Follow these steps to be able to switch between the original, vanilla Rome: Total War, and the modified Rome: Total Realism version. Do this BEFORE you install the mod if you want two seperate versions of the game to run.
Step 1) Go to wherever you installed Rome: Total War on your computer. This is generally your C:\Program Files\Activision\ folder.
Step 2) Inside the Activision folder, you will see a folder called "Rome - Total War." This is the folder that contains ALL of the main data files for Rome: Total War to run properly. Make a COPY of this folder.
Step 3) Wait until it`s finished. It will take awhile depending on the speed of your computer. Generally, it'll take up to 5 - 10 minutes.
Once it's finished, you'll see a new folder called Copy of Rome - Total War.
Step 4) Now, install the mod.
Step 5) Go back to the C:\Program Files\Activision\ folder if you closed it. Rename the Rome - Total War folder to Rome - Total Realism. Rename the Copy of Rome - Total War folder to Rome - Total War.
Step 6) Go inside the Rome - Total Realism folder and rename the red RomeTW icon to RomeTR.
Now, when you want to play either version, go into your C:\Program Files\Activision\ folder, and enter whichever version's folder that you wish to play. Double click the red icon (RomeTR for Rome: Total Realism, RomeTW for Rome: Total war vanilla) and the game will boot that version.
This way you can play vanilla, or vanilla multiplayer, whenever you want, and Rome: Total Realism whenever you want. Or, you can test the mod out, and get rid of it easily if you don't want it.
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