[Archived] Medieval II: Total War - macOS and Linux Support & Patch Information

[Feral Interactive]

This thread is now locked, please see the link below for future patch note changes to this game:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/4700/discussions/0/3108018684243148864/

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If you're having any problems or have suggestions for Medieval II: Total War on macOS and Linux, please contact our support directly at http://support.feralinteractive.com or email us at [e-mail].

Please include as much information as possible about your problem and the hardware and software you are using to play the title. If you can access the pre game launcher following the instructions to generate a support report will help us provide assistance as it provides information about your installation and general system details like driver versions and GPU type.

Medieval II: Total War Release Information

1.1.1 - June 10th 2019 - macOS

• Fixes a number of crashes related to save game creation and loading.
  
• Fixes a number of minor issues.

1.1 - October 25th 2018 - macOS

• Updates the game from 32-bit to to 64-bit.
  
• Uses Metal graphics API instead of OpenGL.

Players using a version of OS X before 10.14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_linux_gl-1.0.3' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.10.5 up to 10.13.6.

1.0.3 - January 17th 2017 - macOS

• Fixes an issue where using certain non-English characters when naming a save file caused it to become corrupted.
  
• Fixes a number of minor issues.

1.0 - January 14th 2016

• Initial release.

[Feral Interactive]

Originally posted by DerRitter:

I am glad you guys are still supporting these old games. I wish I could say the same about the developers of my other games :/

Hi DerRitter,

Thanks for the feedback, we hope you continue to enjoy the game!

[McMinismonSquire]

When I try and open the game it shuts and comes up witha screen notifying me that the operating system does not meet the mimimum system requirments. It says it needs 10.14, but i have done all the updates, so this isn't making sense.

Can anyone help?

[Feral Interactive]

Originally posted by jonnymcguinness:

When I try and open the game it shuts and comes up witha screen notifying me that the operating system does not meet the mimimum system requirments. It says it needs 10.14, but i have done all the updates, so this isn't making sense.

Can anyone help?

Hi jonnymcguinness,

Please contact [e-mail] so we can investigate this issue further.

[martin.a.kelly]

I purchased this game just a few weeks ago before the update.I have an older mack up to OS12 and it was fine till the update. Now when I try open the game I get a message saying not supported. I cant get any further to game properties ect. Any advice would be helpful. Game was only bought and worked for a few days till update.

[Feral Interactive]

Originally posted by martin.a.kelly:

I purchased this game just a few weeks ago before the update.I have an older mack up to OS12 and it was fine till the update. Now when I try open the game I get a message saying not supported. I cant get any further to game properties ect. Any advice would be helpful. Game was only bought and worked for a few days till update.

Hi martin.a.kelly,

Please see below:

Players using a version of OS X before 10.14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_linux_gl-1.0.3' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.10.5 up to 10.13.6.

We hope this helps.

[The Highlander]

This game won't launch for me anymore, when I try to play It just goes to a black screen and my tv goes onto standby. I can't even bring up task manager I have to manually switch my pc off and switch it back on again. Has anyone else had this issue? Or does anyone know what I can do to make it playable again?

[Feral Interactive]

Originally posted by The Highlander:

This game won't launch for me anymore, when I try to play It just goes to a black screen and my tv goes onto standby. I can't even bring up task manager I have to manually switch my pc off and switch it back on again. Has anyone else had this issue? Or does anyone know what I can do to make it playable again?

Hi The Highlander,

If you are playing this game on macOS or Linux then please contact [e-mail] so we can investigate this issue further.

[The Highlander]

Thank you for replying to me but I'm using windows 10. I've ended up uninstalling (GUTTED) may reinstall in future and hope it sorts itself between now and then :-)

[Shadow of the SPQR]

Originally posted by The Highlander:

This game won't launch for me anymore, when I try to play It just goes to a black screen and my tv goes onto standby. I can't even bring up task manager I have to manually switch my pc off and switch it back on again. Has anyone else had this issue? Or does anyone know what I can do to make it playable again?

I assume this is because the game is invoking a resolution outside of the monitor(TV)'s capabilities.

If I am correct, you can solve this by entering medieval2.preference.cfg (in the root folder of Medieval 2 on steam) and adding the following lines below [video] using notepad:
battle_resolution = 1600 1200
campaign_resolution = 1600 1200
Change "1600 1200" to whatever your resolution is.

[The Highlander]

Thank you I'll definitely give that a try

[Feral Interactive]

Originally posted by The Highlander:

Thank you for replying to me but I'm using windows 10. I've ended up uninstalling (GUTTED) may reinstall in future and hope it sorts itself between now and then :-)

Hi The Highlander,

Thank you for the update, in that case we can only suggest contacting publisher for game on your platform or checking out some of the other discussions as they may be able to provide assistance. However we hope CommodusIV suggestion is helpful all the same.

[76561198061523093]

Hi, how can I access the Beta tab?

Originally posted by Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux):

Hey,

A new update has just released for Medieval II: Total War on macOS, if you don't wish to update to macOS 10.14 to play the lastest version of this game then please see below:


Players using a version of OS X before 10.14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_linux_gl-1.0.3' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.10.5 up to 10.13.6.

[76561198061523093]

Hi, where is the Beta tab in the Properties Window. I don't know how to access anything pre 10.14

[Feral Interactive]

Originally posted by abonfiglio1083:

Hi, how can I access the Beta tab?

Originally posted by Feral Interactive (Mac/Linux):

Hey,

A new update has just released for Medieval II: Total War on macOS, if you don't wish to update to macOS 10.14 to play the lastest version of this game then please see below:


Players using a version of OS X before 10.14 can access a compatible version of the game via the Beta tab in the game’s properties window. Select the ‘mac_linux_gl-1.0.3' branch for a version that is compatible with 10.10.5 up to 10.13.6.

Originally posted by abonfiglio1083:

Hi, where is the Beta tab in the Properties Window. I don't know how to access anything pre 10.14

Hi abonfiglio1083,


1. Launch Steam.
2. Right click the game in your Steam Library.
3. In the dropdown that appears, select Properties.
4. In the new window that appears, select the Betas tab.
5. In the Betas tab, click the dropdown and select ‘mac_linux_gl-1.0.3'
6. The game will update.

We hope this helps.

[VenomCookie]

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