Greetings! This week, were delving into the final Legendary Lord to arrive in Thrones of Decay, for doing otherwise would end up with each and every one of our names in the Dammaz Kron. The Dwarfs are taking grand engineering to the next level, and with the caliber of mighty machines this guy builds, you'd be wise not to find yourself in the Great Book of Grudges. Introducing... Malakai Makaisson!

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"Mysterious, powerful... and a bit creepy." It's time to get better acquainted with the Graveyard Rose in our Elspeth von Draken gameplay showcase. (Did we mention she wields a dragon laser?!) [previewyoutube=qoR10nc2zcE;full][/previewyoutube] The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, drop by our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord

Greetings! Were back this week with our second deep dive into Thrones of Decay. Having royally infested ourselves with Nurgles blessing last time, we thought it appropriate to take a refreshing trip to the Gardens of Morr with the Empires latest Legendary Lord; Elspeth von Draken. And though you may have heard some rumblings already, were delighted to confirm that Thrones of Decay will be releasing on the 30th of April. You can check out the introduction to Thrones of Decay and Tamurkhan, The Maggot Lord here, as well as the Nurgle Showcase on the official Total War YouTube channel.

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"Tanky, disgusting, inevitable." Get a closer look (but not too close ) at Thrones of Decay's glorious Maggot Lord in our Tamurkhan gameplay showcase! [previewyoutube=UK0hu8gYpho;full][/previewyoutube] The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, drop by our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord

Greetings! Decay is rolling through the known world of Warhammer, and 3 new Legendary Lords have emerged to push ingenuity and conflict into a new dawn, alongside a suite of new units, lords, heroes, campaign mechanics, and more! Thrones of Decay, our latest paid expansion, will be arriving in Total War: WARHAMMER III alongside Update 5.0. As promised, youll know exactly whats coming in Thrones of Decay before you see a Buy Now button, so let's unearth our latest arrivals; those of invention, of amethyst, and of pestilence. Check out the announcement trailer below: [previewyoutube=Mv4sOuRWIT0;full][/previewyoutube] This week, were delving into the first Legendary Lord to arrive in Thrones of Decay. One of Nurgles greatest champions, the infested Master of Hosts and Bringer of Desolation, the Maggot Lord himself; Tamurkhan. As the stuff of lie and legend, tales of the savage commander trail back for millennia, so, its best we set the record straight and meet an infested warlord for the ages.

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Greetings WARHAMMER III fans, Get ready for a showdown of magic, maggots and mohawks. Thrones of Decay arrives later this Spring, starring: Elspeth von Draken Tamurkhan, the Maggot Lord Malakai Makaisson ...and more! Watch the trailer: [previewyoutube=Mv4sOuRWIT0;full][/previewyoutube] In case you missed it, with Thrones of Decay you'll have the choice between purchasing the full DLC bundle or each faction's content individually. You can read more about how this works here. Wishlist now: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/39887/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III__Thrones_of_Decay https://store.steampowered.com/app/2325832/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III__Elspeth__Thrones_of_Decay https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III__Malakai__Thrones_of_Decay https://store.steampowered.com/app/2891700/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III__Tamurkhan__Thrones_of_Decay Be sure to check back tomorrow as we introduce you to the first of our new Legendary Lords (the Maggot Lord, to be precise) - Tamurkhan! The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, drop by our official social channels. Steam Discussions X Facebook Instagram Discord

Greetings! We're deploying a new hotfix, 4.2.3, to tackle some more bugs and fixes within Total War: WARHAMMER III. Here's what we've got:

• Fixed a High Elf battle map that was offset, causing reinforcements to appear behind hard collision.
• Fixed Ghoritch not displaying correctly in Throt's quest battle "Whip of Damnation."
• Fixed an issue in Wulfrik the Wanderer's quest battle "Sword of Torgald" where reinforcements were not entering the battle.
• Fixed an issue in Orion's quest battle "Horn of the Wild" where the constant damage applied to the player was too intense.
• The Vampire Coast Gunnery Wight Hero now correctly uses all 5 model variations in the campaign.
• Drycha's "Stolen Power" trait now correctly applies to all tree-type units.
• Fixed Nakai's settlement occupation option tooltips which were listing the wrong units that they are applied to. (thanks Zerkovich - great video!)
• Fixed a missing tooltip to the Chivalry cost in the Bretonnia technology tree.
• Fixed the Boon of Chaos "Chaos Knight Leader" which was not functioning for Exalted Heroes of Khorne or Tzeentch.
• Fixed Vampire Coast having the wrong landmark building in the Black Pyramid of Nagash settlement.
• Fixed an issue where the Daemon Prince had two port building chains in the Fu-Chow settlement.
• The "Arcane Exemplar" boon of chaos for Tzeentch characters had the stated unlock condition of "End your turn with less than 30 Winds of Magic reserves" but also unlocked when ranking up in channeling stance. The text and requirement have been updated to be just ranking up in the channelling stance.
• The Norsca technologies that increase sacking income from specific races now apply to all races that had relevant follow-up technologies.
• Fixed the Star Chamber building increasing all Lord ranks rather than just Slann Mage Priests when replacing Lords.
• The Tzeentch redline skill "Incendiary Ascent" now gives a bonus to missile strength of Flamer-type units rather than weapon strength.
• Replaced Repanse's combat skill "Indomitable" (leadership bonus) with "Tenacity" (hitpoints bonus) as she has a skill that grants the Unbreakable attribute, making it redundant.
• Fixed the "Dark Portal" Gift of Chaos not applying to Daemon Prince and characters mounted on the Chaos Warshrine.
• Fixed missing faction colourings on unit cards and portraits for Druzhina, Celestial General, Hag Witch, and Doombull.
• The Cathay technology "Administrative Subsidies" now correctly lists the Peasant Horsemen unit in the effect description.
• The Gate Master's "Bulwark of the Gate" ability now properly disables when he moves.
• Added the Changebringers unit to the Daemon Prince skills "Commanding Change" and "Barrier of Flame."
• Fixed the Kislev red line skill "Skirmisher Traditions" applying to Kislevite Warrior units below rank 7 and applying to the Regiment of Renown units twice.
• Aekold Helbrass's skill "Thornshroud Brethren" now also applies to the Knights of Immolation Regiment of Renown unit.
• Fixed the Cathay trait "Wise" not having the same effects for both Heroes and Lords. (Lords now get the spell intensity bonus, too.)
• Greenskin factions now correctly start campaigns with the technology "Waaagh!" unlocked.
• Fixed an issue where income could decrease after owning a huge number of settlements.
• Fixed an issue where Saytang's flame VFX in the character details UI lacked transparency, unlike its campaign map model. Flames along the wings now display correctly with the intended transparency effect.
• Resolved an issue causing unnatural arm and leg twists in Druzhina's idle shooting stance animation.
• Fixed a visual clipping issue where the saddle of a warhorse intersected with the gate master's model during mounting. The saddle now correctly sits on the warhorse without clipping through the gate master.
• Fix characters in pre or post battle sometimes displaying the wrong scale or position.
• Fixed an issue with the Grace of Quai Yin Regiment of Renown unit where the model would glitch when viewed close up.
• Corrected an issue where the 3D porthole animation for an Ice Witch, regardless of variant, did not play while mounted on an Ice Wyrm. The Ice Witch now animates properly in the 3D porthole when mounted.
• Fixed issue with Gatemaster on horse only firing once. Now fires twice in his fire animation.
• Fixed an issue where the mounted Druzhina did not dock his bow correctly when dying with the bow in hand.
• Corrected the animation issue causing the Gate Master's cape to clip during running.
• Yuan Bo's Dragon skeleton no longer leaks out of his body during matched combat.
• Improved stability by fixing crashes related to GPU device lost events and improved recovery mechanisms after device lost events.
• Addressed an issue where Volkmar the Grim's staff did not display blood during battle. The staff now visually accumulates blood as expected in combat scenarios.
• When performing the Rite of Allegiance as Nakai, the attrition will now correctly apply only to enemies of the Defenders of the Great Plan, rather than all factions within their territory.
• Fixed the capture weight of Malicious Treemen.
• Fixed a flickering which can appear on the screen when looking in the general direction of the cave entrance in Forge of Souls.
• Vampire Fleet Captains with Polearms now have the Charge Defence vs Large and Charge Reflect attributes.
• Astragoth Ironhand Set bonus:
  • Black Hammer of Hashut cooldown: 40% 33%
  • Armour: +20 +10
• Fixed the Melee Profile and Physical Resistance amount of several Ethereal Units.
• Fixed non Black Ark lords appearing in the Black Ark recruitment menu.
• Readying up in multiplayer battles now immediately locks your army UI to prevent you from making edits that look like they are being carried out but actually aren't.
• Removed splash attacks from the Akshina Ambushers.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when resolving a battle during the end of a turn.
• Fixed an issue with Skaven Warpfire Throwers when transitioning between walking and running animations.
• Fixed Kairos's skill "Bewitching Potency" not applying "Mastery of the Elemental Winds" to Cultists mounted on Warshrines.

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Hi everyone, With the full reveal of Thrones of Decay starting next week and continuing through April, I wanted to talk with you all about some pricing changes that were making for this DLC that we thought would be good to share ahead of our usual reveal business. With Thrones of Decay, we'll be making a one-time change to the way in which we release our DLC, which will give you more choice in how you purchase your content. As announced last year, Thrones of Decay welcomes all-new content for the Empire, Dwarfs and Nurgle, and were happy to reveal that each faction's new content will be available to purchase either as a complete bundle, or on an individual basis, i.e. if you only want to play as the Empire, you can buy this section of the DLC as a standalone purchase rather than having to buy everything, allowing you to pick and choose what you want to play. You can read more details on how this will work in our blog right here:

Looking Ahead to WARHAMMER III: Thrones of Decay

Greetings! Today we're bringing you Hotfix 4.2.2 for Total War: WARHAMMER III, which tackles a few bugs, crashes, glitches, and more. Here's what we've got:

• We've made some visual adjustments to Saytang to ensure lore authenticity, aligning it with the concept art we previously shared within our blog "Patch 4.2 Shadows of Change Content Additions Part 1: Cathay".
• Fixed a crash that could occur during Sea Encounters.
• Various Griffons have grabbed a slice of the Upelkuchen cake and are no longer shrunken on the Campaign map.
• Replaced Assault Unit (Deal damage to one unit in the target army) with Assault Units (Deal damage spread across a random portion of units in the target army) for all characters. This affects the following heroes:
  • River Troll Hags
  • Skink Oracles
  • Empire Battle Wizards
  • Necromancers
  • Glade Captains
  • Vlad Von Carstein (As a Hero)
  • Frost Maidens
  • Iridescent Horrors
• Fixed an issue where the Changeling's Trickster Cults would be revealed when any army (including enemy armies) retreats from a pre-battle involving the Changeling.
• Melee units now have a bit of an easier time pinning down Katarin's sled.
• Katarin's sled can now be more reliably targeted by missile weapons.
• Fixed a specific issue where Legendary Heroes would not spawn if the army they intended to spawn at (usually the faction leader) was in a settlement that was under siege. We have noticed some additional edge cases of Legendary Heroes failing to spawn which we are currently investigating.
• Fixed Vlad and Isabella von Carstein not being able to scout ruins when they are Heroes.
• Fixed Vlad von Carstein not spreading growth as a Hero.
• Celestial Lion is now a High Threat target. (All single entities are High Threat targets and take focused damage when caught in a splash attack.)
• Saytang, The Watcher causes Terror, but hasn't been causing Fear as intended. We're not sure the dictionary supports our position on the difference, but Saytang is too scary for us to tell him no, so, he now causes both Fear and Terror.
• Fixed the Cathay technology "Yin Hex" displaying melee units in its tooltip despite it only applying to ranged units.
• Raknik Spiderclaw can now equip the Spider Banner magic standard, as the spider gods intended.
• Beastmen advanced recruitment horde buildings now correctly appear in their own group.
• Fixed an issue with Bretonnia Lords where their unit cards did not match their 3D model.
• Druzhina now flips a coin during one of his idle animations instead of simply miming the act.
• Fixed an issue in the Sisters of Twilight quest battle "Search for Ceithin-Har" where the herdstone buildings could be manually targeted and destroyed by ranged units.
• Caravan Master skills that modify encounters (e.g. amount of Cargo paid as a toll or the chance of an Ambush Battle occurring) are now correctly calculated with each skill level.
• Fixed Drycha not receiving the "Stolen Power" trait when unlocking Coeddil.
• Fixed instances of Heinrich Kemmler's portrait being extremely wide.
• Fixed Ulrika Magdova's porthole being too zoomed out.
• The 3D porthole for the Chaos Lord of Tzeentch on a Disc of Tzeentch no longer focuses exclusively on his crotch.
• Clan Skrat's faction leader Metastorm is now properly generated with both a face and a name.
• The Kislev red line skill "Creatures of the Land" now correctly states that it applies to Frost Wyrm units.
• The Bretonnian vow "Pledge to Campaign" (win a siege battle in a desert or jungle climate) can now be completed when reinforcing in battle.
• Added the missing Chaos Warshrine mount to the Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch (Metal).
• Renamed the Grand Cathay technology "Nan-Gau Polearms" to "Nan-Gau Weaponry" to better reflect the effects it provides.
• The Chaos Sorcerer and Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch (Metal) now correctly have the "Prismatic Plurality" skill instead of "Evasion" on their magic line.
• The Lizardmen Exotic Animals resource building now also affects Feral Troglodons.
• The Lizardmen Exotic Animals resource building has a hidden effect reducing Recruitment costs - this effect is now visible.
• The Hexoatl landmark building Blessed Incubator now also affects Feral Troglodon and Dread Saurian units.
• When using the MS store version of DaVe, reprocessing the campaign no longer breaks frontend faction selection.
• Fixed the camera clipping into the terrain in the intro cutscene to Grombrindal's quest battle "Rune Helm of Zhufbar".

Greetings! We've been delighted with the response to the Shadows of Change update released in 4.2.0 back in February, and we're jumping back in with a new hotfix to keep polishing things up. Firstly, to correct an error from the 4.2 patch notes, we mistakenly listed Pavane of Slaanesh as losing access to Rampage, which is not the case. Instead, Rampage was removed from Hysterical Frenzy, and Pavane can continue to cause Rampage to their heart's content. Now for the rest:

• CELESTIAL GENERAL [Mount: CELESTIAL LION]
  • Hit Points 5868 6584
  • Melee Attack 42 50
  • Weapon Strength 450 470
  • Charge Bonus 46 65
• CELESTIAL LION
  • Hit Points 5468 6268
  • Charge Bonus 46 65
• PATRIARCH
  • No longer has access to the Brazier of Dazh item in multiplayer battles.
• KAIROS FATEWEAVER
  • Replaced Regrowth with Birona's Timewarp in multiplayer battles.
• Fixed an issue where the Chaos Lord of Tzeentch's Mark of Chaos costs were not being reduced with his character rank.
• Fixed an instance where the mission chain to unlock the Blue Scribes would sometimes not progress after the first mission.
• Added the "Wounds" passive ability to the Frost Wyrm unit.
• The Blue Scribes now have access to the Lore of the Hag spells via their skill tree.
• Fixed the Chaos Lord of Tzeentch not using one of the head variations in campaign.
• Fixed an issue where some newly added ancillaries were being lost during campaign gameplay.
• Fixed the Druzhina's skill "Speaks to the Forest" applying Regeneration to all units rather than just Hag Witch Heroes.
• The Daemon Prince of Tzeentch will now receive the "Ascended Lord" trait when upgraded from a Chaos Lord of Tzeentch.
• Fixed the persistent VFX for Flamers, Changebringers, Exalted Flamers, and The Burning Chariot. Now the blue / pink fire is attached to the correct parts of the model.
• Fixed an issue where the Changebringers, Chaos Lord and Exalted Hero of Tzeentch did not have the the Disc of Tzeentch VFX attached to them.
• Fixed an issue where the Gate Master could sometimes start a battle with the abilities "Bulwark of the Gate" and "Bastion's Defenders" despite not having them unlocked via the skill tree.
• Added an initial 30 and 60 second delay to Feral Rage 1 and 2 becoming active, preventing Rampage from triggering immediately when the battle starts. We have some further improvements to how Rampage interacts with starting health state being planned, so, keep your eyes peeled for those.
• Zhao Ming's unique skills that give bonuses to melee units now also apply to the Celestial Lion and Great Moon Bird units.
• Fixed an issue preventing the Exalted Hero of Tzeentch from being able to attack other flying units while mounted on a Disc of Tzeentch.
• Removed the effects from Yuan Bo's unique skill "Armies of the Celestial Court" that had become innate to some units, e.g. Spell Resistance for Jet Lions and Mastery of the Elemental Winds for Jade Lions.
• Yuan Bo's unique skill "Armies of the Celestial Court" now grants Flammable attacks to the Great Moon Bird, and we've also upped the Bonus vs. Infantry on this skill from +8 to +10 for all Celestial Court units.
• Fixed an issue where the Celestial Lion was receiving bonuses via Saytang's skill tree that were only intended for Jade and Jet Lion units.
• Gate Master had an Arcane item slot despite not being a caster, so he's handed the privilege back to the Shugengan.
• To avoid overlap with the Exalted Hero of Tzeentch, the Iridescent Horror Hero's actions have been changed to the following:
  • Embed Hero - Replenish Troops
  • Constant Local Effect - Stimulate Growth
  • Target Settlement - Damage Building
  • Target Hero - Wound
  • Target Army - Assault Unit (unchanged)
• Fixed the Beastmen skill "Breakneck Charioteers" not applying Fear and Terror attributes to the correct chariot units.
• Fixed Rakarth's rite "Convocation of Hunters" not increasing physical resistance for Hydra units.
• Fixed the Warriors of Chaos skill "Hammer into Anvil" not applying to Gorebeast Chariot units and erroneously applying to Bloodcrushers of Khorne.
• Fixed the Warriors of Chaos skill "Speed & Malice" not applying to Hellstrider units.
• Fixed an effect that reduced the recruitment cost of Greenskin Troll units not applying to all types of Troll unit.
• Fixed a number of effects that were not applying to all three types of Necropolis Knights units.
• Fixed instances of Norsca Monster Hunt chains aborting when capturing a settlement that had a mission to raid the region.
• Ostankya's "Whiff of Madness" Hex now only applies as long as the cursed unit remains in melee.
• The Hag Witch skill "Wildkeeper" now affects Frost Wyrms.
• Fixed a number of building effects that were providing the wrong values when damaged or ruined.
• Fixed cases of Norsca faction leaders having blank names.
• Fixed Ariel's porthole being too zoomed in.
• Fixed an issue in the Sisters of Twilight quest battle "Search for Ceithin-Har" where the enemy reinforcements were entering at the wrong positions at the wrong time.
• Fixed an issue where the number of Centigors of Tzeentch in the Warriors of Chaos recruitment pool could get excessively large.
• Added missing Assembly Kit html files from Patch 4.1.
• Fixed an issue where the audio mixer state could briefly be incorrectly set during AI agent actions.
• Fixed an issue that allowed certain units, like Mother Ostankya, to attack buildings outside of their missile range.
• Centigors and their variants no longer share the same visuals as their RoR counterparts.
• The Changeling is a touch too immortal to play against, so we're making some tweaks to make him easier to catch:
  • When the Changeling loses a battle, if there is a Trickster Cult within that region, it will be revealed to the settlement owner.
  • When the Changeling loses all of his armies, all Trickster Cults will be revealed to the settlement owners.
  • Fixed an issue where the Changeling's armies could become hidden despite being in Raiding stance.
  • An additional effect has been added to his Raiding stance to make it clear that the army will always be visible when in that stance.
  • The Protection building chain will now reveal any hidden armies (i.e. armies belonging to the Changeling) in the local region.

Greetings! The Shadows of Change are expanding For those not in the know, with the release of Patch 4.2.0 tomorrow for Total War: WARHAMMER III, the Tzeentch, Cathay and Kislev content pack released back in August of last year will be receiving some additional content! This content will be free for all owners of Shadows of Change, whether past, present or future. Well go into whats arriving in WARHAMMER III during these patch notes, but if youd like a more detailed look at not only the new arrivals to the game, but how they were conjured up as well as some other intel, you can swing over to a trio of blog posts penned by WARHAMMER IIIs own Senior Game Director, Rich Aldridge: Shadows of Change Update: Part 1 - Grand Cathay Shadows of Change Update: Part 2 - Tzeentch Shadows of Change Update: Part 3 - Kislev Before we kick things off good and proper, here are some highlights from our latest offering:

• New units, heroes and spells have emerged in the Shadows of Change!
• Flashbangs be gone with some tweaks to excessive bloom.
• Push Grand Cathay to its limits with the technology tree rebalance.
• Embrace fury with changes to Rampage.
• A suite of tweaks and fixes for UI, visuals, bugs and more.

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Hi everyone, Before I get into all the details about what to expect with Kislev, I'm excited to confirm that Patch 4.2 will launch on Thursday, February 22. As I alluded to in our last blog on Tzeentch, the team have been working hard to get this exciting new content into your hands and we can't wait to hear what you think. Next week, we're thrilled to say that Black Library author David Guymer is back with a brand new short story on the Witch of Kislev, and on Wednesday, we'll be publishing the full Patch Notes for Patch 4.2 so that you can get caught up on what to expect when this all new content drops for Shadows of Change. Before we dive straight into things, if you haven't already, check out our [url https://totalwar.com/blog/wh3-soc-update-cathay]Grand Cathay and [url https://totalwar.com/blog/wh3-soc-update-tzeentch]Tzeentch blogs to see what else is coming to Shadows of Change in Patch 4.2. Let's get to it!

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Hi everyone, Before I get into the details on the new additions for Tzeentch, I wanted to talk to you about the release date and where we are as of today. The team are still working flat out to finish things up and we found a few things at the start of this week that we need to address before handing things over to you. I'm really pleased to say that the team is making great progress through these last few changes and we are still on track to release to you later this month, but the release won't be this week (which we had originally been trying really hard to hit). I'll be back later this week with more information on the extra characters and units coming to Kislev, as well as to update you further on the release plans. Before we dive straight into things, if you haven't read the last blog entry which focused on Grand Cathay, you can do so here.

Tzeentch Additions

Hi everyone, Im Richard Aldridge, Game Director for Total War: WARHAMMER. Today I want to share some news with you on the new content that will be arriving soon for Shadows of Change with Patch 4.2 - free for existing owners, and bolstering the DLC for anyone picking it up post Patch 4.2. Ill be covering what you can expect going forward from the Total War: WARHAMMER series, taking a peek behind the curtain as to how we go about planning, creating and making our DLCs, and having a close look at the new additions Grand Cathay will be receiving as a part of the 4.2 update.

Reflecting on Shadows of Change

What to expect moving forward

• 3 Legendary Lords Each playable in the Realms of Chaos and Immortal Empires campaigns
• Unique gameplay mechanics for each legendary lord
• 3 Legendary Heroes One per race
• 3 Lords One per race
• 3 Heroes One per race
• 5 Units (Infantry/Cavalry/Monsters/etc) per race
• 3 Regiments of Renown per race
• 1 FREELC Character (Aekold Helbrass for Shadows of Change and a Legendary Lord for Thrones of Decay)

• New Spell Lore*
• New Mounts*
• New Additional FREELC*

Greetings! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season, however long ago it may seem! Now we're firmly planted in 2024, we've rolled out another hotfix for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Let's take a look:

• Fixed a bug with defensive formation in deployment that was introduced with Hotfix 4.1.0. The bug caused the AI to misalign the army when the deployment zones were not lined up North to South.
• The Channelling stance for Dark Elves and Vampire Counts will now correctly enable replenishment in all foreign territory, not just enemy territory.
• Oxyotl will no longer receive Visions of the Old Ones missions that target the Changeling's faction, as his armies could become hidden and not valid to target.
• Resolved an issue causing flickering shadows on battle maps when moving the camera particularly when using zoom functions, ensuring smoother visual experience and consistent shadow rendering during battles.
• Fixed a crash when cycling through armies with the Warband Upgrades panel open.
• Fixed Count Noctilus missing the Encourage attribute when mounted on the Necrofex Colossus.
• Astragoth Ironhand and The Fay Enchantress now have a set bonus for their unique items.
• Fixed an issue where negative traits for Bretonnian characters would never be removed when they were garrisoned in a settlement with a Worship chain building.
• Fixed the Boon of Chaos "Slayer of Champions" not unlocking when defeating an army with 3 or more characters in it.
• Fixed Lokhir's skill "Patriarch of the Fellhearts", Astragoth's skill "Infernal Lord", Snikch's skill "Contract Loopholes" and Ariel's skill "Forest's Calling" not increasing Lord recruit rank when replacing Lords.
• Fixed Vilitch's technology "Ritual Staff" erroneously applying to Chaos Warriors of Khorne (Dual Weapons). Halberds and Spears only, please!
• Drycha's technologies "Wisdom of the Wildwood" and "Wisdom of Addaivoch" now only apply to the Malevolent tree units.
• The Bretonnian character trait "Crusader" no longer gives attrition resistance to all owned armies on the map.
• Fixed instances of deployable towers clipping on Volksgrad.
• The Prophetess's staff, the Skaven Warlord's weapons, and Imrik's spear will now be properly splattered with blood.
• Fixed a geometry issue with the Kislev River bridge model where players could see through the bottom of the bridge due to missing geometry.

Season's greetings! We're back with hotfix 4.1.3 in tow, tackling some more issues on our radar. Let's take a look.

• In our attempt to enhance N'kari's jumping attacks in Patch 4.1.0, we encountered an oversight where these changes were inadvertently omitted from the final build. We have rectified this in Hotfix 4.1.3, and players can now experience the intended improvements in N'kari's performance when charging and engaging smaller targets.
• In Nakai's Temple of the Old Ones, the first threshold of Xholankha now grants an increased Winds of Magic power reserve capacity for all armies.
• Fixed a softlock that could occur when an AI controlled Kislev faction would win the supporters race.
• Fixed an issue where the magic item drop rate would get progressively worse until the game was re-loaded.
• Fixed outstanding issues with the three new unique Beastmen herdstone buildings. They will now provide the correct unique effect at all 5 levels and provide the correct number of building slots.
• For THE WOLFHEARTS (Akshina Ambushers), the ability Pack Trap being able to lock down a single target put Markus Wulfhart to shame, so we've pulled in the duration significantly to make this less overbearing and added a small fatigue drain to the ability to help it find a more reasonable home in bringing down large beasts:
  • Duration: 25s 10s
  • Added 3% fatigue drain per second.

Greetings! We're back with more fixes in hotfix 4.1.2, addressing some issues that arose in the wake of Patch 4.1. Let's dig in!

• Medusa Missile Refactor; we weren't completely happy with the Medusa's performance following 4.1.1, so we've taken another crack at tightening up the play experience of the unit with the following changes:
  • Added a new missile animation where she rears up instead of leaning down to fire.
  • Reduced the collision radius of Medusa projectiles from 0.75 to 0.2 (shockwave size remains the same.)
  • Added penetration to the projectile (up to 3 small entities.)
  Medusa's new attack animation in action:
  

• Main Menu backgrounds now have the appropriate corresponding music.
• Fixed the Vault of Nagash landmark building in the Black Pyramid of Nagash settlement not being available to the Vampire Coast.
• Sarthorael the Ever-Watcher now uses the Lore of Metal in campaign.
• Fixed Sarthorael the Ever-Watcher having the combat stats of a regular Lord of Change instead of an Exalted Lord of Change.
• The achievements Man the Wall (capture all three Great Bastion gates), Celestial City Secured (capture Wei-Jin) and Reclaim Your Place (capture all three major Kislev cities) will now unlock in Immortal Empires as well as Realm of Chaos.
• The Blood Brute Behemoth (Ghorgon) unit is now correctly tied to a rank requirement for the Daemon Prince faction.
• Fixed an issue where the Lileath's Blessing stance icon was showing a very large tooltip on the pre-battle screen.
• Fixed an issue where the Lileath, the Maiden technology had no useable effects for Drycha. Effects that are not valid for a faction are now hidden (as they were in WARHAMMER II) - which hides the Spellsinger capacity effect, and an additional effect that increases the minimum Winds of Magic power reserves an army can have has been added to the technology.
• Fixed an issue where the number of available rites for Malekith and Morathi were being displayed as double the intended amount on the end turn dial.
• Fixed an issue where magic items were being dropped in every battle, rather than with a random chance.
• Dwarf Quarrellers no longer wield both their Melee and Missile weapon at the same time when performing certain animations in close combat.
• Fixed an issue where dilemmas offering confederation with certain Bretonnia factions would be missing text explaining which faction would be confederated.
• Fixed the Hammer into Anvil skill applying its effects twice to certain Warriors of Chaos units.
• Fixed Repanse de Lyonesse not having the correct technologies in the Chivalry section of her technology tree (as she had in WARHAMMER II) and fixed a graphical glitch at the beginning of her technology tree that was meant to show a group around the Heraldry section.
• Fixed a rare script breakage when the Upgrade Settlement Building mission was completed by upgrading an Ogre camp building.
• Fixed a rare soft lock during the Formless Horror tutorial when skipping back and forth between sections.
• Fixed Warriors of Chaos being able to construct Altar buildings in the Wei-Jin settlement in the Realm of Chaos campaign.
• The technology Ferocious Plans now takes 1 turn to research for Clan Moulder, to bring them in line with the other Skaven factions.
• Beastmen will no longer receive events that affect recruitment costs, as they grant no benefit to them.
• Fixed Ogre Camps not increasing income from landmark Port buildings.
• Task arrows for hidden allied AI armies are now also hidden.
• Players will no longer receive multiple battle notifications for the same event, one after another. Building attacked messages should now stay visible until they are no longer relevant.
• Fixed an instance where Ogre contracts would fail to be issued.
• The Slave Pens building will now correctly reduce the cost of Diktats in the local province.
• When using Slave Diktats, they will now be listed under "Diktats" rather than "Rites" in the Slaves tooltip breakdown.
• Diktats now show the correct icons and descriptions in the province info panel when used.
• Added a preview for the effects granted from certain dilemmas.
• Fixed an issue where Flame Cannons would not fire if they had a rune applied to them pre-battle.
• Fixed soft locks during the character rank up/skills tutorial when opening the objectives panel or when attacking an enemy.
• The Lore of Hashut passive, Killing Fire, now applies its full damage as intended instead of only a single tick.
• Fixed the Canopic Jars icon not displaying correctly in the Mortuary Cult panel.
• Oxyotl's defeat trait will now correctly appear in the character details panel.
• Yuan Bo's unique skill Celestial Administration will now also increase Dragon-Blooded Shugengan's recruit rank when replacing.
• N'Kari will now start the campaign with the Harvester of Souls passive ability.
• Boris Ursus's unique skill, Grand Builder, now correctly reduces the construction time of religious buildings.
• Vilitch will now gain bonuses for high Winds of Magic if an army has more than 100 reserves.
• Fixed the icon used by Snikch's From the Shadows skill/ability.
• The Vampire Coast technology, Lord Two Toes Adley, is now correctly labelled as a Deep caster in the unit info panel.
• Fixed the trait gained by being present in Vampiric corruption not applying replenishment to the entire army.
• Fixed skills in magic lines for the Light Archmage and the Tzeentch Daemon Prince not requiring the correct amount of skills in the previous group.
• Fixed male Cathay units not playing vocalisations when charging.
• Fixed Thorek's defeat trait not increasing magic item drop chance.
• Fixed the Bray Shaman Heroes not having the Many Limbed Fiend skills.
• Fixed the Fire Mage on Sun Dragon missing the additional 10 missile resistance.
• The Shadow Liche Priest on Skeletal Horse is now correctly labelled as a Shadow caster in the unit info panel.
• Summoned Ancestral Warriors now have the Strider attribute.
• Fixed the 8th Book of Nagash not further reducing construction costs via the Foster Terror commandment.
• AI Tomb King factions can now recruit the Casket of Souls after performing the rite.
• Handmaidens of the Everqueen now start with the Quicksilver Shot passive ability in campaign.

Greetings! We're rolling out a new hotfix to address some issues that emerged following our recent update. Here's a summary of what's been addressed:

• Adjusted the Bloodwrack Medusa's targeting. Previously the Medusa had the option to fire their projectile in two ways, an extremely fast straight line and a fallback for blocked line of sight by firing a very slow, high arc. In this hotfix we've limited the medusa to just the straight line shots, similar to how gunpowder weapons work. This should more reliably avoid friendly fire incidents caused by the high arc shot being dragged through allies due to the homing of the projectile. This also improves the consistency of the unit's projectiles, which will no longer greatly vary in velocity depending on battlefield conditions.
• Fixed a critical issue where Lord spellcasters utilising Tzeentch magic were incorrectly assigned the Changeling's versions of those spells. This error prevented them from using certain spells such as Blue Flames of Tzeentch in campaign battles. Lord spellcasters now correctly have access to unique spell versions, including the Blue Flames of Tzeentch, ensuring full spellcasting capabilities in your campaigns.
• Fixed a "slight" miscalculation where Greasus was zipping around the battlefield faster than a Skaven on a warpstone rush. His speed has been adjusted from a lightning-fast 400 to a more dignified trot of 40. Greasus has agreed to slow down and stop outrunning even the swiftest cavalry, and although he promises to give others a fighting chance to keep up in the future, we'll be keeping a close eye on him.

• The Provincial Harmony system now grants escalating penalties depending on how far from harmony the province is. These mirror the bonuses granted when a particular side is strong, with slightly less punitive penalties in the first tier of disharmony.
• Replaced the effect that increases the amount of Winds of Magic gained passively with the effect that increases the army's Winds of Magic power reserve capacity across the campaign game.

Greetings! After 3 new Legendary faction leaders arrived in Total War: WARHAMMER III with Update 4.0 and Shadows of Change, we've been hard at work to bring out a steady stream of fixes and adjustments in the build-up to Patch 4.1. But what comes with Patch 4.1, you ask? Well, let's not faff about, and dive right into the patch notes with some juicy highlights:

• Tear down those walls and bolster your own with the latest settlements and sieges battle update.
• Mix things up on the fly with skill point resets.
• Projectiles find their way with Homing 2.0.
• Customize your main menu background with 19 additional themes.
• Stand sturdy with a massive suite of bug fixes, race tweaks, UI improvements, and more!

Greetings! Earlier this week we released Hotfix 4.0.6 which targeted a number of fixes for WARHAMMER III, including an issue where Mother Ostankya's and her Hag Witches would "double-shoot" when standing still. However, this fix for Mother Ostankya came with the unintended consequence of some visual glitching on her model, which we've addressed in this hotfix. As a side note, this hotfix will still display as 4.0.6 in-game, but the build number itself has been updated to 23687.3129211. You can verify this update by checking the new build number to ensure you have the latest changes. If you experience any new bugs or issues after updating, please report them HERE! See you on the battlefield! The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, drop by our official social channels. Steam Discussions Twitter Facebook Instagram Discord

Greetings! We're back with the following fixes:

• When attacked, units should now only ignore orders (especially move orders) and return to combat when the majority of the unit is in danger and not in cases where a low number of entities face trouble. This should make cavalry in particularly feel more responsive when repeatedly charging, withdrawing and charging again.
• Fixed an issue where Mother Ostankya and her Hag Witches would shoot twice in quick succession when standing still.
• Giant Spiders and Spider Hatchlings can now make use of a selection of attacks while chasing routing enemies (including hops, skips and cute but deadly nibbles!)
• Fixed an issue that was causing multiplayer clients to override the `Guard` and `Skirmish` mode on units not under their control based on their local settings, especially when re-summoned in Domination.
• The Skaven 'Power Grab' passive will no longer trigger when the lord is teleport withdrawn in Domination and Survival battles.
• Changed the requirement of the Chaos Dwarfs end game scenario objective from only 'Control' to 'Raze or Control' settlements, allowing Beastmen to complete the objective.
• The Changeling's unique skill 'Adherents of the Trickster' will now correctly increase the Cultist Hero recruit rank.
• Fixed an instance preventing a valid battle map loading when fighting a sally out battle in the Athel Loren area.
• The Empire Forts and Oak of Ages settlements will now give defensive supplies when under attack.
• Fixed an issue in an Ulthuan Lakes battle map where impassable terrain was being created by a plane of water under the map
• Fixed a Chaos Wastes mountains battle map not having a valid playable area.

Greetings! We're back with hotfix 4.0.5, which brings with it a round of fixes targeting critical Battle AI bugs.

• Fixed an issue with Battle AI melee target selection indecisiveness when in contact with multiple opposing units; as a result they should drop attack orders less often.
• Fixed an issue where the AI would assign a disproportionate number of units to hunt down opposing outlying units, leaving a skeleton crew to perform the main assault. We've flipped this so the AI should dedicate most of its force to the main engagement and not send its entire force to chase that one pesky outrider.
• Fixed an issue where player units with the transformation ability would occasionally trigger the AI's scouting behaviour. The underlying issue stems from how we handle transforming units, which are actually two separate units that swap places. When transforming, the AI would lose track of the original and assume it had gone into hiding, causing it to occasionally swap into scouting mode to search for Yuan Bo (The Human) while Yuan Bo (The Dragon!) was bearing down on it.
• Addressed crashes that could occur with certain units in siege battles where the AI is defending and has units that crumble, disintegrate or otherwise reach a microscopic amount of remaining strength.
• Fixed an issue with the previous Hotfix's Wood Elf outpost changes where some garrison units and effects were missing on certain buildings.

Greetings! Thanks once again for all of your ongoing reports and feedback since the launch of 4.0 and its subsequent hotfixes. We've just rolled out hotfix 4.0.4 which addresses the following:

• Fixed Wood Elves not having unique outposts in notable capitals e.g. Altdorf, Castle Drakenhof (unique outposts have also been added to Wei-Jin and Zharr-Naggrund).
• Fixed Nakai's long victory reward (increased Hero recruitment rank) not functioning properly for his faction.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the AI from assigning tasks to units during the deployment phase when defending a settlement. This was being caused by the units' strength being significantly lower than their maximum, causing the game to softlock.
• Belegar's unique grudge to re-capture Karak Eight Peaks now gives the reward it did in the initial release (An Oath Fulfilled).
• Fixed an issue where Gotrek and Felix would gain their magic items multiple times when first spawning.
• Fixed the Chaos Dwarf occupied versions of the Empire Fort buildings not displaying correctly in the building browser, along with the amount of corruption they spread per level.
• Fixed the Teleport button in the Ultimate Scheme tooltip/popup not showing as inactive when teleportation was not possible. It now also correctly shows the cost of teleporting in the tooltip.
• Fixed the Speed & Malice skill not applying to Doom Knights of Tzeentch units.

Greetings! Thanks to your valuable feedback, we've just rolled out an additional hotfix that addresses the following:

• Fixed an issue where Oxyotl's Visions of the Old Ones missions would target armies belonging to the Changeling while they were hidden.
• Fixed an issue that was causing an incorrect modifier to be used in Charge Bonus calculations for the AI on difficulties above Easy.
• Fixed an issue where Aekold Helbrass would not spawn with his magic items when controlled by non-Tzeentch factions.
• Fixed Nakai not being able to construct allied outpost buildings.
• Fixed the mount models of the Bretonnian Wardens of Montfort Regiment of Renown.
• Fixed visual issues with the Bretonnian Foot Squire shields.
• Fixed missing textures with the Bretonnian Knight's weapons, Knights Errant and Questing Knights.
• Fixed an issue preventing Vlad von Carstein from hitting multiple entities with certain melee attacks due to missing splash attack meta data. This solution also resolves similar issues for other related but different units.
• Fixed some Scheme objectives not updating their counter until reloading a save.
• Fixed a crash when spending a Skill Point on a Mount skill that would automatically unlock (all mount skills now just have one level.)
• Fixed Dark Elf technologies that increase Hero recruit rank not applying when Heroes were recruited from a Black Ark.
• Fixed the Haichai and Black Pit settlements preventing certain buildings from being constructed in them.
• Fixed an issue when using the Invocation of Dazh wherein if the player constructed multiple buildings at the same time, they would only receive one supporter rather than one per building.
• Fixed an LUA error that could occur when completing the Changeling's Grand Scheme in the Empire in the Realms of Chaos campaign, which would cause the Elector Counts to not go to war with each other.
• Fixed a soft lock that could occur during the Witch's Hut panel scripted tour when jumping to the technology panel.
• Clarified text around Nakai's settlement occupation options. When he gifts a settlement, he does in fact sack the settlement as well. The tooltips have been adjusted to make this clearer, as has the effect in his technology 'Sequence of Plunder'.
• The Magic Wards of Climate Change commandment for Kislev is now available in any province that contains at least one region that has a Chaotic climate. The effects have also been fixed for Boris Ursus, countering the unsuitable climate penalties rather than the uninhabitable penalties.
• Added missing Skaven technologies 'Freaks off the Leash' and 'Brood Breeders'.
• Fixed Skaven technologies 'Monstrous Abominations' and 'Unfathomable Horrors' not applying to Mutant Rat Ogre units.
• Increased the distance at which Yuan Bo (in dragon form) changes from regular speed to his full charge speed. This was done to help him keep up with faster units which are running away from him, e.g. if Yuan Bo is trying to catch a missile cavalry unit, the increased charge speed will trigger from further away.
• Fixed the Changeling building 'Reality Wound' not spawning a hostile army and destroying itself on completion when in an allied settlement.
• The Changeling's Grand Scheme in the Empire now causes all Elector Counts to declare war on all other Elector Counts (not just Reikland), even if they're allied. They are also prevented from making peace or confederating each other if controlled by the AI.
• The Changeling now gains the forms of Legendary Heroes he recruits during the campaign.
• The Changeling no longer gets the form of Ariel for free when defeating the Sisters of Twilight in battle.
• The Changeling now gains the forms of Legendary characters in factions he vassalises or confederates.

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Greetings everyone! Thanks once again for your ongoing bug reports and feedback after the launch of Shadows of Change, Update 4.0 and Hotfix 4.0.1. We've just pushed out another hotfix to address some more issues that we've been investigating since the release last week.

FIXED IN 4.0.2

• Fixed Miao Ying and Zhao Ming's quest items mistakenly being tied to the Shadows of Change DLC.
• Fixed Deff Gorge (Skarbrand's starting settlement) not allowing certain buildings to be constructed in it.
• Updated AI fort logic in the Beastmen Herdstone minor settlement map to improve their functionality map-wide.
• Changed Kairos' Blue Line skill "All Intents & Purposes" from a -100% cost for "Reveal Intentions" to a -33% cost for "Track Army" and "Reveal Shroud."
• Fixed a map issue that was causing a Chaos Mountains battle to be misaligned.
• Breaking treaties with vassals to create new vassals will now break correctly and impact your reliability rating.
• Fixed an issue where ancillaries could not be unequipped with a left click.
• Fixed the Beastmen being able to increase unit caps of DLC-locked units without owning the respective DLCs.
• Fixed an issue where the Changing of The Ways feature would not allow you to force peace between the player faction and another faction.
• Malagor has been politely asked to return the Bray Scream and Devolve spells in favour of his original starting spells.
• Fixed multiple issues of units clipping under the terrain in the Battle at the Thundering Falls battle map

Greetings everyone! We hope you've all been enjoying diving into new campaigns and epic battles with the Changeling, Mother Ostankya and Yuan Bo! We've just released a small hotfix to address a few problems that have arisen in the wake of Update 4.0. These fixes are as follows:

• Fixed a crash when the Scheme to sack the gates in Ulthuan, and the abandonment of a settlement in Ulthuan, were completed simultaneously.
• Fixed the unlocking of Trickster Rift technologies being exclusively stuck behind the Sylvanian Rift Scheme.
• Fixed an issue where the quest to unlock the Blue Scribes would fail to generate if the player wasn't at war.

Having left the Empire behind in search of his true purpose, Aekold Helbrass was mortally wounded by his mirror image, only to be reborn under Tzeentch as his Champion. Unlock Free Legendary Hero today! Find out more HERE!

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SHADOWS OF CHANGE IS OUT NOW!

Let the games begin!

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Update 4.0 arrives tomorrow (Aug 31st), bringing with it not just many improvements to Total War: WARHAMMER III but also a bunch of new content to sink your vortex-warped tentacles into. Here are some of the highlights:

• The Changeling, Yuan Bo, and Mother Ostankya arrive in Shadows of Change!
• Let Tzeentch take the wheel with The Blue Scribes, scattering spells across the battlefield with only the hand of fate to guide them.
• Take it to your foes with our newest free Legendary Hero for Tzeentch, Aekold Helbrass.
• Control your destiny like never before with additional difficulty options and sweeping AI improvements across both the campaign map and battles.
• Show off your skills with 32 new achievements for every existing race within the WARHAMMER trilogy.

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4.0 DEV UPDATE #4: AI & KISLEV IMPROVEMENTS

AI CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS

What are we doing?

KISLEV - DEVOTION

What are we doing?

TOOLTIP IMPROVEMENTS

What are we doing?

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'Mother Ostankya will get you!'

Greetings, mortals!

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MOTHER OSTANKYA

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4.0 DEV UPDATE #3: GRAND CATHAY

GRAND CATHAY - HARMONY

What are we doing?

GRAND CATHAY - IVORY ROAD

What are we doing?

GRAND CATHAY - WU XING COMPASS

What are we doing?

THE GRAND MAGISTRATE LORD TYPE

What are we doing?

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Govern. Harness. Execute.

Greetings, mortals!

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YUAN BO

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4.0 DEV UPDATE #2: TZEENTCH

CHANGING OF THE WAYS

What are we doing?

• Halt Faction has been changed to Halt Army, and as the name would suggest, it targets a single army. We felt that Halt Faction was too strong as is, and so we believe this tweak will help bring it in-line with the other Changing of the Ways actions.
• Force Rebellion now also damages the walls of the targeted settlement, hopefully giving the rebellion an easier time when attacking the settlement to make the action more potent.

• Borrow Time this action replenishes an armys movement range.
• Force Peace this action forces peace between two factions that are at war.

• Give War Co-ordination Target we felt this was too unreliable, so its gone.
• Show Faction Intentions we felt that this, on the other hand, wasnt particularly useful as an action, so its been scrapped.

Where are we at?

WINDS OF MAGIC MANIPULATION

What are we doing?

Where are we at?

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"What is the worth of mortal life without a little chaos?"

Greetings, mortals!

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CHANGE IS COMING...

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DEV UPDATE #1

IMMORTAL EMPIRES ACHIEVEMENTS

What are we doing?

Where are we at?

IMMORTAL EMPIRES TUTORIALISATION

What are we doing?

Where are we at?

BATTLE DIFFICULTY SETTINGS

What are we doing?

Where are we at?

LANDMARK BUILDINGS

What are we doing?

Where are we at?

Greetings! In our first Feature Focus we took a close look at the impact of Elevation in Total War. In this piece well be examining damage in similar detail, and its a hefty topic to say the least so much so, in fact, that were breaking it down into two parts. In todays Part 1 we cover some of the fundamental aspects of damage in Total War, as a clear understanding of these is the key to ensuring that youre making the correct tactical decisions in battle. Ready? Tool up!

Click here to read the full blog post

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STEAM SUMMER SALE NOW ON!

Total War: WARHAMMER III update 3.1 is now available on macOS and Linux!

Read the full patch notes here:

Total War: WARHAMMER III update 3.0 is now available on macOS!

Read the full patch notes here:

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THE STEAM WARHAMMER SKULLS SALE!

The man, the myth, the legend... it's Harry the Hammer!

We hope you've checked the forecast, folks, because Update 3.1 is here to rain down a new suite of quality-of-life fixes, various tweaks and continued support for Total War: WARHAMMER III, as well as some new content to sink your teeth into. We're delighted by the response to not only Update 3.0 and the Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs, but also roadmap of content for the next 12 months of WARHAMMER III! If you missed said roadmap, please do check it out. There's some exciting stuff coming to the game in '23, '24, and beyond...
However, in the here and now, if you're reading this it means Update 3.1 is real and living and ready to pour down your internet pipes. Here are the highlights:

• A new Legendary Hero arrives in Total War: WARHAMMER III today for free (requires a CA Account)! Pro tip: tune in to Games Workshop's Warhammer Skulls event at 5PM BST...
• Bretonnia are getting some love with plenty of changes and rebalances.
• The Great Drill of Hashut will strike in a new Chaos Dwarf endgame crisis for Immortal Empires, The Will of Hashut.
• Give some love to the lower tiers of infantry with the fourth Regiments of Renown, arriving for free in WARHAMMER III today.
• Gear up for the next content drop with quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, graphical enhancements, and more!

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Greetings! Today were kicking off a series of blogs that are a little different to our norm in which we take a deep dive into some of the grittier aspects of Total War: WARHAMMER III, tearing into the real meat of the game and pulling apart its entrails for all to see. The aim is to explore some of the often-overlooked areas of the game at a developer level, with the aim of squashing some of the mysteries surrounding the many, many systems found in WARHAMMER III. Helping us get our head round things is Total War: WARHAMMER III designer William Hkestad. We begin with a look at elevation. How much does having the high ground really change the course of battle? Check out the blog here to find out: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/ff1-elevation/ The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions Twitter Facebook Instagram Discord

Greetings Total War fans! Today, were sharing our Spring Roadmap: a high-level overview of the major updates and key features coming to Total War: WARHAMMER III over the next 12 months. Drum roll please...
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UP NEXT: UPDATE 3.1

• Chaos Dwarfs arrive as an End Game Scenario in Immortal Empires. Now that you can spread the flame of Hashut, can you also weather the late-game molten tide?
• Regiments of Renown: Seven new units join the line-up of the base WARHAMMER III races! Can you guess which seven?
• New Legendary Hero: Discover the latest Legendary Hero to join the fray. Look forward to a special reveal later this month for an official introduction!
• Multiple crash and performance fixes, bug fixes, gameplay tweaks, and more!

UPDATE 4.0

• SHADOWS OF CHANGE: Our fourth official DLC explores the ongoing story of three racesTzeentch, Cathay, and Kislevwhile introducing three new Legendary Lords, a new Legendary Hero, a ton of new units, and more!
• Free Legendary Hero: Another Legendary Hero joins the rostera front-line fighter twisted by the Lord of Change!
• Immortal Empires Achievements: A popular request, the time has come; complete a swath of new achievements for all the different races on the biggest battlefield ever.
• Race Updates: The three races cast into the spotlight by the DLC will also be the benefactors of a base-race update. So, for all you Tzeentch, Cathay, and Kislev commanders, this could be a great place to start some conversations with your fellow players.
• AI Updates: Expect tweaks and fixes to the player bias and campaign AI as the world and threats therein continues to evolve.
• Settlement Battle Improvements: Another ongoing project, expect the latest adjustments, bug fixes, and AI improvements to settlement battles.
• and, as always, more fixes and features to come in Update 4.0!

UPDATE 5.0

• THRONES OF DECAY: Nurgle, the Empire, and the Dwarfs take the spotlight with their own Legendary Lords and new campaigns to expand the TW: WH universe. This, in addition to a new Legendary Hero, new units, and other perks well share about the latest DLC.
• Free Legendary Hero: Another Legendary Hero joins the toolbox. No hints on this one (you already have all the clues you need!)
• The Nemesis Crown: A new legendary artefact (akin to the Sword of Khaine) appears on the battlefield. Well dive into what it offers before its addition in 5.0
• Race Updates: Nurgle, the Empire, and the Dwarfs are under the microscope, which makes for a great opportunity to prioritize your ideas and complaints before the end of the year!
• and, of course, more, more, more!

UPDATE 6.0

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD

• Post an idea or start a discussion on Steam
• Chat with the Total War community on Discord
• Create a post or report a bug on the Forum

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PATCH 3.0.1

• Replaced missing text strings in Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs.
• Addressed significant FPS drops when panning across the campaign map with 3D UI enabled.
• Fixed performance stuttering on 12th and 13th Gen Intel Hybrid-CPUs.
• Issued a potential fix to a rare crash with sticky tooltips when assigning skill points.

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Prepare yourselves, because this one's a bit of a monster. Update 3.0 is here, and it is one of the densest updates we've ever released. There's so much to cover today that we'll keep the intro short so we can get into the real meat and/or potatoes of all this goodness. We hope you're hungry! Here are some of the highlights of what's to come:

• This will come as little surprise - Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs has arrived in WARHAMMER III!
• This might, however - battle through time in a series of challenging trials to unlock unique Daemon Prince gear and bend reality to your will. Mirror of Madness releases TODAY, for FREE, for all players!
• Bolster The Empire and Kislev with our newest free Legendary Hero, Ulrika Magdova!
• Mix things up in your campaigns with our new randomisation feature. Roll the dice on which race and Legendary Lord you're going to begin a new adventure with.
• Stay informed with some new additions to tooltips, letting you inspect certain items and details with ease.
• Aim true with new line of sight adjustments along with a variety of AI tweaks and battle map improvements to enhance the responsiveness of your armies.
• Try out a new sweep of balance changes to Bretonnia, Dark Elves, Grand Cathay, Greenskins, and more!

The forges are lit and the horns of battle sound once again. In celebration of the upcoming Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs DLC, we have partnered with Intel to bring you the Total War: WARHAMMER III Spring Championship on April 12th-13th, a clash of some of the greatest and biggest names in the multiplayer community! For the first time ever, we've partnered up with Intel for this Championship! Their support has allowed us to make the Spring Championship bigger and better than ever before - that means not only more prizes for the competitors but also new ways for you, the viewer, to win Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs Steam keys across both days. Here's a peek at the competitors:
We'll share more news about that on the day itself, but a big thanks to Intel for everything they've done to help us make this Championship the most exciting we've ever held! You can find out how to tune in and what to expect in our full blog post. The Total War Team For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions Twitter Facebook Instagram Discord

Well, fancy seeing you here! We may have wrapped up our look at Forge of Chaos Dwarfs' third and final Legendary Lord last week, but we're back once again with yet more hot drops arriving alongside Update 3.0 on April 13th! First teased in the autumn, the latest collaboration between Intel and Creative Assembly features two brand new game modes and is completely free for all Total War: WARHAMMER III owners. Introducing... Mirror of Madness! ( Bilibili )

WHAT IS MIRROR OF MADNESS?

HOW DO I ACCESS MIRROR OF MADNESS?

WHAT ARE 'THE TRIALS OF FATE'?

WHAT IS 'THE INFINITE PORTAL'?

• Unit Size: Increases the number of soldiers per unit and their health
• Damage: Increases the damage dealt by attacks, spells, etc
• Impact Force: Increases collision impact, attack force and detonation force to send units flying
• Leadership: Increases base morale
• Winds of Magic: Increases the availability of Winds of Magic for spellcasting
• Explosions: Increases the size of explosions and vortex spells, improving their radius and detonation speed
• Vigour Cost Reduction: Increases the duration that units stay fresh, lowering the fatigue cost of actions
• Reload Time: Reduces the time it takes to reload ranged weapons
• Ammunition: Increases the total number of shots per ranged unit
• Projectile Penetration: Increases the distance projectiles can travel through enemies
• Gravity: Decreases the effect of gravity on units who are knocked into the air
• Ability Radius: Increase the effect radius of abilities
• Ability Recharge: Reduces ability recharge time
• Charge Duration: Increases the duration of the charge bonus
• Entity Scale: Increases or decreases the size of single unit entities like Lords and Monsters
• Blood Quantity: Increases or decreases the amount of blood emitted by entities emit

DO I NEED TO PURCHASE FORGE OF THE CHAOS DWARFS TO PLAY MIRROR OF MADNESS?

DO I NEED AN INTEL 13th-GEN PROCESSOR TO PLAY MIRROR OF MADNESS?

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Introducing Zhatan the Black!

Greetings!

Read the full blog here!

Gameplay Showcase

Join us on Discord this Friday 31st March at 2PM for an exclusive AMA with Total War: WARHAMMER III Game Director Rich Aldridge and Lead Designer Sean Macdonald, where they'll be answering your burning questions about Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs! https://discord.gg/totalwar For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels. Steam Discussions Twitter Facebook Instagram Discord

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Introducing Drazhoath the Ashen!

Greetings loyal followers of Hashut!

Read the full blog here!

Gameplay Showcase

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Legendary characters

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Total War: WARHAMMER III update 2.4 is now available on Linux and macOS!

Read the full patch notes here:

[previewyoutube=ASLcFaaiNgM;full][/previewyoutube] Greetings! Total War: WARHAMMER III's first update of 2023 brings the usual bug fixes and visual improvements, but most crucially of all it delivers a huge change - the Great Bastion into Immortal Empires has been breached! Tomorrow (February 17th) marks a full year since Total War: WARHAMMER III was released. But being the impatient wee scamps we are, we just couldn't wait and have decided to kick off the celebrations today! But before we get stuck into Update 2.4.0, let's cast our minds back... Following the arrival of WARHAMMER III, the much-anticipated Immortal Empires launched on August 23rd and brought every race and Legendary Lord from the Total War: WARHAMMER series into one enormous campaign map to create the largest and most definitive Total War experience ever. Immortal Empires launched in Beta, and over the last six months weve pushed updates both big and small to continually develop the campaign. As of today, the Beta tag has gone, and the firm foundations put in place since release will pave the way for even greater things although that doesnt mean that work has stopped on bug fixing or improving the areas of the game that still need work. This is still just the beginning of Immortal Empires - there's so much more to come! Until today, players had to own WARHAMMER I, WARHAMMER II and WARHAMMER III to brave the challenge of Immortal Empires. Now, everyone who owns WARHAMMER III can dive right into the core Immortal Empires experience, regardless of the other titles. Plus, DLC can now be purchased separately for those that want to try out a new faction perhaps one that bested you on the battlefield? Opening up this epic campaign to all WARHAMMER III owners is something we are pleased to offer, and the games one year anniversary felt like the perfect time to do this for all to enjoy. Its a really exciting time and the perfect start to what is going to be a very exciting year. [previewyoutube=Qqhc3mK06r0;full][/previewyoutube] In the here and now, if you cast your eyes above you can catch our brand new Immortal Empires showcase! Incidentally, it might be worth your time sticking around until the end of the video for a sneak peak at... something. The impending arrival of a fiery Chaos on the world of WARHAMMER III may not be a huge shock, but fear not - it'll be here before you know it. Besides, the time for fear comes later... Here are some of the highlights from Update 2.4:

• Immortal Empires is now available to all WARHAMMER III owners!
• Karak Eight Peaks is now a ten-slot settlement for the Skaven... yes-yes...
• Malus's quest battle for the Warpstone of Khaine is now in the Chaos Wastes, closer to his starting position.
• Fixed a variety of visual/graphical glitches such as clipping capes, snapping models and broken animations.
• Garrisons are no longer reinforcements and now enter the battle from the start.
• Fixed a multiplayer desync that could occur when an Empire player chose to Summon the Elector Counts.
• Coedill will no longer immediately enter the battle instead of reinforcing once the Waystones are destroyed in Drycha's quest battle.
• Interrogating Grom the Paunch in Athel Tamarha as Eltharion now correctly gives Mistwalker units the ability to mirror Grom's Big Waaagh ability.
• Fixed an issue where Boris Ursus wouldn't gain supporters while the Invocation of Dazh is active.

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Total War: WARHAMMER III update 2.3 is now available on Linux and MacOS!

• - Endgame Scenarios make their way to multiplayer.
• - Familiar Landmarks arrive in Immortal Empires.
• - Artillery dodging has also been adjusted.
• - and much more!

Read the full patch notes here:

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[previewyoutube=9kdvZLRNNYE;full][/previewyoutube] Greetings! The WARHAMMER IIIrollercoaster continues this month with Update 2.3 which, while not as hulking aslast month'smahoosiveupdate,still offers a decent chunk of fixes, changes and improvements. Barring potential hotfixes, this is the last update we'll have for you in 2022. Before we get going, we wanted to mention theState of the Gamepost that dropped last month. We were delighted that many of you found it interesting, but are also aware that there are concerns and questions you have that weren't touched upon. Fear not, brave adventurer - although we can't always talk about everything we're working on, we are listening, and we have another State of the Game post planned before Christmas that will take a broad look at the topics you've been talking about. So, without further ado, here are some of 2.3's highlights:

• Customisable Endgame Scenarios make their way to multiplayer.
• The eight originalWARHAMMER ILords receive brand-new selection videos.
• Landmarks from Mortal Empires and the Realm of Chaos maps arrive in Immortal Empires, along with some new landmarks and 10-slot settlements for select factions.
• Further tweaks to the victory objectives of several Legendary Lords including Kislev, Tomb Kings and the Ogre Kingdoms.
• A sweep of balance changes to Tomb Kings, Vampire Counts, Skaven and more.
• Changes to how the AI dodges spells, artillery and other ranged attacks, along with new difficulty adjustments.

UP NEXT...

Greetings, Total War: WARHAMMER III fans! Welcome to State of the Game, which is our deep dive into all things Total War. Join us as we talk to our developers about two topics that always seem to get you chatting:

• We catch up with Senior Designer Craig Kirby about the past, present and future of Endgame Scenarios in Total War.
• We also talk to Lead Campaign Designer Mark Sinclair about WARHAMMER IIIs recent issues with Settlement Battles, whats been done about them and what the future holds.
• We take a brief glimpse ahead at what's in the works as we head into the New Year.

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HOTFIX 2.2.1

• Fixed an issue where units resurrected by a healing spell had their healing cap removed, granting them immortality.
• Addressed a scripting error that would sometimes prevent Immortal Empires from launching when using modded factions and races (thanks to the modding community for bringing this to our attention).

[previewyoutube=pQDafMXk_6A;full][/previewyoutube] Greetings, WARHAMMER fans! We hope you're sitting comfortably, because Update 2.2 is here and it is, in technical parlance, a 'whopper'! It's been a little over a month since our last big patch in the shape of Update 2.1, which served to fix some of the problems flagged up before our huge 2.0 release. But now we're ploughing full speed ahead into the feedback we received after the launch of 2.0 and Immortal Empires, and this chunky ol' update is the result! Here are some of the highlights:

• Changes to settlements and garrisons to reduce the frequency of settlement battles.
• Additional flavour for some of the special settlement garrisonsincluding Karak 8 Peaks, Black Pyramid, Skavenblight and moreby allowing them to use additional units.
• A character experience rebalance, reducing the importance of victory types and focusing on enemy unit destruction.
• Tweaks to the victory objectives of several legendary lords, including those of the Lizardmen, High Elves and Empire.
• A game mode split option has been added to ranked multiplayer, letting you join separate queues and giving you greater control of your online experience.
• Adjustments to AI aggression, strategy and overall game difficulty.
• Plus, monsters are invading the old world in the form of Regiments of Renown III, and a new endgame crisis brings ruin-death to all! Yes-yes...

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Players on macOS can now download our recent game builds, connect with their friends, and play with all the latest changes to WARHAMMER III: including Immortal Empires, the Champions of Chaos, Blood for the Blood God, and all the latest fixes and features! You can catch up on everything that's changed since the last update in our recent release notes: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1142710/announcements/detail/3371527460674810739 https://steamcommunity.com/games/1142710/announcements/detail/3356892105051014558 https://steamcommunity.com/games/1142710/announcements/detail/3294968168781792265 https://steamcommunity.com/games/1142710/announcements/detail/3293844171236027200 And if you've not picked up the game yet, you can add it (and DLC from the entire WARHAMMER trilogy) at a discount now during the SEGA Megamix sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142710/Total_War_WARHAMMER_III/ Have a great conquest! steamthumbsup

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HOTFIX 2.1.2

• Addressed an issue which impacted the game performance when running on Intels Raptor Lake CPU.

END TURN CRASH: FIX INCOMING

• rollback: Update 2.0 (crash not present)
• patch_2_1_1: Update 2.1.1 (crash may be present)

UP NEXT: UPDATE 2.2

• End Turn Crash Fix: Coming soon.
• Settlement Battles: Numerous adjustments are being made to the number of Settlement Battles encountered throughout a campaign. More details in the full notes next month!
• AI Improvements: Several adjustments are being made to the AI based on player feedback: theyll be generally more aggressive, will scale better with their difficulty setting, should employ smarter tactics in Battle, and will (overall) be better allies and vassals, as well.
• Split Ranked Queue: Choose between Land and Domination Battles!
• New Endgame Crisis: Yes-yes
• Regiments of Renown III: Our third Regiments of Renown pack is on the way!

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HOTFIX 2.1.1 (Updated)

• Fixed a crash when manually defending during minor and major Settlement Battles.

• Doing so will require you to re-download and unpack any files which were updated in the 2.1 build.
• Playing in Update 2.0 will disable cross-play with users in the 2.1 or 2.1.1 build.
• Future builds will require that you opt-out of the beta to update to the latest build.

[previewyoutube=qh-t7H7NkMk;full][/previewyoutube] The excitement never ends, WARHAMMER fans, and nor do the efforts of the Total War development team! Alongside some critical fixes, Update 2.1 introduces several additions that werent quite fully formed enough for inclusion in the mammoth 2.0 release. Plus, theres also lots of great improvements based on the feedback received thus far! Heres a quick look at some of the major changes:

• The Total War: WARHAMMER III Assembly Kit has arrived for our amazing modding community!
• The High Elf Archmage is no longer unstoppable when mounted on a dragon.
• Do thy bidding! The Warriors of Chaos can now rightly subjugate all human and elven races.
• Upon capturing their final settlement, Archaon and Be'lakor can now confederate other Warriors of Chaos factions.
• For the iron-willed among you, an Ultimate Crisis setting to trigger ALL endgame scenarios in the same playthrough has been added.
• Theres some love for the Dwarfs, who are are gaining spell resistance and additional movement options, along with buffs to their Hammerers.
• Thanks to some rebalancing, targets now have some time to react to Stationary Vortex spells.
• Rejoice! Helman Ghorst has been rebalanced to bring him into line with the rest of the battlefield.
• All Legendary Lords now boast the Siege Attacker trait from the off.
• There have been some rule changes to Domination Battles so they last a little longerexpect further changes in future updates, too.
• There are reduced penalties for the Empires Imperial Authority when their first losses are incurred.
• Regiments of Renown units are now available to the appropriate factions, and units that were priced too high have seen their costs reduced.

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[previewyoutube=bG9N3xvTQl0;full][/previewyoutube] The much-anticipated Update 2.0 is here, and its a biggie... Actually, scratch thatitsHUMUNGOUS!On top of introducing the brand-newImmortal Empiresgame mode toWARHAMMERIII, it also rolls in a massive changelog of improvements to nearly every area of the gamefrom the campaigns and multiplayer settings to the UI and visuals of the game. With the arrival of theWARHAMMER I and IILegendary Lords and Factions, the bulk of them have also been lovingly re-engineered for their inclusion in Immortal Empires, as have a huge number of Battle maps also being introduced from the previous games. Here's just a small sampling of the big improvements coming with Update 2.0:

• Daemon factions will no longer automatically declare war on non-Daemon factions
• Alongside Attack and Defend requests, you can now ask Allies toOccupysettlements (including colonising ruins)
• Weve rebalancedConfederation, so its harder to confederate minor factions but easier to confederate major ones
• Weve completely overhauled the front-end and faction-select UI for improved usability
• On the Battle side, weve improved the Battle AIs capture-point behaviour, its target priority regarding barricades and enemy units, and the effectiveness of its melee and ranged-unit positioning
• Weve adjusted reload-time reductions for ranged units so theyre easier to understand and dont scale to the point where stacked reload-reduction buffs make ranged units overperform outrageously
• MostWARHAMMER IandII factions have undergone some level of overhauling for Immortal Empiressome to a lesser and some to a greater extentwith years of tweaks and balance ahead for the game mode!

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HAVE FUN!

Welcome to the FAQ for the Immortal Empires release (Update 2.0.0) for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Here, youll find a hefty amount of information and answers to important questions regarding the release of the new game mode. If you experience technical issues, we recommend that you verify the integrity of your files to ensure theyve all downloaded properly. If you continue to experience issues after that, our Support Team is always available to work with you one-on-one to figure out the problem. [h4] Contact the SEGA Support Team[/h4] For game issues, we recommend visiting one of our official spaces to post or contribute to a thread. We will be collecting reports and working fixes into our development schedule. [h4] Bugs: Total War: WARHAMMER III Game Bug Reports (Steam)[/h4] [h4] Bugs: Total War: WARHAMMER III Support Forum (Official Forum)[/h4] Thank you, as always, for your support; well see you on the battlefield! [hr][/hr]

WHAT IS IMMORTAL EMPIRES?

WHEN DOES THE IMMORTAL EMPIRES BETA RELEASE?

IF I OWN ALL THREE GAMES, DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE CONTENT/RACES/FACTIONS/ETC. IN IMMORTAL EMPIRES?

HOW DO I DOWNLOAD AND PLAY IMMORTAL EMPIRES?

WILL IMMORTAL EMPIRES HAVE THE SAME MINIMUM AND RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS?

HOW BIG IS THE DOWNLOAD SIZE?

DO I NEED TO INSTALL ALL THREE GAMES TO PLAY?

WILL IMMORTAL EMPIRES SUPPORT CROSS OWNERSHIP?

WILL IMMORTAL EMPIRES SUPPORT CROSS-PLAY?

ARE THE REALM OF CHAOS OR EYE OF THE VORTEX MECHANICS ACTIVE IN THIS?

HOW MANY PLAYERS DOES MULTIPLAYER SUPPORT?

HAVE THE FACTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS GAMES BEEN BALANCED AGAINST THOSE FROM WARHAMMER III?

WILL IMMORTAL EMPIRES BE LOCALISED?

WILL IMMORTAL EMPIRES BE MODDABLE?

WHATS NEW IN IMMORTAL EMPIRES?

WHY ARE YOU RELEASING IMMORTAL EMPIRES AS A BETA?

Hello Total War: WARHAMMER community! Today were revealing the final Legendary Lord joining the Champions of Chaos Lords packValkia the Bloodycoming to Total War: WARHAMMER III on August 23rd. Valkia the Bloody is the cruel and daemonic consort of Khorne: returned from the dead to further the work of her diabolic paramour. Once a fell queen of a great northern tribe, the Blood God reawakened her as a form more pleasing to himself. The followers of Khorne fight all the harder in her presence, for it is said His gaze always lingers around her. [previewyoutube=X0bvDMa3_NE;full][/previewyoutube]

ON THE BATTLEFIELD...

FACTION EFFECTS

• Has access to Bloodletting
• Campaign movement range: +20% after winning a battle (all characters)
• Souls gained from sacrificing captives: +50%
• Vassals gain Frenzy and spread Khornes corruption

LORD EFFECTS

• Passive ability: The Gaze of Khorne
• Campaign movement range +35% after enemy retreats from battle

PRE-ORDER NOW!

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Hello Total War: WARHAMMER community! Today were revealing the third Legendary Lord joining the Champions of Chaos Lords packVilitch the Curselingcoming to Total War: WARHAMMER III on August 23rd. The malformed sorcerer-twin known as Vilitch the Curseling is a living manifestation of Tzeentchs twisted delight in anarchy. The Great Sorcerer fused the frail runt with their warrior brother: granting Vilitch both baleful abilities and control of their autonomous siblings diabolic strength. Now, as they ruthlessly plot to further their own power, their enemies fear the disturbing creature known as the Twisted Twin! [previewyoutube=Y0emnNGcfCM;full][/previewyoutube]

ON THE BATTLEFIELD...

FACTION EFFECTS

• Vassals gain increased barrier hit points and spread Tzeentchs corruption
• Has access to Changing of the Ways
• Forces receive benefits for having high Winds of Magic
• Converts a portion of own battle casualties into Souls
• Has access to the Tzeentch teleport stance

LORD EFFECTS

• Steal +15% of the experience earned by other Lords
• Passive ability: The Twisted Twin
• Teleport stance usage cost: -25% Winds of Magic (Lords Army)

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Hello Total War: WARHAMMER fans! Over the past few weeks, months, and even YEARS, there's been a healthy debate within the community as to how we approach the implementation of certain races in the Total War: WARHAMMER games. Nowhere has that been more apparent than the split between the Warriors of Chaos, the Daemons of Chaos, and the Monogod races (Tzeentch, Slaanesh, Khorne, and Nurgle). With that discussion rising to the forefront following the reveal of the Champions of Chaos, we wanted to take a moment to sit down with our design team and get their thoughts on the process behind it. So today, were here to provide you with a clear picture of what, why, and how weve split the Lords of Chaos, as well as the role it will play in our forthcoming DLC! (You ready for a super deep dive? Lets go!)

CHAOS Q&A

WHY ARE THE FOUR NEW LEGENDARY LORDS CONSIDERED "WARRIORS OF CHAOS?"

WHERE DOES THIS LEAVE THE MONOGOD RACES OF KHORNE, SLAANESH, NURGLE, AND TZEENTCH?

WHY ARE THERE TWO SLAANESH LEGENDARY LORDS IN THE WARRIORS OF CHAOS?

HOW DO THE UNIT ROSTERS WORK IN A CAMPAIGN?

• Belakor can recruit a whole bunch of Gifted units from Turn 1 onward, but must unlock the ability to Mark mortals in his skill tree.
• Sigvald can recruit Slaanesh mortals and Daemons from Turn 1 onward, but must wait to unlock other Gods forces. (Though he might struggle to keep Khornate units in check...)
• Archaon can unlock the ability to recruit God-specific units and is best-suited to access and lead forces that mix-and-match with a bit of everything.
• Kholek will have the hardest time getting access to God-specific units, but has easier access to Dragon Ogres and Dragon Ogre Shaggoths.

WHATS SPECIAL ABOUT THE NEW DLC LORDS?

• They can start Marking Mortals and recruiting Daemons from Turn 1 and will find it both easier and cheaper to do so.
• They share a uniquely structured tech treeabout half of which is built for their particular factionthat allows for more specialization in God-specific units and mechanics.
• They spread (and benefit more from) their own Gods corruption, but are actively penalized by the corruption of an opposing God.
• They get access to their Gods battle mechanics and army abilities.
• They each get versions of certain Campaign features belonging to the main Daemon faction; for example: Festus can brew and spread plagues, but they have slightly different effects to Kugaths.

WHAT ABOUT CONFEDERATION?

COMING SOON!

Hello Total War: WARHAMMER community! Today were revealing the second Legendary Lord joining the Champions of Chaos Lords packFestus the Leechlordcoming to Total War: WARHAMMER III on August 23rd. Doctor Festus is a deranged devotee of Nurgle who pledged a lifetime of service to the Plague God in return for his forbidden knowledge. He goes to war with few intentions beyond furthering his revolting studies of sickness, ailments, and plagues... It is a far better fate to die on the battlefield than to be captured for the doctors experiments! [previewyoutube=gh49KKpbZxQ;full][/previewyoutube]

ON THE BATTLEFIELD...

FACTION EFFECTS

• Vassals gain poison attacks and spread Nurgles corruption
• Can brew Plagues
• Souls +25 when a plague is spread

LORD EFFECTS

• Plague duration: +3 turns (local armies)
• Battle healing cap: +25% (Lords Army)

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Welcome back, Total War: WARHAMMER fans, to another instalment of the Immortal Empires blog series. This week, were taking a closer look at some of the most significant race updates youll experience come this August, when the Immortal Empires BETA finally arrivesspecifically to the Vampire Counts, Lizardmen, Dark Elves, and Norsca. Before we explore those juicy details, its important to recognize that importing races from Total War: WARHAMMER I and II into Immortal Empires is no simple task; its *far* more complex than a simple copy and paste from game to game. WARHAMMER III introduced significant updates to the seriesin the form of new mechanics, overhauled game systems, and a host of new foes to facemeaning that many races required substantial adaptations to survive in a fresh new world of war and politics. As such, while these updates wont be quite to the same scale as what youll see with the Warriors of Chaos, they will nonetheless evolve their play styles in important (and meaningful) ways.

VAMPIRE COUNTS

• Across-the-board balance changes to the roster: leadership increases to most units, adjustments to Ethereal units, and the ability to recruit Mournguls (in a Campaign) if you own the Vampire Coast DLC.
• Improvements to Raise Dead pools: which now offer better units by default and scale up with Vampiric corruptionmaking them less reliant on battle sites.
• Reshuffle of recruitment buildings, with many units now available earlier and more easily.
• Revamped tech tree, skill trees, and Bloodline effects to give the race access to powerful new effects: such as increased healing caps and extra Winds of Magic.

LIZARDMEN

DARK ELVES

NORSCA

DEVOTION TO THE GODS

• Full dedication to the Crow no longer causes a (admittedly mostly impotent) global plague. Rather, you will be joined by Burplesmirk Spewpit, the Exalted Great Unclean One.
• Full dedication to the Hound no longer gives you access to The Ice-Forged Legion. Rather, you will be joined by Killgore Slaymaim, An Exalted Hero of Khorne.
• All reward characters grant their army an incredibly powerful boon that twists their battle profile to align closer to the Dark Gods ideal forces. For example, Azriks forces enjoy access to Barriers, magical weapons, and global Winds of Magic generation benefits.
• If you just had the terrifying realization that we didnt say where the Ice-Forged Legion went, dont worry; your favourite Hellcannon Battery has become a regular Regiment Of Renown unit that unlocks once you reach the appropriate level.

COMMANDMENTS

RESOURCES

CAPITAL TARGETS

COMING SOON!

Hello, Total War: WARHAMMER fans (or should we call you Champions of the WARHAMMER community?)! Today is a very exciting day, as it's not only time to unveil the Champions of Chaos Lords Pack for Total War: WARHAMMER III but announce that it will be releasing on August 23rd alongside Immortal Empires. Fit for a champion, the games first Lords Pack welcomes not two, but FOUR, new Warriors of Chaos Legendary Lordseach of whom will be aligned with one of the four ruinous Chaos Gods. Embark on crusades of destruction with brand-new gameplay features, wreak havoc with a host of new battlefield units, and master the new narrative-driven campaign mechanics that will unearth the fabled path to Zanbaijin. [previewyoutube=W5ea7Y6ACOo;full][/previewyoutube]

WHAT'S IN THE PACK?

CAMPAIGN

• 4 new Legendary Lords
• New campaign mechanics
• Playable in both the Immortal Empires and Realm of Chaos campaigns (but do not interact with the Ursun storyline)

BATTLE

• 8 new Marked Lord and Hero characters
• 36 new Marked versions of mortal Chaos units
• New Chaos Warshrine with four Marked variants
• 4 Regiments of Renown units (one for each Chaos God)

SPOTLIGHT: AZAZEL (THE ECSTATIC LEGIONS)

FACTION EFFECTS

• Diplomatic relations +80 with Empire, Kislev, Cathay, and Bretonnia
• Vassals gain Immune to Psychology and spread corruption
• Can Seduce units
• Applies and benefits from Seductive Influence and Gifts of Slaanesh

LORD EFFECTS

• Passive ability Domineering Aura
• Seduce Units cost: -20% for Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev, and Cathay units
• Seduce Units budgets +25%

THE CHAMPIONS CAMPAIGN

A PROLOGUE

CAMPAIGN MECHANICS

THE CHAMPIONS ROSTER

NEW & UNIQUE UNITS

• Chaos Lord of Khorne
• Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Nurgle
• Chaos Lord of Slaanesh
• Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch

• Chaos Warshrine (Undivided)
• Chaos Warshrine of Khorne
• Chaos Warshrine of Nurgle
• Chaos Warshrine of Slaanesh
• Chaos Warshrine of Tzeentch

• Exalted Hero of Khorne
• Exalted Hero of Nurgle
• Chaos Sorcerer of Slaanesh
• Chaos Sorcerer of Tzeentch

• Chaos Marauders of Khorne
• Chaos Marauders of Khorne (Dual Weapons)
• Chaos Marauders of Nurgle
• Chaos Marauders of Nurgle (Great Weapons)
• Chaos Marauders of Slaanesh
• Chaos Marauders of Slaanesh (Hellscourges)
• Chaos Marauders of Tzeentch
• Chaos Marauders of Tzeentch (Spears)
• Chaos Warriors of Nurgle
• Chaos Warriors of Slaanesh
• Chaos Warriors of Tzeentch
• Chosen of Khorne
• Chosen of Khorne (Dual Weapons)
• Chosen of Nurgle
• Chosen of Nurgle (Great Wepons)
• Chosen of Slaanesh
• Chosen of Slaanesh (Hellscourges)
• Chosen of Tzeentch
• Chosen of Tzeentch (Halberds)
• Forsaken of Khorne
• Forsaken of Slaanesh
• Marauder Horsemen of Khorne (Throwing Axes)
• Marauder Horsemen of Nurgle(Throwing Axes)
• Marauder Horsemen of Slaanesh (Javelins)
• Marauder Horsemen of Tzeentch (Javelins)
• Chaos Knights of Khorne
• Chaos Knights of Khorne (Lances)
• Chaos Knights of Nurgle
• Chaos Knights of Nurgle (Lances)
• Chaos Knights of Slaanesh
• Chaos Knights of Slaanesh (Lances)
• Chaos Knights of Tzeentch (Lances)
• Chaos Chariots of Khorne
• Chaos Chariots of Nurgle
• Chaos Chariots of Slaanesh
• Chaos Chariots of Tzeentch

Regiments of Renown (Champions Edition)

KNIGHTS OF THE BRAZEN THRONE (Skullcrushers of Khorne)

BILIOUS THUNDERGUFF (Chaos Giant)

THE SIBILANT SLAUGHTERCADE (Chaos Chariots)

THE SEVERED CLAW (Aspiring Champions)

OLD WORLD UPDATE: WARRIORS OF CHAOS

• GREAT WEAPONS for Nurgle
• HELLSCOURGES for Slaanesh
• HALBERDS for Tzeentch

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Good day, WARHAMMER III fans! Todays hotfix comes with a fix for a major issue highlighted by the community following our last game update: a performance problem which scales based on the number of mods being run in the game. In a recent hotfix, it appears that we inadvertently removed some data that the game was continuing to search fora search that would end up being run more often as you added mods. While recent changes made this an issue for Steam users, todays fix should result in small performance gains during Battles on ALL PC platforms where Total War: WARHAMMER III is available! As always, thanks to the individuals and communities who dug into the issue, provided the details that helped narrow down the problem, and brought it to our attention! Your persistence (and patience) will continue to lead to gains on the performance front, so keep the feedback coming! See you on the battlefield! The Total War Team [hr][/hr][hr][/hr]

HOTFIX 1.3.2

• The game will no longer search for files which do not exist and will no longer scale the number of searches based on the number of mods being run by the game.

Total War: WARHAMMER III Immortal Empires Q&A with Richard Aldridge and Mitchell Heastie You asked; we answered! Total War's own Richard Aldridge and Mitchell Heastie sit down to tackle some of the top Immortal Empires questions asked by you, the community. (Be sure to watch all the way to the end...!)

Hello everyone! Today's hotfix makes behind-the-scenes changes which, while minor, are necessary for us to make following Update 1.3. These should have no impact on your gameplay, cross-platform compatibility, or save games, and we apologize for the inconvenience of a surprise build! If you do experience any issues, our support team is ready and available to help you work through any issues: Contact the SEGA Support Team See you on the battlefield! The Total War Team [hr][/hr][hr][/hr]

COMPATIBILITY HOTFIX 1.3.1

• Updated several supporting files related to future releases for Total War: WARHAMMER III. (No player-facing changes.)

In the recent Update 1.3 release, we implemented a change to improve ranged units' ability to fire on their enemies when a friendly squad is positioned between them and their targeteven if the ranged units seem to have a clear line of sight (LOS) on the enemy. The change involved treating two overlapping units as a single "combined" unit, which would allow the ranged soldiers to carry out their fire orders more reliably. Unfortunately, the fix was a bit overzealous... Not only did it address the LOS issue, but it allowed ranged units to stack and fire in a way that largely negates the importance of positioning your troopsa critical mechanic to the depth of the gameplay in Battles. We are backing out that change in today's hotfix, though we plan to revisit the original issue in the futureso watch for less extreme changes in a future update! As always, the team is continuing to read through your feedback and take notes to help guide our development, so remember to visit one of our official discussion forums to talk about the changes you want to see: [quote] DISCUSS: Total War: WARHAMMER III on Steam DISCUSS: Total War: WARHAMMER III on the official Forums[/quote] That's it for now! Keep your eye on our socials for more about Immortal Empires and Update 2.0 coming this August. See you on the battlefield! The Total War Team [hr][/hr][hr][/hr]

HOTFIX 1.3.1

• To prevent instances where ranged units hold their fire because a friendly unit is in their line of fire, overlapping units are now considered (by the game as) part of the same unit. This should ensure that ranged units can more consistently carry out firing orders.

Welcome back, Total War: WARHAMMER fans, to another instalment of the Immortal Empires blog series. This week, were taking a closer look at the changes coming to some of the Legendary Lords in Total War: WARHAMMER III: particularly those who previously shared their factions with other Lords in WARHAMMER I and II, but will now enjoy a force of their own on the Immortal Empires battlefield. To kick things off, wed like to introduce you to the one and only BeLakor: a key character joining the WARHAMMER III line-up as a fully-playable Legendary Lord.

BELAKOR

• Unholy Manifestations: Like the Daemon factions, Belakor has access to four powerful Unholy Manifestations. Each of Belakors abilities is aligned with one of the four Chaos Gods and can be unlocked by defeating an army aligned with a specific god or through sacrificing Souls (a new resource shared by all Warriors of Chaos). They offer powerful and unique benefits: for example, the Tzeentch-aligned manifestation grants the ability to spawn a unique shadow rift in the local province that Belakors forces can use to teleport across the mortal plain. In addition, every Unholy Manifestation used grants additional Daemonic reinforcements for his forces.
• Belakors Shadow: Belakor has the unholy ability to corrupt those who stand against him. When he defeats a human Lord in battle, he can mark them with Chaos: slowly corrupting their soul and eventually converting them into a Daemon Prince to reinforce the ranks of his army.
• Chaos Gifts: Dedication to the Dark Gods (or remaining Undivided) is sacrosanct to the forces of Chaos, and through their battlefield exploits, their warriors are bestowed with unholy gifts. By offering defeated souls to the Gods, Warriors of Chaos can unlock powerful (but limited) rewards which boost their proficiency in battle or grant daemonic reinforcements.

DEDICATED FACTIONS

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[previewyoutube=bpxOIXvuiGI;full][/previewyoutube] Happy release day WARHAMMER fans! Welcome to UPDATE 1.3! Like its predecessors, today's update focuses on fixes and features identified and prioritized by our players in these early months of Total War: WARHAMMER III. While the list of changes is shorter than 1.1 or 1.2, there are still a hefty number of important adjustments to key systems throughout the game, new features to continue expanding the tools in your arsenal, and critical updates as we lay the groundwork for the massive 2.0 update coming in August. If you're looking for the short list of the most important notes, here's the tl;dr summary of what's coming in 1.3:

• Regiments of Renown II introduces a whole new set of elite troops to all seven factionsthis time with a focus on mounted units!
• Land Battles have joined the ranked matchmaking queue!
• Miao Ying can now (properly) use her Eye of the Storm ability in combat
• Additional character trait reworks and skill tree updates for the Legendary Lords
• Several adjustments to make the Realm of Chaos less punishing or tedious
• Much-needed adjustments to how the AI Tzeentch faction utilizes Changing of the Ways
• Improvements to the Cathayan Formation Attack ability
• Fixes to the Kurgan Warband spawn rates during the Grand Cathay campaign
• Numerous improvements to unit responsiveness to orders and movement commands in battle
• AI improvements to their battle strategy, as well as fixes to prevent them from abusing skills and abilities
• Various fixes for player-reported issues and feedback notes
• ...and more!

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HAVE FUN!

Hello Total War: WARHAMMER fans! Welcome to the latest instalment of the Immortal Empires blog series. This week, well be focusing on start positions! More notably, well use this opportunity to kick off a gradual reveal over the coming weeks of where each of your favorite races will begin their conquest within the vast and unforgiving landscape of Immortal Empires.

WHATS IN A STARTING POSITION?

A BUSTLING BATTLEFIELD...

• KARL FRANZ: It wouldnt be the Empire without an Emperor; Karl Franz continues his ambitions to unite the Elector Counts from the starting settlement of Altdorf.
• BALTHASAR GELT: The Supreme Patriarch of the Colleges of Magic continues his own fascination with alchemy from the starting settlement of Pfeildorf.
• MARKUS WULFHART: Leading his motley crew of warriors known as Wuflharts Hunters, the Huntsmaster continues his expeditions within the dangerous jungles of Lustria, starting in the settlement of The Creeping Jungle.
• VOLKMAR THE GRIM: The Grand Theogonist for the Church of Sigmar has abandoned the petty squabbles of the Elector Counts in favor of a zealous crusade within the Southern Realms. His starting settlement will be Sudenberg, where rumor has it that hes hellbent on finding certain dark artifacts...

• NKARI: Defeated by the High Elves of Ulthuan long ago, Nkari has returned to the Shrine of Kurnous where he seeks his vengeance after waiting for an eternity.
• KAIROS FATEWEAVER: The Oracle of Tzeentch has invaded from the Southern Wastes and conquered the Fortress of Dawn, though his designs are an unknowable as ever.
• SKARBRAND: Driven by his endless rage and bloodlust, Skarbrand wages war against the Savage Orcs in the Badlands: collecting and piling their skulls in Deff Gorge.
• KUGATH PLAGUEFATHER: Kugath has sailed from the southern wastes, drawn by the putrid sludge near the mouth of the River Ruin, settling nearby in Dragon Fang Mount within the Dragon Isles.
• DAEMON PRINCE: The Daemon Prince moves to the Forest of Decay in the northern Chaos Wastes, allowing him to compete for the ultimate leadership of Chaos.

...JOINED BY FAMILIAR FACES

Gday Total War: WARHAMMER III fans! We hope youve been enjoying the first few weeks of Immortal Empires news coming your way! That said, theres PLENTY more to come before August, including the NEXT actual release coming to WARHAMMER III: UPDATE 1.3which is what well be talking about today!

UPDATE 1.3 PREVIEW

REGIMENTS OF RENOWN II

CHARACTER TRAIT & SKILL TREE REWORKS

REALM OF CHAOS

• When an AI teleports to the Forge of Souls, players will now be prompted to teleport and confront them (if they are in a position to do so). This should counteract the need to proactively camp the Forge of Souls until the AI appears.
• The final encounter with Belakor has been adjusted to be less time-consuming and punishing.

• Sigils will now be revealed when the player enters/exits a teleport locus.
• Action points used to move and position your armies will no longer be lost by interacting with a point of interest.
• The AI now must teleport eight times before accessing the final area.

AI USE OF CHANGING OF THE WAYS

• Minor Tzeentch factions will no longer be able to use Changing of the Ways.
• The cooldown is being increased to prevent it from being abused by AI factions.

CATHAYAN FORMATION ATTACK

KURGAN SPAWN RATES

MIAO YING NOW HAS EYE OF THE STORM

UNIT RESPONSIVENESS

AI FOCUS ON THE BACK LINE

AI USING ABILITIES WHEN THEY SHOULD NOT

PLAGUE ATTRITION

LAND & DOMINATION BATTLES ARE NOW IN RANKED

MOVED FROM 1.3

INCREASING THE FREQUENCY OF FIELD BATTLES (CAMPAIGN)

COMING JUNE 30!

Hello, Total War: WARHAMMER fans. In last week's blog, we not only offered our first look at Immortal Empires, but noted that the new game mode represents the world-spanning vision that weve been driving towards since first beginning our work on the trilogy nearly a decade ago. Nowhere is that better represented than the campaign map: the massive battlefield where your armies will be fighting, raiding, sacking, and conquering in search of immortal glory. This is the quintessential sandbox experience of the Total War: WARHAMMER campaign; and today, were excited to not only offer a sneak peek at the beta version of the map, but provide a first look at the new Sea Lanes feature being introduced along with Immortal Empires!

THE IMMORTAL BATTLEFIELD

INTRODUCING: SEA LANES!

BORDERS OF THE KNOWN WORLD

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Immortal Empires is easily the most anticipated game mode coming to Total War: WARHAMMER III, and represents the world-encompassing vision weve been working towards since first partnering with Games Workshop nearly a decade ago. The combined battlefield brings everything we've built throughout the Total War: WARHAMMER series into WARHAMMER III: including the Races, factions, units, and Legendary Lords, all of which will find their home on a massive battlefield that spans the Warhammer world. In every respect, its the most ambitious projectand hands-down the most complicated oneweve ever attempted, and we're thrilled to begin sharing more about the game mode now and in the weeks to come. For all of you looking to get your hands on immortal Empires, we're aiming to roll out the beta version of the game mode this August. Don't worry; we'll explain exactly what we mean by "beta" further below, but first, we want to spotlight some of what it'll be bringing to Total War: WARHAMMER III.

WHAT'S NEW IN IMMORTAL EMPIRES?

• Access all 86 Legendary Lords from all three Total War: WARHAMMER titles.
• BeLakor is now a Legendary Lord with his own faction.
• Dedicated factions for a number of the older Legendary Lords, including: Grombrindal, Helman Ghorst, and Volkmar the Grim.
• New starting locations for 29 of the older Legendary Lords.
• Improved personal faction mechanics for a selection of the older Legendary Lords (such as Volkmar the Grim).
• A new Sea Lanes feature, which allow you to move armies between distant lands and continentsfrom one side of the map to the otherwithout leapfrogging them all the way across the map.
• New dynamic end-game scenarios: randomised mid- to late-game challenges were introducing to challenge the late-game steamrollwhere the player is so powerful that theres little-to-no challenge left and less of a reason to complete the campaign. Think Greenskin invasions or resurgences of the undead, as a few examples
• Revamped victory conditions. Most players dont end up finishing campaigns, and we want to give them better reasonsand a greater level of satisfactionfor doing so. As such, weve simplified the victory requirements into more meaningful objectives while avoiding any arbitrary playstyle requirements.
• Corruption rework. Players will have new tools for spreading (or reducing) corruption through more active usage of their armies. Small amounts of natural reduction will also be available to uncorrupted factions.
• 8-player multiplayer campaigns. And as a bonus, only the host of an Immortal Empires multiplayer campaign needs to own all three games. Friends who only own WARHAMMER III will still be able to join the campaign, though their Legendary Lord choices will (naturally) be limited to the ones they own.

WHY WE'RE CALLING IT A "BETA"

• Lighting across battle maps is more advanced in WARHAMMER III, so it takes time to get all the older environments re-authored to meet the same current standards.
• Achieving parity across other detailssuch as the UI, character models, VFX, audio, and general game balancewill be a gradual process that continues over time.
• Corruption is also a biggie. We changed how it works quite fundamentally in WARHAMMER III, and were doing even more to improve it in Immortal Empires. Its a game system that touches every playable race: regarding how they exploit, react to, or suffer from corruption, so it's a system that will continue to evolve until it settles in a good place.

IMMORTAL EMPIRES: DAY 1

THE EVOLUTION OF IMMORTAL EMPIRES

Did you catch the Immortal Empires teaser during SKULLS? We have LOTS to talk about for the Immortal Empires betaavailable to owners of all three Total War: WARHAMMER titlesand we'll be kicking off a series of info posts starting June 14th! Join us then for more! [previewyoutube=0HkK1ldsuVU;full][/previewyoutube]

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Hello everyone! Today's hotfix comes with a small adjustment for an issue that popped up following Update 1.2: a problem where the click-and-drag behavior was disrupting the ability to effectively position troops on the battlefield. As always, the team is continuing to read through your feedback and take notes to help guide our development, so remember to visit one of our official discussion forums to talk about the changes you want to see: [quote] DISCUSS: Total War: WARHAMMER III on Steam DISCUSS: Total War: WARHAMMER III on the official Forums[/quote] That's it for now! We'll talk more about what's on the way in Update 1.3 next month, and will let you know when to expect it as we get closer to the date! See you on the battlefield! The Total War Team [hr][/hr][hr][/hr]

HOTFIX 1.2

• Fixed an issue which caused the unit formation orders (issued by right-clicking and dragging) to feel cumbersome and unresponsive.

[previewyoutube=CQPVgKZiFEs;full][/previewyoutube] Hello everyone! Today, we're excited to introduce Update 1.2.0 to Total War: WARHAMMER III! Today's build brings a variety of changes, fixes, additions, and even a handful of new featuresincluding our first free DLC packto the game! Here are some of the big highlights hot off the press:

• The first Regiments of Renown pack, which adds elite troops to the Campaign and Battles
• Mounts now automatically unlock for all mounted charactersno skill points necessary!
• Auto-resolve fixes for key Campaign issues identified over the first months of WARHAMMER III
• AI improvements to address concerns with Siege Battles and an overbearing anti-player bias
• Numerous improvements to Unit Responsiveness during Battles
• Technology updates (and more) for every playable race
• A long list of fixes for Campaigns and Battles based on player feedback
• and more!

A REMINDER ABOUT MODS

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HAVE FUN!

Total War: WARHAMMER III invades macOS tomorrow! Command the denizens of Chaos or the defenders of the mortal world, in the trilogy's cataclysmic conclusion. Grab it now to jump straight into the action on release!

Good day, Total War: WARHAMMER III fans! We know that many of you have been eager to know more about what the future holds in store for the gameespecially as the team continues to evolve the foundational systems, address feedback from the community, and work towards major new projects: including the addition of new content, new game modes, and the highly-anticipated return of "Mortal Empires"known officially in WARHAMMER III as Immortal Empires. So today, we're offering a look into what we have planned for the rest of 2022the first of many years of support planned for the game! As with any timeline, projects may shift in scope or timing; this is normal and expected, and we will work to update you on any changes in regular STATE OF THE GAME posts year-round. These will allow us to revisit what were working on, update you with any moment-to-moment changes to the content or schedule, and look further forward to future releases as they are prepared. But for now, lets take a closer look at Total War: WARHAMMER III in 2022!

Total War: WARHAMMER III 2022 Roadmap

[previewyoutube=IODeKAX60Bk;full][/previewyoutube] We are excited to bring you Update 1.1.0: the first major game update to introduce a variety of gameplay, mechanics, crash and bug fixes, balance changes, and the triumphant return of two Domination battlefields to Total War: WARHAMMER III. As the first major release, weve packaged a ton of work into the build and highlighted all the changes weve made in the linked notes. For those of you who want an abbreviated version, here are the key features and fixes coming with todays build:

• Numerous crash fixes and performance optimizations
• A major overhaul of the Realm of Chaos mechanics
• A much-anticipated fix for a bugged interaction between the Everlasting Gift tech and Gift of Slaneesh upgrade
• A fix to ensure that Supply Lines values update properly when disbanding a Lord
• Fixes for numerous issues blocking players from completing the Prologue
• A one-on-one training montage to bulk up The Daemon Prince (aka Daniel)
• Major adjustments to the Daemons of Chaos Gifts and Gift Sets
• The first improvements to unit responsiveness (with more coming later)
• Units must now brace against a charging attacker for Charge Reflection to take effect
• Balance updates for most factions and several faction-specific units
• Two returning Domination battlefields: Arnheim and Battle for Itza
• Major updates to the Domination multiplayer mode: including larger starting armies and an update to supply mechanics
• and much more!

Steam players who regularly encounter the ALT+Tab Crash in Total War: WARHAMMER III can now opt-in to a new Steam Beta branch and play with the fix were working to include in Update 1.1. By opting-in to the branch, you will automatically download a temporary, beta version of the game that includes a fix for this specific issue:

• When ALT+Tabbing out of the game, the client will close out unexpectedly.

OPTING-IN TO THE STEAM BETA

Good day, commanders! We wanted to side-step for a moment and talk a little bit about our first major gameplay update coming early next month: Update 1.1. This is the first release to include a variety of fixes, gameplay balance changes, and adjustments to mechanics that have been at the heart of discussion in the public space. So today, were going to highlight some of these topics, provide some insight into our short-term plans over here at Creative Assembly, and look ahead to our long-term roadmap following the update.

A Foreword

Patch 1.1 Preview

REALM OF CHAOS

• The strength of the negative Realm traits has been reduced by roughly ~50%.
• Daemon Legendary Lords will no longer be burdened by the negative traits of their respective patron god.
• Traits gained in the Realm of Chaos will now be removed when a Legendary Lord completes the survival battle within that realm.
• When a player intercepts an AI Lord at the Forge of Souls, their souls will now be lostforcing them to restart their collection. This should make it easier to disrupt the Souls race.
• The Protection building chain can now be used to prevent rifts from spawning in the province in which they're built.
• The rewards for gaining Souls have been improved by providing additional bonuses for a limited period of time.

SUPPLY LINES

INFANTRY RESPONSIVENESS

FACTION BALANCE

• The Ogre Kingdoms, in general, are overperforming heavily in both ranked matchmaking and tournaments. We are making some significant adjustments to the units based on community feedback and our metrics.
• Grand Cathay is currently (by far) the biggest underperformer in ranked matchmaking and in Domination tournaments. We think that Cathay is best when their army is largesuch as in land battleswhich is why we are increasing the size of all starting armies in Domination. Well be monitoring these changes to see how the meta progresses in the months ahead.
• While Kislev is slightly underperforming in ranked matchmaking (according to our metrics), they seem to be performing adequately in the tournament environment. There are a few units that particularly stand out, and so we are looking to make smaller tweaks while observing the effects of other changes and bug fixes.
• Nurgle has been doing well in ranked matchmaking, however we know they don't do well in the tournament environment. We are also concerned that the slowness of most Nurgle units make them vulnerable to larger armies with ranged firepower, which can result in heavy losses before the Nurgle units are able to engage in melee combat.
• In Update 1.1, we are fixing several issues with charges, bracing, and impact damage. We feel its too risky to touch the Slaanesh units without having a good understanding of what effect these will have, so well keep an eye on things and make adjustments in the future based on feedback.
• We are currently happy with the state of Khorne and will continue monitoring how they perform in relation to the other balance changes made this month. Our systemic changes should not be shifting the faction much in either direction, but we will watch closely!

BUG FIXES

• ALT+Tab Crash Fix: Were aiming to have a Steam Beta in your hands next week, and will let you know as soon as it is available. Depending on its success, well bundle and share this with the rest of the community in Update 1.1.
• Gift of Slaanesh: A conflict between the Everlasing Gift tech and Gift of Slaanesh upgrade will be resolved in the update.
• Prologue Sticks after the Battle of Fort Devingard: Not after 1.1, it won't!
• Soft Lock when ending your turn after losing Yuri: Not anymore; also fixed in 1.1.
• Crash fixes: Several crash fixes have been implemented based on your reports both here and with our Support Team. This will be an ongoing effort as we work to get everyone in and playing the game!
• Shadow Shroud: Belakors ability Shadow Shroud is now associated with his unique trait.
• Corrupted By: Factions will now be able to remove negative corrupted by traits when in a region dominated by their favored corruption.
• Achievement Issues: Whether unlocking achievements the wrong way, not unlocking achievements at all, or unlocking duplicate achievements, were implementing fixes for many of the achievements available in the game.
• ...and more!

But waittheres more!

Beyond 1.1

Looking Ahead to the WARHAMMER III Roadmap

Closing Out

Good day, commanders! Today were happy to introduce Patch 1.0.2, which brings fixes for several key performance, multiplayer, and installation issues to Total War: WARHAMMER III. Our primary goal with this release is to raise the baseline for our community: assisting those who have been unable to play and implementing the first performance fixes for those of you experiencing framerate caps or issues running the game on certain high-end rigs. Both performance and stability will be a long-term and ongoing effort for the team, all of which begins with raising the bottom bar for those most impacted by technical obstacles or issues. Following todays build, we will be working towards two major milestones to which you can look forward:

• Steam Beta of the ALT+Tab Crash Fix. The team is fixing a few final graphics issues that popped up as a result of the fix before submitting it to QA for review. Once verified, it will be uploaded and made available as a Steam Beta branch, which will allow affected players to verify that it works on their system before it is approved for an official game build.
• Update 1.1. The games first major gameplay, balance, and bug-fix update is in the works, and the team has pulled together a wide variety of changes for you to enjoy. Well talk more about what to expect in the update this week, though its arrival date is still TBD as the team puts it through all the necessary testing and approval cycles.

PATCH 1.0.2

GAME

• Improved our build-authoring process, which will reduce the excessive install times required for relatively small patches. We expect to further reduce these install times with the next game update.
• Fixed a problem where the vertical sync (VSync) setting was being forced on for some playersartificially limiting the framerate regardless of system specs.
• Resolved game stuttering issues when playing the game in Windows 11 with Intel Alder Lake (12th-generation) processors.
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to hang on first boot in certain languages.
• The game will now display an error if installed to a folder path that uses non-English characters. Doing so will cause the game to be unresponsive. To alleviate this, we recommend changing the installation location to a folder or folder path that doesn't include non-English characters.

MULTIPLAYER

• Fixed an issue that caused battles in multiplayer campaign to desync.
• General multiplayer services improvements.

NEED HELP?

Good day, everyone! Following up with another quick note about the upcoming build schedule. Since announcing the 1.0.2 plan last week, we have more clarification to share with you:

• The update will not arrive today, but will be available next week.
• It will include the performance improvements noted last weeksuch as the forced V-sync and ongoing issues with Alderlake generation processorsin addition to fixes for desyncs and boot issues preventing certain players from playing or enjoying the game.
• Unfortunately, the fix for the ALT+Tab crash resulted in new graphical issues, so we will NOT be bundling it with 1.0.2. Rather, the plan is to host the fix as a Steam Beta branch once it has undergone further testing. This will allow players to opt-in to the branch and try it out themselves if theyd like, as well as report any issues that might be related to their particular hardware or software setup that can be addressed before releasing it to the larger audience.
• Were also implementing the first of several improvements to the Steam patching process with this build, which should cut down the amount of unpacking time required once youve downloaded the update. We will continue making adjustments to this system in the future to improve how the files are packaged, downloaded, and installed on all platforms, so watch for those!

• The Chaos Realms, negative traits, realm rewards, and rift management
• Numerous balance tweaks to the Factions
• Bug fixes (including the Supply Line bug)
• and much more!

Good day, commanders! Its been about a week since we updated you about the teams current work plan, so we wanted to drop back in here with some inside insight into where were at as we continue to prioritize and package fixes for our next patch. Note that this is far from the *comprehensive* roadmap many of you are looking for right now, but dont worry: that will come later on as were able to shift our focus from establishing a strong baseline to adding future content to the game. Rather, we want to highlight our focus on the games foundation (right now), talk about some of the worst issues impacting certain players (and what they can do while theyre waiting), and when you can expect changes to the game in the near (and near-ish) future!

Patch 1.0.2 Timeline

• ALT+Tab Stability: Accounting for a majority of our crash reports, the ALT+Tab crash is the primary issue under investigation. While we have a fix in testing, the complexity of the issue requires a substantial amount of review to ensure it doesnt break anything else in the game. So, while we very much hope to include it in the next build, the results of our testing will determine whether it is safe to do so or whether it is held until the next-next update.
• Unintended V-Sync Lock: Some users have noted that in certain circumstances, their game framerate will be capped at a low number regardless of their hardware capabilities. Were working on a fix to make V-Sync behave if you want to flex on the game.
• Further Alderlake Improvements: Windows 11 and Windows 10 users should no longer see performance stuttering related to their 12th generation Intel processors.
• Battle Desyncs: Some players have desyncs during multiplayer battles. Thats bad, so were working to fix that up.
• Issues when the game is installed to a path using non-ASCII/non-English characters: In this scenario, the game would crash upon booting. Players encountering this issue will now receive a warning message so the game can be moved to a supported location only using English characters.

Game Crashes and Stability

Good day, everyone! With the first week of Total War: WARHAMMER III behind us, were continuing our work with the community to identify the most pressing issues as the team prepares, tests, and packages solutions in these upcoming builds. To catch up on our upcoming release plans, you can read our recent post on the topic here:

• Total War: WARHAMMER III CA Recap & Hotfix Timeline

• Fixed an issue where the multiplayer lobby would refresh too quickly, preventing players from being able to select and join a room.
• Fixed an issue which prevented invites to a multiplayer lobby from working properly.
• The game now runs in DirectX 11 compatibility mode for all users by default. This is to prevent instances where users inadvertently ran on the legacy implementation of the DirectX 12 beta.
• Improved how 12th generation Intel CPUs (aka 'Alder Lake' family) interact with the game, providing more consistent framerates when running on these processors.

Kugath is a tinkerer in his own way, endlessly fascinated by the inner workings of life itself and the intricate damage he can inflict on mortals. He has long preferred lurking on the outskirts of mortal kingdoms, where he can keep a closer eye on the effects of his contagions and pathogens. Thus we find him in the campaign, up to no good slap-bang in the middle of the map. We sat down with Lead Writer, Andy Hall, to talk everything relevantin this case: the rot, the stench, the Nurglings, and much more. [hr][/hr]

HELLO ANDY WHAT SETS KUGATH APART FROM HIS FELLOW GREAT UNCLEAN ONES?

SO, KUGATH IS KNOWN IN THE CELESTIAL DRAGON EMPIRE?

I ASSUME THAT KUGATH HAS HAD RUN-INS WITH MANY OTHERS UPON THE MORTAL WORLD?

WHAT WAS THE SECOND TIME?

DOES THAT MEAN KUGATH IS EXILED, LIKE SKARBRAND?

It's almost here! Total War: WARHAMMER III releases this Thursday, February 17th, and we want to be sure you're ready to step up and command your armies the moment they arrive! To that end, we've created this helpful map to give you an idea of when the game arrives in a time zone near you:

Haven't pre-ordered the game yet...?

To ensure you're ready to play on day one, we're excited to announce that anyone who has pre-purchased the game will be able to pre-download it starting February 15th on Steam, the Microsoft Store, and Game Pass. Edit: adding in specific times when pre-load opens, for clarity.

• 15:00 GMT/UTC
• 5:00a HST (UTC-10)
• 7:00a PT (UTC-8)
• 10:00a ET (UTC-5)
• 16:00 CET (UTC+1)
• 20:30 IST (UTC+5:30)
• 23:00 CST (UTC+8)
• 02:00 AEDT (Feb. 16, UTC+11)
• 04:00 NZDT (Feb. 16, UTC+13)

Steam Pre-Installation Instructions

Its nearly time! With the arrival of Total War: WARHAMMER III to the big stage of battle in less than a week, the search for the greatest champions and commanders of the game has begun! With Turin and ItalianSparticus overseeing the competition, fifty of the strongest WARHAMMMER III players joined the preliminary stages of the CHAOS CLASH tournament to vie for supremacy. Now, this coming Saturday, February 12th, our final 10 champions will battle it out in the games Domination Mode to see who emerges as the victor. Join us this weekend on the official Total War and Xbox Twitch channel, on YouTube, or right here on the Steam Store page to catch every moment of the action:

CHAOS CLASH TOURNAMENT FINALS

In case you missed it, we're sharing our recent Soul Grinder spotlight with everyone along for the ride up to the launch of Total War: WARHAMMER III. In this spotlight, we're introducing the SOUL GRINDER: a horrifying Daemon Engine you can unleash upon the battlefield to crush and consume your enemies! [previewyoutube=g7eMzjY-kuE;full][/previewyoutube] [hr][/hr] For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our social channels. You can also join the ongoing conversation over on the official Total War Discord server!

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In Total War: WARHAMMER III, multiplayer is bigger than ever: with more players and more modes available than any previous entry in the Total War series. Three unique campaigns are available to explore by up to eight players:

• Realm of Chaos (8 Players): Warhammer 3s standard campaign, where up to eight players can join forces or battle for surpremacy.
• Darkness & Disharmony (8 Players): Play to bring about Grand Cathay's salvation...or its destruction.
• Something Rotten in Kiselv (3 Players): A smaller adventure with higher stakes for each player!

• All players may take their turns simultaneouslyact fast to outrun your opponents!
• Enjoy a slower, more thoughtful pace? You can choose to take sequential turns in the options.
• Players enter as spectators during battles, where they can be granted forces to control of their own!
• Hold no allegiances to either side? Play the mercenary and commandeer troops from either army. (Imposters and traitors are most welcome!)
• Gift regions of the map to your allies to keep them in the fight!

Meet The Daemon Princea Legendary Lord risen in the name of Chaos Undividedin our recent cinematic trailer: [previewyoutube=Uebto73ZUFQ;full][/previewyoutube] Then check out the customization options available to the Daemon Prince as you play and grow in power. Will you conquer your daemons...or become one? [previewyoutube=ijPptriPR4o;full][/previewyoutube] Finally, go hands-on with the Daemon Prince in this exclusive Let's Play with gameplay footage from Total War: WARHAMMER IIII! [previewyoutube=CWiAFapYcCI;full][/previewyoutube] [hr][/hr] For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our social channels. You can also join the ongoing conversation over on the official Total War Discord server!

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