Empire was a terrible idea.

[Space Dust]

Having three identical factions as a gigantic blob in the middle of the map was a bad design decision. There really isn't much of a sense of traveling anymore since everyone else is just a sliver on the edges of the map.

Is there any intention to make unique soldiers for each empire kingdom? And to change up the armors and names for each kingdom, so they don't all feel the same? Or is their current status their final status?

[Darth Revan]

i hope it is final, i quite like it as it is.

[The Former]

Originally posted by White Goat:

Having three identical factions as a gigantic blob in the middle of the map was a bad design decision. There really isn't much of a sense of traveling anymore since everyone else is just a sliver on the edges of the map.

Nah. (Though I confess, I wouldn't mind each Empire faction having a unique elite branch.)

[Kuruk]

I personally don't have an issue with the Empire, but probably would be better if they had different colors at least.

[Akamirus]

Sane, I don't mind the empíre as it is,l it's suppose to be the same faction dealing with a civil war after all... however, that said I wouldn't mind seeing more troops variations or at least armor variations.

[McMurphy Man]

I would like it if they had maybe a unit that is unique to each empire, maybe have one of them return to the old ways of using hastati pricipes and triarii. some flavor between them would be cool, but it's not terrible by any stretch.

[Free Luigi M.]

Eh, they are alright. I imagine there will be enhancement mods that will give different flavours to the three factions.

[Darth Revan]

Originally posted by Joe Chip:

Eh, they are alright. I imagine there will be enhancement mods that will give different flavours to the three factions.

there already is one which tries that:
https://www.nexusmods.com/mountandblade2bannerlord/mods/74?tab=files

[Feudal]

I'd like different names. Current naming scheme is just basic at best.

Also, you seem to think that it's hard to tell where you are because of the Empire blob? Thats not at all why. Compared to Warband, the map was a lot more varied. Swadians had flat land, Rhodoks were mountains, Nords were in the North, etc.

80% if the map, from Vlandia to the Empire, are all just mountains and trees. I wish they went back to the original map philosophy, because currently the map is impossible to read at a glace. A problem I never had in Warband.

As an example i started and played most of my hours around Lyracron. I remember leaving that area and happened to be walking back through the same area but I didnt notice at all. It's just confusing.

[Thasher]

I like the idea of the empire and the civil war. Would had been neat if they at least have different set of troops and weapons for each empire. I remember reading that each empire was based on western and eastern roman empires.

[Blyatman]

So the Vaegirs and the Khergits being the same are fine in Warband though?

[Rod Almighty]

I agree. I'm so confused with the factions and who's a part of the empire. It seems that some cities in a faction are part of the empire and some aren't. Then there's a Northern Empire, Southern Empire and Western Empire but they don't show on the map. The only way i can find out if a settlement is a part of the empire or not is to look at the settlements menu in the encyclopedia and show only Empire settlements.

[Darth Revan]

Originally posted by Rod Almighty:

I agree. I'm so confused with the factions and who's a part of the empire. It seems that some cities in a faction are part of the empire and some aren't. Then there's a Northern Empire, Southern Empire and Western Empire but they don't show on the map. The only way i can find out if a settlement is a part of the empire or not is to look at the settlements menu in the encyclopedia and show only Empire settlements.

all 3 empires have different colors to distinquish them.

Originally posted by Firewatch:

So the Vaegirs and the Khergits being the same are fine in Warband though?

what are you talking about? they shared like 1 armor and 1 retextured one, thats it.

but thats not really comparable anyway since vaegir and khergit are supposed to be different while the empire is supposed to be 1 empire in civil war.

[Free Luigi M.]

Originally posted by Rod Almighty:

I agree. I'm so confused with the factions and who's a part of the empire. It seems that some cities in a faction are part of the empire and some aren't. Then there's a Northern Empire, Southern Empire and Western Empire but they don't show on the map. The only way i can find out if a settlement is a part of the empire or not is to look at the settlements menu in the encyclopedia and show only Empire settlements.

Uh? All the three empire factions are shown on the map and have different colors.

[Bloodwest]

They could actually use some roster additions depending on their neighbouring countries. Just like Western and Eastern Roman empire in Total War games :) Like some hardened axe infantry for North, horse archers tree for South and something Vlandian for West.

Originally posted by Firewatch:

So the Vaegirs and the Khergits being the same are fine in Warband though?

Khergits like heavily rely on mounted warriors while Vaegirs are balanced.

[Dreth]

Originally posted by Kızagan:

I personally don't have an issue with the Empire, but probably would be better if they had different colors at least.

They do have different colors? Western, southern, and eastern empire - they all have different colors, unless that was a joke about one of them steamrolling the entire map lol