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05-13-12 | by Juvenal

The Critic's Quill: Issue 33



Critic's Quill Issue 33


Come and find out what is happening in TWC's creative writing community. In this month's issue:
  • News of the Monthly After-Action-Report, Battle Report and Tale of the Week Competitions
  • Reviews of our favourite AARs
  • Articles about writing
  • Scriptorium Winter Writing Competition Special

05-09-12 | by Mr Bond

"The Editor" Map Tool Coming May 23rd


Creative Assembly has gone live with their latest Rally Point video. Behind the scenes in this episode is the announcement that the eagerly awaited The Editor (TEd) map creation tool for Total War: Shogun 2 will be released this coming May 23rd. In amongst Peter Crouch style robot dancing is a must-watch look at the easy to use TEd in action!


05-07-12 | by Mr Bond

Fall of the Samurai: "Fix Bayonets!"




Many have cried foul at the lack of bayonets in Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai. But hark no longer, as a new mod adds them into the mix. Recently noted as included in the latest DarthMod, bayonets can also be added as a standalone modification.

Download the Mod Here!

05-07-12 | by Mr Bond

Total Warcast 12 - TEd, Shogun 2 Bayonets, and More!


Creative Assembly's new Rallypoint show, modding bayonets into Shogun 2, and the announced Total War battlemap editor are just a few of the topics of discussion in the new Total Warcast!

Daily and 'Gunny also shares the all important news on the development of the futuristic Call of Duty: Black Ops II and The Elder Scrolls Online. What are you waiting for soldier? Listen to the most popular Total War podcast of them all with the handy Youtube link below!


05-06-12 | by jimkatalanos

Young Bloods IV M2TW Hotseat Campaign





The TWC Hotseat Community is proud to announce the 4th Young Bloods M2TW Hotseat for beginners. Fancy a fresh and unique M2TW challenge? Come join us and test your mettle!

More info here!

05-04-12 | by Mr Bond

DarthMod: Shogun II v4.0 Released!



Bayonets are finally available for Total War: Shogun 2 thanks to the legendary mod work of IGdood and kungfuserge. This original mod is now a part of new release, DarthMod: Shogun v4.0.

Well-balanced bayonets are not the only thing on offer in this version of DM. Some of the elite Fall of the Samurai units including Royal Marines, and Imperial Infantry can now form a square formation. There's also increased campaign movement for both armies and navies, to increase the all-important explosive action! Catch the full changelog for this version right here.


05-02-12 | by Lord Rahl

Helios 63 Published!



The 63rd issue of The Helios has been released, featuring articles from one of the most vibrant communities on the internet! History, ducks...of the cartoon variety, and the UN are featured in this issue of the long-running publication! Come and read it here. Don't forget to leave your comments and feedback.

05-02-12 | by Mr Bond

CA Announces "The Editor" Mod Tool!



Creative Assembly has decided to make their big "May 18th" announcement early. Modders and creative minds up and down the Total War land will be thrilled to find out that a new mod tool is on the way to the front. Simply called "The Editor" (or TEd for short), the tool will allow for the creation of your own spectacular battlemaps, of which you will be able to automatically share with a user joining your own Total War: Shogun 2, or Fall of the Samurai multiplayer game.

"TEd represents an important test for us, if a modest one, and it’s cost a huge amount of time and effort to create and release. We are really excited to see what everyone is going to produce, but just to be clear, it does not necessarily mean that more tools are on the way. We will be keeping a really close eye on it, and working with the leading modders in future to investigate what other ideas might be worked on for the next Total War" Rob Bartholomew, Brand Director at The Creative Assembly

Read the full story right here!

04-30-12 | by Mr Bond

May: Total War Center Desktop Wallpapers!


The month of May approaches and of course, that means so do the delicious Monthly Total War Center Desktop Wallpapers! Made by the community, for the community, the first of May’s desktop sprucing choices is an inspirational effort by the legendary KDK. Radboud goes with the sword-wielding Samurai look with his excellent May wallpaper too.

Click the thumbnails to enlarge.


May 2012 #1 - by KDK


May 2012 #2 - by Radboud

Think you have what it takes to create an amazing Total War wallpaper? Then get involved in next months wallpaper competition for a chance to get your name and artistic creation in the annals of internet folklore, just like noble warriors KDK and Radboud!

04-29-12 | by Mr Bond

DarthMod Madness!






The week has passed and two new versions of DarthMod: Shogun II and DarthMod Napoleon have been released.

The gameplay, the AI and all the trimmings are better than ever in the popular series of mods.

Download DarthMod: Shogun II v3.95

Download DarthMod: Napoleon v2.4

04-27-12 | by Mr Bond

NACC FotS - Historical Flags and Banners Preview



Noif has a work in progress for a Historical Flags and Banners Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai mod. Some goodies are also already available to download in the form of Noif's Alternative Clan Colours Mod, featuring re-colored uniforms and banners for all the major clans, and many minor ones too.

Get the full info here!

04-24-12 | by Mr Bond

Intel - A Shogun 2 Technical Case Study



Intel has released an interesting technical case study on their work with Creative Assembly in the quest to optimise their integrated graphics solutions for Total War: Shogun 2. The study discusses the nine months Intel spent working with CA optimising the game for a number of graphics devices, including the much talked about Sandybridge family of graphics processors.

"Intel engaged with Creative Assembly quite early in the development of Shogun2. At that point, little of the game was functional, which made performance testing and monitoring difficult. What we needed was a game typical workload which was repeatable which we could use as a yardstick for future tests. Later in the project, we knew we were going to rebuild and enable the replay system used on previous incarnations of the engine but this was not possible when we started. "


Technology guru's can catch this intriguing look into the Shogun 2 development cycle right here. If you're having any Shogun 2 technical problems yourself do not fear, but instead click here for the Total War Center Technical Help forum, and let the good times roll in!

04-23-12 | by Mr Bond

Total Warcast - Game of Threes


Daily reports almost live once more with the Total Warcast! The gaming news this week is a real Game of Threes, with Diablo 3, Far Cry 3, and Crysis 3 all on the gaming release horizon. Norwegian national Daily also discusses the infamous Breivik trial in reference to the media comments on the impact of computer games.


04-22-12 | by Aradan

TWC Mod Awards - Time To Vote!



Total War Center Mod Awards 2011



Total War Center NEEDS YOU to vote!

The nomination phase is over and the mod-teams and modders that submitted their entries are now in the polls.

It is your votes that will determine the results! You can cast them in the following forums:


RTW | M2TW

ETW | NTW | S2TW

The polls will close and the voting phase will end on Tuesday, 1st of May.

04-22-12 | by Mr Bond

The Sekigahara Campaign - V0.85b Released




The Sekigahara Campaign brings the late Sengoku Jidai period to Total War: Shogun 2 with new clans, and lots of unique units and buildings. V0.85b patches a few bugs, adds several new Sashimono banners, and adds some new ancillaries for Dairinin agents.

A retextured campaign map and new look main menu are standout features for this mod, along with the system of politics being "the new religion". The Sekigahara Campaign is a great mod if you're looking for a new and challenging Shogun 2 experience! Some of the other features in this version include:
  • An expanded technology tree
  • A unique empire-building system; a bigger empire means more buildings, and more buildings mean hastened understanding of technology
  • Redistribution of buildings on the technology tree for better coherency

04-19-12 | by Mr Bond

Total War Battles: SHOGUN Released & Big TW Announcement May 18th?

Total War has gone mobile with the release of Total War Battles: Shogun on Apple iOS devices (With Android following in the near future). A specially created mobile team at Creative Assembly created this highly addictive handheld title encompassing real-time strategy, and hex styled battle maps. The team's Lead Designer Renaud Charpentier joins up with Will Overgard and Craig Laycock for the first episode of "Rally Point" - a look inside CA and the games development process (Catch the video below).

Hints of a big announcement from the developers coming this May 18th are in the video too. A next Total War title announcement perhaps? Hats for Avatar Campaign generals? The triumphant return of incendiary pigs? Whatever the announcement, be sure to join us here at the Total War Center on the day to find out!


04-19-12 | by Mr Bond

Foreign Legions Mod - New Units and Update!



EmperorBatman999 has released an update to his acclaimed Foreign Legions Mod for Napoleon: Total War. This time further diversifying the French Grande Armee with 9 more foreign units, including Croatian Voltigeurs and Corsican Tirailleurs! The mod consists of 80+ units, including the new units in the update!



04-18-12 | by Mr Bond

Radious: Total War - Ultimate S2 Unit Packs Collection Edition



What would a Radious Unit Pack release be without another superb illustrative video display? This video preview by the legendary naxzul666 accompanies the release of Unit Pack 3 and now, Radious' entire groundbreaking unit packs have been combined and updated too!. The Unit Packs are sorted into the three distinctive campaign flavours for Total War: Shogun 2. What are they you ask? Click on the unit pack links below to find out more!

Radious Unit Pack 1 - Shogun 2: Total War - Rise of the Samurai
This mod will give you 37 brand new units, which can be used in the RotS campaign or in custom battles with RotS clans. All new unit cards for vanilla RotS units and all custom units included!
Radious Unit Pack 2 - Shogun 2: Total War - Sengoku Jidai
35 brand new units with tons of new pirates, ninjas, samurais, monks, bushis and much more.

All with new abilities, stats, names, and requirements.
Radious Unit Pack 3 - Shogun 2: Total War - Fall of the Samurai
33 brand new units, which can be used in FotS campaign and in custom battles with FotS clans.

All kinds of traditional, western, and modern soldiers with new abilities, names, stats, and recruitment.

04-17-12 | by Mr Bond

NACC Fall of the Samurai 2.0 Released






Noif's Alternative Clan Colours Mod version 2.0 has been released for Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai! All the major clans have recolored uniforms and banners, along with a lot of minor clans including the Saga, Oka, Kokura, Hirado and Tsu!

View the Mod Here!

04-16-12 | by Mr Bond

Total Warcast Goes Double Digits!


The most popular Total War podcast of all is back for another hilarious outing. This week in the Total Warcast, Daily is joined by Major Darling for a dose of gaming and Total War Center news!



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