Major Factions news - Galactic Conflict mod for Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties

Throughout the history of the galaxy, star systems united themselves in order to become more powerful, these unions came in different forms, from simple alliances to wide governments that could cover entire regions of the galaxy. These unions became so powerful, that they were regarded as major powers. The most notorious powers in the galactic history were the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars, and the Galactic Empire and the Allianceto Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.

In Age of Empires III: Galactic Conflict, these are called Major Factions, and represent the four main factions that played a big role on the galactic history. Because they are so different from other factions, they have their own gameplay and playstyle. In this article we will analyze their aspects. There are four present Major Factions: The democratic Galactic Republic, the separatist Confederacy, the tyrant Galactic Empire and the resistance-movement Rebel Alliance.

In contrast with the other factions, the Major Faction’s lack any big and game-changer bonuses, making them more balanced to play with without messing the gameplay. Another characteristic of the Major Factions is that they also lack a proper counter-system, apart from the aerial unit-roster, they may have the widest unit roster of all factions however each unit is their special unit with their own distinctive purposes.

But perhaps the most distinctive feature of the Major Factions, as said above, they have the widest unit-rosters in comparison with any other faction, but it is important to note that their unit-roster is not fixed. That’s right, the unit roster is chosen by the player himself:

Major Factions have a unique structure, the Command Post. In the Command Post the player will be forced to choose a unit set that will complement with their original roster. After making this important decision, the player will be allowed to train the new units directly from the Command Post, the Command Post also features unit companies’ shipment and several techs that are directly tied to the unit set the player chooses.

Major Factions advance their tech levels with important personalities of their proper faction. Each personality has a minor bonus that adds to the gameplay, these bonuses are made small in order to make the gameplay fair. At the same time, personalities may also send shipments of units or resources.

I plan to create more articles, explaining each one of these factions with more precision, this article is meant for the gameplay style of this faction type only. Remember, everything in this article is subject to changes, as it is still in development.