uh...help

i don't even know if this is supposed to be in this section, if not direct me to where it is.

need help of computer oriented people, can i get a walkthrough of how to unlock all factions, my RTW CD broke and i don't want to reconquer the various factions and play as them.

That's a easy. Just go to your directory folder (Let's call it Rome - Total War).

Then go to the "Data" folder, then the "world" folder then the "maps" folder then the "campaign" folder then the "imperial_campaign" folder. In there you will find a file. It's called "descr_strat.txt" - open it up.

So the file path will be something like this:

Code:

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Rome - Total War/Data/world/maps/campaign/imperial_campaign/descr_strat.txt

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There you will find a list like this:

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campaign                imperial_campaign
playable
        romans_julii
        romans_brutii
        romans_scipii
end
unlockable
        egypt
        seleucid
        carthage
        parthia
        gauls
        germans
        britons
        greek_cities
end
nonplayable
        romans_senate
        macedon
        pontus
        armenia
        dacia
        scythia
        spain
        thrace
        numidia
        slave
end

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Just swap around the faction names. To unlock all:

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campaign                imperial_campaign
playable
        romans_julii
        romans_brutii
        romans_scipii
        egypt
        seleucid
        carthage
        parthia
        gauls
        germans
        britons
        greek_cities
        romans_senate
        macedon
        pontus
        armenia
        dacia
        scythia
        spain
        thrace
        numidia
        slave
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
end

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However, the rebels ("slaves") and the Senate can be buggy to play. I'd recommend:

Code:

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campaign                imperial_campaign
playable
        romans_julii
        romans_brutii
        romans_scipii
        egypt
        seleucid
        carthage
        parthia
        gauls
        germans
        britons
        greek_cities
        macedon
        pontus
        armenia
        dacia
        scythia
        spain
        thrace
        numidia
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
        slave
        romans_senate
end

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I'm 98% sure that's how it's done.

EDIT: Save a back-up of the original "descr_strat.txt" - just in case!

And have fun! ~:cheers:

Yep, Alexander the Pretty Good has explained, and illustrated it very nicely.

You know, if it isn't there already, somebody should put this procedure in the guides section, as it is one of the most commonly asked modding questions.

Cheers!

~:grouphug:

Thank you. :bow:

You know, it's probably in the guides section, just not stickied. So it gets lost easily...

It's nice to be on the giving end of modding help as opposed to the recieving end for once. ~:cheers:

um...i am not good at computer stuff.

so wheres the directory folder? i opened up 'my documents' and found the rome total war folder but in it there is no "data" folder.

i did find a "world" folder and when i opened it a popup came up saying "thank you for trying winzip" it has three buttons at the bottom one saying "but now" another "use evaluation version" and "enter registration code"
i pressed the "use evaluation version" and it came up with the controling scripts but they are named stuff like "dac654acblah,blah,blah.

any way srry for spamming it but i need help as in a better walkthrough.

If you instaled it in defoult directory go to drive C:\Program Files\

Then it goes like this:
Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign\



Each name before \ is a directory(folder) name.
So basicly open Activision -> look for Rome - Total War -> open it
Look for Data -> open it and so on ...
At the end open desc_strat.txt file.