Ok, search on the downloads section at www.rtw.heavengames.comand there's a mod there somewhere that will do it for you.

This will work if you have RTW 1.5. I do not believe it will work on earlier versions.

Go to: RTW\World\Maps\Campaign\Imperial_Campaign\descr_strat.txt

Make a copy of it for a backup to be on the safe side. Then open it up. You will see the beginning looks like this:

;

Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

campaignimperial_campaign
playable

romans_julii
romans_brutii
romans_scipii

end
unlockable

egypt
seleucid
carthage
parthia
gauls
germans
britons
greek_cities

end
nonplayable

romans_senate
macedon
pontus
armenia
dacia
numidia
scythia
spain
thrace
slave

end

Change it to look like this:

; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

campaignimperial_campaign
playable

romans_julii
romans_brutii
romans_scipii
egypt
seleucid
carthage
parthia
gauls
germans
britons
greek_cities
macedon
pontus
armenia
dacia
numidia
scythia
spain
thrace
slave

end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
romans_senate
end

However, the interface in the campaign selection screen is only made to display 20 factions, so the rebel/slaves are not shown there even if you unlock them as above. If you want to play them you have to move one of the other factions to unlockable or nonplayable. I put the senate in nonplayable.

[This message has been edited by SubRosa (edited 09-07-2007 @ 08:22 PM).]

i did what u told but i found 3 descr_strat files but i changed all 3 2 lokk like this...


; Custom campaign script generated by Romans Campaign Map Editor

campaignimperial_campaign
playable
romans_julii
romans_brutii
romans_scipii
egypt
seleucid
carthage
parthia
gauls
germans
britons
greek_cities
macedon
pontus
armenia
dacia
numidia
scythia
spain
thrace
slave
end
unlockable
end
nonplayable
romans_senate
end

i dont kno if this is right but i followed your instructions, but there was no new factions on the imperial campaign. please post reply telling if im doing sumthing wrong thanks 4 the help anyway guys.

You have three of them? I am guessing you installed one of the all factions mods that gives you a extra backups of the file. Make sure you are editing the correct one: descr_strat.txt

What version of RTW do you have? The way to find out is to click on Options off the main menu. Then in the upper right corner you will see the version number. This trick does not work on earlier versions of the game.

i have version 1.5 and each 1 of the files has a different name.one file says descr_strat, one says descr_strat (Patch 1.5)All-Factions, and one says descr_strat (Patch 1.5)Original. I dont remember making back ups, when i checked the file they were all just there. I dint know what 2 change so i just changed all of them and it didnt change.Im not 2 sure what im doing wrong if u have any idea then please reply.

Just look at the one called descr_strat. The other two files came from one of the all factions mods. They are copies of the descr_strat file.

What you can also do is change the name of your descr_strat.txt file to something else (like maybe descr_strat_backup.txt), and then go to the descr_strat (Patch 1.5)All-Factions file and change its name to descr_strat.txt. Effectively replacing the original file with that one. That should do the trick.