Suggested Province List

[Darth Venom]

Alright here it goes. All the below is work in progress, many blanks still need filling in. Especially in East Asia or where historically correct names/capitals are concerned. I'll be editing the list frequently.

Maps:

Europe

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North America

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South America

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Africa

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India

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East Asia

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South East Asia

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Notes:
- There might be/are mistakes of all sorts, please post them!
- "native" refers to a non-European faction whose name has not yet been filled in.
- VOC is the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie/Dutch United East India Company, I imagine them as a protectorate like the 13 Colonies/New Spain & New France
- Same goes for the Viceroyality of Peru (South America) which is different from the Viceroyality of New Spain (mainly North America)

Province/Capital/Owner at 1700

provinces with changed area, usually to accomodate new provinces
Europe
Hannover/Hannover/Hannover
Brandenburg/Berlin/Prussia
Wurtemberg/Stuttgart/Wurtemberg
Rhineland/Münster/Münster/Bishopric of Münster
North America
Hispaniola/Santo Domingo/Spain

provinces with changed name
Europe
Papal States/Rome/Papal States

provinces with changed owner
North America
Leeward Islands//Britain
Bahamas/Nassau/Pirates
South America
New Anadalucia//Viceroyalty of Peru
New Granada//Viceroyalty of Peru

completey new provinces
Africa
Ivory Coast//Britain
Sierra Leone//Britain
St. Helena//Britain
Guinea//France
Mauritius//France
Réunion//France
Senegal//France
Cape Province Extension #2 Zululand?//native
Slave Coast//Netherlands
Madagscar Coast #1//Pirates
Madagscar Coast #2//Pirates
Angola//Portugal
Cap Verde Islands//Portugal
Delagoa Bay//Portugal
Fernando Pó//Portugal
Gabon//Portugal
Natal//Portugal
Sao Tome & Principe//Portugal
Tanganyika//Portugal
Gold Coast//Prussia
Kenya//Sultanate of Oman
Zansibar//Sultanate of Oman
Cape Province//VOC
Cape Province Extension #1//VOC
Europe
Svalbard/Spitsbergen/?? (D, NL, DK, & F)
Hesse/Darmstadt/Hesse
Mecklenburg/Schwerin/Mecklenburg
Canary Islands//Spain
Switzerland//Switzerland
India
Oman//Sultanate of Oman
Indies/Australasia
Sumatra costal//Aceh Sultanate
Borneo north//Brunei Sultanate
Cambodia//Khmer
Vietnam//Lê Dynasty
New Zealand north//Maori
New Zealand south//Maori
Dharug\Kuring-gai\Tharawal/Sydney Cove/native
Van Diemen's Land/Port Arthur/native
Wathaurung\Woiworung/Melbourne/native
Wajuk/Swan River/native
Yuggera\Gubbi Gubbi/Moreton Bay/native
Malaysia/Singapore/native
New Guinea east coastal//native
New Guinea west coastal//native
Timor//Portugal
Siam//Siam
Philippines north//Viceroyality of New Spain
Philippines south//Viceroyality of New Spain
Celebes costal//VOC
Java costal//VOC
Malacca//VOC
Moluccas//VOC
North America
Bermuda//Britain
Virgin Islands//Denmark
Saint Domingue//France
2nd Plains Province//native
Alaska//native
California small coastal #1//native
California small coastal #2//native
Puerto Rico/San Juan/Spain
South America
Brazil costal #1//Portugal
Brazil costal #2//Portugal
Brazil interior//Portugal
Falkland Islands//uninhabited
South Georgia//uninhabited
Chile//Viceroyalty of Peru
La Plata//Viceroyalty of Peru
Peru//Viceroyalty of Peru

provinces remaining unchanged, some may have changed their theatre though
Europe
Austria/Vienna/Austria
Bohemia/Prague/Austria
Croatia/Zagreb/Austria
Hungary/Budapest/Austria
Silesia/Breslau/Austria
Transylvania//Austria
Algiers/Algiers/Barbary States
Tripolitania//Barbary States
Tunisia/Tunis/Barbary States
Bavaria/Munich/Bavaria
England/London/Britain
Ireland/Dublin/Britain
Scotland/Edinburgh/Britain
Courland/Jelgava/Courland
Crimea/Bakhchisaray/Crimea
Cherchenia/Tarki/Dagestan
Denmark/Copenhagen/Denmark
Iceland/Reykjavík/Denmark
Norway/Christiana/Denmark
Alsace/Strasbourg/France
France/Paris/France
Corsica/Bastia/Genoa
Liguria/Genoa/Genoa
Georgia/Tiblisi/Georgia
Morocco/Rabat/Morocco
Netherlands/Amsterdam/Netherlands
Anatolia/Ankara/Ottoman
Armenia/Yerevan/Ottoman
Bosnia/Sarajevo/Ottoman
Bulgaria/Sofia/Ottoman
Egypt/Cairo/Ottoman
Greece/Athens/Ottoman
Mesopotamia/Baghdad/Ottoman
Moldavia/Iasi/Ottoman
Palestine/Jerusalem/Ottoman
Rumelia/Constantinople/Ottoman
Serbia/Belgrade/Ottoman
Syria/Damascus/Ottoman
Azerbaijan//Persia
Baluchistan//Persia
Persia/Isfahan/Persia
Belarus/Minsk/Poland
Galicia//Poland
Lithuania/Vilnius/Poland
Poland/Warsaw/Poland
West Prussia/Gdansk/Poland
Portugal/Lisbon/Portugal
East Prussia/Königsberg/Prussia
Don Voisko/Cherkassk/Russia
Moskow/Moskow/Russia
Russia #1//Russia
Russia #2//Russia
Russia #3//Russia
Russia #4//Russia
Russia #5//Russia
Ukraine/Kiev/Russia
Savoy/Turin/Savoy
Saxony/Dresden/Saxony
Flanders/Brussels/Spain
Neaples/Neaples/Spain
Sardinia/Caligari/Spain
Sicily/Palermo/Spain
Spain/Madrid/Spain
Estonia/Riga/Sweden
Finland/Abo/Sweden
Ingira/St. Petersburg/Sweden
Sweden/Stockholm/Sweden
Morea/Patras/Venice
Venetia/Venice/Venice
India
Bijapur/Satara/Maratha
Carnatica/Arcot/Maratha
Ahmadnagar/Ahmadnagar/Moghul
Bengal/Calcutta/Moghul
Berar/Nagpur/Moghul
Gujarat/Ahmedabad/Moghul
Hindustan/Akbarabad/Moghul
Hyderabad/Hyderabad/Moghul
Kashmir//Moghul
Malwa/Ujjain/Moghul
Orissa/Cuttack/Moghul
Punjab//Moghul
Rajpootana/Udaipur/Moghul
Sindh/Neroon Kot/Moghul
Mysore/Mysore/Mysore
Ceylon/Trincomalee/Netherlands
Afghanistan//Persia
Goa/Goa/Portugal
North America
Boston/New England/13 Colonies
Carolinas/Charleston/13 Colonies
Maine/Falmouth/13 Colonies
Maryland/Annapolis/13 Colonies
New York/Albany/13 Colonies
Pennsylvania/Philaldephia/13 Colonies
Virginia/Williamsburg/13 Colonies
Rupert's Land/Moose Factory/Britain
Cherokee Territory/Chicasa/Cherokee
Georgia/Savannah/Cherokee
Kaintuck Territory/Tellico/Cherokee
Arcadia/Fort Nashwaak/France
New France/Quebéc/France
Newfoundland/St. John's/France
Upper Canada/Montreal/France
Windward Islands//France
Huron Territory/Fort Sault St. Marie/Huron
Northwest Territories//Huron
Montagnais/Agvituk/Inuit
Lower Louisians/New Orléans/New France
Upper Louisiana/Fort de Chartres/New France
Plains (name?)//Plains people
Texas//Pueblo
Cuba/La Habana/Spain
Florida/St. Augustine/Spain
Guatemala/Guatemala/Viceroyality of New Spain
New Mexico/Santa Fé/Viceroyality of New Spain
New Spain/Mexico/Viceroyality of New Spain
South America
French Guyana//France
Curacao//Netherlands
Netherlands Guyana//Netherlands
Trinidad & Tobago//Pirates
Panama//Viceroyalty of New Spain

[SaFe]

I miss a few mopre central european nations in your list.
German statres and definately more french provinces.

[Darth Venom]

I miss a few mopre central european nations in your list.
German statres and definately more french provinces.

Hmm, hmmm, hmmm.
The problem with the German states is that the line has to be drawn somewhere to ensure playability I think. A nation with only two or so towns just won't cut it. Therefore the aggregation (same with the native American tribes)
Currently we have:
- Bavaria, which is pretty much as it was, with border alterations of course.
- Würtemberg, which seems to represent itself as well as Baden and the Palatinate.
- Hannover, representing itself and Oldenburg
- Westphalia, consisting of Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Nassau (Hesse as a whole is in as a emergent faction though) and the bishopric of Münster.
- Brandenburg, itself and Mecklenburg.

I think this makes a pretty good aggregation, although replacing Westphalia with Hesse would be a good idea and maybe a case could be made for Mecklenburg, since it is the largest by area, not-yet-represented and managed to stay independet as a duchy (within the HRE of course) until 1918. (bye, bye absolutism in Germany).
Leaving out the micro states like Brunswick, Berg and most bishoprics isn't really debatable, the size on the campaign map would be simply too small.

What is sad though, is that the HRE is in no way represented. It was no less a political entity then in M2TW's timeframe. Maybe someone will have a idea how to implement that.

[SaFe]

Well, especially the Palatinate is a must, considering the facts the French always wanted it for themselves.
I really think some more "buffer" german states are necessary, if we don't want to have the Austrians/Prussians and the french fight it out directly all the time, which is not my idea of this time scale.
Also Baden was not so unimportant and i agree with Hesse.
It is not necessary to implement every single minor german state, but a few more is a must in my opinion.
Same goes for France and Spain - although in there case a few more provinces would be fine.

[Darth Venom]

I kinda agree with you anyway, Palatinate and Mecklenburg should go in, maybe Baden and Oldenburg as well. The problem I'm seeing is that it might become easier for the strong neighbours to conquer them one by one. Strong army <- money <- towns <- space on campaing map. If they can be made to work, I'd like to see as many as possible.

Maybe the HRE could be represented by all the German states being protectorates of each other with full military acess...

[pevergreen]

You'd need an overall state to be protector of each, with all the others having indefinite military access and alliances.

This would create a warless area though.

[Darth Venom]

Yes, of course. Protector can't be a protectorate at the same time. Or can it? At least as starting condition? If not, as many self-sustaining states as possible should do, exact number needs to be determinded.

[Ishmael]

just please make singapore a full region-dont lump it in with malaysia. also, if you could find some traditional names for the aust towns (they dont have to actually mean anything-you could just use the aboriginal word for 'fish' or something) that would add to the atmoshpere

[Darth Venom]

just please make singapore a full region-dont lump it in with malaysia. also, if you could find some traditional names for the aust towns (they dont have to actually mean anything-you could just use the aboriginal word for 'fish' or something) that would add to the atmoshpere

I was thinking about two non-land-linked costal provinces on the Malay peninsular. One at the tip (called Malaysia above) and on on the west coast (Malacca).

It however seems, that you know more about that region than I do (not surprising considering your location ). Would you care to come up with some province names, capitals and locations. The latter for Australia of course, the islands are pretty fixed

[pevergreen]

Little village outside of Brisbane "Indooroopilly" (gully of water according to one tribe)

Stuff like that.

[Darth Venom]

I've edited the complete list for (hopefully) better readability. It should now also contain every province already in the game as well two more HRE states, with one renamed.

[Vlad The Impaler]

Wallachia
It's a must. It was never ever part of Bulgaria

[Ishmael]

I was thinking about two non-land-linked costal provinces on the Malay peninsular. One at the tip (called Malaysia above) and on on the west coast (Malacca).

It however seems, that you know more about that region than I do (not surprising considering your location ). Would you care to come up with some province names, capitals and locations. The latter for Australia of course, the islands are pretty fixed

Good idea, I just realised how absolutely puny Singapore would be by itself

As for Australia, whilst my knowledge of Aboriginal settlements is limited, although I seem to remember that the Aborigines were semi-nomadic, (I always found Australian Hisory dull at school), I managed to find these two maps which might help with the region names:

http://www.melbourne.indymedia.org/u...text_lined.jpg
http://www.yale.edu/gsp/colonial/Abo...tralia_Map.jpg

Hope this helps!

[pevergreen]

I failed Australian History at high school...probably because on an essay worth 1/3 of the mark I wrote 33 words... That was yeears ago though.

All the help is useful. If I didn't have this damn job :shakesfist:

[Darth Venom]

All the help is useful. If I didn't have this damn job

Yea, jobs. Damned nuisance! At least forums.totalwar.org isn't blocked at mine, www.totalwar.org is though

Anyway, I've had a look at the maps kindly provided and changed the list above. From what I could find the areas around modern day Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth were the first settled, as well as Tasmania. I chose the province names accordingly.

I will post a map of the list in the next few days as well. No Photoshop at work or it would go faster...

[pevergreen]

Yup, those were the first areas. Tasmania was the prison colony of the prison colony. Where I come from (first fleet, bad behaviour to Tasmania, then to south australia and so on)

[Megas Methuselah]

Is there any limit on factions? After the finals, I could go check out the library at the First Nations University of Canada and do some light research into the important tribes at the time of 1700.

[Darth Venom]

Is there any limit on factions?

Only insofar, as too much splitting of factions and regions wouldn't preserve the vanilla style of gameplay imho. So, some grouping together of tribes in a single faction is necessary. See the HRE argument above...
But (especially if the theatre is expanded to the Pacific) some more regions and factions are definitely possible!

OT: What final? Can't be anything important...

[Darth Venom]

As promised I added maps to the OP.

[pevergreen]

Huzzah!

Good news on the modding front, I've got this coming week off work, on a holiday, so depending on how that turns out, I could get a lot done.

I may have something minor to release before I leave.

[Megas Methuselah]

Beautiful! I'm definitely gonna do some research. I'm seeing some empty spots in North America where some important tribes should be. Btw, I'll go by what you say on the grouping of NA tribes into larger factions.

However, I probably can't get down to this until the end of April.

[Tantalaul]

Wallachia capital city Bucharest

[Beskar]

My only suggestions are to split France and Spain into some smaller regions, under their control, due to bugs in the Current AI, you can keep the town number the same (overall) so they don't get overpowered.

Fill out some of the blank areas, even if it is a town with a couple of farms/plantations covering a massive area. Don't understand why they made some of the areas little placeholders in the middle of no where.

Make the world connecting, so this would make factions like China in the game, and obviously Japan. However, don't know if you got the modellers to add some of their style units in though.

[Maleficus]

If you split France and Spain up into smaller provinces, as probably should be done, then it's only right to do the same with Britain, Sweden and North America (At least the Eastern seaboard)

[Megas Methuselah]

If you split France and Spain up into smaller provinces, as probably should be done, then it's only right to do the same with Britain, Sweden and North America (At least the Eastern seaboard)

Great Britain and Ireland are already seperated into 3 provinces. North America is good, too (except for maybe Mexico). My opinion is that it should just be Spain, France, and Sweden that should be cut up in 2 or 3 pieces.

But that's just my opinion.

[Beskar]

There needs to be more land bridges too, in the game, in my opinion.

[Megas Methuselah]

Agreed.

Btw, I'm heading to the library on Monday, so I'll grab a few books and do some light research on the tribes.

[lenin96]

The "Lordz Modding Collective" has map modding tools!

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=254170

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=254175

[Megas Methuselah]

Are those for battle maps only?

[lenin96]

I'm not sure. I didn't read much about them except that they were map making tools. Edit: It's not for campaign maps.