Rome: Total War Patch 1.2 is an update developed by Creative Assembly to improve and make your gameplay more enjoyable. It includes new features and skills that will surely help you defeat enemy civilizations and win the war. 

Winning wars need careful planning, but strategies can only work if they are done properly. With the new updates and bug fixes, you can now rest assured that you will be able to command your troops and expect them to act accordingly. One of the updates now allows troops to effectively use their shields while they are marching. There are also major improvements when it comes to the behavior of your soldiers. The changes in their movements and reactions help in avoiding losing a large number of your troops. For instance, soldiers riding elephants and chariots will no longer run blindly into rivers in order to reach their targets. Ambushed men are can now also flee from the battlefield instead of being trapped and doomed to inevitable deaths.