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RTG V1.0 EXE INSTALLER VERSION
Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) is now available for download. This download is RTG v1.0 and is is an EXE Installer. You will need to install this version on a clean vanilla install, which has also been appropriately patched. Also, the default destination directory (the ...\data folder) must be selected as the target installation directory. This is to ensure the installer works correctly. Here are the download mirrors:
RTG v1.0 EXE Installer @ FileFront
RTG v1.0 EXE Installer @ Megaupload
The download is compressed in ZIP format, and is around 115MB in size. The uncompressed total filesize is around 300MB.
If you have broadband internet connection, the download time shouldn't be too long. Although with slower connection speeds it may take a while, especially if the file hosting URL is busy. I would recommend using a reliable download manager tool if you are on a slower connection.
You'll need a ZIP extractor tool such as WINZIP to open the ZIP file, if you don't have this you can find out more (and download) below:
WINZIP
For vanilla RTW patches which are required for this mod to work properly, you can download them from TW.COM or say, DOWNLOAD.COM (use the search tool to find the RTW patches), here are links:
TW.COM Support
DOWNLOAD.COM
There should be 3 files included with the self-extracting ZIP download, these include the RTG v1 installation program, readme / installation instructions and also the RTG credit section.
I hope you enjoy Rome: Total Gameplay!
RTG V1.0 EXE INSTALLER README
----------------------
#ROME: TOTAL GAMEPLAY#
----------------------
(1) Install a vanilla version of Rome: Total War (RTW), EG v1.0
(2) Patch up as follows (this will depend on which version of RTW / BI is contained on your CDs / DVDs):
(3) Create a backup of your DATA folder located at C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War
(4) After the backup has been created (this usually takes a while to complete), run the RTG installation program included in the download. Note that the default installation directory is the one that should be used for the mod to install and run correctly
(5) Once the installer has finished, you will need to delete the following files so that the mod will work correctly (create backups first if you want):
(6) Start up RTW as normal. If you attempt to play a new imperial campaign, you will have to wait longer than usual for the new map.rwm file to be automatically generated by the game.
RTG V1.0 SELF-EXTRACTING ZIP VERSION
Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) is now available for download. This download is RTG v1.0 and is a self-extracting ZIP file. This version is recommended if you have other mods installed, or if you wish to install this version manually. Only download this version if you're confident about manual installations. Here are the download mirrors:
RTG v1.0 Self-Extracting ZIP @ FileFront
RTG v1.0 Self-Extracting ZIP @ Megaupload
The download is compressed in ZIP format, and is around 150MB in size. The uncompressed total filesize is around 300MB.
If you have broadband internet connection, the download time shouldn't be too long. Although with slower connection speeds it may take a while, especially if the file hosting URL is busy. I would recommend using a reliable download manager tool if you are on a slower connection.
You'll need a ZIP extractor tool such as WINZIP to open the ZIP file, if you don't have this you can find out more (and download) below:
WINZIP
For vanilla RTW patches which are required for this mod to work properly, you can download them from TW.COM or say, DOWNLOAD.COM (use the search tool to find the RTW patches), here are links:
TW.COM Support
DOWNLOAD.COM
There should be 3 files included with the self-extracting ZIP download, these include the DATA folder, readme / installation instructions and also the RTG credit section.
I hope you enjoy Rome: Total Gameplay!
RTG V1.0 SELF-EXTRACTING ZIP README
----------------------
#ROME: TOTAL GAMEPLAY#
----------------------
(1) Install a vanilla version of Rome: Total War (RTW), EG v1.0
(2) Patch up as follows (this will depend on which version of RTW / BI is contained on your CDs / DVDs):
(3) Create a backup of your DATA folder located at C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War
(4) After the backup has been created (this usually takes a while to complete), install the files manually to the appropriate destination directories.
(5) Once you have finished manual installation, you will need to delete the following files so that the mod will work correctly (create backups first if you want):
(6) Start up RTW as normal. If you attempt to play a new imperial campaign, you will have to wait longer than usual for the new map.rwm file to be automatically generated by the game.
NOTES:
JONESOFT GENERIC MOD ENABLER (JSGME)
It may well be possible to use the JSGME tool with RTG Self-Extracting ZIP version. Here's a tutorial and download link on how to use & install the JSGME tool:
How to use JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler (JSGME)
RTG ADDITIONAL DOWNLOADS
Here is a list of additional downloads that can be installed after the main download has been completed. Note that you may need to read the whole topic in each case to locate the most recent and relevant download link.
Kaweh K's Artwork
Kaweh K's Artwork Hotfix
RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
Remember to make necessary backups before you modify the text files.
Unit Names
This is an extract of a commented out (using semicolons) character name from names.txt:
Delete this entry of Nidintu-Bel.
Also delete Nidintu-Bel in descr_names.txt, as well as in descr_names_lookup.txt to remove this name from the game. You will need to restart your campaign for the changes to take affect.
Previously the game may have had trouble finding this name since entries existed in descr_names & descr_names_lookup, but the text entry was commented out, so this may have caused problems.
Number of Ranks
For those of you that wish to have a uniform number of ranks for all hoplite units, you need to make a very simple adjustment in export_descr_unit.txt (EDU) @ ...\data, as below:
Fur Trade Resource UI Issue
There is a slight typo in the text file which references the fur TGA image. Here is a quick solution on how to fix this problem that apparently is displayed in the trade resource summary scroll:
All we have done is to change furs to fur in the icon line, and this should now make the game locate the correct UI graphic for this trade resource.
RTG UNIFIED ROMAN FACTION
This is an optional download for RTG v1.0, and replaces the House of Julii, House of Brutii, House of Scipii and Senate (SPQR) with a unified Roman Republic faction. It also incorporates a couple of recommended changes, as well as making additional modification to the ancillary and character trait system featured in the mod. Here are the download mirrors:
RTG Unified Roman Faction @ FileFront
Filesize: zipped / compressed = over 700KB; unzipped / uncompressed = over 6MB
RTG Unified Roman Faction @ Megaupload
Filesize: zipped / compressed = over 700KB; unzipped / uncompressed = over 6MB
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Create necessary backups before incorporating this modification into RTG v1.0.
(1) You need to have RTG v1.0 installed to take advantage of this Unified Roman Faction. Otherwise, use at your own risk!
(2) Simply copy and paste the accompanying text files into the appropriate directory location. The Self-Extracting ZIP uses exactly the same structure as a vanilla RTW version, so copy and paste files using the structure provided as a reference point. I would recommend copying and pasting individual text files one at a time rather than complete subdirectory folders, otherwise you may corrupt your existing (potentially modified) version of RTW.
(3) Delete map.rwm @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\base in order for the campaign map changes to be applied. A new map.rwm file will be generated when you start a new imperial campaign.
CREDIT FOR RTG UNIFIED ROMAN FACTION
Suggestion for Unified Roman Faction: Byte, The Lacedaemonian / The Spartan
Recommendations & Advice regarding Unified Roman Faction: Lusted
Original Text File Structure & Content: The Creative Assembly
Various Recoding & Modification of Text Files: Seasoned Alcoholic
Trait & Ancillaries Validator Tool use for Bug-Fixing: Malrubius
----------
DISCLAIMER:
Rome: Total Gameplay is not supported or endorsed in any way by The Creative Assembly, Activision or Sega. All of the work included is my own, and has not been taken, borrowed or stolen from anyone. Credit has been given when and where necessary. Note that any infringements present are purely unintentional.
If you wish to use any part of this modification (i.e. my own work, not that of The Creative Assembly) in your own projects, please contact me in the form of a Private Message either at the ORG forums at https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/index.php?, or at the TWC forums at http://www.twcenter.net/forums/index.php. Additionally, the work of other modders is included with this modification, so you will need to be given specific permission from the author(s) if you wish to use their work in your own projects. Please do not take my work without asking, the most frustrating thing for any modder is to have their own work used without permission elsewhere. Bear in mind that many hours / days / weeks / months have been spent developing and improving this modification.
Apart from this, I hope you enjoy playing RTG as much as I did making it!
Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) is now available for download. This download is RTG v1.0 and is is an EXE Installer. You will need to install this version on a clean vanilla install, which has also been appropriately patched. Also, the default destination directory (the ...\data folder) must be selected as the target installation directory. This is to ensure the installer works correctly. Here are the download mirrors:
RTG v1.0 EXE Installer @ FileFront
RTG v1.0 EXE Installer @ Megaupload
The download is compressed in ZIP format, and is around 115MB in size. The uncompressed total filesize is around 300MB.
If you have broadband internet connection, the download time shouldn't be too long. Although with slower connection speeds it may take a while, especially if the file hosting URL is busy. I would recommend using a reliable download manager tool if you are on a slower connection.
You'll need a ZIP extractor tool such as WINZIP to open the ZIP file, if you don't have this you can find out more (and download) below:
WINZIP
For vanilla RTW patches which are required for this mod to work properly, you can download them from TW.COM or say, DOWNLOAD.COM (use the search tool to find the RTW patches), here are links:
TW.COM Support
DOWNLOAD.COM
There should be 3 files included with the self-extracting ZIP download, these include the RTG v1 installation program, readme / installation instructions and also the RTG credit section.
I hope you enjoy Rome: Total Gameplay!
RTG V1.0 EXE INSTALLER README
----------------------
#ROME: TOTAL GAMEPLAY#
----------------------
(1) Install a vanilla version of Rome: Total War (RTW), EG v1.0
(2) Patch up as follows (this will depend on which version of RTW / BI is contained on your CDs / DVDs):
- RTW patch v1.1, RTW v1.1
- RTW patch v1.2, RTW v1.2
- BI patch v1.4 (this includes RTW patch v1.3 on CD, which will be installed), note that this patch is available on the BI CD. Alternatively, if you don't own a copy of BI, install patch RTW v1.3 instead.
- BI patch v1.6 (this includes RTW patch v1.5), BI v1.6
(3) Create a backup of your DATA folder located at C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War
(4) After the backup has been created (this usually takes a while to complete), run the RTG installation program included in the download. Note that the default installation directory is the one that should be used for the mod to install and run correctly
(5) Once the installer has finished, you will need to delete the following files so that the mod will work correctly (create backups first if you want):
- map.rwm (IE the campaign map) @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\base
- map_heights.hgt @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\base
- events.dat (IE sound file) @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\sounds
- radar_map1.tga @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign
- radar_map2.tga @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign
- descr_vegetation.db @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data
(6) Start up RTW as normal. If you attempt to play a new imperial campaign, you will have to wait longer than usual for the new map.rwm file to be automatically generated by the game.
RTG V1.0 SELF-EXTRACTING ZIP VERSION
Rome: Total Gameplay (RTG) is now available for download. This download is RTG v1.0 and is a self-extracting ZIP file. This version is recommended if you have other mods installed, or if you wish to install this version manually. Only download this version if you're confident about manual installations. Here are the download mirrors:
RTG v1.0 Self-Extracting ZIP @ FileFront
RTG v1.0 Self-Extracting ZIP @ Megaupload
The download is compressed in ZIP format, and is around 150MB in size. The uncompressed total filesize is around 300MB.
If you have broadband internet connection, the download time shouldn't be too long. Although with slower connection speeds it may take a while, especially if the file hosting URL is busy. I would recommend using a reliable download manager tool if you are on a slower connection.
You'll need a ZIP extractor tool such as WINZIP to open the ZIP file, if you don't have this you can find out more (and download) below:
WINZIP
For vanilla RTW patches which are required for this mod to work properly, you can download them from TW.COM or say, DOWNLOAD.COM (use the search tool to find the RTW patches), here are links:
TW.COM Support
DOWNLOAD.COM
There should be 3 files included with the self-extracting ZIP download, these include the DATA folder, readme / installation instructions and also the RTG credit section.
I hope you enjoy Rome: Total Gameplay!
RTG V1.0 SELF-EXTRACTING ZIP README
----------------------
#ROME: TOTAL GAMEPLAY#
----------------------
(1) Install a vanilla version of Rome: Total War (RTW), EG v1.0
(2) Patch up as follows (this will depend on which version of RTW / BI is contained on your CDs / DVDs):
- RTW patch v1.1, RTW v1.1
- RTW patch v1.2, RTW v1.2
- BI patch v1.4 (this includes RTW patch v1.3 on CD, which will be installed), note that this patch is available on the BI CD. Alternatively, if you don't own a copy of BI, install patch RTW v1.3 instead.
- BI patch v1.6 (this includes RTW patch v1.5), BI v1.6
(3) Create a backup of your DATA folder located at C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War
(4) After the backup has been created (this usually takes a while to complete), install the files manually to the appropriate destination directories.
(5) Once you have finished manual installation, you will need to delete the following files so that the mod will work correctly (create backups first if you want):
- map.rwm (IE the campaign map) @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\base
- map_heights.hgt @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\base
- events.dat (IE sound file) @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\sounds
- radar_map1.tga @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign
- radar_map2.tga @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign
- descr_vegetation.db @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data
(6) Start up RTW as normal. If you attempt to play a new imperial campaign, you will have to wait longer than usual for the new map.rwm file to be automatically generated by the game.
NOTES:
- The Self-Extracting ZIP uses exactly the same structure as a vanilla RTW version, so copy and paste files using the structure provided as a reference point.
- I would recommend copying and pasting individual text files one at a time rather than complete subdirectory folders, otherwise you may corrupt your existing (potentially modified) version of RTW.
JONESOFT GENERIC MOD ENABLER (JSGME)
It may well be possible to use the JSGME tool with RTG Self-Extracting ZIP version. Here's a tutorial and download link on how to use & install the JSGME tool:
How to use JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler (JSGME)
RTG ADDITIONAL DOWNLOADS
Here is a list of additional downloads that can be installed after the main download has been completed. Note that you may need to read the whole topic in each case to locate the most recent and relevant download link.
Kaweh K's Artwork
Kaweh K's Artwork Hotfix
RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS
Remember to make necessary backups before you modify the text files.
Unit Names
- descr_names.txt @ ...\data
- descr_names_lookup.txt @ ...\data
- names.txt @ ...\data\text
This is an extract of a commented out (using semicolons) character name from names.txt:
Code:
;{Nidintu-Bel} Nidintu-Bel
Also delete Nidintu-Bel in descr_names.txt, as well as in descr_names_lookup.txt to remove this name from the game. You will need to restart your campaign for the changes to take affect.
Previously the game may have had trouble finding this name since entries existed in descr_names & descr_names_lookup, but the text entry was commented out, so this may have caused problems.
Number of Ranks
For those of you that wish to have a uniform number of ranks for all hoplite units, you need to make a very simple adjustment in export_descr_unit.txt (EDU) @ ...\data, as below:
- Open EDU, hit Ctrl+F to open the search dialogue box.
- Type in merc_greek_hoplites and do a search.
- You should now see the mercenary hoplite unit entry, so close the search dialogue box.
- At present, you should see the following on the mercenary hoplite's formation line:
Code:formation 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, square, phalanx
- Simply change the 5 to a 4, in order to bring the formation in line with other hoplite types.
- Your formation line entry should now look as below:
Code:formation 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, square, phalanx
- Save your changes and close the text file. Note that you do not need to delete map.rwm in order for the formation changes to take place, but you can do so if you wish.
Fur Trade Resource UI Issue
There is a slight typo in the text file which references the fur TGA image. Here is a quick solution on how to fix this problem that apparently is displayed in the trade resource summary scroll:
- Browse to your Data folder, located @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data directory.
- Open descr_sm_resources text file, maximise this if necessary.
- The 4th resource down is the fur resource. Simply change the icon line:
Code:icon data/ui/resources/resource_furs.tga
- Ensure that this line looks as below:
Code:icon data/ui/resources/resource_fur.tga
- Save your changes and close the text file. Delete map.rwm to apply necessary changes.
All we have done is to change furs to fur in the icon line, and this should now make the game locate the correct UI graphic for this trade resource.
RTG UNIFIED ROMAN FACTION
This is an optional download for RTG v1.0, and replaces the House of Julii, House of Brutii, House of Scipii and Senate (SPQR) with a unified Roman Republic faction. It also incorporates a couple of recommended changes, as well as making additional modification to the ancillary and character trait system featured in the mod. Here are the download mirrors:
RTG Unified Roman Faction @ FileFront
Filesize: zipped / compressed = over 700KB; unzipped / uncompressed = over 6MB
RTG Unified Roman Faction @ Megaupload
Filesize: zipped / compressed = over 700KB; unzipped / uncompressed = over 6MB
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Create necessary backups before incorporating this modification into RTG v1.0.
(1) You need to have RTG v1.0 installed to take advantage of this Unified Roman Faction. Otherwise, use at your own risk!
(2) Simply copy and paste the accompanying text files into the appropriate directory location. The Self-Extracting ZIP uses exactly the same structure as a vanilla RTW version, so copy and paste files using the structure provided as a reference point. I would recommend copying and pasting individual text files one at a time rather than complete subdirectory folders, otherwise you may corrupt your existing (potentially modified) version of RTW.
(3) Delete map.rwm @ C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\Data\world\maps\base in order for the campaign map changes to be applied. A new map.rwm file will be generated when you start a new imperial campaign.
CREDIT FOR RTG UNIFIED ROMAN FACTION
Suggestion for Unified Roman Faction: Byte, The Lacedaemonian / The Spartan
Recommendations & Advice regarding Unified Roman Faction: Lusted
Original Text File Structure & Content: The Creative Assembly
Various Recoding & Modification of Text Files: Seasoned Alcoholic
Trait & Ancillaries Validator Tool use for Bug-Fixing: Malrubius
----------
DISCLAIMER:
Rome: Total Gameplay is not supported or endorsed in any way by The Creative Assembly, Activision or Sega. All of the work included is my own, and has not been taken, borrowed or stolen from anyone. Credit has been given when and where necessary. Note that any infringements present are purely unintentional.
If you wish to use any part of this modification (i.e. my own work, not that of The Creative Assembly) in your own projects, please contact me in the form of a Private Message either at the ORG forums at https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/index.php?, or at the TWC forums at http://www.twcenter.net/forums/index.php. Additionally, the work of other modders is included with this modification, so you will need to be given specific permission from the author(s) if you wish to use their work in your own projects. Please do not take my work without asking, the most frustrating thing for any modder is to have their own work used without permission elsewhere. Bear in mind that many hours / days / weeks / months have been spent developing and improving this modification.
Apart from this, I hope you enjoy playing RTG as much as I did making it!
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