Who are you going to play as first?

[ClaymanVTW]

sorry, if this has already been asked-i cant find a search box.....

But me, i cant descide!

probobly somthing like

RTI in the USA
GB or France
Poland Lithuania Commonwealth or Russia or Ottomans or Mughal/Marathas


see there are alot of ties for me

its so hard to choose!

can you?

[Sir Beane]

It's been asked before, but not for a while.

Personally I am going to play as Britian first. Mostly because of patriotic pride and a passion for naval warfare.

After that I'll have a go playing as every faction, and I mean every faction, including the oens that will have to be unlocked via modding the files.

[hoom]

Depends a bit on what the starting positions look like.
I kinda like to have a relatively strategically secure little state to start with.
Quite keen to get some naval action though.

[ClaymanVTW]

same here, thats partly why im looking forward to GB and france.

GB-geographical sheild, alot of chances for naval warfare.

France-Alot of chances for land combat, challenging but fun to hold all fronts.

[hoom]

GB-geographical sheild, alot of chances for naval warfare.

France-Alot of chances for land combat, challenging but fun to hold all fronts.

But in the ETW time period GB & France have substantial & not very secure offshore colonies.
I think I like the idea of playing Dutch perhaps (I think they are much declined from their colonial peak in this period?)
Maybe Spain with most of her colonies relatively safe off the map in the South American trade theatre?

[knoddy]

After that I'll have a go playing as every faction, and I mean every faction, including the oens that will have to be unlocked via modding the files.

I finished the original Medieval with every possible faction including modded ones, fun fun, now that was replayability. :D

as for me i would like to play something different like the indian factions or the ottomans but i will probs end up playing GB for the naval combat that they should get early on and sort of as a learnin curve.

[Incongruous]

Austria, they should have the most interesting unit roster, the Hapsburgs also rule over a massive amount of land from Germany to the Balkans, meaning it will be a hard game, allowing me to fight many varied enemies from the Turks to the Prussians.

It will also allow me to turn Austria into a truly global empire, taking to the sea from my naval bases in newly reclaimed Spain!

[ClaymanVTW]

oh yeah i forgot about austria. They seem REALLY fun too!

[Don Jacopo Caldora]

Going to play first as Britain,

But as soon as I can I will be playing with the United States. About time I get to play my own country in a total war game.

As far as other countries, depending if it is playable or I have to find a mod to play, I plan a turn or two as Spain, an Italian faction, and Prussia. Not sure which to go with after that.

[Phog_of_War]

As much as I want to play as the 13 Colonies (yeah i know they are in the tutorial, but have they been confirmed in the Campaign at the start?) , honestly I will probably start as Spain. It is the safest starting position in the map and, there should be more than enough resources in the Iberian Pensula to exploit. And it has been mentioned before but most of Colonial Spain is in South America and fairly isolated. IMO, (depending on the unit roster) Spain is a great and for the most part, safe, first pick.

[Dead Guy]

Sweden :p

I just can't decide where to go first. Even if you decide to whoop the russians for a while, it seems contraproductive to go further on into the mainland. Perhaps I'll take the baltic shoreline and then push for peace. I think my first priority will be to secure the baltic, then we'll see who is messing with me at the time.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Well, I think 13 Colonies will not emerge all the time. I think it needs some conditions (bad governors etc) and then they will emerge. So, if I as UK, manage to keep everything in order in America then there is no need for the Colonies to revolt, right?

[Polemists]

To clear up the total war confusion on the 13 colonies.

There are TWO ways to play the 13 colonies.

Option ONE : Is you can play the Road to Independence Campaign, and when it ends you are in the grand campaign as the 13 colonies. Just as if you would have chosen them as a faction.


Option TWO: If you have unrest your faction will splinter, you can choose to join the rebels, or the loyalists. In the case of England, at sometime, the rebels will be the 13 colonies. You can choose to join them, and play as them from then on. So far, they are the only emergent faction that it is confirmed you can play (Example: No one has said if you can play as greece or ireland when they emerge.)

There are two types of Revolt, Capital revolts, which institute regime change if you lose, and emergent faction revolts. It is my best guess that if there is a rebellion in one of your colonies then it becomes a emergent faction, if it happens in your province, then it is a regieme change. Though no one knows for sure.


So for example if you have unrest in 13 colonies, they become the 13 colonies faction and go independent, where as if you have unrest in London, there is a revolt to push you closer to a republic.



No one is 100% sure

but we will be more sure

once we have

a

DEMO

[lenin96]

I agree Polemists, even if we can't play as Ireland or Scotland they should be able to be modded to be playable if the Americans are in the GC.

[pevergreen]

I know who you play as, but still it only acts as one, yeah the 1st chapter pretty much is but i still think there is a seperate campaign tutorial.

As noted, incorrect.

sorry but we can not play as america if it immerges, that's what the RtI is for.

Its allready been confirmed that no immerging factions (IE-USA) will be playable in the GC. Again thats what the RtI is for, and the 4th chapter the "test of time" will be a grand campaign starting from 1783.

As noted below, both incorrect.

Option TWO: If you have unrest your faction will splinter, you can choose to join the rebels, or the loyalists. In the case of England, at sometime, the rebels will be the 13 colonies. You can choose to join them, and play as them from then on. So far, they are the only emergent faction that it is confirmed you can play (Example: No one has said if you can play as greece or ireland when they emerge.)

Correct, confirmed and ready to rumble.

For my first relocation campaign. I'm thinking...Mughals to America.

[Vuk]

The best damned country on the face of this earth of course: USA!

Disclaimer: Being from the USA has not influenced my opinion on this incredibly sexy and awesome country at all!

[Sir Beane]

The best damned country on the face of this earth of course: USA!

Disclaimer: Being from the USA has not influenced my opinion on this incredibly sexy and awesome country at all!

Looking at your post combined with your sig has convinced me you could not possibly be biased in any way. That many flags couldn't possibly have influenced your decision.

Huzzah for patriotism! It's why I'm playing as the UK first.

[Vuk]

Looking at your post combined with your sig has convinced me you could not possibly be biased in any way. That many flags couldn't possibly have influenced your decision.

Huzzah for patriotism! It's why I'm playing as the UK first.

lol, a little patriotism is healthy for everyone. I will probably play as Britain next (either that or Prussia), but I love playing as the US when I can. Believe it or not, I disagree with the motivation for and manner of the break from Britain (and if I was in their situation, would not have done it), but I think that some think great came out of it, even if it was not intended. The patchwork government they set up collapsed, and most versatile and just system ever was crafted by some of the most learned and experience men on earth. So yeah, I guess that I am a patriot.

[Sir Beane]

lol, a little patriotism is healthy for everyone. I will probably play as Britain next (either that or Prussia).

I'll be playing as the US after Britain, but only if I can turn your country into a monarchy. Purely because it would be great to play as the 'Kingdom of America'. You could keep the flag, but add in a golden crown over the top of the ring of thirteen stars (going by the Thirteen colonies flag).

George Washington can be the founder of a royal dynasty.

[Vuk]

I'll be playing as the US after Britain, but only if I can turn your country into a monarchy. Purely because it would be great to play as the 'Kingdom of America'. You could keep the flag, but add in a golden crown over the top of the ring of thirteen stars (going by the Thirteen colonies flag).

George Washington can be the founder of a royal dynasty.

lol, it would be interesting to see what would have happened if the US adopted the fuedal system. It probably would not have lasted very long, but it would be interesting to see. To be honest with you, I think that I will try turning the US into a monarchy as well. :P I like the control that they give when playing games anyway. :P I always hated putting up with the Senate in Rome and the Pope in M2. I can only imagine how much worse it will be with a Republic. lol