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[8-bit]

Thanks for the replies.

Could you tell me what conditions would end my game suddenly? (Prologue) I had ended my turn and I was greeted with something like..."You have failed Senate etc' (??)

[ReluctantSamurai]

There is no way to "win" the Prologue. IIRC, later versions of RTW (anything other than the original box set) were bugged when it came to the Prologue anyway. I haven't played the Prologue since I first started with RTW back in 2004, so I don't remember all the particulars. If the victory requirements were to take 50 settlements....you can't. There are only 9 in the Prologue, if memory serves If you are playing the Sons of Mars campaign, don't bother. Just start a grand campaign. Anything you do in the Prologue doesn't carry over anyways. If, for some reason, the Prologue isn't recorded as being completed, just hit the Esc button at any time and you will be taken to the full campaign screen selection.

There is another way which requires very little modding by yourself, that is do the following: go into C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War you will find a .txt file there called preferences (not the folder called preferences) and open up the file. Look down the list until you find the line FIRST_TIME_PLAY, if it says :TRUE after it, change it to :FALSE (using Notepad or Word) and save it. Make a backup first, of course!

Choose one of the Roman factions first, as they are the easiest.

[wooly_mammoth]

A few extra pieces of information regarding tips given by RS. If you will end up around as maniac as myself and try to finish all of the campaigns in this game, keep in mind that in short campaigns you must be very speedy. You need not only complete the stated objectives, but also complete them before any other faction completes its own set of objectives first.

Unless you mod the game you need to win a campaign (short or long) with a roman family in order to unlock the other factions. I'd say that the order in which the roman families are listed is tied to early game difficulty if you follow the path that is most obvious for the given faction. The Julii have the easies early-game opponents but the natural route for expansion doesn't lead to very rich territories for a while, so you may struggle with the economy. The Brutii face some tougher enemies but can gain relatively quickly some of the richest areas in the game. The Scipii have a more complicated start in front of them which also requires a good deal of naval planning, but they can reach some very wealthy provinces if managed right.

[ReluctantSamurai]

keep in mind that in short campaigns you must be very speedy. You need not only complete the stated objectives, but also complete them before any other faction completes its own set of objectives first.

For the most part true, but I've taken my sweet time on occasion just to try out a faction and was still able to win the short campaign.

Unless you mod the game you need to win a campaign (short or long) with a roman family in order to unlock the other factions.

In order to unlock all the factions by modding the game look here:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...Roman-Factions

[Verrucosus]

Thanks for the replies.

Could you tell me what conditions would end my game suddenly? (Prologue) I had ended my turn and I was greeted with something like..."You have failed Senate etc' (??)

That message could be triggered by losing your last settlement or by reaching the time limit for the Prologue (290 BC).

I have fond memories of the Prologue driving me crazy. See this thread for a spirited discussion:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showt...tory-Condition