mirage41
09-11-2007, 07:18
For ease of access, this topic is for a list of the factions and their topics:
Playable
Muslim
1) The Ayyubid Sultanate (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88823)
Location: Egypt and South Palestine
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:2) The Abbasid Caliphate (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88814)
Location: South and Middle Iraq (Basra and Baghdad)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:3) The Great Seljuks (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88959)
Location: "Persian Empire" - Iran + Azerbaijan
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 4) The Turkish Sultanate
Location: Central Anatolia
Armies:
Strengths:
Pre-Ottoman: Ghulams and abundant horse archers
Post-Ottoman: Medium-
Weaknesses: Must wait for Ottoman Reforms to come into their own 5) Khwarezmshah (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88817)
Location: Transoxania (Central Asia, Modern day Uzbekistan)
Armies:
Strengths: Heavy Daylami Infantry, Superheavy cavalry, Light Horse Archers.
Weaknesses: 6) The Sultanate of Ghazni (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88820)
Location: Northern Afghanistan
Armies:
Strengths: Heavy Spearmen, Abundant Ghulam cavalry, Medium Horse Archers, Hybrid foot archers.
Weaknesses: "Jack of all Trades" Horsemen and archers.7) The Ghorid Sultanate (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88821)
Location: Northern Afghanistan/Khyber Pass
Armies:
Strengths: Fanatical Ghazi Jihadists,
Weaknesses: 8) The Zengid Sultanate
Location: Syria/Mosul
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: [U]Christian
9) The Byzantine Empire (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88822)
Location: Western Anatolia, North/South Anatolian Coast, Greece
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 10) The Kingdom of Jerusalem (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88824)
Location: Levant Coastline
Armies:
Strengths: Strong Foot Spearmen, the absolute best cavalry charge
Weaknesses: 11) The Kingdom of Armenia (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88818)
Location: South-East Anatolia
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 12) The Kingdom of Georgia (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88816)
Location: Northern Caucasus Mountains
Armies:
Strengths: Strength in all categories.
Weaknesses: Limited Recruitment Range.Hindu
13) The Rajput States (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88828)
Location: South-East (On map) India
Armies:
Strengths: Elephants, high moral and charge Rajput Knights, large amounts of infantry
Weaknesses: Except with Elephants, they are outdone by their neighbors in all kinds of units. They lack abundant heavy infantry and horse archers especially.Pagan
14) The Kypchaks (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88827)
Location: Russian Steppe
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Pitiful and barely evident infantry.Emergent
15) The Mongol Empire
Location: Emergent in Central Asia
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 16) The Timurids
Location: Emergent in Central Asia (Modern day Turkmenistan, I think)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 17) The Sultanate of Delhi
Location: Emergent in India (Northern India)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Rebels, and *Possible* additional Factions
18) Discussion of Minor Factions (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=94587)
19) Principality of Antioch (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=95888)
Location: Western Syria (Antioch)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:20) The Kingdom of Sindh (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100093)
Location: Southern Pakistan
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: "Jack of All trades, Master of none" roster.21) The Emirate of Oman (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100084)
Location: Oman, coastal control of Baluchistan (South of Afghanistan, west of Sindh), possibly control of Horn of Africa's province.
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Heavy reliance on AOR and mercenaries. No Native Horse Archers. Lacking cavalry roster.
Playable
Muslim
1) The Ayyubid Sultanate (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88823)
Location: Egypt and South Palestine
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:2) The Abbasid Caliphate (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88814)
Location: South and Middle Iraq (Basra and Baghdad)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:3) The Great Seljuks (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88959)
Location: "Persian Empire" - Iran + Azerbaijan
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 4) The Turkish Sultanate
Location: Central Anatolia
Armies:
Strengths:
Pre-Ottoman: Ghulams and abundant horse archers
Post-Ottoman: Medium-
Weaknesses: Must wait for Ottoman Reforms to come into their own 5) Khwarezmshah (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88817)
Location: Transoxania (Central Asia, Modern day Uzbekistan)
Armies:
Strengths: Heavy Daylami Infantry, Superheavy cavalry, Light Horse Archers.
Weaknesses: 6) The Sultanate of Ghazni (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88820)
Location: Northern Afghanistan
Armies:
Strengths: Heavy Spearmen, Abundant Ghulam cavalry, Medium Horse Archers, Hybrid foot archers.
Weaknesses: "Jack of all Trades" Horsemen and archers.7) The Ghorid Sultanate (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88821)
Location: Northern Afghanistan/Khyber Pass
Armies:
Strengths: Fanatical Ghazi Jihadists,
Weaknesses: 8) The Zengid Sultanate
Location: Syria/Mosul
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: [U]Christian
9) The Byzantine Empire (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88822)
Location: Western Anatolia, North/South Anatolian Coast, Greece
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 10) The Kingdom of Jerusalem (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88824)
Location: Levant Coastline
Armies:
Strengths: Strong Foot Spearmen, the absolute best cavalry charge
Weaknesses: 11) The Kingdom of Armenia (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88818)
Location: South-East Anatolia
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 12) The Kingdom of Georgia (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88816)
Location: Northern Caucasus Mountains
Armies:
Strengths: Strength in all categories.
Weaknesses: Limited Recruitment Range.Hindu
13) The Rajput States (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88828)
Location: South-East (On map) India
Armies:
Strengths: Elephants, high moral and charge Rajput Knights, large amounts of infantry
Weaknesses: Except with Elephants, they are outdone by their neighbors in all kinds of units. They lack abundant heavy infantry and horse archers especially.Pagan
14) The Kypchaks (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=88827)
Location: Russian Steppe
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Pitiful and barely evident infantry.Emergent
15) The Mongol Empire
Location: Emergent in Central Asia
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 16) The Timurids
Location: Emergent in Central Asia (Modern day Turkmenistan, I think)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: 17) The Sultanate of Delhi
Location: Emergent in India (Northern India)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Rebels, and *Possible* additional Factions
18) Discussion of Minor Factions (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=94587)
19) Principality of Antioch (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=95888)
Location: Western Syria (Antioch)
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:20) The Kingdom of Sindh (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100093)
Location: Southern Pakistan
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: "Jack of All trades, Master of none" roster.21) The Emirate of Oman (http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=100084)
Location: Oman, coastal control of Baluchistan (South of Afghanistan, west of Sindh), possibly control of Horn of Africa's province.
Armies:
Strengths:
Weaknesses: Heavy reliance on AOR and mercenaries. No Native Horse Archers. Lacking cavalry roster.