These are Rome, Gallic Rome, Palmyra, the Sassanids and the Gothi. Heroic FactionsFive of the ten playable factions in Empire Divided are classed as Heroic factions.
Horse lords: +2 experience ranks for nomadic cavalry recruits (all provinces).Warlike people: +3 army recruitment slots in home province.Nomadic archers: +25% ammo for all ranged units.Westward: Minor diplomatic bonus with all Roman factions.Noble Guard: +3 experience ranks for commander’s unit.Aswaran: +20% charge bonus for all cavalry units.Local Dominance: minor diplomatic bonus with Eastern & Nomadic factions.Silk Road: +20% income from all commerce buildings (all regions).Centralised Authority: -5 Banditry (all provinces).Ambushers: +50% chance of successfully launching an ambush.Tribal Conquerors: +20% morale for all units vs Barbarian Tribes.Ancestral Blades: level 1 weapons for sword units upon recruitment (all provinces).Horsemanship: -20% recruitment costs for all cavalry units.Settlers: -50% building conversion costs (all regions).Voyagers: +20% movement range for all fleets.Looters & Raiders: +150% income from raiding and sacking.Terrors of the night: Can always choose to fight night battles.Piety: -4 Banditry for each cult building (all regions).Enlightenment Ruler: +20% research rate.Administrators: -20% political action costs.Romanisation: Public order bonus (max +6) from presence of Latin culture.Marching Orders: +15% movement range for all armies.Iron Fist: -50% resistance to foreign occupation.True Rome: Roman factions share a major diplomatic penalty with other Roman factions.Defenders of Civilisation: +15% morale for all units in own or allied territory.Head over to the Total War academy page to learn what’s new in both Total War: ROME II and Empire Divided. Will you unite an Empire Divided, and return Rome to its former glory? Or will you become the arbiter of its final downfall? Aurelian stands ready to take the reins in Rome, though the task he faces seems insurmountable…
The once-glorious legions are forced to assume a defensive posture as their strength wanes time is not on Rome’s side. Queen Zenobia holds fast – but for how long? They are held back only by a staunch defence led by Palmyra. To the east, the Sassanids set out on a grand conquest that culminates with an assault against Roman lands. This is its gravest crisis yet.Įager to capitalise on Rome’s instability, barbarian tribes gather like a storm on the borders, to plunder the riches of civilisation. A string of inept emperors and usurpers vying for power has led the Roman Empire into near-total economic collapse. Restructured technologies and unique new buildings.New Campaign features: Plagues, Cults and Banditry.New period-specific events, dilemmas and missions.New Heroic Factions with elaborate victory conditions, famous leaders and crafted event-chains.
Play as one of ten different factions across five cultural groups.Plunges players into the crisis of the third century, a critical turning-point for Rome.A new grand-scale Campaign Pack for Total War: ROME II.PLEASE NOTE: This content requires the base game Total War™: ROME II to play. You can check out some art for Pontus below.About This Content Total War: ROME II – Empire Divided Total War: Rome 2 will be released later this year on Windows PC. It contains valuable natural resources such as timber, precious metals and steel, and controls trade on the Black Sea. Originally established as a group of Greek colonies, Pontus appears in Rome 2 at a later time, after it gained independence from the Persian Empire. Pontus was a region in Asia Minor on the southern shore of the Black Sea. Let's chuck it in there, and let's give it free for everyone.'"Īccording to Laycock and Overgard, the Pontus faction will be the first piece of free DLC for Rome 2, with the implication being that more is on the way. "Even though all the factions are in there and locked down, we have the flexibility," said community manager Craig Laycock, "to add some extra content in." He added, "We just thought, 'Hey, we've got the time to do it. The Creative Assembly's community team, Craig Laycock and Will Overgard, debuted the new faction in the 12th episode of their "Rally Point" series of developer diaries, which you can watch above. Total War: Rome 2 will ship with eight playable factions, and developer The Creative Assembly will add a ninth, Pontus, as free downloadable content at launch, the studio announced today.