* The Next Official Total War Game *

[Graphic]

Another Viking one would be nice if they included a map like this:



https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=39131

[Leporello]

China would be good yes, even great. Perhaps more of Asia; India, Korea, Burma/Muanmar, Thailand, plenty of terrific nations.

Napoleonic wars wouldn't be so suitable, for two reason:
Strategically, a very great deal hinged on naval warfare; blockades, Trafalgar, Egypt, etc, etc.
Secondly, they had very few types of units as far as I know, and no great variety across the nations (with some exceptions). (I could be wrong on this...)

My vote would go to the post-medieval, pre-french revolution period. Mongols in the East, Ottomans in the South, religious strive, oodles of fun! Many different units, many different cultures. Maybe patch in the conquest of the Americas and the influx in wealth (possibly inflation, as gold pours in units get more expensive) Also gunpowder slowly gains in importance, but doesn't quite become all-important until the very end, thus fitting better with the engine.

[Pericles]

Maybe a Napoleonic game might be the time when the game could improve upon naval warfare with a tactical component similar to land battles:

http://www.wargamer.com/articles/sal...s/salvo_05.jpg

[CrackedAxe]

Ever played Napoleonic total war? Its a mod for MTW and I think this shows how well it really could be done. There are MANY unit types and many factions and its a fascinating game. I think this would be a great idea for the next TW game, imagine those massed battles with Highland infantry bayonet charges, the charges of the scots greys and curiassiers etc, the massed artillery and smoke filled battlefields. I reckon it could make for one of the most dramatic TW games yet.