Originally developed by
The Creative Assembly
Developed for Mac by
Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Mac by
Feral Interactive Limited
As part of the Steam download process, the game has already been installed on your computer. To start playing the game, read the Getting Started section.
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, highlight Total War: SHOGUN 2 in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Play.
The Total War: SHOGUN 2 pre-game Options window will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch.
After the loading screens, the Main Menu will appear. Place the mouse cursor over the Single Player icon and select Tutorials from the menu that appears.
The Tutorials screen will appear. Select Shogun 2.
Select Chosokabe Campaign Tutorial.
After the opening video, you will be introduced to Chosokabe Motochika, daimyo of the Chosokabe clan. Follow your advisor's instructions carefully as he schools you in the tactics needed to raise your clan to the shogunate...
The most important factors in determining how smoothly Total War: SHOGUN 2 plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer and the in-game settings you select.
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:
In addition to these general Mac actions, there are numerous specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list adjusting settings until you find an acceptable balance between performance and graphics.
Hover over any item in the in-game Graphics menu to see a description of its effect.
* This setting will only be available if you have purchased the Blood Pack DLC.
NOTE: All of these settings are found in either Total War: SHOGUN 2's pre-game Options window under the Display tab or within the game under Options → Graphics, accessible from the Main Menu.
NOTE: Depending on the power of your machine and on the graphics settings you have selected (certain settings restrict others), some of the above options may not be available.
To uninstall Total War: SHOGUN 2, follow these steps:
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, right-click on Total War: SHOGUN 2 in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Manage → Uninstall.
A dialog will appear confirming that you wish to delete all the game content. Select Uninstall.
Minimum System Requirements
macOS: 10.14.5
Processor: 1.1GHz Intel Core M
RAM: 4GB
Graphics: 512MB Nvidia 640M or better, 1.5GB Intel HD4000 or better, 2GB AMD Radeon R9 M290 or better
HDD: 24GB
The game is officially supported on the following Macs. To check your Mac model and when it was released, select About This Mac from the Apple menu on your menu bar.
Every effort has been made to make Total War: SHOGUN 2 compatible with current hardware. However, if you are experiencing problems when running Total War: SHOGUN 2, please read on.
The latest version of the FAQs can be found by selecting the FAQs button in the Support tab of the Total War: SHOGUN 2 pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you launch the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com
Contacting Feral
If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support:
All the information required can be obtained by opening Total War: SHOGUN 2 and clicking on the Support tab in the Total War: SHOGUN 2 pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file in the game's Preferences folder; click on the Open Preferences Folder button to open the Preferences folder. Now click on the Create Email button. Remember to attach the Total War SHOGUN 2 Report.txt file to your email.
In your email, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with Total War: SHOGUN 2.
email: support@feralinteractive.com
Please check the warranty information provided by Steam.