Solution for Rome Total War Alexander

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For Rome 1 Alexander:

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Hi guys great news, someone at TWC has found the solution for the problem that none of the Rome games will start on Windows 10 preview.Kudos to him! His solution however went too far beyond the problem as I found out tracking the real issue down based on his solution.HazardHawk > http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197995706862 Rome 1 (Gold) / Rome 1 Barbarian Invasion / Rome 1 AlexanderThe game has issues if the preferences.txt contains a resolution that has a dfifferent resolution set for campaign map / strategy map than your windows resolution.In addition the game fails to create the preferences.txt at all if it does not exist.This will autosolve the issue for BI even though they are located in different directorys (magic)1. Check your Steam directorye.g. c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Alexander2. if not exist create the directory preferences, process with 3.If the preferences folder exists continue with 4.3. download a preferences.txt from my clouddriveand copy it to your installation folder e.g. c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Rome Total War Alexander\4. if the preferences.txt exist open it with notepad or similar and adjust the resolution to meet your windows resolutionSTRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1920x1080 (Use your native resolution for desktop if different)BATTLE_RESOLUTION:1920x1080 (Use your native resolution for desktop if different)these values must correspond with your Windows resolution*!*If unsure check it in Windows 10:Click on Notification Center > Settings > System > Screen > advanced settingsHi guys great news, someone at TWC has found the solution for the problem that none of the Rome games will start on Windows 10 preview (or final).Kudos to him! His solution however went too far beyond the problem as I found out tracking the real issue down based on his solution.HazardHawk > http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197995706862