What changed in Total War: WARHAMMER III in 2024

Fixed a crash that occurred when teleporting to the Great Drill of Hashut quest battle.

Fixed an issue where advice about a Chaos God becoming ascendant in the Great Game would play for factions without Unholy Manifestations.

Fixed a bug where the High Elves' Alith Anar's Stalking stance did not display the correct icon.

Added missing MP unit caps to several units including Colossal Squig, Da Acif Burpa, and others.

Fixed a potential crash when loading a battle in certain cases.

Fixed an issue preventing the Pit of Shades from targeting the ground correctly.

Fixed an issue where the Khorne technology 'Giant Slayer' was not applying to Khorngor units.

Fixed a bug where the 'Travel to Client' teleport for Golgfag was unavailable when any lord or settlement from the player faction was involved in a siege.

XP gain bonus from the Cloak of Skulls on the ‘Dubois the Prescient’ skull reduced from 25/50 to 20/40.

Fixed a soft lock that occurred after Valkia retreated from the Spear of Slaupnir battle mission.

Ogre Camps now take only 3 turns to be redeployed, instead of 5.

Fixed the Divinatory Authority skill incorrectly reducing cooldowns for Cold-Blooded instead of Focus Instincts.

Fixed an issue where Slaughtermasters and Butchers were not receiving Skrag's recruit rank bonus when recruited from Camps.

Added Lightning Strike to Skarsnik's 'Ready & Waitin'' skill.

Fixed an issue where Blood Host armies that were reinforcing would not have their attrition immunity timers updated after winning a battle.

Increased the amount of Planz gained from battles as Gorbad (1 → 2).

Fixed a bug where Vampire Coast Lords were unable to enter Dig stance to uncover treasure.

Fixed a bug where, if the Ogre Camp ranks up, its stance reverts to Raiding stance.

Fixed several issues where abilities and attributes were not functioning for the following Golgfag banners: Bomb Lobber, Bone Muncha, Feral, and Slayer.

Removed the Thundertusk and Stonehorn from the Hunter skill effects that provided Vanguard, Frenzy, and Stalk Hunter skills.

Fixed a bug where loaned armies had no available stances.

Fixed an issue where Markus Wulfhart’s Imperial Regiments of Greatswords had a different tier to regular Greatswords.

Fixed an issue where Arbaal could sometimes receive more than eight Challenges of Khorne simultaneously.

Slightly adjusted Golgfag's victory conditions – gifts to clients now count as occupied settlements.

The Hammer of Gork’s Blinded contact effect is no longer replaced by Dazed from the Orcs & Goblins’ Avalanche Smash technology.

Slightly adjusted Golgfag's victory conditions – gifts to clients now count as occupied settlements.

Fixed the 2D porthole for The Slaughtergard using the wrong image.

Nasty Skulkers, Rogue Idol, River Trolls, and Snotling Pump Wagon added for use in Gorbad's Da Plan feature.

Fixed the abilities ‘Bathed in Blood’ and ‘Blinding Radiance’ being incorrectly labelled as active abilities.

Melee Defence reduced from 40 to 20, Ward Save reduced from 40 to 20, and max Squig Herds in range reduced from 10 to 5.

Increased the Meat cap from post-battle captives from 62 to 250.

Fixed an issue in Skulltaker's quest battle where the enemy Dwarf Runelord's model appeared corrupted.

Fixed a crash that occurred when loading the Black Orc Big Boss character.

Effects of the Cloak of Skulls now only apply when Skulltaker defeats a Lord.

Removed the ‘Immune to Contact Effects’ from the Slaughtermaster's Poisonmaster skill.

Fixed an issue where Khorngors were still available for Warriors of Chaos when unit caps were active.

Added a camp limit check for Ogre camps.

Resolved a rare crash that could occur during VFX rendering.

Fixed an issue where Vampire Counts were missing the ambush stance.

Fixed an issue where Snagla's ‘Beneath the Gloomy Canopy’ skill would lose its Stalk effect when upgraded.

Fixed an issue where Bloodspeakers lacked mounts when playing as Valkia.

Eshin Maneater’s Weeping Blade effect is no longer replaced by Armour Sundering from the Ogres’ Betta Plunda technology.

Fixed an issue where Colossal Squigs were missing Siege Attacker.

Fixed the missing Idol of Gork Scrap upgrade for Savage Orc units.

Fixed an issue where, at times, the number of Mangler Squigs that survived a battle differed from the number of units alive in the post-battle.

Fixed an issue where fighting in the new regions added to southern Cathay could result in a blank battle map.

Fixed the Khorne technology 'Rage Within' – it no longer incorrectly targets non-infantry units.

Fixed a bug where, if an Ogre Camp recruits units from within itself, it drops out of Encamp stance and switches to Raiding stance.

Fixed an issue where Scyla Anfingrimm would not have his innate trait when playing as Daemons of Chaos.

Sneaky Rogues mission now requires 25 monsters to be recruited.

Fixed an issue with the artillery manual aiming mode using ALT + Right-click.

Fixed a text inconsistency in the description of the Daemons Reforged effect for the Skulltakers faction.

Fixed a UI issue with the Ogre’s army ability ‘Meat Feast’, which incorrectly stated it affected multiple units.

Reduced Mangler Squig recruitment time from 2 turns to 1.

Fixed an issue where Da Acid Burpa was not counting towards the unit requirements for the ‘Splode Da Big One Tactik’ in Da Plan.

Fixed a crash that occurred when loading saved Savage Orc Great Shaman lords.

Decreased the amount of Treasury and Meat gained from Golgfag's Contracts to align with the intended design.

Removed Destroy ‘Kraka Drak’ from Throgg and Astragoth’s victory conditions, replaced with Malakai’s faction.

Skulltaker's 2x bonus for Champion’s Essence now only applies once after defeating a Champion.

Blood Hosts and Disciple forces no longer benefit from the Daemonic Reforging chance.

Fixed a bug where certain units, including Oxyotl and Gyrobombers, could turn and fire multiple volleys at once.

Fixed an issue where Heralds of Khorne and Bloodreapers on Blood Throne mounts were missing Siege Attacker.

The Unstoppable Choppas ability now does +50% weapon strength up from 25%.

Fixed an issue where Arbaal could receive the defeat dilemma after losing a Lightning Strike battle as a reinforcing army.

Sneaky Rogues can now be used with any large monster, not just Rogue Idols.

Fixed a bug where Arbaal on Fleshound bent too far forward during a rider defend animation.

Blood Hosts increase the cost of the ‘Blood for the Blood God’ occupation option while on the map.

Fixed several issues where abilities and attributes were not functioning for the following Golgfag banners: Bomb Lobber, Bone Muncha, Feral, and Slayer.

Fixed a bug where loaned armies had no available stances.

Fixed a bug where, if the Ogre Camp ranks up, its stance reverts to Raiding stance.

Fixed the Khorne technology 'Rage Within' – it no longer incorrectly targets non-infantry units.

Fixed an issue where advice about a Chaos God becoming ascendant in the Great Game would play for factions without Unholy Manifestations.

Fixed a bug where the High Elves' Alith Anar's Stalking stance did not display the correct icon.

Fixed an issue where Arbaal could sometimes receive more than eight Challenges of Khorne simultaneously.

Fixed an issue where the Khorne technology 'Giant Slayer' was not applying to Khorngor units.

Fixed an issue where fighting in the new regions added to southern Cathay could result in a blank battle map.

Increased the Meat cap from post-battle captives from 62 to 250.

Fixed a bug where certain units, including Oxyotl and Gyrobombers, could turn and fire multiple volleys at once.

Decreased the amount of Treasury and Meat gained from Golgfag's Contracts to align with the intended design.

Reduced Mangler Squig recruitment time from 2 turns to 1.

Slightly adjusted Golgfag's victory conditions – gifts to clients now count as occupied settlements.

Fixed an issue where Vampire Counts were missing the ambush stance.

Added a camp limit check for Ogre camps.

Fixed an issue where, at times, the number of Mangler Squigs that survived a battle differed from the number of units alive in the post-battle.

Fixed an issue where Blood Host armies that were reinforcing would not have their attrition immunity timers updated after winning a battle.

Fixed a soft lock that occurred after Valkia retreated from the Spear of Slaupnir battle mission.

Fixed an issue preventing the Pit of Shades from targeting the ground correctly.

Fixed a bug where the 'Travel to Client' teleport for Golgfag was unavailable when any lord or settlement from the player faction was involved in a siege.

Fixed a bug where, if an Ogre Camp recruits units from within itself, it drops out of Encamp stance and switches to Raiding stance.

Added Lightning Strike to Skarsnik's 'Ready & Waitin'' skill.

Fixed an issue in Skulltaker's quest battle where the enemy Dwarf Runelord's model appeared corrupted.

Increased the amount of Planz gained from battles as Gorbad (1 → 2).

Fixed a bug where Arbaal on Fleshound bent too far forward during a rider defend animation.

Fixed an issue where Scyla Anfingrimm would not have his innate trait when playing as Daemons of Chaos.

The Unstoppable Choppas ability now does +50% weapon strength up from 25%.

Fixed an issue with the artillery manual aiming mode using ALT + Right-click.

Fixed an issue where Slaughtermasters and Butchers were not receiving Skrag's recruit rank bonus when recruited from Camps.

Fixed an issue where Arbaal could receive the defeat dilemma after losing a Lightning Strike battle as a reinforcing army.

Fixed a bug where Vampire Coast Lords were unable to enter Dig stance to uncover treasure.

Reverted various splash attack max target counts to match the minimum number of splash zones units have in metadata.

Added missing text strings from a small number of tooltips.

Omens of Destruction, featuring Khorne, Ogre Kingdoms, and Orcs & Goblins, arrives on December 12.

Three new characters have been introduced in the Omens of Destruction expansion.

Players are advised to verify the integrity of game files if they experience issues after the update.

Golgfag, Skulltaker, and Gorbad have joined the game with the release of the Omens of Destruction DLC.

User-generated mods may have compatibility issues with the new update, and players are advised to disable them if experiencing problems.

The game has been updated to version 6.0, which may include various performance improvements.

Meet Gorbad Ironclaw, the final Legendary Lord of the Omens of Destruction expansion.

Arbaal the Undefeated, a new Chaos Warrior character, is coming to WARHAMMER III.

Golgfag Maneater joins the Ogre Kingdoms army as a significant reinforcement.

Skulltaker, a new Legendary Lord associated with Khorne, is introduced with a focus on his character and lore.

A gameplay showcase featuring Skulltaker will premiere tomorrow.

The next blog will focus on Golgfag Maneater and upcoming changes to the Ogre Kingdoms.

Fixed an issue where the Waaagh's target settlement model would disappear after being razed.

Resolved an issue with the twisted left arm of Blessed Kroxigors during their running animation.

Added 'Fire While Moving' for Gyrocopters and Gyrobombers to the Dwarf tech tree.

Fixed an issue where the ‘Indoctrinator’ skill displayed excessive character unit card variants.

Reduced movement range penalty from -50% to -20% and removed fatigue penalty effect.

Fixed an issue where Skarsnik was missing his death animation in the post-battle screen.

Fixed an issue where certain effects that increased recruit rank for Nurgle units did not work for the Daemon Prince.

Players can now decline a Bounty, triggering a new one to be issued on the following turn.

Fixed an issue where the ability incorrectly triggered a jumping animation for enemy Marauders.

Fixed a bug where the Zombie Pirate Deckhands Mob was missing an animation.

Fixed a bug where hovering over the Ogre Bounties panel link caused the panel to flash brightly.

Adjusted the parallax setting on a decal for a more pleasing viewing experience.

Resolved a visual issue where Skeleton Archers moved excessively during animations.

Fixed a bug where ranged units were assigned targets outside of their range.

Added a 2% chance per end turn to grant a unique trait, ‘Power of Draesca’ with various benefits.

Adjusted the Bounty rewards system for balanced distribution of additional rewards.

Resolved an issue where the Steam Tank would fail to fire its main cannon after melee combat.

Fixed an issue where the Daemon Prince could not access the Harbour port building when occupying Erengrad.

Fixed an issue where players were unable to target discovered Skaven settlements for a Waaagh! unless their capital was revealed.

Fixed a crash that occurred while loading a battle with AI Control selected and Control Large Army toggled off.

Fixed an issue where the weapon of Eternal Guards would disappear under ranged fire.

Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to exchange units with a camp being abandoned.

Added +10 Melee Attack and Defense to all Ogre Mercenaries and removed -25% recruitment cost.

Fixed an issue where players could enter Tunnelling Stance with insufficient movement points.

Adjusted how monetary rewards for Bounties are calculated, considering player's distance to the target.

Fixed an issue where lords would lose their last names in the UI when wounded.

Fixed an issue where defeating the Nemesis Crown-wielder did not complete the quest objectives.

Resolved an issue where the Ogre Kingdoms could receive bounties targeting their teammates.

Improved the visual quality of the Worldroots Forest Health numbers when playing as the Wood Elves.

Fixed a rare end-turn prompt for an idle character when that character already has a destination.

Added a 5% chance per end turn for characters with these swords equipped to gain a unique trait when both are in the same region.

Fixed an issue where Grave Guard Halberds had incorrect charge defence attributes.

6 new unique ancillaries added for all characters.

Ogre camps now offer more varied units for hire depending on their tier.

New unit available for Vampire Counts faction.

Introduction of 16 new magic items specifically for ranged characters.

Fixed an issue where several Legendary Lords were using incorrect unit cards in quest battles.

Fixed an issue where multiple instances of the same Path to Glory event would trigger upon unlocking one.

Fixed an issue where several tooltips for contact effects in the Flesh Laboratory were missing text.

Fixed an issue where the effect granting a random Cataclysm Spell was not removed when the Blue Scribes left an army.

Fixed an issue where Emperor Karl Franz's name was duplicated on his unit card in campaign battles.

Fixed a multiplayer campaign desync issue related to building upgrades and unit recruitment.

Fixed an issue where characters with long starting trait names could clip outside the recruitment box.

Fixed a missing icon when recruiting an Exalted Hero of Tzeentch.

Fixed an issue where the Daemonic Progression panel would not open through the Character Details panel.

The Blue Scribes can now access the Lore of the Hag in Custom Battle.

Technologies requiring active Gifts of Chaos now consistently provide bonuses for Warriors of Chaos factions.

Fixed a bug where the abilities 'Rot or Die,' 'Necrotic Phylactery,' and 'Isha's Rain' did not display their names in certain contexts.

The Dwarf Ancestor Rune no longer incorrectly states that it grants permanent death immunity to all nearby units.

Implemented a procedure to automatically remove crash dump files older than one month from users' machines.

Fixed varying combat skills based on the Lizardmen Legendary Lord selected.

Fixed several Tomb King building icons that were using the wrong colour.

Fixed an issue where the Herald of Tzeentch (Metal) was incorrectly treated as a Slaanesh-aligned character.

Fixed a bug where stealing Magic Items blocked the item drop chance for reinforcements.

Fixed the porthole camera angle for the Shadewraith Gunners Regiment of Renown.

Fixed a bug where misleading tooltips would pop up after purchasing an upgrade in the Rewards of Dread panel.

Resolved an issue where the rebellion check was performed incorrectly after data removal had begun.

Fixed an issue where the settlement type icon on the city label would not update after the settlement type was changed.

Cleared out older, unreleased content references from game files.

Updated rollback builds to temporarily set available options to 0 due to content removal.

Fixed a crash issue that could occur after updating to version 5.2.5.

Fixed an issue where the camera could move under a lavafall, revealing unintended areas of the map.

Resolved an issue with flying trees floating above the ground during battles.

Nan-Gau is no longer affected by random fires, and specific assets have been grounded properly.

Fixed an issue where the Korean translation of ‘Livery’ was incorrectly displayed as ‘Symbol’.

Fixed an issue where AI-controlled units moved chaotically in some quest battles.

Fixed an issue where a Lord's name in the Visions of the Old Ones mission panels was not localized.

The Blue Scribes' skill ‘Tzeentch's Quaestors’ now correctly modifies the Assassinate action.

Fixed a visual issue with the inner wall of the cabins on the Thunderbarge and The Spirit of Grungni.

Fixed an issue where the edges of The Great Canal appeared jagged; they now display smoothly.

Fixed an issue where building assets for a landmark near Oyxl were visible despite being covered by the Fog of War.

Fixed black spots on the Chaos Sorcerer caused by transparency maps being turned off at different LODs.

Fixed the disabled AI skirmish mode for isolated units to prevent unnecessary prolongation of battles.

The AI now prioritizes moving swiftly through chokepoints when under fire, enhancing challenge.

Fixed an issue where parts of the Marauders of Khorne's armour would disappear due to LOD errors.

Special settlements will now correctly use the Wood Elf settlement battle map when occupied by Wood Elves.

The battle AI will no longer withdraw when ambushed if its army has at least 75% of the attacker's army strength.

Resolves a crash to desktop (CTD) that could occur when pressing the 'Choose Path' button in the 'Path to Glory' panel.

An army may retreat in battle after already retreating earlier in the same turn, causing the entire army to be wiped out. This issue is under investigation.

Now, the AI will attempt to synchronize the river assault groups based on the player’s positioning.

Fixed a rare crash where a previously resolved dilemma remained in the event feed, causing the game to crash if the related character died later in the campaign.

Fixed an issue where Harmony effects on buildings displayed as a negative value when adding Yin.

Fixed an issue where High Elf towers and some walls would disappear after being destroyed in siege battles.

Fixed camera collision issues with certain assets, including those in multiplayer maps.

Fixed an issue where enemy reinforcements displayed in the Event Message did not match those shown in the Objectives Panel.

Fixed an issue where some effects meant for Nurgle characters were incorrectly applied to the Slaanesh Chaos Sorcerer.

Character recruitment from certain buildings was overriding normal character recruitment; now only the highest lord rank will be displayed.

The AI is now less likely to use the General unit for solo harassment or outflanking.

Fixed an issue where researching the ‘Grand Throne Chamber’ technology would unlock the Dwarf Lord ‘Mikael Leadstrong’ incorrectly.

Fixed an issue where upgrading a Chaos Sorcerer (Death) to a Nurgle Chaos Sorcerer (Death) would result in gaining the wrong trait.

Addressed several visual issues, including missing objects and texture problems on various maps.

Fixed an issue where effects providing immunity or damage resistance to attrition also affected desertion.

Fixed a bug where players couldn't undo spent skill points for heroes.

Fixed a bug where Razorgor would move too far from the chariot during one of the attack animations.

Fixed an issue where ground units could be deployed mid-air on the Karak Azgaraz – Dwarfs map.

Tweaked the porthole lighting in both campaign and battle to eliminate a slight red hue caused by sunlight.

Fixed a crash that occurred when disbanding a unit from a Waaagh army.

Added help page buttons to the Nurgle Plagues and Tamurkhan's Chieftains panels.

Fixed an issue where Athel Loren landmark buildings did not display the landmark icon or tooltip.

Fixed a lighting issue in the Battle of the Great Hall of Greasus.

Resolved an issue where parts of the Reiksguard and Empire Knights' helmets would disappear at different levels of detail.

Fixed an issue on the campaign map where a horse in the Tor Saroir region was clipping through an altar.

Fixed a bug where the Lahmian Vampire Lord's head texture does not appear correctly at certain LOD levels.

It is no longer possible to issue orders to a military force while a player is selecting a new general for the orphaned army.

Fixed an issue where playing as Slaanesh and using the ‘Pleasure Hunt’ could apply its effects multiple times.

Fixed pathfinding on certain river maps to prevent the AI from attempting to cross through the water.

Clicking on the pin of a recruitable unit card should now correctly pin/unpin the card.

Fixed a bug where characters occasionally moved large distances after razing settlements.

Fixed a freeze/crash that occurred when creating more than 254 settlements to one of the old ones with Nakai.

Fixed a bug where the Spices UI panel displayed landmarks alongside resource buildings.

Fixed a bug where the Daemon Prince of Khorne was missing one of the weapons during flying attack animations.

Resolved an issue with the High Elf Princess's torso and arm armor textures distorting at certain LOD.

The AI-controlled Lord will no longer withdraw when ambushed if it has a good chance of winning.

Fixed an issue where an ogre camp battle map would occasionally load incorrectly in the Badlands marsh area.

Fixed an issue where some missions would double their settlement count when reloading saves.

Fixed an issue where the scroll position in the Allied Recruitment panel would reset when selecting a unit from an outpost.

Hero units that join Cathay caravans will now have spells or abilities where appropriate.

Resolved an issue where clicking on Pieces of Eight mission scrolls incorrectly navigated to the Missions panel.

Hans Valhirsson, the ghost dwarf, is no longer allowed to appear in ranked armies.

Moved certain objects out of the playable area on the Parched Pass - Southlands Mountains map.

The Experimental Explosive item gained from Cathay caravans can now be transferred to other characters.

Fixed visual problems with the leg armor of the Steed of Slaanesh model at different LODs.

The effects of different levels of province control no longer impact recruitment costs for Tomb Kings.

The Star-Metal Talons upgrade no longer grants vanguard deployment to Warp Grinder units.

Fixed the missing arm and blackened cape of High Queen Khalida at LOD3 and LOD4 levels.

Now, the reinforcements AI will join the fight more quickly if the main army is engaged in melee.

Fixed a bug where the battle difficulty selected in the multiplayer campaign lobby would change by one tier for each player when the campaign started.

Fixed an issue where the Unit Info UI element would not appear during replays if it had been disabled during the actual battle.

The Elector Count of Hochland position no longer provides a movement range bonus twice.

Tweaked the entry in the effect lists of the Item Gained event popup to resolve occasional text bleeding issues.

Fixed an issue where the Altar of Spawns settlement was not using the Norsca minor settlement battle map.

Fixed a rare bug where enemy units were routing toward the player's units.

Addressed a game freeze or unresponsiveness issue when starting the Great Drill of Hashut quest battle.

Fixed an issue where the first dispatched caravan or convoy received all events; now events are randomly assigned.

Updated the description of the Cult of Ranald Unusual Location building to better reflect its actual function.

A new building chain added to the Deeps, allowing players to pause the Age of Reckoning or enhance it with Grudge bonuses.

Addressed an issue where a Warpstone Cache building in The Deeps would not be demolished when a Master Engineer was present.

Resolved an issue where the Ritual of Cults could cause Cults to spawn in player settlements.

Fixed an issue where events associated with previously destroyed Unusual Locations would still trigger after removal.

Resolved an issue where the Old Doomsphere building would not detonate when removed if a Master Engineer was not present.

Updated the description of the Beached Black Ark Unusual Location building to align with its actual function.

Resolved a crash that occurred after hitting End Turn following the construction of the Ritual of Cults building.

Corrected text on the settlement panel that incorrectly showed income from The Deeps as Foreign Slot Income.

Removed references to the Cult of Ranald and updated the event to provide a Skaven-themed item, the 'Under-Empire Map'.

No more gaps in necks

Correctly refers to Mourngul unit instead of Mourngul Haunter hero

Increased priority of fleeing the field

Easier identification and selection of rollback versions.

The Black Staff item's bound power of darkness now matches regular power of darkness.

Resolved an issue where the 'Continue Campaign' button did not function correctly, redirecting players to the main game screen instead.

Resolved an issue where playing custom battles as Daemons of Chaos with the Shadow Legion colour scheme resulted in missing army abilities.

Corrected opacity issues with plate armor on several Empire units.

Resolved a crash that occurred when players overcast a spell while commanding a unit with multiple shot types in battle.

Corrected instances where skills that penalize enemy hero success chance were incorrectly granted to the enemy.

Added missing page-turning sound effects for Blue Scribes.

Resolved an audio issue where the Mechanical Steed mount was not triggering surface appropriate footsteps.

Fixed a crash in multiplayer campaign games related to completing the Changeling Cult building 'Ravaging Host'.

Kayzk has recovered his blade, which he now wields in all its disgusting glory.

Added missing lava and portal sound effects to Bleeding Spire map.

Addressed rendering issues that resulted in the rider model not being visible for the Pistoliers unit.

Resolved an issue where Dark Elf buildings that reduce slave count only functioned correctly when constructed by the player.

Corrected issues with abilities like Rune of Stoicism, Ancestor Rune, Rune of Courage, and Spirit Conduit not affecting units that were not nearby when the battle began.

Explosive ammunition for Hochland Long Rifles no longer reduces penetration value from 1 to 0.

Tempest from the Lore of High Magic now matches its visual duration at 17 seconds for both regular and overcast.

Fixed a bug where armies would get replenished to 100% after being defeated and sacked; now they will be replenished only by the desired amount of 25%.

Resolved an issue where the chance of a magic item dropping or being stolen was not being correctly modified by effects on Heroes embedded in the army.

Resolved an issue where a placeholder icon would show on some Shadowy Dealing actions.

One player watching the Immortal Empires flyby will no longer block the other players' actions, preventing desync.

Fixed a bug where a military force with plague was able to get infected and lost its ability to use the switching plagues mechanic.

Fixed an issue where the unit would become a colonel and be treated by the UI like a hero when the general was removed from the military force.

Addressed a problem where vassal income would significantly reduce after loading a save following the removal of a vassal due to endgame objectives.

Resolved a bug where moving Thorek on Anvil mount caused his model to tilt backwards during the move animation.

Resolved an issue where river crossing battle maps would not trigger correctly on the Immortal Empires campaign map.

Fixed a number of effects meant to apply to all Nurgle marked units not applying to Bile Trolls.

Altdorf College of Forbidden Magic and Altdorf Conclave of Forbidden Magic now provide recruitment of Mortis Engine and Terrorgheist units.

Removed the Mentor skill from Legendary Heroes to ensure consistency.

Updated Arkhan the Black's lord select movie to include eye VFX.

Fixed the timer tooltip in Conquest battle mode showing the wrong winner/loser.

Cost requirements will no longer show on horde buildings already constructed.

Improved the visuals of the Chaos Warhounds 2D porthole image.

Fixed a material error for Malekith on Seraphon that caused invisible wings.

Shadowy Dealings will now no longer discover your own Skaven undercities.

The 'Warpstone Detonation' ability for Doom Flayer characters no longer erroneously kills the user.

Fixed slight hang when opening multiplayer campaigns or battles with many saves.

Fixed Legendary Heroes not spawning if your faction capital is besieged.

Fixed an issue where vassals did not provide income after reloading a save.

Fixed an issue where armies would teleport if they marched over a Teleport Locus while retreating.

Warshrine of Tzeentch winds generation and reserve bonus adjusted.

Fixed lag in matchmade lobbies and inability to change spell lores after locking in factions.

Fixed settlement label showing temporarily in between pre- and post-battle when autoresolving.

Fixed plague immunity icon on settlements not updating its tooltip.

Fixed rendering issues with Empire Outriders' guns.

Unit upgrades are now displayed in a consistent order.

The Wood Elf technology 'Hukon, the Sunderer' now affects the Enigmas of Ghyran unit.

Fixed an issue where Eldred's Guard weren't using the correct colours.

Fixed the growth element on horde armies disappearing when selecting a hero.

The Empire technology 'Protection of the Patriarch' now applies ward save bonus to Battle Wizards in garrisons.

Moved the button to swap between lores to the left hand side of the spell UI.

Karanak's Prey Of The Blood God damage per tick reduced and max uses adjusted.

Temporarily removing the ‘Bordeleaux Landing’ map for improvements.

Fixed an issue with the unique Dwarf Lord Mikael Leadstrong where his unit card would not display correctly.

Generated new up to date scripting documentation for modders.

Fixed a material error on the Knights of the Blazing Sun's shields.

Fixed the counter on Book of Nagash showing the wrong values in multiplayer.

Fixed required resource bar in Chaos Gifts panel showing incorrect state.

Fixed Cursed Yhetee Jawbone item not modifying armour piercing missile damage.

Deepwood Scouts' range and calibration distance adjusted.

Fixed issue where selecting Gotrek after Felix would make the empty rune slots disappear.

Fixed events showing in Mortuary Cult and Forge panels after crafting an item.

Fixed an issue in multiplayer campaigns where the Karanak dilemma would appear for all players.

Fixed various character skills that were hidden from certain characters.

Fixed path of glory contact effects showing placeholder text.

The enemy Skaven undercities UI panel no longer goes offscreen with multiple entries.

Fixed an issue where some unit faction colours were too dark, affecting empire units.

Character type restrictions on ancillaries and magic items tooltip now always show.

Increased the Stegadon armour piercing missile damage from 150 to 350.

Fixed an issue where Boris Todbringer was missing some skills in his skill tree.

Fixed UI issue where Tower of Zharr district completions effects were missing.

Update 5.1 includes numerous balance adjustments to improve gameplay.

Update 5.1 brings various improvements to the overall game experience.

A hotfix is planned to address lingering issues identified post-Update 5.1.

Next DLC set to release at the end of 2024, focusing on Khorne, Ogre Kingdoms, and Orcs & Goblins.

Update 5.1 introduces Karanak as a new character to the roster.

A range of fixes were applied in Update 5.1 to enhance game stability.

Clarifications and additional items added to the previous patch notes.

Players are advised to verify game files if issues occur post-update.

Karanak is coming to WARHAMMER III as a free Legendary Hero on June 25th.

Karanak is added as a FREE Legendary Hero.

Karanak is now available as a new character in the game.

User-generated mods may have compatibility issues with the new update.

Resolved an issue causing multiple Black Arks to spawn, preventing spam.

Minor adjustments made to enhance end-turn performance of AI-controlled Black Arks.

Fixed an issue where Hero character names and icon outline did not match the player's colour.

Fixed an issue where the Nurgle Plagues button could sometimes become permanently disabled in multiplayer campaigns.

Added some missing VFX and audio to Thorek's Anvil of Doom melee attacks, including a new effect where his anvil runes glow brighter when making a strike.

Added audio to Malakai's third shot in his firing sequence.

Fixed an issue where several different Legendary Heroes could spawn at a random character that did not belong to the player.

Fixed an issue where Chaos Lords of Nurgle and Chaos Sorcerer of Nurgle variants were missing their Nurgle Authority skills.

Confederating minor factions will no longer increase the cost of confederating Legendary Lords in the Great Book of Grudges.

Fixed health bar not filling correctly on unit information panel in campaign.

Fixed an issue where some generic combat skills in the Daemon Slayer's skill tree used the hero variants.

Made Malakai's gun a tiny bit less eager - it now fires its bullets in sequence instead of firing every bullet immediately on the first shot.

Fixed an issue in multiplayer campaigns where the Tomb Kings Mortuary Cult HUD button was locked if another player was Dwarfs.

Fixed an issue where horde factions could infinitely recruit capped units by creating and loading a save immediately after recruiting them.

Fixed the bandits caravan event not triggering.

Fixed crash when loading a saved character in the army setup.

Fixed an issue preventing Anvil of Doom characters from performing melee attacks under certain circumstances.

Karanak, the three-headed Hound of Vengeance, is coming soon as a free Legendary Hero.

Fixed oneshot group vocalisations not triggering on unit selections and order responses.

Frost Wyrm's armor increased from 80 to 110; bonus vs. large added.

Malakai's missile weapon changed from triple shot scattergun to triple shot rifle.

The second reward bracket (Skruff) no longer provides negative Control and Growth; first bracket (Elgi) negatives reduced.

Fixed an issue where sacking settlements did not fully clear the grudges from the target.

Fixed multiple gameplay issues including incorrect unit costs and missing tooltips.

Thunderbarge additional hit points reduced from 12820 to 11320.

Frost Wyrm size reduced by roughly a third to improve balance.

Cap for maximum units in grudge settler unit pools reduced from 20 to 2.

Base cost of confederating reduced from 15k to 7.5k settled grudges.

Age of Reckonings and rewards now last for 15 turns (up from 10), with increased grudge requirements.

Pestigors now have a recruitment cost of 0 for Beastmen.

'Channel Magic!' no longer always results in a loss of Winds of Magic.

Grudge targets now scale based on campaign difficulty.

Grudge targets are now defined based on factions sharing a land border instead of all met factions.

Corrected a collision issue with the Thunderbarge causing projectiles to phase through.

Additional starting grudges added to the world, especially around Darklands/Chaos Dwarfs.

Base size of Grudge settler army changed from 15 to 10; additional size bonuses added.

Raised the cap on infections gained after battles from 37 to 100.

Resolved an issue causing occasional crashes during settlement takeovers involving multiple factions.

Corrected a bug where missions would not generate if the player's home region was under siege, leading to a game softlock.

Addressed a critical issue for new players where the game would soft-lock after Turn 5 when the tutorial was enabled.

Players will have more time to manage grudges by extending the Age of Reckoning duration from 10 to 15 turns.

Reducing the size of spawned grudge settler armies and introducing recruitment costs for grudge settler units.

Identified a crash issue when Vampires take a settlement with a Garden of Morr; workaround involves razing your own settlement before Vampires arrive.

Future updates will change how Grudge Targets are calculated to prevent scaling issues when meeting new factions.

Learn how to unlock your FREE Legendary Lord in our FAQ.

The latest DLC for Total War: WARHAMMER III is now available.

User-generated mods may have compatibility issues with the new update.

Players are encouraged to report any bugs or issues encountered after the update.

Patch 5.0 introduces various changes and improvements alongside the new DLC.

The final Legendary Lord in Thrones of Decay, featuring advanced engineering and mighty machines.

Thrones of Decay will be releasing on the 30th of April.

Elspeth Von Draken is the latest Legendary Lord introduced in the Thrones of Decay expansion.

Introducing Tamurkhan, The Maggot Lord, along with new units, lords, heroes, and campaign mechanics.

One of Nurgle’s greatest champions, bringing new gameplay elements to Total War: WARHAMMER III.

Fixed the Boon of Chaos 'Chaos Knight Leader' which was not functioning for Exalted Heroes of Khorne or Tzeentch.

Fixed an issue where the mounted Druzhina did not dock his bow correctly when dying with the bow in hand.

The Vampire Coast Gunnery Wight Hero now correctly uses all 5 model variations in the campaign.

Fixed an issue where the Daemon Prince had two port building chains in the Fu-Chow settlement.

Fixed a missing tooltip to the Chivalry cost in the Bretonnia technology tree.

Addressed an issue where Volkmar the Grim's staff did not display blood during battle.

Resolved an issue causing unnatural arm and leg twists in Druzhina's idle shooting stance animation.

Fixed the Star Chamber building increasing all Lord ranks rather than just Slann Mage Priests when replacing Lords.

Fixed the Kislev red line skill 'Skirmisher Traditions' applying incorrectly to units.

Corrected an issue where the 3D porthole animation for an Ice Witch did not play while mounted on an Ice Wyrm.

The Tzeentch redline skill 'Incendiary Ascent' now gives a bonus to missile strength of Flamer-type units rather than weapon strength.

Fixed the capture weight of Malicious Treemen.

Fixed an issue with Skaven Warpfire Throwers when transitioning between walking and running animations.

Drycha's 'Stolen Power' trait now correctly applies to all tree-type units.

Fixed an issue in Orion's quest battle 'Horn of the Wild' where the constant damage applied to the player was too intense.

The Cathay technology 'Administrative Subsidies' now correctly lists the Peasant Horsemen unit in the effect description.

New DLC featuring Elspeth von Draken, Tamurkhan, the Maggot Lord, and Malakai Makaisson arriving later this Spring.

Fixed issue with Gatemaster on horse only firing once. Now fires twice in his fire animation.

Updated the unlock condition for the 'Arcane Exemplar' boon of chaos for Tzeentch characters.

When performing the Rite of Allegiance as Nakai, the attrition will now correctly apply only to enemies of the Defenders of the Great Plan.

Added the Changebringers unit to the Daemon Prince skills 'Commanding Change' and 'Barrier of Flame.'

Fixed a flickering which can appear on the screen when looking in the general direction of the cave entrance in Forge of Souls.

Fixed an issue with the Grace of Quai Yin Regiment of Renown unit where the model would glitch when viewed close up.

Fixed non Black Ark lords appearing in the Black Ark recruitment menu.

Fixed the 'Dark Portal' Gift of Chaos not applying to Daemon Prince and characters mounted on the Chaos Warshrine.

Fixed Vampire Coast having the wrong landmark building in the Black Pyramid of Nagash settlement.

Fixed an issue where Saytang's flame VFX in the character details UI lacked transparency.

The Gate Master's 'Bulwark of the Gate' ability now properly disables when he moves.

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.

Fixed an issue in Wulfrik the Wanderer's quest battle 'Sword of Torgald' where reinforcements were not entering the battle.

Improved stability by fixing crashes related to GPU device lost events and improved recovery mechanisms after device lost events.

The Norsca technologies that increase sacking income from specific races now apply to all races that had relevant follow-up technologies.

Greenskin factions now correctly start campaigns with the technology 'Waaagh!' unlocked.

Fixed a High Elf battle map that was offset, causing reinforcements to appear behind hard collision.

Fixed the Cathay trait 'Wise' not having the same effects for both Heroes and Lords.

Fixed Nakai's settlement occupation option tooltips which were listing the wrong units that they are applied to.

Fixed an issue where income could decrease after owning a huge number of settlements.

Black Hammer of Hashut cooldown reduced from 40% to 33%, Armour reduced from +20 to +10.

Fixed Kairos's skill 'Bewitching Potency' not applying 'Mastery of the Elemental Winds' to Cultists mounted on Warshrines.

Fixed missing faction colourings on unit cards and portraits for several units.

Fixed Ghoritch not displaying correctly in Throt's quest battle 'Whip of Damnation.'

Fixed a crash that could occur when resolving a battle during the end of a turn.

Corrected the animation issue causing the Gate Master's cape to clip during running.

Vampire Fleet Captains with Polearms now have the Charge Defence vs Large and Charge Reflect attributes.

Yuan Bo's Dragon skeleton no longer leaks out of his body during matched combat.

Fixed a visual clipping issue where the saddle of a warhorse intersected with the gate master's model during mounting.

Aekold Helbrass's skill 'Thornshroud Brethren' now also applies to the Knights of Immolation Regiment of Renown unit.

Fix characters in pre or post battle sometimes displaying the wrong scale or position.

Replaced Repanse's combat skill 'Indomitable' with 'Tenacity' as she has a skill that grants the Unbreakable attribute.

Fixed the Melee Profile and Physical Resistance amount of several Ethereal Units.

Players can purchase new content as a complete bundle or individually for each faction.

New DLC featuring content for the Empire, Dwarfs, and Nurgle, with flexible purchasing options.

Resolved issue where Drycha did not receive the 'Stolen Power' trait when unlocking Coeddil.

Adjusted mechanics to allow melee units to better pin down Katarin's sled.

Removed a random name with inappropriate historical connotations from the game.

Resolved issue where Vlad von Carstein was not spreading growth as a Hero.

Replaced Assault Unit mechanics to deal damage spread across a random portion of units in the target army.

The vow 'Pledge to Campaign' can now be completed when reinforcing in battle.

Resolved issue preventing Vlad and Isabella from scouting ruins as Heroes.

Fixed issue with Beastmen advanced recruitment horde buildings appearing in their own group.

Caravan Master skills that modify encounters are now correctly calculated with each skill level.

Resolved issue where Trickster Cults were revealed when any army retreated from a pre-battle.

The Blessed Incubator landmark now also affects Feral Troglodon and Dread Saurian units.

Reprocessing the campaign no longer breaks frontend faction selection in the MS store version.

Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch (Metal) now has the missing Chaos Warshrine mount.

Clan Skrat's faction leader Metastorm is now properly generated with both a face and a name.

Resolved camera clipping issue in the intro cutscene to Grombrindal's quest battle.

Resolved issue with the Kislev red line skill 'Creatures of the Land' stating incorrect unit applicability.

Resolved a crash issue that could occur during Sea Encounters.

Resolved issue where the 3D porthole focused exclusively on the Chaos Lord's crotch.

Raknik Spiderclaw can now equip the Spider Banner magic standard.

Resolved issue where Bretonnia Lords' unit cards did not match their 3D models.

Chaos Sorcerer and Chaos Sorcerer Lord of Tzeentch (Metal) now have the correct skills.

Improved targeting reliability for Katarin's sled by missile weapons.

Resolved issue with Heinrich Kemmler's portrait being extremely wide.

Renamed 'Nan-Gau Polearms' to 'Nan-Gau Weaponry' to better reflect its effects.

Resolved issue where herdstone buildings could be manually targeted in a quest battle.

Resolved issue with the Cathay technology 'Yin Hex' displaying incorrect unit types.

Various Griffons have been resized correctly on the Campaign map.

Saytang now correctly causes both Fear and Terror in battles.

Adjusted Saytang's visuals to align with previously shared concept art.

Druzhina now flips a coin during one of his idle animations.

Resolved issue with Ulrika Magdova's porthole being too zoomed out.

The Exotic Animals resource building now also affects Feral Troglodons.

The hidden effect reducing Recruitment costs for the Lizardmen Exotic Animals building is now visible.

Resolved issue where Legendary Heroes would not spawn if their army was in a besieged settlement.

Celestial Lion classified as a High Threat target, taking focused damage from splash attacks.

Fixed an issue where the mission chain to unlock the Blue Scribes would sometimes not progress after the first mission.

Fixed an issue where some newly added ancillaries were being lost during campaign gameplay.

Fixed an issue that allowed certain units to attack buildings outside of their missile range.

Fixed the Beastmen skill 'Breakneck Charioteers' not applying Fear and Terror attributes to the correct chariot units.

Fixed the Druzhina's skill 'Speaks to the Forest' applying Regeneration to all units rather than just Hag Witch Heroes.

Fixed Ariel's porthole being too zoomed in.

The Hag Witch skill 'Wildkeeper' now affects Frost Wyrms.

Actions of the Iridescent Horror Hero have been changed to avoid overlap with the Exalted Hero of Tzeentch.

Added missing Assembly Kit html files from Patch 4.1.

Added the 'Wounds' passive ability to the Frost Wyrm unit.

Fixed the Chaos Lord of Tzeentch not using one of the head variations in campaign.

Fixed instances of Norsca Monster Hunt chains aborting when capturing a settlement that had a mission to raid the region.

Fixed an issue where the audio mixer state could briefly be incorrectly set during AI agent actions.

No longer has access to the Brazier of Dazh item in multiplayer battles.

Gate Master had an Arcane item slot despite not being a caster, so it's handed back to the Shugengan.

An additional effect has been added to the Changeling's Raiding stance to clarify visibility.

Fixed the persistent VFX for Flamers, Changebringers, Exalted Flamers, and The Burning Chariot.

The Protection building chain will now reveal any hidden armies in the local region.

Fixed an issue where the Changebringers, Chaos Lord and Exalted Hero of Tzeentch did not have the Disc of Tzeentch VFX attached to them.

Fixed an issue where the Gate Master could sometimes start a battle with abilities not unlocked via the skill tree.

The Daemon Prince of Tzeentch will now receive the 'Ascended Lord' trait when upgraded from a Chaos Lord of Tzeentch.

Fixed a number of effects that were not applying to all three types of Necropolis Knights units.

Replaced Regrowth with Birona's Timewarp in multiplayer battles.

Fixed an effect that reduced the recruitment cost of Greenskin Troll units not applying to all types of Troll unit.

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.

Removed effects from Yuan Bo's skill that had become innate to some units and updated bonuses.

Fixed an issue where the Chaos Lord of Tzeentch's Mark of Chaos costs were not being reduced with his character rank.

Fixed an issue where the number of Centigors of Tzeentch in the Warriors of Chaos recruitment pool could get excessively large.

Fixed an issue in the Sisters of Twilight quest battle 'Search for Ceithin-Har' where enemy reinforcements were entering at the wrong positions.

Centigors and their variants no longer share the same visuals as their RoR counterparts.

Fixed cases of Norsca faction leaders having blank names.

Fixed various skills not applying correctly to specific units.

The Blue Scribes now have access to the Lore of the Hag spells via their skill tree.

Fixed an issue preventing the Exalted Hero of Tzeentch from attacking other flying units while mounted on a Disc of Tzeentch.

Zhao Ming's unique skills now apply to the Celestial Lion and Great Moon Bird units.

Hit Points increased from 5868 to 6584, Melee Attack from 42 to 50, Weapon Strength from 450 to 470, Charge Bonus from 46 to 65.

Added an initial 30 and 60 second delay to Feral Rage 1 and 2 becoming active.

Hit Points increased from 5468 to 6268, Charge Bonus from 46 to 65.

Ostankya's 'Whiff of Madness' Hex now only applies as long as the cursed unit remains in melee.

When the Changeling loses a battle or all armies, Trickster Cults will be revealed to the settlement owners.

Fixed a number of building effects that were providing the wrong values when damaged or ruined.

Fixed Rakarth's rite 'Convocation of Hunters' not increasing physical resistance for Hydra units.

Adjustments made to Rampage for improved gameplay.

General enhancements to game visuals.

Fixes to reduce excessive bloom in visuals.

Additional content for Tzeentch, Cathay, and Kislev.

Improvements made to user interface elements.

Tweaks to enhance gameplay for Grand Cathay.

Introduced two new units for Tzeentch in the upcoming DLC.

Added the Chaos Lord of Tzeentch and the Exalted Hero of Tzeentch to enhance melee capabilities.

Five new units and three Regiments of Renown will be added for each race.

Aekold Helbrass will be introduced as a FREELC character for Shadows of Change.

Three new Legendary Lords will be added, each playable in the Realms of Chaos and Immortal Empires campaigns.

New spell lore and mounts may be added, subject to IP and DLC theming.

Three new Legendary Heroes and three new Lords will be introduced, one per race.

Each new Legendary Lord will feature unique gameplay mechanics.

Negative traits will now be removed when garrisoned in a settlement with a Worship chain building.

Fixed the issue where the Boon of Chaos 'Slayer of Champions' would not unlock when defeating an army with 3 or more characters.

Resolved a bug that caused the AI to misalign the army when deployment zones were not lined up North to South.

Count Noctilus will now have the Encourage attribute when mounted on the Necrofex Colossus.

Both characters now have a set bonus for their unique items.

The trait 'Crusader' no longer gives attrition resistance to all owned armies on the map.

Oxyotl will no longer receive missions targeting the Changeling's faction due to army visibility issues.

Fixed several skills not increasing Lord recruit rank when replacing Lords.

Fixed an issue causing flickering shadows when moving the camera, ensuring smoother visual experience.

Resolved a geometry issue where players could see through the bottom of the bridge.

The Prophetess's staff, Skaven Warlord's weapons, and Imrik's spear will now be properly splattered with blood.

Drycha's technologies now only apply to the Malevolent tree units.

Fixed Vilitch's technology 'Ritual Staff' erroneously applying to Chaos Warriors of Khorne.

The Channelling stance will now correctly enable replenishment in all foreign territory.