Faction Info

[Royal_McKeogh]

hey, could you guys give me a quick rundown of playable factions as well as advantages and disadvantages. Thanks, just trying to figure out if i want this game a lot and so i know which clan to play when i get it

[DeMolay]

Well there are about 9 clans to choose from :

- Shimazu : specialty is samurais with swords
- Mori : specialty is shipbuilding
- Tokugawa : specialty is ninjas
- Oda : specialty is spear wielding ashigarus
- Uesugi : specialty is warrior monks
- Date : specialty is no-dachi
- Hojo : specialty is construction
- Takeda : specialty is cavalry

There is the Hattori clan too , but sadly , i can't play it in my game

factions disadvantages depend on how they chose to evolve compared to their ennemies , otherwise disadvantages are just positional , for instance Takeda is surrounded by other clans , whereas Shimazu is pretty much isolated on the southern part of the Kyushu island . With Tokugawa you start as a vassal , with Hojo you start with 2 rich regions etc

[Royal_McKeogh]

thanks dude

[The Chevalier]

Tokugawa is diplomacy i think -.-.... and hattori is ninja spec.

[Khopesh]

Tokugawa is diplomacy i think -.-.... and hattori is ninja spec.

Tokugawa also have kisho ninja bonuses. The price and stats of both Hattori and Tokugawa Kisho Ninja are almost exactly the same. On the other hand, Hattori have benifits for Ninja agents, where-as Tokugawa has bonuses for Metsuke agents instead.

Clan descriptions and bonuses can be seen here:
http://www.totalwars.ru/encyclopedia/clans.html