What Factions would you like to see in Empire Total War

[Anonymous II]

I would like to see the Swiss. They would be cool to play as.

Oh yes! Me too!

They should be in too, because Switzerland was an independent nationstate already back then. The swiss didn't just function as a national group within a european empire, as did Croats, Czechs and Norwegians for example. If you don't count in those few years under Napoleon when the Helvetic Republic was established (1798 - 1802). I don't think we should.

Some info. from Wikipedia:
"The Early Modern period of Swiss history, lasting from formal independence in 1648 to the French invasion of 1798 came to be referred as Ancien Régime retrospectively, in post-Napoleonic Switzerland.

At the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, the Swiss Confederacy attained legal independence from the Holy Roman Empire, although it had been de facto independent since the Swabian War in 1499. With the support of the Duke of Orléans, who was also prince of Neuchâtel and the head of the French delegation, Johann Rudolf Wettstein, the mayor of Basel, succeeded to get the formal exemption from the empire for all cantons and associates of the confederacy.

The Valtellina became a dependency of the Drei Bünde (Graubünden) again after the Treaty and remained so until the founding of the Cisalpine Republic by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797."

Cheers!

[derfinsterling]

After the Hundred Years War they never really seriously tried to invade each other.

Napoleon wanted to invade England - that's what the Battle of Trafalgar was all about: To destroy the French fleet to prevent an invasion. Villeneuve risked replacement since he waited to long and Napoleon had to abandon his original plans of invasion.

After the loss of the fleet, the invasion was off for sure, but Napoleon wanted to invade. ;)

[Sheogorath]

Napoleon wanted to invade England - that's what the Battle of Trafalgar was all about: To destroy the French fleet to prevent an invasion. Villeneuve risked replacement since he waited to long and Napoleon had to abandon his original plans of invasion.

After the loss of the fleet, the invasion was off for sure, but Napoleon wanted to invade. ;)

He PLANNED to invade, but he never got around to it.
As I recall he also considered building the first Channel Tunnel so his men could walk to England :P

[TosaInu]

And I would like get a bird's eye view of the battle of zama too.

Battle of Zama

Isn't that RTW Ozzman101?

[Ozzman1O1]

Did I say the battles I sarcasticly refer to have to be in the timeline of etw?
I didint even look at your link to wiki,trust me,I know punic wars.........
And I personally find etw's timeline thee most boring of military warfare,
I only stand eager to see the the black brunswickers and seminole wars wich will probably be included in the expansion pack.



someone already crossed the alps before napoleon FYI, and with elephants,and thats punic wars too,in case you didint know

[TosaInu]

Did I say the battles I sarcasticly refer to have to be in the timeline of etw?

Hello Ozzman101,

No, I just wondered whether you meant another conflict at Zama or another place.


Isn't there a Zama historical battle available for RTW already? If not, it should be easy enough to make (if you have the numbers and positions): RTW includes an editor to make those historical battles.

[Ozzman1O1]

Im afraid not,they dont have cannea or a julius ceaser and briton battle eather....or marothon,or adrianople in BI..some what dissopointing....

[edward13]

wel before ppl start speculation abt wat factions wil be playable in ETW, CUD sm1pls tel moi wat's e extent of e campaign map gonna be? It's defo gt europe n e new world, bt is it going to span upto to indian subcontinent? thank you.

[Matt_Lane]

wel before ppl start speculation abt wat factions wil be playable in ETW, CUD sm1pls tel moi wat's e extent of e campaign map gonna be? It's defo gt europe n e new world, bt is it going to span upto to indian subcontinent? thank you.

From North America across Europe and North Africa to the Indian sub continent. I'm not sure how far south they are planning to go but my money is that it will be no further than Africas Ivory coast.

[Cpt_oo7]

If the game starts in excactly 1700 then the major factions should be:

Africa:
Ethopia
Dahomey
Kongo
Nkore

Asia:
China
Japan
Muhgal Empire
Korea

Middle east/North africa:
Morocco
Ottomen Empire

Europe:
Denmark
Norway
Denmark/Norway?
England
France
HRE (was a nation in 1700, shortly lived I think though.)
Baden-Baden
Baden-Durlach
Bavaria
Bohemia
Bradenburg
Cologne
..Way more german states, can't remember most though.
Hungary
Mantua
Modena
Parma
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Savory
Sicily
Spain
Sweden
Tuscany
Holland
And Venice

Way more, can't think of most though.

[Cpt_oo7]

Oh, and I know I forgot some of the important ones, I don'tt have all of the areas of the black sea covered (who could forget vlad the imapaler? [romaina] )

Anyways heres a map of italy in 1796 before the Napolenoic invasion.

[edward13]

tis's for matt lane thank you 4e reply reg e camp map. then i'm expecting britain, france,austria, prussia,russia, ottoman empire as e major playable factions,swiss cud be there too! bt i'm bt loss abt USA being a playable faction fr e beginning since e game's supp2 start fr 1700! if ma history serves me rite us was a brit colony until 1786?pardon me if I've e yr terribly wrong:-(AS MUCH as i wanna play as e us i don't c Hw CA'S gonna do it!

[Ozzman1O1]

I think the thirteen colonies will be introduced if british settlments in the new world revolt. Like the goths and ostrogiths in rtwbi

[LadyAnn]

tis's for matt lane thank you 4e reply reg e camp map. then i'm expecting britain, france,austria, prussia,russia, ottoman empire as e major playable factions,swiss cud be there too! bt i'm bt loss abt USA being a playable faction fr e beginning since e game's supp2 start fr 1700! if ma history serves me rite us was a brit colony until 1786?pardon me if I've e yr terribly wrong:-(AS MUCH as i wanna play as e us i don't c Hw CA'S gonna do it!

Oh my, this is how English would be in 100 years? *shudders*

Annie

[woad&fangs]

Oh my, this is how English would be in 100 years? *shudders*

Annie

Is that the language he was speaking?*shudders*
Please keep txt speak to a minimum.
Annie, isn't it technically "will be in 100 years" instead of "would be"?
Of course my grammar is awful so I probably shouldn't be talking.

Vlad the Impaler was a couple of centuries before Empires time period. Also, I believe that Bohemia ceased to exist after the 30 years war in the 1600s but I might be wrong.

[Matt_Lane]

I think the thirteen colonies will be introduced if british settlments in the new world revolt. Like the goths and ostrogiths in rtwbi

I reckon the 13 colonies will be in there from the start, probably starting off as a British colony. I can only imagine that playing as the 13 colonies will be like playing as another nations vassal in M2TW, developing infrastructure and training militia until strong enough to revolt. Likewise if your playing as Britain and you manage to keep the colonials sweet then the cash should continue to roll in.

[MaddenKhan2]

The Barbary States or something would be great.

[Ozzman1O1]

I reckon the 13 colonies will be in there from the start, probably starting off as a British colony. I can only imagine that playing as the 13 colonies will be like playing as another nations vassal in M2TW, developing infrastructure and training militia until strong enough to revolt. Likewise if your playing as Britain and you manage to keep the colonials sweet then the cash should continue to roll in.

thats probably true,but I still hope there will be some way that ca identifies the native american factions,It would be extremly historicly inacurate to exclude them....seminoles rule!

[Matt_Lane]

thats probably true,but I still hope there will be some way that ca identifies the native american factions,It would be extremly historicly inacurate to exclude them....seminoles rule!

I reckon that North America at the start of the game is likely to be carved up between the 13 Colonies, New France and New Spain. As only the 13 Colonies has so far been mentioned as a playable empire I would guess that all three would have the possibility of rebelling but that New France and New Spain would start out as part of the French and Spanish Empires and if they rebelled they would become AI controlled factions.

This does leave a large area in the center and west of North America which were the home of many of the Native American tribes. I don't think CA will have these as full factions as they are limited by the criteria required to build an Empire. I do think they will be represented in some form, maybe in the 'rebel' format but I would hope they aren't just banded together and instead their individual identities are illustrated.

[Bijo]

Dat txtspk's btfl. E shld all chng conventional Inglish into it cuz its a lot btr, u know was i m syn? Cmon ppl, is u not lkn dat kinda spk 4 us al? I tink ETW must b lk it 2. Lk in d game u know? D gotta mk it like dat, those devs. Gonna b dam good.

How did I do? Was it clear enough? I usually avoid using it, so my attempt may be in vain

[Incongruous]

"Bravo" said Ironic Inso Manyways.

[Paradox]

Speaking of Napoleon, will Talleyrand be in this game? He played a big role and was one of Napoleon's greatest.

[PrinceofTroy]

I hope that Austria will be a faction, and just as a question, how can America be a faction if they don't emerge until 1782 as a country, I really want to play as the USA because I am American, but how can you play as an emergent faction?

[Ozzman1O1]

Technacily the thirteen colonies were in americaa because they wanted to ecsape from enlgland,So you can play as them before they revolt,they are a succeser faction,like the carthaginians from the phoenicians

[Sheogorath]

I hope that Austria will be a faction, and just as a question, how can America be a faction if they don't emerge until 1782 as a country, I really want to play as the USA because I am American, but how can you play as an emergent faction?

One possible solution is that they'll start out in an alliance or something.
That or independant, considering CA's typical approach to history, either one is possible.

[marodeur]

England
France
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Prussia
Saxony
Bavaria
Austria-Hungary
Savoy
Sicily
Poland
Russia
Morocco/Algeria
Ottoman Empire
Fatimides / Egypt-Sudan
Indian Mogules
Crimean Khanate
two native american nations (iroquois, mohawks, algonquin ...)
emerging independent nations in southern america (bolivars)

have to look some more up...

[Anonymous II]

Nice list, marodeur!

Well, I don't want to list the most obvious ones. But I can take those I feel should be in that might not be too obvious for all:

- Denmark-Norway
- Switzerland
- Duchy of Courland
- Mughal Empire
- Ethiopia

[Viking]

Nice list, marodeur!

Well, I don't want to list the most obvious ones. But I can take those I feel should be in that might not be too obvious for all:

- Denmark-Norway
- Switzerland
- Duchy of Courland
- Mughal Empire
- Ethiopia

Agh, this stupid union is going to ruin a whole game for me.

[Ozzman1O1]

England
France
Spain
Portugal
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
Prussia
Saxony
Bavaria
Austria-Hungary
Savoy
Sicily
Poland
Russia
Morocco/Algeria
Ottoman Empire
Fatimides / Egypt-Sudan
Indian Mogules
Crimean Khanate
two native american nations (iroquois, mohawks, algonquin ...)
emerging independent nations in southern america (bolivars)

have to look some more up...

iroquis and algonguin were two native american cultures that inspired different native american tribes of the northeast area,And the mowhak were one of the iroquis tribes,the huron were a alguonquin tribe,Its primaralry the reason they took differnt sides in the french indian war..You forgot the thirteen colomies

[Marcus Caelius]

Siam, please!