Hullo Gimli,
Firstly, if you are running Vista, you will need to disable UAC (User Account Control). If you are running XP or below, you can simply move onto the next section.
User Account Control is designed to protect your computer from hackers and viruses which may want to perform certain administrative actions to take control over your PC. Editing the "Program Files" area is classed as one of these actions, so is prevented by the UAC. To proceed, you will have to disable it.
Firstly, simply open your start menu, and type "Control Panel" into the start search box.
Next select either "User Accounts" or "User Accounts and Family Safety".
If you selected the latter in the previous step, then select "User Accounts".
Once you have entered the User Accounts area select "Turn User Account Control On or Off".
Once you've done that enter the relevant password if applicable. If not, simply click continue.
Then de-check the check box on screen, and click on "Ok" to proceed.
After you've done that, you will have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. With User Account Control off, you can now modify the relevant files.
You can make the changes by opening "My Computer" or simply "Computer" under Windows Vista.
Once you are into the area navigate to:
"C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign"
should you have Gold or:
"C:\Program Files\Activision\Rome - Total War\data\world\maps\campaign\imperial_campaign"
should you have a standard version, not Gold.
Be aware that this may vary if the publisher is different from the norm, or you have installed the game in a custom location.
Once you are in the directory, find a file named "descr_strat" or "descr_strat.txt".
Open it up, and change the file from this:
to this:
Bear in mind that the spaces in front of the factions names are tab spaces. Also ensure that your edit contains no misspellings or errors - if there are any, the file will fail to work.
Save the file, and then load up R:TW to ensure that everything has worked correctly.
Finally, if you turned you UAC off early, switch it back on again following the same method.
Good luck gimli!
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