
Originally Posted by
SicilianVespers
You will be instructed to use the second part of the menu (with numbers) by events that occur during the campaign. Basically they enable faction names, etc... to change during the campaign. They help to maintain historical accuracy, when dynasties change or states are elevated to Kingdoms.
Pay close attention to the events, as there will be a note at the bottom instructing you to use a different option when you start MTW2, to continue the campaign.
I also included the date on the menu, for those that miss the ingame events.