Every faction name must have a 'Tab' indent in front of it, and should be the only word on its line.

In the Barbarian Invasion, the following factions should be left under 'nonplayable' (they crash the game if you attempt to play as them): romano_british, ostrogoths, slavs, empire_east_rebels, empire_west_rebels, slave.

See Tips below for a possible workaround. Go into your med2 folder in steam/steamapps/common/medieval 2 total war and then go to data>world>maps>campaign>imperialcampaign and open descrstrat in.

In the original campaign, most people experience frequent crashes when playing as the 'romans_senate' (SPQR) or 'slave' (rebels) factions.

Keep at least one faction underneath 'nonplayable' to avoid bugs.

In the original campaign, the maximum number of playable factions is 20.

The file should begin with a list of faction names, sorted underneath the words 'playable,' 'unlockable,' and 'nonplayable.' Select all factions underneath 'unlockable,' cut them from the document, and paste them into the list under 'playable.' Before you do the same for the factions underneath 'nonplayable,' read the following warnings:

Medieval 2 total war unlock factions