Total War: Medieval 3 reveals six launch factions: Creative Assembly opens a community poll

Creative Assembly has finally pulled back the curtain on Total War: Medieval 3, confirming the first six launch factions and asking players to help decide who fills out the rest of the roster.

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Those six are England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Byzantium, the Sultanate of Rum, and Jerusalem. The studio says they were picked for their historical weight, their instantly recognizable medieval identity, and the fact that each should offer a distinct way to play, not simply because they’re the most famous names available.

At the same time, Creative Assembly has opened a poll with 23 more candidates, and people are already arguing over who deserves a spot. The Kievan Rus’ is one early flashpoint, along with Iberian contenders like Castile and Aragon.

The campaign begins in 1140, runs for roughly 300 years, and covers a huge stretch of territory, from Iberia to Baghdad and from southern Scandinavia to North Africa. That should make room for a wide range of conflicts, dynasties, and religious struggles.

One omission jumps out: the Papal States. The Papacy will still appear on the map, but it won’t be a playable launch faction. Creative Assembly says that doing the Papacy properly would require a uniquely complex playstyle and more development attention than the team wants to commit right now. Other partially represented factions, including the Great Seljuks and the Russian principalities, are being left out as well.

If you follow Total War closely, this is an update to keep an eye on, especially with Creative Assembly already speaking openly about population, regional development, and the new Warcore engine.

The faction poll is live now, and Total War: Medieval 3 is still in pre-production, Creative Assembly says.

Author: Jesús Bosque

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