Playable factions

[lars573]

I admit that I don't know much about Dutch colonies, but I remember reading Washington Irving's stories, and that always made it sound like the Dutch had settlements around the Hudson river.......Ichabod Crane anyone?

They controled parts of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) in 1700 (look at the campagin map shots and you'll see that). And New York was a Dutch colony in the 17th century. After the Anglo Dutch war in the 1670's (I think) the English got New Amsterdam (New York) and one of the Dutch cities in India (IIRC). The Dutch got Aruba, and the British territory in what is now Indonesia.

Now as for the Portuguese they will have territory on the map outside Europe. You see the first Europeans to set up trading factories in India were Portuguese and Dutch. The Portuguese first arrived at Goa in 1498 in the person of Vasco De Gama. Whether CA makes a Goa province under Portguese rule is another story. Goa is one of the few territories Portugal keeps after the Napoleonic wars (they held onto their African ones, Timor, and Macau). They only lost it in 1961 after India sent in 40000 troops.

Map time!

[Gustav II Adolf]

Austria
Dutch
England/Britain
France
Ottoman Empire
Poland-Lithuania
Portugal
Prussia
Russia
Spain
Sweden
United States*


Well, I'm quite afraid which countries will be left out. There is supposed to be several playable factions outside Europe but i think this list is superb. Which of these won't make it?

I would play Sweden first then Prussia or the Dutch.





G

[Martok]

Austria
Dutch
England/Britain
France
Ottoman Empire
Poland-Lithuania
Portugal
Prussia
Russia
Spain
Sweden
United States*


Well, I'm quite afraid which countries will be left out. There is supposed to be several playable factions outside Europe but i think this list is superb. Which of these won't make it?

Yeah, now that I think about it, I believe I remember CA saying that the Mugals would in fact be playable. So india will be happy.

However, you're right in that it does then beg the question of which one of the factions above will be cut from the "playable" list? I wish it would be the U.S., but of course we already know that's not going to happen.

[Sheogorath]

I, personally, will be playing the Duchy of Courland as my first faction, after I alter the files to make it playable ;)

[Tex3393]

pherhaps when they say 50 factions,they mean to say that 20 or 30 may be emergent facttions that only appear when a province of reigion rebels.

[Megas Methuselah]

That is very likely, though you must remember that there is still numerous land not under European colonial control.

[rajpoot]

Yeah, now that I think about it, I believe I remember saying that the Mugals would in fact be playable. So india will be happy.

It matters little though, I always break the game with the British kingdom. After that, I look elsewhere.
Be the same this time. Then I'll get the mod to unlock all factions and play the Rajpoot States if they include them as a faction

[Sheogorath]

It matters little though, I always break the game with the British kingdom. After that, I look elsewhere.
Be the same this time. Then I'll get the mod to unlock all factions and play the Rajpoot States if they include them as a faction

On the campaign map in the other thread, it looks as though the Maratha States were a single entity. Even if they arent 'playable' they should be easy to mod into playability.

The question is, of course, whether or not it'll be worth it. I mean, they may end up just having two units or something, along the lines of 'Indian Rabble' and 'Horrible Indian Musketeers that Arent Worth Building'.
CA doesn't exactly have a sterling record with the more easterly factions >_>

[Megas Methuselah]

Don't bring my hopes crashing down like that, man. Even if you are right, there'll probably be a mod which should at least make a proper unit roster, if there won't already be one in existance.

[Sheogorath]

Hey, for all we know the Indian factions have a diverse and interesting unit roster, with nothing more offensive than rocket elephants ;)

[Tiberius maximus]

idk about all of you but i have to play the hardest faction the game will let me its just more exciting when ur always struggling to stay in the game

[Tantalaul]

Hey i read your posts and you make me wonder why you are so botter that you can't play from the first time your country. My country Tara Romaneasca (Romania) don.t apear in this game like a playlable faction and if i remember well not even in lockable factions in the first medieval and not in the second one so enjoy the game because is just a GAME man !

[Jolt]

[QUOTE=lars573;2002124]Goa is one of the few territories Portugal keeps after the Napoleonic wars (they held onto their African ones, Timor, and Macau). They only lost it in 1961 after India sent in 40000 troops.

Eh?

Portugal lost no territory during the Napoleonic wars... (Actually, we lost a "Beyond Guadiana River" city and it's surroundings to Spain, named Olivença)

Other than that, Portugal lost no territory. (During the Napoleonic wars, Portugal conquered French Guyana, but was forced to give it back.)

[lars573]

Brazil.

[Jolt]

Brazil wasn't lost during the Napoleonic Wars. Brazil declared its independence in 1821, which, if the game lasts only up to 1820, it won't even cover it.

[Lusitani]

[QUOTE=Jolt;2002221]

Goa is one of the few territories Portugal keeps after the Napoleonic wars (they held onto their African ones, Timor, and Macau). They only lost it in 1961 after India sent in 40000 troops.

Eh?

Portugal lost no territory during the Napoleonic wars... (Actually, we lost a "Beyond Guadiana River" city and it's surroundings to Spain, named Olivença)

Other than that, Portugal lost no territory. (During the Napoleonic wars, Portugal conquered French Guyana, but was forced to give it back.)

Exactly!

OLIVENÇA É NOSSA!!!!!!!!!!