadelphos]

Hello, I'm a mapper and I've done a complete rework of the campaign map. Here I post a first view of what I did in Egypt (First let's see if this upload works, explanations later):
Sorry, currently the upload function is not working for me. So I'll have to use another hosting service and link it from there. This will take some time.

[InsaneApache]

Sounds interesting.

Welcome.

[Marcello1]

Hello, I'm new to the forum and making my first post.

My name is marcello and i registered after being directed here by the Europa Barbarorum team, which im hoping to work with.

So yeah hey to everyone ^^

[A Nerd]

Welcome Marcello1! It is nice to have you a member of the org! Good luck with you EB endeavors! :)

[InsaneApache]

tervetuloa

[andferpa]

Hello all, I come from the dark, relatively new .com but I wanted to be involved here.
I know a few of the old timers.

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome andferpa, I hope you'll feel right at home.

[Philadelphos]

1582

Well, now the upload function seems to be working. I have prepared some fifteen screenshots of my new map.

The first covers Africa. Not much special here, except the fact, that regions and cities are now in the right place. Watch out for the position of Carthage with its port, the Sahara Schotts, the island of Djerba, Malta and Sicily with five regions.


This is the provincial order for Africa:

¬* IX AFRICA --------------114+14=128
{Africa} Africa
{Carthago} Carthago
{Uticensis} Uticensis
{Utica} Utica
{Zeugitana} Zeugitana
{Zama} Zama (port is Hadrumetum)
{Byzacium} Byzacium
{Thapsus} Thapsus
{Massylia} Massylia
{Hippo} Hippo Regius
{Numidia} Numidia
{Cirta} Cirta
{Mauretania} Mauretania
{Iol} Iol
{Masaesylia} Masaesylia
{Sige} Sige
{Tingitana} Tingitana
{Tingis} Tingis
{Gaetulia} Gaetulia
{Dimmidi} Tucrumuda
{Phazania} Phazania
{Garama} Garama
{Emporia} Emporia
{Tacape} Tacape
{Tripolitana} Tripolitana
{Leptis} Leptis Magna
{Malta} Melita
{Melita} Melita

I don't think that this is the right place to post all of my screenshots, so maybe someone can suggest a specific thread? Or do you think it is better to open a new one?

[InsaneApache]

This https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?72-R-TW-Modification might be a good place to have a look. If I'm wrong, I'm sure a Mod will be along to correct me.

[Philadelphos]

Thanks, I created this thread for further screenshots:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?136843-Rome-Total-History-New-fantastic-campaign-map!!!!&p=2053345252#post2053345252

[InsaneApache]

Apologies xcygon and andferpa.

Welcome. :bow:

[perafilozof]

Hi, my name is Peter I am new to this forum just saying hello!

[A Nerd]

Hello Peter! Welcome to the org! :)

[InsaneApache]

Welcome Peter. :balloon2:

[Demokritos]

Hi folks,
just joined org to share a visual mod project for TWS2 with gamers visiting this place. Hope you'll like it.
See you around.
Regards,
D

[A Nerd]

Welcome Demokritos! :)

[Demokritos]

Thank you, JuJuBee, you're very kind.

BTW, I've asked a moderator about this but it couldn't hurt to extend the inquiry to people checking this thread: I can't figure out how to add an attachment to a post or upload a mod on this site. Shouldn't that be abundantly clear and real easy on a site like this?

[A Nerd]

Perhaps...you should talk to a technical admin about such things however. They manage such issues here. My technical knowledge is really quite lacking. :)

[Demokritos]

OK, I'll wait for the reply on my PM then.

[InsaneApache]

Welcome Demokritos.

[Revbyrd1]

Glad to be a part of the Forum!

[Andres]

Glad to have you here, Revbyrd1 ~:wave:

[InsaneApache]

How recalcitrant of me Revbyrd1, welcome.

[Demokritos]

Thank you for the welcome, InsaneApache.

I got one of the answers I wanted from a moderator now. Will upload something in the mod forum for TWS2 tomorrow evening: the ACC project.

[A Nerd]

Nice to meet you Revbyrd1! :)

[Lord President of Gallifrey]

Hello Total War Org!

[Peasant Phill]

Hello Flanker,
Welcome to the .Org and enjoy your stay.

[A Nerd]

Welcome Flanker! :)

[EmperorofEurope]

Greetings!


I just started playing STW #2 and am enjoying it very much. I hope I am welcome here at this forum after lurking for quite sometime.

[A Nerd]

Welcome EmperorofEurope! It is nice to have you here! :)

[jepp21]

Hi everybody

An old Shogun 2 TW veteran reporting in :)

Cant wait to explore the forum and learn even more about that wonderfull game^^

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome jepp21.
Wait just a little longer and Frostbeastegg will reveal her already famous guide to S2TW

[EmperorofEurope]

Thank you!

[InsaneApache]

Welcome.

[A Nerd]

Hi jepp21! ~:wave:

[Prusias]

Hey everyone!
I'm a new one too, i started playing M2TW,then i became a big fan of RTW.I'm looking forward to learn more about both :)

[A Nerd]

Welcome to the org Prusias! :)

[Yoyoma1910]

Hi, I'm an (re)new member. Does that count?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Hi, I'm an (re)new member. Does that count?

If you promise to join the next mafia game I host, I warmly welcome you back to the .org

[Hamata]

Time to announce myself officaly Hi my name is pharoah i'm here untill I can post on the twc again I was banned from twc for reasons i'm not proud of

[CROPrasec]

Hi guys..i'm new here...i'm playing on twc but i would like to play here also ;)

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome to the Org, CROPrasec.

Don't forget to enter the pre-battle speech contest (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137654-Pre-battle-speech-contest) or enter our epic mafia game (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137555-Preliminary-Sign-Up-for-Capo-di-Tutti-Capi-IV)

[A Nerd]

Hello CROPrasec! :)

[phonicsmonkey]

Welcome CROPrasec and I'm glad you found a space in one of our hotseat games already!

[InsaneApache]

Hello CROPrasec. Welcome.

[Shao Tzo]

Hello all,

Checking in, as a newbie here, obviously. I am new to the Total War series, coming from a Civilizations background. I've had a lot of fun so far, and hope to read as much as I can about strategy & similar in the next few days.

ST

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Whao Tzo.

Frogbeastegg's guide to S2 will probably be of much help.

[Shao Tzo]

Thanks Peasant Phill,

I happened to see that in your signature a few posts up & am reading that as well as the 'Absolute Beginners Guide' to start.

Thanks again,

ST

[InsaneApache]

Hey up Shao Tzo. :o)

Welcome.

[Peasant Phill]

Thanks Peasant Phill,

I happened to see that in your signature a few posts up & am reading that as well as the 'Absolute Beginners Guide' to start.

Thanks again,

ST

Glad at least a few people are reading my guide.

Also, if you're interested, you could enter a pre-battle speech in our contest

[A Nerd]

Welcome Shao Tzo! :)

[bravo1105]

Good afternoon everyone. This is my first post to any forum. Have been very impressed at the amount of useful information available. Many thanks to all those who devote so much time and energy to the forums. I am a great fan of the Total war series. Where do you get your avatars from?

cheers.

[Captain Klutz]

Hi guys, my first post here.

I've played mafia on the Straight Dope and IdleMafia/Proboards. AskThePizzaGuy mentioned an interesting looking game here, so here I am. Although I'll just be watching - I really don't have time to play at the moment.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Hi guys, my first post here.

I've played mafia on the Straight Dope and IdleMafia/Proboards. AskThePizzaGuy mentioned an interesting looking game here, so here I am. Although I'll just be watching - I really don't have time to play at the moment.

Nice! Welcome Captain Klutz!


Hey, for those of you who are interested, read all about Capo IV (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137555-Preliminary-Sign-Up-for-Capo-di-Tutti-Capi-IV), a forum-based game which is in signups.

Feel free to PM me to ask any questions about the game, or PM the host of the game, Seamus Fermanagh!

[fyremarble]

Hello. I'm brand new, just wanted to see what this was about. I hope this turns out to be a fun experience.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Hello. I'm brand new, just wanted to see what this was about. I hope this turns out to be a fun experience.

Welcome fyremarble!

If you'd like, I can help get you set up with a fancy schmancy looking avatar and help you navigate through the unfamiliar menus so you can adjust your settings for maximum ease of use.

[Peasant Phill]

OK, [INHALE]Welcome bravo1105, Captain Klutz and fyremarble
Pizza has alredy directed you towards the signup thread ofour epic mafia game.
I like to point out our pre-battle speech contest (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137654-Pre-battle-speech-contest), iedeal to make a good first impression.

Bravo, you seem to have found your avatar so I assume you mean where do we get the picture to make them. Well, we get them from the game files themselves./EXHALE]

[InsaneApache]

Welcome bravo1105, Captain Klutz and fyremarble.

:welcome:

[cpgray]

Hi! I played MTW many moons ago. Bought MTW II when it first came out but never really got into it. Now I'm back into MTW and plan to try out all the TW games. I was brought to this site first by a Google search that led me to frogbeastegg's Beginner's Guide to MTW, for which I am most grateful.

Cheers to all!

[InsaneApache]

Welcome.

Indeed frogbeasteggs' guides are now the stuff of legend. :bow:

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome cpgray.

We owe much to frogbeastegg's guides. I took the same route as you so many years ago.

We still have an active MTW subforum here at the Org. Take a look if you like.

[Cahoma]

Hi!

I'm a regular over on TWC and I was told to come here and play Mafia. So I did.
And I like Total War games and stuff too... Mostly Medieval II.

[edse]

Hi!

I'm a regular over on TWC and I was told to come here and play Mafia. So I did.
And I like Total War games and stuff too... Mostly Medieval II.

Same, but TATW instead of Medieval.

[InsaneApache]

Welcome Cahoma and edse. Enjoy your Mafia games.

[Choxorn]

edse, you should be signing up for Capo IV, it is awesome. Why haven't you yet? :(

[Askthepizzaguy]

Welcome new members. Capo greets you warmly, but be sure to wear a trenchcoat and a fedora for extra warmth.

Bring a weapon just in case you need someone to chill....

[Peasant Phill]

so happy to be here
So happy you could be here. :2thumbsup:

Welcome keaiyisheng, anywhere particular I can guide you to?

[InsaneApache]

Hello keaiyisheng and welcome to the .Org

[Ipman]

Is the rome total war online free an dhow do i download it.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Is the rome total war online free an dhow do i download it.

No there isn't, sorry.

[Ipman]

i was so excited to go online but i cant get it if it cost money :(.

[Ipman]

I was watching a video and this guy selected a group of people then made them one unit so they move everywhere together, and he selected the group and pressed something on the screen that let him get into a specific formation.I was wondering how to do that

[Ipman]

So does this upgrade for RTW erase all memory?

[Peasant Phill]

Best to ask those questions here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?79-Rome-Total-War)

[Tar-Andukanaro]

Well Hello again!!!First I've played MTW, RTW and MTW2 and some mods, but most important I've been a huge lurker since 2004 at least!!:shocked:.Once I posted under the name Paetorian guard...like ages ago!!!:laugh4:now I'm back!!!
Welcome everybody to this wonderful forum!!!!
From the southwest of the map....

[Peasant Phill]

Praetorian guard does ring a bell.

Anway, welcome back.

[Zak]

Hello. :)

[InsaneApache]

Welcome.

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Zak.

[Templar Knight]

Well im back after god knows how long :)

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome back Templar

[phonicsmonkey]

Hi Zak, welcome back Templar!

[Templar Knight]

Thanks guys, its good to be back and loving the new layout :2thumbsup:

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Welcome!

[Captain Volrath]

Hello all and well met.
I am in love with Total War. A friend got me started out and I currently have Rome and Medieval 2, with Shogun 2 in the mail (along with the computer I'm getting the run it) and plans to get Empire and Npaoleon soon.

[Nowake]

Oh, welcome to the series AND to the .Org then mister Volrath :2thumbsup:

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!

[InsaneApache]

Hi guys. Welcome.

[Andres]

Welcome Captain Volrath ~:wave:


Hello all and well met.
I am in love with Total War. A friend got me started out and I currently have Rome and Medieval 2, with Shogun 2 in the mail (along with the computer I'm getting the run it) and plans to get Empire and Npaoleon soon.

:7doctor:

Sounds like Total War addiction. Be careful not to overdose, or you'll end up like me -> :freak:

Not that that is a bad thing of course :stare:

The nurses around here are :eyebrows:

:nurse:

[TReitz1]

Long time TW gamer, new to forums. Can't wait to d/l some mods.

[Andres]

Welcome TReitz1 ~:wave:


Long time TW gamer, new to forums. Can't wait to d/l some mods.

What are you going to do with those downloaded moderators :inquisitive:


~;p

[InsaneApache]

Hello TReitz1 and welcome.

[A Nerd]

Welcome TReitz1!

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Welcome!!

[edyzmedieval]

Welcome everyone to the Org. ~:wave:

[Zoo Witch Project]

Hey guys & gals!

Long time intermittent player of Total War games but first time caller!

Will hopefully speak to some of you soon :o)

[Andres]

Welcome Zoo Witch Project ~:wave:

[InsaneApache]

Hello and welcome.

[A Nerd]

Hi Zoo Witch Project! :)

[GoldenToad]

Hello, I am a small YouTube commentator, I guess I should have posted on this thread first... :P

[Andres]

Welcome GoldenToad ~:wave:

I already watched parts of some of your videos (would have watched them all if RL wasn't eating so much of my time right now) and I must say I really liked what I saw. Can't even start to imagine the amount of work and time you put into that.

Hat's off to you, good sir :bow:

[GoldenToad]

Thank you, RL's a pain! I'm working on some more videos, hopefully I will have them done and uploaded at the weekend. I do have some Rome Total War videos to upload during the week though!

It's nice to be part of a friendly community though!

[InsaneApache]

Sounds like good stuff.

Hello and welcome.

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Welcome people! :balloon2:

[hohn]

Hello all! :)

[Andres]

Welcome hohn ~:wave:

[Nowake]

Hey hohn, welcome amongst the Orgahs!

[kdonovan]

Hi. I joined to read FrogBeastEgg's Guide to Shogun 2, which I just bought.

I played various TWs a few years ago and am just getting back to it.

[Nowake]

It's good to have you kdonovan :yes:
Make yourself comfortable while we go on about organising a photo shoot with frog, probably the only way she could break her own record for alluring fresh blood to the .Org

[Andres]

Welcome kdonovan ~:wave:

[Thucydides]

Hello folks,

My first visit to this site came about as part of a search for information about RTW.

It is good to see that you have a much broader range of interest.

Thanks.

[Andres]

Welcome aboard Thucydides ~:wave:

[Beskar]

Welcome all!

[A Nerd]

Welcome Thucydides! :)

[Papewaio]

Welcome everyone!

[InsaneApache]

Sorry not to comment earlier but I've had the 'flu.

Anyroad, let's put that right.

Welcome all.

[Kensai]

OMG, I had totally forgotten I had this account since 2004. I guess I need to say hi again cause 7 years away has been A LOT. Is drisos still around?!

[Nowake]

Welcome back to the .Org Kensai :bow:

Oh and the name is very familiar, yet I couldn't give you more details, I've only returned at the beginning of this year myself after ceasing my visits sometime in 2005 due to lack of time for games and whatnot sigh. The rest are sure to remember him and have some idea though.

[InsaneApache]

Welcome back Kensai. IIRC Drisos got into a spot of bother. Havn't seen him around for a while.

[Veles Shadow]

Welcome to all new members! :)

[madmakis]

Hello everybody. I have been a total war fan since Shogun, i love history, i am amazed by all these wonderful mods the community has created and i would like to participate as a historian since i lack modding and artistic skill.I am trying to find time to play Europa Barbaorum right now. Keep up the good work.Bye!

[Nowake]

Hello madmakis! Welcome amongst the Orgahs :bow:
Enjoy your stay, I am sure the EB wonks will find a way to exploit you!

[Andres]

Hello and welcome, madmakis ~:wave:

If you like history, you may want to pay the Monastery (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?16-Monastery)a visit as well.

[madmakis]

Thanks for the welcome and the "visit the monastery little grasshoper" suggestion.I will check out the site,so see ya around!

[jaspritsingh]

Hi All,

I am new to the Total War Franchise. Currently playing RTW gold (system cannot play anything newer). Have lots of queries which I hope you all will help me with.
Dream to buy a new laptop so that I can play ETW and NTW (I like the gunpowder era the most) but currently cant afford anything at all so content with reading
the posts you all put in the NTW and ETW forums :)

I bring to this forum a perspective from India, (ETW ppl perhaps might like this since India is a major theater in that game). So far thats all I can offer I am afraid.
Hope to catch a thing or two on modding so that once I have a decent system I can mod the Punjab faction ( my homeland ) into a playable faction with accurate units

[Nowake]

Welcome jaspritsingh!
And yes, we're a bit heavy on yanks and europeans around here, definitely good to have fresh blood from the other side of the globe.
Might I suggest going for a custom-made desktop PC by the by? You get the same tech for less than half the price of the laptop.

:bow:

[A Nerd]

Welcome to the org jaspritsingh! :)

[jaspritsingh]

Welcome jaspritsingh!
And yes, we're a bit heavy on yanks and europeans around here, definitely good to have fresh blood from the other side of the globe.
Might I suggest going for a custom-made desktop PC by the by? You get the same tech for less than half the price of the laptop.

:bow:

Thanks Nowake,

I travel to my city of work every monday and come home for the weekend. So I prefer a laptop that I can lug around.

[jaspritsingh]

Welcome to the org jaspritsingh! :)

Thanks JuJuBee

[Andres]

Welcome jaspritsingh ~:wave:

[cegan244]

New member, ready for some action!

[Nowake]

Hello cegan!
Welcome amongst the Orgahs! Lock'n'load lad!

[Andres]

Welcome, cegan244 ~:wave:

[A Nerd]

Greetings and welcome to the org cegan244! :)

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome back, Kensai.
I haven't seen Drisos for a while. It seems he was last active on this forum in March this year.

[Lusitanni]

hello guys...i´m Lusitanni,new in town i started losing myself in the first tread :laugh4: ...but came to learn and help if i can...greatings to all :laugh4:

[Andres]

Welcome Lusitanni ~:wave:

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Lusitanni
Anywhere we can direct you?

[Lusitanni]

thanks Peasant Phill for show me the way...~:cheers:

[Fagar]

Well it is great to be back..
I first joined the org in mid 2008 when I had just finished playing original Shogun and got right into medieval..
Well I drifted away for a while but just bought my copy of Shogun 2 and thought I would reconnect..
Looking forward to it!

[Eronar Diaras]

Hello...

[Nowake]

Welcome to the .Org Eronar Diaras ~:wave:
And Fagar, welcome back!

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Eronar and Fagar.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

[Vibius Drummicus]

Hello, everybody. This is my first post here. Thank you to everyone for diligently assembling a thoroughly amazing catalog of information and advice for us TW enthusiasts. I just discovered "Rome: Total War" a couple of months ago. I only found it because it appears in the Top 20 of several "best PC games of all-time" lists.

I started my first RTW campaign with the Brutii, and have been browsing this site for numerous tips along the way. Now at 44 regions and preparing to invade Roma, I've begun thinking about my next campaign. I'd like to try Britannia's corner position, with its advantage of border seclusion and challenge of distance from Greece's wonders.

I also recently discovered the slew of other games in the TW franchise. I just ordered "Medieval II: Total War" because it uses the same game engine. Between M2TW and RTW and their modding options, I've got gameplay for the rest of my life. And I might add that I got both RTW and M2TW for less than $10 each -- including shipping. Thanks to ebay for that!

For any "Rome: Total War" newbies... here are my top two starters' tips:
- Having too many armies will hurt your profits big-time. All ungoverned cities should have only 1-2 peasants, unless fighting is imminent. This is crucial in the beginning, when you think you need lots of armies (but really should focus on trade and building your empire's economy). Any armies you do have should be out fighting. If you leave a huge garrison sitting in a random city for more than one turn, you are throwing away profits.
- Build up a big navy and make sure each ship icon contains at least three ship units. Start early. This makes everything easier. Soon you'll have several three-ship groups, which gives you the ultimate flexibility to manage your empire and expand as needed. First, you won't have any problems with those annoying Rebel and Greek fleets that come around only looking to destroy your ships. Second, you can eventually have enough three-ship groups to blockade all ports owned by a particular faction (useful to slow an enemy's growth before you invade). Also, you can have 100% confidence that you will be able to safely transport troops over water simply by using any three-ship group (with at least 60 soldiers total).

I know that last segment belongs in the RTW forums. But since this is my required first post, I figured I'd throw out a little general analysis for any newbies who stumble upon this post.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Welcome Vibius Drummicus!

Excellent first post.

If and when you exhaust yourself on Rome Total War, go ahead and download the free Rome total realism mod. It converts your game into what amounts to a whole new experience and I highly, highly enjoyed it.

But put off doing that for a while. Both the original game and the converted mod are extremely engrossing and I would love for you to get hooked on one for a while, and then later on get hooked on the other. Each one has their merits, and it does change the feel of the game.

[General Olaf]

Hello all!

There's probably a few people, ATPG included, who'll recognise me; I hail from another forum a bit like this where, among other things, I play a little mafia. :D I hear there's a thriving Mafia-playing community here, so I thought I'd join up and see what all the fuss was about. Total War also seems like an interesting game, which I've heard a lot of good stuff about, so I'll likely have a look at that as well. So see you guys around! :)

Quick edit: Oh, and I'm from New Zealand.

[Andres]

Welcome, Vibius Drummicus and General Olaf ~:wave:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Yep, I recognize you General Olaf! Welcome to all mafia players from other forums. i hope you enjoy your stay here.

It's quiet in the gameroom at the moment but I imagine 2012 is going to be a good year for mafia here (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?156-Gameroom).

[capndan]

Hello.

[Vibius Drummicus]

Hello, everyone. I am hoping for some guidance. I cannot find a good faction guide for England in M2TW. I looked through the M2TW FAQ and the Guides section, and several other sections. No dice.

It's clear that everyone really gets upset when someone asks a question in the wrong place... but this forum is not really organized in a way that is easy to understand.

Could someone please point me to the proper thread to find this faction guide?

I had none of these problems with RTW. There were guides upon guides everywhere for every faction. Yet for M2TW I can't find any faction-specific guides on this site (although I did find a short guide on a different website).

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help direct me to the right place.

[OctoJob]

Hello all.

The name's Jason and I've played every total war game from medieval up until empire, rome + expansions being the clear favorite.

I have come primarily to help with the Greek voicemods of EB, which I believe are a bit lacking. I will notify this intention of mine in the correct thread asap.

This post has been made clearly as a requirement imposed by the forum software engine.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Welcome! ~:wave:

[Andres]

Welcome Vibius Drummicus, capndan and OctoJob ~:wave:


I cannot find a good faction guide for England in M2TW. I looked through the M2TW FAQ and the Guides section, and several other sections. No dice.

Not really a guide, but I think you'll find this thread (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?72050-England) very useful :bow:

[Thelonious]

Long time lurker and fan of the site. Hello to all!

[Vibius Drummicus]

Welcome Vibius Drummicus, capndan and OctoJob ~:wave:
Not really a guide, but I think you'll find this thread (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?72050-England) very useful :bow:

Thank you very much, Andres! I'm loving this thread.

[critviz]

Sup guys!! glad i discover this website. Im a MTW player that just discovered STW and love it!! I live in the US and play on my free time...lol

[Andres]

Welcome critviz ~:wave:

Nice to see that there are still people discovering the older TW titles. Allthough I do love Shogun II, I'll always have a soft spot for M:TW, since that was my introduction to the TW series.


Thank you very much, Andres! I'm loving this thread.

You're welcome :bow:

[AsbestosGasMask]

Hello, I'm a new member, and discovered this awesome forum as i play M2:TW, ETW, NTW and S2TW. My friend pointed me in this direction and look forward to future TW games.

[Andres]

Welcome AsbestosGasMask ~:wave:

And Happy New Year everybody ~:birthday2:

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome AsbestosGasMask

And who might that friend be? one of our members?

[RomeTotalWar]

hi im brad, joined to help with the HRTW mod.

[Andres]

Welcome RomeTotalWar ~:wave:

[Greyson]

Hello http://imagicon.info/cat/test/bye.gif Everyone,I'm just new here to know great things here!!

[linda]

I was looking to translate something from another language and came upon this site - so I joined to help a member of this site translate something!

[Martok]

Welcome to the Org, everyone! We can always use a few more camel-worshippers. ~:wave:

[Peasant Phill]

I was looking to translate something from another language and came upon this site - so I joined to help a member of this site translate something!

Welcome Linda,
Out of interest, what languages do you know?

[Andres]

Hello and welcome, Greyson and linda ~:wave:

[slumber]

Hi all. Just popped in to say hello.

[Aokigahara]

"I just came to say hello"

[Martok]

Welcome aboard, slumber and Aokigahara! ~:cheers:

[Andres]

Hello and welcome, slumber and Aokigahara ~:wave:

[alanfc]

Hi everyone. I'd be too shy to post so soon, except to prove that I'm not a bot. Actually, as further evidence, I've just finished the third volume of Jonathan Sumption's history of the Hundred Years War. No bot would have the patience for that. Anyone else read it?

[Andres]

Hello and welcome alanfc ~:wave:

We have an entire subforum dedicated to the discussion of history, namely the Monastery, situated right HERE (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?16-Monastery).

I'm sure you'll find people over there interested in a discussion about the Hundred Years War.

Btw, the Hunderd Years War sounds like a good setting for an Interactive History (more about that in the Chapter, a subforum of the Monastery, which is situated HERE (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?133-Chapter-House)).

Enjoy your stay at our little corner of the internet :bow:

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome alanfc.

For further proof you're not a bot, we would like a 50 page summary of Jonathan Sumption's history of the Hundred Years War on our desk by next week.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I object to the new .orgah's statements. I am a bot, and I've read every book written about every war lasting at least one year. I happen to be more well-read than the average non-bot.


We of the bot community object to the stereotype that bots are unthinking, spammy automatons who CLICK HEEERE N0W (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/content.php) FOR LATEST TOTAL WARR NEWS! SEE SWWEET PIXXX (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/content.php?327-Fall-of-the-Samurai-12-NEW-SCREENS!) OF SAMURAI WA4RIORS FENDING OFF H0RSE ARCH3RS!

[Andres]

For further proof you're not a bot, we would like a 50 page summary of Jonathan Sumption's history of the Hundred Years War on our desk by next week.

Excellent idea!

I think I have some tax papers around here that somebody should fill in to prove he's not a bot too.

I also think bots can't prepare an excellent meal every day (except for the week-end, I like cooking myself when I have the time to do it properly), clean my house every week and do the laundry, so perhapse from now on, newly registered users have to do all that :grin:

[Choxorn]

You could also check out the Gameroom and play mafia. We're fairly certain Askthepizzaguy's the only bot capable of playing mafia.

[A Nerd]

Welcome to all the recent newcomers. The org is a really nice place to visit and you will enjoy your time spent here. :)

[Razorwind]

Greetings everyone

I've been playing the total war games all the way back to the orgianl shogun total war (my first introduction to them being a demo disk i got with another game)

hope to see you all around as i throw my opinions on the various games around the forums

PS. since reading the opening post from the entrance hall monitor i now cant stop thinking about camels........i think i might need theropy

[Martok]

Welcome to the Org, Razorwind! Pull up a chair and make yourself at home. ~:wave:




Greetings everyone

PS. since reading the opening post from the entrance hall monitor i now cant stop thinking about camels........i think i might need theropy
Not at all, good sir. Camels are God's most beautiful creatures, and we should be glad they were put on this earth for us to worship & admire. ~D

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Razorwind.

Already sucking up to Martok. I predict a big future for you at the Org. :wink:

[Arekkusu]

Hi to everyone,

new to S2TW and all these strategy games. Loving it for now although struggling a little in my first SP campaign with the Shimazu. :( Have played the tutorials and in the campaign I've made quite a lot of errors or bad decisions that have took me to own 6 provinces but no allies, no trade agreements and only 1 trade node. Diplomacy is not working because i have everybody against me. Thinking about starting the campaign again.

Regards

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Aekkusu,

This massive guide (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?137395-Frogbeastegg-s-Guide-to-Total-War-Shogun-II)might interest you.
Also, you might follow this Shimazu campaign (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?140228-Pagans-Requiem-Shimazu-(Domination-Legendary)).

[Martok]

Welcome aboard, Arekkusu! Just follow the links Peasant Phill provided, and they should give you a good start. :yes:





Already sucking up to Martok. I predict a big future for you at the Org. :wink:
:laugh4:

[Andres]

Welcome Arekkusu ~:wave:

[Arekkusu]

Thank you all for the warm welcome :bow:
I have already printed Frogbeastegg's guide, and Peasant Phil's Absolute beginners guide, both which are really great and I have also been reading lot's of posts about campaigns (not only Shimazu) but this will take time because I'm totally new in these strategy games. I did play a little bit of Company of Heroes, Men of War, RUSE and even Warcraft very long ago but this it the first title of CA i've tried and I really love it. I don't remember playing so much hours of the same game in one session.
Will try to update my campaign in the Tea House subforum.
Regards
Arekkusu (Aka Alex)

[A Nerd]

Welcome Arekkusu! Don't worry, you will get the hang of Shogun 2s campaign. Have fun during your learning process, that's part of the enjoyment of the game! :)

[Zen Blade]

JuJuBee
I am an old member, having to recreate my old/new username so I can post in the TosaInu tribute page... and I wanted to put a link there, but can't... so, I am posting here first. My old name is Zen_Blade (I think it must be under an old e-mail address).


-Zen Blade

edit: added https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/member.php?6796-Zen_Blade

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Zen_Blade,

It's always great when old members return. I wish it was in a better situation.
I've PM'd your request to TinCow, one of our technical staff.

[Andres]

Welcome back Zen Blade ~:wave:


JuJuBee
I am an old member, having to recreate my old/new username so I can post in the TosaInu tribute page... and I wanted to put a link there, but can't... so, I am posting here first. My old name is Zen_Blade (I think it must be under an old e-mail address).


-Zen Blade

edit: added https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/member.php?6796-Zen_Blade

If you want your old account activated again, your best bet is to take contact with one of our TA's, Sigurd or TinCow.

[DeadMan]

Hello,

did anybody try to run shogun 2 on a p4 2.8c? I won't be able to upgrade until next year. I'll test the demo as soon as I'll get my psu replaced. I know the requirements and searched the web. Actually I even don't bother if it doesn't work. It was just a question. I hope I did not offend anybody.
I was a coward back then (2000 stw, later mtw) not to engage in online multiplayer. I played the stw demo before the game came out and couldn't wait the months to pass. I bought stw the first day it appeared in the stores but skipped anything since mtw. CA can't get me to play a game by just providing good, very good, impressive, top notch or whatsoever graphics. It was the brand new idea and game play which made me embrace stw. I would like to try shogun2 online. I'm not interested in single player campaigns anymore. (the KI is just too challenging ;))
I forgot my old accout because I used it only a few times. It was either civilian or roman or sth. like that. I already searched the members and there must have been a deletion or sth. because there is no civilian anymore and the existing roman user isn't me. Roman was not taken in 2000.
You have been my 1st place to look for information back in the days and i want to thank you a lot for the good old guides.
I'm glad that totalwar.org is still going strong.

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome back DeadMan,

Like you suggested yourself: run the demo. If it works, then so will the full game.

[DeadMan]

Thank you Peasant Phill!

Just read your sig: So Frogbeastegg is still writing guides. Wow! :bow:
Nice crash course!

I've read about the ddos attack problem in mp. I think that the best thing to avoid hackers and cheaters is to have a community like this one, where you know and trust each other. I'm looking forward to get to know some of you. Hopefully not in one year, when I'll buy a better comp.

Is anyone here also in F|H? (a FPS community focused on Battlefield 2 mods, especially Forgotten Hope and Project Reality but also other games www.forgottenhonor.com) Some of them have started playing RTW a few months ago.

[Andres]

Welcome (back) DeadMan ~:wave:

Don't know if this helps, but I run the game on a 3,5 yr old PC with an ATI Radeon HD4850 (512 MB) graphics card on high settings and it runs very smooth (Processor - AMD Athlon Dual Core 3,20 GHz; 4 Gb RAM).

The MP section for TW:S2 is right HERE (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/forumdisplay.php?317-Hachiman-Fields), maybe you'll find some old friends over there (or make some new).

:bow:

[DeadMan]

Thank you Andres,

unfortunately I didn't play any TW title online yet and I was part of the "silent majority" so I do know what some ppl here have done for the community and who they are, but nobody knows me. I promise to contribute this time.

[edyzmedieval]

Welcome everyone to the Org. ~:wave:

[freakkriek]

came from total war center and heard good things about this place so
here i am

[avicus42]

Salvete,

Avicus from Puerto Rico. Just bought RTW: Gold Edition and was looking for tips and guides until I stumbled upon this forum. Looking forward to many fruitful exchanges with its members in the near future.

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome freakkriek and avicus42, If you have any questions you know where to find me.

freakkriek, that last part of your name wouldn't be your favorite beverage?

[A Nerd]

Welcome all!

[Andres]

Welcome freakkriek and avicus42 ~:wave:


​The camel stables are that way and need cleaning straight away. Thank you for volunteering.

[InsaneApache]

Welcome everyone to the Org. ~:wave:

Seconded.

[Sacred Band]

Hi everyone.

Been playing total war series since rome and just got shogun 2 and first impressions were terrific. animations have gone long way forward since rome. i got with shimazu to realm divide but then ai really kicked crap out of me. first time in the series. :2thumbsup

[Andres]

Welcome Sacred Band ~:wave:

With all the fuss about FoTS, I picked up one of my old Chosokabe campaigns today and I'm really enjoying it again.

The first time you hit Realm Divide, it's very hard to overcome it, since it comes as a surprise and you're not really prepared for it. You'll fare better next time :wink:

[A Nerd]

Welcome Sacred Band. Playing as Uesugi currently myself. Shogun 2 is a great game and should provide you with hours of enjoyment. Have some fun conquering Japan as the clan of your choice next time!:whip:

[Martok]

Welcome to the Org, Sacred Band! Glad to have you with us. ~:cheers:


I've been resisting my utmost to pick up Shogun 2, but it's been increasingly difficult this last year. :sweatdrop:

[Sacred Band]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Just reloaded an older save and took more cautios approach. RD really makes the end game challenging. Oda and Hattori acting as a buffer to the Takeda-Hojo mega alliance while spamming ninjas and metsuke, Hojo having impossible amounts of ships like 10 full stacks and Takeda sending veteran samurai armies knocking my door ( 3 heroic victories in row :bow: )

[LadyAnn]

Just a quick hello to everyone at the .org, I am alive and well :)

ps.: sorry to my current clanmates the Brotherhood of Aggony, I would like to keep my Freedom Fighters as clan tag here in the .ORG for sentimental reason. Please don't make me change it :)

[Andres]

Welcome back, LadyAnn :bow:

[Martok]

Just a quick hello to everyone at the .org, I am alive and well :)


Well I'll be darned! It's a pleasure to have you back, LadyAnn. :medievalcheers:

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome back LadyAnn.
Reunions are always nice.

[Aceman3818]

Hello all! This forum looks like it will be exactly what i have been looking for. Looking forward to talking to everyone about this awesome game series!

[InsaneApache]

Welcome Aceman3818. Enjoy your stay.

[Andres]

Welcome Aceman3818 ~:wave:

Looking forward to talking to you. Which TW titles do you own and do you have any favourites?

[Peasant Phill]

Welcome Aceman3818,

I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay.

[Aceman3818]

Thanks guys. i own Empire, Napoleon, and Shogun 2 with fall of the samurai.

[drone]

Is this Adam Carolla? ~D

Welcome to the Org, Aceman3818!