Sega PC GAMES ROME: TOTAL WAR GOLD (2 OF 2) User Manual

• You can review all movement orders by holding down the spacebar. Chevrons show all unit destinations as long as the spacebar is held.

To issue an attack order:

•

Left-click

on a

unit

on the battlefield or a

unit card

in the Control Panel

to select the unit.

Right-click

on the enemy unit you want to attack and the unit marches into combat. The cursor will look like this when the unit’s primary attack is in hand-to-hand combat.

•

Double right-click

on an enemy unit if you want your unit to

charge

into the attack. Again be careful—charging from too far away will tire your men before the fight has begun.

This cursor is displayed when a unit’s primary attack is with javelins or throwing spears and if the unit has ammunition remaining.

This cursor is displayed when a unit’s primary attack is with bows or other missiles (such as sling bullets) and if the unit has ammunition left.

• For all missile units:

Right-click

on an enemy unit you want to attack.

If the arrow on the cursor is

red

, your unit will march forward until in

range and then throw its spears.

If the arrow on the cursor is

green

, your unit is already in range and

will begin its missile attack immediately.

•

Double right-clicking

when a missile-armed unit is selected causes the

unit to run fo rward until within attack range.

• Animated

red

movement arrows confirm the attack order.

Click on the

stop

button on the control panel or press the backspace key

to cancel a movement or attack order at any time.

Some units can attack in more than one way. For example, many javelin-armed troops also carry swords (or knives for use in self-defense). You can order a unit to attack with a secondary weapon:

ground and hold down the left or right arrow keys to pan the camera rapidly.

• The numeric keypad also changes the camera view. Check the key settings by pressing

during battle for the camera controls.

Double left-click

on a unit card to make the camera move to a position

directly behind that unit. Pressing the

End

key with a unit selected also

has the same affect.

• Click on the general’s portrait in the control panel to move the camera to a position directly behind the general’s bodyguard unit. Click on the faction banner to move to a point directly behind the captain’s unit if no general is present.

• The blue lines on the mini-map showing the visible area of the battlefield change as the camera position alters.

• The camera view can be changed when the game is paused.

Press

Esc

and go to game options to change camera mode. This will be familiar to

players of earlier

Total War

titles. Virtually all camera controls are the same,

with one important exception:

• The

and

down

cursor arrow keys on the keyboard

track

the camera

view for ward and back without changing the viewing angle.

• The

left

and

right

cursor arrow keys on the keyboard

pan

the camera

(spin on its vertical axis) without changing its position.

• The mouse wheel adjusts height but does not change camera angle.

How toMove and Attack

Moving and attacking with units in

Rome: Total War

use the same basic

controls:

left-click

to select,

right-click

on the battlefield for a destination or

target. To issue a move order:

•

Left-click

on a

unit

on the battlefield or a

unit card

in the control

panel to select the unit.

Right-click

on the battlefield location where you want the unit to move.

The unit will march to this spot.

•

Double right-click

on a battlefield location if you want the unit to

run to its destination.

• Animated

green

movement arrows confirm the move order.

If a unit cannot move to a given location for any reason, the cursor changes. The terrain may be impassable or the location out of bounds, for example.

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To set a waypoint for a unit, hold down the

shift

key and

right-click

on the spot you want as a waypoint. Repeat this process to add another waypoint to the unit’s marching route.

• No more than a dozen waypoints for a route are advisable.

• You can remind yourself of waypoints later. With the unit selected, hold down the

shift

key to show the waypoints that have been set.

• Holding down the

spacebar

(without the shift key) still shows the final

destination and facing of the unit.

Unit Activity

Move the cursor over any unit on the battlefield or unit card and a

tool tip

appears, giving you details of the

unit’s status

The unit cards in the Control Panel also give you a way of monitoring what your units are doing. Each unit card can have a symbol as a notification of what’s happening to the unit. It’s quite possible for more than one of these symbols to apply at any one time. If this is the case, the symbols that apply are displayed in turn:

A single arrowhead at the top of the card shows the unit is moving at a steady

march

toward its ordered destination.

A double arrowhead at the top of the card shows that the unit is moving toward its ordered destination at a

run

or is

charging

an enemy unit and

has yet to ma ke contact.

Crossed swords show the unit is in

hand-to-hand combat.

A bow and arrow symbol shows that the unit is

firing missiles

. (This symbol is used even if the unit is actually throwing spears or firing sling bullets).

Arrows show the unit is

under fire

. It may be worth moving the unit out

of range or ordering it to attack its tormentors! This symbol shows that the unit is currently

hiding

and may not be spotted by enemy forces. Most units can hide in woods (allowing them to spring tactical ambushes), but there are some types of soldiers who can hide almost anywhere!

The

white flag

symbol shows the unit has suffered a morale crisis and is

now

routing

, that is, running from the enemy. The unit banner also changes to white on the battlefield. It may be possible for a general to rally troops who are routing.

If a unit is surrounded and unable to rout, the fight to the death icon will be displayed on the unit card.

• Hold down the

Alt

key and

right-click

on an enemy unit to order a

secondary attack by a unit.

• If the cursor shows a sword,

double right-click

to order the unit to run

and then charge home into melee.

Secondary attacks can be useful with many of the Roman Legionary units, as this forces them to fight hand-to-hand. Most Legionary units follow Roman tactics of throwing a volley of pila (special heavy javelins) and then attacking hand-to-hand with swords. This is why their primary attack is usually shown as a spear. They automatically charge home as the enemy attempts to recover from the missile attack.

Changing Unit Fo rmation

It’s possible to change the frontage and depth of a unit. The frontage is the number of men who can fight at the same time. The depth shows the ranks who can be fed into the meat grinder as casualties are taken:

• Select a unit by left-clicking.

Right-click

and drag to change the unit frontage. During this process, the cursor changes and the layout of the unit is shown with chevrons on the ground. The large arrow shows the facing of the unit.

Changing Unit Facing

All units have a

facing

. All attacks are carried out to the front of a unit, and units can be vulnerable when attacked in the flanks (sides) or from behind. It’s possible to alter a unit’s facing—to meet an oncoming threat, perhaps—without having it move.

• Select the unit by left-clicking on it on the battlefield or its unit card in the Control Panel.

• Use the

and>keys (the same keys as comma and period on many

keyboards) to rotate the unit’s facing without changing its position.

• The new layout of the unit is shown with chevrons on the ground. The large arrow shows the unit facing.

When multiple units are selected (see

How to Use More Than One Unit

changing unit facing creates a battle line and then rotates it.

Waypoints

When a unit is issued a movement order, i t normally marches straight toward its destination. However, units are sensible and watch for barriers such as walls and rivers and follow a route that takes them over a river crossing (a ford or bridge), or through a gap in the walls.

It’s possible to issue detailed marching orders to a selected unit and set up waypoints for it to follow to its final destination:

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Right-click and drag

on a destination to make the selected units form a line. As you drag the cursor sideways, a set of yellow chevrons appears showing the frontage and depth of the selected units. Release the mouse button when you’re happy with the line’s position.

•

Right-click

on a target

unit

for an

attack

order.

•

Double right-click

on a target

unit

for a

charge

order.

• Use the < and > (comma and period) keys to form a line of units and change its facing. Yellow chevrons appear to show the units’ final destinations. The line forms at a point that’s the shortest march for the selected units.

Use the

stop

button on the control panel or press the

backspace

key

to cancel the units’ collective orders.

Once multiple units have been selected, they can be

grouped

together, as well as

put under

AI assistance

Grouping Units

Groups can be a ver y useful way of managing a large force.

With a collection of units selected, click on this button to

group

them

together. You c an also press the

key. The relevant unit cards in the control panel will be collected together into one numbered group. Grouped units don’t have to be of the same type. When grouped like this, the new group has the lowest group number that’s currently available.

• Alternatively, with a collection of units selected, hold down the

Ctrl

key and press one of the number keys on the main keyboard—not the numeric keypad—to create a numbered group.

• A grouped unit is displayed like this in the Control Panel.

•

Left-click

on the numbered group tab to select all the units instantly or press the number key that corresponds to the group number (shown in Roman numerals in the tab).

Groups can be split or modified at any time:

• Select two or more groups of units and then

group

them again using one of the above methods to create a new, la rger group that includes all the units of the old selected groups.

• Select a single group and click on the

group

button in the Control Panel (or

use a keyboard shortcut) to

break up

the group. The units become single

units once again, though they remain selected.

These symbols only appear on unit cards during sieges. See

How to Assault a Settlement or Fort

Orders for Artillery Units

Artillery units work in exactly the same fashion as other units. However, artillery pieces are heavy, and even with large crews it can take time to execute an order. D on’t expect artillerymen to dash or charge anywhere!

• Remember that the number on the unit card is not the number of artillery pieces, but the number of crewmen. As crewmen are killed, the number of pieces that can fire (and rate of fire) drops.

• Just like other missile units, the bar shows the ammunition supply for the unit. When this is gone, the unit can no longer fire.

When attacked by missiles or in hand-to-hand combat, crews may abandon their pieces. This cursor appears when the selected unit has abandoned its weapons. If the crew can move back to their pieces and resume firing, the hand symbol appears when the cursor is moved over an artillery piece.

Right-clicking

orders the crew to resume working their weapons.

How ToUse More Than One Un it

It’s possible to issue orders to multiple units at the same time. The units will move to the same location or attack the same target. There are various ways of selecting more than one unit to receive orders:

Hold down the

Ctrl

key and

left-click

on more than one unit on

the battlefield.

•

Left-click and drag

on the battlefield away from a unit, creating a

highlighted box. All the units within the box will be selected.

• Hold down the

Ctrl

key and

left-click

on more than one unit card in the

Control Panel.

• Hold down the

Ctrl

key and

double left-click

on a unit card in the

Control Panel. All units of the same type will be selected.

• A combination of the above methods also works. For instance, selecting some units on the battlefield and some through the Control Panel.

• Holding down the

Ctrl

key and

left-clicking

on a

selected

unit or its unit card will toggle the selection, allowing you to remove a unit from a collection before issuing orders.

Once multiple units are selected, orders are issued in the usual fashion:

•

Right-click

on a

destination

for a

march

order.

•

Double right-click

on a

destination

for a

run

order.

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How to Get the Most from Unit Abilities

Many units have a special ability that makes them more useful in battle. Select the unit, then click on the special ability button (or press the F key). Most special abilities can be toggled, but a few are “one use”:

The

Cantabrian Circle

formation is used by light, missile-armed cavalr y to keep up a barrage on an enemy unit. Rather than firing a mass volley against an opponent and then retreating to reload, a unit executing a Cantabrian Circle gallops around with each soldier firing before dropping back to prepare a new missile. The effect is a steady—and demoralizing— rain of missiles on a target unit, rather than a single volley.

Many archer and artiller y units can fire

flaming

projectiles instead of their

normal missiles. These can set men and buildings on fire.

Many spearmen, hoplites and pikemen, particularly those schooled in Greek ways of warfare, can form a

phalanx

. This is a solid mass of infantry who

rely on mass and discipline to punch into an enemy line. A general can

rally

nearby routing units, recalling them to the fight by sheer force of personality. If this works, the unit re-forms, ready to fight on (for a while, at least).

The later types of Roman Legionaries can form a

testudo

or tortoise formation by closing up and interlocking their shields. Snug inside an armoured shell, the Legionaries can then advance through missile fire and survive.

warcry

gives a temporar y boost to the combat power of the unit as it

enters combat.

Some cavalry units can form a

wedge

, a f o rmation that aids them when charging into other units by increasing their shock value on attack. The mass of cavalr y is concentrated against a small portion of the enemy’s line, and then the enemy unit is split apart (if the wedge charge works).

Some barbarian units can

chant

or let forth fearsome keens and screeches. This increases the morale of nearby friendly units and decreases the morale of nearby enemy units.

Should an elephant unit panic and run amok, the drivers can be ordered to kill their beasts. This is very useful if the elephants are running amok through your own troops!

• Select one or more units within a group and click on the

group

button on the control panel. The selected units will be removed from the current group and create their own group. At least two units must remain in the group, otherwise it will be completely broken up .

Groups can be put into

group formations

Click on this button to show the group formations buttons.

• Eight group formations can be selected. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. If you move the cursor over the buttons, tool tips appear describing the formations.

• Click on the relevant button to select the formation you want the selected group to use.

• Alternatively, hold down the

Shift key

and press numbers 1 through 8 on

the main keyboard—not the numeric keypad—to select a group formation.

• You can select more than one group before deciding on a formation. Your selected groups will collectively adopt the group formation you choose.

Groups can be placed under

AI assistance

With a group selected, click on this button to toggle

AI assistance

the group on and off. A group under

AI assistance

has a red outline

on the control panel.

• Units within an

AI assisted

group will ignore your combat orders in favour

of those of their commanding officer.

• However, you can order the group to move to a location, and the computer will handle the detailed movement orders for units.

• Units in an

AI assisted

group will stay in formation.

• You can cancel

AI assistance

at any time by clicking on the Control Panel

button to toggle it off.

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Unit Characteristics

There are a couple of other unit abilities that are worth remembering:

• Some units are rated as

hardyorvery hardy

. They don’t tire quickly when running or charging—they’re not supermen, just fitter and tougher than average soldiers.

•

Impetuousorberserker

units may charge into combat without orders.

Hiding

Many units can hide in forests. Hiding is automatic when a unit moves into terrain where its men can hide. A few highly specialized units can hide in less promising terrain, or even in relatively open terrain. On the battlefield, hidden units are shown with their soldiers crouching down.

• Enemy forces cannot see hidden units until they’re very close. This makes it possible to stage tactical ambushes with hidden units.

• The same holds true for enemy forces, of course. It’s possible for an enemy unit to hide and not be visible to you on the battlefield!

• Generals cannot hide, nor can captains.

Using a General in Combat

A general is the most important unit in an army:

• In a campaign battle, the general’s abilities and personality traits can have effects on army morale, unit performance and the combat power of his bodyguard unit. An army lead by a 7-star general, for example, will perform with greater effectiveness than one under the command of a 1-star general.

• Man for man, a general and his bodyguard are among the most powerful forces at your disposal. As a reserve to be thrown into battle at the critical point, they can ma ke the difference between victory and defeat!

• A general is the only unit that can

rally

routing troops.

• The death of a general can have catastrophic effects on the morale of every unit in his arm y.

• In the campaign game, the death of a general is also the death of a family member. When the ruling family is dead, the faction is destroyed!

How to Assault a Settlement or Fort

Sieges can occur when an army assaults a settlement or attempts to break into a fort. They have much in common with field battles, but with the important qualification that one side is “safely” behind a set of defenses. All the normal rules of the battlefield apply to sieges; orders for attacks and movement are issued in the normal fashion.

Unit Morale

Morale is the willingness of a unit to fight on while taking casualties. As long as a unit’s morale remains good, it will fight. But sooner or later, even the bravest of men will realize that their lives are in more danger if they stay than run. Morale, therefore, is more noticeable when it’s lacking: a unit with no morale will run away.

Not all units are equally blessed with good morale. For example, peasants aren’t keen on going to war. Professional Legionaries, on the other hand, are likely to stay and fight against great odds.

Some units in the game have morale effects in addition to their combat value:

• Generals (usually) and captains boost the morale of nearby troops.

• There are some traits, such as personal cowardice, that reduce the morale of warriors under a general’s command.

• The death of a general or captain is usually a severe blow to the morale of his whole arm y.

• Some units

frighten

nearby enemy units, either because of their terrible appearance and fearsome reputation or because they’re armed with cru e l and unusual weaponry. Enemies are more likely to run when faced with frightening units.

•

Routing units

can cause other friendly units to rout: if lots of other people are running from the enemy, soldiers tend to think it might be a good idea to run, too!

Routing Units and Pursuit

As has been noted, generals can

rally

routing units. This won’t work if enemy forces are too close to the routing unit. They will ignore the general and concentrate on escaping death!

Therefore, it can be a good idea to keep some speedy forces available to pursue fleeing foes to prevent them from rallying. There’s also a good chance of killing some enemies as they run, saving you the trouble of having to fight against them on another battlefield. Tr ad it ion al ly, light cavalry were used for this task. Units in guard mode will not pursue enemies.

Romans and Legionary Eagles

Some types of Roman units carry

Legionary Eagles

. These appear in the campaign game after the reforms o f Gaius Marius have occurred, but they’re always available in custom battles.

A First Cohort unit carries a Legionary Eagle. This battle standard is regarded as the soul of a Roman Legion, and is an inspiration for any Roman units nearby. I ts presence raises the morale of friendly Roman units. Losing a Roman Legionary Eagle is the height of disgrace, and a terrible blow to the battlefield morale of an army that loses one.

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Most types of units can be ordered into a

sap

in front of a

stone wall

. Progress in digging a tunnel toward the defenses is shown by a line of disturbed earth between the sap and the wall. When the diggers reach the wall, there will be a pause while they undermine the walls and set fire to the sap; this brings the walls crashing to the ground, opening a hole in the defenses. The sapping unit(s) will then emerge from the tunnel.

• While any or all of these attacks are happening, the defenders will not be idle. As an attacker, you should expect missile fire from defenders within a settlement and on top of the larger walls. Towers will also fire missiles at your troops.

When a

breach

in the defenses is caused (either a gateway is broken or walls

are knocked down), the camera view switches to show the breach.

Units can be ordered to drop siege equipment by clicking on this button in the Control Pan e l .

A unit that’s not currently equipped with siege gear can be ordered to pick some up. The siege equipment has to have been abandoned by its previous users.

Sieges and Artillery

Artillery units can fire at walls and buildings in settlements, as well as other units on the battlefield:

This cursor appears whenever it’s possible to target walls or defenses with a selected artillery unit. The artillery unit will continue to fire until its target is destroyed or it runs out of ammunition. Note that it can take a very long time for artillery to batter a hole in a stone wall.

This cursor appears whenever it’s possible to target a building with an artiller y unit. The artiller y will fire as long as the target is standing or until there’s no more ammunition.

Click on this button in the Control Panel to toggle flaming missiles on and off. Flaming missiles can set buildings on fire, and the fires can spread through a settlement.

• Artillery f ire can be a li ttle inaccurate. Large stones, for example, are rarely very

aerodynamic and it’s possible for shots to scatter instead of landing exactly on target. Flaming missiles are also inaccurate. Experienced artillery crews are better at consistent targeting, but don’t be surprised if there’s an occasional missile that goes astray!

There are, however, extra conditions that apply during sieges, and new weapons and tactics for both the attacker and defender.

Sieges and Victory

Victor y in a siege is very simple: the side that controls the centre of the settlement wins! You can also win by killing or routing the entire enemy army off th e field.

Siege Equipment

Siege equipment is constructed in the campaign game when an army is besieging a settlement. In Custom Battles, siege equipment can be obtained during setup.

• In either case, suitable siege equipment is automatically assigned to units when battle deployment begins.

• Without siege equipment or suitable artillery, it’s almost impossible for attackers to break into a settlement.

Rams, ladders

and

siege towers

are assigned to individual units. The unit cards of relevant units are marked with one of these symbols to show they have siege gear. Unit s wi th l adde rs, towers and rams cannot charge.

Saps

(or sapping points) are placed on the battlefield in front of suitable

sections of wall. They cannot be moved during deployment.

Once the battle starts, units with siege equipment can be ordered to advance against city walls:

A unit equipped with a

ram

can be sent against a

gateway

or wooden wall. The cursor changes to show a suitable target gate or wall section for the ram. The unit will push the ram toward the gate or wooden defense and then attempt to smash a way through. If it’s successful, it will haul the ram out of the broken gateway so a clear path is available into the settlement.

• Elephants can be ordered to attack gateways or wooden walls without siege equipment. They just batter a hole!

• A unit equipped with

ladders

can be sent to scale a suitable stretch of

wall

(not a tower). The cursor changes to show a suitable wall to assault. The unit will march toward the walls, raise their ladders and climb up. They’ll have to fight any defenders on the walls!

• A unit equipped with a

siege tower

can be sent to assault a suitable wall (not a tower in the defenses). The cursor changes to show a suitable wall to attack. The unit will push the siege tower toward the wall, then clamber up before launching an assault directly over the battlements. Units in siege towers can fire arrows, and they’ll have to fight any defenders on the wall.

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How to Deal with Ambushes

Ambushes—when you’re the ambusher—are much like any other battle, but hopefully rather one-sided in your favour! When you’re ambushed, however, things can very rapidly get out of hand:

• The

ambusher

gets the chance to deploy units before the battle as normal. Unlike a normal battle, the deployment zone nearly surrounds the enemy, rather than being a section of the battlefield.

• The

ambushed army

is always deployed in a column formation because it’s on the march, not prepared for battle. The general (or captain) is always at the head of the column. There’s no chance to alter the deployment of the army.

The first ru l e when ambushed is the simplest:

Don’t Panic

! It takes the enemy some time to get into combat formation, and those moments can be used to form your army into battle lines for the coming assault.

Ambushes may feel like harsh and uncompromising battles, but they’re intended to be! A skilled leader will make use of all the weapons at his command, and this includes not fighting fairly!

Failed Ambushes

It’s possible that an ambushing army will not “get the drop” on an enemy. In such cases, a battle will still take place. Thus, each side must make the best of the day that it can!

How to Use Reinforcements and Allies

Battles that are part of campaign games can sometimes involve more than one army for both the attackers and defenders:

• When you’re attacking, the army that makes the attack on the campaign map is always the one you control directly.

• When you’re defending on the campaign map, the army that’s attacked is always the one you control.

• Other adjacent armies on the campaign map can appear on the battlefield as

reinforcements

and/or

allies.Friendly

reinforcements are armies or

units belonging to the same faction;

allies

are friendly troops that belong to

another faction.

• Reinforcements always arrive on the battlefield from the direction that corresponds to their position on the campaign game map. A supporting army on the campaign map to the north of the current battlefield will always appear on the northern edge of the battlefield.

Capturing Walls

Wooden walls serve only as a barrier to keep out attackers. Stone walls, on the other hand, can be actively fought over by the attackers and defenders:

• Any infantry (i.e. non-mounted) unit can be ordered to move to the top of a wall, or ordered to attack defenders on a wall.

• If an attacking unit is in sole possession of a wall, gatehouse or tower, it will capture the structure.

• The defenders can recapture walls.

Within the W alls

Once inside a settlement or fort, the attackers need to capture the central plaza area to take the settlement. Naturally, the defenders need to keep control of this area. This may involve fighting through every street if the defenders are feeling particularly bloody-minded and obstinate.

• The longer street fighting takes, the more damage done to the settlement. This damage needs to be repaired, as explained in the Campaigns section of this manual.

• If the fighting takes a long time, it’s possible that fires will break out in the settlement. The fires will spread unchecked until the battle is resolved.

Sally Battles

Sally battles occur when a settlement garrison emerges from behind their walls to drive off their besiegers. The

garrison

is always treated as the battle

attackers

and the

besiegers

as the battle

defenders

even though, in strategic terms , the

situation is the other way around. The besiegers appear on the battlefield outside the settlement with any siege

equipment they have constructed. Attacking the unit to which it is attached can destroy siege equipment. This can be a good way of thwarting the progress of a besieging army that might be about to assault the town.

It’s also possible to time sallies out of a besieged settlement so reinforcements from a relief force are also present on the battlefield. See

How to Use

Reinforcements and Allies

on page 68 for more information.

One point to remember: it’s possible for sally battles to go horribly wrong if the besiegers get into the settlement during the battle. The settlement defenders can all be committed to taking the fight to the enemy, leaving their town or city vulnerable to a sneaky incursion!

For the attackers (sallying out) to win, they must kill or drive off all the defenders (the besieging army).

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Going to the Aid of Allies

When one of your armies is adjacent (on the campaign map) to a battle involving one of your allies, you’ll be given the option of going to your ally’ s aid. You’ll be in control of your army during the battle.

Settlement Assaults and Allies

If you and an ally are assaulting an enemy settlement and conquer it, the new owner of the settlement is the faction that initiated the assault. If you attacked the settlement on the campaign map during a siege, you become the new owner. If your forces go to the aid of your ally, then you have the satisfaction of having helped your friends gain some new lands!

CUSTOM BATTLES

A custom battle gives you the opportunity to command any army you want in battle. This is a “

sandbox

mode” that allows you to try any kind of combination of terrain, armies, units, allies and enemies you want. Custom battles are an excellent way of learning the battle game and an ideal way to hone your skills before trying your command abilities online!

• Select

Custom Battle

from the

Single Player

menu to begin the process of setting up and fighting your own battle. You’ll be given the option of saving away your custom battle setup during the creation process.

Choosing Conditions

Initially, this screen appears in the express setup version that only allows you to select a limited number of variables for your custom battle:

•

Game type

determines the victory conditions for the battle. For example, Last Man Standing is a fight to the death.

•

Difficulty

sets the behaviour of your opponents. At easier difficulty levels, you’ll find that enemies tend to have lower morale, for instance, while high difficulty levels present you with a greater threat.

•

T errain

allows you to choose the landscape for your battle. As you might expect, troops tire more quickly in hot, dry conditions such as a desert. Some armies are not at their best in some terrain—usually an army fights best on its home ground.

• While your camera view onto the battlefield can be in any direction, the mini-map is always oriented with north at the top. This can be useful in working out where reinforcements are likely to appear.

• Reinforcement units won’t necessarily arrive on the battlefield at the start of a battle. They can be delayed by intervening terrain, weather and sheer bad luck. You may also notice that cavalry and light forces arrive at a battle before heavier units.

Direct control of reinforcing units depends on the following:

•

Allies

are always controlled by their own leaders, and are never placed under foreign command—in this case, your command. You wo n’t be able to issue orders to allied units. An allied army will arrive on the battlefield as a single force.

•A

friendly army

that’s led by a

general

will be independent and under computer AI control during the battle. You won’t be able to issue orders to units in that arm y. An independent army l i ke this arrives on the battlefield as a group, all at the same time.

•A

friendly army

under the command of a

captain

appears as reinforcements under your command. There are restrictions on when reinforcement units become available to you:

Armies can have a maximum of 20 units. A unit with only one man still counts as a unit, and occupies one of the 20 slots that exist within an army.

Unless a spare slot exists, a reinforcement unit cannot enter battle. The unit will wait in the out-of-bounds area until a spare slot opens to receive it. This may be because one of your original units has been eliminated in combat, you ordered it to withdraw or it has routed off the battlefield.

A reinforcement’s unit card is transparent when it’s out of bounds and about to come into battle. When it enters battle, the unit card becomes opaque; it can then be selected and given orders like any other unit.

Once a reinforcing unit is on the battlefield and under your control, it’s treated as being part of your arm y.

A reinforcing captain’s unit has its unit card marked with a silver star, in the same fashion as a subsidiary general.

Once a battle is over, an y su r viving reinforcements and allies return to their original position on the campaign map.

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Customize Battle

This screen allows you to select the faction armies you want in the battle, and assign them to different sides for the coming struggle:

• Team Denarii allows you to set a purchasing budget for each team (side) in the battle. This money is used to purchase individual units. It’s also used to purchase equipment and experience upgrades for units. If there’s more than one army on a team, the money is split equally between the whole team; each army does not get the full budget! Indirectly, the amount of money sets the maximum size for each army in the battle (there’s still the option to have lots of cheap units or a few expensive ones).

• The first arm y in the central list is always controlled by a

human player

—you!

All other armies are shown as “

CPU player

” and are controlled by the game or

are

empty

and not in use.

• The list in the centre of the screen shows the armies that have been selected. There are a couple of methods for choosing an army for each slot on this list:

Left-click

on the name box, and then left-click on any of the

faction

shields

on the right of the screen. Duplicated factions are not allowed in custom battles, so any faction that’s already been chosen has its shield greyed out.

Left-click

on either arrow to cycle through the full collection of available factions. A faction that’s already been used is not available. Each large faction shield is highlighted in turn.

If you want to clear one of the armies from the list,

left-click

on the deselect shield icon on the right hand side of the screen. Alternately, you can click on the arrows on either side of the small shield icons until the small version of the deselect faction shield appears.

There can be up to eight teams (I through VIII in Roman numerals) in any battle. Click on the arrows to change the team number for an arm y. Armies with the same team number are automatically allied. Any force with a different team number is fair game!

• The check box for

Arcade Style Battles

turns

off

many of the realistic features of the battle system. The emphasis in arcade battles is on action and excitement, not on clever tactics and command skill.

• The

Show Advanced Conditions

tick box brings up more options so you can precisely tailor the battlefield and the conditions you’ll face. As you’ll see, these can let you practice sieges, face different weather conditions and even practice fighting at night!

Season

allows you to choose the time of year for your battle. This has an influence on how much (if at all) the weather changes during the course of battle. Fighting in the depths of winter can affect how tired your troops become.

Weather

allows you to set the initial weather for the battle (but you probably guessed that!). Rain and snow have negative effects on bow- armed troops.

Time of Day

sets the starting light conditions for the battle.

Time Limit

sets the timer for the battle. It’s entirely possible to ru n ou t of time before achieving victory when attacking, or deliberately run out the clock to achieve a defensive victory.

Advice Level

determines how active Centurion Marcus (your battlefield advisor) will be in giving you information and tactical hints during the battle.

Settlement Level

runs from none to Huge City. If you want to fight a siege or sally battle, you’ll need to include a settlement on the map.

Settlement Culture

only applies if there’s a settlement present. This allows you to choose the look and layout of the settlement from the six cultures in the game. Barbarian settlements can be no larger than a minor city.

Settlement Defenses

only applies if a settlement is present. This allows you to choose the type and size of the walls around a settlement. A settlement without walls is pretty unlikely in the ancient world, and not much of a challenge to any besieging army.

• When you’re happy with your choices, click on the

continue arrow

. Return to

the Single Player menu at any time by clicking on the U-shaped arrow.

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You can

drag-and-drop

units to select them for the army. To

deselect units, drag from the arm y and drop them in the top unit box.

You can

drag-and-drop

units within the lower army box. You can

drag-and-drop

a unit into the first place in your army (the upper

left-hand box) to make it the commander’s unit.

• You can upgrade some units in an army. This costs money for every improvement you make. Not all units can be upgraded:

Left-click

on a unit in the army to select it—not a

right-click since this removes the unit from the army!

Click on the arrows next to the chevrons to change the unit’s

experience

rating. The more chevrons, the greater the unit’s

experience. Grey chevrons indicate no experience.

Click on the arrows next to the sword to change the unit’s

weapon quality

. Grey indicates standard weaponry. Bronze

(+1), silver (+2) and gold (+3) indicate increased quality.

Click on the arrows next to the shield to change the unit’s

armour

quality

. Grey indicates standard armour. Bronze (+1), silver (+2)

and gold (+3) indicate increased quality.

• In siege battles you can provide

siege equipment

for the attacking arm y :

Click on the arrows next to each of the siege equipment items to add them to the arm y.

Note that all of these have a cost, so make allowance in your budgeting for some siege gear! These options are only available during siege battles, and only the siege equipment that’s needed for the battle is shown.

Click on this button to

clear the selected units

in an army and start

again.

If there’s a settlement involved in the battle, there can only be two teams, and one of these must be defined as the settlement defenders.

Left-click

this icon to select the settlement defenders.

When you’re happy with your choices, click the continue arrow to move on to selecting units for each army. You can return to the new game menu at any time by clicking on the U-shaped arrow.

Customize Army

This screen allows you to select the individual units in each army. The only limit is the budget—you can select any mix of units you like.

•

Denarii Left

shows the remaining budget for unit selection and upgrades. Every unit costs denarii, and no more than this budget may be spent. Overspending is not allowed!

• Click on a

faction shield

to change armies and select another force. The army

currently being selected has a glowing faction shield.

If this icon is displayed, the unit counts as an attacking force. This is always the case in field battles where no settlement is involved. When attacking a settlement with defenses, extra siege equipment options are shown on this screen for the attacking army. It’s almost impossible to get into a settlement without siege equipment, so make sure the attackers have some!

If an army is defending a settlement, a shield icon is displayed.

• The screen has two boxed areas that are used for unit selection. The upper area shows all units that belong to the selected faction. The lower area shows selected units that are part of the army.

Move the cursor over any unit card. A tool tip appears giving a brief

description of the unit.

Left-click

on a unit in the upper area to

add

it to the army.

The unit cost is immediately deducted from the available money.

The

first

unit selected is always the army leader. Unless this

is a

general

or a (barbarian)

warlord

, the army will be led by

captain

Right-click

on a unit in the lower area to

remove

it from the arm y.

The unit cost is credited to the available budget.

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Setting Up a Multiplayer Battle

Once you’ve confirmed your name for the game, you are taken to the Lobby Screen for both online and LAN battles.

Here, you can choose to host a game by setting up the initial conditions for the battle.

Or join a game that’s ready to play.

Chat

At the bottom of all multiplayer screens is the chat area. Type a message and it appears on-screen for ever yone in the lobby. Between the message window on the left and the player list on the right are a set of toggle buttons that allow you to filter and/or ignore messages.

• Select the player you want to ignore (or filter) and then click on the appropriate toggle. You can change your mind later.

Hosting a Game

Hosting a game is similar to setting up a

Custom Battle

. See

Customise Battle

on page 72 for more information.

• The host gets to decide on the overall battle conditions, but each player gets to select his or her own army.

Unlike a Custom Battle, the host has access to a special

kick

feature. This kicks a player out of the game at the host’s discretion, a useful tool for excluding abusive individuals!

Multiplayer Historical Battles

In addition to creating custom multiplayer battles, the host also has the choice of selecting one of the special versions of

Rome: Total War’s

historical battles. This limits the number of players to a total appropriate to the battle. Simply select the battle from the on-screen list.

Click on this button to make the

computer select an army

for you. It will do its best to spend your budget efficiently and create as flexible a force as possible. This can be a good way of giving yourself a starting point when creating an arm y : you c a n change the computer’s initial choices to match

what you want. Click here to

save

the custom battle setup or load a custom battle you

created earlier.

The game automatically saves the last custom battle setup you created,

but this file is overwritten every time you start a custom battle.

When you’re happy with all your choices, click on the

continue arrow

. You can

return to the

Customise Battle

screen at any time by clicking on the U-shaped arrow.

MULTIPLA YER GAMES

Multiplayer games allow you to battle against other people, either over the Internet or across a Local Area Network (LAN). You can create multiplayer customised battles or fight one of the special historical multiplayer battles that have been included with

Rome: Total War

There are three options on the multiplayer menu:

•

Online Battles—

Click here to host or sign in to an online battle hosted through GameSpy™. You’ll need an active Internet connection before starting and any firewall software on your PC needs to be correctly configured. See the separate technical notes supplied on the

Rome: Total War

CD-ROMs for

further information. You won’t need a GameSpy profile to play

Rome: Total

War

online.

•

LAN Battles—

Click here to host or sign on for a battle across your LAN. This battle will be fought on local machines and doesn’t require an Internet connection but the process for setting up a LAN battle is the same as the Internet.

•

Change CD Key—

Click here to change the CD key used for multiplayer battles. You may want to do this so that two (or more) people can use the same PC, each with their own unique CD key.

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Before contacting customer support, please consult the technical help file. It contains the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions and may quickly and easily provide a solution to your difficulty. If after reviewing the technical help file you are still experiencing problems, please feel free to contact us through any of the online services listed. In order to assist us when dealing with your difficulty, please have the following information ready when you call or attach it to your email to support@activision.co.uk.

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Once you’ve made your choice on each screen, click on the continue button in the lower right-hand corner. Until all players have completed their choices, you’ll see a “Waiting for…” message on-screen. When all players are ready, the multiplayer game moves on to the next part of setup or into battle itself!

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Please make sure that your PC matches the minimum criteria specified on the external packaging before attempting to install this expansion pack. Your PC must use Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP; Barbarian Invasion will not work with other (or earlier) operating systems. The pack also requires DirectX 9.0c (this is included as part of the pack) and DirectX compatible drivers (you may have to visit other manufacturers' websites for appropriate driver software). See the relevant Help file for more information about DirectX 9.0c.

Barbarian Invasion patches Rome: Total War up to version 1.3. Installing an earlier patch for Rome: Total War after installing Barbarian Invasion will cause the expansion pack to malfunction. Rome: Total War does not need to be patched before Barbarian Invasion can be installed. However, installing the expansion pack does require an extra 1Gb (1024Mb) of free disk space. You may find it helpful to spend a few minutes running a defragmenter on your disk drive before installation (this holds good for installing nearly all software, by the way).

Put the CD from this pack into the drive. If you have Autoplay enabled the installation process will start, otherwise double-click on the CD icon to start the process. Simply follow the on-screen instructions from now on. The installation process will automatically detect Rome: Total War on your system. If it cannot find the original game on your PC installation will end.

Once installation is complete you can play Barbarian Invasion from your Windows Start menu or by clicking Play on the CD title screen. You must keep the Barbarian Invasion CD in your CD-ROM drive at all times when playing the game.

IMPORTANT: Uninstalling Barbarian Invasion also removes critical content from Rome: Total War. You will not be able to boot your existing installation of Rome: Total War after uninstalling Barbarian Invasion. If you wish to continue using Rome: Total War after uninstalling Barbarian Invasion you will need to re-install the original game.

INSTALLATION

Welcome to Barbarian Invasion, the expansion pack for Rome: Total War (but then if you’ve got as far as reading this, you almost certainly know what you’ve bought). If you read nothing else in this manual, please take a moment to read the What’s New? section, as it’ll explain what’s going to be different when you play your expanded game.

The original game was all about the conquest of much of the known world by the Roman legions and the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. The expansion pack moves the action forwards 350 years to a point just before the collapse of the Roman Empire. Whether that collapse is inevitable is up to you. Can you lead a horde of barbarian warriors over the walls of Rome and crush civilization? Or will you lead the legions into battle to remake the Pax Romana?

The world of Barbarian Invasion has changed from that of the original game. The Roman Empire has split into two, and old enemies have vanished to be replaced by new ones. Historians have been arguing for generations about exactly when Rome ‘fell’ - the Empire had several shaky periods in its history. We feel that the death of Emperor Julian (called ‘the Apostate’ because he reverted to the old pagan ways and persecuted Christians) in 363 AD and the permanent splitting of the Empire into Eastern and Western states marks the beginning of the end. After Julian no one man was ever quite up to the job of holding together the Roman world as a single state. The task may have been beyond anyone, but the later Emperors were not a stellar selection. In 476 AD the very last Emperor in the West was deposed. He wasn’t killed, as his retirement only recognised the fact that the Roman Empire was a set of Germanic tribal kingdoms.

In the East ‘Rome’ survived – after a fashion – as the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire until it too fell to invaders in 1453.

But it doesn’t have to be that way… So take up the sword, and cut a new path to glory!

WELCOME TO ROME: TOTAL WAR –

BARBARIAN INVASION

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WHAT'S NEW?

What's changed from the original Rome: Total War?

Read this section first if you’re an experienced Rome: Total War player. It’ll help you understand what’s changed in the Barbarian Invasion expansion pack:

• The Roman family factions and the Roman Senate have been completely replaced by new Roman factions. In their place you’ll find Western Empire and Eastern Empire factions. These are both Roman, but it’s possible for them to go to war against each other. By the time of Barbarian Invasion the Roman Senate was largely irrelevant to the running of the Empire. It was still there, but Emperors took very little notice of what the Senators wanted.

• The Roman Legions have changed in terms of organisation and style, reflecting the 350 years of

tactical and strategic changes that have affected the

Empire. There are two basic types of legionary

(although they are equipped in much the

same way): the limitanei are frontier and

garrison troops; the comitatenses are the

soldiers who are expected to do the hard

marching and harder fighting.

• Religion is now an important part of the game. By 363 AD Christianity had become a major faith within the Roman Empire and tensions between Christians and pagans were rising. In the east, the Sassanid Empire had established Zoroastrianism as the state religion and set about persecuting Christians within its borders.

• There are completely new factions and new units. The world has moved on between the period of the original game and the time of Barbarian Invasion. Old foes have disappeared and new ones arrived. Each faction still has a distinctive mix of units, nearly all of which are new to Barbarian Invasion. It’s worth spending a few minutes looking at the new factions and their victory conditions to get a feel for the flavour of the game.

• It’s now possible to recruit Generals directly with a unit of cavalry bodyguards. This can be expensive, but it is a way of gaining new leaders when you need them. If there are too many generals in your faction already you’ll only get a Captain as a leader instead (but he may still be adopted or married into your family) plus a good unit of cavalry.

• Some factions do not die out when they lose their last settlement. Instead a Horde is formed. A faction that has formed a horde no longer owns any territory and is made up only of armies. The faction cannot recruit new units – it has no training buildings after all - but mercenaries can be hired. Until a new homeland settlement is conquered the faction lives on only through its soldiers. When it settles some military units will be automatically disbanded to rejoin the general population. This is quite an important aspect of Barbarian Invasion, and you should read the more detailed section on Hordes later even if you normally ignore game manuals. It’s a pity if you do ignore manuals, as writers have fought and died to bring you these words. Honest.

• Sacking Settlements is now possible for horde armies. This is a level of devastation beyond the mere extermination of a settlement: virtually the whole population is put to the sword and the settlement is plundered of absolutely everything of any value. It can be incredibly profitable, but the sacked settlement isn’t good for very much afterwards!

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• Some generals can now fight Night Battles. Generally speaking (if you’ll pardon the pun) only the more able commanders and those who have already been attacked at night will get the option to lead their troops during the hours of darkness.

• Rebellions and revolts can now flare up into full civil wars for the Roman factions and the Goths. Generals now have a loyalty attribute, and when a revolt takes place it is now possible that generals with low loyalty values will join the rebels!

• There are new battlefield abilities for units: swimming and the schiltrom and shield wall formations. Swimming is something that suitable units simply do: they can be ordered to (move) swim across rivers. The schiltrom and shield wall are new defensive formations that suitable units can be ordered to use.

• The surviving Wonders of the World no longer have effects in the game. They are still there – and still wonderful – but do not confer additional benefits to the owning faction.

• There are changes to the regions and settlements on the campaign map. Roman administrative changes over 350 years needed to be reflected in new borders, and the distribution of tribal lands in the Barbaricum (the lands beyond Roman borders) has also changed.

• For both custom battles and multiplayer games you can now create, save and load preset armies for your faction. This allows you to set up your favourite mix of forces and save it away for repeated use.

How to Win

Each faction in Barbarian Invasion has its own set of victory conditions. No two factions are expected to do exactly the same things to win the game. There are two parts to all of these sets of conditions: conquer and hold a given number of provinces and – more importantly – this number must include specific named provinces. Conquering vast tracts of territory is all very well, but you have to conquer the right vast tracts!

You’ll find a complete listing of the faction victory conditions (including nonplayable factions) in an appendix at the end of this manual. This will also give you an idea of the strategic aims of each faction in the game.

GAME FEATURES

Barbarian Invasion adds to the features in Rome: Total War. If you can play the original game then you already understand the basics of the expansion pack! This section of the manual covers all the new features in detail.

Romans and the Senate

This is not so much a new feature, rather the absence of an old friend. The Senate is no more, and when playing as either of the new Roman factions in Barbarian Invasion you will never receive missions from the Senate.

There is no equivalent of the Marian Reforms in Barbarian Invasion. The Roman legions have already evolved before the game starts, and will not change again within the time frame of the game.

Hordes

Even if you are confident of your ability to play Rome: Total War, you should still read this section of the manual. Hordes are an important new feature of the expansion pack.

Normally a faction is destroyed and removed from play when it loses all its towns and cities. This is what happened in Rome: Total War to everyone, but in Barbarian Invasion things are a little different.

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Some factions are not destroyed when their last settlement falls to a conqueror. Instead, the faction forms a horde and flees from its home, taking the whole population and as much moveable wealth as can be carried away.

This is shown on the campaign map by the appearance of a number of new armies, which get a ‘free move’ away from their captured settlement. These armies are referred to as a horde, and have a wheel marker on each banner to show that they are ‘on the road’ rather than being purely military forces.

Not all factions have the ability to form a horde once they lose their last settlement. Only the playable Franks, Goths, Huns and Sarmatians, Vandals plus the computer-controlled Burgundii, Lombardi, Ostrogoths, Roxolani and Slavs can form hordes. These peoples have the cultural-tribal ability to pick up everything they own and travel as a coherent group. All the other factions are destroyed when their last settlements are conquered, just as happened in the original Rome: Total War.

Hordes operate under slightly different rules from regular, settled factions and these are explained below.

Horde Armies and Units

Factions that are a horde have a wheel symbol on their army banners to show their status.

When a faction forms a horde new armies appear. On the campaign map these armies get a free move away from their former home settlement and the attacking forces that threaten them.

These horde armies are created automatically and in addition to any other forces that your faction already had. They include some military units (usually including some of the best troops that can be trained in the last settlement) and a large number of special ‘Horde’ units.

Some units have the word ‘Horde’ as part of their unit title. This is to identify exactly which units have been formed because the faction has turned into a horde. Horde units are often similar to regular military forces, but only appear when a horde forms – they cannot be trained in a settlement before the moment comes to flee.

• The number of horde units created depends on population in a faction’s last settlement. Horde units are made up from the ordinary people of a faction, not trained warriors.

• Horde units are the ones that will disband automatically when the horde settles in a new homeland (see below). If a horde loses men in combat then fewer people will be available for resettlement.

• It is quite possible to lose all your Horde units. In this case, you only have military units when your horde settles, and no extra population to make your new homeland viable. Horde units might seem like cheap – even ‘free’ – sword-fodder, but this is to underestimate their importance. Your faction will need these troops if it is to secure a viable homeland. Incidentally, killing the horde units of a rival faction is an excellent way of crippling them in the long term. If and when your rival settles, his economy will be weakened by the losses sustained on the march.

• No upkeep costs need to be paid for a faction’s units while it is formed into horde armies. Regular military forces ‘work for free’ while the faction is on the move as a horde. Any mercenary units will not be so charitable, and will be paid as normal from the treasury.

• Characters can still come of age, get married and have children even though the faction is currently a horde. The bodyguard unit for a named character is the only way that ‘native’ warriors (i.e. faction units, not mercenaries) can be recruited into a horde.

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There are major military and economic drawbacks to being a horde rather than a settled faction. Your armies will only grow weaker over time as you fight and take losses; your treasury will bleed away as you pay mercenaries:

• New ordinary military forces and agents (spies, diplomats and assassins) cannot be trained once a faction has become a horde – by default, the faction lacks any settlement and therefore any training facilities.

• Military units cannot be retrained in any way until a faction stops being a horde. By definition a horde has no settlement and therefore has no buildings that could recruit new men, or improve experience, weapons and/or armour. Units can be merged within armies to make good numerical losses, if you wish.

• No income – other than by sacking settlements – is ever added to the faction’s treasury. Mercenary units must still be paid in full, or disbanded.

Hordes & Mercenaries

While a faction is made up of horde armies its leaders can still hire mercenaries if any are available in the regions they march through. Mercenaries expect to be paid in full, and their initial hiring costs and upkeep must be met from the faction’s treasury. Even though no other units have to be paid during a time when a faction is on the move as a horde, the costs of mercenaries can still drain the faction treasury. It can be a good idea to have some money, as there are likely to be immediate expenses that will need to be met when a faction horde settles in its new homeland(s).

• Mercenaries who are part of an army that sacks a settlement will expect – and take – a disproportionate part of the plunder. Your treasury will only be credited with what is left over after any mercenaries have stolen all that they can carry away!

Attacking Settlements: Sacking and Settling

When a horde army successfully attacks a settlement you will be presented with two options: sack the place, or settle down.

• Sacking is a step up on completely exterminating a settlement, and an excellent way of gaining funds. Nearly all the population will be killed; most buildings will be destroyed and much of the cash value of the town will be stolen. If the army sacking the settlement includes mercenaries they will ‘help themselves’ to some (or maybe most) of the cash before it is added to your treasury.

• Once a settlement has been sacked it will take many turns to recover. It cannot be profitably sacked during this time. There simply isn’t anything there worth stealing, or anyone worth murdering! A sacked settlement can be conquered in a later turn, either by the horde that did the sacking or someone else. It won’t offer much resistance, of course.

• Settling is slightly more complicated, and a horde can settle in up to three settlements (regions) when it finds a new ‘homeland’. Settling involves conquering up to three regions and their settlements. These do not have to be contiguous (i.e. sharing borders) regions.

• When you choose to settle down in your first conquered settlement rather than sack it, half of your surviving horde units will be quickly disbanded. The people in these units revert to their non-combatant status and join the conquered settlement’s population.

• When you choose to conquer a second settlement half of the remaining horde units (i.e. a quarter of your original horde) will be quickly disbanded and added to the settlement’s population.

• When you choose to conquer a third settlement all remaining horde units (i.e. probably around a quarter of your original horde, depending on losses) will be quickly disbanded and added to the settlement’s population.

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• Your purely military forces will not be disbanded, although now that you have settlements you will have to restart paying upkeep costs for these units. This is in addition to any mercenary wages that you are already paying each turn.

Choosing where to settle your horde is an important choice, and can be vital to your future prospects of victory and survival.

Hordes and Diplomacy

Diplomacy is still possible for a horde faction. When a faction has become a horde it can only initiate diplomacy if a diplomat is available (as always), but once a faction has become a horde it has no way of training new diplomats.

Some diplomatic options may be closed (such as offering settlements to rival factions) but it is possible to negotiate a peaceful passage for your horde through another faction’s territory. Equally, if a horde enters your lands you can offer it safe passage in the hope it will not attack.

Religion

In Rome: Total War the role of religion in your settlements was largely limited to making sure your people were kept happy, and to providing a few additional benefits depending on the shrines constructed. By and large, though, religion was not a powerful force in people’s lives. By the time period of Barbarian Invasion this has changed, and religion does matter enormously to a great many people.

There are three main faiths in Barbarian Invasion: Christianity (including variants such as Arianism), Zoroastrianism (the dominant faith of the Sassanid Persian Empire), and Paganism (a catch-all category for everything else). This is a deliberately simplified representation of what could be a very complex reality, but these divisions represent the broad ‘fracture lines’ of religious faith at the time. Christians, for example, did not approve of

any pagan practices, and were themselves subject to Zoroastrian persecutions. The Christian Roman Empire used these persecutions as an excuse for war against the Sassanids. Pagans seem to have been reasonably tolerant of other pagans, but often treated their Christian captives with great cruelty.

The result of all this is that religion has an impact on the way settlements are managed in Barbarian Invasion.

Religion and Settlements

Settlements are where the effects of religion are most clearly seen.

Public Order is affected by religion.

Each settlement in the game has an ‘official’ religion. There are three things that can determine what the official religion is considered to be:

• The religion of the temple in the settlement defines the official religion: a Christian church, a Zoroastrian Temple, or some other Pagan temple (everything else).

• If there is no shrine or temple, then the religion of the governor is treated as the official religion.

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• If there is no shrine and no governor then the religion of the faction leader is the official religion.

As long as this is the same as the majority of the population in the settlement, it will not cause unrest, and may even add to the happiness of the people. However, when the official religion and the actual faith of the people are different there will be negative effects on public order. This will be shown on the public order display for the settlement. It is possible for religious differences to cause unrest, rioting and even outright rebellion.

There are two ways of dealing with this religious unrest:

• construct the temples that the people want, which has the effect of reinforcing their existing beliefs and may not ‘fit’ with the religion in the rest of your empire.

• convert them to a new faith, either by constructing a religious building belonging to a different faith, or by using the influence of characters to convert the population.

The lower part of the Settlement Details scroll shows the state of religious belief in a settlement. It is divided into two parts:

This display shows the overall balance of faiths within the settlement population, each icon representing 5% of the population following a particular faith (Christian, Pagan or Zoroastrian). These are rounded to the nearest whole 5%. Move the mouse pointer over the icons to see an explanatory tool tip.

The second element of religion is conversion to a faith. This is shown at the bottom of the Settlement Details scroll.

• There are two local sources of religious conversion power: buildings, and characters.

• The main temple, shrine or church in a settlement converts some of the locals every turn. Other religious buildings such as Hermitages and Abbeys make local Christians feel better about their lot in life.

• Individual characters (and their retainers) in the settlement and region can convert some of the population to their own religion. It is quite possible for rival agents and generals to have an impact on conversion rates in your territory; a spy or diplomat can also convert people to his religion in addition to his other duties. This is a tactic that you too can use against your rivals, of course.

• Religious conversion can also spread in from neighbouring regions and settlements, if the level of a particular faith is strong enough in a given region. This ‘leakage’ can be beneficial if a region is surrounded by other areas that follow a faith you wish to encourage.

• Throwing Games (in the old fashioned gladiatorial style) can also have an impact on religious belief.

The stronger a given faith’s conversion value, the more of the population will convert. The change in belief is always towards the faith that is strongest during any one turn. It is possible for conversion strengths and overall belief to waver backwards and forwards within a particular settlement.

Religion and Characters

Nearly all characters will have some religious belief (a few will be nonbelievers or simply uncommitted). Assassins never have any strong religious beliefs, by the way.

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The unit gathers itself into a circle with every man facing outward, his spear levelled to repel attackers. As a result, the unit has no vulnerable flanks, and this is a decided plus point for the formation. On the other hand, a unit cannot move while formed as a schiltrom, with all that implies for being bypassed by attackers or peppered with missiles. Gothic Spearmen are a typical unit with the schiltrom ability.

• The Shield Wall is another defensive formation available to some (mainly barbarian) units. Again this is activated by clicking on the special ability button or pressing the F key. The unit ‘locks’ itself in position, presenting an almost-impregnable front to the enemy as shields are overlapped. This grants a massive defensive bonus, but means that the unit is vulnerable if attacked in the flanks or rear. Units in a shield wall formation can still move, but they are slow and not quite as defensively effective. Saxon Hearth Troops are a typical unit with the shield wall ability.

If a character with strong religious beliefs is exposed to the practices of a ‘heathen’ or alien religion it is likely that his beliefs will become more extreme. Leaving a general or agent in a city with the ‘wrong’ sort of temple for his personal faith will cause some changes in his personality in the long run.

A character who is in a city with a temple that matches his faith may well find that his faith is reinforced by the experience.

Over time, though, characters will develop traits that reflect their religious leanings. They may also acquire religious retainers to help them in their endeavours. Some characters may well become very good at converting people to their faith.

Battlefield Abilities

There are three new battlefield abilities for units in Barbarian Invasion:

• Swimming is an inherent ability of some light troops, including some light cavalry units. Swimming units can cross rivers without using a ford or bridge (they can’t swim in the sea). Simply select a swimming-capable unit near a river, and then right-click on the opposite river bank. The unit will swim the river. Simple! Already exhausted units may drown while swimming.

• The Schiltrom (‘schiltron’ is a variant spelling) or ‘hedgehog’ is

’a purely defensive formation (especially against cavalry) used

by some barbarian spear-armed troops. Schiltrom has to be specifically ordered by using the unit’s special ability button (as for any other special ability on the battlefield) or pressing the F key.

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Generals

The way generals and governors work remains much as it was in the original version of Rome: Total War, but with one important exception: in Barbarian Invasion it is possible to train generals for your faction like other kinds of troops.

Recruitment

Generals and their bodyguards can be recruited when a settlement includes the very best cavalry training facility possible: a Great King’s Stables, or a Circus Maximus. They can be added to the training queue like any other unit. This can be an excellent way of bolstering the ruling family in times of crisis! It is only a temporary measure, though, not a permanent solution to a family shortfall.

A recruited general can gain character traits as he fights battles, and can be used as a city governor, just like any other named character. He differs from a family member in a couple of important respects:

• Most importantly, he cannot be appointed as the faction heir, and therefore cannot become the faction leader.

• If your family members die out, your recruited generals will not maintain your faction. Victory will have eluded you.

• When a recruited general dies his bodyguard cavalry unit automatically disbands and disappears from the game, just as with any other general. You don’t get a ‘free’ unit of cavalry that remains in your army!

New Traits & Retainers

There is a selection of new character traits that only a general in the Barbarian Invasion period is likely to acquire. Many of these are related to religion, but there is one in particular that can be important to any commander: Night Fighter. This trait allows generals to initiate night battles.

There are also many new retainers and ancillaries to be found in Barbarian Invasion. As in the original game, some combinations of ancillaries cannot be part of the same character’s retinue. This is particularly true of retainers associated with different religions, e.g. Christian anchorites and Zoroastrian teachers.

Offices, Titles, Relics and Weapons

You’ll notice that among their retainers some generals now have other items. These include offices, titles, religious relics and – in a few rare cases – famous weapons. All of these grant benefits to the general holding them. These items can be moved between generals in the same fashion as retainers.

Loyalty

All Roman generals have a new attribute: loyalty. This represents their loyalty

– the name was a bit of a clue, come to think of it – to the faction leader and the faction as a whole. The higher the general’s loyalty the less likely he is to rebel or join a rebellion; the opposite is also true. It also has an effect on how likely a general is to accept a bribe (although some character traits have more of an impact).

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A rebel faction can emerge again after it has been destroyed if settlements start to revolt once more. Again, there’s no guarantee that it will reappear, but suppressing the rebellious can be a major task for some factions!

Factions Emerging During Play

Normally, if a province is disloyal or unhappy there is a good chance that a revolt will take place, and the settlement becomes independent with its own military forces. Rebels rarely act in concert with other rebels, as they see everyone (except their local people) as enemies.

In some cases in Barbarian Invasion there is the possibility that a revolt may herald the arrival of a new faction. Although this faction has appeared after the game has started in all respects it is the same as any other in the game. This makes emergent factions more dangerous than simple rebels, who usually only want to be left in peace in their own lands. Emergent factions have goals that they will be trying to achieve, just like any other group.

The emergent factions that you may see in Barbarian Invasion are the Romano-British, the Ostrogoths and the Slavs. However, these factions might not be seen in any individual playing of the game as conditions have to be right for them to appear. If they don’t appear each and every time you play the game it doesn’t mean your game is ‘broken’!

The most worrying combination of attributes for a faction is a general with high command, management and/or influence and yet low loyalty. When in charge of a powerful army such a man is likely to feel that he has as good a claim to lead his faction as the current leader. This is when a general is likely to revolt, and his troops may well follow him into rebellion.

Loyalty can be increased by giving a general an office of state or a title (there’s nothing like boosting someone’s ego to make them feel loved).

This discussion of generals and their loyalty to their faction leads us neatly onto the next topic for the Barbarian Invasion manual: rebellion!

Rebellions & Civil Wars

When rebellions break out in discontent settlements there is now a chance that the rebellion will be more serious than a local affair.

Rebels in the original game were usually only interested in their immediate surroundings. They were loyal to their town and region, but had little interest in doing much more than kick out their existing rulers.

In Barbarian Invasion this situation has changed. It is now possible for Roman and Goth rebellions to be more serious and result in the formation of a new splinter faction that controls at least one region and potentially many. This rebel faction acts in all respects like a normal faction; it’s quite possible for third parties to form alliances with the rebel faction, for example.

If a Roman general has a low enough loyalty value he may join a rebel faction, taking any troops he commands with him. It’s quite possible that the defection of one general in a settlement will influence any others there, and lead to seemingly loyal men joining the rebels!

The two rebel factions that you are most likely to see during play are both the Western Roman rebels and the Eastern Roman rebels. These two may appear and form ‘breakaway’ empires – and sometimes rather successful empires at that!

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Night Battles

When attacking at night some generals – usually the ones with better Command ratings – will be offered the choice of starting the battle at night. Click on the check box to select a night battle.

Fighting at night can change the battle odds by a significant amount, particularly if only one of the commanding generals has the necessary traits. It’s always worth considering a night battle if it puts your foes at a disadvantage!

Generals can sometimes gain basic night battle skills when they achieve a high enough command rating. Generals can also gain basic night battle skills if they are forced to fight one and achieve a reasonably good result. They may become more skilled in night fighting tactics (and have a higher command rating when fighting at night) as a result of successful night battles.

Reinforcements can only join a night battle if their commanding general is capable of fighting at night. Without this ability, his men will simply stumble around in the dark and never find the battle. Given that no captain can gain the right traits to do this, no reinforcements from an army lead by a captain will ever arrive for a night battle.

Auto-resolved battles, by the way, do not take into account the effects of darkness. If you want to gain the full benefits of a night attack, you’ll have to lead your men onto the battlefield.

Custom Battle & Multiplayer Preset Armies

On the Customise Army screen there is a new option for selecting your troops. This allows you to save away the unit selections you make before a battle for later re-use, or load in an army list that you have already created.

Click on this button to bring up load/save options for preset armies.

The lists available are only those for the faction you are intending to play. If, for example, you have selected the Saxons as your faction, then you will only see Saxon army lists that you have already created.

This feature can be extremely useful for quickly starting a battle in multiplayer. All participants can build their ideal armies offline and save them for later use!

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Appendices

As a quick reference, here are the victory conditions for each faction, including the non-player ones. This will also give you an idea of where each faction might be targeting.

Faction Victory Conditions

As a quick reference, here are the victory conditions for each faction, including the non-player ones. This will also give you an idea of where each faction might be targeting.

Faction Victory Conditions

Playable Factions Number of Provinces Owned Provinces (Settlements)

must include:

Western Roman Empire 34 Northern Italy (Rome)

Africa (Carthage) Taraconensis (Tarraco) Thracia (Constantinople)

Eastern Roman Empire 34 Thracia (Constantinople)

Aegyptus (Alexandria) Northern Italy (Rome) Africa (Carthage)

Alemanni 20 Germania Superior

(Augusta Treverorum) Pannonia (Aquincum) Northern Italy (Rome)

Franks 20 Lugdinensis (Avaricum)

Aquitania (Burdigala) Narbonensis (Arles)

Sassanids 20 Aegyptus (Alexandria)

Palaestina (Jerusalem) Thracia (Constantinople)

Saxons 18 Tribus Saxones (Vicus Saxones)

Britannia Superior (Londinium) Belgica (Samarobriva)

Goths 16 Thracia (Constantinople)

Northern Italy (Rome)

Huns 15 Northern Italy (Rome)

Thracia (Constantinople)

Sarmatians 15 Pannonia (Aquincum)

llyricum et Dalmatia (Salona) Colchis (Kotais)

Vandals 10 Baetica (Corduba)

Africa (Carthage) Northern Italy (Rome)

Non-Playable Factions Number of Provinces Controlled Provinces

(Settlements) must include:

Celts 16 Britannia Superior (Londinium)

Britannia Inferior (Eburacum) Lugdinensis (Avaricum)

Burgundii 14 Alpes Maritimae et Cottinae

(Massilia) Raetia (Augusta Vindelicorum) Narbonensis (Arles)

Lombardi 14 Aemilia et Liguria (Mediolanium)

Venetia (Ravenna)

Ostrogoths 14 Northern Italy (Rome)

Illyricum et Dalmatia (Salona)

Romano-British 14 Britannia Superior (Londinium)

Britannia Inferior (Eburacum) Lugdinensis (Avaricum)

Slavs 14 Thracia (Constantinople)

Berbers 10 Africa (Carthage)

Aegyptus (Alexandria)

Roxolani 10 Pannonia (Aquincum)

Illyricum et Dalmatia (Salona) Colchis (Kotais)

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SEGA of America, Inc. warrants to the original consumer purchaser that the game disc shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the original date of purchase. If a defect covered by this limited warranty occurs during this 90 day warranty period, the defective game disc or component will be replaced free of charge. This limited warranty does not apply if the defects have been caused by negligence, accident, unreasonable use, modification, tampering, or any other causes not related to defective materials or manufacturing workmanship. This limited warranty does not apply to used software or to software acquired through private transactions between individuals or purchased from online auction sites. Please retain the original, or a photocopy, of your dated sales receipt to establish the date of purchase for in warranty replacement. For replacement, return the product, with its original packaging and receipt, to the retailer from which the software was originally purchased. In the event that you cannot obtain a replacement from the retailer, please contact Sega to obtain support.

Obtaining technical support/service

To receive additional support, including troubleshooting assistance, please contact Sega at:

web site . . . . . . . . . . . http://www.sega.com/support

email . . . . . . . . . . . . . support@sega.com

telephone . . . . . . . . . 800¬USA¬SEGA

LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTY

ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY LIMITED TO 90 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. IN NO EVENT SHALL SEGA OF AMERICA, INC., BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY ARE VALID IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONLY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY PROVIDES YOU WITH SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

Sega is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. SEGA and the Sega logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sega Corporation. © SEGA, 1991, 2005. All Rights Reserved. Copying and/or transmission of this game is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized rental or public performance of this game is a violation of applicable laws. SEGA of America, Inc., 650 Townsend Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94103. All Rights Reserved. www.sega.com.

LIMITED WARRANTY

CREDITS

Sega of America

CEO Naoya Tsurumi

President / COO Simon Jeffery

Vice President, Marketing Scott A. Steinberg

Product Manager Mark J. Polcyn

Senior PR Manager Bret Blount

PR Consultant Bryan Davies

Creative Services Chris Mowry

Research Rob Lightner

Vincent Chin

Prabha Kannan

Director of Web Development Chris Olson

Special Thanks

The gang at Duncan Channon

The Ignited Minds team

Production Department

Senior Vice President, Product Development Bill Petro

Director, QA and Localization Osamu Shibamiya

Associate Localization Producer Martin Hunter Caplan

Build Engineer

Rick "Maverick" Ribble

QA Project Lead Kevin Connolly

QA Test Lead Lee Frohman

QA Analysts Clifford Anderson

Nestor Protacio

Josh Pfeiffier

Steve Fleming

Sandra Lew

Luciano Sponza

J. Kevin Connolly

Jason Bianchi

Chester Lee

Shymal Raj

Pack Design and Production

Moore Design Group

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