The next game in the total war series?

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I would be satisfied with a 19th century TW. An era of colonisation and progress, punctuated by a couple of wars that threatened to become very serious (eg. German/Italian unifications, 1848 revolutions, US civil war - which was really bloody, Franco-Prussian war, Crimean). Making the most of Britain's hegenomy and the uneasy peace.

I'd also like a 16th-17th century renaissance/reformation one, covering the Spanish/habsburg hegenomy and some of the craziness that meant (incl 30th years war, Dutch revolt, Louis XIV, Ottoman wars, expanding trade etc etc)

WW1 would be good but tricky to pull off. It was in fact the first genuinely 'total' war (although the revolutionary, napoleonic, crimean and US civil wars all had some similar features). I would rather some delay in producing it. It would be much better on more advanced future hardware IMO to get the full feeling of just how grotesque and godawful the whole thing was

A dark age/Charlemagne/Byzantine/early medieval total war would be great. That period has been sorely overlooked so far.

Lastly, but not least, Rome II would be hugely welcome, I am sure (provided it is easily moddable! that's what makes the TW series truly great!)