What changed in Total War: WARHAMMER III in 2025

Introduced various tweaks and fixes following previous updates.

This is expected to be the final release of the year.

Instructions on how to opt-in to the Beta for Hotfix 7.0.3.

Warning about potential compatibility issues with user-generated mods after the update.

Players could incorrectly interact a second time after completing associated missions.

Resolved incorrect deployment zones when teleporting to these battles.

Updated various existing translations in several languages including Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese.

Addressed a crash-to-desktop issue for users with only the Champions of Chaos DLC.

Settlement garrison leaders will no longer receive immortality from these palaces.

Addressed an issue where campaign processing was disrupted due to incompatibility with the latest Gaming Services update.

Resolved a crash that could occur during a High Elves multiplayer campaign.

Resolved an issue where the Pleasure Palace Stage 1 mission could fail to trigger in Dechala’s narrative chain, preventing campaign completion.

Fixed an issue that could cause a soft lock during the Dechala onboarding flow if the player skipped the Mark of Vindictiveness scripted tour and then reopened the panel.

Total War is returning to the medieval era with the announcement of Total War: MEDIEVAL III, currently in early development.

The Tides of Torment DLC arrives on December 4th, featuring new Legendary Lords and content.

The update includes various tweaks and fixes for all owners of the game.

Introducing three new Legendary Lords: Aislinn, Dechala, and Sayl, releasing on December 4th.

The next DLC for Total War: WARHAMMER III featuring Nagash is coming Summer 2026.

A new unannounced project will be revealed at The Game Awards on December 11th.

New DLC featuring four Legendary Lords and new units, launching in summer 2026.

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

Immortal Empires is now available for owners of Total War: WARHAMMER I and II.

New characters Aislinn, Dechala, and Sayl join the game.

A new game engine designed to enhance gameplay immersion and allow future Total War titles on consoles.

A free update introducing cataclysmic events, revamped campaign experience, and new campaign customization options.

The DLC includes a trio of Legendary Lords for the High Elves, Slaanesh, and Norsca.

Update 7.0 introduces new battle units, campaign features, and narrative content.

High Elves receive a significant feature update to enhance their gameplay experience.

Various Legendary Lords receive adjustments to align them with recent releases.

Norsca undergoes a significant overhaul to improve gameplay and balance.

Slaanesh receives a new Legendary Lord, The Masque, as part of the free content update.

The upcoming major release will temporarily retire rollback build options, with new rollback builds to be added with future updates.

Implemented a functional and plain user experience for the new Mod Manager, with plans for visual improvements in the future.

The new Mod Manager is available in multiple languages including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Chinese (Traditional), and Chinese (Simplified).

Introduced an Early Access version of the new Mod Manager for Total War: WARHAMMER III, allowing players to manage mods more efficiently.

New features include saving and sharing mod profiles, selecting save games for 'continue campaign', and automatic activation of mods used in save games.

Insight into upcoming FLC Content for 7.0 including The Masque, with a major update scheduled for December 4th.

Sayl's campaign incorporates new mechanics from the Norsca overhaul, enhancing the gameplay experience.

Sayl the Faithless, a Shaman-Sorcerer chieftain of Norsca’s Dolgan tribe, is introduced as the third and final Legendary Lord in the Tides of Torment pack.

Meet Dechala, a new champion of Slaanesh with unique abilities and a skill-line that enhances her and her followers in battle.

Players must capture settlements to gain support and unique benefits from Elven Lords.

Aislinn leads the High Elf Sea Patrol against a Druchii invasion, featuring unique gameplay mechanics.

Dragonships serve as vast war-platforms capable of developing infrastructure and transporting troops.

Fixed issues causing Golgfag Maneater to remain idle.

Improved recruitment rates for high-tier units for Chaos Dwarfs.

Implemented various fixes across battle and campaign modes.

Addressed issues with AI units being idle during gameplay.

Enhanced how the Ogre Kingdoms AI utilizes Camps.

Addressing issues causing multiple armies to remain idle around settlements without taking action.

Cave Painter follower can now be equipped by Golgfag Maneater, Camp Tyrants, and Paymasters.

Blades of the Blood Queen now have the correct Melee Attack.

Hideous Visage trait now provides both fear and terror.

The Big Name Gnoblarkicker now correctly unlocks with Gnoblar Flingers in your army.

Ironman mode now autosaves when a mission is issued to protect progress in multistage missions.

Fixes to ensure higher tier units are recruited consistently by Chaos Dwarfs.

Occupying the Oak of Ages as Warriors of Chaos now provides the correct building.

Sequence of the Hardened Scales now correctly applies unit mass to Kroxigors.

Increased cooldown for the 2nd level of the Word of Pain skill for lords and the 3rd level for the hero version.

Inner Sanctum buildings now provide the correct benefits.

Improvements to Golgfag's AI to ensure consistent interaction and expansion in campaigns.

Resolved issues with ownership requirements for FLC content after the removal of Total War Access as a requirement.

Releasing as v0.8 on December 4th, replacing the Total War Launcher.

Outstanding issues for Beastmen, Chaos Dwarfs, Golgfag, and The Changeling are being prioritized.

New campaign mechanic with themed Dances for aggressive play.

Next DLC moving to December 4th, bringing new experiences.

Releases December 4th, includes new features for High Elves and Norsca.

Restored Lizardmen and Tomb Kings Campaign AI behavior.

Adjusted handling of stat gathering for zero cost units to improve AI decision making.

Corrected errors preventing Campaign AI from recruiting units properly due to pooled resource restrictions.

Chaos Dwarfs now recruiting elite dwarf units, though still using Hobgoblin/Orc Laborer units in some army compositions.

Resolved issues causing AI recruitment actions to fail due to improper unit cap considerations.

Hotfix 6.3.2 is being released separately from the upcoming Update 7.0 to expedite AI improvements.

Improvements to Lizardmen and Tomb Kings AI recruitment behavior to enhance campaign performance.

Addresses issues with Campaign AI not recruiting units into their armies, leading to idle behavior.

Improved some AI calculations on recruitment, with more improvements planned for the future.

Hotfix addresses an unintended AI behavior causing AI controlled factions to poorly budget their resources, resulting in low stack armies on campaign maps.

Tomb King factions can now begin researching technologies from Turn 1, even on Legendary difficulty.

Vampiric Corruption values from technologies have been reduced with additional effects added.

Lizardmen factions that have mechanics to spawn in Blessed units now gain double the Spawning Sequence from performing actions compared to the 6.3 release.

Two new frontend toggles for Unusual Locations added.

Lizardmen factions that have mechanics to spawn in Blessed units now gain double the Spawning Sequence from performing actions compared to the 6.3 release.

Improved some AI calculations on recruitment, though there is more to come in the future to fully resolve this.

All Lizardmen factions have a method of increasing the capacity of Blessed Spawning units.

Tomb King factions can now begin researching technologies from Turn 1, even on Legendary difficulty.

Vampiric Corruption values from technologies have been reduced with additional effects added.

Includes music from the first Total War: WARHAMMER.

New voiceovers added for characters in Norsca.

The Siege Beta requires a patch of approximately 330 MB to install.

Instructions on how to download the Siege Beta have been provided for players.

The Proving Grounds Siege Beta is available for all owners of Total War: WARHAMMER III.

The goal is to make sieges more fun with meaningful changes based on player feedback.

The testing will last from July 24th to August 7th.

A livestream will be held on July 17th to discuss the Siege Beta changes.

The Proving Grounds: Siege Beta is set to launch for player feedback.

Enhancements made to the AI for the Warriors of Chaos campaign.

Implemented various balance adjustments for battles.

Blood Knights & Blood Knights (Lances) now have their own unit caps.

No longer shows as a negative effect for Alith Anar.

Fixed not restoring army selection after closing certain panels.

Fixed a crash when defeating this force.

Now affects Waaagh trophy units.

Single clicking on reinforcement point icons no longer pans the camera; double clicking will.

Khorne factions can now settle ruins through their automatic ruin colonization feature.

Changed to no longer give Spell intensity and now silences everyone in the region.

Caskets of Souls are now affected by red line skills like other units.

Now provides factionwide hero recruit rank increase instead of provincewide.

Cost of discovery buildings is now in the correct order for various factions.

Implemented a setting to enable or skip the Realms of Chaos video at game launch.

Now has its own unit cap, matching that of other bolt throwers.

Removed the expendable attribute from Hobgoblin Bolt Thrower.

Garrison buildings now correctly reflect Volksgrad as a major settlement.

Now correctly shows as a landmark in the building browser.

Fixed a possible crash during battle on the map 'Vampire Forest' and possibly others.

Fixed a potential crash occurring during AI turns.

Now has the correct class and icon.

No longer shows different stats in battle and campaign.

A new arcane item with significant trade-offs for casters.

The item no longer incorrectly states it unlocks Lore of Death spells.

Buildings now convert as expected when occupying Kislev settlements.

Fixed an issue where next volumes of the Books of Khorne wouldn't drop for Khornite factions.

Now uses an icon in the pre-battle screen.

Moved from endgame settings to general campaign settings.

Increased the Radii Ratio of units mounted on Steeds of Slaanesh to slightly reduce their performance in melee.

Stopped effects that grant Snipe from also granting Slayer.

Abilities granted by effects for summoned units are now properly enabled.

Comprehensive changes made to Magic Items.

A few new Magic Items added to the game.

Introduction of AI improvements tested in the proving grounds.

Two new units added: Hobgoblin Bolt Thrower and Blood Knights.

Fixed a crash to desktop after manually winning Vilitch’s Quest Battle Vessel of Chaos and waiting for the loading back to the campaign map.

Snow Leopards are now affected by the Hag Witch's skill 'Wildkeeper'.

Fix getting 'Under-City Discovered!' messages for settlements belonging to other factions.

Marching stance movement extents now should be again shown correctly while the military force is in default stance.

Fixed some floating vegetation on The Dragon Isles battle map.

Golgfag & the Eshin Maneater now have Immune to Psychology attribute like other meaneaters.

When the user opens and immediately closes the UI panel for The Skull Throne, the script will be canceled to prevent scripted tour pop-ups.

Mopped up invisible shallow water on the Road to Talabheim battle map.

Fixed an issue where Ulrika Maldova would always be staggered by powerful attacks when mounted on a horse.

Fixed an issue with one of Arbaal’s quest battles so that Vampire Coast armies are no longer visible before the reinforcements.

Chaos Dwarfs when occupying the Galleon's Graveyard now have a garrison.

Fixed bug where Ogre Camps would move after every battle and every game load.

Fixed a crash when trying to open technology tree from Gorbads Tactics menu on non-players turn.

Jungles now function as forests when applying Wood Elf 'during forest battles' effects.

Issue fixed where multiple RoR Gyrobombers attacking in fast forward are causing game crashes.

The Rite of Awakening event video now correctly plays rather than the 2D image.

Fixed an issue where the campaign camera went under the terrain in some cases.

Fixed an issue where one of Skulltaker's quest battles could be won without fighting the entire enemy army.

Fixed an issue in the Overtyrant’s Crown quest battle where one of the waves will attack the player armies right after they leave the reinforcement location.

The Exalted Lord of Change Skill 'Impossible Egotist' now correctly gives heroes in their army 'Silenced'.

Introduction of new units: Blood Knights (Sword & Shield) and Hobgoblin Bolt Throwa.

Total War: WARHAMMER III – Tides of Torment will feature the Norsca faction and its new Legendary Lord, Sayl The Faithless.

Corrected an issue where AI army movement range was not displaying correctly.

Resolved issues with certain skills and traits not functioning as intended.

Adjusted spawn locations for Ogre Camps to ensure proper functionality.

Fixed an issue where textures weren't placed properly in some areas on The Black Pyramid (Tomb Kings) battle map.

Fixed an issue where players could open a panel using hotkeys during the transition from pre to post-battle.

Fixed an issue so that rebel rocks now obey gravity on The Pillar of Bone battle map.

Fixed an issue where The Ice Court and The Great Orthodoxy would get stuck at 100/100 supporters after quest battles without increasing tier.

Fixed an issue where Skulltaker's tongue was missing during the intro cinematic to 'The Slayer Sword' quest battle.

Fixed a crash that occurred when losing a settlement while an Ataman is traveling to it.

Fixed an issue where blood would spurt out The Vampire Coast’s Deck Gunners unit cannon when hit.

Fixed an issue where water on the battle map wasn’t displaying properly for Mother Ostankya’s ‘Jinxed Land’ quest.

Fixed an issue where the Cockatrice didn’t have a recruitment cap when being recruited by Beastmen armies.

Fixed issue on Quenelles (Bretonnia) map where the camera could go inside the river on one side.

Fixing some overlapping assets that were visually glitching on the Erengrad (Kislev) battle map.

Performed tree surgery by removing trees that were clipping through buildings and tidied various misplaced assets across various battle maps.

Fixed an issue where flying spellcasters would be constantly spinning round in circles.

Fixed shallow water in playable area being too deep on the Troll Country (Kislev) battle map.

Fixed an issue in Zhufbar (Dwarfs) where units could fall through the ground in certain areas of the map.

Fixed an issue so that Beastmen can no longer occupy regions in a Bloodground without actually raising a Herd stone.

Fixed an issue with how blood VFX displayed for Demigryph Knights.

Fixed issues where some terrain lacked collision and units were able to climb very steep surfaces on the battle map for Kemmler's Chaos Tomb Blade quest.

Fixed an issue where some buildings would incorrectly float on the Gaen Vale (High Elves) battle map.

Fixed an issue where confederated leaders would not automatically get Followin' Da Plan points if confederated while wounded when playing as the Ironclaw Orcs.

Fixed various issues relating to building placement and stretched textures on assorted battle maps.

Fixed Beastmen being able to settle without creating a Herdstone, causing them to permanently lose their shards.

Added additional negative diplomatic relations between Cathay factions and their enemy rebel factions to stop them finding too much harmony in the early game.

Fixed an issue where Empire War Wagon units would bleed from their wooden/metal parts when hit.

Fixed an issue where units were passing and clipping through a group of rocks on the Aymara Swamp battle map.

Introduction of the Campaign AI changes into the Proving Grounds initiative for player feedback and testing.

Announcement of an internal team exploring potential changes to Sieges, with more information expected in summer.

Announcement of the next Campaign AI Beta launching on April 10th, allowing players to test and provide feedback.

Fixed multiple crashes including those on the end battle screen and during game loading.

The 'Royal Ice Guardians' technology now correctly provides upkeep reduction for armies led by Ice Witches.

Gnoblar Flingers no longer start at 10% health in garrisons on turn 1.

Fixed bugs where Atamans were lost forever if injured or if their city was lost.

Fixed missing localisation in the Victory Conditions panel.

Adjusted balance, building, tiering, and tech for Kislev to improve gameplay experience.

Fixed potential frame stuttering and video frame skipping in the main menu.

Added a scrollbar to the available Atamans list in the Atamans Overlay.

Fixed a number of skill issues for Kairos Fateweaver.

Lowered the requirement for using Invocations to 25+ devotion.

Combined Ice Guard recruitment buildings and adjusted defense buildings for Kislev.

Added technology support for Akshina Ambushers and adjusted various unit stats.

Resolved an issue where the game was incorrectly flagged as modded when no mods were enabled.

Players using RTX 50 series graphics cards are advised to update their GPU drivers to resolve graphical issues.

Addressed an issue causing a crash on modded campaigns due to uppercase characters in mod file names.

Build your own spell lore with the updated mechanics.

Introducing the Nan-Gau Grenadiers for Cathay and Gnoblar Flingers for Ogre Kingdoms.

Sally forth your Atamans, balance support with Court & Orthodoxy and enjoy a refreshed tech tree.

A plethora of QoL changes including enhancements to the unit ability list interface.

Fixed a bug where the 'Collect income' checkbox in the UI was not displayed properly.

Camera movement is faster and more responsive on the Campaign map, particularly noticeable in late-game scenarios.

Enhanced performance when moving the camera on the campaign map, ensuring smoother and more responsive camera movement.

Fixed an issue with environmental audio on the Thundering Falls subterranean battle map.

Stuttering when rapidly hovering over different unit cards in the Campaign and Battle UI should now be reduced.

Fixed a bug that occurred in a multiplayer game with Golgfag, where the Mercenary Contracts mechanic stops working after Save/Load.

Fixed a bug where Azhag didn’t start with access to Spirit Leech and Aspect of the Dreadknight.

Adjusted the maximum number of splash attack victims the Terracotta Sentinel can hit with its attacks.

Azhag now has access to his missing spells ‘Spirit Leech’ and ‘Aspect of the Dreadknight’.

Fixed a bug where the Blood Pilgrimage mission was completed when recruiting any unit, instead of only the specified ones.

Fixed a bug where the 'Undo assigned skill points' button remained clickable in the Character Details panel when switching to the Details tab.

Fixed a bug where Nurgle factions did not receive Infection rewards when sacking or razing a settlement.

Fixed a bug in Skirmish mode where the AI stats modifier would reset as the player navigated away from the relevant menu.

Fixed an issue where Ushabti Great Bows would not show the proper equip/unequip animation when switching between ‘turn’ and ‘melee attack’ animations.

Fixed an issue where the SFX for sinking ships would include human voices for non-human factions.

Added missing audio to water features on the Greed Grove battle map and to some corruption pools on the campaign map.

AI with multiple reinforcements are now less idle in battle, attacking the player rather than waiting for all reinforcements to arrive.

Fixed a bug where the Terracotta Sentinel’s weapon visibly snaps while transitioning between animations.

Fixed a bug where, when repositioning ranged units in a different direction, they clumped together and got stuck.

Fixed an issue where the SFX of the floating pyramid during the Black Pyramid end-game scenario sounded low quality.

Fixed a rare VFX-related crash that occurred during battle.

Fixed an issue causing The Forbidden Fens vegetation VFX to appear red.

Bonebreaker and Terrorgeist mounts now use their matched combat animations against Cathayan units.

Launching a new public Beta Branch for testing improvements to Campaign AI, allowing player feedback.

The Beta will run for approximately two weeks, concluding around February 26th.

Introduction of a survey and sub-forum for players to provide feedback on Campaign AI changes during the Beta.

Fixed an issue where Vampire Counts Corpse Carts were missing sound effects.

Fixed an issue with Challenges of Khorne battles where Challenge armies on the campaign minimap didn’t have icons.

Fixed a bug where replays wouldn’t have projectile upgrades saved into them.

Fixed a bug where Recruitment cost reduction rewards for Arbaal's Challenges were missing from event notifications.

Fixed an issue where a tooltip explaining that settlements razed by Khornate factions are blocked from occupation wouldn’t appear.

Fixed a bug where the Foundry of Bones - Chaos was missing the lava lake and river sounds.

Fixed a bug where Lords would not disengage from a settlement after selecting certain post battle options.

Fixed the Manufactory panel being inaccessible if no further upgrades were available.

Fixed a bug where Unyielding Assault failed to prevent Melee Attack reductions from Fatigue.

Eternal War spawned armies no longer trigger Daemons Reforged, aligning with the intended design.

Fixed an issue so that AI factions will now hire mercenaries from your Ogre camps.

Fixed various crashes related to skill points, faction changes, saving/loading, and specific character actions.

Fixed an issue where reinforcing AI units will be given the same order location and will clump together.

Fixed an issue with Challenges of Khorne battles so that players can now know if the Challenge army will be reinforced beforehand.

Fixed a bug for Orcs & Goblins where the Scrap Upgrades button would grey out when a unit is instantly recruited.

Fixed an issue where Kholek was missing persistent VFX sounds in campaign.

Fixed a bug where armies obtained via Allegiance had access to upgrades that should not be available.

Fixed a bug where certain environmental loops did not stop after a cutscene.

Resolved an issue where Concealment Bombs were granted innately in the campaign.

Improved Gotrek and Felix’s initial survivability in ‘The Adventures of Gotrek and Felix’ quest battle.

Ogre armies can now recruit Regiments of Renown when they are within the circle of influence of an Ogre Camp.

Fixed a bug where Orcs & Goblins or Wood Elves could access Scrap or Aspects on Skaven units.

Added to several units including Colossal Squig and others.

Abilities ‘Bathed in Blood’ and ‘Blinding Radiance’ incorrectly labelled as active abilities.

Had a different tier compared to regular Greatswords.

Skill would lose its Stalk effect when upgraded.

Fixed text inconsistency in the description of the Daemons Reforged effect.

Melee Defence reduced from 40 to 20, Ward Save reduced from 40 to 20, and number of Squig Herds for max value reduced from 10 to 5.

No longer replaced by Dazed from the Orcs & Goblins’ Avalanche Smash technology.

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

XP gain bonus reduced from 25/50 to 20/40.

Skill incorrectly reduced cooldowns for Cold-Blooded instead of Focus Instincts.

Da Acid Burpa was not counting towards unit requirements for ‘Splode Da Big One Tactik’ in Da Plan.

Khorngors were still available for Warriors of Chaos when unit caps were active.

Fixed issue with Heralds of Khorne and Bloodreapers on Blood Throne mounts.

No longer replaced by Armour Sundering from the Ogres’ Betta Plunda technology.

Fixed for Savage Orc units.

Removed as they possess that attribute innately.

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

Removed from skills providing Vanguard, Frenzy, and Stalk.

Resolved a script error that prevented events from triggering after completing missions.

The Slaughtergard (Chosen of Khorne - Halberds) now uses the correct image.

‘Meat Feast’ incorrectly stated it affected multiple units.

Removed Destroy ‘Kraka Drak’ and replaced it with Malakai’s faction.

Legendary Lord 2x bonus will now only be applied once when playing as Skulltaker.

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

Cost increases with more active Blood Hosts on the map.

Bloodspeakers now have mounts when playing as Valkia.

Effects now only apply when Skulltaker defeats a Lord.