STW questions . . .

[The Shadow One]

To All:

I am considering purchasing Shogun Total War. I found a brand new copy in the bargain bin at a local comuter store for $9.99. I already have MTW and RTW. Question:

Will STW run on Windows XP?

Are there any mods available? What kinds (i.e. can we unlock factions like we've done on MTW)?

Can we design scenarios and campaigns?

The Shadow One

[CBR]

It runs fine on XP.

Im only familiar with the different sets of stats made for Mongol invasion expansion pack.

All factions can be played but they are also the same when it comes to units.


CBR

[Shambles]

I run it on xp just fine,
However others seem to have a pain in the neck trying

I cant find ANY mods As yet but im Still looking and will be adding them to my shogun web page when i find them (cant do much to page b4 i do)

Theres a built in map editor in STW its in options.

Stick about though some one els may be able to tell you lost more than this,

Personaly id buy it, but i already own it and dont own MTW.
I prefer shogun to RTW but i dont know if MTW is better than shogun.

[Togakure]

Hi. Yes, Shogun runs on XP, but sometimes, depending on your configuration, you can run into problems. I know a lot of folks who run it on XP just fine though. Folks here have helped a lot of people resolve issues they had at first with XP, so if you get it and run into problems, seek help here.

You can unlock the Ronin/Rebel faction, which isn't normally playable. To do this you have to type .conan. after you've selected the Sengoku Jidai Campaign, chosen a faction, and started the campaign (any faction will do, as you will end up controlling the ronin as soon as you type .conan. when you get to the strategy map). Note that, AFAIK, this only works on the Sengoku Jidai campaign, not the others (1530, 1550, 1580, and Mongol).

You can design custom maps, and I've read that others have designed custom battles. There are hundreds of custom maps (some beautiful, some wild and Sci Fi) that are available here in the downloads section (mappacks 304, 305 expansion etc.).

There are ways to play both sides of each custom battle. It involves changing a value in a text file, I think. The mod here, Sasaki Kojiro, knows how to do it, so if you get the game and want to play the other side of a custom battle, ask him how to do it (I can't remember ).

My understanding is there are mods available for shogun that were made some time ago. Again, check the downloads area here. I've read that Shogun is not as mod-friendly as MTW.

That's all I know. Others will likely pop in and comment. Good luck, have fun.

[The Shadow One]

Enough said. I'm off to buy it.

Thanks to all.

The Shadow One

[ichi]

Hope you enjoy it as much as I have

i recommend the complete install, turn the movies on

ichi

[Shambles]

Good Glad to hear your going to buy :)
I have played for years and Still play prety much daily,
custom battles mostly
But i do play multiplayer games 2-3 times a week
Used to be more but i spend quite a lot of time here,


Hope you have have as many years of fun with shogun as i have had,

ShambleS

[Irinami]

SWEET!! I now have a new favourite faction!