As the latest installment in the popular "Total War" series of RTS/Empire building hybrids, Shogun: Total War 2 comes full circle to its roots and updates the original game with modern technology and new mechanics.
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How does armor work in Shogun 2: Total War?
I've played Shogun 2 for a while now, and something I still don't understand is armor. The unit with the most notable armor is the Naginata Samurai with 9. Compare that to a Yari Ashigaru that has 2 ...
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FOTS - Foreign units disappeared when realm divide
Was playing a Fall of the Samurai dominion campaign (normal difficulty clan with very hard difficulty combats). I rushed to foreign units and bought only Imperial infantry, Imperial guard infantry and ...
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How to abort a siege assault without breaking the siege?
When besieging an enemy castle, it is often beneficial to initiate combat, use up all ammunition that the attacking archers can carry, and retreat - repeating the action turn after turn, until the ...
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Total War Shogun 2 : stuck on Splash screen
This problem has been bugging me for the best part of half a year now, resulting in me not being able to play one of my favourite games. It all happened around the time I got the DLC for Fall Of The ...
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What do I do if other ships are already on the anchor?
I am trying to figure out ship trading in Shogun 2. I went to the location of an anchor on the minimap with my trading ship, and there was already a fleet of trading ships on it from a trading partner ...
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Is there quick matchmaking in Shogun 2?
I was a big fan of the Rome series, and I just recently started back on the Total War series again, by picking up FoTS with Shogun 2. I'm not interested in the campaign or anything, I just want to ...
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Total war: Shogun 2 Computer crashes on splash screen
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post a question such as this but I am not sure if there are any others stack exchanges that this would be more relevant to. I recently purchased the total ...
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Tactics on how to siege a castle in Shogun 2?
It seems that every time I try to manually siege a castle in Shogun 2 Total War, I always get my ass kicked, no matter what tactics I use to siege the castle. Even blowing up the entrance with cannons ...
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How do I inspire more units?
I have noticed that I can only inspire one unit, whereby AI inspires several. Is extra inspiration due to some retinue/attribute/# of stars on the AI? or is it simply because AI is allowed to ...
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Meaning of battle outcomes - i.e Heroic Victory
Is there a guide/meaning to outcome of battles in Shogun 2? For instance, close victory, or heroic victory?
Is there a consequence? For instance, stars increase more with heroic than close? Or other ...
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How do you execute coastal assaults/amphibious landings?
No matter what I've tried I can't execute a coastal assault - ie, land an army from a ship and attack a castle in the same turn. Even if the castle is right there on the coast, the army always just ...
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How do the “anchor” trading ports work?
On the left (south?) of the map there are a collection of foreign trading "anchors". You can put a trading (or any fleet vessel) there. Presumably this is a good thing somehow.
Where can I see the ...
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How to group units without losing custom formation?
I arrange all my units how I want them, then group them (or vice versa). But when I order them to move forward they all wander off in different directions and reform into the default formation. Kinda ...
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Is the looting honour penalty permanent in Shogun 2 Total War?
If your clan loots a province, your daimyo gets a -1 to his Honour rating. Does this ever go away, or does it last for the rest of the game?
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How do retainers work in shogun 2 multiplayer?
How do retainers work exactly in shogun 2 multiplayer?
I see that some experienced players are having only one retainer (or maybe I see only one), usually it is "untrained fugu cook" (-2 to all melee ...
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What does realm divide do in Shogun 2
What are all the effects and how long does it last? Can the effects be influenced in anyway?
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How does the multiplayer matchmaking work in Shogun 2 Total War?
I've tried a couple of battles in Shogun 2 multiplayer, where you choose a province and fight against another player with a fixed budget for your army, starting at 5000 koku.
My question is, are ...
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Why can't I hire more Metsuke in Shogun 2 Total War?
In my single-player, Hard campaign game - I've found that Metsuke (the secret police of Shogun 2) agents are useful to boost income and catch enemy ninja. What confuses me is why I can't hire any more ...
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Where can I find the quotes from the loading screens?
The quotes in Shogun 2 are amazing. But the loading screen loads so fast. Does anybody know where to get the quotes they show there?
