
Line infantry, the most common infantry available to European powers, start the game with no access to bayonets.There was no Britain in 1700 England, Ireland and Scotland were three separate countries in a person union until 1707, when England and Scotland joined to become Great Britain, and Ireland wasn't absorbed for nearly another century.The capital of the British Province of New York was New York City, not Albany.There was an attempt at centralization, in the form of the Dominion of New England, but that experiment ended when James II was overthrown in 1688. In Colonial America, Maine was a part of Massachusetts Bay, and New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island were separate colonies. Maine and the rest of New England are separate regions.It wasn't until Woodes Rogers cleared them out that the colony returned to direct British administration. Nassau starts out in 1700 as a British colony, but for most of the first two decades of that century, the Bahamas were a pirate haven.
Although most notable example are steamships at the end of the naval tech tree - which can be achieved around late 1740s with dedicated enough research.
Some units can also be available before they were historically, if player has good economy and research. The flag of the Republican Maratha Confederacy is the same as that of today's India. Quebec, if gaining independence, will use the post-WW2 flag to represent it. The Flag of Prussia, which was not in use before 1895, the flag of Republican Prussia which is modern day German flag. And to be fair, in the year 1700, Moscow was still Russia's capital city. Part of this is the fault of the game's design, which prevents the changing of capitals, which are the only places where the faction-specific capitol buildings can be built. Petersburg in Real Life but can only be built in Moscow in the game. This also includes the Russian unique buildings the Winter Palace and the Kunstkamera museum, which are located in St. Petersburg filled this role from 1713 to 1918. While Moscow was the historical kernel of the Empire and later became a capital once more, St. Empire and Napoleon both feature Moscow as the capital of the Russian Empire. Killing a hundred thousand enemies is called "Bloody Madman", half a million is "Tyrant and Ogre", but killing a million is "Conqueror of All". A Million is a Statistic: Done in the Steam achievements. Amazon Brigade: The Amazons of Dahomey, actual Real Life Bodyguard Babes (albeit appearing slightly too early). Always Chaotic Evil: Pirates are at war with everyone and you can't even engage with them diplomatically.
Alternate History: Take Over the World as Poland? It's in the cards! A united Germany by 1750? Actually pretty easy! Native Americans expelling the European colonists? Go right ahead! All these and more are possible scenarios. #Best empire total war mods series
All Your Powers Combined: The games in the series that came before this one have the Assassin and the Spy as agents.