Rome Total War Patch description
Rome: Total War - Rule the Roman Empire. Rule the World.

Rule the Roman Empire. Rule the World.

The much anticipated Rome: Total War is a multi-award winner. At E3 2004, it was named IGN Best PC Game of Show, GameSpy Best Strategy Game of Show, Game Critics Best Strategy Game of Show runner up, Game Revolution Best Strategy Game, Wargamer Best of Show, and, at E3 2003, it was awarded Game Critics Awards: Strategy Game of Show

Create, rule, conquer and manipulate the Roman Republic and Empire to become the "Imperator" of Rome in this award-winning game from the highly-acclaimed Total War™ series. Fight as, or against ancient history's most legendary generals including Julius Caesar, Hannibal and the rebel Spartacus.

From the Punic Wars against Carthage to the death of Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, control mighty armies of up to 10,000 fully polygonal, highly detailed, motion-captured warriors clashing in panoramic real-time battles.

At your disposal are over a hundred different troop types including legionaries, hoplites, barbarian hordes, war elephants, gladiators and scythe chariots to colossal war machines such as siege towers, battering rams and catapults hurling flaming missiles. The stage is set for carnage on more than 10,000 unique battlefields based on the topography of Europe and North Africa.

Conflict is not the only way to gain favor with the senate and people of Rome, however, as politics, diplomacy the gladiatorial games will play key roles in your quest to be declared Imperator.
Dominate and reign over one of the most powerful empires in history.

What's New in This Release:

· The v1.2 patch includes improved performance, single player improvements and multiplayer connectivity updates. The 1.2 patch will be required to play games online
· Fixes an issue with the GameSpy multiplayer lobby population when it hits its maximum
· Elephant units in the game have been tweaked to make them less overpowering


Requirements:

· English version of Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP
· Pentium III 1.0GHz (1000MHz) or Athlon™ 1.0GHz (1000MHz) processor or higher
· 256MB RAM
· 8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest drivers
· 2.9GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows swap file)
· 100% Directx 9.0b compatible 16-bit sound card and latest drivers
· 100% Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP compatible mouse, keyboard and latest drivers
· DirectX 9.0b (included)
· 3D hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers.
· ATI® Radeon 7200
· ATI® Radeon 8500
· ATI® Radeon 9000
· ATI® Radeon 9500
· ATI® Radeon 9600
· ATI® Radeon 9700
· ATI® Radeon 9800
· All Nvidia® GeForce 2 and higher