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INSTALLATION
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR LOTR-TW ALL-IN-ONE PACK v3.02:
0) You must first have the game Rome Total War: Alexander installed!
If you have a previous version of lotr-tw mod already installed, it is recommended to uninstall it, and then to remove the whole folder "...\alexander\lotrtw\data", in order to get rid of all remaining temporary files.
This mods uses his own folder (named lotrtw), to place most of the files. Only one file will be placed in the main Data folder, but it will not overwrite any original file.
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STEAM VERSION ON WINDOWS
1) Extract the content of the LOTR-TW pack to the main game folder where RomeTW-ALX.exe is placed.
The Steam version uses to be: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Alexander\"
2) In your Steam game list, right click on your Rome Total War: Alexander game, click properties, and in the general tab click "Set Launch Options". In the space provided, type in this text:
-mod:alexander/lotrtw
This way, when you launch the game, it will load lotrtw mod instead of vanilla alexander. Delete this text if you want to play alexander again.
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DISC VERSION ON WINDOWS
1) Extract the content of the LOTR-TW pack to the main game folder where RomeTW-ALX.exe is placed.
The retail Disc version uses to be: "C:\Program Files\Actision\Rome - Total War\"
2) Create a short-cut to launch the game:
2.1) Right-click and drag your RomeTW-ALX.exe to the desktop and Create Shorcut
2.2) Right-click on the new short-cut and choose Properties
2.3) In the "Target" window in properties, ADD this line at the end: -mod:alexander/lotrtw so the line may look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Actision\Rome - Total War\RomeTW-ALX.exe" -mod:alexander/lotrtw
Note that it may not look exactly as that. Do NOT change or delete anything between the quotation marks.
3) Use this short-cut to play the mod.
You may also use the file "lotr-tw launcher.bat" placed in the main game folder.
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STEAM VERSION ON LINUX (WITH WINE)
It is possible to install the Windows version of Steam, under Linux, by using Wine. This way you can install and play the Windows version of Rome Total War: Alexander. Just use this command to launch Steam:
wine Steam.exe -no-cef-sandbox
The rest is the same as Steam version on Windows (see above).
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DISC VERSION ON LINUX (WITH WINE)
1) Extract the content of the LOTR-TW pack to the main game folder where RomeTW-ALX.exe is placed.
2) With Wine v1.8.5, it works for me by simply executing:
wine RomeTW-ALX.exe -mod:alexander/lotrtw
You may also use the file "lotr-tw launcher.sh" placed in the main game folder.
3) Since I updated to Wine v2.2.1, the splash screen is shown, but it crashes just before the intro.
For me, it worked to disable the lib winegstreamer.
Execute winecfg -> go to "libraries" tab -> select winegstreamer -> press "add", then "edit" -> choose "disable".
I have played on Ubuntu this way, even online, and I did not notice any problem, except the response of the mouse being a bit loose.
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ON WINDOWS 10
Note that older disc versions may not work at all on Windows 10, due to lack of support related to SECDRV.SYS
1) You might need to run the game as administrator, in compatibility mode for Windows 7:
* Right-click on RomeTW-ALX.exe and go to "Properties".
* Go to the tab called "Compatibility" and look all the way down to "Change settings for all users". Click that.
* Select the box called "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select "Windows 7" from the scroll-down menu.
* Also check the box saying "Run as administrator".
2) It seems the screen resolution in the game preferences must fit your desktop resolution.
* To know your actual resolution: right-click on your desktop (wallpaper), click on "Display Settings", and press "Advanced Display Settings".
* Open the file: "...\alexander\lotrtw\preferences\preferences.txt"
* Search for this text:
AA_QUALITY:AA_OFF
STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1024x768
STRATEGY_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
STRATEGY_32_BIT:TRUE
BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1024x768
BATTLE_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
BATTLE_32_BIT:TRUE
* Replace "1024x768" by your desktop resolution, for example "1920x1080". No need to change anything else.
3) You need to launch the game in windowed mode. Follow the installation instructions for other Windows, but when it says to insert:
-mod:alexander/lotrtw
you have to insert:
-mod:alexander/lotrtw -ne
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COMMON ISSUES
On Windows Vista/7/8 it is recommended to disable UAC (User Account Control) in Control Panel while installing the game.
In order to avoid issues with file permissions, it is recommended to install the game to a folder different than \Documents and Settings, or \Program Files.
Alternatively, it should be possible to copy the whole game folder, to paste it somewhere else, and then to run the game from there.
If you still have problems to get the mod working, and you do not care to overwrite the original game files of your current installation, you can try to copy all the folders located inside lotrtw folder (data and preferences):
...\alexander\lotrtw\
and to paste them into alexander folder, overwriting everything:
...\alexander\
After that, you do not need any short-cut or launching option to run the mod, just execute RomeTW-ALX.exe