I DO! I just got Empires yesterfay! It's exactally what the title suggests. You have the oppertunity to build YOUR OWN EMPIRE! I've beaten Empires mode one alreday, here's the basics:
-When starting an Empire during a Set story(Yellow turbans, Dong Zhou, etc.) most empires will be started, but you can start your own.
-Hyperwire_2.0 pwns
-When a new empire is begun, you can choose you generals, most will already have been chosen, but whoever's left you can take.
-Wepapons start a default(Boo!)
-Almost every soilder has the ability to use a fourth weapon(Yay!)
-You CAN control default Generals (Cheng Pu, Pey Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, etc.)(Yay!)
-Orders can be given with the D-Pad or at the "Unit Info" menu (Yay!)
-You will not have any items at the begining (Boo!)
-Hyperwire_2.0 totally pwns
-Previous edit characters form DW5XL can be used (Yay!)
-if you were too lazy to create someone last time, you can do it here (Yay!)
-Along the way, gold can be used for purchaseing many different political things
-Allinces can be formed between empires (Yay!)
-Hyperwire_2.0 is a better startagiest and general than you (Yay!)
-Music can be selected for battles, so you can enjoy the sounds of preivous DW games will killing people (Yay!)
-Once at MAX Status, you can control up to 200000 troops(Hellz Yea!)
-Joint attacks between you and and ally can happen if asked
-Stationing your troops is hard in the beginning, but when you learn how, it's cool (Yay!)
-To imvade an enemy empire, you must station troops within one terroriteory's distance(Boo!)
-Hyperwire_2.0 still pwns (Yay!)
Well that's about it, go out ab buy the damn game!
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