What changed in Total War: WARHAMMER III in 2023

Reduced duration of Pack Trap ability from 25s to 10s and added a 3% fatigue drain per second.

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.

N'kari's performance when charging and engaging smaller targets has been enhanced as intended.

Fixed outstanding issues with the three new unique Beastmen herdstone buildings to provide correct effects and building slots.

Fixed an issue where the magic item drop rate would get progressively worse until the game was re-loaded.

Blood Brute Behemoth unit is now correctly tied to a rank requirement for the Daemon Prince faction.

Task arrows for hidden allied AI armies are now hidden.

Thorek's defeat trait now correctly increases magic item drop chance.

Killing Fire passive now applies full damage as intended.

Corrected display of available rites for Malekith and Morathi on the end turn dial.

Ogre Camps now correctly increase income from landmark Port buildings.

Handmaidens of the Everqueen now start with the Quicksilver Shot passive ability in campaign.

Fixed skills in magic lines for Light Archmage and Tzeentch Daemon Prince.

N'Kari now starts the campaign with the Harvester of Souls passive ability.

Fixed a rare script breakage when completing the Upgrade Settlement Building mission.

Players will no longer receive multiple battle notifications for the same event.

Diktats now show correct icons and descriptions in the province info panel.

Ferocious Plans technology now takes 1 turn to research for Clan Moulder.

Summoned Ancestral Warriors now have the Strider attribute.

Trait from Vampiric corruption now correctly applies replenishment to the entire army.

Vault of Nagash landmark building is now available to the Vampire Coast.

Fixed an instance where Ogre contracts would fail to be issued.

Adjusted Medusa's performance with new missile animation and reduced projectile collision radius.

AI Tomb King factions can now recruit the Casket of Souls after performing the rite.

Fixed the icon used by Snikch's From the Shadows skill.

Lileath, the Maiden technology now hides invalid effects for Drycha.

Lord Two Toes Adley technology is now correctly labelled as a Deep caster.

Corrected large tooltip issue for Lileath's Blessing stance icon on the pre-battle screen.

Achievements now unlock in both Immortal Empires and Realm of Chaos.

Vilitch now gains bonuses for high Winds of Magic with over 100 reserves.

Magic items now drop with a random chance instead of every battle.

Sarthorael the Ever-Watcher now has correct combat stats as an Exalted Lord of Change.

Dwarf Quarrellers no longer wield both melee and missile weapons simultaneously in close combat.

Flame Cannons will now fire correctly if a rune is applied pre-battle.

Hammer into Anvil skill now applies effects correctly to certain Warriors of Chaos units.

Yuan Bo's skill now increases recruit rank for Dragon-Blooded Shugengan when replacing.

Slave Diktats are now listed under 'Diktats' rather than 'Rites' in the tooltip breakdown.

8th Book of Nagash now further reduces construction costs via the Foster Terror commandment.

Warriors of Chaos can no longer construct Altar buildings in the Wei-Jin settlement.

Fixed soft locks during character rank up/skills tutorial.

Shadow Liche Priest on Skeletal Horse is now correctly labelled as a Shadow caster.

Beastmen will no longer receive events affecting recruitment costs.

Text for confederation dilemmas with certain Bretonnia factions is now displayed correctly.

Added a preview for effects granted from certain dilemmas.

Repanse de Lyonesse now has the correct technologies in her technology tree.

Male Cathay units now play vocalisations when charging.

Fire Mage on Sun Dragon now has the additional 10 missile resistance.

Boris Ursus's Grand Builder skill now correctly reduces construction time for religious buildings.

Oxyotl's defeat trait now appears correctly in the character details panel.

Resolved a rare soft lock issue during the Formless Horror tutorial.

Bray Shaman Heroes now have the Many Limbed Fiend skills.

Slave Pens building now correctly reduces the cost of Diktats in the local province.

Canopic Jars icon now displays correctly in the Mortuary Cult panel.

Replaced passive Winds of Magic gain effect with increased power reserve capacity for armies.

Fixed issue where Lord spellcasters using Tzeentch magic were incorrectly assigned the Changeling's spells.

Adjusted Greasus's speed from 400 to 40 to ensure balance in gameplay.

Limited the Bloodwrack Medusa to straight line shots to avoid friendly fire incidents.

Escalating penalties implemented for provinces far from harmony, mirroring existing bonuses.

Mix things up on the fly with skill point resets.

Projectiles find their way with Homing 2.0.

Tear down those walls and bolster your own with the latest settlements and sieges battle update.

Includes a massive suite of bug fixes, race tweaks, UI improvements, and more.

Customize your main menu background with 19 additional themes.

Resolved an issue where Mother Ostankya and her Hag Witches would 'double-shoot' when standing still.

Fixed unintended visual glitching on Mother Ostankya's model that occurred after the previous hotfix.

Addressed an issue causing multiplayer clients to override unit modes based on local settings.

Resolved an issue preventing a valid battle map from loading in sally out battles.

Giant Spiders and Spider Hatchlings can now use various attacks while chasing routing enemies.

Resolved an issue where Mother Ostankya and her Hag Witches would shoot twice in quick succession.

These settlements will now provide defensive supplies when under attack.

Units now only ignore orders when the majority is in danger, enhancing cavalry responsiveness.

Addressed an issue with impassable terrain created by water under the map.

The skill 'Adherents of the Trickster' now correctly increases Cultist Hero recruit rank.

Changed objective requirement from 'Control' to 'Raze or Control' settlements for Beastmen.

Resolved a problem with a battle map not having a valid playable area.

The 'Power Grab' passive no longer triggers when the lord is teleport withdrawn in specific battles.

Fixed an issue with Battle AI melee target selection indecisiveness when in contact with multiple opposing units.

Fixed crashes that could occur with certain units in siege battles when the AI is defending.

Resolved an issue where player units with the transformation ability would trigger the AI's scouting behavior.

Fixed an issue where the AI would assign a disproportionate number of units to hunt down outlying units, improving main engagement focus.

Resolved issues with missing garrison units and effects on certain buildings from the previous Hotfix.

Fixed the display issue of Chaos Dwarf occupied versions of the Empire Fort buildings in the building browser.

Fixed the Teleport button in the Ultimate Scheme tooltip to show as inactive when teleportation is not possible and correctly displays the cost.

Belegar's unique grudge to re-capture Karak Eight Peaks now gives the correct reward (An Oath Fulfilled).

Fixed an issue where Gotrek and Felix would gain their magic items multiple times when first spawning.

Fixed an issue preventing AI from assigning tasks to units during the deployment phase when defending a settlement.

Fixed the Speed & Malice skill not applying to Doom Knights of Tzeentch units.

Nakai's long victory reward (increased Hero recruitment rank) now functions properly.

Wood Elves now have unique outposts in notable capitals like Altdorf and Castle Drakenhof.

Creating new vassals after breaking treaties will now correctly affect your reliability rating.

Resolved a map issue causing a battle in the Chaos Mountains to be misaligned.

Resolved an issue where ancillaries could not be unequipped with a left click.

Improved functionality of AI fort logic map-wide in the Beastmen Herdstone minor settlement.

Adjusted cost for 'Track Army' and 'Reveal Shroud' from -100% to -33%.

Resolved an issue where the feature would not allow forcing peace between factions.

Quest items mistakenly tied to the Shadows of Change DLC have been fixed.

Malagor has returned to using the Bray Scream and Devolve spells.

Skarbrand's starting settlement, Deff Gorge, now allows certain buildings to be constructed.

Beastmen can no longer increase unit caps of DLC-locked units without owning the respective DLCs.

Resolved multiple issues of units clipping under the terrain in the battle map.

Fixed an issue where the quest to unlock the Blue Scribes would fail to generate if the player wasn't at war.

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.

New campaign mechanics never seen before in Total War will be introduced.

Aekold Helbrass, a new free Legendary Hero for Tzeentch, added.

The Shadows of Change DLC is now available for Total War: WARHAMMER III.

Update 4.0 is now available, bringing various changes and improvements.

Three Legendary Lords and one Legendary Hero will be added: The Changeling, Yuan Bo, Mother Ostankya, and The Blue Scribes.

Three new Legendary Heroes introduced in Shadows of Change.

Introduction of 32 new achievements for every existing race.

Additional difficulty options and sweeping AI improvements across campaign and battles.

Shadows of Change will be released on August 31st, introducing new content and mechanics.

Moved Harmony from a faction-based resource to a province-based resource, encouraging specialization in Yin or Yang.

Compass effects now apply to all regions controlled by Cathayan factions, with tweaked effects for better utility.

Intensive overhaul of the Magistrates Skill tree to provide buffs suited for leading from the back in battle.

Adjusted loot gained from attacking Cathay caravans to be regular loot plus cargo, with cargo now visible in the UI.

Meet Yuan Bo, ruler of Central Cathay and leader of the Celestial Court.

Introduced a new action 'Borrow Time' that replenishes an army’s movement range.

Changes to Winds of Magic strength now clearly show the active effects and how much can be changed.

The action 'Give War Co-ordination Target' has been removed due to unreliability.

The action 'Show Faction Intentions' has been removed as it was not useful.

The action 'Halt Faction' has been changed to 'Halt Army' to target a single army, balancing its strength.

Introduced a new action 'Force Peace' that forces peace between two factions at war.

The 'Force Rebellion' action now also damages the walls of the targeted settlement.

Added a slider to control AI bonuses in Battle Difficulty settings for a more customizable experience.

Several new landmark buildings added across the campaign map for enhanced gameplay.

Campaigns now start with missions to guide players, enhancing the introductory experience.

New achievements for each playable race in Immortal Empires, rewarding completion of the campaign and high difficulty levels.

Various quality-of-life improvements included in the update.

The Great Drill of Hashut introduces a new endgame crisis for Immortal Empires, The Will of Hashut.

Various bug fixes are part of the update.

New Regiments of Renown for lower tiers of infantry arrive for free.

Harald Hammerstorm is now available as a Legendary Hero for the Warriors of Chaos faction.

Improvements to graphical performance and visuals.

A new Legendary Hero arrives for free (requires a CA Account).

Bretonnia receives various changes and rebalances.

Another Legendary Hero joins the roster.

A new Legendary Hero will be revealed later this month.

Updates for the races spotlighted in the THRONES OF DECAY DLC.

Update 6.0 will introduce new Legendary Lords and game improvements in Spring 2024.

Adjustments, bug fixes, and AI improvements to settlement battles.

Tweaks and fixes to player bias and campaign AI.

A new legendary artefact akin to the Sword of Khaine will be added.

Includes various bug fixes, gameplay tweaks, and performance improvements.

New achievements for all races on the biggest battlefield ever.

The next DLC focuses on Nurgle, the Empire, and the Dwarfs with new campaigns and Legendary Lords.

Chaos Dwarfs arrive as an End Game Scenario in Immortal Empires.

A new front-line fighter Legendary Hero twisted by the Lord of Change.

Seven new units join the line-up of the base WARHAMMER III races.

The fourth official DLC introduces new Legendary Lords, a new Legendary Hero, and more.

A mode allowing players to tweak various battle settings, including unit size, damage, and more.

Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs will be arriving in Total War: WARHAMMER III as part of Update 3.0 on April 13th.

Improvements to AI responsiveness and battle map adjustments.

Battle through time in a series of challenging trials to unlock unique Daemon Prince gear.

A new free addition to Total War: WARHAMMER III featuring two new game modes: The Trials of Fate and The Infinite Portal.

Free Legendary Hero added to bolster The Empire and Kislev.

Three Legendary Lords: Astragoth Ironhand, Drazhoath the Ashen, and Zhatan the Black, along with Legendary Hobgoblin Hero Gorduz Backstabber.

A series of survival challenges where players fight as a Daemon Prince of Tzeentch in four battles from the past.

New DLC releasing alongside the Mirror of Madness update, not required to access the new game mode.

New balance changes implemented for Bretonnia, Dark Elves, Grand Cathay, Greenskins, and more.

New additions to tooltips for easier inspection of items and details.

Players can randomise which race and Legendary Lord to begin a new adventure with.

Zhatan the Black, a melee-first Lord, is introduced with unique abilities and equipment.

Drazhoath the Ashen, the Sorcerer Prophet of Hashut, is introduced as the second Legendary Lord.

A gameplay showcase featuring Drazhoath and the Legion of Azgorh is announced.

Malus's quest battle for the Warpstone of Khaine is now in the Chaos Wastes, closer to his starting position.

Garrisons are no longer reinforcements and now enter the battle from the start.

Fixed an issue where Boris Ursus wouldn't gain supporters while the Invocation of Dazh is active.

Resolved a desync that could occur when an Empire player chose to Summon the Elector Counts.

Addressed issues such as clipping capes, snapping models, and broken animations.

Karak Eight Peaks is now a ten-slot settlement for the Skaven.

Interrogating Grom the Paunch in Athel Tamarha now correctly gives Mistwalker units the ability to mirror Grom's Big Waaagh ability.

Coedill will no longer immediately enter the battle instead of reinforcing once the Waystones are destroyed in Drycha's quest battle.

Players can now access the Immortal Empires campaign without needing to own WARHAMMER I or II.