First start works. Than it is data waste.

The game starts for me only once. Ive played a bit and then have to exit via the menu. The second start shows a advertisement window for the Alexander-Addon. Beyond this point the game crashes in 100% of all cases. I found out, that removing the whole settings folder for Rome, the game could be started again. This is bad quality.

It might have to do with the fact, that i played it once via attached second screen and then tried to start without that screen. Have not verified this. But this should have been tested by the developers, because it is a normal use case on a laptop.

The game itself is a classic - and it is still good. If it starts. If not, its data waste.

OxnoxO about Rome: Total War - Gold Edition, v1.4.2