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Empire: Total War

2010-05-28T23:31:17Z

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== Overview ==
[[Empire: Total War]] is set in the turbulent 18th century. It is a period alive with global conflict, revolutionary fervor and technological advances. With themes such as the Industrial Revolution, America’s struggle for independence, the race to control Eastern trade routes and the globalisation of war on land and sea, Empire: Total War™ is arguably amongst the richest and most dynamic PC RTS games of all time.

Empire: Total War has seen the debut of 3D naval combat within the Total War™ franchise. PC Gamers are able to intuitively command vast fleets or single ships upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummeling your enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and board them, as your men fight hand to hand on the decks for control.

Along with the revolutionary introduction of Naval Combat, Empire: Total War™ has seen further enhancements to the Total War™ series signature 3D battles and turn based campaign map. Real time battles pose new challenges with the addition of cannon and musket, challenging players to master new [[formations]] and tactics as a result of the increasing role of gunpowder within warfare. And the Campaign Map – for many the heart of Total War™ – has seen new improved systems for Trade, Diplomacy and Espionage with agents, a refined and streamlined UI, improved Advisors and extended scope taking in the riches of India, the turbulence of Europe and the untapped potential of North America.

''“Empire: Total War™ is a huge revolutionary step for the series. We’re delighted to introduce true 3D naval combat, something that adds a totally new dimension to Total War™ games. We’re genuinely excited about what we’re achieving with the naval battles and also by the scale of the improvements being made to the core of the game – the land battles and the campaign. This will undoubtedly be the biggest and best Total War™ game we’ve ever made.”''

- Mike Simpson, Studio Director at The Creative Assembly and the father of the Total War™ franchise. [http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?page=/en/newsandpress/index.html&nav=/en/5/ Read More]

==General Information==

*Empire: Total War is arguably one of the most accessible Total War game ever. Enhanced auto management, revolutionized UI, improved advice system and tutorials all combine to introduce new players to the concepts of Total War, quickly and easily.
*Empire: Total War includes a full re-write of the AI with a wider range of strategies and tactics, providing a formidable opponent on land, sea and on the campaign map.
*The game is set in the years 1700 to the early 1800’s, a turbulent age of gunpowder, revolution, discovery and Empire Building.

===Factions===
::''-See main article: [[:category:Empire Total War Factions|Empire: Total War Factions]]''

More than fifty factions are included in the game, 36 of which are playable. The other factions cannot be unlocked and have to be modded into the game. The eleven playable factions from the the beginning are:

====Playable Factions====
*[[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[France (ETW Faction)|France]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]- Protestant Constitutional Monarchy
*[[Marathas (ETW Faction)|Marathas]]- Hindu Absolute Monarchy
*[[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction)|Ottoman Empire]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]- Catholic Constitutional Monarchy
*[[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[Russia (ETW Faction)|Russia]]- Orthodox Absolute Monarchy
*[[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces (The Netherlands)]]- Protestant Republic
*[[United States (ETW faction)|United States of America]]- Republic

====Unplayable Factions====
*[[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Cherokee Nations (ETW Faction)|Cherokee Nations]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Dagestan (ETW Faction)|Dagestan]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]- Protestant Constitutional Monarchy
*[[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]- Catholic Republic
*[[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]- Orthodox Absolute Monarchy
*[[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[Huron Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Huron-Wyandot Confederacy]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Inuit Nations (ETW Faction)|Inuit Nations]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Iroquois Confederacy (ETW Nation)|Iroquois Confederacy]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Italian States (ETW Factions)|Italian States]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Knights of St. John (ETW Faction)|Knights of St. John]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Morocco (ETW Faction)|Morocco]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Mughal Empire (ETW Faction)|Mughal Empire]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Mysore (ETW Faction)|Mysore]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Persia (ETW Faction)|Persia]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Pirates (ETW Faction)|Pirates]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*Plains Nations- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*Portugal- Catholic Constitutional Monarchy
*Pueblo Nations- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Venice- Catholic Republic
*Westphalia- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Wurttemberg- Catholic Absolute Monarchy

====Starting Protectorates====
*[[Barbary States (ETW Faction)|Barbary States]] - Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Courland - Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[Crimean Khanate (ETW Faction)|Crimean Khanate]] - Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Louisiana- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*New Spain- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Saxony- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Thirteen Colonies- Protestant Constitutional Monarchy

====Emerging====
*Afghanistan- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Gran Columbia- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Greece- Orthodox Absolute Monarchy
*Hessen- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*Hungary- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Ireland- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Mamelukes- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Mexico- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Naples & Sicily- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*Punjab- Sikh Absolute Monarchy
*Quebec- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Scotland- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]- Republic (Grand Campaign)

=== Campaign Map ===

*The game includes 12 playable factions in the beginning, including Britain, Prussia, France, Spain, America and the Ottoman Empire.
*The total number of factions in ETW is higher than 50 [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2094112&postcount=139]
*Revolutionized Total War campaign spanning 5 continents and featuring new, enhanced systems for Trade, Diplomacy, Missions and Espionage.
*An all-new fully animated campaign map with all buildings and upgrades visible.
*Huge cast of historical figures including Peter The Great, Marlborough and Charles XII of Sweden

=== Battlefield Gameplay ===

*New Real-Time 3D Naval Warfare takes Total War’s unparalleled battle action to the high seas with players commanding single ships or vast fleets.
*Realistic sailing model, cannon and musket fire, boarding actions, fully destructible sails, rigging and hulls and a full range of weather effects to influence battles.
*It is possible to capture ships and use them as a part of your fleet[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=171987&skip=yes]
*Land battles that feature heavy artillery in the form of cannons, mortar and early rocket launchers, with bouncing cannonballs slicing through drifting gun smoke to tear up lines of infantry. Bagpipes, drummers, flautists and trumpeters fill the air with play out over the crack of musket fire

===Multiplayer===

*ETW's brand new multiplayer component includes player rankings, leagues and ladders and completely new gameplay modes.

===Minimum System Requirements===

Listed below are the Minimum System Requirements for Empire: Total War, as announced by CA:

2.4 Ghz single core processor, 256MB Gfx card (DirectX9 compatible), 1GB RAM (For Windows XP, 2GB if using Windows Vista)

== Community Links ==
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=469 TWCenter Empire TW Discussion Forum]

[[Category:Total War Series]]
[[Category:ETW Information]]

Empire: Total War

2010-05-28T23:30:06Z

71.195.10.41:

== Overview ==
[[Empire: Total War]] is set in the turbulent 18th century. It is a period alive with global conflict, revolutionary fervor and technological advances. With themes such as the Industrial Revolution, America’s struggle for independence, the race to control Eastern trade routes and the globalisation of war on land and sea, Empire: Total War™ is arguably amongst the richest and most dynamic PC RTS games of all time.

Empire: Total War has seen the debut of 3D naval combat within the Total War™ franchise. PC Gamers are able to intuitively command vast fleets or single ships upon seascapes rich with extraordinary water and weather effects that play a huge role in your eventual glorious success or ignominious defeat. After pummeling your enemy with cannon fire, close in to grapple their ship and board them, as your men fight hand to hand on the decks for control.

Along with the revolutionary introduction of Naval Combat, Empire: Total War™ has seen further enhancements to the Total War™ series signature 3D battles and turn based campaign map. Real time battles pose new challenges with the addition of cannon and musket, challenging players to master new [[formations]] and tactics as a result of the increasing role of gunpowder within warfare. And the Campaign Map – for many the heart of Total War™ – has seen new improved systems for Trade, Diplomacy and Espionage with agents, a refined and streamlined UI, improved Advisors and extended scope taking in the riches of India, the turbulence of Europe and the untapped potential of North America.

''“Empire: Total War™ is a huge revolutionary step for the series. We’re delighted to introduce true 3D naval combat, something that adds a totally new dimension to Total War™ games. We’re genuinely excited about what we’re achieving with the naval battles and also by the scale of the improvements being made to the core of the game – the land battles and the campaign. This will undoubtedly be the biggest and best Total War™ game we’ve ever made.”''

- Mike Simpson, Studio Director at The Creative Assembly and the father of the Total War™ franchise. [http://www.totalwar.com/index.html?page=/en/newsandpress/index.html&nav=/en/5/ Read More]

==General Information==

*Empire: Total War is arguably one of the most accessible Total War game ever. Enhanced auto management, revolutionized UI, improved advice system and tutorials all combine to introduce new players to the concepts of Total War, quickly and easily.
*Empire: Total War includes a full re-write of the AI with a wider range of strategies and tactics, providing a formidable opponent on land, sea and on the campaign map.
*The game is set in the years 1700 to the early 1800’s, a turbulent age of gunpowder, revolution, discovery and Empire Building.

===Factions===
::''-See main article: [[:category:Empire Total War Factions|Empire: Total War Factions]]''

More than fifty factions are included in the game, 36 of which are playable. The other factions cannot be unlocked and have to be modded into the game. The eleven playable factions from the the beginning are:

====Playable Factions====
*[[Austria (ETW Faction)|Austria]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[France (ETW Faction)|France]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]]- Protestant Constitutional Monarchy
*[[Marathas (ETW Faction)|Marathas]]- Hindu Absolute Monarchy
*[[Ottoman Empire (ETW Faction)|Ottoman Empire]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]]- Catholic Constitutional Monarchy
*[[Prussia (ETW Faction)|Prussia]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[Russia (ETW Faction)|Russia]]- Orthodox Absolute Monarchy
*[[Spain (ETW Faction)|Spain]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Sweden (ETW Faction)|Sweden]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[United Provinces (ETW Faction)|United Provinces (The Netherlands)]]- Protestant Republic
*[[United States (ETW faction)|United States of America]]- Republic

====Unplayable Factions====
*[[Bavaria (ETW Faction)|Bavaria]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Cherokee Nations (ETW Faction)|Cherokee Nations]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Dagestan (ETW Faction)|Dagestan]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Denmark (ETW Faction)|Denmark]]- Protestant Constitutional Monarchy
*[[Genoa (ETW Faction)|Genoa]]- Catholic Republic
*[[Georgia (ETW Faction)|Georgia]]- Orthodox Absolute Monarchy
*[[Hannover (ETW Faction)|Hannover]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[Huron Confederacy (ETW Faction)|Huron-Wyandot Confederacy]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Inuit Nations (ETW Faction)|Inuit Nations]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Iroquois Confederacy (ETW Nation)|Iroquois Confederacy]]- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Italian States (ETW Factions)|Italian States]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Knights of St. John (ETW Faction)|Knights of St. John]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Morocco (ETW Faction)|Morocco]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Mughal Empire (ETW Faction)|Mughal Empire]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Mysore (ETW Faction)|Mysore]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Persia (ETW Faction)|Persia]]- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Pirates (ETW Faction)|Pirates]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*Plains Nations- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*Portugal- Catholic Constitutional Monarchy
*Pueblo Nations- Animist Absolute Monarchy
*[[Savoy (ETW Faction)|Savoy]]- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Venice- Catholic Republic
*Westphalia- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Wurttemberg- Catholic Absolute Monarchy

====Starting Protectorates====
*[[Barbary States (ETW Faction)|Barbary States]] - Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Courland - Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[Crimean Khanate (ETW Faction)|Crimean Khanate]] - Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Louisiana- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*New Spain- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Saxony- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Thirteen Colonies- Protestant Constitutional Monarchy

====Emerging====
*Afghanistan- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Gran Columbia- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Greece- Orthodox Absolute Monarchy
*Hessen- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*Hungary- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Ireland- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Mamelukes- Islamic Absolute Monarchy
*Mexico- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Naples & Sicily- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*[[Norway (ETW Faction)|Norway]]- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*Punjab- Sikh Absolute Monarchy
*Quebec- Catholic Absolute Monarchy
*Scotland- Protestant Absolute Monarchy
*[[United States (ETW Faction)|United States]]- Protestant Republic (Grand Campaign)

=== Campaign Map ===

*The game includes 12 playable factions in the beginning, including Britain, Prussia, France, Spain, America and the Ottoman Empire.
*The total number of factions in ETW is higher than 50 [http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2094112&postcount=139]
*Revolutionized Total War campaign spanning 5 continents and featuring new, enhanced systems for Trade, Diplomacy, Missions and Espionage.
*An all-new fully animated campaign map with all buildings and upgrades visible.
*Huge cast of historical figures including Peter The Great, Marlborough and Charles XII of Sweden

=== Battlefield Gameplay ===

*New Real-Time 3D Naval Warfare takes Total War’s unparalleled battle action to the high seas with players commanding single ships or vast fleets.
*Realistic sailing model, cannon and musket fire, boarding actions, fully destructible sails, rigging and hulls and a full range of weather effects to influence battles.
*It is possible to capture ships and use them as a part of your fleet[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=171987&skip=yes]
*Land battles that feature heavy artillery in the form of cannons, mortar and early rocket launchers, with bouncing cannonballs slicing through drifting gun smoke to tear up lines of infantry. Bagpipes, drummers, flautists and trumpeters fill the air with play out over the crack of musket fire

===Multiplayer===

*ETW's brand new multiplayer component includes player rankings, leagues and ladders and completely new gameplay modes.

===Minimum System Requirements===

Listed below are the Minimum System Requirements for Empire: Total War, as announced by CA:

2.4 Ghz single core processor, 256MB Gfx card (DirectX9 compatible), 1GB RAM (For Windows XP, 2GB if using Windows Vista)

== Community Links ==
*[http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=469 TWCenter Empire TW Discussion Forum]

[[Category:Total War Series]]
[[Category:ETW Information]]

United States (ETW Faction)

2010-05-28T23:24:03Z

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{{Faction|image=[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|250px]]|Name=United States|Game=[[Empire: Total War]]|Religion=[[various]]|Culture=American}}

United States is one of the playable factions in Empire: Total War and is available through completing the Road to Independence.

==Overview==
The United States of America is a nation forged in the fires of revolution and rebellion against the British monarch; seen as distant, foreign and tyrannical.

After the French and Indian Wars, the British government took an entirely reasonable line: The American colonists should pay taxes to contribute to the navy and army that helped defend them. The colonists saw it differently, with no representation in the British Parliament to argue their cases, nor any sense of rights from the British.

The Americans faced down Britain. The struggle split counties, cities, towns, even families.
In its wake, the revolution left a new kind of nation, a republic where men choose their own destinies. This spirit of independence is a source of strength. It is also a source of weakness, for Americans cherish the right to do as they alone think best. This may lead to yet another great divide in years to come...

America now has a future of boundless possibilities. A continent stretches away to the West, and no one is entirely sure what is to be found there. There may still be scores to settle with the British in Canada, or ambitious nations from Europe to discourage. There is much to do, if this newest of nations is to survive and prosper

==Starting Positions==

The United States start with Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Confederation of New England, and Maine.

==Units==

*[[Sakers (ETW Unit)|Sakers]]

They have practically the same units as the British, respectively, but have a special militia called the Minutemen that are bad at melee range but are good at firing range as well as skirmishers called Long Riflemen. They also lack European Cavalry such as Hussars and Uhlans.

[[Category:ETW Emergent Factions]]
{{ETW Factions}}