Need Vanilla RTW download -- this is not a pirate thread..

[Cal97g]

Hi there, rather than actually having to wait for a dvd to arrive (The local games shop has shut down, Game has gone into administration ) Does anybody know where I can pay for Rome Total War vanilla and download it today?

I can only find Rome Total War Gold everywhere..

Thanks in advance!

[florin87]

i'm not sure you can buy rome "vanilla" anymore. what's wrong with the gold edition?

[Cal97g]

i'm not sure you can buy rome "vanilla" anymore. what's wrong with the gold edition?

There are lots of good mods for vanilla that I don't think can be played with BI

If that's not the case then maybe somebody could find a legal DRM free download, because I run linux and Steam causes problems with mods, which are not helped by Wine..

Basically I need the game with a minimum amount of interference from other programs, like steam.

[Ferdiad]

There are lots of good mods for vanilla that I don't think can be played with BI

If that's not the case then maybe somebody could find a legal DRM free download, because I run linux and Steam causes problems with mods, which are not helped by Wine..

Basically I need the game with a minimum amount of interference from other programs, like steam.

You don't know what yourm talking about. BI doesn't stop you from playing RTW exe mods.

[Xerrop]

There are lots of good mods for vanilla that I don't think can be played with BI

As another person already answered, the Gold Edition creates two .exe for both RTW and BI so no problems for your mods. Not to mention that many of them are playable with both.

What I find bad, is that you can not buy Alexander anymore in store.

[Ferdiad]

As another person already answered, the Gold Edition creates two .exe for both RTW and BI so no problems for your mods. Not to mention that many of them are playable with both.

What I find bad, is that you can not buy Alexander anymore in store.

Gamestop has RTW Anthology edition.

[Bonez]

Yeah, Gold Edition doesn't do anything except give you BI, and BI is basically a mod made by The Creative Assembly.

[Primo]

and BI is basically a mod made by The Creative Assembly.

Well, they introduced features a modder could never make: Like religion, or swimming.
It it thus not basically a mod.

[VikingOfSixth]

Hi there, rather than actually having to wait for a dvd to arrive (The local games shop has shut down, Game has gone into administration ) Does anybody know where I can pay for Rome Total War vanilla and download it today?

I can only find Rome Total War Gold everywhere..

Thanks in advance!

Rome Total War Complete is on sale for $7.48 through GamersGate and includes Alexander as well.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-ROMETW...omplete-bundle

[Cal97g]

Rome Total War Complete is on sale for $7.48 through GamersGate and includes Alexander as well.
http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-ROMETW...omplete-bundle

Thanks!

Yeah, Gold Edition doesn't do anything except give you BI, and BI is basically a mod made by The Creative Assembly.

Thank you

[Vindictus]

To think I bought the game for 50$ just for Vanilla...

[Spike]

why not using Steam?

[ccgr1121]

Just use Steam. You can get Rome, BI and Alex for £10.

[nicko9000]

Get it from steam for £5. I wouldnt recommend the alexandria expansion, imho it sucks

[Ferdiad]

Just use Steam. You can get Rome, BI and Alex for £10.

Steam is terrible for mods, so no.

[wulfgar610]

The RTW and BI exes are two separate large executable files (hardcode). As for the softcode files the BI folder operates as a separate modfile. As far as I know in the gold edition the RTW comes already upgraded to 1.5 and the BI to 1.6. BI continues to use a base of the RTW softcode, such as the berbers using RTW Carthaginian buildings.
The only difficulty would be a rare mod at an earlier level of upgrade.

[ccgr1121]

Steam is terrible for mods, so no.

Not really. Mods for Rome just involve you changing the launch options, which involves two clicks and a few words.


E.G. If I wanted to play EB, I would type in

-nm -show_err -mod:eb


If I wanted to play RS, I would type in

-nm -show_err -mod:play_Rome (Or whatever faction).


M2 is another matter, but this provides all the answers.

[NobleNick]

If you want boxed vanilla, try eBay. It's my venue of choice for anything mailable which cannot be found in stores.

EDIT: Just did a search on eBay; and found it for anywhere from $12.50 brand new, down to $5 used.

[Legio]

There are many excellent mods for Alex.exe, though.

[Ferdiad]

It's more hassle than just buying a non-steam version IMO.