Quote Originally Posted by Wishazu
Were there not more factions in M1? I cant remember, its been so long since I played it.
There were 14 playable factions in MTW, 17 if you had Viking Invasion. (That's obviously not including the Papacy, Mongols, Swiss, or Burgundians.) There was a total faction limit of 30, however--which many mods took full advantage of (BKB and XL being two good examples).