Total War: WARHAMMER III FAQ

Total War: WARHAMMER III is available now on PC and will be available soon for macOS and Linux players thanks to our friends at Feral ... Home›Blog›TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIFAQ TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIFAQ TotalWar:WARHAMMERIII EllaMcConnell November42021 WelcometotheFAQforTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII–hereyoucanfindlinkstoalotofourothercontentaboutthegame,aswellasallthevitalstatsofthegameitself. 中文版请在我们的Bilibili专栏查看 Ifyouareexperiencingtechnicalorgameplayissues,wewouldencourageyoutoreviewourKnownIssueslistwhichincludescommontroubleshooting,workarounds,andoptimisationsuggestions.Ifyouareinterestedinourpatchingscheduleorfuturegameupdates,pleaseclickovertoourofficialForumsforthelatestdetails. Thankyou,asalways,foryoursupportandwe’llseeyouinbattle! PLATFORMS&STOREFRONTS WhichplatformsisTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIavailableon? TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIisavailablenowonPCandwillbeavailablesoonformacOSandLinuxplayersthankstoourfriendsatFeralInteractive–we’llbeconfirmingexactlywhenclosertoreleaseday. WhichstoresisTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIavailableon? YoucanpurchaseTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIontheMicrosoftStore,Steam,andtheEpicGamesStore.YoucanalsopurchaseyourcopydirectlyfromCreativeAssemblyhere–theonlydifferenceisthatmoreofthepriceyoupaywillgodirectlytothestudio. TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIisalsobeavailableaspartofGamePassforPC.Seebelowformoredetails. Otherdigitalstorefrontsarealsoavailable–pleasecheckSEGA’slistofapprovedpartnershere. PhysicalcopiesofTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIareavailableinselectterritories–pleasecheckwithyourpreferredlocalgamestockist. IstheGamePassforPCversionanydifferent? No,itisthefullversionofthegame.IfyouownWARHAMMERIIIthroughGamePassforPC,youwillalsobeabletopurchasefutureDLCforitthroughtheMicrosoftStore,aswellasaccessFree-LCasitbecomesavailable.FormoreinformationonGamePassforPC,clickhere. AretherespecialeditionsofTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII? WehavetwophysicalspecialeditionsforWARHAMMERIII.TheDayOneEditioncomeswithadouble-sidedposteroftheWARHAMMERIIIcampaignmapandasetofChaosIconstickers.TheLimitedEditionascomeswithanEmbossedMetalCase.Seethembothbelow. Isthereaphysicalcollector’seditionofTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII? Unfortunatelynot.AcombinationoftheglobalCOVID-19pandemicanditsimpactonotherindustries,aswellasourownneedtoworkfromhomethroughthefinaltwoyearsofWARHAMMERIII’sdevelopmenthasresultedinusnothavingaphysicalcollector’seditionforWARHAMMERIII. CanIpurchaseDLCforTotalWar:WARHAMMERgamesIownononestoreonanother(andviceversa)? It’snotpossibletotrackthedifferentTotalWar:WARHAMMERcontentyouownacrossdifferentstorefronts.So,forexample,ifyoubuyTotalWar:WARHAMMERontheEpicGamesStore,youwillalsoneedtobuytheDLContheEpicGamesStoreinordertouseit. ThesameappliesforclaimingthefreecombinedmapDLC–youwouldneedtoownbothTotalWar:WARHAMMERandTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIonthesamestoreinordertoclaimit. WillTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIbeavailableonmacOSandLinux? Yes,macOSandLinuxversionswillbeavailableonSteam,developedandpublishedbyFeralInteractive.Wewillreleasemoreinformationontheirtimelinesassoonaswe’reable. WillTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIhavecross-storemultiplayer? Yes,cross-storemultiplayerisavailablenow. WhatarethesystemrequirementsforWARHAMMERIII? ThesystemrequirementsforTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIareasfollows: PCMinimumSpecifications: OS:Windows764-bitProcessor:Inteli3/Ryzen3seriesMemory:6GBGraphics:NvidiaGTX900/AMDRX400series|IntelIrisXeGraphicsDirectX:Version11Storage:120GBavailablespaceAdditionalNotes:8GBMemoryifusingintegratedGPU. PCRecommendedSpecifications: OS:Windows1064-bitCPU:Inteli5/Ryzen5seriesRAM:8GBGraphics:NvidiaGeForceGTX1660Ti/AMDRX5600-XTDirectX:Version11Storage:SSD120GBavailablespace CONTENT IsTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIgoingtobesetduringtheEndTimesandfeaturestufffromAgeofSigmar? No,aswithTotalWar:WARHAMMERandTotalWar:WARHAMMERII,TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIissetaroundthereignofKarlFranz.OurprimarysourceisWarhammerFantasyBattles8thEdition,althoughwehaveandwillcontinuetouseoldereditionsforinspirationwhereappropriate. WhatraceswillbeavailableinTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIatlaunch?        WeareexcitedtobeabletoconfirmthatTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIcontainsawiderselectionofindividualracesthananypreviousTotalWar:WARHAMMERcoretitle.  DeepwithintherealmsofChaosthefourRuinousPowersofNurgle,Slaanesh,Tzeentch,andKhorneprepareforwarandtwomightykingdomsstandsentinel:thesternwarriorsofKislevandthevastempireofGrandCathay.Alongsidetheselegendaryrosters,wealsowelcomethemonstrousDaemonPrinceandhisfaction,theDaemonsofChaos,tothefray.Readmoreabouthimbelow! Sofarwehaverevealedfullrostersfor… KislevGrandCathayKhorneTzeentchNurgleSlaaneshOgreKingdoms We’vealsointroducedvariouslegendarylordsintheirownposts: KostaltynMiaoYingZhaoMingKairosFateweaverGreasusGoldtoothSkragtheSlaughterer Andhere’ssomecampaignmechanicsforeachfaction: KislevGrandCathayKhorneTzeentchNurgleOgreKingdoms WhoistheDaemonPrince? TheDaemonPrinceisabrand-newLegendaryLordintheTotalWar:Warhammeruniverse!Anightmaremadeflesh,drivenbyamercilessnessneedforvengeance,heleadstheDaemonsofChaosintobattleandhasaccesstounitsfromallfouroftheChaosGods.Atrulyformidiblefoe,theDaemonPrincealsocomeswithspecialcustomisableoptions,creatingatrulyuniqueandpersonalisedgameplayexperienceforthefirsttimeinaTotalWargame. Didyousaycustomisable? Wedid!GivetheDaemonPrinceanamethatstrikesfearintheheartsofhisenemies(withaprofanityfilterofcourse,tomakesurenothingoffensiveisbeingusedandavoidsparkinganotherwar)andcustomisehisdesignwithhundredsofitems,creatingbillionsofpotentialcombinations!EachpartchangestheappearanceandstatsofyourDaemonPrince.Forexample,usinganArmouredCorpulentTailprovidestheability‘SlimeTrail’+10Armourand+3%hitpointswhileaMasqueradingHelmprovidesarmourbonuses,newmeleeattacksandtheabilitytocasttheSlaaneshispellPhantasmagoria.DoyouwanttheDaemonPrincetobeaspellcastingpowerhouse?Anabsolutetank?Afast-movingdamagedealer?It’suptoyou! WhatfactiondoestheDaemonPrincelead? TheDaemonPrinceleadsafactioncalledtheDaemonsofChaosandcanmixandmatchhisunitsfromanyoftheChaosGods,lettingyoubuildterrifyingarmies.So,ifyouwanttoleadanarmycontainingDaemonettes,BeastsofNurgleandTzeenchianFlamers,thisistheLegendaryLordforyou. IsthereanycoolstuffIcandowithhim? Yes!Inrewardforwinningbattles,conqueringsettlementsandcraftingbuildings,youearnaresourcecalledDaemonicGlory.Thiscomesinfiveflavours:oneforeachoftheChaosGods,andoneforChaosUndivided.Andwhenyoucaptureasettlement,you’llhavethechoicetodevoteittoaspecificgod,whichgrantsaccesstorecruitmentbuildings,andfurtherglorygains,forthatparticulargod.Ascertainthresholdsaremet,thegodswillalsogranttheDaemonPrincenewbodyparts,armourpiecesandweaponswhichsubstantiallyenhancehisstatboosts,newabilitiesandspells. Asmorefavourisgainedwitheachgod,moreadvancedDaemonunitsareunlockedforrecruitment.So,asyourglorylevelsrise,sodoesyourunitvarietyinbattle.Plus,youcanunlocknewfeaturesfromeachgod.WanttoteleportacrossthebattlefieldlikeTzeentch?Nowyoucan! MidwayalongtheGlorytrackyoucanalsodedicateyourDaemonPrincetoasingleChaosGod,whichlocksyoutothatgod’smostadvancedbodypartsandhigh-tierunits.Someofthepiecesarepartofsetsthatyoucanequiptogainbiggerbonuses,soifyoudedicateyourselftoKhorne,forexample,youcanequiphishigh-tiersetandgainbigbuffsforKhorneunits.Or,youcandedicateyourselffullytoChaosUndivided,whichunlockshigh-tierunitsfromacrossallfourgods. Thepointis,it’stimetodesignyourownDaemonPrince!Embellishhimwithcustomisations,mouldhimtoyourplaystyleandunleashhimonthebattlefield! CanIplaymyDaemonPrinceinmultiplayer? Yes,theDaemonPrincecanbeplayedincustombattlesbutnotrankedbattles. IsallthisnewKislevandGrandCathaycontentforTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIlegit?      Yes!GamesWorkshophasexpandedandcreatedthesefactions,andpartneredwithus.YoucanfindoutallaboutitfromthemoveratWarhammerCommunityhereincludingsomegreatinterviews. Willtherebeacombinedmapforownersofallthreegames? Yes,thoughcurrentlyourfocusisonTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII.  WewillreleaseamassivecombinedmapthatwillbeahugefreeDLCforownersofallthreegames,andwe’llhavemoredetaillater.  NotethatyouwillneedtoownallthreepartsofthetrilogythroughasinglestorefrontinordertoclaimthisfreeDLC.Pleaseseeabovefordetails.  WilltherebeaBloodfortheBloodGodpackforTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII? Yes.MuchlikeBloodfortheBloodGod2,itwillbefreeforanyonewhoownsapreviousversionoftheDLCforeitherWARHAMMERIorII.Itwillbereleasedsoonafterlaunch. WillyoubecontinuingtosupportTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIafterthelaunchofTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII? Asyoumightexpect,ourfocuswillshifttowardssupportingTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIfollowingitslaunch. WehavereleasedtheSilence&FuryDLCforTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIthisyearandarecontinuingoureffortstopatchandupdatethegameasnecessary. GAMEPLAY WhatisaTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIsurvivalbattle? AspartofWarhammerIII’scampaignnarrative,eachfactionyouplayasmustembarkonaterrifyingjourneythroughthefourRealmsofChaos.Toachieveyouraimsineachrealm,you’llneedtoovercomethedaemonicforcesyouencounterthereinarareandepicnewbattletypecalledasurvivalbattle.Checkoutthistrailertoseeitinaction. Tobesuccessfulhereyou’llhavetocarveyourwayacrossthemapandsecurethethreecapturepointswhilstfightingoffmultiplewavesofdaemons.Asyoucapturepartsofthemapyouwillearnbattlecurrencycalled‘supplies’thatallowyoutobuildtowersandbarricades,recruitnewwarriors,andupgradeandreplenishyourunits.Thewavesofdaemonswillincreaseinnumberanddifficultyasyouprogressbeforetheclimaxwhereyoufightanexalteddaemonbelongingtothatgod. Survivalbattlesareplayableincustombattleaswellasmultiplayer,sobringyourfriendstohelpyoumanagesuchanepicencounter. Whatarethenewgamemodes? AlongsideSurvivalBattles,TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIwillalsofeatureDominationBattles,MinorSettlementBattles,andStormofChaosbattles.Theformerisabrand-newmultiplayerbattlemode,whilstthelatterseesthereturnofaTotalWarfavouritethat’sbrimmingwithnewfeatureswhichdifferentiateitfromitspredecessors.YoucanreadmoreaboutthebattlechangescominginWARHAMMERIIIinthisdedicatedpost,moreonMinorSettlementBattlesandourSiegeReworkhere,andStormofChaosandupdatestothemagicsystemhere. IsTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIbelocalisedinmylanguage? TotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIonlyhasEnglishlanguageaudio.However,UIandtextlocalisationwillbeavailableinEnglish,French,Italian,German,Spanish,Russian,Polish,Czech,Turkish,BrazilianPortuguese,Korean,andsimplifiedaswellastraditionalChinese. WhatarethemultiplayeroptionsinTotalWar:WARHAMMERIII?         Herearesomedetailstosinkyourteethinto: Multiplayercampaign Multiplayercampaignsnowsupportuptoeightplayers,andallplayer-turnsaretakensimultaneously,ratherthaneachwaitingfortheotherstogo.Playerscanchoosetomakeandbreakallianceswithotherplayersastheyseefit. Inaddition,allplayersmayjoinanybattlewhichanotherplayerinitiatesandmaychoosetojointheplayer’sarmyortheiropponent’sarmy.Theplayerwhoinitiatesthebattlecangrantcontrolofanyunitstheychoosetootherplayerontheirteam.Thismakesforfun,inclusiveandhigh-energybattles,wherenoplayerisleftonthesidelinestospectate. Therearethreedistinctivecampaignscenariostochoosefrom,offeringarangeofgeographicalandplaytimescopes: TheRealmofChaos(Max8players) Thefullcampaign,identicaltothesingle-playerversion.Eachplayermustestablishanempire,traversetheChaosrealms,gatherthefourDaemonPrincesouls,faceBe’lakorinafinalcataclysmicbattle,anddecidethefateofUrsun. Darkness&Disharmony(Max8players) Afree-for-allsandboxcampaignfocusedonaDaemonicinvasionofGrandCathay,whereplayersfightforcontrolofkeysettlements.PlayerscanjoininasGrandCathay,OgreKingdomsoroneofthefourChaosDaemonraces(KislevandtheDaemonPrincedonotfeature). SomethingRotteninKislev(Max3players) Athree-playerco-operativecampaigndesignedtobecompletedinasinglesession.ThisisbasedinacompactcampaignmapacrosstheterritoriesofKislev. Multiplayerbattle WARHAMMERIIIoffersarangeofmultiplayerbattlescenariosfor2-8players,includingsomecompletelynewtoTotalWar. DominationModeisanewcompetitivearea-controlmodewhereplayersmustdefeatenemyforces,captureobjectivesanddialinreinforcementsacrossaseriesofspecificallydesignedarenamaps. SurvivalbattlesallowplayerstoteamupandrelivethesurvivalbattlesfromWARHAMMERIII’sRealmofChaoscampaign.Eachsurvivalscenariohasthreedifficultylevelstochoosefrom. MinorSettlementandSiegeBattlesallowplayerstoattackanddefendacrossthevastrangeofnewsiegeandminorsettlementmapscreatedforWARHAMMERIII. Inaddition,playerscanalsosetupmultiplayerbattlesforthefollowingbattletypes: LandbattlesFree-for-allbattlesAmbushbattlesChokepointbattlesSubterraneanbattles Rankedmatchmakingchanges Somekeyimprovementshavebeenmadetoourrankedbattlessystem.Theseare: Youropponent’sracepickishiddenuntilbothplayershavelockedintheirracepicksRacepicksarethenrevealedtobothplayers,andarmiescanthenbebuilt We’vealsoalteredourEloratingsystemtouseamoretraditionalcalculationofplayerwin-probability,similartochess. WillTotalWar:WARHAMMERIIIsupportmods? Wehavereleasedwithonlythefirststageofthemoddingfunctionalityweintendtoofferwith WARHAMMERIII,asthegamecanrunmoddedpack-files.We’reschedulingtheAssemblyKit,SteamWorkshopsupport,andtheModManagerforanupcomingrelease.Thisallowsustofocusonbuildingastrongandstablefoundationintheseinitialweeks,andpavesthewayforasmoothreleaseofthesetoolsinthefuture. Weknowsomeofyouwillwanttotweakthegamebeforetheofficialtoolsarereleased,andwehopeyouenjoydiscoveringthenewmaterialtoworkwithasweworktogetthefullmoddingfeature-setpreparedandimplemented.Weappreciateyourpatienceandsupport,andhopeyouenjoy WARHAMMERIII whileyouwait. Whathappenedtoin-gamechat? Unlikeprevious TotalWar titles, WARHAMMERIII doesnotofferchatfunctionalitycurrently.Weareworkingtoimplementamorerobustin-gamechatoptionwhichoffersasafeplaceforonlineinteractionswithotherplayers. Intheinterim,werecommendyouuseoneofthemanyfree,high-qualitychatclientsavailabletocommunicatewithyourfriends:suchas Discord or MicrosoftTeams. 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