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Of the 22 factions in the Medieval II main campaign. Five are playable from the start:
 
Of the 22 factions in the Medieval II main campaign. Five are playable from the start:
 
:[[England (M2TW Faction)|England]]  
 
:[[England (M2TW Faction)|England]]  
:[[France]]
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:[[France (M2TW Faction)|France]]
:[[Holy Roman Empire]]
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:[[Holy Roman Empire (M2TW Faction)|Holy Roman Empire]]
:[[Republic of Venice]]
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:[[Republic of Venice (M2TW Faction)|Republic of Venice]]
:[[Spain]]   
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:[[Spain (M2TW Faction)|Spain]]   
  
 
A further twelve can be unlocked by either defeating them individually during the campaign or by winning a campaign overall. (See table below for full list)
 
A further twelve can be unlocked by either defeating them individually during the campaign or by winning a campaign overall. (See table below for full list)
  
 
Five factions appear in the game but remain as unplayable:  
 
Five factions appear in the game but remain as unplayable:  
:the [[Mongols]] and [[Timurids]] which emerge after the start
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:the [[Mongols (M2TW Faction)|Mongols]] and [[Timurids (M2TW Faction)|Timurids]] which emerge after the start
:the [[Aztecs|Aztec Empire]] which doesn't come into play until America is 'discovered'
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:the [[Aztecs (M2TW Faction)|Aztec Empire]] which doesn't come into play until America is 'discovered'
:the [[Papal States]] who have a degree of control over the other factions
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:the [[Papal States (M2TW Faction)|Papal States]] who have a degree of control over the other factions
 
:the rebels or slave faction.
 
:the rebels or slave faction.
  
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! |Faction Name!! |Culture!! |Religion!!|Playable  
 
! |Faction Name!! |Culture!! |Religion!!|Playable  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[England]]|| [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]]||Yes
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|[[England (M2TW Faction)|England]]|| [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]]||Yes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[France]] ||[[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]]||Yes
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|[[France (M2TW Faction)|France]] ||[[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]]||Yes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Holy Roman Empire]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]]||Yes
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|[[Holy Roman Empire (M2TW Faction)|Holy Roman Empire]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]]||Yes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Spain]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Yes
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|[[Spain (M2TW Faction)|Spain]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Yes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Venice]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Yes
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|[[Republic of Venice (M2TW Faction)|Republic of Venice]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Yes
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Sicily]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
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|[[Sicily (M2TW Faction)|Sicily]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Milan]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
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|[[Milan (M2TW Faction)|Milan]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Scotland]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable  
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|[[Scotland (M2TW Faction)|Scotland]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable  
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Byzantium]] || [[Greek]] || [[Orthodox]] || Unlockable
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|[[Byzantine Empire (M2TW Faction)|Byzantine Empire]] || [[Greek]] || [[Orthodox]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Russia]] || [[Eastern European]] || [[Orthodox]] || Unlockable
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|[[Russia (M2TW Faction)|Russia]] || [[Eastern European]] || [[Orthodox]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Moors]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || Unlockable
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|[[Moors (M2TW Faction)|Moors]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Turks]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || Unlockable
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|[[Turks (M2TW Faction)|Turks]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Egypt]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || Unlockable
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|[[Egypt (M2TW Faction)|Egypt]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Denmark]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
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|[[Denmark (M2TW Faction)|Denmark]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Portugal]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
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|[[Portugal (M2TW Faction)|Portugal]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Hungary]] || [[Eastern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
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|[[Hungary (M2TW Faction)|Hungary]] || [[Eastern European]] || [[Catholic]] || Unlockable
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Papal States]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || No
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|[[Papal States (M2TW Faction)|Papal States]] || [[Southern European]] || [[Catholic]] || No
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Aztecs]] || [[Mesoamerican]] || [[Pagan]] || No
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|[[Aztecs (M2TW Faction)|Aztecs]] || [[Mesoamerican]] || [[Pagan]] || No
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Mongols]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || No
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|[[Mongols (M2TW Faction)|Mongols]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || No
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Timurids]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || No
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|[[Timurids (M2TW Faction)|Timurids]] || [[Middle Eastern]] || [[Islam]] || No
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Slave]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Heretic]] || No
 
|[[Slave]] || [[Northern European]] || [[Heretic]] || No

Revision as of 01:03, 13 July 2007

Overview

There are twenty two different factions in Medieval II: Total War, twenty one that have 'national' identities and one rebel faction.

The feel of each faction in the game is different. The degree of difficulty of the game is greatly influenced by the starting position of each faction. Each faction has its own unique appearance, including differences to the type and appearance of units it can recruit. Each faction has its own set of character names.

Further differences such as accents are leaders portraits are effected by which culture the faction belongs to.

Gameplay elements are effected by which religion a faction belongs to.

Playable Factions

Of the 22 factions in the Medieval II main campaign. Five are playable from the start:

England
France
Holy Roman Empire
Republic of Venice
Spain

A further twelve can be unlocked by either defeating them individually during the campaign or by winning a campaign overall. (See table below for full list)

Five factions appear in the game but remain as unplayable:

the Mongols and Timurids which emerge after the start
the Aztec Empire which doesn't come into play until America is 'discovered'
the Papal States who have a degree of control over the other factions
the rebels or slave faction.

Adjusting the .cfg file manually allows all factions to be unlocked, though some remain impractical to play.

Culture and Religion

The possible cultures a faction can belong to:

The possible religions a faction can belong to:

Assignment

List of factions from Medieval 2: Total War with culture, religion and playable status.
Information taken from descr_sm_factions.txt and descr_strat.txt:

Sortable Factions List
Faction Name Culture Religion Playable
England Northern European Catholic Yes
France Northern European Catholic Yes
Holy Roman Empire Northern European Catholic Yes
Spain Southern European Catholic Yes
Republic of Venice Southern European Catholic Yes
Sicily Southern European Catholic Unlockable
Milan Southern European Catholic Unlockable
Scotland Northern European Catholic Unlockable
Byzantine Empire Greek Orthodox Unlockable
Russia Eastern European Orthodox Unlockable
Moors Middle Eastern Islam Unlockable
Turks Middle Eastern Islam Unlockable
Egypt Middle Eastern Islam Unlockable
Denmark Northern European Catholic Unlockable
Portugal Southern European Catholic Unlockable
Hungary Eastern European Catholic Unlockable
Papal States Southern European Catholic No
Aztecs Mesoamerican Pagan No
Mongols Middle Eastern Islam No
Timurids Middle Eastern Islam No
Slave Northern European Heretic No

Slots for the normans and saxons also exist but they are not fully set up in the vanilla game.


Please add any information you can to factions which presently contain little.


See Also