A Guide on making RS2 Mod foldered for steam

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

A Guide to: Make Roma Surrectum 2 Mod-foldered for Steam and Disc version.

(To people who already have RS2 installed but don't want to lose their presious empire, go into your RS2 folder, the faction your playing, then copy the contents in the save folder, paste it onto the desktop. Then once you reinstalled RS2 just paste it back into the same factions save folder.)

First- copy and paste your native RTW folder to the desktop, so that is everything in RTW directory.

(also if you see files you don't have its due to the steam version)

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-After, create a folder on your desktop, and install RS2 into that folder.

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-Then, go back into your RTW directory and create a folder called RS2

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-Then, go to your RTW copy, and copy and paste everything in to the empty new RS2 folder made., (MAKE SURE ITS NATIVE RTW FOLDERS)

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-then go to your folder where you installed RS2 on the desktop and COPY AND DRAG them all into the RS2 folder, copy and replace every file.

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Just to show all the files that should be there.

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-Then, (for steam only)

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go into Steam and click on add non-steam game, then go into the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Gold\RS2' RS2 folder and click on RTW.exe.

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- Then right click on the newly added game and go onto the target line, press the END keyboard button, and paste in the faction you want to play.

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Here are all the factions.

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-mod:play_Armenia -show_err
-mod:play_Arverni -show_err
-mod:play_Belgae -show_err
-mod:play_Boii -show_err
-mod:play_Carthage -show_err
-mod:play_Cimbri -show_err
-mod:play_Dacia -show_err
-mod:play_Gallaeci -show_err
-mod:play_Greeks -show_err
-mod:play_Macedon -show_err
-mod:play_One_Turn -show_err
-mod:play_Parthia -show_err
-mod:play_Pergamon -show_err
-mod:play_Pontus -show_err
-mod:play_Ptolemaic_Empire -show_err
-mod:play_Rome -show_err
-mod:play_Sarmatia -show_err
-mod:play_Scythia -show_err
-mod:play_Seleucid -show_err
-mod:play_Sparta -show_err
-mod:play_Bosphoran_Kingdom -show_err
-mod:play_Capua -show_err
-mod:play_Bithynia -show_err
-mod:play_Galatia -show_err
-mod:play_Massalia -show_err
-mod:play_Syracuse -show_err

-Then, (for disc version only)

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go into your RTW directory, RS2, and create a shortcut for RTW.exe. It should be on your desktop, if its most likly in the same folder and simply drag it onto the desktop. Then right click o it, go to the target line, Press the END keyboard button, and paste in the faction you want to play.

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Here are all the factions.

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-mod:play_Armenia -show_err
-mod:play_Arverni -show_err
-mod:play_Belgae -show_err
-mod:play_Boii -show_err
-mod:play_Carthage -show_err
-mod:play_Cimbri -show_err
-mod:play_Dacia -show_err
-mod:play_Gallaeci -show_err
-mod:play_Greeks -show_err
-mod:play_Macedon -show_err
-mod:play_One_Turn -show_err
-mod:play_Parthia -show_err
-mod:play_Pergamon -show_err
-mod:play_Pontus -show_err
-mod:play_Ptolemaic_Empire -show_err
-mod:play_Rome -show_err
-mod:play_Sarmatia -show_err
-mod:play_Scythia -show_err
-mod:play_Seleucid -show_err
-modlay_Sparta -show_err
-mod:play_Bosphoran_Kingdom -show_err
-mod:play_Capua -show_err
-mod:play_Bithynia -show_err
-mod:play_Galatia -show_err
-mod:play_Massalia -show_err
-mod:play_Syracuse -show_err

Enjoy!

Any problems just state below.

[Pethom]

According to your explanation I should make an extra TW-folder with all non tampered TW content. But that is nothing different from how the RS-team explain how to install the mod. If I do as the RS-team explain it I'll have one folder with a non tampered Rome TW and one folder with Rome TW and RS2.5 installed in it.

Your explanation is a bit difficult to understand.

-After, create a folder on your desktop, and install RS2 into that folder CHECK

-Then, go back into your RTW directory and create a folder called RS2 CHECK

-Then, go to your RTW backup and copy and paste everything NOT CHECK - what do you mean here? Copy and paste what? In the backup I have a non tampered Rome TW. So why should I copy and paste it all again in the same folder?

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

According to your explanation I should make an extra TW-folder with all non tampered TW content. But that is nothing different from how the RS-team explain how to install the mod. If I do as the RS-team explain it I'll have one folder with a non tampered Rome TW and one folder with Rome TW and RS2.5 installed in it.

Your explanation is a bit difficult to understand.

-After, create a folder on your desktop, and install RS2 into that folder CHECK

-Then, go back into your RTW directory and create a folder called RS2 CHECK

-Then, go to your RTW backup and copy and paste everything NOT CHECK - what do you mean here? Copy and paste what? In the backup I have a non tampered Rome TW. So why should I copy and paste it all again in the same folder?

According to your explanation I should make an extra TW-folder with all non tampered TW content. But that is nothing different from how the RS-team explain how to install the mod. If I do as the RS-team explain it I'll have one folder with a non tampered Rome TW and one folder with Rome TW and RS2.5 installed in it.

This is only a backup incase you go wrong, but it is needed so you can make it mod foldered. Plus it's mainly for steam.

go to your RTW backup and copy and paste everything NOT CHECK - what do you mean here? Copy and paste what? In the backup I have a non tampered Rome TW. So why should I copy and paste it all again in the same folder?[/QUOTE

Basically if you copy all of the rtw back up and then paste it in the RS2 folder that you made in the RTW directory. The reason for this is because on steam you need RTW.exe to be a different location to ensure it opens and works.

It's hard to explain, would you prefer if I added images??

[Brusilov]

It's hard to explain, would you prefer if I added images??

I believe the saying is 'a picture is worth a thousand words'.....

A sequence of images should make it easier for some to understand (although I have experience of people ignoring the pictures). Not everyone has English as a first language.

[Pethom]

It's hard to explain, would you prefer if I added images??

No it's ok. I'm not going to do this I just wanted you to explain it some more. I understand that what you wrote in the reply to my post is what you meant in the part where I had written "not check". The sentence

... if you copy all of the rtw back up and then paste it in the RS2 folder that you made in the RTW directory...

is what you maybe should have added to start with. You didn't explain that thoroughly so it was hard to understand what exactly you meant by copying and pasting everything.

I guess your trick might be good for some members and guests. I'm content with having RSII in my original Rome TW folder.

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

No it's ok. I'm not going to do this I just wanted you to explain it some more. I understand that what you wrote in the reply to my post is what you meant in the part where I had written "not check". The sentence is what you maybe should have added to start with. You didn't explain that thoroughly so it was hard to understand what exactly you meant by copying and pasting everything.

I guess your trick might be good for some members and guests. I'm content with having RSII in my original Rome TW folder.

sorry about that, it was late when I made this, I have corrected the errors, cheers. +rep.

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

UPDATED OP, ADDED IMAGES.

[dvk901]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. Added to the Frequently asked questions thread under 'Installation'.

[Averroes19]

Thanks for the effort in writing this up. It cannot hurt to have another method of installing RSII for Steam.

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

No problem.

[WarbornUK]

How would I make it so I can play custom?

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

Try it with no ":mod"

So it looks like this at the end of the target line.

RS2/RomeTW.exe"

[WarbornUK]

Thanks very much.

+rep

[WarbornUK]

Hang on, I just realised I didn't make it clear - I use Steam, I am very sorry for not having mentioned, how would I get custom then?

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

this guide was intented for steam, so basically go into your library, go to your RS2 game, right click/properties/ in the target line it will look something like this

for example
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Gold\RS2\RomeTW.exe" -mod:play_Gallaeci -show_err

try changing it to this
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Gold\RS2\RomeTW.exe"

this basically run the RTW.exe in the RS2 folder, it might not work but just try anyway.

[oOIYvYIOo]

I dont know why but game ,for the first time keeps having all the background with a very high flashlight resolution that blurred the grafics and its almost impossible to play .
I have done all the possible things !

[Dictator Of The Roman Republic]

hmm would it be possible to take a screen shot of what your problem, as someone said, "A Picture is worth a thousand words."

[oOIYvYIOo]

Yea bud sorry i forgot to warn that this was kind solved ...
But steam doesnt work ingame ... i cant open steam when playing RS 2 and i cant take screenshots .
But please ,PLEASE , take a look into this topic that i have opened where im having another problem

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...=#post12727848

[oOIYvYIOo]

I can try to make a video if you want .

[oOIYvYIOo]

I think i got it mate,Brusilov have figured it out ,thank you anyway for your fast aproach.