
Campaign length plays a part as there are some technology choices that will not pay off in the shorter campaigns. Captured buildings are usable even without the research to build them so it is a plausible strategy to focus on your strengths and leverage these for diversity. However, most units are unlocked by research, buildings and resources and it takes a long time to unlock all which forces the player will have to make a choice as to where they want to focus their research and the units this gives them access to. bow troops) as well as a small number of faction specific units (e.g. There is army diversity however and it manifests in two ways:įaction speciality consists of bonuses to common units to steer army composition in particular directions (e.g. This applies to all of the campaigns however this guide will focus on the Sengoku Jidai (original) and Gempei War (Rise of the Samurai) campaigns. This is because the game represents what was a civil war between Japanese clans.


Unlike other Total War games, Shogun 2’s factions have a lot in common (barring some exceptions) when it comes to military progression.
