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    Post links to any useful tools and pages you find here.
    Frogbeastegg's Guide to Total War: Shogun II. Please note that the guide is not up-to-date for the latest patch.


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    Gamespy Rome Total War Guide by Dave 'Fargo' Kosak (25/9/2004)

    (This guide has been reposted by IGN, but the content is the same.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ludens
    Gamespy Rome Total War Guide by Dave 'Fargo' Kosak (25/9/2004)

    (This guide has been reposted by IGN, but the content is the same.)
    Thanks alot for this link! Helped me alot.

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    Priceless link LUDENS!!!

    txs a lot!!!
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    Its also on IGN, its presented easier too.... www.ign.com

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    There was an excellent link for family traits.. but I 've lost it.. gah.. anyone help?
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    Very stylish unit-stat guide

    Unit Master Tool
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    #2 - excellent link

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    I put together this pdf file of all the keybaord commands; maybe someone may find it useful.

    Here: http://home.ripway.com/2005-4/291811/RTWKeyCom.pdf

    As the host of this file is a bit miserly with its bandwidth, there's a chance you may have to wait. If so, feel free to PM/email me, and I'll email you a copy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard
    Very stylish unit-stat guide

    Unit Master Tool
    Is there a way to download this?

    If not is there another units list in word or pdf format that I could download

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    Quote Originally Posted by www2
    Is there a way to download this?

    If not is there another units list in word or pdf format that I could download

    Never mind....found it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard
    Very stylish unit-stat guide

    Unit Master Tool
    Is there any way to make it larger? I'm using firefox at 1024x768 and it seems like its at 640x480. Impossible to read anything.

    Update: looks like it has problems in firefox. It's fine in IE.
    Last edited by Krauser; 07-07-2005 at 18:56.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raijer
    I put together this pdf file of all the keybaord commands; maybe someone may find it useful.

    Here: http://home.ripway.com/2005-4/291811/RTWKeyCom.pdf

    As the host of this file is a bit miserly with its bandwidth, there's a chance you may have to wait. If so, feel free to PM/email me, and I'll email you a copy.
    This link seems to be broke... Does anybody have a copy of this or another link to a printable list of kybd commands?

    -= Luthais =-

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    I used to download the somewhere a file for description_auto_optimise (?) . I re-formatted my hard drive and I thought I already copied/backup the file somewhere on my thumb drive but I accidently erased it. Now I couldn't find it anywhere. If anyone knows what I'm talking about will you point me to the llink of mail me the file.

    It's basically a mod file to auto optimise all settings.

    Thanks in advance.
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    here is a really good site for ancient thracians,
    their bastarnae ,and their rhomfaias :
    www.thrace.0catch.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard
    Very stylish unit-stat guide

    Unit Master Tool

    Thanks for all these links, i've tried gamespy's guide before. It has nice tricks. And link given has valuable detailed information for all units.

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    Hello all.

    Unit Master Tool for BI 's been updated.

    Check it now.

    http://www.totalwar.co.kr/

    Enjoy!
    And some feedbacks or any errors reports please.

    - Clan BERSERK
    Last edited by BERSERK_Yas; 01-08-2006 at 17:09.

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    I feel dumb!! I can't seem to get the stats to move over so I can see them all.

    I also don't fully understand the combat rating!!

    Looks awesome though!!

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    Hello
    Is there a way to download this . (Unit master tool)
    thanks

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    how do you download the unit master tool

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    1) I've just bought a new computer this week, and I've installed RTW today. But the basic troop numbers for each unit are only half that of the previous, instalements. How can I increase the number of troops in the game.

    2) What exactly is RTW 1.5? I'm going to install E.B. 1.0, but I have no idea what or where I can aquire it. Advice please.

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    Hello, Titus Pullo.

    1) From 'frogbeastegg's Guide to Rome: Total War and the Barbarian Invasion', section 3:

    Unit size
    A lot of people have asked me about this, and a lot of people have asked on the assorted forums I read. It’s actually an option under the graphics main menu, just check the ‘advanced settings’ box to reveal it. Unit size can ONLY be altered at the start of a campaign. It doesn’t matter what you get your options to after starting a campaign; you will be stuck with the unit size you had selected when you started. Larger units have more men (Oh golly!) and this has several …. Impacts. Firstly it makes them that little bit harder to control on the battlefield; they take longer to react to orders, especially when altering facing by 90 degrees. This is a Good Thing in my opinion. Secondly they take more men from settlements when being built; a Bad Thing. You see the starting populations of cities in the campaign are the same for all unit sizes, and so the AI tends to drain cities of people trying to build an army. That means it’s slower and harder to tech up, and so you tend to run into crappy units a lot. This can also happen to you, the super smart human player person thing, if you are not careful. Thirdly, and most obviously, larger units require more oomph from your PC. I use the largest unit size and point blank refuse to drop below the second largest size. Small units are not fun to me.

    2) RTW 1.5 stands for RTW patched to version 1.5. Just have a look at this topic:

    http://shoguntotalwar.yuku.com/topic...ll-Issues.html

    Just follow the instructions and get the patch(es) you need.

    Hope this helps.
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    http://www.twcenter.net/ That is a useful lin. Especially for mods. TWC just have so much more stuff on mods other than that EB.

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    Who wrote the Smackus Maximus guide?

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    I believe that was Dave Fargo. Great read!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard
    Very stylish unit-stat guide

    Unit Master Tool
    The unit guide is great, but sometimes the website don't work and instead pops out a Korean website. any help?

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    same, sometimes it comes up with a message saying "cannot find server" lol. have you tried cleaning up your internet browser, deleting your cookies and deleting your internet files, if that dosent work, try restarting the computer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by coalition View Post
    same, sometimes it comes up with a message saying "cannot find server" lol. have you tried cleaning up your internet browser, deleting your cookies and deleting your internet files, if that dosent work, try restarting the computer.
    done all of that and still cannot get to any of the unit master programs

    if anyone has them perhaps they could upload them soemwhere else for us?

    Here is the VI Unit Master with full glory to China VI_unit_master_v2.01.1017.rar when it appears to have been deleted from the rest of the planet you can still find it somewhere on the chinese servers...
    IF there is a later version please upload Org website upload tool
    Last edited by TechnoMage of Shadows; 09-12-2008 at 16:37.

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    Well it doesn't work for me anyways, I am assuming though that the either the link has been corrupted or the Website just does not work. I do hope someone else does Repost it, IMO That's a loong wait....

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    Since some of these links are no longer available, here is what I use:
    Unit Guide
    http://www.g-unleashed.com/index.php...pid=352&gold=1
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