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    Just curious, How about faction Leader and family trees on the ETW...

    Some nations had a queen (which was impossible to get in M2TW).... If someone had a queen, and that queen is attacked, how did she fight?

    And what about George Washington?

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    Okay one step at a time


    Just curious, How about faction Leader and family trees on the ETW...
    To best we know if you choose monarchy, you get a family tree. If you choose republic, you will have elected officials.





    Some nations had a queen (which was impossible to get in M2TW).... If someone had a queen, and that queen is attacked, how did she fight?
    Your faction leader and generals/admirals are two seperate groups now. Generals are no longer leaders (though no one knows if they can become ministers or presidents, etc when they retire.

    Your general/admiral is still a battlefield unit, your king/queen though will not appear on battlefield but will simply be a ruler. Though they will still have traits, and influence in politics, they are no longer on the battlefield.








    And what about George Washington?
    He does appear in the Road to Independence campaign, beyond that I don't know.

    Though i'm hopeful to see him

    in

    A DEMO

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    Default Re: Faction Leader in ETW

    Quote Originally Posted by Polemists View Post
    Okay one step at a time


    To best we know if you choose monarchy, you get a family tree. If you choose republic, you will have elected officials.



    Your faction leader and generals/admirals are two seperate groups now. Generals are no longer leaders (though no one knows if they can become ministers or presidents, etc when they retire.

    Your general/admiral is still a battlefield unit, your king/queen though will not appear on battlefield but will simply be a ruler. Though they will still have traits, and influence in politics, they are no longer on the battlefield.



    He does appear in the Road to Independence campaign, beyond that I don't know.

    Though i'm hopeful to see him

    in

    A DEMO
    Except Sweden!

    Sweden gets Charles XII as king and battle field leader in the old medieval style.

    It could be a random event sort of thing that allows some king to be a leader, but if Brittan gets one they are in trouble…


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    Except Sweden!

    Sweden gets Charles XII as king and battle field leader in the old medieval style.

    It could be a random event sort of thing that allows some king to be a leader, but if Brittan gets one they are in trouble…
    So Fisherking, we meet...........again, I have you now...




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    I didn't know that but that would be interesting. Of course not sure you want your king on the battlefield if he gets killed by a canon shot in round one.

    The kings, to best of my knowledge, are going to be entirely a portrait, with traits, stats, and little hanger ons this time. Similiar to ministers.

    There may be unique ones who enter the battlefield, maybe in a event or some such...


    of course if we see a queen riding into battle in the demo, then we know for certain

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    Default Re: Faction Leader in ETW

    Perhaps there is a button that allows you to change your king from 'portrait' to 'general' and back if you want?
    That would be a really good option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Polemists View Post
    Okay one step at a time




    To best we know if you choose monarchy, you get a family tree. If you choose republic, you will have elected officials.







    Your faction leader and generals/admirals are two seperate groups now. Generals are no longer leaders (though no one knows if they can become ministers or presidents, etc when they retire.

    Your general/admiral is still a battlefield unit, your king/queen though will not appear on battlefield but will simply be a ruler. Though they will still have traits, and influence in politics, they are no longer on the battlefield.










    He does appear in the Road to Independence campaign, beyond that I don't know.

    Though i'm hopeful to see him

    in

    A DEMO
    Any other information on elected officials? This intrigues me.

    I'm wondering how much of a role they play, and if the player has any sort of interaction with them ...similar to the Papal elections in M2TW.

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by ArtillerySmoke View Post
    Any other information on elected officials? This intrigues me.

    I'm wondering how much of a role they play, and if the player has any sort of interaction with them ...similar to the Papal elections in M2TW.

    Thanks
    I think he would tell you what I am going to say.

    We don’t know yet…maybe in a demo

    Washington was a General first and later a political leader…We will have to see how that all works.


    Okay P,…in a demo


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    Yeah, we're weeks away from release.

    We need to see a demo soon.


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    Any other information on elected officials? This intrigues me.

    I'm wondering how much of a role they play, and if the player has any sort of interaction with them ...similar to the Papal elections in M2TW.
    Fisherking does speak true, we do have a nice summary thread up top that lists some minor details on Ministers but we don't know much about them.

    We know they get elected every 4 years.

    We know they change based on elections and whether your people like them or not.

    We know the head of your colony is a Govenor and can be appointed, but whether later on if he is elected or not is still a bit hazy.

    We don't know if you nominate ministers to enter the elections, or if it's just random people and you have to hope for the best.

    I'd assume the trade off is that when you build more universities, and schools you get better ministers, but on flip side your people become harder to please.

    We know they have traits and whatever it is, similiar to generals of mtw 2 where they'd get special items and retinue members, like knights of hosptallier in mtw2 or great commander trait.

    It's assumed they can be assinated, but no one knows.


    Of course as fisherking stated.

    The only way to truly know anything

    is with

    a

    DEMO

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    Default Re: Faction Leader in ETW

    Quote Originally Posted by Cute Wolf View Post
    Some nations had a queen (which was impossible to get in M2TW).... If someone had a queen, and that queen is attacked, how did she fight?
    She probably fought with a small pistol. Queen Victora (slightly out of the games time period) was rumored to carry round a small revolver and a dagger in order to suprise would- be assasins.

    If the Queen was attacked by an entire army however you can't really expect them to do much.


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