Welcome to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

Originally developed by The Creative Assembly
Developed for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited


FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)

This document is intended to help you answer any questions that you may have about Total War: THREE KINGDOMS

  1. Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS support achievements?
  2. What DLC is available for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
  3. Can I play using my Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad?
  4. Magic Mouse and Trackpad gestures interfere with the game. How do I disable them?
  5. How do I stop the mouse pointer from becoming larger while I'm playing the game?
  6. When I press the Function keys (F1-F19) nothing happens. How do I use the Function keys?
  7. My short keyboard does not have certain keys. How can I use the game commands that are mapped to them?
  8. How do I stop the dock, notifications and the desktop cursor from appearing while I'm playing Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
  9. Can I run Total War: THREE KINGDOMS in windowed mode?
  10. Is Total War: THREE KINGDOMS optimized for Retina displays?
  11. Where are my saved games stored?
  12. How do I take screenshots in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
  13. Can I play this game on a case-sensitive file system?
  14. Which software libraries are used in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
  15. How do I get technical support for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?
  1. Does Total War: THREE KINGDOMS support achievements?

    Yes, achievements are supported by Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

    If you are signed in to Steam, your achievements will be visible to you in-game and also to other players through the Steam application.

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  2. What DLC is available for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

    The following DLC is available for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. All DLC is available from the Feral Store or Steam.


    • Yellow Turban Rebellion Warlord Pack
    • Eight Princes Chapter Pack
    • Mandate of Heaven Chapter Pack
    • Reign of Blood Effects Pack
    • A World Betrayed Chapter Pack

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  3. Can I play using my Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad?

    Yes.

    However, you must first enable the secondary click function on your mouse or trackpad. This will enable you to perform a right-click by clicking the right-hand side of your mouse or trackpad.

    To do this, follow these instructions:

    1. Open System Preferences ( MenuSystem Preferences).

    2. Select Mouse or Trackpad (depending on which you are using).

    3. Select the Point & Click tab.

    4. Check the Secondary Click checkbox.

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  4. Magic Mouse and Trackpad gestures interfere with the game. How do I disable them?

    Finger "gestures", which are used by Magic Mice and Trackpads to switch between windows and applications, can disrupt your game if used inadvertently.

    To disable them, follow these instructions:

    1. Open System Preferences ( MenuSystem Preferences).

    2. Click on Mouse or Trackpad (depending on which you are using).

    3. Select the More Gestures tab.

    4. Uncheck all the checkboxes.

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  5. How do I stop the mouse pointer from becoming larger while I'm playing the game?

    Recent versions of OS X include a feature that makes the mouse pointer larger when you shake it quickly from side to side, helping you to locate its position on screen.

    To turn this feature off, follow the steps below:

    1. Open System Preferences ( MenuSystem Preferences).

    2. Select Accessibility.

    3. Select DisplayPointer.

    4. Disable the Shake Mouse Pointer to Locate checkbox.

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  6. When I press the Function keys (F1-F19) nothing happens. How do I use the Function keys?

    By default, macOS uses the F keys to control items such as volume and brightness. To use an F key for a game command hold down the fn key, then press the F key you wish to use.

    To automatically enable the F keys, follow these steps:

    1. Open System Preferences ( MenuSystem Preferences).

    2. Click on Keyboard

    3. Select the Keyboard tab.

    4. Check the Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys checkbox.

    The F keys will now work without using the fn key.

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  7. My short keyboard does not have certain keys. How can I use the game commands that are mapped to them?

    Short Apple keyboards do not have Home (↖), End (↘), Page Up (⇞), Page Down (⇟) or Delete (⌦) keys.

    In order to use game commands that are mapped to these keys, you will need to use the Function (fn) key as follows:

    Home (↖) = Function (fn) key + Left Arrow (◀) key

    End (↘) = Function (fn) key + Right Arrow (▶) key

    Page Up (⇞) = Function (fn) key + Up Arrow (▲) key

    Page Down (⇟) = Function (fn) key + Down Arrow (▼) key

    Delete (⌦) = Function (fn) key + Backspace (←) key

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  8. How do I stop the dock, notifications and the desktop cursor from appearing while I'm playing Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

    The dock or notifications may occasionally appear while you are playing Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, or the desktop cursor may replace the game cursor. This can disrupt a game.

    You can prevent them from occurring by checking the Hide the Dock (disables notifications) checkbox in the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS pre-game Options window. To do so, follow these steps:

    1. From the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS pre-game Options window, select the Display tab.

    2. Check the Hide the Dock (disables notifications) checkbox.

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  9. Can I run Total War: THREE KINGDOMS in windowed mode?

    Yes.

    To run Total War: THREE KINGDOMS in windowed mode, follow these instructions:

    1. From the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS pre-game Options window, select the Display tab.

    2. Check the Run in a window checkbox.

    3. Click the Play button. The game will start in windowed mode.

    NOTE: Enabling windowed mode may decrease the game's performance.

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  10. Is Total War: THREE KINGDOMS optimized for Retina displays?

    Yes.

    If you have a Retina display, you will be able to take advantage of the extra pixels by running Total War: THREE KINGDOMS in native resolution. This means that the game will display one pixel for every pixel on your display.

    To do this, follow these instructions:

    1. From the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS pre-game Options window, select the Display tab.

    2. Select the largest resolution from the Resolution drop-down menu to play the game in native Retina resolution.

    3. Click the Play button. The game will start in native Retina resolution.

    NOTE: In many cases, increasing your game's resolution will impact upon its performance.

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  11. Where are my saved games stored?

    Your saved games are stored in your game's preferences folder.

    To open this folder, click the Open Preferences Folder button in the Support tab of the pre-game Options window.

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  12. How do I take screenshots in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

    To take screenshots while playing Total War: THREE KINGDOMS you should use the following key command:

    Command (⌘) + Shift (⇧) + P

    When you press all three keys at once, a single image of the on-screen contents will be saved in the Feral Interactive folder in your computer's ~/Pictures folder (the "~" symbol refers to your home directory).

    The JPEG image contains metadata in a string in the following format.

    GameName/Version Number (OS Version; CPU Speed; Installed RAM; Video RAM; Current Graphics Card)

    For example in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS the string might look a little like this:

    Three Kingdoms/1.0 (macOS 10.15; 3.0; 8.0; 4.0; AMD Radeon R9 M395X)

    This information can be easily removed by exporting the screenshot into a different format using Preview or another image editing tool.

    NOTE: None of the metadata stored can be used to identify the user.

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  13. Can I play this game on a case-sensitive file system?

    No. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS has been tested with the basic formatting option for Mac OS X, which is HFS+. This system is not case-sensitive and identifies files by name without checking capitalization.

    The capitalization of filenames is not consistent throughout the game. While this will not always prevent the game from running on case-sensitive file systems, it may lead to crashes and other unpredictable behaviour.

    If you have to run a case-sensitive setup and you experience problems with Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, please install the game on a standard formatted partition or read/write disk image. In most cases this will allow you to play the game on your machine.

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  14. Which software libraries are used in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

    Feral games use a number of open-source software libraries. These libraries are the property of their respective owners, and are used under license.

    To see a list of the libraries used in Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, and view their license files, select Software Licenses from the Support tab of the pre-game Options window.

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  15. How do I get technical support for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

    Please read the technical support information in the ReadMe; this tells you what to check and if necessary, how to contact Feral Technical Support with your issue.

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