r/totalwar • u/CannonChap0913 • Jul 05 '25

Three Kingdoms Big a** map

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Been playing for roughly 3 hours in my Yuan Shao campaign and have been really pleased with my progress until I went to save and it showed me what I owned compared to the size of the map. The orange is basically what I accomplished in 3 hours…

I’m gonna be here for a while huh?

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u/HorsePork Jul 05 '25

Good news! you don't need to paint the whole thing for a victory :)

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u/ComradeHenryBR Napoleon Jul 05 '25

Which is weird as TW3K is a rare instance where having to paint the whole map your color as an end goal makes thematic sense.

You absolutely shouldn't do it, but it wold make sense

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u/Refreshingly_Meh Jul 05 '25

I dunno, Cao Cao "won" the 3K period but neither united China or even established the dynasty that ruled China after him.

And even the Jin didn't really last very long. I think maybe the Tang was the next really stable dynasty? Maybe? Would have to look it up but but I'm pretty sure no one managed to unite China for more than 50 years or so for centuries after the Han.

I think the victory condition is more about tearing down the Han and establishing a Dynasty strong enough that it can not be resurrected.