Total War: Warhammer III

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: SEGA
Developer: Creative Assembly
Release Date: Feb. 17, 2022

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'Total War: Warhammer III' Reveals Development Roadmap For The Next 12 Months

by Rainier on May 10, 2023 @ 10:59 a.m. PDT

Total War: Warhammer III is set to plunge players into a cataclysmic conflict between ruinous daemonic powers and the sentinels of the mortal world.

In Total War: Warhammer III each choice you make will shape the reality-shattering conflict to come; from the mysterious Lands of the East to the daemon-infested Realms of Chaos. Experience strategy gaming on a scale yet unseen in this epic culmination to the Total War: WARHAMMER trilogy.

Featuring iconic new races from the World of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, including the video-game debut of Kislev and Cathay alongside the factions of ChaosKhorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch - players will wage war with the most diverse array of legendary heroes, gargantuan monsters, flying creatures and magical powers that the series has ever seen.

Embarking on a new grand campaign, you will be tasked with saving or exploiting the power of a dying god. Each race offers a unique journey through the nightmarish Chaos Realm, culminating in an endgame that will determine the fate of the world.

The coming conflict will engulf all. Will you conquer your daemons? Or command them?


Creative Assembly is sharing its Spring Roadmap: a high-level overview of the major updates and key features coming to Total War: Warhammer III over the next 12 months.

UP NEXT: UPDATE 3.1

As has become the standard, our interim patches will follow each major release with bug fixes, gameplay and balance changes (largely based on your feedback), and notable features that will continue to evolve and improve the game. Here are some of the highlights of 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!

Look for Update 3.1 in the final week of May, including more details and news as we get closer to the end of the month!

UPDATE 4.0

Following the release of Update 3.1, the team is all-in on the summer release! Update 4.0 will not only be accompanied by our fourth DLC—

SHADOWS OF CHANGE

but will include a bunch of new additions to the game:

  • SHADOWS OF CHANGE: Our fourth official DLC explores the ongoing story of three races—Tzeentch, Cathay, and Kislev—while introducing three new Legendary Lords, a new Legendary Hero, a ton of new units, and more!
  • Free Legendary Hero: Another Legendary Hero joins the roster…a 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!

We dive into more details on these changes in the weeks leading up to 4.0, so stay tuned for more information, preview videos, and a first look at SHADOWS OF CHANGE later this summer.

UPDATE 5.0

The final release of the year ushers in another major update and the next DLC—

THRONES OF DECAY

—to expand the WARHAMMER III battlefield:

  • 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 we’ll 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. We’ll 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!

We’re nowhere near close enough to dig into the intricate details of what’s on the way in 5.0, but the important thing is that it’s on the way! And that give you plenty of time to not only speculate on what three Lords will be appearing this winter, but what changes you’d like to see to the three races in the spotlight.

UPDATE 6.0

And finally, to round out the 12-month calendar, we can also confirm that Update 6.0 will drop in the spring of 2024: another opportunity to expand three of the game’s races, introduce new Legendary Lords, a new Legendary Hero, and game improvements galore with the major release.

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD

There’s plenty more in the works that we haven’t even begun to touch on—ongoing performance, optimization, gameplay and mechanics improvements, the ideas we already have churning for our 2024 releases, and more—and we can’t wait to share more details as we get closer to each game update. And with all this in mind, your feedback continues to be key to the growth of the game, as well as what gets included in every single future release. We’re building a game for you, so absolutely do keep the conversation flowing (in a respectful and constructive manner).

As for right now, we’d love to hear what questions are still lingering in your head following today’s reveal, as we’ll be looking for the most pressing questions that pop up to answer:

  • 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


So, we’ll be back with more news, information, and answers soon, and we’ll see you on the battlefield!

—The  Total War  Team

 

Total War: Warhammer III is available for PC (Microsoft Store, Steam, Epic Game Store) and Xbox Game Pass for PC.


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