Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Game Guide

Viking's strategic guide. Total War Saga Thrones of Britannia game giude is a collection of tips and solutions for effective play. Here you will find out which faction to choose, how to increase the income of the treasury and food resources, lead an army and maintain public order.

Last update: 14 May 2018

This guide for Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia is a set of tips and hints for another installment of Total War series. The main theme of this entry are times of Vikings and raise of kingdoms on British islands in IX century.

The main focus of the game is to have real-time battles that can feature a huge number of units. You also have a direct control over your army on the strategic map and you can govern your provinces. Players can control numerous factors of their faction: developing provinces, diplomatic relations with other nations or recruiting and commanding their armies. The game also features a lot of internal politics which relies on interactions with important figures in your kingdom (generals and governors). Many paths lead to victory, but most of them come down to waging wars. Our guide contains numerous tips for every aspect of the gameplay.

• Starting tips
• Family and statesmen
• Governing a province
• Warfare
• Factions

Starting tips

These chapters contain information that can help you during your first contact with Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia or when you took a long break from the series. First, you will learn how to move and command your army. Then, you will find out how to establish diplomatic relations and how to increase your income. Also, you can gain knowledge on characters (their roles, stats) and special features of the game such as war fervor and fame.

Family and statesmen

Characters play an important role in Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. Members of your family can become generals and governors while your daughters can be married to someone from an opposing royal family which improves your relationship with that house. Each character has numerous stats and values that have impact on their efficiency.

Governing a province

Here, you can find tips on governing provinces. Each one of them is divided into a few smaller areas that work with each other. Develop those settlements by placing certain buildings and choose right governors to increase your profits and efficiency. Civic technology tree can give you bonuses and access to new ways of developing your towns and villages. Pay attention to public order in your provinces if you don't want to deal with numerous rebellions. The chapters listed below contain information on this topic.

Warfare

Winning a war depends on numerous factors. Number of soldiers, their diversity, generals... Sometimes, capturing new lands may not be the main reason for a war. There are situations where you only have to raid nearby villages or to free a nation. You should also know how to create new armies and recruit additional units. Food is a very important resource because it helps you replenish your army. Also, every faction has a bit different set of available units and technologies.

Factions

What distinguishes Total War from other strategy games is the great number of different playable countries, tribes or kingdoms. This hasn't changed in Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia. You can command one of the Great Britain kingdoms as well as a few Viking factions that have decided to settle down and create their own countries. You can choose from five main faction groups that share similar bonuses, technology and units. Each group consists of two factions.