Empire Total War Twitch Stream 3(February 2023)

Royal Sovereign is probably the best answer, although earlier ships near the category make the identification debatable.

A lone British ship runs for the New World rather than accept an unwinnable action against the whole Spanish fleet.

An early land battle combines a defensible height with detached dragoons against the game's firelock-armed citizenry.

A naval action uses a wolf-pack approach to overwhelm ships that are sailing in line and take them as prizes.

The isolated ship accepts a defeat without firing because reaching friendly fleet strength matters more than the result label.

Rebuilding armies competes with restoring trade, while a tax exemption accelerates a settlement's growth and future institutional choices.

A general who mishandles a small cavalry-and-artillery force becomes a campaign liability to his own side, reversing the usual impulse to eliminate enemy leadership.

A brief aside judges Wellesley more successful as a general than as prime minister.

A discussion of fifth rates and enemy fleets turns into a broader point about the recurring quantity-versus-quality problem in war.

A Protestant missionary is useful under the game's rules, while the historical practice is described as neither good nor sensible.

Trade-route choice is tied directly to financing a fleet of third- and fifth-rate warships in the 1730s.

Firelock citizenry stay close to stronger troops and serve as reinforcements rather than the formation's core.

The game's cavalry behavior and ambush setup prompt a distinction between its combat AI and historical Indigenous warfare.

Armies depleted in the conquest of Canada must rebuild against a strong in-game Iroquois force while Albany gains defenses and warship capacity.

A steady infantry advance is used to eliminate an enemy three-star general before his army can become a more serious threat.

A British squadron divides its ships among a pirate fourth rate, brigs, a sloop, and a galleon in another capture-focused action.

Cabinet appointments turn administrative competence into a scarce campaign resource, especially when the Treasury lacks a suitable minister.

Yes, within limits: Pepys was corrupt enough to benefit personally but not so corrupt that he stopped the administration doing what it needed to do.

A dry dock unlocks third-rate flagships and turns shipyard investment into a route toward a stronger battle fleet.

Research into reformed naval administration enables a Naval College, which in turn permits first-rate construction at selected yards.

Infantry fixes an enemy on a central height while artillery and cavalry move toward a more favorable approach.

A fleeing in-game chief prompts a correction of the game's Pueblo geography and its portrayal of Indigenous commanders abandoning their troops.

The campaign's North American trade reaches Britain through the Irish Sea while Newfoundland is planned as a base for global trade vessels.

A rapid local victory is planned around retaining the general and artillery for a subsequent move on Philadelphia.

Galleons may be outclassed in some roles, but their large crews make them useful boarding and prize-taking vessels.

The map's easy land approach to Gibraltar prompts an explanation of why the real position is far harder to seize from land.

Unable to challenge the largest enemy fleet, the British squadron turns toward a weaker blockade whose removal would restore revenue.

French blockades reduce trade revenue to zero, preventing construction of the third rate that could overmatch their separate squadrons.

A gameplay order becomes an English Civil War comparison between Cromwellian cavalry held under control and Prince Rupert's horsemen ranging beyond the army's immediate needs.

War and uncertain finances make the wrong governor's building preferable to a disruptive replacement.

Multiple American line-infantry units turn professionalization into the central threat to British control of North America in the scenario.

Negative income and four simultaneous wars force negotiations that trade minor concessions for peace while protecting Maine and Jamaica.

A final fleet action aims to destroy, rather than capture, the ships blockading British trade and relieve the campaign's financial pressure.