We have three Roman factions in DA:RR - the Western Roman Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, and Romano-British. What can we do to make them distinctive and fun to play? We're focusing on the campaign map now, rather than the armies and battles. To start off the conversation, I'd like to propose three areas that could use some fleshing out: races, government/careers, and religion.
The generals in BI liked one of the four racing teams (reds, blues, greens and whites). We could, perhaps, allow the player to upgrade his racing stadiums with facilities specifically tailored to one of the teams, giving positive traits to the general who supports that team.
The Roman government was modeled to some extent in BI using offices that were implemented via ancillaries. We could expand on that by adding more offices and increasing their importance.
Finally, given the variety of pagan cults still present in Rome until the end of the empire and the varieties of Christianity at the time, a general could have his religious beliefs and denomination represented via character traits.
We should also think about adding some fun unique Roman buildings, including, perhaps, great engineering projects that never were, the wonders of the world that a resurgent Rome would have erected while the world crumbled around them. We can have a lot of fun with this one, people.
Cyclohexane - it's what's for dinner!
The generals in BI liked one of the four racing teams (reds, blues, greens and whites). We could, perhaps, allow the player to upgrade his racing stadiums with facilities specifically tailored to one of the teams, giving positive traits to the general who supports that team.
The Roman government was modeled to some extent in BI using offices that were implemented via ancillaries. We could expand on that by adding more offices and increasing their importance.
Finally, given the variety of pagan cults still present in Rome until the end of the empire and the varieties of Christianity at the time, a general could have his religious beliefs and denomination represented via character traits.
We should also think about adding some fun unique Roman buildings, including, perhaps, great engineering projects that never were, the wonders of the world that a resurgent Rome would have erected while the world crumbled around them. We can have a lot of fun with this one, people.