Rome: Total Realism
Rome: Total Realism (or RTR) is a complete modification pack originally created by the Total War Center user GaiusJulius for the computer game Rome: Total War, intended to rectify historical inaccuracies in the original game. The mod has been featured in several major gaming sites and magazines, such as PC Gamer (US), PC Gamer UK, and GameSpot. Recent versions of RTR include Rome: Total Realism VII : Grand Campaign, which uses the newer Barbarian Invasion (expansion to Rome: Total War) engine. The mod further improves historical accuracy and introduces new game-play concepts. The last RTR VII series patch was released in 2012.
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| Developer(s) | Rome: Total Realism Team |
| Publisher(s) | Rome: Total Realism Development Team |
| Designer(s) | Rome: Total Realism Development Team |
| Engine | Rome: Total War, Rome: Total War Barbarian Invasion |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac |
| Release | 2005-2010 |
| Genre(s) | Real-time tactics |
| Mode(s) | Single-player and Multi-player |
Description
Although the original game Rome: Total War was extremely successful and has been used to animate several historical TV programs (including the tactical simulation Time Commanders), numerous gamers expressed disappointment with the historical inaccuracy of the game. These inaccuracies were acknowledged by the game's creators, Creative Assembly, who admitted the inclusion of numerous anachronisms and inaccuracies in order to improve gameplay experience. The mod developers thus sought to include new playable factions; improvements to units and battle experience on the tactical map; more realistic recruitment limits and improvements to the main campaign map.
Since the mod's original release, the RTR Team has released several more mods in a series called RTR-VII. The first, Rome Total Realism VII: The Iberian Conflict (TiC), focuses on the struggles of Hamilcar Barca to conquer the Iberian Peninsula, setting Carthage against Celtiberia. The second release, Rome Total Realism VII: Fate of Empires (FoE), expands upon TiC to include the rest of the Western Mediterranean, including Italy, North Africa, Sicily and Southern Gaul. It starts in 280 BC, when Pyrrhus of Epirus invades Italy to try and bring about the end of Rome. What happens after that is for the player to decide. The final expansion, Rome: Total Realism VII: Grand Campaign (RTR VII: GC) expands on FoE to include the rest of Gaul, Greece, the Balkan areas, and part of Asia Minor. It aims to max out the capabilities of the RTW Engine.
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External links
- Mod Website: http://www.rometotalrealism.org/