Buying Medieval 2 just to play EB2: Questions

**ooji** · September 14, 2014, 02:33 AM

So I decided that it's worth it to buy Medieval 2 for the sake of EB2. I am not sure, however, which version of Medieval 2 to buy. So here are my questions.
1. Do I need to have Medieval 2 Kingdoms expansion? That would mean I have to buy Medieval 2 on Steam first then buy the expansion right?
2. Does EB2 work on Steam?
3. If it works on Steam, could somebody provide step by step instructions on installing every part needed to fully enjoy EB2?
Thanks a lot!

**ooji** · September 14, 2014, 02:42 AM

Also, few last questions:
4.

Q: Is EB2 going to be for the Kingdoms expansion?
A: Yes, EB2 will be designed for Kingdoms and will only work with the Kingdoms expansion, patched to 1.05.

Apparently, the kingdoms expansion's factions are sold separately. Do I have to buy all of them or can I simply buy one to play EB2?
5. Is 1.05, the latest version of M2TW Kingdoms?

**texoman81** · September 14, 2014, 03:01 AM

Yes you need kingdoms though you'd be better off buying the gold edition or steam collection, both of which include the original game and kingdoms. If you look around you can find it cheap. It does indeed work with steam. The installer was designed to work with both so just run the installer and you will have a shortcut for the steam version. The different campaigns of Kingdoms are installed separately but all will be included in Kingdoms. And finally yes i think 1.05 in the right version of Kingdoms

btw you should have read the FAQ before asking i think all of those question were covered, but i decide i'd just answer it for you anyways

**Iguanaonastick** · September 14, 2014, 03:01 AM

On steam, you can get the Medieval Total War 2 Collection, which includes kingdoms and is cheaper than getting them separately.

This collection version is also available through other retailers.

Edit: What Texoman said. Well ninja'd, sir.

**texoman81** · September 14, 2014, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Iguanaonastick

On steam, you can get the Medieval Total War 2 Collection, which includes kingdoms and is cheaper than getting them separately.

This collection version is also available through other retailers.

Edit: What Texoman said. Well ninja'd, sir.

yep i'm a regular arcani

**bovi** · September 14, 2014, 03:12 AM

You must have Kingdoms. You get this either through buying M2TW on Steam (yes EB2 works on Steam), two separate discs (1. M2TW and 2. Kingdoms), or M2TW Gold edition by either disc or a number of digital download outlets.

Depending on your source, you may have to update to 1.05. I think it updates automatically on Steam, otherwise you'll have to update. Yes, 1.05 is the latest version. It can be hard to know which version of the 1.05 patch to use - you need to choose the same region as your CD's region. You should Google for how to find out which one you need.