Total War: Warhammer III

Total War: Warhammer III (TWW3, WH3) is the third and final game in the Total War: Warhammer series, being developed by Creative Assembly. It is the sequel to Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer II, and the culmination of the series which is set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe created by Games Workshop.
The game released on 17 February 2022 (PC), 5 May 2022 (Mac) and 16 June 2022 (Linux).
It is available on 3 online storefronts: Steam, Epic Games Store and Windows Store - an account for one of these stores will be required to play. Game keys can also be purchased on other stores such as Fanatical, Humble Store and GameBillet.
Additionally, the game is available on Xbox Game Pass for PC.
The official Total War: Warhammer III website is at warhammer3.totalwar.com.
The official 9-page manual provides a brief introduction to the lore and mechanics for new and veteran players, and covers the standard installation, warranty and customer service information.
==Features==
===Campaign mode===
* The game features its own self-contained main campaign (see our article on the The Realm of Chaos).
* Most campaigns are available in 8 player multiplayer, with simultaneous player turns.
* The Lost God, a story-driven prologue campaign that acts as a tutorial for new players.
* A combined mega campaign called Immortal Empires, available for all Warhammer III players.
* The TWW3 campaign features two new battle types:
** Survival battles in the Realm of Chaos.
** Minor settlement battles, some of these battle maps feature a 360-degree angle of attack around a minor settlement.
* CA has updated and re-worked siege battles, following player feedback.
* There are also two smaller campaigns:
** Darkness & Disharmony, set in Cathay
** Something Rotten in Kislev, set in Kislev
* Treasure hunts, which were introduced in Total War: Warhammer II, are not returning
===Multiplayer===
* Those who own all 3 games in the series will be able to play all content from all games/DLC in the multiplayer mode of TWW3.
* CA are introduced a new mode/battle type called domination which features capture point style mechanics and players are be able to summon reinforcement units during a match.
** Domination mode is intended to address player feedback about getting stuck in bad matchups, not being able to come back from behind, as well as players forcing draws by endlessly kiting.
* As mentioned above, most campaigns now support up to 8 player multiplayer.
===Playable races===
Note: Immortal Empires also adds a further 60+ playable factions (each led by a legendary lord), across 15+ races, from the previous 2 games and their DLC.
Playable races and factions introduced in Total War: Warhammer III	Playable races and factions introduced in Total War: Warhammer III	Playable races and factions introduced in Total War: Warhammer III	Playable races and factions introduced in Total War: Warhammer III
Race 	Faction 	Lord name 	Required DLC
Chaos Dwarfs 	Disciples of Hashut 	Astragoth Ironhand 	Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs DLC
Chaos Dwarfs 	The Legion of Azgorh 	Drazhoath the Ashen 	Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs DLC
Chaos Dwarfs 	 	Zhatan the Black 	Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs DLC
Daemons of Chaos 	Legion of Chaos 	The Daemon Prince 	Base game
Dwarfs 	Masters of Innovation 	Malakai Makaisson 	Thrones of Decay DLC
Grand Cathay 	The Northern Provinces 	Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon 	Base game
Grand Cathay 	The Western Provinces 	Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon 	Base game
Grand Cathay 	 	Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon 	Shadows of Change DLC
Khorne 	Exiles of Khorne 	Skarbrand the Exiled 	Base game
Kislev 	The Ice Court 	Tzarina Katarin 	Base game
Kislev 	The Great Orthodoxy 	Kostaltyn 	Base game
Kislev 	Ursun Revivalists 	Boris Ursus 	Base gameBoris must be unlocked in-game, for some campaigns
Kislev 	Kislev Expedition 	Prince Yuri 	Base gameThe Lost God only
Kislev 	Daughters of the Forest 	Mother Ostankya 	Shadows of Change DLC
Nurgle 	Poxmakers of Nurgle 	Ku'gath Plaguefather 	Base game
Nurgle 	The Maggot Host 	Tamurkhan the Maggot Lord 	Thrones of Decay DLC
Nurgle 	Tallymen of Pestilence 	Epidemius 	Added for free in Update 5.0Immortal Empires only
Ogre Kingdoms 	Goldtooth 	Greasus Goldtooth 	Ogre Kingdoms (DLC)
Ogre Kingdoms 	Disciples of the Maw 	Skrag the Slaughterer 	Ogre Kingdoms (DLC)
Slaanesh 	Seducers of Slaanesh 	N'Kari 	Base game
The Empire 	Wissenland & Nuln 	Elspeth von Draken 	Thrones of Decay DLC
Tzeentch 	Oracles of Tzeentch 	Kairos Fateweaver 	Base game
Tzeentch 	The Deceivers 	The Changeling 	Shadows of Change DLC
Warriors of Chaos 	Legion of the Gorequeen 	Valkia the Bloody 	Champions of Chaos DLC
Warriors of Chaos 	Puppets of Misrule 	Vilitch the Curseling 	Champions of Chaos DLC
Warriors of Chaos 	Shadow Legion 	Be'lakor 	Added for freeImmortal Empires only
Warriors of Chaos 	The Ecstatic Legions 	Azazel 	Champions of Chaos DLC
Warriors of Chaos 	The Fecundites 	Festus the Leechlord 	Champions of Chaos DLC
== Development==
===Early development===
In 2015, after Total War: Warhammer was announced but before it released, Creative Assembly announced that they planned to create a trilogy of Total War: Warhammer games.https://www.gamesradar.com/total-war-warhammer-just-start-new-strategy-trilogy/
In 2016, Russian data-miners discovered plans in the Total War: Warhammer game files for a third game featuring Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch and Slaanesh as factions.
In June 2018, a blog post by Creative Assembly indicated that WH3 was in pre-production.https://www.totalwar.com/blog/what-the-teams-are-working-on-june-2018
In March 2019, another blog post indicated that motion-capture was being done for the game.https://www.totalwar.com/blog/what-the-teams-are-working-on-february-2019
In September 2019, it was stated in another blog that the game is "deep into production".https://www.totalwar.com/blog/development-update-blog-02/
In July 2020, another blog said the following:
:One event the current world situation [the global Covid-19 pandemic] has certainly put the crimpers on is us announcing our next major Total War title. As you can imagine it’s all a bit chaotic here at CA, so please bear with us
=== Teasers ===
A number of teaser trailers were released from 28 January to 2 February 2021.
* On 28 January 2021, Creative Assembly released "Azyr Stirs"
* On 1 February 2021, this was followed by another video called "Heed the Heavens"
* 2 February 2021 brought two videos each titled "Sigmar Protect us All" and another several hours later called "And all this on Geheimnisnacht Eve"
The videos feature an Empire Celestial Wizard using a telescope to view the stars at the Grand Astrolabe in Altdorf. In the first video he takes instructions from the Grand Theogonist to "heed the heavens" and sees a comet, which then reveals a constellation Grungni's Baldric. Later, further constellations are revealed: The Piper, the Drummer, and Rhya's Cauldron. The Wizard realises that each constellation appearing at this time of year (which is scientifically impossible) can only mean that "it is really happening" - the constellations represent Khorne, Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Nurgle respectively, they are omens of a Chaos Invasion. In the final video the constellation Ursun appears, and the Wizard speculates whether Ursun's people (Kislev) are saviours.
===Announcement===
* On 3 February 2021, Total War: Warhammer III was formally announced with a pre-rendered cinematic announcement trailer, accompanied by a FAQ article. The release date was announced to be "2021"
===Further development and marketing===
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* 12 May 2021 - "Trial by Fire" in-engine trailer
* 13 May 2021 - Kislev vs Khorne survival battle gameplay footage
* 19 May 2021 - "Enter the World of Kislev" in-engine trailer
* 22 May 2021 - Kislev Winged Lancers Unit Spotlight
* 25 May 2021 - Kislev War Sleds Unit Spotlight
* 28 May 2021 - Who is Kostaltyn of Kislev blog
* 31 May 2021 - "Blood Will Flow" teaser trailer
* 4 June 2021 - "Enter the World of Khorne" in-engine trailer
* 5 June 2021 - Khorne Flesh Hounds Unit Spotlight
* 8 June 2021 - Khorne Blood Thrones Unit Spotlight
* 15 June 2021 - Kislev full roster reveal blog
* 17 June 2021 - Khorne full roster reveal blog
* 18 June 2021 - Developer Q&A with the community blog
* 22 June 2021 - New battle types blog
* 19 July 2021 - What's next for Total War: Warhammer 3? Roster teases for Nurgle, Tzeentch and Slaanesh blog
* 13 September 2021 - A delay for the game was announced, pushing the release back until early 2022
* 14 September 2021
** "The Dawn of Grand Cathay" in-engine trailer
** An Introduction to Grand Cathay blog
** Interview with the Warhammer Studio: Creating Cathay
* 23 September 2021 - Who is Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon? blog
* 28 September 2021 - Who is Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon? blog
* 6 October 2021 - Terracotta Sentinels Unit Spotlight video
* 8 October 2021 - Total War: WARHAMMER III Grand Cathay roster reveal
* 11 October 2021
** How sieges work in Total War: WARHAMMER III blog
** Siege Rework trailer
* 13 October 2021 - Leading Grand Cathay – how the Eastern Empire dominates on the campaign map blog
* 14 October 2021 - The secrets of Grand Cathay – a roundtable with Andy Hall blog
* 15 October 2021
** Control, predict, and manipulate with Tzeentch on the campaign map blog
** "Enter the World of Tzeentch" in-engine trailer
* 18 October 2021 - Let your foes feel the fury of winter with Kislev’s campaign mechanics blog
* 19 October 2021 - Grand Cathay vs. Tzeentch Great Bastion Battle gameplay footage
* 21 October 2021 - Kairos Fateweaver – oracle, seer, historian, and blind greater daemon of Tzeentch blog
* 25 October 2021 - Khorne Campaign Mechanics blog
* 26 October 2021 - Flamers of Tzeentch Unit Spotlight video
* 27 October 2021
** Pink Horrors of Tzeentch Unit Spotlight video
** Total War: WARHAMMER III Tzeentch roster reveal blog
* 29 October 2021 - Magic in Total War: WARHAMMER III – the storm cometh blog
* 1 November 2021 - The new spells of Total War: WARHAMMER III
* 3 November 2021 - Playing as Kairos – the power of the future, the past, and all magic is with you
* 4 November 2021
**Join the Ogre Kingdoms trailer
**Total War: WARHAMMER III FAQ - the release date was announced as 17 February 2022
* 5 November 2021 - Consume the world with the Ogre Kingdoms campaign mechanics blog
* 9 November 2021 - "Enter the World of Ogre Kingdoms" in-engine trailer
* 10 November 2021 - Oracles of Tzeentch vs Grand Cathay Battle Gameplay video
* 11 November 2021
**Who is Tradelord, Hoardmaster, Tribestealer Greasus Goldtooth, the Shockingly Obese? blog
**Stonehorn Unit Spotlight video
* 12 November 2021 - Who is Skrag the Slaughterer? blog
* 16 November 2021
**New Battle Features trailer
**Quality-of-life updates in Total War: WARHAMMER III's battles and beyond blog
* 17 November 2021
**Total War: WARHAMMER III Ogre Kingdoms roster reveal blog
**Firebelly Unit Spotlight
* 18 November 2021
** Playing as Greasus and Skrag – get big or go home blog
** "A Covenant with Chaos" in-engine trailer
* 19 November 2021 - Plagues, pestilence, boils, and bulbous buboes – the joy of playing Nurgle in campaign blog
* 23 November 2021 - Total War: WARHAMMER III Nurgle Roster Reveal blog
* 25 November 2021 - "Enter the World of Nurgle" in-engine trailer
* 26 November 2021 - Nurgle vs Slaanesh Gameplay Battle video
* 3 December 2021 - Nurglings Unit Spotlight video
* 8 December 2021 - "Enter the World of Slaanesh" in-engine trailer
* 14 December 2021 - First Look of the Campaign Map video
* 16 December 2021
** Total War: Warhammer III Slaanesh roster reveal
** Slaanesh vs Nurgle Gameplay Battle video
* 17 December 2021 - Fiends of Slaanesh Unit Spotlight
* 20 December 2021 - Ogre Kingdoms vs Exiles of Khorne Battle Gameplay video
* 11 January 2022 - Grand Cathay Let's play video
* 19 January 2022 - Chaos Undivided trailer
* 20 January 2022 - Daemon Prince Customisation video
* 25 January 2022 - Kislev Let's play video
* 27 January 2022 - Soul Grinders Unit Spotlight video
* 1 February 2022 - Daemons of Chaos Let's play video
* 4 February 2022 - Corruption Feature Guide video
* 9 February 2022 - Campaign Multiplayer video
===Release and reception===
* 11 February 2022 - Pre-load begins next Tuesday, February 15th! blog
* 17 February 2022 - release date
** Sons of Kislev release trailer
* Opencritic score: 88
* Steam review rating: 63, mixed
===Postlaunch marketing===
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* 5 April 2022
**Update 1.1.0 blog
**Patch Notes 1.1 trailer
* 14 April 2022 - What is Total War: Warhammer III trailer
* 29 April 2022 - 2022 Roadmap blog
* 17 May 2022
**Update 1.2.0 blog
**Patch Notes 1.2 trailer
*25 May 2022 - Hotfix 1.2 blog
* 1 June 2022 - Immortal Empires teaser trailer
* 21 June 2022 - The Immortal Empires Map blog
* 28 June 2022 - Immortal Empires Starting Positions (A Prologue) blog
* 30 June 2022
**Update 1.3.0 blog
**Patch Notes 1.3 trailer
* 5 July 2022 - Immortal Empires Dedicated Factions blog
* 13 July 2022 - A New Champion Approaches... teaser trailer 1
* 15 July 2022 - Immortal Empires Q&A with Richard Aldridge and Mitchell Heastie video
* 19 July 2022
** Warriors of Chaos: Azazel trailer
** Introducing the Champions of Chaos blog
* 20 July 2022 - Let's play: Azazel video
* 22 July 2022
**Immortal Empires Race Updates blog
**A New Champion Approaches... teaser trailer 2
* 26 July 2022
**Champions of Chaos: Festus trailer
**Introducing Festus the Leechlord blog
* 27 July 2022 - Let's play: Festus video
* 29 July 2022
**Addressing the Chaos Debate blog
**A New Champion Approaches... teaser trailer 3
* 2 August 2022
**Champions of Chaos: Vilitch trailer
**Introducing Vilitch the Curseling blog
* 3 August 2022 - Let's play: Vilitch video
* 5 August 2022 - A New Champion Approaches... teaser trailer 4
* 9 August 2022
**Introducing Valkia the Bloody
**Champions of Chaos: Valkia trailer
* 10 August 2022 - Let's play: Valkia video
* 11 August 2022 - Immortal Empires Map First Look video
* 12 August 2022 - Blood for the Blood God teaser
* 16 August 2022 - Blood for the Blood God III trailer
* 22 August 2022
**Patch Notes 2.0 trailer
**Immortal Empires FAQ blog
* 23 August 2022
**Update 2.0.0 blog
**Champions of Chaos launch trailer
* 25 August 2022 - End Game Scenarios video
* 30 August 2022 - What is Champions of Chaos video
* 6 September 2022
**Update 2.1.0 blog
**Update 2.1.0 video
* 8 September 2022
**Hotfix 2.1.1 blog
**Rally Point Interviews - Champions of Chaos video
* 15 September 2022 - Rally Point Interviews - Azazel video
* 22 September 2022 - Rally Point Interviews - Festus video
* 29 September 2022
**Mirror of Madness trailer
**Rally Point Interviews - Vilitch video
* 6 October 2022 - Rally Point Interviews - Valkia video
* 12 October 2022 - Episode I: Prince of Men video
* 18 October 2022
** Update 2.2.0 blog
** Patch Notes 2.2 video
* 19 October 2022 - Episode II: Prince of Daemons video
* 26 October 2022 - Hotfix 2.2.1
* 28 October 2022
** State of the Game (October '22) blog
** Episode III: War of the Princes video
* 22 November 2022
** Patch Notes 2.3 video
** Update 2.3.0 blog
* 16 February 2023
**Update 2.4.0 blog post
**Patch Notes 2.4 video
**Immortal Empires Launch Trailer
* 14 March 2023
**Welcome to Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs: Introducing Astragoth Ironhand blog
**Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs Official trailer
* 15 March 2023 - Astragoth Ironhand Gameplay Showcase video
* 21 March 2023 - Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs: Introducing Drazhoath the Ashen blog
* 22 March 2023 - Drazhoath the Ashen Gameplay Showcase video
* 28 March 2023 - Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs: Introducing Zhatan the Black blog
* 29 March 2023 - Zhatan the Black Gameplay Showcase video
* 4 April 2023 - Mirror of Madness FAQ
* 5 April 2023 - What is Mirror of Madness? video
* 13 April 2023
**Update 3.0 blog
**Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs Launch Trailer
* 18 April 2023 - What is Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs? video
* 9 May 2023 - A look at the next 12 months of Total War: WARHAMMER III!
*25 May 2023
**Update 3.1.0 blog
**Harald Hammerstorm Trailer
*8 August 2023
**Shadows of Change Announce Trailer
**Shadows of Change: Introducing The Changeling blog
*9 August 2023 - The Changeling Gameplay Showcase video
*15 August 2023 - Shadows of Change: Introducing Yuan Bo blog
*16 August 2023 - Yuan Bo Gameplay Showcase video
*22 August 2023 - Shadows of Change: Introducing Mother Ostankya blog
*23 August 2023 - Mother Ostankya Gameplay Showcase video
*30 August 2023 - Update 4.0.0 blog
*31 August 2023 - Shadows of Change Launch Trailer
*20 November 2023 - Patch 4.1.0 blog
*8 February 2024 - Patch 4.2 Shadows of Change Content Additions – Part 1: Cathay blog
*14 February 2024 - Patch 4.2 Shadows of Change Content Additions – Part 2: Tzeentch blog
*9 April 2024 - Thrones of Decay Announce Trailer
*10 April 2024 - Thrones of Decay: Introducing Tamurkhan, the Maggot Lord blog
*11 April 2024 - Tamurkhan, The Maggot Lord Gameplay Showcase video
*16 April 2024 - Thrones of Decay: Introducing Elspeth von Draken blog
*18 April 2024 - Elspeth von Draken Gameplay Showcase video
*23 April 2024 - Thrones of Decay: Introducing Malakai Makaisson blog
*24 April 2024 - TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER III – PATCH 5.0: INTRODUCING THE FREE CONTENT
*24 April 2024 - Malakai Makaisson Gameplay Showcase
* 23 May 2024 - Karanak trailer
==Gallery==
===Art===
File:Total War Warhammer 3 box art placeholder.jpg|Placeholder box art
File:TWW3 art no furies with logo.jpg|TWW3 artwork, no furies, with logo
File:TWW3 art no furies no logo.jpg|TWW3 artwork, no furies, no logo
File:TWW3 art with furies no logo.png|TWW3 artwork, with furies, no logo
File:Cathay vs Tzeentch Desktop 4K 3840 x 2160 .jpg|TWW3 artwork, Cathay vs Tzeentch
File:Khorne art 1.jpg|Khorne art
File:CATHAY INTRO Roster 2400x520.jpg|Cathayn army
File:Wh3 kislev.png|Kislev army
File:Tzeentch-loading-screen.jpg|Tzeentch army
===Screenshots===
====Survival battle showcase====
Survivalpressscreen1.jpg|Katarin
Survivalpressscreen2.jpg|Katarin's army
Survivalpressscreen3.jpg|Armies clash
====Kislev====
Icetrailer.jpg|Katarin & Ice Court
Kostaltyntrailer.jpg|Kostaltyn
Bearjuggertrailer.jpg|Kislev battle
====Grand Cathay====
Total-Warhammer-3-Grand-Cathay-Dragon.jpg|The Storm Dragon
Total-war-warhammer-3-iron-dragon.jpg|The Iron Dragon
Total-war-warhammer-3-grandy-cathay-reveal.jpg|Cathayan army
Cathay landscape.jpg|Cathayan landscape
====Khorne====
Khornescreen1.jpg|Skarbrand
BrassCitadelBattleMap.jpg|Brass Citadel
Khornescreen2.jpg|Khorne army
Khornescreen3.jpg|Khorne army #2
====Tzeentch====
Tzeentch screenshots asset 01 FINAL.jpg|Kairos Fateweaver
File:Tzeentch promo 2.jpg|Tzeentch realm
Tzeentch screenshots asset 03 01 FINAL.jpg|Realm of Tzeentch
File:Tw1(1).jpg|Tzeentch army
Slaanesh
File:Slaanesh promo.jpg|N'Kari
Slaanesh screenshot 2.jpg|Slaanesh army
Slaanesh screenshots asset 03 final.jpg|Realm of Slaanesh
====Nurgle====
Total-war-warhammer-3-nurgle-legendary-lord.jpg|Ku'gath Plaguefather
Total-War-Warhammer-3-Nurgle-1.png|Nurgle army
Total-War-Warhammer-3-Nurgle-3.png|Realm of Nurgle
====Ogre Kingdoms====
Total-War-Warhammer-3-ogre-kingdoms-1.jpg|Greasus Goldtooth
Warhammer-3-ogre-kingdoms-legendary-lords.jpg|Skrag battle
Total-war-warhammer-3-release-date-ogre-kingdoms-reveal-3.jpg|Ogre army
====Miscellaneous battle maps====
Battlemapcastleruin.png|Removed from Steam
Battlemapvalley.png|Removed from Steam
Battlemapbridge.png|Removed from Steam
Battlemapaerial.jpg|Battle map aerial view
Battlemapvalley2.jpg|Valley battle map
====Other====
ScreenWH31.png|Potentially leaked
ScreenWH32.png|Potentially leaked
Warhammerstreamscreen.png|Shown on Games Workshop stream, note Khorne Minotaurs
== Trivia ==
*According to a Russian leak from before the release of Total War: Warhammer, the third game would feature four factions: Khorne, Nurgle, Slaanesh and Tzeentch. This same leak listed Chaos Dwarfs and Ogre Kingdoms as DLC factions for TWW3, along with Tomb Kings and Skaven as DLC for TWW2. CA has since confirmed this leak but stated it was very outdated. Everything turned out to be correct, aside from the Skaven who appeared as a base race of Total War: Warhammer II.
==Links==
* Steam store page
* Total War: Warhammer III Fanatical storefront, part of Fandom, offering over 9,000 officially licensed digital PC games from 1,100+ publishers.
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