Empire: Total War Screenshot Thread

**Furious Mental** · 09-02-2007, 06:50

Australia as an emerging faction? Seriously wtf? Didn't even become an independent country until 1901.

**Warluster** · 09-02-2007, 06:53

But as a colony, 1788. Sure it was sort of controlled by GB, but it is stilll playable.

**Furious Mental** · 09-02-2007, 06:59

It wasn't "sort of" controlled by Great Britain. It was part of Great Britain. Colonial Governors and assemblies had a limited discretion as to how to manage colonies but they couldn't do anything which an independent country can, like formulate foreign policy and declare war. In fact even 38 years after Australia became independent Pig Iron Bob still considered that whether or not it was at war was still determined by Westminster and Number 10 Downing Street. Aside from that the colonies were all separate from each other; not only was there no independent Australian government until 1901, there was no Australian government before 1901 at all. Total independence really wasn't achieved until the passing of the Australia Acts in the 1980's.

**pevergreen** · 09-02-2007, 07:31

You are talking to Australians about Australian history.

**Furious Mental** · 09-02-2007, 07:54

I am an Australian. I live in Perth.

**pevergreen** · 09-02-2007, 08:07

There you go.

**Incongruous** · 09-02-2007, 09:55

I hope they keep if not increase the size and detail of the areas. If Austria is a three province faction, Ill be sad.

**Celt Centurion** · 09-05-2007, 03:30

Originally Posted by Furious Mental

I am an Australian. I live in Perth.

I tried for 22 years to get to Australia while in the Air Force. Closest I got was Southeast Asia.

My sons enlist in the Navy and Marine Corps, and are both there in less than a year!

Go figure!

Strength and Honor

Celt Centurion