

They can’t maintain settlements, so towns and cities are only targets to be sacked and looted, not captured. The Huns, meanwhile (yes, you can play as the big bad wolf) are like a giant wrecking ball rolling across Europe. The two Roman remnants in the East and West must accept inevitable defeats on the outskirts of their territory, and instead fight a defensive war to maintain their most tactically viable and valuable settlements. Northern barbarians like the Saxons rely on money raised by raiding and pillaging, encouraging an utter lack of concern for the niceties of diplomacy.

Don’t like the barren grasslands of the east? I hear the Mediterranean is nice this time of year. The roaming tribes of the Visigoths and Ostrogoths start without a home to call their own, forcing you to travel and loot your way across Europe and Asia in search of safe haven. So, to choose your faction for the grand campaign.
