uh...help

[master of the puppets]

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.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

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:

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

There you will find a list like this:

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

Just swap around the faction names. To unlock all:

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

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

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

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!

[Laridus Konivaich]

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!

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Thank you.

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.

[master of the puppets]

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.

[LorDBulA]

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.