Total War Attila to have better army management mechanics than Rome 2

The game is expected to arrive in 2015.

The popular game by Creative Assembly Total War Attila is still under development, the ancestor to this game Total War Rome 2 was set in the glorified background of ancient Rome with the players being the rulers of their territory, the game was expected to have better customization options for our legions and armies, but what we got instead were poor attempts that left a bad taste in players’ mouths.

The game’s makers have now deemed to have made some amends in this regard in their upcoming sequel. They have designed a new interface for the game-making character and army management as their main focus. Due to the re-introduction of the family tree, your generals will be able to marry and have children. Wives will provide extra attributes, just like in previous games.

What is interesting, however, is how the game is treating retainers. Instead of each general having their own stable of retainers, it would appear your faction, instead, will accumulate the stable of retainers and your generals will be able to equip one retainer at a time for specific bonuses at specific times. They will also be able to equip a weapon and apparel as part of their “household.”

Brand new feature “Army Integrity” is available in the game

A brand new feature to the series is “army integrity” which basically determines the loyalty and morale of your army. If army integrity falls too low, the army will rebel and cause a civil war, just as disloyal generals would when their loyalty becomes too low. In order to help counteract this, you will now be able to decimate your army, killing off ten percent of your troops for a boost in integrity, something that actually happened historically in Roman legions.

Other interesting things to note, include the apparent removal of the pseudo-wall painting unit cards in favor of unit cards that better show the appearance of the unit on the field.

Total War Attila is set to be released on the 17th of February, 2015 for PC, you can view the special trailer featuring the Army Management Mechanism right here.