The campaign map(artistic representation) so far

[torongill]

Please excuse the state of the graphics, Windows paint goes only so far

Edit: Updated the map, credit goes to Yayattasa

What we have is each faction's core regions seen on the map of Imperial Rome with the regions as known to the Romans at one time or another. That's why we have Magna Graecia across Southern Italy and Sicily, "The Province", which is Galia Narbonensis, the three distinct regions of Gaul - Galia Celtica, Aquitania and Belgia. On this map one can see that each province is composed of regions. What we don't know so far is whether these regions consist of sub-regions with their own cities and particular benefits or they are one indivisible whole. From the evidence, scarce as it is, seems it's the latter. Nevertheless, this constitues a remarkable improvement from NTW, which was the last to have a campaign map in Europe

For reference, this is the map with the provinces of the Roman Empire c. 117 CE


Also check out Spartan_warrior's Great map.

[HusKatten]

Good job! I like how the factions seems to be chosen due to the proximity from the other playables. It ables you to play on the different geographical positions. Many times my faction of choice is the faction with the most interesting geographical position, and not only what kind of faction it is.

[spartan_warrior]

I have already compiled these images into a map which is a little easier to read the names of the cities and provinces. I will continue to update it with each of the new faction reveals.

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[Sharpe]

Nice job! Doesn't look to different from the original Rome map at the moment.

[portugal11]

why is iberia above parthia?

[Orphydian]

ok so based on this proximity the next will be germans then celtiberians. I hope Dacia will be inlcuded since I believe the eastern factions will come as dlc so no reason for a singgle eastern faction to make his way among the 8

[portugal11]

ok so based on this proximity the next will be germans then celtiberians. I hope Dacia will be inlcuded since I believe the eastern factions will come as dlc so no reason for a singgle eastern faction to make his way among the 8

releasing a full game that limits all the playable factions to the western half of the map seems very unlikely to me, my guess is the next 3 factions will take up the eastern half of the map

[Prof]

I'd say, the next factions are Parthia, Ptolemaics and a German tribe.

[Orphydian]

releasing a full game that limits all the playable factions to the western half of the map seems very unlikely to me, my guess is the next 3 factions will take up the eastern half of the map

We will see the very same factions as in the RTW1. Wheter the Germans, Iberians and Dacians will come as DLC or the eastern factions : Ptolemaics, Seleucids and Parthians is still to guess. But I think Europe is the big market so my obvious bet is on the 1sts.

I'd say, the next factions are Parthia, Ptolemaics and a German tribe.

And there is no coherence on the order of the factions anouncement so its not mandatory for them to show us a "civilized " faction now that Icenii and Arvenii made their appearance.

[MathiasOfAthens]

why is iberia above parthia?

Because Iberia is in the Georgian region near Armenia.


I think Parthia and the Ptolemaics are a shoe in.

Lusted has already spoken about the unique Ptolemaic units and how this faction will not look like the original Rome version of ancient egyptian warriors.

Parthia covers the eastern slot and would be unique to all the other factions.

Seleucids I am leaning towards DLC slot because of how popular they are.

[portugal11]

Because Iberia is in the Georgian region near Armenia.

ah, interesting, just learned something new after googling it

[Sharpe]

For me Germanians have to be in - judging from that map they will be in far east Germany/west Poland, huge tracts of land there.

[MathiasOfAthens]

lol yeah I didnt know it at first either... I also learned it from google.


@Spartan Warrior.

The question mark in Northern Italy is Patavium and the question mark north of Macedonia is most likely Singidunum.

For Patavium you can see the letters PA... its almost impossible it not to be Patavium.

Singidunum is just a guess.

[spartan_warrior]

lol yeah I didnt know it at first either... I also learned it from google.


@Spartan Warrior.

The question mark in Northern Italy is Patavium and the question mark north of Macedonia is most likely Singidunum.

For Patavium you can see the letters PA... its almost impossible it not to be Patavium.

Singidunum is just a guess.

Yea, I have already added Patavium, as it has to be that, as the Pa.. is definitely there.

And the one above Macedonia, is probably Singidunum, there is no name there, but that is likely what it is.

[Ichon]

Nevertheless, this constitues a remarkable improvement from NTW, which was the last to have a campaign map in Europe

How is that? Switch the area of Russia with N Africa and so far this map if each region does not have sub-regions is less scale than NTW.

For that reason and the fact if those regions are actually only battlefields with a single walled city in all of Italy or Gaul for example... well it is ETW bs all over again. I maintain hope that each of the cities written into the map is part of the 'artistic representation' and don't actually align with capture map points. I don't think every city shown needs to have a wall but if only 1 single city in Gaul or Hispania or Italy has a wall.... ugh. I'd prefer at least 1 walled city per province as shown on the real historical map or something close to that so about 40 walled cities on the shown part of the map, perhaps 60 overall including east. If each had 3 sub-regions that would 240 total regions and about match the marketing talk of unseen scale that CA has made so far. That would nearly automatically decrease siege battles by more than 70% as well still give interesting depth.

[HigoChumbo]

why is iberia above parthia?

It's Caucasian Iberia, it is not the same as the "hispanic" Iberia (the Iberian Peninsula).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_Iberia

[Tim_Ward]

Nice work doing these maps.

[Nicolaos]

awesome job, mate

looking at the map and the pattern of the playable factions I would guess that the remaining factions are Egypt, germans and seleucids or parthia

[MathiasOfAthens]

How is that? Switch the area of Russia with N Africa and so far this map if each region does not have sub-regions is less scale than NTW.

For that reason and the fact if those regions are actually only battlefields with a single walled city in all of Italy or Gaul for example... well it is ETW bs all over again. I maintain hope that each of the cities written into the map is part of the 'artistic representation' and don't actually align with capture map points. I don't think every city shown needs to have a wall but if only 1 single city in Gaul or Hispania or Italy has a wall.... ugh. I'd prefer at least 1 walled city per province as shown on the real historical map or something close to that so about 40 walled cities on the shown part of the map, perhaps 60 overall including east. If each had 3 sub-regions that would 240 total regions and about match the marketing talk of unseen scale that CA has made so far. That would nearly automatically decrease siege battles by more than 70% as well still give interesting depth.

CA will be making a mistake if they make this hardcoded. They should at least give us the choice to easily change cities from battlefield battles to city battles. But then again we would need different city models.

And I would love to battle on small hillforts.

[PlPs]

nice one torongill and spartan_warrior +rep