If using steam you can add the;
Play IR - The Civil War Steam.exe
to your steam games by going to the top menu in steam, 'Games'
then 'Add a Non-Steam Game to My Library...'
then 'Browse'
on steam usually;
•C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Medieval II Total War\mods\Imperium_Romanum
Then select the required exe version
'Play IR - The Civil War Steam.exe'
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You can create a shortcut by right clicking on the file;
Play IR - The Civil War.exe
and then 'send to' and 'Desktop (Create shortcut)'
(or the 'Play IR - The Civil War Steam.exe' if you have a steam version)
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