NOTE: The NDA on TWA has been lifted as of Alpha Test # 10. Any content from Test #9 or earlier is still under NDA, This includes forum content containing information from those tests. If you have questions, reach out to Wargaming.
A New Player's Guide to Total War: Arena
Redemption & Installation
Creating an Account
To begin your military campaign of mediterranean conquest you will need to first redeem your Closed Alpha code and install the game. You should have received a 15 character long code that looks something like this: PHA2-NDB5-VNXN. Please note that the code shown has been previously redeemed and you must use your own unique code to get access to the game.
Once you have your code, you need to go login to your Wargaming.net account. There are region locks in the game which means you need to make sure your account belongs to the region you want to play in.
You can register a wargaming account by going to these links for your preferred region and creating an account or logging in to an existing account.
EU - https://eu.wargaming.net/id/signin/
NA - https://na.wargaming.net/id/signin/
RU/CIS - https://ru.wargaming.net/id/signin/
ASIA/OCEANIA - https://asia.wargaming.net/id/signin/
Redeeming Your Code
After you are logged in you will need to go to another link to redeem your code. Again, the link to use is region specific.
EU - https://eu.wargaming.net/shop/bonus/
NA - https://na.wargaming.net/shop/bonus/
RU/CIS - https://ru.wargaming.net/shop/bonus/
ASIA/OCEANIA - https://asia.wargaming.net/shop/bonus/
Once the site is loaded, enter your code by typing it or copying and pasting it into the text box that says ‘Enter Code Here’. Click the Redeem button when your have finished entering it. If you run into any problems entering your code there is a link to Wargaming Support at the bottom of the website where you can submit a ticket or ask a question.
After your code is redeemed you will need to wait for a follow-up e-mail from Wargaming. That e-mail will be sent to the e-mail address you used to create or login in to your Wargaming account, which may be different from the account you received your Alpha invitation in. If you don’t receive that e-mail within 24 hours, open a ticket using the support link on the website.
Installing the Game
The e-mail will contain the steps needed to install the game, which are detailed below.
Download the Wargaming Center Launcher by clicking this link: http://redirect.wargaming.net/WGC/Wargaming_Game_Center_Install_EU.exe
After downloading, open the file and follow the on screen instructions to complete the install. Once installed, open the launcher by double-clicking the Wargaming.net Game Center icon on your desktop.
At the top right of the window, click Install Game by ID and in the pop-up that appears copy and paste the following line:
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UPON ENTERING THIS CODE AND CLICKING INSTALL YOU ARE ACCEPTING THE NDA TO NOT SHARE WHAT YOU SEE IN THE GAME CLIENT OR CLOSED FORUM SECTIONS. (Except content from Alpha Test #10 and onward.)
Click install after the Game ID has been entered in the text field. Total War: Arena will install and takes roughly 3GB of hard drive space. Once installed it will appear as a tab at the top of your Wargaming.net Game Center launcher.
First Time Login
Once installed, click Play on the Total War Arena tab of the launcher. The launcher will open a login window where you should login using the region and account information from the first section of this guide. You already signed the NDA when you installed the game.
You may discover that your wargaming account belongs to a region you didn’t expect, such as NA when you are EU. If you have already redeemed your code then you will need to open a ticket with Wargaming Support to fix it. You will need to create an account for the region you want to play in and start the process from the beginning.
Once logged in, if the servers are open then you will be able to setup your commanders and units. If you get an error stating ‘Service Unavailable’ then that means the servers are closed and the test isn’t live yet.
Congratulations! You are now ready to play as soon as the test goes live! If you experience any errors during this process, please report them on the forums so that the Publisher and Dev teams are aware. Each region has its own forums, so pick the one that matches your WG Account.
EU Forums:http://forum.totalwararena.net/
NA Forums:http://forum.totalwararena.com/
RU/CIS Forums:http://forum.totalwararena.ru/
ASIA/OCEANIA Forums:http://forum.totalwararena.asia/
This is the end of the public section of this guide. There will be a follow-up to this discussing in-game settings, factions, units and strategies in the closed section of the forums as soon as I am able to prepare it.
Please PM me with any questions about the contents of this guide.
Edited by 5D__Ardez, 01 September 2017 - 06:08 PM.