A whole new agent type has also been added to the fray Merchants can be sent all over the world to create trade links, access resources and buy out rivals to increase your income and assert your faction’s economic power. In a first for Total War, you can now take your favourite faction to battle against friends in cross-platform multiplayer between Windows, macOS and Linux. Players can now expand their armies and experience 16 additional factions that were previously locked, giving a grand total of 38 playable factions.
The refreshed campaign maps also boast new high-resolution models, and units have been remodelled and retextured to look their very best on the battlefield. This visual upgrade extends across a multitude of features, including re-modelled buildings and objects, and environmental effects like dust clouds and heat haze. Rome remastered brings the classic Rome visuals up to date, with 4K optimization, ultra-widescreen and native UHD resolution support. In Battle, the new tactical map, unit displays and range markers give you greater command over Rome’s battlefields. Heat maps and new icon overlays have been added for gameplay mechanics such as diplomacy and security. The in-game camera has been enhanced, including map rotation and wider zoom level in Campaign mode. Rome remastered includes a host of modern features and improvements to existing mechanics.
The remaster also introduced steam achievements, something present in all new Total War games but lacking in the old ones. The game will support full voiceover for English, German, French and Russian, and partial voiceover for Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese.Ī new mod support feature has been added and will be available from launch. Gameplay will include full text for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, and simplified Chinese.