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    Default [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Quote Originally Posted by Mouzafphaerre View Post
    Update:

    It finally worked thanks to HazardHawk's guide on Steam Community:
    https://steamcommunity.com/app/4760/...8291502250484/


    I think what was missing was copying the dx9 libraries into the game folder and maybe the NVIDIA max prerender setting.

    THIS FIX IS FOR PLAYING ROME:TOTAL WAR AND ROME:TOTAL WAR - BARBARIAN INVASION on Windows 10
    It seems like a lot of text, but it's just to cover every nimble-bimble-n00b-step along the way guys <3


    1. Compatibility:
    - To make RTW work, go to your install-folder for RTW and locate the files: "RomeTW.exe" and "RomeTW-BI.exe".
    - Right-click on those 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".
    - Hit the "apply" button in the bottom-right.
    - Press OK on this and the previous "Properties" screen.


    2. Preferences:
    - For the steam version of RTW (or RTW Gold) go to your steam folder, for example:
    "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold"
    (On my system I did not have Steam install into the "program files"-folders, but I created a different "games" folder on my C drive.)
    - For the Disc-version of RTW, go to your install folder of RTW.

    - In that folder, go to the folder called "preferences", so that would be "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\preferences" (for steam users)
    or: "C:\...\...\Rome Total War Gold\preferences" (or whatever, for non-steam users)
    In which you will see a .txt file called "preferences.txt"
    - In this file, you will need to adjust 2 values:
    "STRATEGY_RESOLUTION: "
    "BATTLE_RESOLUTION: "

    - These have numbers (your RTW in-game resolution)
    - Change these numbers to your DESKTOP resolution (in my files both values were set to "1024x768", so I changed them to my actual resolution "1440x900")
    - To know your actual resolution, press right-click on your desktop (wallpaper) and click on "Display Settings".
    - At the bottom of that pop-upped screen there's a link saying "Advanced Display Settings".
    - When you press on that, you will immediately see your desktop resolution displayed in a scroll-down menu. Do not change this, but remember these values (for example: 1440x900 on my system).
    - These are the values you need to insert in your preferences.txt in your RTW folder/preferences
    - So they will look like this (ON MY SYSTEM!! YOUR'S MAY BE DIFFERENT!!):

    STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    STRATEGY_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    STRATEGY_32_BIT:TRUE
    BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    BATTLE_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    BATTLE_32_BIT:TRUE

    - The BOLD print is the only thing you should edit!!
    - YOU NEED TO DO THIS FOR RTW, RTW:BI AND ALEXANDER SEPARATELY!!

    - For your RTW:BI folder go to:
    "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\bi" and look for the folder called "preferences"
    - In this folder there is also a .txt file called "preferences.txt" Make the same changes here as you did with your RTW's "preferences.txt" file before.

    - For your Alexander folder go to:
    "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Alexander\alexander" and look for the folder called "preferences"
    - In this folder there is also a .txt file called "preferences.txt" Make the same changes as before.

    - In all three cases; save the file over the original file (make backups of the originals if you want to, they won't work on win10 anyways, else you wouldn't be reading through all this <3)

    FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT FRESHLY INSTALLED THE GAME AND HAVE NO PREFERENCES.TXT FILES YET, HERE ARE THE FRESH FILES IN THE SPOILER THINGIES:
    Just copy + paste into Notepad and save it to the path as I described above. Name the files "preferences.txt" and nothing else.

    RTW
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

    SAFE_REFRESH:TRUE
    USE_TRIPLE_BUFFER:TRUE
    USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE
    SUBTITLES:TRUE
    MORALE:TRUE
    FATIGUE:TRUE
    LIMITED_AMMO:TRUE
    SUPPLY:TRUE
    FOG_OF_WAR:TRUE
    RESTRICT_CAMERA:FALSE
    DEFAULT_BATTLE_CAMERA:RTS
    EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE
    SMOKE:TRUE
    DESYNC:TRUE
    SPLASHES:TRUE
    GLINTS:FALSE
    REFLECTIONS:FALSE
    SHADOWS:TRUE
    VEGETATION:TRUE
    DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:TRUE
    GLOSS_MAPPING:TRUE
    STENCIL_SHADOWS:TRUE
    MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
    AUTO_SAVE:TRUE
    SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE
    UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE
    UNIT_SIZE:80
    MASTER_VOL:100
    SPEECH_VOL:100
    SFX_VOL:100
    MUSIC_VOL:70
    CAMERA_ROTATE:50
    CAMERA_MOVE:50
    CAMERA_FOV:75.000000
    ENABLE_AUDIO:TRUE
    ENABLE_MUSIC:TRUE
    ENABLE_UNIT_SPEECH:TRUE
    DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
    DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:FALSE
    AUDIO_3D_PROVIDER:Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
    CLOUD_TRANSITIONS:TRUE
    GRASS_DISTANCE:50
    AA_QUALITY:AA_HIGH
    STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    STRATEGY_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    STRATEGY_32_BIT:TRUE
    BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    BATTLE_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    BATTLE_32_BIT:TRUE
    UNIT_DETAIL:HIGH
    BUILDING_DETAIL:HIGH
    TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024
    TGA_CAPTURE_ASPECT:1.333333
    TGA_CAPTURE_INPUT_SCALE:1
    TGA_CAPTURE_RESERVE_SPACE:FALSE
    LABEL_CHARACTERS:FALSE
    LABEL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    MINIMAL_UI:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MIN_ZOOM:30
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MAX_ZOOM:30
    FIRST_TIME_PLAY:FALSE
    ADVISOR_VERBOSITY:0
    MUTE_ADVISOR:FALSE
    BLIND_ADVISOR:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA:FOLLOW_AI_FACTIONS
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_SPEED_UP:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_GAME_SPEED:99
    DISABLE_EVENTS:0
    MICROMANAGE_ALL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    ADVANCED_STATS_ALWAYS:FALSE
    UNIT_USE_SHADERS:TRUE
    TERRAIN_QUALITY:HIGH
    EFFECT_QUALITY:HIGH
    VEGETATION_QUALITY:HIGH
    KEYSET:0
    UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA_SMOOTHING:TRUE
    CHAT_MSG_DURATION:10
    USE_QUICKCHAT:FALSE
    GS_PIDS:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_FULL:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_CUR:TRUE
    ALWAYS_LOGFILE:FALSE
    TIMESTAMP_LOGFILE:TRUE
    32BIT_UI:FALSE
    GS_LOG_RESULTS:FALSE
    CHAT_COLOURS:name=ffffa0,private=ff7707,game=94aadc,public=fff777,system=ffffff,lobby=fff777,setup=94aadc,playing=ff0707
    EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE


    BI
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

    SAFE_REFRESH:TRUE
    USE_TRIPLE_BUFFER:TRUE
    USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE
    SUBTITLES:TRUE
    MORALE:TRUE
    FATIGUE:TRUE
    LIMITED_AMMO:TRUE
    SUPPLY:TRUE
    FOG_OF_WAR:TRUE
    RESTRICT_CAMERA:FALSE
    DEFAULT_BATTLE_CAMERA:RTS
    EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE
    SMOKE:TRUE
    DESYNC:TRUE
    SPLASHES:TRUE
    GLINTS:TRUE
    REFLECTIONS:TRUE
    SHADOWS:TRUE
    VEGETATION:TRUE
    DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:TRUE
    GLOSS_MAPPING:TRUE
    STENCIL_SHADOWS:TRUE
    MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
    AUTO_SAVE:TRUE
    SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE
    UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE
    UNIT_SIZE:160
    MASTER_VOL:100
    SPEECH_VOL:100
    SFX_VOL:100
    MUSIC_VOL:70
    CAMERA_ROTATE:50
    CAMERA_MOVE:50
    CAMERA_FOV:75.000000
    ENABLE_AUDIO:TRUE
    ENABLE_MUSIC:TRUE
    ENABLE_UNIT_SPEECH:TRUE
    DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
    DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:FALSE
    AUDIO_3D_PROVIDER:Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
    CLOUD_TRANSITIONS:TRUE
    GRASS_DISTANCE:50
    AA_QUALITY:AA_HIGH
    STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    STRATEGY_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    STRATEGY_32_BIT:TRUE
    BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    BATTLE_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    BATTLE_32_BIT:TRUE
    UNIT_DETAIL:HIGH
    BUILDING_DETAIL:HIGH
    TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024
    TGA_CAPTURE_ASPECT:1.333333
    TGA_CAPTURE_INPUT_SCALE:1
    TGA_CAPTURE_RESERVE_SPACE:FALSE
    LABEL_CHARACTERS:FALSE
    LABEL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    MINIMAL_UI:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MIN_ZOOM:30
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MAX_ZOOM:30
    FIRST_TIME_PLAY:FALSE
    ADVISOR_VERBOSITY:0
    MUTE_ADVISOR:FALSE
    BLIND_ADVISOR:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA:FOLLOW_AI_FACTIONS
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_SPEED_UP:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_GAME_SPEED:99
    DISABLE_EVENTS:0
    MICROMANAGE_ALL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    ADVANCED_STATS_ALWAYS:FALSE
    UNIT_USE_SHADERS:TRUE
    TERRAIN_QUALITY:HIGH
    EFFECT_QUALITY:HIGH
    VEGETATION_QUALITY:HIGH
    KEYSET:0
    UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA_SMOOTHING:TRUE
    CHAT_MSG_DURATION:10
    USE_QUICKCHAT:FALSE
    GS_PIDS:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_FULL:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_CUR:TRUE
    ALWAYS_LOGFILE:FALSE
    TIMESTAMP_LOGFILE:TRUE
    32BIT_UI:FALSE
    GS_LOG_RESULTS:FALSE
    CHAT_COLOURS:name=ffffa0,private=ff7707,game=94aadc,public=fff777,system=ffffff,lobby=fff777,setup=94aadc,playing=ff0707
    EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE


    ALEXANDER
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

    SAFE_REFRESH:TRUE
    USE_TRIPLE_BUFFER:TRUE
    USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE
    SUBTITLES:FALSE
    MORALE:TRUE
    FATIGUE:TRUE
    LIMITED_AMMO:TRUE
    SUPPLY:TRUE
    FOG_OF_WAR:TRUE
    RESTRICT_CAMERA:FALSE
    DEFAULT_BATTLE_CAMERA:RTS
    EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE
    SMOKE:TRUE
    DESYNC:TRUE
    SPLASHES:TRUE
    GLINTS:TRUE
    REFLECTIONS:TRUE
    SHADOWS:TRUE
    VEGETATION:TRUE
    DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:TRUE
    GLOSS_MAPPING:TRUE
    STENCIL_SHADOWS:TRUE
    MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
    AUTO_SAVE:TRUE
    SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE
    UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE
    UNIT_SIZE:160
    MASTER_VOL:100
    SPEECH_VOL:100
    SFX_VOL:100
    MUSIC_VOL:70
    CAMERA_ROTATE:50
    CAMERA_MOVE:50
    CAMERA_FOV:75.000000
    ENABLE_AUDIO:TRUE
    ENABLE_MUSIC:TRUE
    ENABLE_UNIT_SPEECH:TRUE
    DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
    DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:FALSE
    AUDIO_3D_PROVIDER:Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
    CLOUD_TRANSITIONS:TRUE
    GRASS_DISTANCE:50
    AA_QUALITY:AA_HIGH
    STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    STRATEGY_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    STRATEGY_32_BIT:TRUE
    BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    BATTLE_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    BATTLE_32_BIT:TRUE
    UNIT_DETAIL:HIGH
    BUILDING_DETAIL:HIGH
    TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024
    TGA_CAPTURE_ASPECT:1.333333
    TGA_CAPTURE_INPUT_SCALE:1
    TGA_CAPTURE_RESERVE_SPACE:FALSE
    LABEL_CHARACTERS:FALSE
    LABEL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    MINIMAL_UI:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MIN_ZOOM:30
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MAX_ZOOM:30
    FIRST_TIME_PLAY:FALSE
    ADVISOR_VERBOSITY:0
    MUTE_ADVISOR:FALSE
    BLIND_ADVISOR:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA:FOLLOW_AI_FACTIONS
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_SPEED_UP:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_GAME_SPEED:99
    DISABLE_EVENTS:0
    MICROMANAGE_ALL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    ADVANCED_STATS_ALWAYS:FALSE
    UNIT_USE_SHADERS:TRUE
    TERRAIN_QUALITY:HIGH
    EFFECT_QUALITY:HIGH
    VEGETATION_QUALITY:HIGH
    KEYSET:0
    UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA_SMOOTHING:TRUE
    CHAT_MSG_DURATION:10
    USE_QUICKCHAT:FALSE
    GS_PIDS:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_FULL:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_CUR:TRUE
    ALWAYS_LOGFILE:FALSE
    TIMESTAMP_LOGFILE:TRUE
    32BIT_UI:FALSE
    GS_LOG_RESULTS:FALSE
    CHAT_COLOURS:name=ffffa0,private=ff7707,game=94aadc,public=fff777,system=ffffff,lobby=fff777,setup=94aadc,playing=ff0707
    EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE




    3. Steam Version of RTW:
    - In your Steam Library, right-click on Tome:Total War and go to "Properties". Then hit the "Launch options" button and simply write down: "-ne" (Without the "")

    4. Disc Version of RTW (Non-Steam):
    - Go to your install-folder of RTW and RTW:Alex, whatever this may be.. In the main RTW folder there should be a file called "RomeTW.exe" (about 15MB) and a file called "RomeTW-BI.exe" (also about 15MB, but slightly less than the RomeTW.exe). In the Alexander folder, the file is called "RomeTW-ALX.exe".
    - Right-click all three .exe files (one at a time) and click on "Create shortcut". Now move this shortcut to where ever you want to start your RTW from (probably your desktop).
    - Now right-click the shortcut and press "Properties".
    - In the bar called "Target" you will see something like: "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\RomeTW.exe" (for me it's in Steam, because I have the Steam-version of RTW)
    But whatever.. you will find your own RTW-installation folder there.
    - Now do exactly and precisely this:
    1. "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\RomeTW.exe" --- DO NOT CHANGE THIS
    2. Behind the link I just wrote down @ 1. write down: " -ne" (WITH the space, WITHOUT the "")
    3. So it should now say @ Target: "C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\RomeTW.exe" -ne
    4. Click "OK" at the bottom left of the "Properties" screen.
    5. Repeat step 1-4 for both RomeTW-BI.exe and RomeTW-ALX.exe.

    UPDATE FOR DISC USERS: As brought to my attention by Theesir, older game's Disc-versions may not work at all on Windows10 at the moment, because:
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...d-6b1ce61d40d4

    This "guide" should be comprehensive enough.. Hope you all get your versions to work on Windows10!!
    If not: Let me know in this topic!

    Sidenote: I will NEVER help you with getting a non-genuine version of the game to work! For disc-users that have secdrvsys issues, go find a noCD crack somewhere. I will not tell you where you can find these. Remember to repeat step 4 for all the new (cracked) .exe-files.
    The game is only like 10euro's @ Steam and well worth it! Besides, it will save you a lot of trouble (compare step 3 to step 4 for example).
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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    good guide, someone sticky this for when i upgrade!
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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    I did all this! It helped a little, but now the game flashes full screen then I'm back to desktop like nothing happened.

    From retail disk, using crack, not on Steam.

    Please Help!

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Quote Originally Posted by k_raz View Post
    I did all this! It helped a little, but now the game flashes full screen then I'm back to desktop like nothing happened.

    From retail disk, using crack, not on Steam.

    Please Help!

    So at what part did it "help you a little"..?

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Adding the -ne and using the crack. Before doing those things, the game wouldn't start at all. Now, it flashes for a split second and then goes away again.

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Why are you using a crack?

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Dunno if this is allowed, but BUMP.

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Skizzy, so currently I am running off of the disc. I have Rome Total war Gold. Of course it is not working and I have tried everything I could find online.

    I am willing to go to steam if that will work. But, I'd only do it if I can continue my saved campaign. Will I be able to move to steam, copy my saved file to the steam/new saved files folder and be able to run Rome Total War? Thanks for all your time on this topic!

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Hey gevo,

    I am actually not entirely sure if that would work. But it think it should.
    It is, of course, the same game that loads the same kinds of files.
    Your RTW:Gold save files are located (your install directories may vary):

    With Steam
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rome total war gold\saves
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rome total war\saves
    Without Steam
    C:\Program Files\The Creative Assembly\Rome - Total War\saves
    C:\Users\windows\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Rome - Total War\saves

    (according to http://savelocations.wikia.com/wiki/Rome:_Total_War)

    I kinda hope someone who reads this has both versions and can verify that the saves are inter-changeable between disc and Steam versions.
    But at the moment I see no reason why your disc-version saves wouldn't work on Steam.
    Maybe you could try to find a Steam-version player who shares one of his savefiles and you can try to open it on your disc-version.
    I think if that works, it should work the other way around as well.

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    I will link your thread into Hazardhawk's and my tutorial on Steam
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    Sounds good

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    You just made me clean up the thread and finish some sections x]
    I also included Alexander in the guide now.

    And a little more of a sidenote for the secdrvsys errors people experience with the disc-versions.

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    I'm having issues running RTW Gold (without Alexander) on steam, I've bought it a while ago and i just now wanted to start another playtrough. I'm running windows 10, i tried setting the compability mode to windows 7 and running both RomeTW.exe and RomeTW-BI.exe as administrator, yet all i'm getting is a black screen for a few seconds before it closes without any sort of error (even when using show_err)

    Also since i've never been able to successfully start the game i don't yet have the preferences.txt

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Start with step 3 from the guide:

    3. Steam Version of RTW:
    - In your Steam Library, right-click on Tome:Total War and go to "Properties". Then hit the "Launch options" button and simply write down: "-ne" (Without the "")

    After the game has now succesfully started (in a weird small borderless window), press Quit Game and then try to find your preferences.txt files again ​

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    -ne didn't end up working for me, it didn't generate a preferences.txt.

    I did manage to ask a friend for the .txt and after changing the resolution to be the same as my desktop things are working perfectly.
    Huge thanks for answering and having this guide here, i really don't know how i would have made my game work without it.

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Glad to be of help and happy you were able to fix your problem

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    I have did every thing you have said but I cannot get BI to work RTW and alex are working fine and I am using steam btw
    I have also tried a pc reboot and btw my log file is showing nothing
    EDIT can you also send me a working BI preferences.txt just in case I have screwed something up
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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Hey Atthias.
    The most common thing that could have gone wrong is the editing of your bi version of preferences.txt
    I will include a complete BI preferences.txt as it is setup on my system in a spoiler-thingy below.
    This will roughly be the location of your bi preferences.txt:
    C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\bi\preferences

    You will want to check certain values before blindly trying to open BI with these preferences though.
    Things like your camera settings, unit sizes etc..
    Oh and make a backup in case something goes horribly awry.

    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 
    SAFE_REFRESH:TRUE
    USE_TRIPLE_BUFFER:TRUE
    USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE
    SUBTITLES:FALSE
    MORALE:TRUE
    FATIGUE:TRUE
    LIMITED_AMMO:TRUE
    SUPPLY:TRUE
    FOG_OF_WAR:TRUE
    RESTRICT_CAMERA:FALSE
    DEFAULT_BATTLE_CAMERA:RTS
    EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE
    SMOKE:TRUE
    DESYNC:TRUE
    SPLASHES:TRUE
    GLINTS:TRUE
    REFLECTIONS:TRUE
    SHADOWS:TRUE
    VEGETATION:TRUE
    DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:TRUE
    GLOSS_MAPPING:TRUE
    STENCIL_SHADOWS:TRUE
    MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
    AUTO_SAVE:TRUE
    SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE
    UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE
    UNIT_SIZE:160
    MASTER_VOL:100
    SPEECH_VOL:100
    SFX_VOL:100
    MUSIC_VOL:70
    CAMERA_ROTATE:50
    CAMERA_MOVE:50
    CAMERA_FOV:75.000000
    ENABLE_AUDIO:TRUE
    ENABLE_MUSIC:TRUE
    ENABLE_UNIT_SPEECH:TRUE
    DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
    DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:FALSE
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    AA_QUALITY:AA_HIGH
    STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1440x900
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    BUILDING_DETAIL:HIGH
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    LABEL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
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    Last edited by Skizzy; October 09, 2015 at 05:09 PM.

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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Quote Originally Posted by Skizzy View Post
    Hey Atthias.
    The most common thing that could have gone wrong is the editing of your bi version of preferences.txt
    I will include a complete BI preferences.txt as it is setup on my system in a spoiler-thingy below.
    This will roughly be the location of your bi preferences.txt:
    C:\Games\Steam\SteamApps\common\Rome Total War Gold\bi\preferences

    You will want to check certain values before blindly trying to open BI with these preferences though.
    Things like your camera settings, unit sizes etc..
    Oh and make a backup in case something goes horribly awry.

    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 
    SAFE_REFRESH:TRUE
    USE_TRIPLE_BUFFER:TRUE
    USE_WIDESCREEN:TRUE
    SUBTITLES:FALSE
    MORALE:TRUE
    FATIGUE:TRUE
    LIMITED_AMMO:TRUE
    SUPPLY:TRUE
    FOG_OF_WAR:TRUE
    RESTRICT_CAMERA:FALSE
    DEFAULT_BATTLE_CAMERA:RTS
    EVENT_CUTSCENES:TRUE
    SMOKE:TRUE
    DESYNC:TRUE
    SPLASHES:TRUE
    GLINTS:TRUE
    REFLECTIONS:TRUE
    SHADOWS:TRUE
    VEGETATION:TRUE
    DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:TRUE
    GLOSS_MAPPING:TRUE
    STENCIL_SHADOWS:TRUE
    MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
    AUTO_SAVE:TRUE
    SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE
    UNIT_EXPERIENCE_UPGRADE_EFFECT:TRUE
    UNIT_SIZE:160
    MASTER_VOL:100
    SPEECH_VOL:100
    SFX_VOL:100
    MUSIC_VOL:70
    CAMERA_ROTATE:50
    CAMERA_MOVE:50
    CAMERA_FOV:75.000000
    ENABLE_AUDIO:TRUE
    ENABLE_MUSIC:TRUE
    ENABLE_UNIT_SPEECH:TRUE
    DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
    DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:FALSE
    AUDIO_3D_PROVIDER:Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
    CLOUD_TRANSITIONS:TRUE
    GRASS_DISTANCE:50
    AA_QUALITY:AA_HIGH
    STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    STRATEGY_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    STRATEGY_32_BIT:TRUE
    BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1440x900
    BATTLE_MAX_RESOLUTION:2048x1536
    BATTLE_32_BIT:TRUE
    UNIT_DETAIL:HIGH
    BUILDING_DETAIL:HIGH
    TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024
    TGA_CAPTURE_ASPECT:1.333333
    TGA_CAPTURE_INPUT_SCALE:1
    TGA_CAPTURE_RESERVE_SPACE:FALSE
    LABEL_CHARACTERS:FALSE
    LABEL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    MINIMAL_UI:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MIN_ZOOM:30
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MAX_ZOOM:30
    FIRST_TIME_PLAY:FALSE
    ADVISOR_VERBOSITY:0
    MUTE_ADVISOR:FALSE
    BLIND_ADVISOR:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA:FOLLOW_AI_FACTIONS
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_SPEED_UP:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_GAME_SPEED:99
    DISABLE_EVENTS:0
    MICROMANAGE_ALL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
    ADVANCED_STATS_ALWAYS:FALSE
    UNIT_USE_SHADERS:TRUE
    TERRAIN_QUALITY:HIGH
    EFFECT_QUALITY:HIGH
    VEGETATION_QUALITY:HIGH
    KEYSET:0
    UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE
    CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA_SMOOTHING:TRUE
    CHAT_MSG_DURATION:10
    USE_QUICKCHAT:FALSE
    GS_PIDS:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_FULL:FALSE
    GS_PIDS_CUR:TRUE
    ALWAYS_LOGFILE:FALSE
    TIMESTAMP_LOGFILE:TRUE
    32BIT_UI:FALSE
    GS_LOG_RESULTS:FALSE
    CHAT_COLOURS:name=ffffa0,private=ff7707,game=94aadc,public=fff777,system=ffffff,lobby=fff777,setup=94aadc,playing=ff0707
    EDIT_SETTLEMENT_NAMES:FALSE
    skizzy it works now trough verifying the steam interginty chache I feel spupid that I had not tought of that but thanks for the help anyway
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    Default Re: [Updated] Making RTW or RTW:Gold work on windows10 - FIX

    Oh yeah that helps sometimes too

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