History VideoGame / ThrawnsRevenge

In December 2018, it was revealed a prequel known as ''[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-thrawns-revenge-iii Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III]]'' (later renamed as ''Empire at War Expanded: Fall of the Republic'', with Empire at War Expanded serving as the common name for EAW mods from the Thrawn's Revenge team) is in development. It is a mod for Forces of Corruption, same as Thrawn's Revenge, and takes place during the Clone Wars. Several DummiedOut soundfiles of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Clone Troopers, and the ARC-170 (plus an empty General Grievous folder) can be found in the files for Version 2.3 of ''Thrawn's Revenge'', likely early framework for ''Fall of the Republic''. It was released in January 2020, and it included a host of features that will also appear in Thrawn's Revenge, such as allied states and fleet repair. Other mods announced are ''Revan's Revenge'' (covering the Old Republic era, starting with the Mandalorian Wars) and ''Imperial Reign'' (covering the Galactic Civil War).

** 3.2 Version and Imperial Legitimacy brings to additional examples to the table: an Imperial Player (Imperial Remnant or Warlord Faction) integrating the Imeprial Remnant with this mechanic will unlock the recruitment of Stormtroopers. Integrating the Greater Maldrood will likewise allow the recruitment of Victory II Crimson Command Star Destroyers.

In December 2018, it was revealed a prequel known as ''[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-thrawns-revenge-iii Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III]]'' is in development. It is a mod for Forces of Corruption, same as Thrawn's Revenge, and takes place during the Clone Wars. Several DummiedOut soundfiles of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Clone Troopers, and the ARC-170 (plus an empty General Grievous folder) can be found in the files for Version 2.3 of ''Thrawn's Revenge'', likely early framework for ''Fall of the Republic''. It was released in January 2020, and it included a host of features that will also appear in Thrawn's Revenge, such as allied states and fleet repair.

** Of course, if you are playing as the Imperial Remnant, they become your [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonists]].

** [[Literature/XWingSeries Sate Pestage]] and [[Literature/XWingSeries Director Ysanne Isard]] (Era 1, 6-7 ABY) Pestage is a leader unit with no fighting ability, like Mon Mothma. Isard commands the Lusankya, an Executor-class Star Dreadnought.
** [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Grand Admiral Thrawn]] (Era 2, 9 ABY) Commands the Chimaera, an Imperial II-class Star Destroyer.
** [[ComicBook/DarkEmpire Reborn Emperor Palpatine]] and [[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonEmpire Carnor Jax]] (Era 3, 10-11 ABY) Palpatine and Jax are ground units, but the Eclipse can be built on Byss.
** [[Literature/JediAcademyTrilogy Admiral Natasi Daala]] (Era 4, 12 ABY) Commands the Knight Hammer, an Executor-class Star Dreadnought.
** [[Literature/HandOfThrawn Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon]] (Era 5, 17-19 ABY) Commands the Chimaera.

** Upon reaching era 3 Admiral Gial Ackbar trades in his old Home One, an [=MC80=] Home One-type star Cruiser, for the Galactic Voyager, a newer and more powerful [=MC90=] Star Cruiser. This ship change also makes him one of the few Hero units that can come back after being killed in a multi-era campaign, if Home One was destroyed prior to reaching era 3.
** In era 5 Booster Terrik can upgrade his Errant Venture into a fully functional Imperial-class Star Destroyer, adding in its missing weapons and even giving it a custom red paint job!

*** Unless you [[ZergRush mass-produce]] TIE Defenders for their [[ElectroMagneticPulse shield-wrecking]] [[MacrossMissileMassacre missile-spamming]] [[BeamSpam Beam Spamming]] [[ThisIsGonnaSuck goodness.]]

* FinalDeath: In the original games, if a Hero is defeated in battle, they're unusable for a period of time. In ''Thrawn's Revenge'', if a hero is defeated in battle, they're KilledOffForReal.

* Nerf: Version 2.3 removed several factions' initial Super Star Destroyers from Era 1 galactic conquests. Now only Zsinj starts with a free Executor. The other "canon" SSDs now have special requirements before they appear.

* [[RightfulKingReturns Rightful Sith Lord Returns]]: Palpatine in Era 3
* SelfImposedChallenge: Go ahead, ''try'' playing the Imperial Remnant, advancing to Era 5 as quickly as possible, then conquering the galaxy.

** The AI in general uses its Heroes as its main attack forces. While this can shift over into DemonicSpiders for factions with lots of strong heroes (the Empire of the Hand, notably), killing said heroes largely neuters that faction's offensive ability. Some factions, especially on lower difficulties, seemingly give up attacking completely once they lose certain key heroes.

** In newer versions, capturing certain planets and maxing out influence on those planets allows you to build normally exclusive ships. For instance, you can build Battle Dragons at a loyal Hapes or Keldabes at Mandalore. This is intended to be expanded as the mod develops, but due to balance issues and it being considered an overused ship, it's unlikely the New Republic will be able to build [[=ISDs=]].

** In newer versions, capturing certain planets and maxing out influence on those planets allows you to build normally exclusive ships. For instance, you can build Battle Dragons at a loyal Hapes or Keldabes at Mandalore. This is intended to be expanded as the mod develops, but due to balance issues and it being considered an overused ship, it's unlikely the New Republic will be able to build ISDs.

* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: The Pentastar Alignment uses a lot of Clone Wars era technology. Including [[MacrossMissileMassacre Hailfire Droids]], Munificent-class star frigates, and LAAT Gunships. The Corporate sector also uses rather outdated transport vessels that have been converted to warships, such as Lucrehulks and Bulwarks.
** As the Impererial Remnant "advances" through eras, they pick up more older ships. Era 4 (under the command of Admiral Daala) sees the return of the ''Venator''-class Star Destroyer from ''Revenge Of The Sith''.

* NintendoHard: Several of the gameplay changes have made the game more difficult. Your shipyards are now virtually defenseless on their own and require dedicated protection. In space, warheads no longer bypass shields. Infantry units are more fragile than ever. Minor Heroes are gone. Major Heroes die permanently. The AI has virtually unlimited credits. And the term “Raid Fleet” now refers to unaffiliated enemy fleets randomly ambushing you in the middle of a space battle, though if playing as the New Republic, if you anticipate them, you can let them and the enemy fleet tear each other apart, and then mop up.

* BoringButPractical: The Republic's Nebula-class Star Destroyers and Endurance-class carriers are both durable and powerful. Why they have no special abilities and their head-to-head power will always be outclassed at an individual level, the late-era Republic's deep economy and two administrator player characters (Ponc Gavrisom and Leia Organa) means you can quickly deploy many of these ships and use them in concert to overwhelm individually more powerful ships. Their fighter compliment, with E-Wings, Defenders, and K-Wings, also ensured that they would utterly murder all other ships or fighters coming their way, baring overwhelming numbers.
* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: The Pentastar Alignment uses a lot of Clone Wars era technology. Including [[MacrossMissileMassacre Hailfire Droids]], Lucrehulk Freighters, and LAAT Gunships.

In December 2018, it was revealed a prequel known as ''[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-thrawns-revenge-iii Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III]]'' is in development. It is a mod for Forces of Corruption, same as Thrawn's Revenge, and takes place during the Clone Wars. Several DummiedOut soundfiles of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Clone Troopers, and the ARC-170 (plus an empty General Grievous folder) can be found in the files for Version 2.3 of ''Thrawn's Revenge'', likely early framework for ''Fall of the Republic''. It was released in January 2020, and it included a host of features that will also appear in Thrawn's Revenge.

In December 2018, it was revealed a prequel known as ''[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-thrawns-revenge-iii Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III]]'' is in development. It is a mod for Forces of Corruption, same as Thrawn's Revenge, and takes place during the Clone Wars. Several DummiedOut soundfiles of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Clone Troopers, and the ARC-170 (plus an empty General Grievous folder) can be found in the files for Version 2.3 of ''Thrawn's Revenge'', likely early framework for ''Fall of the Republic''.

* BigBad: Five of them! Each era sees a new leader of the Imperial Remnant. They are:

** [[Literature/XWingSeries Director Sate Pestage]] and [[Literature/XWingSeries Director Ysanne Isard]] (Era 1, 6-7 ABY) Pestage is a leader unit with no fighting ability. Isard commands the Lusankya, an Executor-class Star Dreadnought.

** [[Literature/XWingSeries Director Ysanne Isard]] (Era 1, 6-7 ABY) Commands the Lusankya, an Executor-class Star Dreadnought.

** [[ComicBook/DarkEmpire Reborn Emperor Palpatine]] (Era 3, 10-11 ABY) Commands the Eclipse.

In December 2018, it's given a prequel known as ''[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-thrawns-revenge-iii Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III]]''. Which is set during the Clone Wars. Which is once again a ''Forces of Corruption'' mod. Several DummiedOut soundfiles of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Clone Troopers, and the ARC-170 (plus an empty General Grievous folder) can be found in the files for Version 2.3 of ''Thrawn's Revenge'', likely early framework for ''Fall of the Republic''.

* ColorCodedArmies: Of the Color Coded Mooks and Indicator kind. For the major factions, New Republic is orange, Imperial Remnant is green, Empire of the Hand is ice blue, and Pentastar Alignment is navy blue. For the minor factions, the Duskhan League has a greenish-yellow, Neutral forces or Warlords (depending on the Campaign) would be brown, and Raid Fleets are red.

** Averted in future versions, which will give you the option to instead advance era.

* FinalDeath: In the original games, if a Hero is defeated in battle, they're unusable for a period of time. In ''Thrawn's Revenge'', if a hero is defeated in battle, they're gone for good.

In December 2018, it's given a prequel known as ''[[https://www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-thrawns-revenge-iii Fall of the Republic: Thrawn's Revenge III]]''. Which is set during the Clone Wars. Which is once again a ''Forces of Corruption'' mod.