Which foreign power? [FotS]

[Robin de Bodemloze]

Which foreign power are people allying with? Are there any differences besides different marines and ships?

[Lionheartx10]

I'm going for the British, their infantry is pretty good, but most importantly they have the Warrior class Ironclad which is just epic!

[leSith]

La France messieurs !

Is it even a choice ?

best looking ship "L'Océan" + best uniform !

[Lokgar]

I'm not too sure, when I made my trade port, I started trading with all the powers. However, I don't have the British Embassy thing yet, because my trading port keeps getting bombarded and I can't afford to fix it :x.

[Gazz]

Brits!

[Freiherr von Hahl]

The United states, like the "special" look of their ironclad

[Masher8559]

The British of course.

[Thaded]

Could anyone post some screenies of the different factions' ironclads and marines?

[Arksa]

Could anyone post some screenies of the different factions' ironclads and marines?

Here you go, from my campaign, British Royal Marines. Equipped with + 35 acc bonus from gunsmith and training camp, accuracy is 105 with 0 experience compared to 15 of standard levy I think.

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[Niftyeye]

I'v not got it yet (hurry up Amazon :O), but is there any difference between the foreign powers?

Ill probably go for the Brits, but just wondering if theres any economy or other differences.

[Thaded]

I'v not got it yet (hurry up Amazon :O), but is there any difference between the foreign powers?

Ill probably go for the Brits, but just wondering if theres any economy or other differences.

I don't think there are any differences as far as the economy goes, i think it may just be cosmetic with the troops but i haven't managed to recruit any yet. I'm pretty sure you can just pick the one which you prefer. Different accents i suppose.

[Niftyeye]

Ok thanks

I may actually go for France, Iv read on here that French Marines seem to be the most superior when it comes to range, with Brits and Americans closely behind.

[Thaded]

Yeah, from what I've seen of the ironclads the french one seems to be the most aesthetically pleasing as well, but that's just my opinion. Something that I also noticed is that the foreign veterans you recruit aren't all from the same country so they have different accents/lines and uniforms. Cool little tidbit.

[myself]

You also get a bonus when you choose a foreign country. For instance, when you ally with the Americans, you get increased accuracy (+5) for your artillery. I don't know what you get with the other two though. If anyone knows, I'd love to hear it.

[MajorStoffer]

Brits give you increased ship accuracy.

As powerful as the Warrior is, I honestly don't like the look of it, I'd much prefer to have L'Ocean, but the Royal Marines are pretty kick ass when they gain some experience.

[Jihada]

I've got a French advisor but I hope I can go with British eventually for the ships mainly. I just hope those Royal Marines get some modding for the uniform.

[IGdood]

Can you have all 3 western countries' marines with you at the same time?

[MeenChawitTH]

Can you have all 3 western countries' marines with you at the same time?

I think it is possible, You just have to build one of the western quarter's port, have another faction build another two by luck. then capture that province.
technically this should work, but I might have to do some test first.

EDIT: I've tried, it doesn't. Only possible way I can think off now is through persuasion.
If you can even come across other faction recruiting them, for that regard you rather mod the game.

[Thaded]

I think it is possible, You just have to build one of the western quarter's port, have another faction build another two by luck. then capture that province.
technically this should work, but I might have to do some test first.

EDIT: I've tried, it doesn't. Only possible way I can think off now is through persuasion.
If you can even come across other faction recruiting them, for that regard you rather mod the game.

I managed to get a unit of US Marines in one of my Shogunate campaigns even though i had sided with the French. I believe it was rewarded to me from doing a mission, probably one of those missions where you just support the West over the traditionalists/Samurai.

[myself]

Thanks for your answer MajorStoffer! And by the way, does anybody know what general advantage you get by choosing the French?