Index of Gameplay & Strategy Guides (VIEW THIS BEFORE STARTING A NEW THREAD)

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Index of Gameplay & Strategy Guides


Here's a link collection to various ETW guides / tips & strategy discussions to help everyone locate the most useful threads and prevent starting new threads on the same topic. Post here if you found a good thread that should be added. Mods should feel free to edit this post and update it with the latest guides.

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Faction tips & strategy discussions

Austria Guide
A Guide to Prussia
A Guide to Great Britain
A Guide to the Ottoman Empire
A Guide to Spain
Prussia - tips & strategies
Russia - faction guide
France - tips & strategies
Great Britain - tips & strategies
Marathas - tips & strategy
Ottoman Empire - tips & strategies
Poland - tips & strategies
Spain - tips & strategies
Portugal- tips & strategies
Road to Independence campaign tips
Sweden - tips & strategies
United Provinces - tips and strategies
The Pirates Thread
Best Way To Start Out?
Emergent Nations List
ETW faction guides at the Org (also very good, comprehensive material)

Campaign strategy discussions

General

The Official ETW Gameplay Questions and Answers thread
Gameplay Hints and Tips by Jack Lusted (CA member)
General FAQ
How to win India?
Road to Independence Walkthrough
How to dominate in the early years of the game
ETW Turn Checklist
How to defeat the France/Spain alliance?
Imperator5089's Campaign Stategies
Spraetter's Guide to Empire: Total War
The Great E:TW Informative Thread
An overall guide to the Grand Campaign on VH/VH

Economy & Trade

Trade - How does it work?
Simple Trade Guide
A Brief Economy Building Guide
Company Man's Guide to ETW Economy

Technology & Science

Gentlemen & Stealing Technology
Anyway to research TECH quicker?
Rakes - Usage and Training
Tech tree PDFs (see at the end of this post) - courtesy of [user]Kokonut666[/user]

Diplomacy

Diplomacy - how it works
Post-war diplomacy
How do you force a nation to become a protectorate

Government

How does one create a revolution?
How to change government type?
Revolution? How to handle it on rebels' side?

Colonization

Colonization
Top 3 regions to colonize?

Battle Planning & Strategy Discussions

Land Battle Tips & Strategies

Warclaw's Infantry Land Warfare Guide
Twisted's Defensive Battle Formation
Simple tactics to help those in need.
Battle strategies
Empire Armies Organiser
Question : How To Win Battles
Chasing down routers
What are your Opening Moves?
Land Battle Video Guides
How to charge with cav
How to beat Native Americans
How to create a balanced army
Deployable Defences

Military units discussions

Line Infantry Comparison
Falling Line Strategy
Pikemen
Light Infantry tactics
How to use your Grenadiers
ETW Unit Rosters
Prussian Army Roster
Ottoman Army Roster
The Grand School of Cavalry
Guerra's Cavalry Guide
Royal Artillery School Guide
Cannons Are Your Friends
FUSIL

Naval battle discussions

Naval Battles for Beginners
Naval Tactics Thread
A few tips for successful sea battles
Naval Control and Double Line (video tutorial)
Full Stack Naval Battles Strat/Formations

Miscellaneous

Historical discussions (not gameplay related)

Britain - Faction Discussion
France - Faction Discussion
Spain - Faction Discussion
Poland - Faction Discussion
Austria - Faction Discussion
Prussia - Faction Discussion
Sweden - Faction Discussion
Russia - Faction Discussion
Denmark - Faction Discussion
Dutch Republic - Faction Discussion
Ottoman Empire - Faction Discussion
Somalia - Faction Discussion
The Barbary States - Faction Discussion
The 13 Colonies (United States) - Faction Discussion
Hungary - Faction Thread
Portugal - Faction Discussion
A Guide to the Age of Sail

Other useful links

Best Mod Threads Library
ETW Video Settings Guide
Some Tips Making Guides.
A complete list of all ETW regions

[british_general]

can you update it?