Clicking on a banner will list all traits within that group, giving a detailed account of the noble’s qualities.Īs mentioned previously, each trait group will list how it affects a character’s Estates. Each trait group is now represented by a banner, with all effects of the traits within listed underneath. Sifting through each character’s history can be cumbersome, which is why we’ve stacked traits into groups. Traits depict the story of each character their upbringing, their personality and the events that have occurred in their lifetime. Beware, however, of dealing with Estates that are not in the king’s possession – nobles are quite attached to their lands and will rarely part with them without repercussions. Moving Estates around has been made easier – clicking on an Estate will grant it to the selected character on the left. Each lord will list the effects that they provide from Estates they own.

We’ve added more weight to managing your Estates, and to help with that we’ve reorganized the Estates interface.

But if you deem the noble ineligible or sense malicious intent, and you ignore their request, their loyalty will start to waiver. Every so often a lord in your faction will ask to be granted Estates, offering a reward in return. The Estate Desire traits, which characters previously gained, have been replaced with requests, directed towards the crown in the form of missions.

The nobles in turn do not sit idly, hoping for deeds to fall in their lap. With the power of land ownership comes a responsibility for the owner to properly tend to his holdings – each Estate will offer a positive effect if given to the proper lord, or a negative one if the noble is not suited to presiding over such lands. However, the system didn’t have as much impact as we’d have liked, which is why Estates have received a rework to better represent a king granting land to his more important lords, thus ensuring their devotion to the crown. The purpose of Estates was to add challenges in managing a kingdom where each noble is playing the game of intrigue, looking to grab more power and land for themselves. Last week we gave you a brief taster of what’s coming up next for A Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia and today we’re ready to share a few more highlights from the forthcoming Steel & Statecraft update.

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