April 11, 2010, 06:16 PM
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[TW Guide] RTW: The guide to installing RS 1.6 with Steam
Author: Phillieas_Caesar
Original thread: The Guide to Installing RS 1.6 with Steam.
The Guide to Installing RS 1.6 with Steam
Hello I've noticed lately that a lot of people have trouble with installing Roma Surrectum to Steam. Well to fix these problems I will give you the steps to install to Steam without having to look through 5 different threads.
Install for Rome Total War: Gold . [The one that includes Rome Total War and Barbarian Invasion.]
First off you have to install to the STEAM directory. This in this is usually: You don't have to install to the BI folder.
Now to play with the Regular Rome.Exe [I do not recommend this] all you have to do is go through Steam launcher and launch Rome Total War.
To play with the BI.exe [Better AI and some other special abilities] Open Steam, Goto My Games, Right Click on Rome Total War Gold select Properties then click on Set Launch Options. Then in the box put This will allow you to play with the Superior BI.exe AI [Trust me it makes the game a lot more fun]
When you play with the BI.exe remember to select to Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion instead of regular Rome Total War.
Rome Total War: Alexander.
NOTE: With Steam you must have RTW:Gold to buy Alexander
Now with Alexander its bit different. If you want to use RS with Alexander completely Ignore the Above Post . Steam sees it as a Standalone so its in a separate folder than Rome Total War: Gold.
The directory to install to is going to be:
Then go to the My Games tab of your Steam account. Right-click on Rome: Total War - Alexander and Select Properties. Next, select Launch Options and enter / paste this: Optional ) You may delete the "Alexander" mod folder. This is located at C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\rome total war alexander\alexander .
Addendum: I wanted to note that I always launch through Steam and do not use shortcuts. I find it easier than using shortcuts plus i do not like having icons on my desk top. However if you want shortcuts Here they are
Rome.exe shortcut
1. Go to my games in steam and right click on Rome Total War Gold. Select create shortcut
2. Right click on the created shortcut and add -nm -show_err to the target line
ex: Mine looks like this: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 4760-nm -show_err
Yours should look similar.
That is it. It will work for the Rome.exe only however. I will try to get a working BI.exe shortcut.
Alex.exe Shortcut
1. Go to my games in steam and right click on Rome Total War Alexander. Select create shortcut
2. Right click on the created shortcut and add -nm -show_err to the target line
ex: Mine looks like this:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 4770 -nm -show_err
Again yours should look similar.
Note: I recommend changing the shortcut icon since Steam like to make it's shortcuts look like white squares.
Last edited by Sir Adrian; December 07, 2013 at 08:16 AM .
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