Portugal (ETW Faction)
| Portugal (ETW Faction) | |
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| Name: | Portugal |
| From Game: | Empire: Total War |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Culture: | European |
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Portugal is an unplayable minor faction in Empire: Total War, unlike it's Spanish neighbour it is a constitutional monarchy.
Starting position
Portugal starts the game with 2 regions, it's home region of 'Portugal' in the European theatre and the small coastal region of Goa in the Indian theatre. It also starts with small merchant fleets that are trading sugar in the Brazil trade theatre and Ivory in the Ivory Coast trade theatre. Portugal starts with a weak army and must first upgrade the army encampment in Lisbon into a barracks before being able to recruit better units such as line infantry.
Enemies
While Portugal starts the game with only the Barbary States and Pirates as enemies, the following factions present a great threat to the country with nations listed below frequently declaring war on Portugal.
- Spain
- Maratha Confederacy
- Mysore
Trivia
- Portugal is the only minor unplayable faction in the game to start with both a five-slot city and a colony, Venice & the Thirteen Colonies also begin with a five-slot city however they are confined to their home theatres.
- It is also the only European nation to start with territory on the Indian subcontinent but not the only European nation in the Indian theatre however as the United Provinces holds Ceylon
- Like many unplayable factions, Portugal has a fog of war glitch which prevents the player seeing their units until they are moved, this can be removed however via modding of the startpos file.
- Portugal in Empire: Total War is a constitutional monarchy when historically the nation was an absolute monarchy up until 1820.
- The flag used in the game is the historical Portuguese flag between 1816-1830.
