No official word of course but what factions would you like to see in Empire total war. For me i would die for a Dutch faction. Because they had the best boats in that time.
No official word of course but what factions would you like to see in Empire total war. For me i would die for a Dutch faction. Because they had the best boats in that time.
All the usual bunch of misfits:
English/British
French
HRE
Spain
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Austria
Prussia
Sweden
Denmark
Lithuiana
Dutch
Portugal
(probably forgetting others)
“If you want to be happy, be.”
- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
I'd love to see some playable factions in the America's /India's/wherever you're going to colonize and repell the European invaders. Like the Monghol empire in India in the 17th c and such.
Please CA, don't make the mistake and have a HRE faction. Their power was broken in the 30 years war and would best be repersented as each indivuial state or strong rebels.
As for factions I would like to see
England/British
The Netherlands aka the dutch
France
Spain
Sweden
Denmark/Norway
Saxony/Poland
Baveria
Austria
Russia
Brandenburg
Pourtagal
Savoy
An Creimian Khanite could also be fun to play.
When it occurs to a man that nature does not regard him as important and that she feels she would not maim the universe by disposing of him, he at first wishes to throw bricks at the temple, and he hates deeply the fact that there are no bricks and no temples
-Stephen Crane
Don't worry about the HRE, we already know Prussia are going to be included. So far the official factions are:
Britain
France
Prussia
Spain
Ottoman Empire
America (emergent?)
My ideal faction list would be:
Code:01. The United Kingdom 02. The Kingdom of France 03. The Crown of Castile 04. The Crown of Aragon 05. The Kingdom of Portugal 06. The Kingdom of Sweden 07. The Kingdom of Denmark 08. Prussia 09. The Electorate of Hanover 10. The Electorate of Saxony 11. The Electorate of Bavaria 12. The Austrian Monarchy 13. The Swiss Confederation 14. The Duchy of Savoy 15. The Republic of Venice 16. The Viceroyalty of the Two Sicilies 17. The Papal States 18. The Commonwealth of Lithuania and Poland 19. The Tzardom of Muscovy 20. The Moroccan Empire 21. The Ottoman Empire 22. The Crimean Khanate
Last edited by Rhyfelwyr; 08-23-2007 at 20:05.
At the end of the day politics is just trash compared to the Gospel.
I have nothing to add to the choices I'm seeing so far. It's unfortunate that the timeline just misses Mexico's struggles for independance and declaration as a republic.
Maybe as the first expansion or bonus campaign?
Last edited by Kraggenmor; 08-23-2007 at 20:16.
Definitely could see the first expansion being an collection of "struggles for independence" wherein you could fight your way to establishing any one of the following countries that "finally gained" their indepedent status in the 19th century:Originally Posted by Kraggenmor
Italy
Germany
Mexico
Belgium
Canada
“If you want to be happy, be.”
- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
That would be an excellent expansion!Originally Posted by BoyarPunk
how could Canada fight for Independence. UK past a law saying Canada had the right to declare independence.
The Netherlands should be in it certainly. It would be nice if its descriptions of units would be very short and to the point to save space. Also, prices of units and buildings should be cheap. It should be the best ration of price/effectivity. The units should also be very poor-looking. All of these kinds of things just to emphasize Dutch greediness
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Nice!
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How could Prussia be in the game if IIRC, it was Napoleon you dismantle the HRE ?? What will be the time period of ETW ??
Any hint on that someone ?
Proving the others wrong does not prove you right.
Being against war is an evidence in itself but peace is nothing but an absence of wars.
If capitalism, and all its vices, is the best humanity can do with its energies when at peace, it might as well start fighting again...
It is said that the people during the Middle Ages when uneducated, gross, naive, fearful of the unknow and uncaring for all but their little pleasures, with the exception of some elites. I can assure you it haven't change to this day.
I've heard its to be 1700 to 1820.Originally Posted by Patriote
.... and:
İran-
İndia-
China-
Japan-
USA-
Afghanistan-
Siyam-
Burma-
Uzbek khans-
Fergana khans-
Habeshistan-
I have an awful memorey, but if i remember correctly, the revolutions start in 1784, and napoleon came to power in 1799, and the napoleonic wars finished in about 1815-1820, so these states would exist.Originally Posted by Patriote
Though regardless of that fact, prussian forces were at waterloo if i remember correctly.
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"Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can say "Ni" at will to old ladies. There is a pestilence upon this land! Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this point in time."
Yeah they were at Waterloo, I'm sure this will be some kind of factor in the historical battles, assuming the game goes up to 1815. Although it might since the article in another thread states that the American revolution is at the tail end of Empires, and in the official website, it states that the French Revolution is included also.Originally Posted by Fate
Of course that opens up another topic which will be saved for another thread, War of 1812 units, US and English soldiers looked quite different from the American Revolution and the War of 1812.
I remember seeing somewhere there'll only be ten playable factions. Or maybe that's ten playable factions at the start.
Just because my ancestry is Prussian I need to give some imput here.
Prussia was a Monarchy before Napoleon founded by Great Elector King Frederick William the first who came to power in 1713.We'll skip a bit of history and goto Napoleon. They lost the war to him and then were "Vassalized". Napoleon did put down the equivalent of the treaty of Versailles on them though and they had to cutback their army size. Prussia spent this time remodeling it's army to the French standards and tactics of the time. In 1805 Britain convinced Austria and Russia to join a Third Coalition against Napoleon Prussia joined as well. Enough boring history here.
Needless to say Prussia was around since 1713
I'm hoping (but not too optimistically) for some Asian factions...
The Frenchie Revoulution started in 1789 and went until 1794. Nap became a General and blew the rebs away. His campaigns into Italy started in 1796, and he kept going, conquering Italy, until he reached Egypt. THen the whole Nelson thing, etc,etc.Originally Posted by Fate
Confirmed factions so far in Empire:
Britain
America
Sweden
United Provinces(Netherlands)
Poland-Lithuania
Russia
Prussia
Venice
Spain
France
Ottoman Empire
And there will be around 50 factions in Empire.
Last edited by Jack Lusted; 08-24-2007 at 09:12.
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Being a fan of EU3 I know that its more complicated than that and for anyone else who is interested here's a brief overview from Wikipedia treat it with as much caution as you deem appropriate.Originally Posted by Atalus
King in Prussia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
King in Prussia (German: König in Preussen) was a title used by the Electors of Brandenburg from 1701 to 1772. Subsequently they used the title King of Prussia.
The Prince-Elector of Brandenburg was a subject of the Holy Roman Emperor. In addition to his electorate which was part of the Holy Roman Empire, he also ruled the Duchy of Prussia which lay outside of the Empire. In 1701 Elector Frederick III wanted to show his greatness by adopting the title king. At the time there were only three royal titles within the Empire: "King of the Germans" (a title held by the Emperor), "King of Bohemia" (often held by the Emperor as well), and "King of the Romans" (held by the Emperor's heir).
In return for Hohenzollern assistance in the War of the Spanish Succession, Emperor Leopold I allowed Frederick to crown himself "King in Prussia", not "King of Prussia"; Frederick was only an elector in his domains within the borders of the Empire, not a king. Even so, his move was controversial, and only became widely accepted after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The title "King of Prussia" implied lordship over the entire Prussian region, not simply the Duchy of Prussia, and the assumption of such a title by the Hohenzollern margraves would have threatened neighboring Poland; because the province of Royal Prussia was part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kings of Poland titled themselves Kings of Prussia until 1742.
Throughout the 18th century the power of the Kings in Prussia continued to increase. They were victorious over the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy in the three Silesian Wars, greatly increasing their power through the acquisition of Silesia. King Frederick II adopted the title King of Prussia in 1772, the same year he annexed most of Royal Prussia in the First Partition of Poland.
As for my faction I would choose a free Hamburg
That would sure be a challenge!
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- Friedrich der Große
My most desired faction is the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, so now that it's officially in...
As long as the diversity of the factions is maintained, the actual faction list is of less importance. The big players are in and the game is still in full development.
It will be a very nice game, no doubt. A real revolution and style break is very welcome.
LZ
20 factions :
Great Britain
Low countries
France
Spain
Portugal
Savoy-Piedmont-Sardinia
2 Sicilies
Papal States
Prussia
Bavaria
Austria
Saxony
Russia
Sweden
Ottoman Empire
Mamluk Egypt
Mahratta India
Imperial China
American States
Iroquois Confederacy
Timeo danaos et dona ferentes
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Originally Posted by Fate
Yes indeed Princer Blütcher was their commander. Since the last Holy Roman Emperor was "abdicated" by Napoleon and the Empire itself dissolve in 1806. Although after reading a little on the subject, there seems that Prussia and Austria were already "powers" inside the HRE but would they be included as Emerging factions, the HRE players having to decided which kingdoms he wants to rule from now on ?
Proving the others wrong does not prove you right.
Being against war is an evidence in itself but peace is nothing but an absence of wars.
If capitalism, and all its vices, is the best humanity can do with its energies when at peace, it might as well start fighting again...
It is said that the people during the Middle Ages when uneducated, gross, naive, fearful of the unknow and uncaring for all but their little pleasures, with the exception of some elites. I can assure you it haven't change to this day.
The HRE is a rather pointless concept by 1700. The different states within the HRE took opposite sides in the great coalition wars.
Bavaria vs Austria (and the Emperor) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Prussia and Hannover vs Austria and Saxony in Seven Years War
etc, etc.
Bavaria! Bavaria! Bavaria!
Looking for a rebellious, constantly wrong-side choosing faction????
U found it!!!
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