Total War: ROME 2 - The 9 Factions of Rise of the Republic

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yep, we will have a documentary on that.

[@marwaniv.]

Kings and Generals What about the Three Kingdoms?

[@generalbartus2473]

Kings and Generals excellent news :)

[@Remesayy]

I love you

[@StefanP012]

will you do some for american revolutionary war?

[@freyrds8870]

People must know about the sicilian wars between Carthage and the Greeks, the world needs your help!

[@jamreal18]

Syracuse has WALLS!

[@Gaetano2005]

You can do a SHIELD WALL!!!!! Ops, wrong contest

[@strategos5889]

jamreal18 finaly

[@geordiewalker2102]

*Athenian expeditionary force starts sweating nervously*

[@jamreal18]

Geordie Walker Athenian is not on radar

[@geordiewalker2102]

I was referring to the Athenian expedition of 416 which was foiled by the Syracusan counter walls.

[@Commander_Jack]

It is nice to see a game still being supported after this many years :-)

[@angelikasidoruk9886]

It's Amazing! :)

[@Dsingis]

If you like that, you should check our Paradox Interactive. The only do games they continue to develop and support years after release.

[@thelocustgrappler513]

Commander Jack what is your profile pic from?

[@Commander_Jack]

@Etherium it's an in-game screenshot I took in Star Citizen on the moon of Yela.

[@johnnyd3387]

Commander Jack sure is

[@yourethatmantis5178]

looks good. I've always liked scenarios where you're forced to start small anyway. In scenarios where you're forced to start as a sprawling empire like in Imperator Augustus, you're always starting usually going into debt with crappy armies in inconvenient locations all across your empire. I prefer these because you aren't forced to spend the first few turns completley overhauling your armies and economy and you can just jump right into the game.

[@neilnews921]

If you like those types of starts then Napoleon total war British campaign is for you

[@Vault96]

I want a DLC during the military campaigns of Alexander the Great!

[@chakfungcheung3318]

Alexei Vronsky It will be a pike spam.

[@TheDragonklatt]

Diadochi would be better .. much more action.. wondering they haven't done that already

[@KakashiKyle9]

Cheung Jason Greeks. Pike and hoplite spam. Deal with it

[@ahumpierrogue137]

A much more interesting and varied campaign would be Cyrus the Great. It wouldn't just be a campaign of either Grinding through the Persian Empire in a slow plod, facing off the ahistorical Macedonian Doomstacks as Persia, or twiddling your thumbs as India.

[@kapitankapital6580]

Probably saving it for a Saga game

[@FirefoxisredExplorerisblueGoog]

I enjoyed the prologue for Rome 2 and now you've essentially made it an entire DLC. Nice!

[@jakobschoning7355]

What? Two different assaults?! So two battles?! I see great things coming for sieges in the future

[@jamreal18]

How?

[@jakobschoning7355]

well we will see...

[@LordVader1094]

+Jakob Schöning Where?

[@minikkhshaaan5746]

LordVader1094 when attacking Rome

[@jakobschoning7355]

Minikkh Shaaan exactly

[@stephenmaye1527]

Definitely playing as Rome first but I can't wait to try out the other factions especially Syracuse

[@Gaetano2005]

me too, man!

[@stephenmaye1527]

χρονης κ. Sardinia sounds class, can't wait to try it

[@alecsis882]

Syracuse will be the best one

[@elitespartnops1149]

Sarycuse is already in the game

[@dejannincic9671]

Phrasing

[@alessandroberio9204]

The absence of Ligurians as a faction made me cry all over my farinata

[@surfinbird44]

Alessandro Berio so much tears in mama's fritto misto

[@BadReloader]

Belìn, you're pretty right

[@TheUnderdog12]

Always wanted to play as Samnites

[@isaacalves97]

dont play the traitors!

[@TheUnderdog12]

I'm sorry bro, blue is my favorite color :D

[@parabelluminvicta8380]

there is a mod called Playable Punic Samnite Faction for the DLC HatG and Grand Campaign [Ancestral Update\ in the workshop try it! its very good ps you need the ancestral update to play it

[@ziljin]

Playable Samnites cool!

[@MaskOfAgamemnon]

ziljin woooo, let's all have our pubis shaved in public! Samniaaaaaa

[@paulramage7744]

About damn time

[@crusader7659]

The wait sounds well worth it given their traits.

[@giosuetacconiartist-thepro4960]

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Umbria_et_Picenum.JPG After the Augustan administrative reorganization of the Italian peninsula, the Ager Gallicus was united with Umbria and became part of the Regio VI Umbria et ager Gallicus. You see Perugia in UMbrian land? No. And Interamna was the most important city of Umbrians. Spoleto was lesser town of Umbrians, was not important.

[@kronus4915]

The Taras sound really cool to me!

[@NavidIsANoob]

Awesome and underappreciated period of time!

[@scofield1154]

NavidIsANoob It was easy af for the Romans tho. They created a phalanx and destroyed half of Italy, they created the maniples and destroyed the other half.

[@moonknightish]

I won't say it was easy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Allia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Caudine_Forks

[@scofield1154]

Alfredo di Nuzzo Rome was never in danger. The only time Rome was in danger was when Hanibal invaded. It says in the video. Rome is well protected. Rome can send multiple armies, lose and still come back stronger. Most of Rome's conquest of Italy was vs small tribes and Rome's discipline proved superior.

[@MaMiEuCompany]

Michael Scofield Well, in 390 BC the Gaul sacked Rome, so... Rome was really in danger

[@scofield1154]

Maestro dei cacciatori Rome wasn't a Republic then

[@ac_spicywingz3627]

First playthrough when I buy this is Tarchuna because: E T R U S C A N E M P I R E

[@dorjeeparsur7503]

"Which faction will you be playing first?" *ROMA OF COURSE*

[@Omega-lc3ge]

i wonder if you can get praetorian guards in this dlc hehe.

[@nachoviteriletamendia3887]

Tarchunna and after Rome. However I would have choose another symbol for the Etruscans like a Chimera or an Hydra.

[@belladesa91]

Nacho Viteri Letamendía They chose correctly since that picture is inspired to a famous Etruscan mosaic

[@nachoviteriletamendia3887]

belladesa91 Well the Chimera is for one of their few bronze statues that has survived until our days, while the Hydra appeared in the wall paintings from one their most famous tombs. And both are much more impressive and dreadful as symbol for the Etruscan faction than a flute dude, even Tuchulcha the infernal demon of the Etruscans is a better option.

[@Markus-wf6oj]

I live in Sardinia, my choice will be very easy :D

[@Markus-wf6oj]

Lol :D Well, I'll play with all the factions, because I love to change. But my first campaign will be with Iolei!

[@SorenToKeiran-Murasaki]

Ioli look pretty OP as well with their attrition penalty for enemy armies.

[@Markus-wf6oj]

ソ連と鶏卵-紫 I think it will balance the sardinians' military tattics. As guerrilla warriors, the playstyle of Iolei will be more difficult than other factions

[@SorenToKeiran-Murasaki]

Markus1590 I hope so.

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

How is life on this island? Always been curious.

[@somchatewasantwisut5959]

Can't believe you guys made the Rome II tutorial where we beat the hell out of the Samnite into a mini-campaign, but I'm glad that you did though. There are many stories to be told here as this is the less popular part of Rome's history. It's going to be tough playing as Roma this time around though as she is helmed in between the more advance Etruscan and the battle-harden Samnite, so this should make for a good challenge!

[@SinisterChud]

Honestly so excited for this! The prologue campaign was actually my favorite in Rome II, this is fantastic! Always played as Etruria (with faction unlocked mod), but I've always wished to try my luck as the Samnites. Love it

[@pauloamaral6069]

"NOT WITH GOLD, BUT WITH IRON WILL THE LIBERTY OF ROME BE BOUGHT. " Furius Camillus balsy answer to Breno's famous quote "Vae Victis". Sadly its quite forgoten on behalf of that of the dirty base barbarian who sacked Rome.

[@Gaetano2005]

I'll play Rome or Syracusae, more probably Rome. ROMA INVICTA!!!!

[@a05odst62]

Seltic? Don't you mean Celtic*

[@martinlopezhowe]

@my name is my name Ok Aaron Steinberg

[@martinlopezhowe]

@my name is my name No, that's completely racist. You're stating it as a fact, even though it isn't. Clarify it as an opinion, and it would be fine. Wouldn't sounding like a supremacist.

[@zkatom3773]

Someone Random that’s just his opinion chill

[@martinlopezhowe]

@@zkatom3773 Completely disagreed. Excusing stuff with the 'just an opinion' is like 'just a joke' : it has to be measured and adapted so that it doesn't sound insulting like that first comment (which is, by the way, irrelevant to the subject?)

[@zkatom3773]

Someone Random How is he insulting you anyway? He is just proud of his race.

[@Giammmy]

Sardinia joins the fight, finally

[@v.a.k8134]

Based on how the Etruscans automatically lose if they lose their capital, it would be interesting if total war could implement some sort of capitulation mechanic from paradox games like hoi4. If you take important cities from the enemy, maybe enemy units get a temporary morale buff as their motivated to retake it but after x turns it becomes a debuff, and after enough cities enemy morale will auto drop to zero and they faction surrenders

[@ShadowWolfRising]

I'd like more vassal options. Also the ability to force them to release a nation.

[@nilssjokvist6357]

When you are so early you get a notification of the video when you are watching it....

[@Picassoturtlenumba5]

NEO

[@gasmaskz]

I can't believe this is actually true, I was the only one begging for ancient Italian conflicts, thank the Gods you heard me!

[@hernancortes7602]

Rome 2 Tutorial Campaign Expanded dlc

[@betastilter2197]

Hernan Cortez wait,this dlc expand the tutorial we playing in rome,that is interesting

[@milo20060]

OMEGA lelz

[@marcelob.678]

So because it takea place in Italy its just the tutorial map again? Despite the dozens of regions and factions added and the new units, event and mechanics? Ok...

[@jimmyjohn5674]

A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one

[@killershootin6934]

Exactly this is a full price dlc from Rome 2.

[@snippsnapp123]

I can't even decide which one to play first, all of them sound interesting. Well done CA.

[@viettrungtran4500]

Sardinian sound fun. Time to make enemy of motherland disappear without a trait.

[@qeds.]

The tutorial of Rome 2 was brilliant and this dlc would be a dream

[@mitchellgiles6869]

I would pay full DLC price for Tarchuna/The Etruscan League to be made playable on the Grand Campaign exactly the way it is in this DLC

[@Biishamonten]

This feels like sengoku jidai in Italy!! Sign me up!

[@zkatom3773]

We need an expanded Middle East campaign. Maybe the diadochi wars between Egypt and Seleucid Empire?

[@pouria007]

Omg the Sega logo sound is so much better now, it's not as loud as before! This is literally the best thing in this video for me at least!

[@Arsenalistas1]

Carthage should be playable as 10th faction in this dlc. But generally dlc looks very good. I hope that they add more content to Rome 2 in future , and maybe some for Attila. Acient wars was so epic!

[@steffenseitter4791]

Miss Carthage for playing the Greco-Punic Wars...

[@87PLS]

I'm really glad you haven't changed all the unit cards again for this campaign like you did in empire divided. I couldn't get my head around the new ones in ED and it put me off playing the campaign. I couldn't quickly distinguish what units I had in my, and my enemies, armies. This campaign looks much more interesting to me and I can't wait to play it.

[@Mattia_DallAsta]

There is also Tarvisium , my city ! It is going to’ be amazing

[@jamesslack7332]

Was going to pre-order but then you said Celtic with a soft C and I had to throw my computer out of the window in rage.....

[@Picassoturtlenumba5]

I was surprised by the way he pronounce Syracuse.

[@warwickeng5491]

Relatable tbf

[@kjhakfha]

And Senones...

[@definelogic4803]

No one cares neckbeard. we all know you preordered, as fast as your cheeto dusted fingers would let you.

[@pregno1421]

And "VIVITY" insted of "VENETI"

[@Cavs216]

I know its unlikely but a combined campaign map of wrath of sparta and rise of the republic (the dates would have to be tweaked perhaps a bit but being within 40 years of one another seems reasonably close) similar to how they did mortal empires in warhammer. Could manage to win the Sicilian expedition!

[@owenb8636]

This actually looks pretty good. I like that a lot of effort has been made in giving different factions their own unique playstyles which is the most important thing for me in a total war game.

[@badatfootball9]

Alright that does look excellent. I much prefer that scale because Ostia is included. Rome not having a port in the base game and Attila was ridiculous, considering sea trade through Ostia was absolutely vital to its success.

[@HForHavoc]

Dannnnng. I think this is probably the most diverse factions have been in a Total War game. I'm pretty friggin' excited to start this campaign!

[@chubbyninja89]

Could we get a unit spotlight for these factions? And can we please get some tweaks for some of the special units of existing factions as well?

[@chkelly17]

Thank you for coming out with a new DLC for Rome 2 Total War I've been playing the game for over 600 hours

[@91morientes]

Finally the Etruscans will have a proper treatment, it's about time ! Let's just hope they will be included as a faction in the Grand Campaign, that would be perfect.

[@jamiengo2343]

They should have this Consul/Dictator mechanic for Rome in the Grand Campaign, but it happens automatically for the Consuls, and they can lead armies and if your Consuls did in Battle, 1 or 2 die in battle, you can appoint a dictator for the remainder of the Consuls time in office if they were alive

[@abauzitjean-bernard1822]

Main campaign : 1 turn = 1 year...

[@sergiuiova7609]

Thrones of Rome?

[@Gaetano2005]

Lol

[@akhenaten617]

No thrones of italia

[@sergiuiova7609]

Adlai Warner yeah =))))) thats better

[@ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

That's crazy. Samnite units have been around since Rome 1. And now they're finally a playable faction. Pretty awesome.

[@Vreidicus]

Roma Invicta! Really looking forward to this expansion (the prologue touched upon the setting), sure i would like a entire new Rome game at some point. I guess that is quite far away, i suspect after three kingdoms we will get a new warhammer game and after that who knows? maybe a new Medieval game or something completly different? so i really appreciate that creative assembly keeps doing expansions thus giving Rome II more longevity

[@kyrisjohnson8713]

Etruscan League should be a playable faction in grand camapaign ! Now that theres offical Italian tribe support.

[@jccole7092]

Imagine, the game seamlessly making the transition to R2's grand-campaign when you beat this scenario as Rome. Now THAT would be a truly epic saga.

[@MJTheBear]

Which faction i'll be playing? Carthage, as soon as mod will allow me to :P

[@parabelluminvicta8380]

I will do it XD now i know how to do a unplayable to playable like a did for samnites in the hannibal dlc steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1458044422

[@MJTheBear]

Parabellum Invicta that's nice to hear I'll count on you then :)

[@parabelluminvicta8380]

done bro, as promised steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1472053917

[@matthewbailey2439]

I'd like to see a historical total war game that has different ways players can alter history. Because every time we play a total campaign the player is technically playing a alternate history scenario. I think it would be cool to have different technology paths so the player can have the option to alter history other than simply changing faction borders. Just a thought of mine.

[@paulolopes5939]

Cool update back to the roots of Rome I didn't expected that!

[@honestdix9447]

It's been 1 month after Cao Cao of Wei forces introduced trailer as 11 Three Kingdom factions to go(7 upcoming Three Kingdom factions' name introduced left(Shu,Wu and Yuan Shao))

[@matthiasdecker6877]

“Which faction will you be playing first” Rome of course, to play any faction other than Rome first is heresy.

[@kingdomwessex3258]

Wow what a massive improvement i haven't played Rome in a while so will be nice to go back to it and can't wait to play as the Veniti

[@sirtiddlesworth4667]

I have a feeling you guys are gonna pull a Paradox-level of DLC simulator in the near future.

[@ryang58]

OMG. These siege engines were not around during this period... come on Total War... Don't you have a team of historians with basic military history working at your HQ?

[@killershootin6934]

ryang58 They got historians from EA lol

[@yip_the_yap]

Well Alexander would end up using towers and the like roughly eighty years later, so they're close-ish. Either way, these are the guys that let barbarian farmers slap siege towers together as fast as the legions so...

[@ryang58]

Kyle Hauso exactly my point... like i get they have to balance the game but come on.. and yeah alexander was lucky as his father phillip created an engineer corps that was based in Pella. They created many siege engines, but even the Batistas only threw large arrows the only rock thrower at the time was one that flew 100 meters or so and was NO where near the size of the Balistas they are using in the game again

[@Fankas2000]

Creating new models costs money and this is just a quick money crab.

[@solwen]

@@ryang58 You just don't realize the number of Charlemagne it would cost to make new siege engines models for this dlc ...

[@PPKinguin]

4:52 Thanos has made his way into Total War AT LAST

[@Kragnar1]

A wroman? No, no, Roman... “slap” ahhhh!

[@kwisatzhaderach6742]

Kragnar1 Wrow him to the floor

[@derekscanlan4641]

he wranks as high as any in wrome!

[@teutonicorder9520]

I AM THE SENATE! *ignites lightsabre

[@BlueDebut]

Just got it. Looking forward to learning the game as Rome and maybe doing an Insubres or Veniti campaign

[@Z-1991]

Any of those for grand campaign?

[@maxofthetitans]

It's possible, but seeing as this campaign is just over 100 years before the grand campaign starts, it's probably not going to happen.

[@prussianmenace]

Rome

[@lucagroppoli2242]

maybe the insubres.. i hope so..

[@haloreachguy459]

Luca Groppoli don't forget about Syracuse too

[@lucagroppoli2242]

masterchief ofawsome dude syracuse is already in the grand campaing... with hannibal at the gates...

[@cohortConnor]

Ooh... idk! Maybe Dionysius? Night’s watch against Carthage. After taking them out you’re in a pretty safe position.

[@pavelvenc3317]

Hell yeah syracusy at dionisus éra im hyped! I Hope you can invent balistas with dionisus in just like he did irl! I also Hope for boubaris pentera ship as syracusy but thats just a Hope! PS: I love that you add ostia as a city

[@LB-yg2br]

4:24 peculiar mix of Italian and Seltic culture? What is Seltic culture? Who are the Selts? I am curious if they are related to the Celts by chance? Or do you mean the basketball team? The football team? That sounds like a really weird faction....

[@davet1990]

OOOHHHH THIS will be brilliant. Been waiting for a republic based total war for AGES!!!! lol. BUZZING!!!!!

[@timonlindtner1818]

I would be very happy if there was playable carni tribe notrh-east of veneti. Othervise great DLC.

[@edddoubled3534]

The only thing I think that would add more to this game would be a "Fantasy" Atlantis faction add on for dlc. That'd be fun.

[@Hoi4o]

Always wanted to play in this era! Cool! I'd go for Syracuse or Rome first.

[@shinsenshogun900]

Lit dolphin riding Greek colony faction, gonna crush those helot savages of those Samnites! CA, Any ideas on DLC Italian war tribes like the Volsci, Sabines, and the Corioli?

[@mikefoxtrot1157]

Samnites are op both economically via trade and those free armies like you get in the last roman dlc for attila when playing as the Roman expedition. They will be fun to play especially blocking key mountain passes will be easier to defend and funnel enemies to just like in good old Shogun 2

[@yungsouichi2317]

I'm glad they actually paid for a new voice actor for the Etruscan factions, only if it's a few lines in total.

[@StormKnight1]

Well *Gear up lada time for a new season of fresh blood to be spilled across the battlefield*

[@cerberusdest]

WOW this map is MASSIVE!! It looks like theres about a hundred cities?!!?

[@TheSm1thers]

Iolei were the most fun to play as for me. They have unique units which require unique tactics to master, plus their starting position is quite challenging considering they start off with 2 small towns surrounded by Carthaginians. Their starting armies are awful too.

[@antred11]

Oh HELL YEAH!!! I've always wanted something dealing with Rome in the era BEFORE it was a major power. :D P.S: I hope the new DLC also comes with engine improvements + bug fixes?

[@Thracian117]

Is it bad that ide love a historical total war... That spans the globe ..but has this level of regional detail...I know it would be huge... But man ide play the hell out of it

[@johnalexander651]

I wonder if fighting will be seasonal, if there'll will be a certain amount of manpower (each city state has), and if city states can unify similar to how it was in real life.

[@ManBehindTheMask]

Does Tarchuna have a boar vessal?

[@Pemmont107]

I see you there, Carthage, hiding in the bottom corner ;)

[@nugsnjugs9954]

About time they create a rise of Rome campaign. Maybe next it will be the fall of Persia/Alexander 2

[@red_devil17]

Playing Rome in this DLC is really a Grind

[@itzMinh]

I love seeing new updates coming to Rome 2 but I would really love to see more news about Total War:Three Kingdoms. I wanna play as Shu soooo bad. plus ROTK has a lot of specialties that could be added to the game

[@jsmith4843]

Why can't we have appoint that consul mechanic or dictator in the main campaign

[@theTrueKlan]

CNC GAIUS wouldnt make gameplay wise sense since appointing a dictator would be the same as having rome as an empire

[@lordpie4379]

Looks awesome hope the family tree gets a little more polish though :P

[@Elsneakakaze]

Since rome 2 is getting alot of attention from CA I have a request, several states in rome 2 and attila are missing 1 building slot and in rome 2 its not that big of a deal but in attila it somewhat cripples the province. Can you please address that?

[@GenesisKing]

Definitely going to play as Syracuse

[@TheAdamk12]

Now do we get a population mechanic or more than the 6+4+4?

[@freakrx2349]

Are the Ioles members of the Nuragic civilization of Sardinia?

[@elliotostrand3951]

Where did you get that map, I can't find it online...

[@detroxlp1]

A world/Europe map with the size of this campaign in every country would be cool.

[@hashaborgonja]

Definantly gonna be getting this one...

[@Red52729]

Hmm Rome 1st or Taras, Love that you are still supporting this game though any plans for Thrones Of Britannia DLC. The DLC button on the main menu is taunting me!

[@Belfrahn]

Veneti sound pretty cool, all them purdy horses....

[@kapitankapital6580]

Will it be realistically possible to hold consular elections every year in game, as would have happened historically?

[@Hannib4lBarca]

I wonder, as it's so early in Rome's history, do the Romans fight with the early republican units like hastati and principes, or are they using the hoplite combat they are believed to have used while a kingdom? Anyone know the answer to this?

[@drubs5811]

When will any of the recent updates be for mac?

[@Gjellebel]

Looks like they have applied some of the warhammer stuff to these new factions. I'm really looking forward to playing as these.