The Great E:TW Informative Thread

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 01:33 PM

I have made a great informative thread for Empire Total War with the help of Rebel6666.

Anyone who'd like to add their own good guides to this thread please PM me and please don't copy anyone else's work.

Special thanks to: Rebel6666, Rave and ilikeicehockey

Starting nation info by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Info on Unit Abilities by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Abilities

Researched

Wedge Formation – Trained to charge in wedge formation in order to better penetrate enemy formations

Diamond Formation – An evolution of the wedge formation, the diamond formation is even more effective at disrupting enemy formations.

Light Infantry Tactics – Spreading out to find cover helps to reduce casualties.

Canister Shot – A short range anti-personnel munition

Shrapnel Shot – An air-burst munition which showers targets with metal fragments

Percussion Shells – Explode on impact, thus less error prone than conventional explosive shells

Quicklime Shells – These projectiles burst to shower the target with caustic quicklime

Plug Bayonet – Provide melee bonuses, particularly against charging units, but prevent further firing once fixed

Ring Bayonet – Provide melee bonuses, particularly against charging units, but cause slower reloading when fixed

Socket Bayonet – Provide melee bonuses, particularly against charging units

Platoon Firing Drill – Trained to fire in groups, or platoons, so as to maintain an unceasing fire on the enemy.

Can adopt square formation – Can adopt a square formation to repel cavalry attacks at the cost of mobility.

Can use the fire and advance drill – This unit can advance by rank claiming ground whilst maintaining a steady rate of fire.

Rank firing drill – Will fire by rank from front to rear, each rank kneeling to reload and allowing those behind a clear field of fire

Automatic

Inspires Nearby Units – This fine body of men set an inspiring example to comrades nearby, making them less likely to rout.

Can Rally Routing Comrades – These men command sufficient enough respect to be able to rally there routing comrades.

Can hide in Woodland – When stationary in wooded areas, these men will position themselves so as to be invisible to the enemy

Can hide in Light Scrub – When stationary in light scrub, these men will position themselves so as to be invisible to the enemy

Can hide in Long Grass – When stationary in long grass, these men will position themselves so as to be invisible to the enemy

Can hide in Buildings – Once they have garrisoned a building, these men will lie low until the time is right to spring there ambush

Can Dismount – This unit can dismount to fight on foot then remount quickly reposition

Garrison Policing Bonus – The draconian techniques employed by these men when on garrison duty are highly effective at maintaining public order.

Slow-Moving – This unit is unable to move at anything above walking pace

Can Skirmish – A skirmishing unit will retreat from enemies threatening their position

Paths Seldom Trod – These men use every fold of the land to conceal the route of their march, and are harder to spot on the campaign map.

Good Stamina – Superb stamina makes these men tire less quickly

Resistant to Heat Fatigue – These men suffer less fatigue when fighting in a hot climate

Can Place Stakes – Sharpened stakes can be used to deter enemy cavalry charges

Resistant to Morale Shocks – These men are better able to resist the sudden shocks of combat without breaking and running

Can Throw Grenades – Can throw crude grenades to clear entrenchments or occupied buildings

Scares horses – The unfamiliar sight, sound and smell of a camel or elephant can unsettle enemy horses

Scares enemies – The fierce appearance of these warriors is unnerving for those who must face them in battle

Remains hidden whilst walking – These men can slowly stalk a target without giving away their position, though running or firing will draw attention.

Steam Achievements by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 01:37 PM

Starting nation info Continued by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Mughal Empire

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Mysore

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Italian States

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Hannover

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Plains Nations

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Denmark

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Portugal

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Crimean Khanate

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Pueblo Nations

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Venice

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Genoa

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Cherokee Nations

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Bavaria

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Westphalia

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Georgia

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Württemberg

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Dagestan

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Courland

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Huron Confederacy

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Saxony

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Barbary States

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Pirates

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Info on Ranks by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Info on Diplomatic Relations by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Relations

Positive +
Same Government Type - (If you have the Same Government type as them) +30
Military Alliance - (If you have an alliance with them) +30, goes up 1 each turn
An enemy of my enemy is my friend - (If your friend’s with an enemy of their enemy) +5
National Leaders command Respect – (National Leader has Diplomatic relations in Ministers screen), + Whatever diplomatic relations goes up by
Same Religion – (Sam Religion as that nation) +10
Historical friendship – (???) +??? , goes down 1 each turn
Trade agreement – (Have a trade agreement with that nation) +40
State Gift received – (Give a state gift in diplomacy to that nation) +100, goes down 1 each turn

Negative -
Religious Differences – (Different Religion of that nation) -5 does not include Animism and Orthodox
Different Government Type - (If you have a different government type to them) Republic to Absolute Monarchy and vice versa -30 Constitutional Monarchy to either -15
Territorial Expansion – (Been taking territories in there theatre)
Alliance with an enemy nation - (Allied with a nation they’re at war against) -21
Alliances were not honoured - (Broke an alliance with a different nation)
Alliance Broken – (Broke an alliance with that nation) -40, goes down 2 each turn
War! – (At war with that nation)
Trade agreement broken – (Broke a trade agreement with that nation)
Assassination attempts – (Tried to assassinate someone from that nation) -50 goes down 2 each turn
Assassination attempts – (Tried to assassinate someone from a different nation) -5 goes down 1 each turn
Historical grievances – ???
Threats of attack – (Threatened the nation in diplomacy) -30, goes down by 3 each turn
Acts of Espionage – (Infiltrating that nation and failing) -20, goes down 2 each turn
Acts of Espionage – (Infiltrating a different nation and failing) -2, goes down 1 each turn
Acts of Sabotage – (Sabotaging that nation and failing) -20, goes down 2 each turn
Acts of Sabotage – (Sabotaging a different nation and failing) -2, goes down 1 each turn
War declared on a friend - ???

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 02:32 PM

Info on Public Order by Miniwally

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

Deployable Defences by ilikeicehockey

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

E:TW Modifications

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**daniu** · August 04, 2009, 02:50 PM

Loads of info here, +rep.

A PDF would be nice so it can be printed out as a guide.

Are you sure about "Resistance to foreign occupation"? I think it's always -30 for capitals and -13 for other provinces, may be max values after some time of ownership though.

EDIT: yes, those are the starting values that go down with time.

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 02:55 PM

I'll look into what you said daniu however it would not be true when a settlement has been taken over by a different faction as i starts going down.

**Rave** · August 04, 2009, 03:12 PM

Religious Unrest: People in this settlement don’t follow your religion

0.1%-11% your religion 9 Religious Unrest,
11%-21% your religion 8 Religious Unrest,
21%-31% your religion 7 Religious Unrest,
31%-41% your religion 6 Religious Unrest,
41%-51% your religion 5 Religious Unrest,
51%-61% your religion 4 Religious Unrest,
61%-71% your religion 3 Religious Unrest,
71%-81% your religion 2 Religious Unrest,
81%-95% your religion 1 Religious Unrest
95%-100% your religion 0 Religious Unrest

Isn't religious unrest also tied to the population of a region? Because lowly populated regions only need to reach 80% to have 0 religious unrest.

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 03:14 PM

I've not seen this and my finsings seem to be consistent with my regions however i'll check this and if you find a case where my findings are wrong please post a print screen and i'll delete that bit and try to find out the relationship between population and religious unrest.

**Rave** · August 04, 2009, 03:27 PM

I will post them as soon as I upload them.

Here, I play as the Ottomans and removed all ministers with "pious" trait and all priests and made sure there were no religious structures; I had not researched secular humanism:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

I'll post more images of my French Campaign soon.

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 04:25 PM

I see all of those regions are big cities this may be a factor in it.

By studying your pictures it seems to be halving it. If you could find soem more pics of this it would help. Thank you for the help.

**Rave** · August 04, 2009, 04:42 PM

Here are some more images from the French campaign, again, I eliminated all outside factors such as "pious" traits, no secular humanism; this one has small settlements as well:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**miniwally** · August 04, 2009, 04:47 PM

hmm ok i'll delete that bit for now and try to look at this population theory

**l33tl4m3r** · August 04, 2009, 10:12 PM

Also, doesn't "Hide in Woodlands" also denote the ability to seige?

I'll check, if you confirm one way or the other I'll check here!

**miniwally** · August 05, 2009, 05:06 AM

The abilities are all correct. Being able to hide in woodland it means that when you're in woodland the unit is invisible nothing to do with sieging

**Rave** · August 05, 2009, 05:25 AM

I see that town watch is empty. I'll attempt to explain it:

Town watch is an emergency repression bonus that appears when the unhappiness levels exceed the happiness levels. With no outside effects, it will reach up to 4, but depending on the effects of your Justice Minister that number can change.

1 town watch repression is equal to -41.5 rounded up to -41, because .5 always rounds up. 2 town watch are equal to -83, and so on.
It is calculated by the formula: nth term = -41.5*n
Where "nth term" is the amount it will equal and "n" is the amount of town watch.

Both lower and upper classes' town watch cost the same.

Also, the quality of the Justice Minister also effect the cost of town watch.
So for example, if I have a 4 star Justice Minister it will -3% of the town watch cost; so the formula in this case will be:
nth term = -41.5*n*(100%-x%) = -41.5*97% = -40.255, which rounded to the nearest unit gives -40.

There you go. Summer maths lesson.

**miniwally** · August 05, 2009, 05:28 AM

so do you know how it calculates how much town watch it has in a settlement and the maximum town watch it can have? great thanks +rep

**Rave** · August 05, 2009, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by miniwally

so do you know how it calculates how much town watch it has in a settlement and the maximum town watch it can have? great thanks +rep

If your Justice Minister provides no bonuses or negatives every settlement will be able to give 4 town watch to each class. Depending on the bonuses or negatives your minister gives that number can change.

**miniwally** · August 05, 2009, 06:31 AM

so is that a maximum of +4 to public order?

**Rave** · August 05, 2009, 06:55 AM

Originally Posted by miniwally

so is that a maximum of +4 to public order?

If your minister provides no bonuses, then yes.

A 4 star Justice Minister will provide a +1 bonus to max repression making it +5, while a 7 star Justice Minister will provide a +2 bonus making the it +6. I think that the best Justice Minister can provide only up to 2 bonus to town watch, but I'm not sure.