How do I desgin a game like Total war?

[Gregoshi]

Coming from you that means a lot, Gregoshi.

I like to recognize accomplishments when I see them - and I know a lot about lame humour.

[knoddy]

i have a mate who is currently at university learning to make computer games. I myself studied at uni for a couple of years before giving up cos i couldnt stand programming haha! its quite complex and difficult. Modding is slightly easier because you generally deal with txt files and most of the stuff is already modded. That said i know some of the mods out there are extremely complex and they do right alot of code for them (dont want to offend modders by sayings its easy XD) i used to mod RTW, but nothing to the scale of the big mods that are out there.

so long and short of it.

Go to uni do a degree in Comp Sci, Or software engi. usually in your 3rd or 4th year you can choose to do gaming subjects that teach you how to code games.