# Welcome To Rome: Total War - Gold Edition

### This ReadMe file accompanies version 1.3

Developed by The Creative Assembly
Developed for the Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited

## Contents

1. Installation & Activation
2. Getting Started
3. Rome: Total War - Gold Edition Performance Tips
4. Macintosh Specific Extras - Pre-game Options Window
5. Uninstalling
6. System Requirements
7. Technical Support
8. Warranty

1. ### Installation & Activation

   It is important to install the game correctly before playing; installation is a one-time process that only takes a few minutes. Please follow the instructions below:

   1. Insert the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition disc into the DVD drive and wait for the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition disc icon to appear on your desktop.

   2. If it doesn't open automatically, double-click on the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition disc icon to open it.

   3. Drag the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition application icon onto the Applications folder that appears next to it. It will start to copy across.

   4. Once the copy has finished, double-click on the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition application icon, in the Applications folder on your hard drive. The Rome: Total War - Gold Edition pre-game Options window will appear showing the Activation tab.

   5. Enter your Product Key into the six empty boxes in the Activation tab. Your Product Key is printed on the back of the manual. Once the Product Key has been entered, the Save button in the right-hand corner of the tab will activate.

   6. Click the Save button to save your Product Key.

   7. You now have a choice to activate the game online or to play with the disc in the drive.

      - Playing using the disc – Click the Play with DVD button. In order for the game to launch, the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition disc must be present in your Mac's DVD drive.
      - Playing using Online Activation – If you prefer to play without the game disc in the drive, then you may do so by activating your game online:
        1. Click the Activate Online… button in the Activation tab. A dialog box will appear confirming that your Product Key will be sent to Feral.
        2. Click the Activate Online button in the new dialog box that appears. The Activation tab will update to show the number of machines on which the game is currently activated and on how many more you are allowed to activate it. You can now play your game without a disc in the drive or an internet connection.

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2. ### Getting Started

   1. If Rome: Total War - Gold Edition is not already running, double-click on the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition application icon. By default this is to be found in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.

   2. The Rome: Total War - Gold Edition pre-game Options window will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch.

   3. After the loading screens, the Main Menu screen will appear. Click on Single Player to play single player campaigns and battles. Select Prologue to play the Tutorial Introduction to the Imperial Campaign.

   4. Click on the arrow to start the campaign. The introductory movie will play.

   5. Once the Prologue starts, follow your advisors' guidance on how to play Rome: Total War.

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3. ### Rome: Total War - Gold Edition Performance Tips

   The most important factors in determining how smoothly Rome: Total War - Gold Edition plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer and the in-game settings you select.

   Rome: Total War - Gold Edition is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:

   - Close all other applications: You are strongly encouraged to quit all other applications before launching Rome: Total War - Gold Edition – other applications drain resources and slow the overall system performance.
   - Clear disk space: Ensure that your main hard disk has plenty of spare disk space.
   - If you have a second monitor, disconnect it (having an additional monitor connected to your Mac may create a drop in performance).

   In addition to these general Mac actions, there are numerous specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list adjusting settings until you find an acceptable balance between performance and graphics.

   - Battle Map Resolution - Turning down the resolution of the Battle Map will increase the speed.
     - 800x600 - Faster
     - 640x480 - Fastest
   - Strategy (Campaign) Map Resolution
     - 800x600 - Faster
     - 640x480 - Fastest
   - Anti Aliasing
     - High - Recommended only for 512MB+ graphics cards
     - Medium - Recommended only for 256MB+ graphics cards
     - Low - Recommended for 128MB graphics cards
   - Terrain Detail
     - High - Slower
     - Medium - Faster
   - Unit Shaders
     - Off - Faster
     - On - Slower
   - Detailed Unit Shadows
     - Off - Faster
     - On - Slower
   - Building Detail
     - Lowest - Fastest Performance
     - Low - Faster Performance
     - Medium - Normal Setting
     - High - Better Visual Quality
     - Highest - Best Visual Quality
   - Grass Detail
     - None - Fastest Performance
     - Low - Faster Performance
     - Medium - Normal Setting
     - High - Better Visual Quality
   - Unit Scale
     - Small - Fastest Performance
     - Normal - Normal Setting
     - Large - More troops per units card
     - Huge - Most troops per unit card
   - Unit Detail
     - Lowest - Fastest Performance
     - Low - Faster Performance
     - Medium - Normal Setting
     - High - Better Visual Quality
     - Highest - Best Visual Quality
   - Effects Detail
     - Lowest - Fastest Performance
     - Low - Faster Performance
     - Medium - Normal Setting
     - High - Better Visual Quality
     - Highest - Best Visual Quality
   - Battle Map Shadows
     - Off - Faster
     - On - Slower
   - Campaign Shadows
     - Off - Faster
     - On - Slower
   - Smoke / Dust
     - Off - Faster
     - On - Slower
   - DeSynchronise Animations
     - Off - Faster
     - On - Slower

   NOTE: All of these settings are found in either Rome: Total War - Gold Edition's pre-game Options window under the Video tab or within the game under Main Menu → Options → Video Settings.

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4. ### Macintosh Specific Extras - Pre-game Options Window

   Feral games come with a pre-game Options window, this is accessed by holding down the Command (⌘) key when you start the game. This window offers Mac-specific extra features, described below.

   Extras Tab - iTunes Pausing - Default Setting - On
   Selecting this feature will automatically pause any currently playing song in iTunes while Rome: Total War - Gold Edition is running. Playback will be resumed when the game is quit or paused.

   Extras Tab - iChat or Messages Away Status - Default Setting - Off
   Selecting this feature will automatically set your iChat (called "Messages" in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion) status to "away" while Rome: Total War - Gold Edition is running. You can select different "away" messages from the pop-up menu. The "away" options are taken from the user's iChat (or Messages) status listings.

   Support Tab - Support - A Helping Hand
   If you encounter a problem with Rome: Total War - Gold Edition, you can use the Support tab to consult Feral's online FAQs. If your problem is not covered by the FAQs, you can contact Feral using the automated game report system. This automatically creates a file with information about your computer that is useful to the Feral Technical Support team in helping to solve the problem.

   Support Tab - Updates - Default Setting - On
   This feature checks for new and updated versions of Rome: Total War - Gold Edition based on information about your computer and current software. The automatic check is only performed when you are connected to the internet; no identifying information is sent from your computer. For more information, select the Privacy Policy button.

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5. ### Uninstalling

   If you wish to uninstall Rome: Total War - Gold Edition, simply drag the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition application icon from your hard drive and drop it in the Trash, then empty the Trash. You may also wish to remove the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition preferences, which are stored in the Feral Interactive folder in your computer's ~/Library/Application Support folder (where the "~" symbol refers to your home directory). Deleting the Preferences folder will remove the save files, so all game progress will be lost.

   IMPORTANT: If you have more than one game from Feral installed, remember to check inside the folder so that you do not delete preferences for other Feral games.

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6. ### System Requirements

   Minimum System Requirements
   Processor: 1.4 GHz
   RAM: 512 MB
   Graphics: 128 MB
   Mac OS: 10.7.5
   Hard Disk: 6.0 GB
   Input: Mouse

   Recommended System Requirements
   Processor: 2.0 GHz
   RAM: 2.0 GB
   Graphics: 256 MB
   Mac OS: 10.8.3
   Hard Disk: 6.0 GB
   Input: Multi-button Mouse

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7. ### Technical Support

   Every effort has been made to make Rome: Total War - Gold Edition as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running Rome: Total War - Gold Edition, please read on.

   The latest version of the FAQs can be found by selecting the View FAQs button in the Support tab of the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you launch the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com

   Contacting Feral

   If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support:

   - The error message displayed when the problem occurred (if any).
   - A Rome Total War Report.txt file. This contains:
     - An Apple System Profiler Report of your Mac
     - Any crash logs that exist for Rome: Total War - Gold Edition
     - A list of the game's contents

   All the information required can be obtained by opening Rome: Total War - Gold Edition and clicking on the Support tab in the Rome: Total War - Gold Edition pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file in your ~/Downloads folder (the "~" symbol refers to your home directory). Now click on the Create e-mail button. Remember to attach the Rome Total War Report.txt file to your e-mail.

   In your e-mail, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with Rome: Total War - Gold Edition. We will do our best to help you.

   E-Mail: rometwsupport@feralinteractive.com

   If you prefer to speak with a member of the support team, you may call on the following numbers:

   North America Callers
   Tel: 1-888-592-9925 (Toll Free)
   Available between 9.00am and 6.00pm Central Standard Time, Monday to Friday.

   United Kingdom Callers
   Tel: 020 8875 9787
   Available between 9.00am and 6.00pm GMT, Monday to Friday.

   International Callers
   Tel: +44 20 8875 9787
   Available between 9.00am and 6.00pm GMT, Monday to Friday.

   Outside of business hours, please leave a message with your name, number and the game for which you are seeking support.

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8. ### Warranty

   Feral Interactive Ltd. guarantees to the original buyer of the multimedia product that the digital versatile disc (DVD) supplied with this multimedia product shall not show any fault during a normal use period of ninety (90) days from the invoiced date of purchase, or any other longer warranty time period provided by applicable legislation.

   Please return any defective multimedia product together with the manual by registered letter to:

   Feral Returns
   64 Kimber Road
   London, SW18 4PP
   United Kingdom

   Please state your full name and address (including postcode), as well as the date and location of purchase.

   If a disc is returned without proof of purchase or after the warranty period has expired, Feral Interactive Ltd. will choose to either repair or to replace it at customer's expense. This warranty is invalid if the disc has been damaged through negligence, accident or misuse, or if it has been modified after acquisition.

   The User recognizes expressly that he uses the multimedia product at his own risk.

   The multimedia product is provided as is, without any warranty other than what is laid down above. The User is responsible for any costs of repairing and/or correcting the multimedia product.

   To the extent of what is laid down by law, Feral Interactive Ltd. rejects any warranty relating to the market value of the multimedia product, the User's satisfaction or its capacity to perform a specific use.

   The User is responsible for all risks connected with lost profit, lost data, errors and lost business or other information as a result of owning or using the multimedia product.

   As some legislations do not allow for the aforementioned warranty limitation, it is possible that it does not apply to the User.

   Ownership

   The User recognises that all of the rights associated with this multimedia product and its components, its manual and packaging, as well as the rights relating to the trademark, royalties and copyrights, are the property of Feral Interactive Ltd. and/or Feral Interactive Ltd.'s licensors, and are protected by UK regulations or other laws, treaties and international agreements concerning intellectual property.

   Documentation should not be copied, reproduced, translated or transferred, in whole or in part and in whatever form, without the prior written agreement of Feral Interactive Ltd.

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