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Building Rome: The user interface of ROME: Total War on iPad

Rome wasn’t built in a day – and for iPad it took a while. Here we describe our journey in a series of five enlightening dev diaries, from our first experiments with touch controls right through to completing the full and glorious experience of ROME: Total War on iPad.

With its extensive User Interface, ROME: Total War gives you ample power to manage your burgeoning empire. We wanted to keep all of the desktop version’s juicy functionality, so set about making it accessible and perfectly visible on a smaller screen.

For a start, we used all available screen space to maximise the amount of information we can show. We were also careful to organise everything intuitively. For example, if you select a Settlement, you’ll be able to control everything about it from a single screen.

We also took the opportunity to pull some lesser-known features into the foreground, such as the ability to move Retinues between Generals. When we discovered that some veterans of ROME: Total War hadn’t even heard of this awesome little feature, we decided to make it much easier to access.

In battle mode, we identified the commands used most regularly, including halting troops, activating a special ability, toggling walk/run, skirmish mode, guard mode, and fire at will. We then spread those commands along the bottom of the screen to make them immediately accessible.

Commands less frequently used, or more likely to be used in the deployment phase, were put into easily expandable sub-menus.

ROME: Total War is now available for iPad on the App Store. Advance to the minisite for videos, screenshots, and tips on building and ruling your empire.

The Scourge of God Returns — Total War: ATTILA out now on macOS

Following ROME II’s successful return to macOS, Total War: ATTILA is available on modern Macs for the first time.

Experience Total War’s signature blend of turn-based grand strategy and spectacular real-time tactical battles as a crumbling Roman Empire makes its desperate last stand.

This new port for macOS comes with native Apple Silicon support, improved performance and UI scaling. All eight DLC packs are also available for purchase, expanding the Campaigns and playable Culture roster. Existing owners of ATTILA and its DLC packs on Steam can access this new Mac version free of charge.

For more info, head to the Blog: https://www.feralinteractive.com/games/attilatw/mac/blog/

Get Total War: ATTILA on Steam or Mac App Store today.

Become the Storm, or Stand Against It — Total War: ATTILA returns to macOS on July 2nd

Following on from ROME II’s successful return to macOS, a new, darker chapter of history is about to unfold...

Total War: ATTILA arrives on modern Macs for the first time on July 2nd!

Against a foreboding backdrop of famine, disease and war, a new power rises from the great steppes of the East with a million horsemen at his back. The ultimate warrior king approaches, and his sights are set on Rome…

Experience Total War’s signature blend of turn-based grand strategy and spectacular real-time tactical battles as a crumbling Roman Empire makes its desperate last stand. Or, become the storm and wage a campaign of terror and destruction to usher in the Dark Ages.

Unique mechanics make ATTILA’s campaign map more dynamic than ever, with the rise of Nomadic peoples able to abandon their homes to find greener pastures and greater plunder in faraway lands — leaving entire settlements levelled in their wake.

This new port for macOS comes with native Apple Silicon support, improved performance and UI scaling. Existing owners of ATTILA on Steam can access the Mac version free of charge on release day. All eight DLC packs will also be available for purchase, expanding the Campaigns and playable Culture roster from day one.

Brace yourself. Total War: ATTILA returns to macOS on July 2nd: https://store.steampowered.com/app/325610/Total_War_ATTILA/