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TABLE OF CONTENTSAve! W elcom e to Rom e: To tal W ar"Installa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3

H ow to Install R om e: To tal W ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3CD Keys '. . . . .. . ,. 4

So Y ou Don 't W an t to R ead the M anual? 4Experienced To tal W ar '" P layers S tart H ere! . 4S tarting P lay 6

The M ain M enu 6The S ing le P layer M enu ...... , , , . , . . . . 6M ultip layer M enu ........ , ... , ' .," . ,' . ," . ,' .. , .. " '... 7Load Gam e M enu ............ ,. 7Options M enu , . 8

The Pro logue , . . . . . . . 9A dviso rs ,. 9

A sk ing fo r Advice . . 10Cam paigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . 10How to G et S tarted w ith the Im perial C am paign .. , , , , .. , , . . , , , . . , , 10

How to Get S tarted , . . ................ , . , . , , , I IH ow to P laya Turn in the Cam paign G am e .. 1 4How to D eal w ith M essages and Events . .16The M arius Evel,t .................... . . I 6

How to U se A rm ies. . . 17M oving , , , .. , ...... , .. , . . , .. , , . . . . . 17Selecting the N ex t P iece , , , . . , , , , , , . . , , .. , , , .. , .. , , , . , , . . , , I 8Terrain ...... . , . . . , , , 18Ambushes . , I 9A ttacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 19A ttacking w ith Supporting A rm ies . , ... , . . . , .20M ultip le A ttacks . . . . . . . . . . . .. 20M erging A rm ies ... 20Splitting A rm ies ...... ....... , . , , .. , . , .. , . . . . . .. 2 IM erging Units. . ... , , . , , , . , , , , , , ... , , 2 IUn it Experience , , , .. , , . , 22G enerals and Governors , . . . ...... , 22Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Recruiting M ercenaries. . .. 23Build ing Forts and W atchtow ers .. ,23

How to Run Settlem ents , .. , 24Settlem ents and the C ontro t Panel , ... . , , .. , 25The Settlem en t Scroll . , , . , , . , , , . , , . , , , . . . .. " :.26'W ho Gets to be G overnor? ... , . , .. , , , . , , ... , , .. , , ,2 8Build ing Construction , , . , .. , . , 28Repairing Build ings . . . . . . . . . . .... , . . . . .. 29The Build ing In form ation Scro ll ... 29The Settlem en t D etails Scro ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29The T rade Scroll and Province Resources. . 30The Build ing Brow ser and the Techno logy Tree 3 IW onders o f the W orld . .. 3 IT rouble in Settlem ents .. ,',." ." ,', .. ,'............ . .. 3 I


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Chang ing Y our M indH ow to T ra in U nits

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. . 35ow to B esiege a Settlem en t o r ForrConquering Settlem en ts 36H ow to B reak a S iege 36H ow to U se F lee ts 37H ow to U se Sp ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 39H ow to Lise D ip lom ats. . _ ... ... ........... 39H ow to L ise A ssassins . . . . . . . . . . . 4 IH ow to A uto -M anage Se ttlem en ts ... 41H ow Not to G o B roke .42H ow to M anage Y our Faction .. 42Retinues: A ncillary C haracte rs. 45H ow to D eal w ith the Sena te ...... .................. 46How t o Ge t H e lp ........................... ..H ow to Change G am e Options D uring P lay

B attles ..T he B attle D ep loym en t S cro llA ttackers and D efenders

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How to D ep loy Y our Iroops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 9H ow to U se the B attlefie ld C on tro l Panel . . . . ........ ... . . . 50H ow to Con tro l the B attle fie ld C am era . . . . . . . .. . .. 54H ow to M ove and A ttack . . . 55C hang ing L1n it Form ation 57C hang ing L1n it F acing 57W aypo in !s 57L1n it A c tiv ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58O rders fo r A rtillery L1n its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ....... .......... 59H ow to U se M ore T han O ne L1n it .............................. .59G roup ing L1n its .. .......... 60H ow to G et the M ost from L1nit A b ilities 62H ow to A ssau lt a Se ttlem en t (')1' Fort 64H ow to D eal w ith Am bushes .. .. 68...... 68

. ..... 70 .70.. . 72Custom ise A rm y ..... ' . . . . . . ............... 73

M ultip layer G am es . . . . . . . . . . .. 75Setting U p a M ultip layer B a ttle ..... 76H osting a G am e .76Jo in ing a G am e .... ~ . . . . . . . . . ... 77A fter a Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..77

C ustom er Support. . , ............... ,... 78Softw are license A greem en t ...... ........ ... .... ....... , 79

H ow to L ise R ein fo rcem en ts and A llie sC ustom Battle s. . ....... ... .... ... .... .C h oo sin g C on ditio ns

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AVE! WELCOME TOROME: TOTAL WAR'"Rome: Total War is a gam e of ep ic rea l-tim e w arfare . em pire bu ild ing . po litics andtreachery covering hundreds of years from the Pun ic W ars to th e rise o f the R om anEm perors-from 270 BC to around 14 AD . It w as during th is period th at R om econquered the M edite rranean w orld and m uch of Eu rope . and estab lished an em pire tha tw as to last fo r cen tu ries . one tha t has echoes even today . Th is is th e w orld of H ann iba l.Ju liu s C aesar. C leopatra and a thousand o thers . Th is is a w orld of so ld iers . g lad ia to rs.em pero rs . ty ran ts. m onsters and foo ls . It's a rich . exc iting w orld . aw aiting aconqueror-you!

INSTALLATIONP lease m ake sure your com puter system uses W indow s" 9SSE or a la te r W indow svers ion. Rome: Total War is no t com patib le w ith W indow s 98 or earlie r o r o thero peratin g sy stem s. Rome: Total War a lso requ ires the la test D irec tX " 9 .0b-com patib le d rivers fo r your CD -ROM drive . sound card and v ideo card . as w ell as anyo ther periphera ls. If you have prob lem s runn ing the program . o ld driv ers are the m ostl ik e ly c au se .

How to Install Rome: Total WarI . B efo re insta lling . c lose a ll o ther app lica tions.2 . Insert the Rome: Total War CD I in to your CD -ROM drive . If you have

A utop lay enab led . the title screen w ill be d isp layed . If A utop lay isno t enab led . sim ply doub le-c lick on My Computer and then doub le-c lick onyour CD-ROM drive to launch the gam e insta lle r. O n the titlescreen . c lick the Install bu tton to beg in and then fo llow theon -s cr ee n in str uc ti on s.

3 . A fter Rome: Total War is in sta lled . your com puter w ill in sta ll M icro so ftD irec tX 9 .0b if needed . W hen D irec tX insta lla tion is com plete. you m ayneed to resta rt your com puter. For m ore in fo rm ation on D irec tX 9 .0b . seethe re levan t H elp file .

4 . N ow you can run Rome: Total War from the S tart m enu or by click ing Playon the CD title screen . P lease no te tha t you m ust have a Rome: Total WarCD in your CD -ROM drive a t 2 1 1 tim es to p lay the gam e.


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CD KeysYour copy o f the gam e cam e w ith a CD key , w h ich is lo ca ted on the back o f them anual. W hen you p lay M ultip layer, you 'll need to type in th is k ey . Y ou r CD key isun ique and w ithou t it, you w on 't b e ab le to p lay M ultip laye r. P lea se en ter the keyexac tly as it appears on the back o f the m anual.K eep your CD key safe and priv a te in case you need to re insta ll th e gam e. D e no tg ive your CD key to anyone else because it m ay im pair you r ab ility to p laym ultip laye r gam es. If you lose your CD key , you w ill no t be issued ano ther one .

so YOU DON'T WANT TOREAD THE MANUAL?W e th ink read ing th e m anual is p robab ly a good idea . If you 've never p layed aTotal War" gam e befo re , then th e m anual is fu ll o f in fo rm ation you 'll find help fu l.B u t perhap s none o f tha t is fo r you , M igh ty C aesar!So instead of read ing the m anual-bu t befo re you beg in conquering the w orld -w e 'd like you to do one th ing : p lay th rough the Prologue, W e also recomm endtha t you read th e P ro logue sec tion of the m anual and the sec tion on Advisorsas w ell,W hen the gam e starts , le ft-c lick on SINGLE PLAYER and then le ft-c lick onPROLOGUE, Ju st read the in troduc to ry screen , c lick on the arrow in th e low er-righ t co rner and fo llow the instru c tions and adv ice you 're g iven , In no tim e at a ll,you r enem ies w ill qu iver in fear!T he P ro logue in troduces the basic s o f gam ep lay . Y ou can go back to it la te r fo r m o rein fo rm ation , G ood luck -and m ay the goddesses Fortuna and V ic to riafavo ur y ou !

EXPERIENCED TOTAL WARPLAYERS START HERE!If you 've a lready p layed Medieval: Total War" or Shogun. Total War:you 'll b e tem pted to jum p stra igh t in to p lay ing Rome: Total War, A fter a ll, youknow how all th is w orks! It 's a Total War gam e! It's go ing to beeasy-peasy!If you jum p stra igh t in to Rome: Total War, you 'll find th ings have changed sinceMedieval: Total War. Shortly afte rw ard , you m ay find tha t a barbarian isd rink ing from you r sku ll, and laugh ing .


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The m ost im portan t changes in Rome: Total War are :o Left-click on a un it to se lec t it and then right-click on w here you w an t it to

go . T h is is true on the cam paign m ap and in battle .o On the cam paign m ap , every agen t, a rm y and flee t h as a m ovem ent a llow ance .

W hen se lec ted , these p ieces are su rrounded by a h igh ligh ted area tha t show s howfar they can m ove.o Fam ily m em bers can h ire m ercenaries w hen they 're ou t in the fie ld . T hey can also

bu ild w atch tow ers and fo rts . B o th of these cost m oney .o A rm ies, agen ts and flee ts are no longer sim ply "in" a prov ince o r sea area .

Instead , each arm y, agen t and flee t occup ies a spec ific p lace on the m ap . Ju sts tand ing in the sam e prov ince isn 't enough to sta rt a ba ttle . Y ou 'll n eed to m ovein to an enem y arm y or se ttlem en t to a ttack . L ikew ise , you 'll need to m ove anagen t on to ano ther p iece to u se its spec ia l ab ilities.

o F lee ts now carry arm ies and agen ts . M ove on to a flee t to board it; o rd er th e flee ton to a coasta l square to d isem bark passengers .

o An adv iso r pops up from tim e to tim e w ith h in ts and tip s abou t the gam e andw hat's go ing on . W e recom mend pay ing atten tion !

o W hat can be produced at a se ttlem en t is c lose ly tied to the size of th e se ttlem en tand the leve l o f governm en t. U n its can on ly be tra ined w hen there are m en in ase ttlem en t to fill the ranks.

o W hen you 're p lay ing as a R om an fac tion , you have allies (the Senate and tw oo ther fam ilies) a t the sta rt o f the gam e. Sooner o r la te r. o ther R om ans w ill tu rnon you in a strugg le fo r u ltim ate pow er in R om e. O f course , you can get your"re ta lia tio n" in firs t!

o The Senate w ill g iv e you m issions from tim e to tim e if you 're p lay ingas a R om an fac tion . It's u sua lly w orth fin ish ing these m ission s fo r po ten tia lrew ard s and to keep the goodw ill o f the S enate .

o C lick ing on the Help (question m ark) bu tton on in fo rm ation scro lls b rings up in -gam e help . The Help bu tton and the adv iso rs are o f g rea t use w hen learn ing thegame .

OK , you 've resis ted the urge fo r conquest and p lunder long enough! N ow go play thegam e! G ood luck w ith your conquests! Pu t no t your trust in G reeks. G au ls o rC arthag in ians! A nd w hen fac ing elephan ts in ba ttle ... try no t to pan ic!


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STARTING PLAYThe Main Menu

o S ing le P lay e r - T ake s you to th es in g le p laye r m enu d iscu ssed in d e ta il inth e n ex t sec tion o f th is m anu a l.

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o C on tin u e C am pa ig n -A utom a tica lly lo ad s th e n ew es t sav edcam pa ign g am e and le ts you con tin uew ith y ou r c on qu ests !

o M ultip laye r - S ee th e M ultip lay e rG am es sec tio n o f th e m anu a l fe r m ultip laye r d e ta ils .

o L oad G am e - G iv es you a cho ice o f sav ed gam es to con tin ue .o O ption s - A d ju s t th e v id eo , so und and gam ep Iay se tting s o f

R om e : T o ta l W ar. S ee th e G am ep lay O p tio n s fo r m o re in fo rm a tion .o Quit - L eav e R om e: T o ta l W a r and re tu rn to W indow s

H ere -a s w ith a ll th e m enu sc reen s-an y op tion s th a t a re u n ava ilab le a re "g rey ed ou t"so you can 't d ick on th em to b rin g up a n ew m enu .The Single Player MenuT his is w h ere YOt l choose th e s ty l o f sin g lep lay e r g am e you w an t to p lay .

o P ro logu e - S ta rt p lay in g R om e :T o ta l W a r righ t h e re ! T h is tu to ria lin tro du ces you to gam ep lay qu ick ly andp a in le ss ly -w ell, n o t so pa in le ssly fo ry ou r fo es !

o Im pe ria l C am pa ign - T h is is th efu ll R om e: T o ta l W ar exp e rien ce , an d you r ch an ce to conqu e r th ean c ien t w orld ! B u ild an em pire and lig h t y ou r b a ttle s o n the w ay tow o r ld d om in a tio n .

o H isto rica l B a ttle - T h is o p tion b ring s u p a cho ice o f fam ous b a ttle s from th eh is to rica l p e rio d o f R om e: T o ta l W ar. In som e o f the-bat t les , you can choo seth e a rm y you w an t to com m and .

o C ustom B a ttle - C rea te a ba ttle b e tw een tW I')a rm ies o n the fie ldo f you r cho ice , th en fig h t it ou t. T h is is a g rea t w ay to try ou t new tac tic s an dp rac tice y ou r ba ttle fie ld comm a nd sk ills !


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Quick Battle - The fastes t w ay o f figh ting a battle in Rome: Total War .Y ou 're g iven comm and of an arm y and m ust d rive you r enem y from the fie ld -atrue tes t o f com mand ab ility !

C lick ing on the U-shaped a rrow in the low er le ft co rne r re tu rn s you to the p rev iousm enu . T h is re tu rn arrow appears on m any screens in the gam e and a lw ays takes youback to the p rev ious sc reen . T he Backspace key also takes you back to the p rev iousm enu w herever you see the U -shaped "go back" arrow on-screen .O ptions that are unava ilab le appear in g rey .Multiplayer Menu

Online Battles - F ig ht a ga in stopponen ts anyw here in the w orldusing G am eSpy . Y ou 'll need ab ro ad ban d In te rn et co nn ec tio nto use th is serv ice .

LAN Battles - F ig ht b attle s acro ssyou r LA N (Local A rea N etw ork ). E achp layer w ill n eed Rome: TotalWar installed.

Change CD Key - C lick here to change the CD key used fo r m ultip layerba ttle s. Y ou m ay w an t to do th is so tw o (o r m ore) peop le can use the sam e Pc.each w ith their ow n un ique CD key .

O ptions that are unava ilab le appear in g rey . Y ou 'll find m uch m ore in fo rm ationon all these top ics in the How To Play Multiplayer Games section ofth e m an ua l.Load Game MenuThe op tions on th is sc reen a llow you to load a p rev iously saved gam e.

Load Campaign Game - Reload a cam paign . The au to -saved gam e is the onetha t w as p layed m ost recen tly on your Pc .

Load Custom Battle - Rep lay you r favou rite cus tom battle s as o ften as youlike . T he custom battle system allow s you to save you r battle s fo r repea tedp la yin g .

. Load Battle Replay - Relive you r g reates t trium phs! A t the end o f everycustom ba ttle , you can save the action fo r la te r rep lay . Y ou 'll have con tro l o f anindependen t cam era v iew of the ba ttle fie ld .


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Options Menu ,This m enu allow s you to ad ju st th e gam e fo r best pe rfo rm ance on you r PC and tochoose your ow n pe rsonal p references fo r the gam e 's look . B ased on you r PC 's se t up ,Rome: Total War ad justs itse lf fo r op tim um perfo rm ance w hen in sta lled , bu t th ism ay no t m atch your p references p rec ise ly . C lick ing on any item takes you to th eap pro pria te su bm e nu :

Video Settings - C lick on the dow nw ard po in ting arrow s to bring up a lis t o fop tion s in any o f the d ia log boxes. S e lec t th e op tion you w an t from a lis t by left-c lick ing on it. L eft -c lick on a check box to togg le th e re levan t g raph ics fea tu re onand o ff.

Audio Settings - C lick on the sliders to ad just each elem en t o f gam e soundto su it you r persona l tastes . T he M aster Vo lum e slid er affec ts the overa ll vo lum e.T he o ther sliders ad just th e m ix o f sounds in the gam e. A gain , you can left-c lickon any of th e check boxes in the low er part o f the screen to togg le ind iv idualopt ions .Note: E AXADVAN CED HD ' p rov ides rea listic son ic effec ts to accu ra te lysim ula te th e sound p roperties o f d iffe ren t acou stic env ironm ents in Rome: TotalWar. The EAX ADVANCED HD acoustic m odels are dynam ica lly updated as youm ove around in the gam e experience . For exam ple , the sounds crea ted in a fo resthave a d iffe ren t sound and reverbera tion tra il than the sounds crea ted in a fla tp la ins reg ion , w h ich w ou ld have less reverbera tion and be m ore d irec t. O nly th eC rea tiv e" Sound B laste r" A ud igy" range of sound cards w ill be ab le to deliverg rea t aud io expe rience w ith EAX AD VA NCED H D.

Control Settings - Y ou can m odify th e keyboard sho rtcu ts to su it yourp lay ing sty le . D oub le-c lick on any item in th e key lis t and th en p ress the key (s)you w an t to use fo r tha t function . Y ou can press the SHIFT, CTRL and ALTkeys in com bination w ith ano ther key to crea te a sho rtcu t. Y ou can revert to theorig ina l assignm en ts a t any tim e .

Left-click on the icon in th e low er-righ t co rner to lo ad and save keyassignm ents. If you find a particu lar com bina tion you like , w e recom mendsav ing it. C lick on the d ia log box in the low er part o f the screen and thentype in a nam e fo r you r se ttings file .

View the Credits - A list o f th e gods, em pero rs, governo rs and w retchedslaves re spon sib le fo r b ring ing you th is fine p roduct!

C lick ing on the U-shaped arrow a t the bo ttom left o f each screen re tu rn s you to theprev ious m enu , as a lw ays.


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THE PROLOGUEThe "Son s o f M ars" cam pa ign is an in troduc tio n to the w o rld o f R om e: T o ta l W ar.It 's you r task to lead the Ju lii fam ily to a position o f pow er by conquerin g R om e'sne ighbou rs . T h is is the w ay to g rea tn ess in R om e: T o ta l W ar-a ttack ex te rn a lenem ies and ga in c red it fo r do ing so .W hen you 're ready , c lick on the a rrow in the low er-r igh t co rn er o f the sc reen to beg in .Y ou 'll sta rt th e gam e w ith one o f you r adv iso rs , V ic to ria . te lling you a little abou the rse lf and her task s in th e g am e . A ll y ou need to do to s ta r t p lay ing is fo llow herin stru ctio ns a nd ad vice .If you dec id e you don 't w an t to p lay th e P ro logue th rough to its conc lu s ion , you canp ress th e ESC key to b ring up the C am paign E x it M enu sc ro ll, b u t w e recomm endp lay ing the P ro logue th rough a t leas t o nce .

ADVISORSThe adv iso rs a re you r m ost u se fu l a id w hen lea rn ing to p lay R om e: T o ta l W ar (asyou a lready know if you 'v e p lay ed the P ro logue).T he adv iso rs in th e g am e are you r firs t p lace to go fo r h e lp w hen p lay ing . and they 'rew a tch ing w ha t's go ing on so they can pop up a t app rop ria te tim es and g iv e you he lp fu lh in ts . tip s and gen era l in fo rm ation .

V ic to ria (nam ed afte r the R om an goddess o f v ic to ry ) is th e cam pa ignadv iso r. Sh e can adv ise you abou t p roduc tion , rec ru itm en t. m anag ingyou r em pire . d ip lom acy , dea lin g w ith the S ena te , trade and so on .C en tu rio n M arcu s is the ba ttle f ie ld adv iso r. A part from offe rin g h isop in ion abou t enem y tac tic s , h e 'll k eep an eye ou t fo r po ten tia lp rob lem s su ch as pu ttin g un its in to dangerou s s itua tio ns : h e doesn 'tlik e it w hen cava lry a re o rd ered stra ig h t on tosp ea r p oin ts!W hen an adv iso r h as som eth ing im portan t to te ll you . th e ir po rtra it w ill

g low . C lick on the adv iso r to see th e ir comm en ts .T he Speech bu tto n togg les the on -sc reen tex t o f the cu rren t p iece o fadv ice . In som e case s, you can ask the adv iso r no t te repea t a particu la rp ie ce o f adv ice by c lick ing on the check box be low the tex t.C lick on th e Show M e H ow bu tton to h ave the adv iso r d em onstra te howto carry ou t an ac tio n in the gam e.


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The magnifying glass bu tton show s you the loca tion tha t is re levan tto the adv ice being offered . 'o

The X burton d ism isses an adv iso r. P ressing the ESC k ey alsod ism isses th em .B uttons tha t are no t app ropria te fo r the adv ice being offered are a lw ays greyedou t and canno t be se lec ted . Som etim es, fo r exam ple , there isn 't any th ing tha t youneed to be show n how to do .Asking For Advice(A~. There are several panels in the cam paign gam e tha t inc lude an adv iso r'J bu tton . Y ou can click on th is bu tton to get re levan t adv ice on w hat you

can do nex t in the gam e. Fo r exam ple, you 'll be to ld w hat V ic to riaconsiders to be the best un it to tra in if you click on the advisorbu tton on the R ecru itm en t Panel.

Advice PreferencesA fter you 've been p lay ing fo r a w hile , you m ay fee l you don 't n eed any m oreadv ice . G o to the Options m enu at th e sta rt o f p lay or p ress ESC when on thecam paign m ap and se lec t Options from the Game End m enu . Y ou 'll have theab ility to a lte r the leve l o f adv ice .C hange the level o f adv ice you get by go ing to the Game Settings m enu andchoosing an appropria te leve l o f adv ice from high to none. You r a dvis or srem em ber w hat they 've a lready to ld you , ,so if you w an t to hear adv ice again ,c lick on the Reset Advisor check box on the sam e m enu . O nce you 've donethat, the adv iso rs w ill assum e you 're a new player and o ffer in fo rm ation andh in ts a cc o rd in g ly .

CAMPAIGNSG am ep lay in Rome: Total War d iv ides nea tly in to Campaigns and Battles.These tw o parts o f the gam e are close ly linked , so ac tions you take in thecam paign gam e such as con struc ting bu ild ings, tra in ing un its o r appo in tinggenera ls have m ajo r effec ts on the battle field . T h is part o f the m anual concernsitse lf w ith Campaigns. L ater, w e 'll d isc uss Battles and how to get the m ost ou to f them .How to Get Started with the Imperial CampaignThe Imperial Campaign m enu allow s you to se lec t and se t a ll the op tions youm igh t w an t in a cam paign gam e: w ho you 're con tro lling , how hard the gam e is top lay and how you w an t to w in . T h is screen allow s you to do the fo llow ing :


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S e lec t you r Advice Level fo r the com ing cam paign from the d ropdow nlist that's d isp layed w hen you click on the dow n arrow in the tex t box .W e recomm end you leave th is on High un til you 're com fortab le p lay ingthe gam e.

S e lec t Campaign Difficulty and Battle Difficulty fro m th e a pprop ria ted ropdow n lists . Y ou can p ick the level o f cha llenge in eachpart o f the gam e, and the tw o don 't have to be set the sam e,

C lick on the Arcade Style Battles check box if you w an t ba ttles to besim plified and ac tion -o rien ted . M any realism se ttings a re tu rned o ffau tom atica lly if you choose th is op tion .

C lick on the Short Campaign check box if you on ly w ant to focus ondestroying o r ou tliv ing certa in fac tions ra ther than conquering the en tire m ap .

C lick on one o f the Faction Shield icons on the righ t to choose the peop leyou 'll lead to g rea tness , g lo ry and a m igh ty em p ire ! The m ap changes toshow where they sta rt, and the tex t g ives you a quick overview o f the irs treng th s and fo ib les , W hen you firs t start to p lay , you can on ly select one ofthe R om an fac tions , bu t o thers w ill becom e availab le in la te r gam es.

C lick on the arrow in the low er-righ t co rner to sta rt p lay . How to WinIf you 're p lay ing as one of the R om an fac tions , the B ru tii, Ju lli o r S c ip ii, th e basicv icto ry cond ition for the gam e is to conquer R om e and m uch of the w orld . T his isn 'ta s easy as it sounds. Y ou 'll find you rse lf figh ting aga inst the fo rces o f the Senateand the o ther R om an fac tions.If you 're p lay ing as any other non -R om an fac tion , the basic v ic to ry condition is verys im ple : conquer the w orld !If you don 't w an t to p lay the gam e for qu ite so long , c lick on the ShortCampaign check box .Once you've m ade up you r m ind , sta rt p lay ing! W hen you w in , peasan ts cheer,trum pets sound and (p robab ly ) an angel gets h is w ings . A nd you have theinestim ab le p leasure of hav ing cru shed you r enem ies, seen them driven befo re youand heard the lam enta tions o f the ir w om en , C oo l. huh?How to Get StartedW hen you sta rt a Rome: Total War cam paign , there 's a lo t to take in . T heAdvisors built in to the gam e are there to help , bu t there 's still a w ea lth o finform ation to th ink about. So , w here to start?


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Every th ing on -sc reen is there to he lp you runyou r soon-to-be m agn ificen t em pire . T hesc reen is d iv ided in to tw o m ain areas: a v iewof the cam paign m ap and the C on tro l P ane l a tthe bo ttom of the sc reen . Moving YourViewpointYou can change you r v iew of the cam paignm ap in m any d iffe ren t w ays:

M ove the m ouse cu rsor to the edge o fthe sc reen (w ithou t c lick ing), and you rv iew dow n onto the cam paign m ap w ill slide in tha t d irection .

U se the I, 2 , 3 and 5 num ber keys on you r keyboard to m ove your v iew po in ta round . The arrow keys also do the job .

U se you r m ouse w hee l (if you have one) to zoom in and ou t on the m ap . Left-click on the m ini-m ap to m ove to that part o f the cam paign m ap . A s you m ove the cursor a round the cam paign m ap , too l tip s appear that iden tify

and exp lain terra in featu res and p ieces on the m ap . What You SeeW hen the gam e sta rts, the v iew dow n onto the cam paign m ap is a lw ays cen treed onyou r cap ita l. Y ou r fo rces and agen ts are positioned som ew here w ith in you r bo rders ,w h ich are m arked w ith you r faction co lour.

Dark areas on the m ap are those you can 't "see" because you don 't have 'arm ies or agen ts nearby .

E ach settlement you know abou t has its nam e d isp layed . a long w ith a bannershow ing ow nersh ip . Som e banners include an ind ication abou t the garrison 'sstreng th . Y our ow n settlem en ts have a summ ary beneath the nam e, show ing at-a -g lance in form ation . O ne o f these w ill be you r cap ita l-your best settlem en t andw o rth d efe nd in g!

Armies are show n as so ld ie rs w ith banners to show the streng th o f the arm y .Som e arm ies have stars ind ica ting the comm and ab ility o fth e g en era l.

Agents are sp ies , d ip lom ats and assassin s . Ships rep resen t fleets. T hese are used to keep trade rou tes free o f p ira tes, ca rry

arm ies overseas and a ttack enem y fleets .W henever you select som eth ing , the Control Panel a t the bottom of the screenchanges .


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If you w ant to find ou t the nam e of a province or reg ion . first le ft-c lick on anem pty space 011 the gam e w orld m ap (to deselect every th ing). Then righ t-c lick andho ld on a ll em pty space in the prov ince you 're in te rested in . The underly ing terrain .the ow ning faction icon and the prov ince nam e w ill be d isp layed . Getting to Grips with the Control PanelIn the cam paign gam e. the con tro l panel is an im portan t e lem en t in con tro llingvour em pire. A s you selec t and lise d iffe ren t gam e elem en ts. the panel changes topresen t you w ith the righ t options and in fo rm ation .Every th ing-the round bu ttons and the tabs-on the con tro l panel has anassocia ted too l tip to exp lain its job .The mini-map show s the whole gam e world . W hen the curso r is on a m in i-m approv ince, the nam e and faction ow nersh ip cf the p rov ince is d isp layed as a too l tip .( Y O L I need som e kind of p resence or vou need to have dip lom atically exchangedma p in fo rm a tio n.) The Review Panel TabsThere are four tabs above the central R ev iew Panel. T hese allow you to sh iftbe tw een elem en ts o f a se ttlem en t. arm y or flee t. o r you can right-click on thetabs to bring up sum maries fo r Y ClL Irntire em pire:

Right-click on the army/navy tab (the left-m ost one) to b ring up theMilitary Forces Scroll. This is a list of all your fo rces. R igh t-c lick on anyarm y or navy in the lis t to see m ore deta ils.

Right-click on the town/city tab (second left) to b ring up theSettlements List. R igh t-c lick on any town or city in th is list to see there le va nt d eta ils .

R igh t-click on the agents tab (th ird from the left) to b ring up the AgentsScroll. Right-click 011 any of these characters to see their de ta ils. The fourth tab has no righ t-c lick function .

The Review PanelThe cen tra l R eview Panel (along w ith the large bu ild ing and tra in ing bu ttons)changes depend ing upon whether an arm y. flee t o r settlem ent is selec ted .

The tabs a long the top of the panel allow you to look at diffe ren t aspec tso f the se lected gam e world item , and you can righ t-c lick on a tab to bringu p fac tio n-w id e summ aries .

Right-click on any un it card in a rev iew panel to b ring lipfu rth er in fo rm a tio n.

If a tab is g reyed ou t, there 's no th ing re levan t to see w ith the selec ted un it,fleet. se ttlem en t o r agen t.


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For tabs that show m ilitary units, ships or agents, you can select anindividual unit card in the review panel by left-clicking on it. Y ou can 'then drag and drop a selected item onto a spot in the gam e w orld , andthe forces or agents involved w ill m ove there .

Y ou can m ake multip le selections by hold ing down the CTRL key andrepeatedly left-clicking on indiv idual un it cards until you have as m anyas you want. Y ou can also press Ctrl + A to select a ll un its,

Y ou can also m ake multip le selections by selecting one unit card , thenhold ing down the SHIFT key and selecting a second unit card . A ll theunit cards betw een the first and second clicks w ill be selected.

How to Playa Turn in the Campaign GameRome: Total War is a gam e that repays a b it o f thought on the road tovictory , It's a good idea to have som e general stra tegy in m ind of what you'dlike to do: ask yourself, fo r exam ple , w hen do you want to attack the G auls?W here? W ill you invade S icily? O r head in to the Balkan provinces? Answ ers toquestions like these help to set targets to work tow ard .W ith som e kind of underly ing plan, even if it's as straightforw ard as "defendwhat's m ine," you can approach each turn w ith a goal in m ind and do th ings tom ake your grow ing empire stronger and m ore successfu l. Senate MissionsAs a Roman faction , from tim e to tim e you 'll receive m issions from the Senate.It's up to you whether or no t you carry out their w ishes.W hen decid ing whether or no t to listen to the Senate , it's w orth ask ing if youhave the resources and tim e to do the m ission .

If you 've been asked to conquer som e place, can you do it w ithoutw eakening your forces elsewhere? O r is the p lace worth conquering as astep to som eth ing greater}

If you 've been asked to m ake a dip lom atic deal w ith a faction , do youwant the o ther faction to feel safe lor aw hile} A trade deal, fo r example ,can also bring in ex tra cash!

O f course, nobodys forcing you to obey, so if you want to ignore the Senate,you can . If you do, the Senate w ill use its pow ers against your faction , SeeHow to Deal with the Senate fo r m ore inform ation , SettlementsFor each turn-at least to start w ith-it's a good idea to check all yoursettlem ents and look after them carefu lly , W hen your empire isn 't very b ig ,you need to squeeze m axim um value out of each settlem ent that you have!


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There are a few sim ple questions you can ask yourself about your settlem ents, andthe answ ers w ill help you decide what needs to be done to get the m ost ou t ofyour em pire:

Is everyone happy in the settlement? Is public order above or closeto 100, so rio ts are unlikely) Settlem ents where there are rio ts and disorderm ay even rebel I Hint: try altering the tax rate : your people don 't likepaying taxes,

Is anything being constructed? A new build ing alw ays m akes asettlem ent "do som eth ing" better, be it tra in m ilitary units, defend thelocation , trade, farm or keep everyone in order. If you 're not sure what toconstruct, ask V ictoria,

Is a unit being trained? M ilitary units are the build ing blocks of arm ies.G enerally speaking , in the long run units are cheaper to train (and m aintain)than to buy as m ercenaries. A gain , if you 're not sure w hat k ind of unit totra in , you can consu lt V ictoria , your advisor.

Is the settlement making or losing money? O ne settlem ent losingmoney for a tim e is probably susta inab le , bu t losses in all se ttlem ents forlong periods w ill destroy your treasury, A faction w ith no m oney is introuble I Therefore it m akes sense to "tw eak" the tax rates in settlem ents tobalance public order and your tax incom e .

ArmiesEach turn you should ask yourself w hether your arm ies are doing som eth ing tocontribu te to your success. Som etim es just standing in the righ t p lace can beenough , bu t it's a lw ays worth going around and quickly rev iew ing your arm ypositions. A re there enough arm ies in position to counter an immediate threat fromenem ies) A re river crossings and m ountain passes guarded) A re arm ies p lacedready for an am bush?W hen you 've decided on an attack :

G et arm ies in to p lace to m ount the attack . This m ight m ean one large force ,or a couple of sm aller ones, P incer m ovem ents to attack a foe from twodifferen t d irections at the sam e tim e can be very effective ,

Position reinforcem ents for battle-ad jacent arm ies can be drawn in to thefigh t. Extra m en can be a great benefit.

P ick the best general to m ake the attack . This is usually the general w ith thehighest Command ra ting . A s generals w age battle , you 'll find that thetra its and ancillaries they gain g ive them a personality , and som e generalsw ill becom e experts at certain types of w arfare.


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AgentsD iplom ats , sp ies and assassin s have the ir u ses and shou ld be qu ick ly rev iew ed eachtu rn . A gen ts m ay be needed to carry out a m iss ion from the Sena te . A re they in therigh t p lace to be easily deployed?

Spies can be sen t to scope out riva ls ' territo ry . T hey can spot a rm ies tha t cou ldthrea ten you r ow n fo rces o r spy on settlem ents to learn the sta te o f the defenses .

Diplomats need to be w ith in reach of a riva l's se ttlem ent or arm y shou ld therebe a need to ta lk qu ick ly .

Assassins, if you have any , can be positioned near th reaten ing rival generals .P erhaps a sing le kn ife in the dark can neutra lize a th reat m ore effec tive ly thanm any sw ords .

How to Deal with Messages and EventsEvery tu rn it's lik e ly the re w ill be a num ber o f m essage notifications thatd rop dow n the le ft-hand side o f the screen . E ach kind o f m essage has itsow n p ic ture , and a too l tip appears if you m ove the cu rsor over a m essagenotif icat ion.

Left-click on any m essage tha t you w an t to read . A right-dick d ism isse s th em essage and rem oves it from the queue. C lick ing on the check bu tton o r p ressingESC also d ism isses a m essage .

Y ou can c lo se a m essage and leave it fo r la te r refe rence by click ing on the squaredose box in the top righ t-hand co rner. A ny m essage that you 've a lreadyopened w ill be show n w ith a b lack -and -w h ite g raph ic rather than a co lou r one.

The Marius EventThe sing le m ost sign ifican t even t in the gam e is the refo rm of the R om an A rm y carriedout by G aius M arin s, a m an refe rred to as the "th ird founder of R om e."H e com plete ly changed the w ay Rom ans o rganised the ir a rm ies, fough t w ars andconquered the ir neighbou rs. H isto rica lly , th is re fo rm ation started around 107 B C andafte r M arius , the L eg ions of R om e w ere very d iffe ren t from what had gone befo re .In Rome: Total War, th e refo rm s of G aiu s M ariu s a re no t tied to an exac t date .W e're no t go ing to te ll you here w hen it w ill happen , bu t w e w ill te ll you w hat happens:the R om an factions can sta rt bu ild ing a new genera tion of m ilita ry un its. E ssen tia lly .M ariu s un locks a second Rom an techno logy tree .


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A rm ies are the basic "p ieces" in the cam paign gam e.Each arm y con ta ins up to 20 m ilita ry units: anyco llec tion of m ilita ry un its is an arm y tha t m oves andfigh ts toge th er. A rm ies are o rdered around the cam paignm ap: un its are o rdered around the battle fie ld .

HOW TO USE ARMIES

[1 ] [1 ]The figure on the gam e m ap g ives you basic in fo rm ation abou t the arm y: Generals or cap ta in s com m and arm ies. W e 'll d iscu ss the m ajo r d iffe rencesbe tw een genera ls and cap ta ins la te r.

Captains are lesser leaders , g iven tem po rary com mand of an arm y. T hesearm ies are a lw ays show n as foo t so ld iers (w ithou t c lo aks) appropria te toth eir f ac tio n .

T he banner co lour and sym bol show s the ow ning fac tion . T he dark co lour tha t "fills" the banner show s the arm y streng th : the

stronger the arm y, the b igger the filled area . A ny go ld sta rs show the comm and ra ting of th e genera l (0 -10). The larger

the num ber o f sta rs , th e bette r th e genera l.

MovingSelec t an arm y by left-c lick ing on it. The h igh ligh ted area show s every p lace the arm y can m ove to during the

curren t tu rn . A ll ac tions (m oves and attacks) cost m ovem ent po in ts and asth ese are u sed up , the d istance an arm y can m ove fo r the rem ainder o f thetu rn red uces.

Right-click on the spo t w here you w an t an arm y to go . A large arrowshow s the proposed rou te fo r the arm y .

Right-click and drag to show the rou te chang ing fo r an arm y as itsd estin atio n c ha ng es.

Right-click on an enem y , neu tra l p iece or lo cation to attack it. T hecurso r w ill change in to a sw ord to show an attack is po ssib le . A ttack inga neu tra l fac tion is , by defin ition , a dec lara tion of w ar on tha t fac tion .Right-click on a friend ly arm y (no t an a lly !) to m erge the m ovingarm y in to th e sta tionary one . W e'll ta lk m ore abou t m erg ing arm iesin a m om ent.


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Right-click on a friend ly settlem en t (no t an a llied settlem en t) to m \!rge thearm y w ith the se ttlem en t garrison (if any ). T he arm y w ill move in to these ttlem en t, and if the a rm y has a genera l and the se ttlem en t doesn 't have agoverno r, the genera l w ill be au tom atically appo in ted as the new governo r.

S ee the How to RunSettlements sectio n fo r m o re in fo rm atio n. R ed h igh ligh ted areas are in enem y zones o f con tro l, w h ich m eans they 're

ad jacen t to a non -a llied a rm y. Mov ing in to a red zone ends fu rthe r m ovem en t fo ran arm y . Y ou don 't have to attack w hen in a zone o f con tro l.

It 's possib le to righ t-c lick beyond the g reen h igh ligh ted area , in w hich case it'lltake tw o (o r m ore) turn s fo r an arm y to reach it.s destination . A ssum ing the a rm yis given no new orders and isn 't am bushed . it 'll con tinue m arch ing . The rou te isshow n as a m ultico lou red line , w ith each co lou r rep resen ting one tu rn 'smovemen t .

A rm ies tha t canno t move have a red circ le a round them . A rm ies a re show n as knee ling figu res w hen they 're h idden and ready to ambush

any passing enem ies.Selecting the Next PieceYou can select a rm ies, flee ts , agen ts and /o r se ttlem en ts in any o rder you w ish byclick ing en them on the cam paign m ap .

T o selec t the nex t fo rce , agen t o r city ,d ick on the a rrow s on either side of thenam e in the righ t-hand section of theC on tro l P ane l, ju st above th e end o ftu rn b utto n.

The vertica l " therm om eter" bar on therigh t show s the m ovem en t po in tsrem ain ing fo r tha t p iece .

TerrainIf you w an t to find ou t the te rra in in a particu lar a rea , first left-click on an em ptyspace on the gam e w orld m ap (to dese lect every th ing ). The il right-click and holdon an em pty space in the p rov ince you 're in terested in . T h is te lls you the terra in type o fthe loca tion , the ow ning faction and the p rov ince nam e.

T he terra in de te rm ines w he ther you r arm ies can move in to a loca tion andde te rm ines the k ind o f ba ttlefie ld you 'll figh t on in that a rea .

S om e terra in -such as m oun ta in s-are s im ply im passab le to a rm ies. Y ou 'll needto find passes o r rou tes around b lock ing te rra in .


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R iver cro ss ings a re m arked on the cam paign m ap by ford s o r b ridges (afte rroads have been construc ted ). T hese are the only p laces w here a rm ies cancro ss , and are , thus, s tra teg ically im portan t.

A rm ies can hide in w ooded areas and am bush passing enem ies.W ise comm anders choose their ground carefu lly to m ake the m ost of troops. so it'sw orth check ing ou t the terra in near m ounta in passes . rive r crossings and o ther"choke po in ts" w here the enem y m ust pass .AmbushesA rm ies can am bush passing enem y arm ies on the cam paign m ap .

A rm ies tha t can carry ou t am bushes a re alw ays show n kneeling dow n in thew oods, even at the sta rt o f a gam e tu rn .

A rm ies belonging to o ther fac tions tha t a re ly ing in am bush aren 't show n onthe m ap un til the am bush is sp rung !

If you r arm y is am bushed . its m ovem ent is halted and it m ust figh t a ba ttle .T his can be au to-reso lved o r fough t on the battle fie ld . T he am bushed arm y isusually a t a severe d isadvan tage!

AttackingW hen you have an arm y selected , right-dick on the enem y arm y or se ttlem en tyou w ish to attack :

The Battle Deployment Scroll w ill appear. T hisg ives a b reakdow n of your forces and the enem yarrayed again st you .

The m ost im portan t p iece o f in fo rm ation is thestrength comparison in the cen tre o f the sc ro ll.M o v e th e cu rso r over the cro ssed sw ords to see theodds for the com ing ba ttle .

R e in fo rcem en ts are also lis ted , d raw n from ad jacen t a rm ies .S ee Attacking with Supporting Armies on the nex t page.

Y ou can figh t the ba ttle fo r yourself. tak ing con tro l o f you r un its on theba ttlefie ld . T h is g ives you the m ost con tro l and is-w e th ink-the m ost fun !Y ou can have the PC work ou t the resu lt fo r you . C asua lties m ay beheav ier than if you figh t the ba ttle , and you can 't p ro tec t you r generalfrom harm .

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@ Y ou can withdraw from your attack.If you 're a ttack ing a se ttlem en t o r fo rt, see the How to Besiege a Settlementor Fort sec tion of the m anual.

Attacking with Supporting ArmiesRein fo rcem en ts can join an attack . W hen a battle is auto-reso lved , their streng th issim ply taken in to accoun t. W hen a battle is fough t ou t in de tail. the ir e ffects aremo r e s ig n if ic an t:

W hen one arm y attacks, any other friend ly arm y (yours, o r one belong ingto an ally ) tha t is ad jacen t to the arm y or se ttlem en t under attack canb ec ome re in fo rc eme nts .

T he arm y tha t a ttacks is the one you d irectly con tro l. M ake sure that yourfo rces are a ll in the red zone of contro l o f an enem y arm y, o r cance l thea ttack and then m ove up ano ther arm y to act as rein fo rcem en ts befo reg iv in g b attle .

A ny ad jacen t arm y that's comm anded by a general w ill a lw ays be under A Icon tro l on the battlefie ld . Y ou w on't be ab le to issue comm ands to un its underthe genera l's comm and.

A ny ad jacen t arm y that's commanded by a cap tain w ill re in fo rce your arm yon the battle fie ld on a un it-by-un it basis. R em em bering tha t there 's a lim it o f20 un its per arm y, re in fo rcem en ts w ill appear w hen a slo t in your arm y isavailab le , either th rough casualties o r because a un it has run aw ay. .

R ein fo rcem en ts on the battle fie ld alw ays appear from the d irec tion thatm atches the ir position on the cam paign m ap . If a supporting arm y is beh indan enem y arm y (bu t still ad jacen t to the enem y), it'll appear on the battle fie ldin the enem y rear.

Multiple AttacksA s long as an arm y keeps w inning , it can keep m oving fo rw ard and attack ing .D epend ing on casualties (and o ther fac tors). it m ay be ab le to a ttack tw o or th reetim es during a tu rn .Merging ArmiesM ove an arm y on to ano ther friend ly (sam e fac tion) arm y orsettlem en t to m erge the tw o forces. It m ay be usefu l tom erge un its befo re m erg ing arm ies. Y ou can 't m erge un itsw hile you 're m erging arm ies.

The genera l w ith the h ighest C omm and rating isusua lly in charge of a m erged arm y. W hen an arm y led by a cap ta in is m ergedw ith a general's a rm y, the cap ta in is reduced to the ranks and d isappears

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If the re a re m ore than 20 un its (to ta l, in bo th arm ies) invo lved in the m erg ing ,then the M erge A rm ies scro ll appears .

S elec t the un its you w an t to m ove to the o ther a rm y . Y ou can m ake m ultip lese lec tions by hold ing dow n the CTRL key as you le ft - c lick .

Som e un its m ay be g reyed ou t. T hese have m oved as fa r as they can th istu rn . and there fo re can 't m ove (m erge) to ano ther arm y .

C lick on the tran sfe r arrow bu tton in the m idd le o f the scro ll once you 'rehappy w ith the arm y com positions. Y ou can a lso d rag-and -d rop unitsbetw een the tw o arm ies on th is sc ro ll.

O nce you 're happy w ith the m erged arm ies, c lick on the check box in thelow er righ t-hand co rner o f the sc ro ll.

"".--"-"-~;-.".--,,---,,,.-,-__,,pli tting ArmiesF rom tim e to tim e , you m ay w ant to sp lit a fo rceo r m ove part o f a garrison ou t o f a se ttlem en to r fort.

S elec t the un its you w an t to m ove using the ir un it ca rd s in the R ev iew Pane lin the cen tre o f the C on tro l P anel a t the bo ttom of the sc reen .

Y ou can use the SHIFT and CTRL keys w hile selec ting to m akemu l tip le s ele c tio n s.

Either m ove the cu rso r to the spo t you w an t the se lec ted units to go .A "ghost" a rm y w ill be show n in the cu rso r position .

Or d rag-and -d rop the selected un its from the R eview Panel to an app rop ria teloca tion in the gam e w orld .

In bo th cases, the "son" arm y m arches to the new location .Merging UnitsA fte r a ba ttle there 's a good chance you r fo rces have taken som e casua ltie s. Som eun its m ay have been reduced to on ly a few m en . N o m atte r how few m en a un itcon ta ins . it still u ses one o f the 20 slo ts in an arm y roste r. T h is resu lts in arm iesthat are fu ll o f un its ye t conta in few m en .

U nits can be increased in num erica l streng th by m erg ing them or byre tra in ing a t a se ttlem en t. S ee the R etra in ing U nits section on page 35 .

M erg ing un its m ust be o f the sam e type . D rag one unit on to ano ther in theR ev iew Pane l. and the tw o w ill m erge . T he m en in the un it be ing d ropped areadded to the ta rget un it.


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T he dragged un it m ay van ish if a ll its m en are used in th is w ay . A ny "spare"m en rem ain in the ir o rig in a l un it.

Y ou can au to -m erge dep le ted un its by p ressing th e M key .Unit ExperienceBe carefu l w hen com bin ing un its since troops w ith low (o r no) expe rience can d ilu tea h igh experience un it and reduce its perfo rm ance in com bat. T he num ber andco lou r o f the chevrons on the un it card in th e Review Panel show un itexperience. A un it w ith experience can be re lied on in com bat, and w ill u sua llybea t an o the rw ise id en tica l un it. C hev rons can also be gained by un its undergenera ls w ith h igh com mand values, o r as a resu lt o f good tra in ing fac ilities(buildings).

No chevrons ind ica te the un it h as little o r no experience . O ne, tw o and th ree bronze chevrons show the un it has been "b looded"in c omb at.

O ne , tw o and th ree silver chevrons show the un it is com posed ofso ld iers w ho have seen m uch hard figh ting .

O ne, tw o and th ree gold chevrons show the un it is com posed of tough ,g rizzled vete ran s w ho know the busin ess o f w ar inside and ou t. A un it w iththree gold chevrons is like ly to be one tha t's w orth its w eigh t in go ldto a com m ander!

E ach genera l has a bodyguard un it. C asualties taken by thebodyguard are slow ly rep laced over tim e. T he size o f th ebodyguard depends on the rank and experience of th e genera l. T he type o fbodyguard depends on the fac tion , the date in the gam e and so fo rth .

Generals and GovernorsGenera ls are nam ed charac ters , m em bers o f th e ru ling fam ily of afac tion w ho comm and . T hey can have tra its and gain a re tinue ofa ttached ancilla ry charac ters to he lp them in the ir w ork .

G enera ls w ho end a tu rn in a se ttlem en t w ithou t a gove rnor becom e thegoverno r. W hen there 's a cho ice , the genera l w ith the h ighest m anagem en tab ility is a lw ays the governo r.

The best gene ra l in a se ttlem en t is th e comm ander o f th e garrison . H ism ilita ry ab ilities are u sed in siege battles .

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Captains [ l l , - l : -ap ta in s a re lim ited , tem pora ry leaders o f a rm ies . T hey 're se lectedfrom the ranks w hen an arm y needs a leader and a nam ed charac te risn 't availab le to be a genera l. W hen a genera l jo in s the arm y , thecap ta in re tu rn s to the ranks .C ap tain s c an no t:

R ecru it m ercenaries B uild fo rts and w atch tow ers G overn settlem en ts

W hen a se ttlem en t w ithou t a governo r is besieged , a cap ta in leads the garrison .

Recruiting Mercenaries,Qh ile a genera l is ou ts ide a c ity . he can recru it m ercenaries from the loca l~ p rov ince . C lick on the Recruit Mercenaries bu tton in the C on tro l P ane l.

W hen there are no m ercenaries ava ilab le , the bu tton is g reyed ou t. T h is b rings up the Army Details Scro ll, show ing the general and the lis t o f

a v aila b le me r ce n ar ie s. Left-click on any m ercenary un it to selec t it and add it to the queue o f

m ercenaries to be h ired . Y ou can dese lec t a m ercenary un it fo r h iring by le ft-c lick ing on it once again .

Right-click on a m ercenary to b ring up de ta ils.W hen you 're sa tisfied w ith you r h iring cho ices , c lick on the Hire Queued

t" Units button on the le ft o f the scro ll. U n like a faction 's ow n troops w ho haveto be tra ined for at leas t a tu rn befo re they appear. m ercenaries in s tan tly appearas part o f the a rm y in the rev iew panel.

Building Forts and WatchtowersOnly an arm y under the comm and of a genera l can bu ild w atch tow ers and /o r fo rts.W hen th is is no t possib le , th is bu tton is g reyed ou t.tt:l\ C lick ing on the Construction bu tton w h ile no t in a se ttlem en t b rings up the~ Field Construction sc ro ll. F rom here , you can se lec t e ithe r a watchtower

o r a fort. Each has a denarii co st assoc ia ted w ith it. W atch tow ers a re perm anen t structu res that ex tend you r fie ld o f v iew . Fo rts requ ire a garrison to rem ain in p lay . If the fo rt is em p ty w hen the end o f

tu rn bu tton is p ressed . it w ill fa ll in to d isrepa ir and be rem oved from the m ap .T he construc ting arm y can leave a un it to keep the fo rt go ing , o r ano ther fo rce(o r even an agen t) can m ove in ; a ll w ill p rese rve the fo rt fo r fu tu re use .

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A genera l can bu ild as m any w atch tow ers and /o r fo rts as you w an t in a s ing letu rn , lim ited only by h is ab ility to m ove to a new site .

F o rts can be ex trem ely usefu l in defend ing stra teg ic "choke po in ts" such as m oun tainpasses: an enem y w ill have to lay s iege to the fo rt to advance . It's even possib le tobu ild a "w all" o f fo rts to iso la te an area .

HOW TO RUN SETTLEMENTSSettlem en ts are cen tra lly im portan t in you r e ffo rts to conquer the w orld . T hey generateincom e th rough taxes. M ilitary un its are tra ined there . A nd w ithou t tak ing enem yse ttlem en ts , you 're un likely to w in the gam e.E ach settlem en t is the reg iona l cap ita l o f thep rov ince it occup ies: the fac tion tha t ow ns ase ttlem en t also ow ns the assoc ia ted p rov ince .A ll the resou rces-trade goods, fo r exam ple -show n on the cam paign m ap in a p rov ince a reava ilab le fo r u se by the se ttlem en t.Y ou can m ove the cu rso r over a resou rce to seea re levan t too l tip .The size o f a se ttlem en t-w he ther it 's a v illage , tow n , large tow n or a m ino r, la rge o rhuge c ity -is de te rm ined by the size o f the popu la tion . T he large r the popu lation , theb igger the se ttlem en t. S ettlem en t s ize and defenses a re show n on the cam paign m ap .A settlem en t can only take advan tage o f its la rge popu lation if it has the righ tgovernm en t bu ild ing at its (m etapho rical) cen tre . W ithou t the righ t adm in istra tion ,advanced struc tu res canno t be bu ilt. T here 's a cha in from population togovernment to building construction to training military units fo r eachse ttlem en t. W ithou t se ttlem en ts to generate un its . you w on 't have arm iesto co mman d!Lise Ctrl + T to togg le c ity nam es and de ta ils on and o ff. T he deta ils a re a summ aryo f the activ ity in the se ttlem en t:

T he c ity name and its sta tu s a re show n on the top line: fo r exam p le , ac ity tha t is revolting o r has plague w ill have an app ropria te icon nex tto its nam e.

T h is is the income genera ted by the se ttlem en t. It's poss ib le fo r a settlem en tto lo se m oney every tu rn if the incom e is less than its upkeep costs .T he face icon rep resen ts the overa ll happ iness o f the se ttlem en t popu lation .


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Left-click on the Training Button to open the Recruitment tab on these ttlem en t scro ll. T h is a llow s you to issue o rders to tra in new units . sh ips andagen ts in the se ttlem en t. W hen a un it is be ing tra ined . it appears here .O therw ise . the bu tton show s tha t the se ttlem en t is ready to rece ive tra in ingorders. Y ou can click on the R etra in tab to show retra inab le un its .

T he review panels in th e cen tre show variou s deta ils o f the se ttlem en t, depend ing onw hich tab has been se lec ted .

T he left tab show s the garrison units in th e se ttlem en t, a long w ith anygovernor and h is bodyguard . Right-click on a un it card to bring upin fo rm ation . T he governor o f a se ttlem en t is a lw ays show n w ith a "m anagem en tscro ll" on h is portra it. "V isiting" genera ls are show n w ith sta rs on the ir po rtra itsin the rev iew panel.

T he second tab show s the ex isting bu ild ings in the se ttlem en t. Right-click on any of the bu ild ing p ic tu res to b ring up the BuildingInformation Scroll.

T he th ird tab show s any v isito rs-agen ts o f your fac tion -in the se ttlem en t.Right-click on any o f the agen ts to b ring up the appropria te charac ter scro ll.

T he fourth tab (passengers on a flee t), is no t used fo r se ttlem en ts .In the righ t-hand sec tion of the C on tro l P anel are tw o large bu ttons w ith the tow nn am e a lo ng sid e:

C lick on the arrow s on eith er sid e of th e nam e to m oveb etw e en s ettlem en ts.

T he top part o f the scro ll show s the G overnor'sD eta ils (if th ere 's a governor in resid ence).D epend ing on d ifficu lty se ttings, w ithou t a governor, a settlem en t is a lw aysau to -m anaged fo r you . T he governor 's a ttribu tes have an effec t on how w ell these ttlem en t is run .

The Settlement ScrollThe Settlement Scroll is the key to getting in fo rm ationabou t, and issu ing orders to , a se ttlem en t.The large arrow s on eith er sid e o f th e se ttlem en t nam eallow you to scro ll be tw een se ttlem en ts qu ick ly .The m ain part o f th e Settlement Scroll is d iv ided in tofo ur a re as:


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The nex t sec tion show s the Settlement Details. T his d isp lays a summ aryof a ll the im portan t statis tics fo r the se ttlem en t, a long w ith icons th at showwhether o r no t the settlem en t is revo lting , under siege and /o r in fected w ithp lague . Y ou 'll a lso see a popu la tion requ irem en t fo r the settlem en t to g row insize; th is w ill no t be show n if the se ttlem en t has reached its m ax im um size .

The nex t sec tion a llow s you to Set Policies fo r the settlem en t. W hen au to -m anagem en t is o ff, you 'll be g iven th e cho ice to alte r the tax ra te in these ttlem en t. T he tax ra te you se t affects how m uch m oney you earn from these ttlem en t (incom e), how happy your peop le are fee ling (pub lic o rder), th epopu la tion and the popu la tion grow th ra te .The tax ra tes vary from low to very h igh ; try ad justing th e tax ra tes andseeing w hat happens to in com e, pub lic o rder and grow th . These four valuesde term ine how w ell you r se ttlem en t functions.Som e fac tions can have am phithea ters and circuses in se ttlem en ts, so you 'lla lso have the cho ice o f how often gam es or races are th row n to am useth e p eo ple .

The O rders sec tion has four tabs fo r C onstruc tion , R ecru itm en t, R epair andR etra in ing . For the m om ent. w e'll concen tra te on C onstruc tion and R epair.Th is is w here you order bu ild ing w orks fo r your se ttlem en t. T he R ecru itm en tand R etra in ing T abs are dea lt w ith in the H ow to T ra in U nits sec tion , T abstha t can 't be selec ted are g reyed ou t.

D own the left -hand side of th is scro ll is a se t o f bu ttons tha t con tro l the se ttlem en tand g ive you m ore in fo rm ation :

Th is bu tton brings up a m ore deta iled analysis o f your se ttlem en t.

Th is b rings up a scro ll show ing you the bu ild ings in the settlem en tarranged accord ing ro the ir position on the gam e's techno logy tree . T h isis usefu l fo r rev iew ing progress and p lann ing fu tu re c iv ic developm ents.C lick here to ask V ic to ria w hat to construc t. S he 'll suggest a bu ild ing andg ive reasons fo r her cho ice .C lick here to cen tre the cam paign m ap v iew on the settlem en t. F ron tie rse ttlem en ts have d ifferen t p rio rities than those c loser to the core o fy ou r em p ire.


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Who Gets to be Governor?The firs t n am ed charac ter to en ter a se ttlem en t w ill b e the governo r as a righ t. H isab ilities are used to m od ify how w ell the se ttlem en t is be ing run .

H is un it card is m arked w ith a scro ll to show h is sta tus. O ther genera ls (if any) in the se ttlem en t are show n w ith silver stars onthe ir un it cards. D uring a siege , the genera l w ith th e best comm and ra ting w ill be trea ted as

th e comm anding genera l (and th is n eed no t be the gove rnor). If the fac tionleader is p re sen t, he a lw ays ou trank s any o ther genera l regard less o f h isac tu a l com m and ra ting .

H ow ever, w hen a nam ed charac ter (a genera l. no t a cap ta in ) m oves in to ase ttlem en t, he w ill b e appo in ted as the new governo r if h is managementab ility is h igher th an tha t o f th e curren t in cum ben t.

It's possib le fo r the governorsh ip to change hands m any tim es if severa lcharac ters m ove in to a se ttlem en t in a sing le tu rn .

Building ConstructionA ll bu ild ing constru c tion w ork u ses tw o resources: tim e and m oney .

T he num ber o f d iffe ren t bu ild ing s show n as constru c tion op tion s depends onthe size o f the se ttlem en t and w ha t you 've a lready bu ilt.

If you don 't h ave th e m oney , you w on 't be ab le to constru c t som e bu ild ings.B u ild ings tha t are beyond your m eans are g reyed ou t.

Left-dick on a bu ild ing under the Construction tab to add it to th eConstruction Queue. The m oney to pay fo r the bu ild ing is im med ia te lydeducted from your treasu ry .

Left-dick on a bu ild ing in the Construction Queue to cance l th econ struc tion order. T he bu ild ing w ill reappear under the Construction tabin case you w an t to constru c t it la te r.

W hen the Construction Queue is fu ll, bu ild ings under th eConstruction tab w ill b e g reyed ou t.

B u ild ings in th e Construction Queue are com ple ted in le ft-to -righ t o rde r.Y ou can alte r th e order by d ragg ing-and-d ropp ing the bu ild ing p ic tu res un tilyou 're happy .

Right-dick on a bu ild ing in op tions or the queue to b ring up the re levan tB uild in g In fo rm a tio n S cro ll.


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Shrines and Temples are spec ia l cases. Y ou m ay be offered a cho ice oftem ple fo r con struc tion . O nce you 've added a tem p le to the Queue, the o thertem ples w ill be rem oved as construc tion cho ices. E ach se ttlem en t can on lyhave one tem ple , and they are m utua lly exclusive . It's possib le to destroy atem ple and start over w ith a sh rine to a d iffe ren t god .

Repairing BuildingsBuild ings can be dam aged th rough natu ra l d isaste rs and during siege assau lts. It'squ ite possib le to dam age a tow n w ithou t tak ing it. and the longer an assau lt takes,the m ore "co lla tera l dam age" is done . L eft-c lick on the Repair tab to see w hichbu ild ings need w ork .

R epairing bu ild ings w orks in a ve ry sim ila r fash ion to new construc tion . Theco st o f repa irs is usua lly substan tia lly less than the co st o f a new build ing ,bo th in term s o f cash and of tim e.

In stead of be ing presen ted w ith constru ction op tions, there is a co llec tion ofbuildings needing repair.

Left-click on any dam aged bu ild ing to add it to the construc tion queue .It can be dragged and dropped in to th e queue and left-c licked to cance l thew ork as described above fo r new construc tion w ork .

The Building Information ScrollTh is show s in fo rm ation abou t a given bu ild ing . Y ou can find ou t w hat each g roup ofbu ild ings does th rough the Building Browser Scroll.The Building Information Scroll a llow s you to destroy bu ild ings. T h is is onth is scro ll to stop you from doing it acc iden ta lly !

C lick on th is bu tton to destroy the bu ild ing . Y ou 'll rece ive a p roportion -around a th ird -o f the cost o f the bu ild ing as a refund in to your treasu ry .

The Settlement Details ScrollTh is scro ll a llow s you to rev iew the se ttlem en t in de ta il, andsee w hat facto rs are con tribu ting to the overa ll populationgrowth, public order a nd se ttle m en t income.

Fo r each of these th ree areas, the positive fac to rs ares hown above the negative fac to rs. M ove the curso rover each icon and a too l tip appears te lling you w hati t r e pr es en t s.

The o ther im portan t, p erhaps v ita l, p iece ofin fo rm ation presen ted here is the leng th of tim e tha t the settlem en t canw ithstand a siege . T h is rep resen ts th e su rp lus food tha t the se ttlem en th as sto re d.


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Left-c lick th is bu tton to b ring you dow n in to a battle fie ld v iew of you rse ttlem en t. It can be a grea t h e lp in le tting you ge t a fee l fo r the s tree tsa nd d efe nse s.L e ft-c lick th is bu tton to b ring up the T rade S umm ary S cro ll and seehow you r se ttlem en t is g ene ra ting taxab le in com e.L eft-c lick on th is bu tton to m ake th is se ttlem en t you r cap ita l.T h is is w he re a ll n ew G ene ra ls and rew ard un its from the Senatew i ll a p p ea r.

The Trade Scroll and Province ResourcesThere a re tw o w ays to ra ise th e in com e from a se ttlem en t: O ne is to change th e taxra te (th rough the S ettlem en t S c ro ll); T he o the r is to im p rove th e econom icstru ctu res in a se ttlem en t.T here a re th ree po ten tia l g ene ra to rs o f taxab le in com e : trade . fa rm ing and m in ing .A ll o f these can be im proved by construc ting bu ild ing s. a lthough a ll re ly on re sou rces inth e p ro vin ce .

A ny resou rces in the su rround ing p rov ince w ill be traded au tom atica lly .if on ly w ith in th e lo ca l se ttlem en t. S laves and g ra in a re m oved betw eense ttlem en ts au to m atica lly a s requ ired .

M ines a re needed to ex trac t m inera l w ea lth from a p rov ince . T hese need to becons tru c ted lik e any o the r bu ild ing . F a rm ing im p rovem en ts in crease the in com e from farm ing and the g row th

ra te o f a se ttlem en t as m ore food is gene ra ted . H ow eve r. no t a ll p rov in ces areequa lly fe rtile , so don 't expec t fa rm s to have th e sam e affec t in a ll p arts o f thew orld , T hat sa id , a se ttlem en t a lw ays bene fits from fa rm ing im provem en ts .

T rader-type bu ild ing s in a se ttlem en t im prove th e e ffic iency o f trade and theam oun t o f m oney it g ene ra tes .

A po rt (and its sub sequen t upgrades) a llow s trade goods to be m oved m oree ffic ien tly and in grea ter num bers. P o rts a lw ays appea r on the coastlin e o f th eprov ince , a lthough they 're pa rt o f th e se ttlem en t. T hey a lso he lp tra in nava lun its , L and locked p rov inces canno t have po rts .

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The Building Browser and the Technology TreeThe Rome: Total War package includes a prin ted technology tree for the R om anfactions in the gam e. A ll factions. how ever. fo llow a technology tree . som e ofw hich are very d ifferen t from that o f the Rom ans. T he Building BrowserScroll allow s you to rev iew a se ttlem ent's prog ress th rough the technology tree .

B uild ings in fu ll co lou r have been com pleted . G reyed-out bu ild ings are eitherno t yet bu ilt o r unavailab le for the settlem ent.

The Build ing B row ser show s the government build ing you need beforeyou can construct o the r bu ild ings at the sam e level.

Right-click on any build ing (includ ing those not yet bu ilt) to b ring up therelevant Building Information Scroll.

A ll bu ild ings keep . or im prove on . the ab ilitie s o f earlier struc tu res.Wonders of the WorldSom e provinces contain wonders of the ancien t w orld . C apturing the settlem ent inthe prov ince g ives you contro l of the w onder. and these gran t em pire-w ide benefits.If you lose contro l o f the settlem ent (and the prov ince), you lose the benefit fo row ning the, w onder.Trouble in Settlements

J ~ Settlem en ts are no t alw ays good places to liv e . and som etim es the people'if' w ill m ake the ir feelings clear by revolting. V ictoria , you r advisor. w ill w arnyou that prob lem s are deve lop ing and suggest so lu tions. bu t preven tion is

som etim es be tter than cu re . Y ou can reduce the tax rate . send troops to quelld issen t. send a better (or indeed any) governor and . if tim e perm its. constructbu ild ings that have a positive effect on pub lic order.

S ieges have to be endured o r b roken . S ee the section on How to Break aSiege on page 36 for m ore in form ation .P lague is. perhaps. the w orst th ing that can happen to a settlem ent, anda sign of the gods' d isfavour! A settlem ent that's a squa lid p lace to live ism ore likely to su ffe r p lague than som ewhere that's w holesom e. A gain . som e

bu ild ings-such as sew ers-have a positive e ffec t on public hea lth and lessen thelikelihood of a p lague.Changing YourMindConstruction orders are only executed when the end of tu rn bu tton is pressed .B efore then . you can undo any changes you have m ade.


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HOW TO TRAIN UNITSA rm ies in Rome: Total War are m ade up o f one or m ore m ilitary units underthe comm and of a general (a m em ber o f the ru ling fam ily) o r a lesser captain(a com mander d raw n from the ranks).O ne class o f un its can never be tra ined : genera l's bodyguard un its. T hese are g ivenfree w ith every new m em ber o f the ru ling fam ily of a faction . T hey can , how ever,be retra ined and equ ipped w ith be tter qua lity w eapons. A general's bodyguard isd isbanded w hen the genera l d ies.T rain ing a ll o the r un its u ses three resou rces: tim e, m oney and m en . Every un ittakes a t least one tu rn to tra in , has a cash cost and uses popu lation from these ttlem en t w here it's tra ined . U n its a lso cost m oney fo r sa la ry , supp lies andequ ipm ent after they have been tra ined . T his upkeep cost is au tom atica lly pa id ,and can becom e a sign ifican t expenditu re each tu rn !T he m ilita ry bu ild ings in a settlem en t dete rm ine w hat un its can be tra ined there .T he Building Browser Scroll show s w hat bu ild ings p roduce un its.B arbarian fac tions have a differen t se t of bu ild ings in their technology tree , bu t theprinc ip le rem ains the sam e.

A left-click on one o f you r se ttlem ents se lec ts the settlem en t, and theControl Panel a t the bottom of the screen changes to reflect thecon ten ts of the selected settlem en t.

C lick on the le ft-m ost tab above the cen tra l Review Panel to show thesettlem en t garrison . T h is a llow s you to rev iew the troops already presen t inthe se ttlem ent. (A right-click on th is tab p roduces the Military ForcesScroll: a list o f all you r ex isting arm ies).

~ O n the righ t-hand side o f the Control Panel are tw o large bu ttons .'0lick on the low er rec ru itm ent bu rton to open the Se ttlem en t Scro ll w ithth e Recruitment tab selected .

The Recruitment TabA s you 'll see , th is is ve ry sim ila r to the Construction tab.

T he R ecru itm en t tab is w here you order new un its to be tra ined in you rsettlem en t. Im media te ly be low is the Recruitment Queue, w hich show stra in in g in p rog re ss.D ow n the le ft-hand side o f th is scro ll is a se t o f bu ttons that are describedin the How To Run Settlements sect ion.

C lick here to ask V ic to ria abou t w hat un it to tra in . She1 I suggest a un itand g ive reasons fo r her cho ice .


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The Recruitment QueueM ilita ry un its requ ire three resources w hen they 're tra ined : m oney , tim e and m ento fill the ranks (m oney is a lso needed fo r ongo ing upkeep costs):

o The num ber o f d ifferen t unit types show n under the Recruitment tabdepends on the m ilita ry bu ild ings in the settlem en t.

o If you don 't have the m oney , you w on 't be ab le to add un its to the Queue.U nits beyond your m eans are g reyed ou t.o D iplom ats, sp ies and assassins are trea ted as one-m an un its.o A ll boats and sh ips are treated as m ilitary un its, bu t they appear a t the port

in the se ttlem en t's p rov ince .o Units m ay also be greyed ou t if there are insu ffic ien t "spare" m en in the

se ttlem en t popu lation to fill the ranks.o Left-click on a un it under the Recruitment tab to add it to theRecruitment Queue.o The left-m ost un it in the queue is shaded red to show that tra in ing has

begun , and the num ber o f tu rns un til train ing is com ple te are show n. Theshad ing is rem oved as progress is m ade.

o Left-click on a un it in the Recruitment Queue to cancel the train ingorder. The un it w ill d isappear from the recru itm en t queue .

o Up to n ine un its can be in the Recruitment Queue. W hen the queue isfu ll, units under the Recruitment tab w ill be greyed ou t.o You can order the train ing of as m any iden tica l un its as you like. U n like

settlem en t bu ild ings, un its are no t un ique .o Units in the R ecru itm en t Queue are tra ined in left - ro -righ t o rder. Y ou can

alter the order o f tra in ing by dragg ing-and-d ropp ing the un it cards.o A word of w arn ing! If you rem ove the left-m ost un it in the queue , any

progress to date w ill be cancelled , even if you m ove it back to its positionat the head of the queue!o Right-click on a un it card to bring up the re levan t UnitInformation Scroll.

The Unit Information ScrollThis Scro ll show s histo rica l background and the un it's gam e effec ts , inc lud ing thea ll-im portan t tra in ing and upkeep costs .

The Unit Information Scroll also allow s you to d isband your un its . Th issaves the upkeep costs o f the un it.C lick on this bu tton to d isband the un it. I f the un it is d isbanded in ase ttlem en t, the m en are added to the settlem en t popula tion .


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Settlement Rally PointsUnits tra ined in a settlem en t are usually added to the garrison . W hen the garrison isfu ll, the new ly tra ined unit appears outside the settlem ent. N aval un its (sh ips) alw aysappear in the harbo r on the province 's coast. W hen the harbor is fu ll. they appearoutside the harbor.H ow ever. it's possib le to set up a rally point: a location som ew here on the cam paigngam e m ap w here all un its are sen t after they 've been tra ined in a settlem ent. T his canbe very usefu l if the fron t line in a w ar is a long w ay from your m ain cities-troops w illbe au tom atically sen t to the w ar:

o Select the settlem ent by left-clicking on it.o Move the cursor to the poin t on the cam paign m ap w here you w ant new ly

tra ined troops from that settlem ent to gather.o Hold dow n the ALT key and right-click to confirm the rally poin t. A blue

m arch ing rou te for the units w ill be show n on the m ap.o Several settlem ents can share the sam e destination as a rally po in t. S im ply set up

the rally poin t for each settlem ent in turn . This is an excellen t w ay of build ing ana rm y q uic kly .

Naval rally points can be set up in a sim ilar w ay :o Left-c lick on the harbor of the port to select it, and then h 'o ld dow n the ALT key

and right-click to set the naval ra lly poin t to another location . A ll new lyproduced sh ips w ill sa il to th is location .

Y ou can reset ra lly poin ts at any tim e by repeating the process. Unit Training and ExperienceThe m en used to create units are raw recru its w ithout experience. U nless there arespecia l c ircum stances (such as the governor having a personality tra it re la ted totra in ing ), new units have no experience. Armour and Weapon QualityB lacksm iths im prove the qua lity o f w eapons and arm our availab le in a settlem ent. U nitsw ith better quality w eapons and/o r arm our have th is show n on theiru nit c ard s.

o B ronze (+ I). S ilver (+2) and G old (+3) sword icons sh ow im provedq ua lity w e ap on s.

o B ronze (+ I), S ilver (+2 ) and G old (+3) shield icons sho w im prov edq ua lity a rm o ur.

Retraining UnitsC lick on the Retraining tab to see units in a garrison that are elig ib le to beretra ined . R etra in ing can be carried out if a un it m eets one or both of thef ollow in g con d itio ns :

o T he unit is num erically under strength: it has taken losses and has few er m enin its ranks than w hen it w as orig inally tra ined . U nder-streng th units that are


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There w ill b e tim es w hen you w an t to stop besieg ing a se ttlem en t. S im ply se lec tth e besieg ing a rm y and m ove it aw ay from the se ttlem en t. T he s iege w ill b elifted au tom atica lly . Y ou can also c lick on the L ift S iege bu tton on the S iegeD eta ils S cro ll. A ny siege equ ipm en t th a t you r troop s have con stru c ted w illb e abandoned and lo st to you .

Conquering SettlementsThere are th ree w ays a se ttlem en t can fa ll to you as a conquero r:

B y being sta rved in to subm ission th rough a siege . B y an assau lt, p layed ou t on th e ba ttle fie ld . B y an assau lt th a t is au to -reso lv ed in you r favou r.

O nce a se ttlem en t has fa llen , you have a cho ice abou t w ha t to do w ith it and the peop lew ho live the re :

O ccupy the se ttlem en t-Y ou 'll m ake som e p rofit from loo ting , bu tthe se ttlem en t w ill be re la tiv e ly undam aged . T he num ber o f peop le in these ttlem en t w ill b e unchanged , a lthough they m ay be resen tfu l tow ardsth eir c on q ue ro r.

E n slave th e popu la tion -Som e loo ting occu rs , bu t th e m ain e ffec t is tosh ip peop le from the new ly conquered se ttlem en t to o the r se ttlem en ts in you rem pire a s slaves. O nly se ttlem en ts w ith a gove rno r can gain popu la tion th is w ay .T h is can be an exce llen t w ay of boo sting th e popu la tion in your im po rtan tse ttlem en ts , as w ell as m ak ing sure the new ly conquered se ttlem en t is le ss lik e lyto rev olt.

E x te rm inate th e popu la tion -T he peop le are pu t to the sw o rd , reduc ingth e popu la tion o f the se ttlem en t im media te ly . Im med ia te loo ting takes p lace on ala rg e sca le , too . T h is b ru ta l po licy can be u sefu l w hen conquering peop lebe long ing to a fac tion w ith a very d iffe ren t cu ltu re (rom your ow n . In com e fromthe se ttlem en t w ill be m assiv e ly reduced un til th e popu la tion g row s once m ore .

Y ou a lso have the op tion of au to -m anag ing the se ttlem en t and leav ing it to the gam e torun it fo r you .How to Break a SiegeThere are tw o w ays o f b reak ing a siege : sa lly ing fo rth w ith th e garrison and send inga re lie f fo rce .

W hile under siege , the garrison can 't leave and new fo rces can 't en te r th ese ttlem en t. T he se ttlem en t is cu t o ff by th e besiege rs .


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T 0 sally out. se lec t any un its in th e garrison and right-click on the besieg ingarm y. T he Battle Deployment Scroll w ill b e d isp layed so tha t you can seethe odds and decide w hether o r no t to au to -reso lve the figh t. A ny ad jacen tfriend ly arm ies w ill appear as re in fo rcem en ts in the ba ttle (a llied arm ies w illa lw ays be con tro lled by the A I). Y ou w ill h ave con tro l o f the garrison fo r the sa llybatt le .

A relief force is ano ther arm y tha t a ttack s the besieg ing fo rce . In th is case ,the garrison appears as re in fo rcem en ts (aga in , a llied arm ies are a lw ays con tro lledby the A I).

D uring a sa lly ba ttle , the besieg ing arm y m ay attem pt to b reak in to th ese ttlem en t and cap tu re it. A fte r a ll, g a tes tha t open to le t defenders ou t a lso le ta ttack ers in ...

In bo th cases, th e garrison (sa lly ing fo rce) o r the re lie f fo rce m ust be v ic to rious tod riv e aw ay the enem y and break the siege . In e ither case , it c an som etim es bew orthw h ile to ta rg e t any siege equ ipm en t th a t the besieg ing arm y hasconstru c ted . Its loss m ay delay the ir fina l a ssau lt.

How to Use FleetsN aval p ieces in the cam paign gam e are ca lled flee ts .E very flee t has an adm ira l. L ik e a genera l, h e has a leadersh ip value and can gainpersonality tra its tha t have an effec t on h is flee t's ab ility . U nlik e a genera l, h e 'sp erm anen tly a ttached to h is flee t.

W hen a flee t is se lec ted , a g reen m ovem en t area su rrounds it. T he flee t can m oveto any po in t w ith in th is zone du ring its tu rn . C oasta l squares are inc luded in th iszone w hen there are passengers on the flee t, as th ey cou ld d isem bark in to one ofth ese land sq uares.

R ed spaces in th e m ovem en t zone are ad jacen t to non-a llied flee ts . Y ou can order a flee t to m ove beyond the green lone . in w hich case it w illrem em ber its o rde rs . and a co lou red lin e show s w here th e flee t's h eaded . E ach

co lour segm en t show s a tu rn 's w orth o f m ovem ent. T he Review Panel in th e cen tre a t th e bo ttom of the screen changes to show

the sh ips in the flee t a long w ith passengers onboard . Naval CombatThe naval com bat system in Rome: Total War is abstrac t and au to -reso lved .T o sta rt a naval ba ttle , left-click on you r flee t to se lec t it, and right-click on theflee t you w ish to a ttack .

F lee ts tha t lose sh ip s in com bat lo se any m ilita ry un its o r charac ters tha t th e lostsh ip (s) happened to be carry ing .

T he com mand ra ting o f th e flee t's adm ira l in flu ences its fo rtunes in battle .


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A fter com bat, the losing flee t w ill e ithe r sink o r pull aw ay from thev ic torio us en em y .

Passengers on FleetsIf you w an t an arm y or agen t to board a fleet, se lec t the land -based p iece (a rm y orcharac ter) and m ove the cu rso r over your fleet. T he cu rsor w ill change to a board ingsym bo l to show tha t th is m ove is possib le .

Right-click to con firm the board ing o rder. F rom now on , o rders to the flee tw ill include its passengers. B y the w ay , m ovem en t po in ts u sed by passengersbefo re they jo in a flee t lim its the m ovem en t o f the flee t.

T o disem bark passengers , se lec t the flee t and then right-click on a coast.E verybody aboard a fleet w ill d isem bark a t th is spo t. A ny and all agen ts-assassin s, d ip lom ats and sp ies-w ill be attached to a d isem barked arm y .

If you w ant to partia lly un load a fleet, se lec t the un its o r agent(s) in therev iew pane l and then right-click on the cam paign m ap on the coasta l areaw here you w an t them to d isem bark .

BlockadesIt's possib le to b lockade an enem y port and cu t its trade links w ith the ou tsidew orld . T he b lockaded fac tion w ill no t receive som e trad ing incom e each tu rn theb lockade is in force:

S elect an arm y or a flee t. th en right-click on the port you w ish to b lockade.A barrie r w ill be p laced around the po rt to show a b lockade is in fo rce . Y ou can lift a b lockade by m ov ing you r fleet aw ay . Y ou can b reak enem y b lockades by successfu lly attack ing the b lockading flee t.

V ic tory w ill b reak the b lockade. Splitting &Merging FleetsIf you w an t to sp lit a fleet, se lec t the sh ip s you w a-n t to fo rm a new flee t in theReview Panel and then d rag and d rop them to the destina tion fo r you r new fleet.T hey w ill au tom atically leave and a new adm ira l w ill be appo in ted for the new flee t.A ny passengers s tay w ith the "paren t" fleet.T o m erge tw o flee ts, sim p ly m ove one flee t to the location of another. If the tw oflee ts have m ore than 20 sh ip s to ta l, you 'll be g iven the chance to decide exactlyw hich sh ip ends up in each fleet. Fleets as "Bridges"I t is possib le fo r land fo rces o r characte rs to board a fleet and then d isem bark onthe sam e tu rn .


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StormsS torm s can cause fleets to lo se sh ip s. It's possib le that a flee t can be entire lydashed to p ieces by a particu larly bad sto rm . Ship s in coasta l w ate rs are in lessdanger du ring sto rm s than sh ip s far ou t to sea. A ny ship tha t's sunk is lo st w ithany m ilitary un its it w as carry ing .

How to Use SpiesSp ies are tra ined in se ttlem ents that have a m arket (o r larger tradebu ild ing ). T hey are your eyes and ears in riva ls ' terr ito ry , and act ascoun te rsp ies and secre t po lice o fficers in your ow n lands.

W hen a spy can spy aga inst a rival, the cu rso r changes. A spy can only carry ou tone spying attem pt per turn .~ M ove a spy in to a rival's se ttlem en t to ob ta in info rm ation . A n in filtra ted~ spy can cause unrest and open the gates du ring a siege. T here 's a chance

the spy w ill be caught and k illed . M ove a spy to the sam e location as a rival's army to ob tain in form atio n

about the a rm y and its comm ander. The accu racy and com pleteness of thein form ation depends on the ab ility of the spy .

M ove a spy to the sam e location as a rival's agen t to ob tain in form ationabout that spy , d ip lom at o r assassin .

Sp ies can be used to coun ter enem y agents and their ac tiv ities: Sp ies a lw ays see enem y spies w ho w ou ld o therw ise rem ain inv isib le . Sp ies can be a ttached to you r ow n arm ies by m ov ing them on to an arm y.

Simply move them to the sam e loca tion as an arm y . A spy can be r emovedfrom the arm y by click ing on the Characters tab, se lecting the spy andthen right-clicking a spot on the gam e m ap .

Sp ies can be moved in to one of you r settlem en ts to act as coun te rsp ies andto keep the local troub lem akers under observa tion . T h is im proves pub lico rder in the settlem en t.

Ove r the course o f tim e, a spy 's ab ilities m ay im prove and he m ay gain varioustra its as a resu lt o f h is m issions-assum ing he lives , o f course!

How to Use DiplomatsD iplom ats a re tra ined in settlem en ts that have a governor's villa,warlord's hold (ba rbarian s only ) o r larger governm en t structure .It's the ir job to broker all k inds of deals and trea ties. T hey can a lsoo ffer bribes to rival fo rces .

Move a d ip lom at onto a rival's se ttlem en t, a rm y or d ip lom at to beg innegotia tions . T he cu rso r changes to show a spo t in the cam paign w orldw here nego tia tions a re possib le if a d ip lom at m oves there .


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o D ip lom ats can be a ttached to you r a rm ies like o the r characters . S im ply moveth em to the sam e loca tion as an arm y . T h is m akes it sligh tly sa fe r fo r them totravel. T hey can be removed from the arm y by click ing on the characters tab,se lecting the d ip lom at and then right-clicking a spo t on the gam e m ap .

The Diplomacy ScrollY ou 'll see the Diplomacy Scroll every tim e you send ad ip lom at to nego tia te w ith ano the r faction . Y 0u 'li a lso seeit w hen a rival's d ip lom at com es to you w ith an o ffer o ffrie nd sh ip (

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