

High Elf armies fill a niche that none of the previous factions really could, with a focus on small, expensive units that each represent the very peak of discipline and martial excellence. Lastly, statesmen can be sent on missions in the character tab, these will give bonuses to a certain area of your campaign along with improving their party's loyalty to your house.“The High Elves and their edgier Dark Elf cousins are about as far from reskins of one another as you can get, despite their shared heritage in the lore. Tread carefully as this can lead to civil war. This may lead to a secession, allowing you to deal with them before they get out of control. You can also take actions against each political party to either secure their loyalty for a short amount of time, or provoke them.

If this goes into minus after the first 20 turns of your campaign there is potential for the party to break away from you, taking the general and any provinces they have influence over, forming a new faction. How many senators a political party owns are displayed here, as well as the loyalty this party has to your rule.

Hover your cursor over each colour to view more information about each party.Įach political party that is currently in your empire is listed to the right, each have their own traits which will affect their loyalty towards you. The government overview is displayed on the left-hand side, here you can see how much influence a party has in your nation's government. When in the campaign, click on the faction button to bring up the political tab. When selecting factions for a campaign, you can also take control of the ruling political party, whereupon your faction's leader will become the head of said party. Learn about the new politics and diplomacy systems in the latest free patch for Total War: ROME II with this handy guide.
