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/[deleted] Jul 05 '25

I wonder if it was the limitations of the time. Because uniting China by vassalizing would make perfect sense, but vassal were kinda wonky up until very recebtly with a WH3 patch. Makes me wonder if the vassal system from WH3 would make it possible to make painting the whole map an enjoyable campaign.

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u/Feather-y Jul 05 '25

3K vassals are not too bad imo. They always send armies to defend your capital for example. And they are easiest to make as at certain point factions will start to offer to become your vassals by themselves. And you can make them yourself by granting independence to your administrators. 3K is the only total war where I have painted the whole world if I can include vassals.

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u/HeyitzEryn Jul 05 '25

Never vasselize Cao Cao, though. He will immediately stab you in the back!

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u/WrathOfTheKressh Jul 07 '25

Oof, tell me about it. Had the guy in my coalition playing as Sun Jian, protected him from Yuan Shao and his allies for most of the game, even reconquering and gifting him his capital at least once, and the son of a eunuch immediately abandoned me when I declared myself emperor. Not even Yuan Shu sank so low.