INDEX of Technical Issues & Help . . . . . . . . . Go to: INDEX of RTW Discussion/Strategy
(rev. 0.208, 15jan2006)

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OVERVIEW
This thread will serve as a basic index, or guide, of common issues, solutions, information, etc., for Rome: Total War (RTW). Questions and answers often exist, but can be difficult to find, esp. since RH does not have a full text search option. Posts will be linked by thread, or by direct link to a deeply buried post.

NOTES
1. Tip: use your browser's search/find function to locate relevant posts.
2. This Index will be updated, and will continue to be expanded, refined & tweaked.
3. If you know of a good tech-related post or thread (even if it is another Forum), nominate by posting it in this thread with its link.
4. Reference the first applicable post # , if buried in longer threads.
5. Discuss individual thread topics within the respective thread.
6. Report errors, bad links, etc. of existing Index content by posting in this thread.
7. When you create a new thread, remember the Title is important in future searches for it.
8. In square brackets [ ] on this page, I sometimes will insert search keywords to help locate that topic accurately.
9. Do not be bashful about suggesting your own posts; the object is to provide locatable, useful info.
10. The age of the post does not matter; however, things talking about outdated issues (like a Patch 1.1-related stuff, for example) are not what we're trying to index.
11. Certain word combinations may seem strange; in places, things are done to help search engines crawl this thread and return external site results.


**** Temporary Note: This index is being created for thenext week or two; it is 'under construction', and does contain erratum. In particular, many links are incomplete, broken, or non-existent, so don't post about that stuff until the revision number reads 1.xxx and this note is removed! Feel free to post links to good posts, or make suggetions. ****



==================== CATEGORIES ====================

========== GENERAL ==========
Support! Help!: 1 (HG) 2 (CA-TW) 3 (Activision) 4 (Sega) 5
Patch 1.5/1.6 Install Help + Experiences + Bugs: 1 2
New Driver Releases (ATI, nVidia, etc.): 1
Can my PC play RTW? : 1
Best Anti-Virus for gamers: 1 (NOD32)
Make all factions playable [unlock, NPF] : 1 2
Faction-specific information: 1
How do I cheat? [mode, console, tilde]: 1 (HG) 2(Activision) 3 (Thread)
My crack! [pirate, copy, illegal, steal, hack, warez, copyright, ]: 1 2
Command Line Options [show, error, nm]: 1
Replacement txt files [backup, CTD, .txt, mod, fix, descr, strat]: 1
How do you take screen shots? [ss, screenies, prtscn, print]: 1 2
Unable to start computer [inaccessible, boot, device, error (0x0000007b)]: 1
Boot with Advanced Menu [XP, last, known, good, safe, mode] 1
What Browser is best? [Opera+Languages, Firefox]: 1
I'm missing a file! Help! [looking, send, CoC, copyright]: CoC 2 3 4 5
Enable editor [command, line, option, show, nm]: 1 2
Skip intro movies [command, line, option, nm]: 1 2
Stop animation & background motion of red game menu screens [command, line, option, nm]: 1 2
Patch 1.2, direct from Activision [obsolete, legacy, MM, RTR]:1
Will my savegame load/play in patch 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 [RTW, BI]: 1
How to remove Windows Media Player 9 or 10? [uninstall, WMP]: 1
Using WinRAR [compression, recovery, errors, test, solid, archive]: 1
Windows Vista [longhorn, palladium, takeover, control, sinister, secret]: 1
WMF exploit [image, vulnerability, bug, defect, patch]: 1
Build my own PC: cost & recommendations [MB, video, RAM, case]: 1
Minimum requirements for RTW [CTD, crash, RAM, video, GPU, graphics, card]: 1 2
Dual-core [X2, AMD, 3700, 4000, affinity, thread, studder, slow, fast, speed]: 1 2 AMD
Native resolution for LCD screens (1024x768, 1280x1024, 1280x800, laptop, windowed, mode, switch, pixel, taskbar): 1
What are the hardcoded limits in RTW [mod]: 1

========== HOWTOs ("How to" do something) ==========
HOWTO: Do a complete, manual uninstall of RTW: 1 2
HOWTO: Do a Desktop Install of Rome: Total War: 1
HOWTO: Run Multiple Versions/Mods of RTW on One Hard Drive: 1 2
HOWTO: Adjust AGP Aperture Size (and cure Flaming Arrow CTD) [flame, burn, texture]: 1
HOWTO: Cure Pointy Feet/Spike Legs/Pin Foot/Thin Ankles [Unit Shaders]: 1
HOWTO: Learn & heed US Federal Law, Title 17 (e.g.: Personal archival backups): 1 2
Make a creative signature block [fade, KaiserWinterfeldt]: 1 2 3
HOWTO: Remove the Sony Rootkit [spyware, malware, trojan, crash, aries.sys]: 1


========== PC PERFORMANCE & INFO ==========
BIOS Settings 1
Buying a gaming PC: 1 2 3
RAM & your PC: 1 2 3 4
Northbridge: 1
Disk fragmentation (defragging) 1
Network 1 2
Graphic / Video card / GPU [benchmark compare chart graph] 1 2 3 4
Dual Core: 1 2
Liquid Cooling: 1
XP Home vs XP Pro: 1
Optimize for gaming: 1 2
nVidia 6600 GPU: 1
Lag: 1
Pagefile (XP) Swapfile (Win98SE) optimization: 1 2
HyperThreading [Intel, CPU, SMP, dual, core, AMD, Athlon, 64, X2]:1
CPUs - Intel vs AMD: 1
Best Anti-Virus, Browser, Office, Anti-Spyware, e-mail [NOD32, Spybot, Open, OO, Opera, Firefox]: 1
Partitioning your hard drive (general outline) [magic, boot, primary, extended]: 1 2 3
Using WinRAR to back up your OS [XP, backup, restore, archive]: 1
Buying a good PC [budget, inexpensive, cheap, $700]: 1

========== RTW INSTALL ERRORS ==========
Patch Install Error 6001 [Installshield, runtime, 0701, 0700]: 1
Different Language 1
MSS32.DLL 1 2
Fail to recognize RTW CDs: 1
Patch + mods: 1 2
Installing Mods: 1 2
ctor.dll error, 0701 directory: 1
BI Barbarian Invasion fail: 1
Unable to Re-install RTW: 1
Error 1335: Cannot read a file during install [CD, scratched, damaged, corrupt, .cab]: 1
Error 1305: Reinstall [voice3.dat, DMA, InstallShield, bad, disk, return, exhange]: 1 2


========== RTW CONFIGURATION ==========
Turn off green marker arrows: 1
Video settings: 1
Mouse & Lag: 1
CD code error, bad CD key, where is key [locate, find, serial, number, box, case, invalid]: 1 2
Monitors, CRT, LCD, TFT native resolution: 1
Audio settings, sound card: 1
1.2 + 1.3 + BI savegames do not work or load: 1
Delayed reinforcements [unlimited, battlefield, AI, control, units, BF]: 1
Anti-aliasing [smoothing, blur, AA, choppy, slow]: 1

========== RTW RUNTIME PROBLEMS ==========
Fix: Dual-core [X2, AMD, 3700, 4000, affinity, thread, studder, slow, fast, speed]: 1 CURE AMD
Game Always Crashes At A Certain Year 1
Savegame CTD: 1
Mouse Trails on Red Menu Screens: 1
Error loading mount database: 1
Long time between turns (AI thinks too long)!: 1
Cure Flaming Arrow / fire arrow CTD (texture problems): 1 2
Video clips not working: 1 2
Can't start campaign; returns to menu: 1 2
Game loads to menu but won't load to campaign map: 1
Missing sound directory: 1
Please insert correct CD: 1
Crack solution: 1
Game crashes (CTD) after some time: 1
Studdering jerky twitching movies: 1
My Game wont start: 1
Crashes to desktop after Prologue movie: 1
Mouse cursor is laggy: 1
Will my savegame load/play in patch 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 [RTW, BI]: 1
: 1

[This message has been edited by SubRosa (edited 04-08-2008 @ 06:40 PM).]