

Extrapolated to extremes, this means that striking deep into enemy territory for long periods will erode an army to uselessness over time.

Armies are now dependent on military supplies to ensure factors such as morale and replenishment remain tip-top, and while being in friendly territory improves supplies, campaigning in enemy territory reduces them. Plus, when alliances are formed, they are assigned a suitably lofty title, such as the 'Sacrificial Tree Alliance', or 'Thundering Sky Coalition'.Īlliances also affect how you use your armies. You can then group the diplomatic faction list by alliances, so you can easily see who's in a coalition or military alliance with who. Now when a faction joins a coalition or military alliance, either through application or invitation, they become part of the group and automatically become allied with each other. In previous games, joining an alliance required individual treaties between individual factions – so an alliance of 3 factions would require 3 individual treaties. The game also approached alliances with the intention of making power-groups more easily identifiable and more elegant to achieve on a technical front. So, sometimes it’s worth lending your support to an initiative you’re not entirely comfortable with in order to keep your relations with other alliance-members strong. If the vote doesn't go their way, their attitude will fall. If the outcome matches the way they voted, their attitude will improve towards the Warlord who proposed the action. If a Warlord proposes an action to his alliance, the result of the subsequent vote affects the attitudes of the voters in line with how they voted. Player will see this represented onscreen as a yes/no prediction for how each member Warlord is likely to vote, and naturally a majority is always required for success.Ĭoalition voting secession after player being declared warĪn important consequence of alliance voting is how it can affect the attitudes of voting members. Any major action which affects the alliance – such as taking it as a whole to war with another alliance, or inviting another faction to join for example – requires a vote. Major benefits are increased diplomatic standing with other members, and decision by consensus. Coalition is a new diplomatic option in Total War: Three Kingdoms.īoth Coalitions and Military Alliances share many common features, however they offer different levels of choice, control and commitment.
