Total War: WARHAMMER III

Update 1.2 available on the Microsoft Store, Steam, and Epic @ 3p UTC on May 17th

Greetings and glory to everyone joining us in Total War: WARHAMMER III. Welcome to UPDATE 1.2: another key opportunity for the WARHAMMER team to introduce a variety of changes, fixes, additions, and even a handful of new features to the battlefield. Here’s a brief look at what you can look for in today’s build:

The first Regiments of Renown pack, which adds elite troops to the Campaign and Battles

pack, which adds elite troops to the Campaign and Battles Mounts now automatically unlock for all mounted characters—no skill points necessary!

Auto-resolve fixes for key Campaign issues identified over the first months of WARHAMMER III

AI improvements to address concerns with Siege Battles and an overbearing “anti-player bias”

Numerous improvements to Unit Responsiveness during Battles

Technology updates (and more) for every playable race

A long list of fixes for Campaigns and Battles based on player feedback

For new players to Total War, it’s important to note that any custom mods you’re running may not work (at first) with the new changes we’ve made to the game. If you encounter issues following the update, it is recommended that you verify the integrity of the files and temporarily disable your mods until any compatibility issues can be resolved. If, after that, your issues continue, then our support team is on call to offer guidance, work with you one-on-one, and get you in and playing!

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Finally, we’ve also organized these release notes a little differently from previous releases. Rather than breaking changes down by the game modes—Campaign and Battle—we’re instead focusing on the factions: lumping all of their changes into their own sections while including mode-specific changes therein. There are still general sections for Campaign- and Battle-specific changes, but we hope to paint a more complete picture of how each faction is changing from build to build by capturing all their updates in one place.

Let us know what you think and we’ll continue to make adjustments as we go! In the meantime, we hope you enjoy Update 1.2 and look forward to reading your thoughts as we prepare for 1.3 and beyond!

📥 Download on the Microsoft Store Remember that you’ll need to update your game in the Microsoft Store: Open the Microsoft Store. Click the [∙ ∙ ∙] symbol next to your profile picture. Select Downloads and updates. Press the Get updates button to automatically detect, download, and install the latest changes to your game! Open the game. The title screen should show you on Update 1.2.0. If you are unable to launch the game after downloading the update, make sure you add (or re-add) the Total War: WARHAMMER III client or folder as an exception to your firewall and antivirus program.

📥 Download on Steam Remember that you’ll need to update your game in Steam: Open Steam. Click on Library to see your games list. Click Downloads at the bottom of the Library window. [If the new build does not download automatically,] click the Download Now button to manually download the new update. Open the game. The title screen should show you on Update 1.2.0. If you encounter any issues downloading or playing the game, you can verify the integrity of the Steam files to correct any download or installation errors.

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Daemons of Chaos ⬥ Grand Cathay ⬥ Khorne ⬥ Kislev ⬥ Nurgle ⬥ Ogre Kingdoms ⬥ Slaanesh ⬥ Tzeentch

Check out the highlights of today’s update!

We are introducing our first REGIMENTS OF RENOWN pack as a free upgrade to Total War: WARHAMMER III. This pack adds elite, recruitable troops to the game with improved stats and special abilities for use in the Campaign and Battle settings.

Seven new units are available to unlock:

THE DUNE DRAGONS – CELESTIAL DRAGON GUARD

Elite heavy infantry capable of holding back the strongest of foes, The Dune Dragons utilize their magic halberds and magic resistant armour to carve through daemonic foes. In addition to their fine armaments, The Dune Dragons have the ‘Encourage’ attribute: inspiring their fellow Cathayan’s to greater feats of bravery.

HELLFORGED HOST – EXALTED BLOODLETTERS OF KHORNE

Wielding the fiercest of Khorne’s blades, the Hellforged Host also bears heavier armour than lesser Bloodletters—making them a formidable line-breaking unit.

DAZH’S HEARTH-BLADES – TZAR GUARD (GREAT WEAPONS)

With blades blessed by the Kislev God of Fire and Hearth, Dazh’s Hearth-Blades cut through foes with flaming attacks that make them particularly strong against regenerating foes.

FESTERING STOOGES – EXALTED PLAGUEBEARERS OF NURGLE

The Festering Stooges are daemons of Nurgle that truly exemplify the cycle of birth, death, decay, and rebirth. Healing over time and restoring their numbers through their defensive abilities, this unit represents the pinnacle of Grandfather Nurgle’s enduring infantry.

These hardened mercenaries have spent so much time in the employ of Nuln that they have adopted some of the finest arms and tactics the Empire has to offer. Firing faster and with greater range and accuracy, these Ogres are a significant threat to armoured foes.

BRINGERS OF BEGUILEMENT – EXALTED DAEMONETTERS OF SLAANESH

The Bringers of Beguilement are some of Slaanesh’s most relentless daemons: never tiring due to their ‘Perfect Vigour’ attribute and enrapturing the weak willed with their ‘Rampage’ contact effect.

BLAZING SQUEALERS – EXALTED PINK HORRORS OF TZEENTCH

Delivering devastating ranged fire via their ‘Warpflame’ projectiles, the Blazing Squealers also provide nearby friendly units with more ammunition—making them an excellent linchpin for any Tzeentch host.

To account for the balance changes made in both Update 1.1 and 1.2, we’ve reset the multiplayer leaderboards. We’ll be watching them closely to see who rises to the top, and will talk with you more about when (and how often) we reset the leaderboards to give new competitors the opportunity to secure the top spots in the future!

Below are changes to the systems that support and enhance the gameplay of Total War: WARHAMMER III.

Fixed an issue where occupying a settlement with a loaned army could cause the game to crash or freeze.

Fixed a soft lock when entering Slaanesh’s realm to collect the final soul and then passing the turn.

Improved the performance impact of shadow splits and the distance at which trees are culled.

Fixed an issue where Boris Ursus’ intro movie would fail to unlock in the movie viewer. If you have already unlocked him, you can start a New Campaign with Boris to unlock the movie.

Below are changes made to the gameplay systems, AI, and other mechanics that determine how the game is played.

A long-standing player request: all characters will now be granted their Mounts (and all mount-related skills) automatically upon reaching the required level rather than requiring a skill point to unlock them. This allows players to focus on developing their characters with their earned points rather than having to invest them towards unlocking their low-level mounts.

Several changes have been made to how auto-resolve calculates its outcomes:

The outcome is now determined by the Battle difficulty setting rather than the Campaign difficulty setting.

difficulty setting rather than the difficulty setting. The difficulty scaling of auto-resolve has been reduced on Hard (and higher) difficulty settings.

This should result in less punishing outcomes on higher difficult settings, allowing more time for you to focus on the fights that really matter in your campaign for glory. We will continue monitoring the behavior of auto-resolve and making adjustments in future builds.

Based on player feedback, we’ve made several adjustments to the behavior of AI-controlled players:

We’ve increased the aggression levels of AI players, which should make them more inclined to initiate Siege attacks against settlements.

Significantly toned down the anti-player bias in the AI’s target-selection—especially on higher difficulties. The AI should now be less inclined to deploy forces over significant distances to engage the player if they are not perceived to be a particular threat.

The Wood Elves should be more focused on defending their capital city.

These improvements should not only help them play a more meaningful role in your campaigns, but will prevent them from developing an anti-player bias when you aren’t the immediate threat.

Another area of improvement involves unit responsiveness during battles. We’ve made several adjustments which should help improve their behavior and reactivity when engaging with enemy units:

Ranged units will now correctly rotate and fire when ordered to shoot a target behind them.

Ranged units should now reform properly after rotating to engage targets behind them.

Resolved issues which would result in units ignoring orders and becoming unresponsive for short periods of time.

Resolved issues which would prevent flying units from attacking single-entity land units.

Reduced the delay before ranged units can fire a volley.

Reduced the delay before ranged units can respond to issued commands after firing a volley.

Removed transition animations used by Iron Hail Gunners and Armoured Kossars which resulted in an overall reduction in their damage per second. This also increases their responsiveness when ordered to move after firing a volley.

and which resulted in an overall reduction in their damage per second. This also increases their responsiveness when ordered to move after firing a volley. Implemented a partial fix for instances where units engaged in battle would ignore player-issued retreat orders and instead reengage in melee combat. We will continue to identify and make improvements in future releases.

This will be a long-term project, but we believe these are some positive steps to take towards creating a more engaging battlefield.

Adjustments have been made to the manual fire option for artillery units used in Battles:

Cooldowns when using the manual fire mode should now mirror the timings in regular Battle gameplay.

Re-enabled manual fire in multiplayer settings.

Fixed an issue which would result in plagues failing to be removed properly after changing the ownership of and subsequently losing an afflicted army.

failing to be removed properly after changing the ownership of and subsequently losing an afflicted army. Players will no longer receive achievements for recruiting greater Daemon units while playing as the Daemon Prince. Rather, they must now be recruited when playing as the respective god’s faction.

When previewing parts, the stats of the Daemon Prince now properly consider army effects in the calculation.

now properly consider army effects in the calculation. The switchable plagues rollout button is no longer available when it’s not the player’s turn.

Fixed an issue which prevented the final options in the Daemonic Glory tree from unlocking upon meeting the prerequisites.

tree from unlocking upon meeting the prerequisites. Fixed an issue which would prevent early game missions from properly awarding Undivided Glory when playing as the Daemon Prince.

when playing as the Daemon Prince. Fixed an issue which allowed the player to continue earning glory in the mono-god progression trees after dedicating to the Undivided.

Corpulent Carapace: Fixed an issue where the skill would not apply its effects to the Daemon Prince’s army.

Fixed an issue where the skill would not apply its effects to the Daemon Prince’s army. Foul Miasma: Fixed an issue where the skill would not apply its effects to the Daemon Prince’s army.

Fixed an issue where the skill would not apply its effects to the Daemon Prince’s army. Transition’s Troopers: Fixed an issue which prevented the skill from applying to the Blue Horror unit.

Moved the +10% physical resistance granted by the Daemon Prince’s default Daemon Head and added it to his base stats. This stat should now align with the +20% base physical resistance of all Daemons.

DEV NOTE: “In Update 1.1, we took the first steps to increase the performance of Cathay (overall), but we felt it was necessary to take additional measures with niche units that haven’t quite solidified their place in the roster. Of special note are the Crane Gunners, which we are looking to push beyond the power level of the Warplock Jezzails (a similar unit from WARHAMMER II). This change comes at a higher price point, however, to clearly indicate their quality. The other unit receiving some much requested (and much needed) changes is the Wu Xing War Compass. Sharing the Winds of Magic pool with their caster characters is awkward, and we recognize that doing so doesn’t work as well in our game as we’d like. As such, the mount now provides two charges of each spell for free; to compensate, however, we weakened the version of the Celestial Comet spell available to the unit. Lastly, we’re aware that the Formation Attack feature has been tough to deal with for Cathay players, which is why it’ll be something we looking to fix in the upcoming 1.3 release.”

The “Dispatch” and “Add Caravans” buttons are now greyed out when the player doesn’t own any settlements.

The Harmony icon will no longer block the cursor when the player is trying to target spells on an enemy force.

icon will no longer block the cursor when the player is trying to target spells on an enemy force. Fixed an issue where the ammunition effects of Great Bastion buildings would not always apply while under siege.

Celestial Dragon Crossbowmen: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1100 to 1050 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Celestial Dragon Guard: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1100 to 1050 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Crane Gunners: Increased armour-piercing missile damage from 30 to 35

Increased from to Crane Gunners: Projectiles now penetrate infantry targets

Projectiles now penetrate infantry targets Crane Gunners: Improved the overall accuracy of the unit

Improved the overall of the unit Crane Gunners: Multiplayer cost increased from 900 to 1200 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Fire Rain Rocket: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1300 to 1200 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Great Longma Riders: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1500 to 1400 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Jade Lancers: Increased the charge bonus from 48 to 55

Increased the bonus from to Wu Xing War Compass: Multiplayer cost increased from 800 to 950 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Wu Xing War Compass: Cost of the Astromancer mount increased from 400 to 600 gold

Cost of the mount increased from to Zhao Ming: In multiplayer, Warding Iron is now provided as a free passive ability

The multiplayer costs of the following Lord Magistrate abilities have also been reduced from 150 to 100 gold:

Persistent Fire (Miao Ying): Fixed an issue where the unique skill would not apply to Crane Gunner or Iron Hail Gunner units

Dragon’s Breath: Reduced the damage per second (base version) from 28 to 21

Reduced the from to Wu Xing War Compass: The mount’s spells are now treated as abilities with 2 uses each, and no longer require Winds of Magic.

The following adjustments have been made to the Wu Xing War Compass spell, Celestial Comet:

Celestial Comet: Reduced ranged damage from 1728 to 864

Reduced from to Celestial Comet: Reduced explosive damage from 72 to 36

Reduced from to Celestial Comet: Reduced the projectile delay from 4 to 2 seconds

Improved Winches: Fixed an issue where the technology would not apply the bonus to Jade Warrior Crossbowmen

The following technologies have been changed from their original function:

Alchemist Compact: Moved the “Hero recruit rank: +4 for Astromancers” benefit to the Astromantic Choir

Moved the “Hero recruit rank: +4 for Astromancers” benefit to the Dragon Scales: Now also provides +10 Armour to Jade Warriors and Jade Warriors (Halberds) in addition to Jade Warrior Crossbowmen and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen (Shields) units

Now also provides +10 Armour to and in addition to Jade Warrior Crossbowmen and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen (Shields) units Fletching Mentors: Increased Ammunition from +8% to +10%

Increased Ammunition from to Fletching Mentors: Now also affects Celestial Dragon Crossbowmen and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen in addition to Peasant Archer units

Now also affects and in addition to Peasant Archer units Improved Winches: The +5% Range bonus now also affects Celestial Dragon Crossbowmen in addition to Jade Warrior Crossbowmen and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen (Shields) units

The +5% Range bonus now also affects in addition to Jade Warrior Crossbowmen and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen (Shields) units Nan-Gau Polearms: Increased the Melee attack bonus from +4 to +5

Increased the Melee attack bonus from to Nan-Gau Polearms: Now also affects Celestial Dragon Guard units in addition to Jade Warriors (Halberds)

Now also affects units in addition to Jade Warriors (Halberds) Powder Mixing: Further reduced the recruitment cost of Fire Rain Rocket units from -10% to -25%

Further reduced the recruitment cost of Fire Rain Rocket units from to Yang Reflection: Further reduced the upkeep of Yang armies from -3% to -6%

Further reduced the upkeep of Yang armies from to Yin Healing: Increased the casualty replenishment rate for Yin armies from +3% to +6%

The following technologies have had the noted bonuses added to their existing benefits:

Alchemist Compact: Hero action success chance: +8% for Alchemists

Hero action success chance: +8% for Alchemists Astromantic Choir: Hero recruit rank: +4 for Astromancers

Hero recruit rank: +4 for Astromancers Astromantic Choir: Hero action success chance: +8% for Astromancers

Hero action success chance: +8% for Astromancers Chelonian Stance: Armour: +15 for Peasant Long Spearmen units

Armour: +15 for Peasant Long Spearmen units Crane Sights: Range: +10% for Crane Gunners units

Range: +10% for Crane Gunners units Defensive Formations: Melee defence: +4 for Peasant Long Spearmen, Celestial Dragon Guard, and Jade Warriors units

Melee defence: +4 for Peasant Long Spearmen, Celestial Dragon Guard, and Jade Warriors units Dragon Emperor’s Blessing: Hero and Lord recruit rank: +2

Hero and Lord recruit rank: +2 Dragon Emperor’s Blessing: Recruit rank: +2

Recruit rank: +2 Dragon Emperor’s Blessing: Winds of Magic power reserve: +3 per turn

Winds of Magic power reserve: +3 per turn Dragon Fleet Aegis: Income from Hanyu Port settlement: +50%

Income from Hanyu Port settlement: +50% Drill Training: Recruit rank: +2 for Peasant Long Spearmen units

Recruit rank: +2 for Peasant Long Spearmen units Grace of Quai Yin: Upkeep: -10% for Yin armies

Upkeep: -10% for Yin armies Harmonic Balance – Yang: Income from Industry (Yang) buildings: +40%

Income from Industry (Yang) buildings: +40% Harmonic Mastery – Yang: Casualty replenishment rate: +5% for Yang armies

Casualty replenishment rate: +5% for Yang armies Horse Bonding: Recruit rank: +3 for cavalry units

Recruit rank: +3 for cavalry units Improved Winches: Armour-piercing missile damage: +3 for Celestial Dragon Crossbowmen, Jade Warrior Crossbowmen, and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen (Shields) units

Armour-piercing missile damage: +3 for Celestial Dragon Crossbowmen, Jade Warrior Crossbowmen, and Jade Warrior Crossbowmen (Shields) units Nan-Gau Polearms: Weapon strength: +10% for Jade Warriors (Halberds) and Celestial Dragon Guard units

Weapon strength: +10% for Jade Warriors (Halberds) and Celestial Dragon Guard units Powder Mixing: Recruit rank: +3 for Fire Rain Rocket units

Recruit rank: +3 for Fire Rain Rocket units Rite of Yang: Upkeep: -10% for Yang armies

Upkeep: -10% for Yang armies Sea Dragon’s Edict: Income from Hanyu Port settlement: +50%

Income from Hanyu Port settlement: +50% Sea Dragon’s Edict: Income from trade: +7%

Income from trade: +7% Sky Junk Rigging: Missile strength: +10% for Sky-junk units

Missile strength: +10% for Sky-junk units Sky Junk Rigging: Ammunition: +20% for Sky-junk units

Ammunition: +20% for Sky-junk units Wadding Cartridges: Ammunition: +15% for Grand Cannon units

Ammunition: +15% for Grand Cannon units Yang Reflection: Casualty replenishment rate: +3% for Yang armies

Casualty replenishment rate: +3% for Yang armies Yin Healing: Upkeep: -3% for Yin armies

DEV NOTE: “While we were content with the balance of Khorne in Update 1.1 (and more or less still are), our careful approach allowed us to identify some of the less effective units that can now receive some small adjustments in 1.2. The key changes affect the Skullcrushers, who will now gain a ‘bonus vs large units’ advantage to set them apart from Bloodcrushers. Also worth noting are Gorebeast Chariots: which are getting a much-needed increase to their mass so they can be more effectively utilized as chariots.”

Khorne’s Glare (Unholy Manifestation): Fixed an issue which would result in the player’s capital being razed if the targeted army was destroyed during the active period.

Fixed an issue which would result in the player’s capital being razed if the targeted army was destroyed during the active period. Fixed an issue which would prevent Exalted Bloodthirsters who had previously recovered from being wounded from being recruited.

who had previously recovered from being wounded from being recruited. Fixed a rare issue where, upon losing the Lord of a Khorne Blood Host army during the battle to occupy a settlement, the settlement would not actually be occupied.

Bloodthirster: Multiplayer cost reduced from 2300 to 2200 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Cultist of Khorne: Multiplayer cost increased from 600 to 700 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Gorebeast Chariot: Increased the mass of the Gorebeast itself from 1400 to 2000

Increased the of the Gorebeast itself from to Gorebeast Chariot: Increased melee defence from 22 to 25

Increased from to Gorebeast Chariot: Increased melee attack from 30 to 35

Increased from to Herald of Khorne: Increased the multiplayer cost of the Locus of Wrath ability from 50 to 200 gold

Increased the multiplayer cost of the ability from to Minotaurs of Khorne: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1600 to 1450 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Minotaurs of Khorne (Great Weapons): Multiplayer cost reduced from 1700 to 1550 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Skullcannon: Increased health from 4196 to 4700

Increased from to Skullcannon: Increased base weapon damage from 55 to 75

Increased base from to Skullcannon: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1000 to 950 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Skullcrushers: Now enjoy an additional +10 bonus vs large benefit

Now enjoy an additional benefit Totem of Endless Bloodletting: Increased the melee attack bonus from +5 to +8

Dog Fighting: Fixed an issue where the tech would offer vanguard deployment to all units in addition to strider for the Flesh Hound unit.

Deathbringers Defiant: Increased the ward save for Bloodthister units from +4% to +8%

Increased the ward save for Bloodthister units from to Deny Their Missiles: Increased the missile resistance when attacking from +4% to +8%

Increased the missile resistance when attacking from to Dragon Slayers: Increased the missile resistance bonus from +4% to +10%

Increased the missile resistance bonus from to Exist Always: Further reduced upkeep costs from -4% to -8%

Further reduced upkeep costs from to Harvester’s Pride: Increased the skulls collected from skull piles from +10% to +50%

Increased the skulls collected from skull piles from to Hungrier Spawn: Increased the speed bonus from +10% to +20%

Increased the speed bonus from to Killer’s Trophy: Increased the spell resistance versus Tzeentchian factions from +5% to +10%

Increased the spell resistance versus Tzeentchian factions from to Ogre Bane: Increased the weapon strength versus Ogre Kingdoms units from +5% to +15%

Increased the weapon strength versus Ogre Kingdoms units from to Prince Breaker: Increased the bonus vs. large when fighting the Daemon Prince from +6 to +10

Increased the bonus vs. large when fighting the Daemon Prince from to Raging Denial: Increased the spell resistance bonus from +5% to +8%

Increased the spell resistance bonus from to Renegotiate Bargains: Increased the ammunition bonus from +12% to +15%

Increased the ammunition bonus from to Return for Honour: Further reduced the wound recovery time from -1 to -2

Further reduced the wound recovery time from to Skull of the Enemy: Increased the skulls collected from skull piles from +10% to +25%

Increased the skulls collected from skull piles from to Skulls for the Skull Throne: Increased the skulls gained per turn from +20 to +50

Increased the skulls gained per turn from to Staunch Defender: Rather than boosting the leadership aura, the tech now provides the following benefit: “Defensive supplies: +2000”

Rather than boosting the leadership aura, the tech now provides the following benefit: “Defensive supplies: +2000” Tzar Enders: Increased the charge bonus versus Kislev from +5% to +20%

Increased the charge bonus versus Kislev from to Tzeen Killers: increased the spell resistance bonus from +5% to +10%

Better Breeding: Recruit rank: +3 for Gorebeast Chariot of Khorne units

Recruit rank: +3 for Gorebeast Chariot of Khorne units Dragon Slayers: Bonus vs Large: +10 when fighting against Cathay

Bonus vs Large: +10 when fighting against Cathay Gift of Martial Skill: Upkeep: -5% for Khorne Blood Hosts

Upkeep: -5% for Khorne Blood Hosts Hungrier Spawn: Armour-piercing damage: +10% for Spawn of Khorne units

Armour-piercing damage: +10% for Spawn of Khorne units Killer’s Trophy: Upkeep: -5% for Khorne Blood Hosts

Upkeep: -5% for Khorne Blood Hosts Prince Breaker: Melee defence: +4 when fighting against Daemon Prince

Melee defence: +4 when fighting against Daemon Prince Prince Breaker: Leadership: +6 when fighting against Daemon Prince

Leadership: +6 when fighting against Daemon Prince Renegotiate Bargains: Armour-piercing missile damage: +3 for Soul Grinders of Khorne

Armour-piercing missile damage: +3 for Soul Grinders of Khorne Return for Honour: Hit points: +10%

Hit points: +10% Skull of the Enemy: Skulls gained from kills: +50%

Skulls gained from kills: +50% Skulls to Bring: The Skull Throne cost: -20%

DEV NOTE: “With Kislev, our objective in 1.2 was to re-assess the performance of their Sleds after observing the prior fixes to their charge and mass interactions. We felt that—given their excellent kiting capabilities—it would be appropriate to tone down their usefulness in melee. To compensate for this change, we are improving the performance of some other units slightly, as well as some of the less prominent spells.”

When Boris is unlocked, the dilemma offering settlements will now take into account which settlements the player already owns to prevent the display of invalid options.

Gryphon Legion: Increased armour from 100 to 110

Increased from to Gryphon Legion: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1200 to 1150 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Heavy War Sled: Reduced the mass of the unit from 4100 to 3100

Reduced the of the unit from to Heavy War Sled: Reduced the armour-piercing weapon damage from 77 to 55

Reduced the from to Heavy War Sled: Reduced the range from 140 to 130

Reduced the from to Ice Guard (Glaives): Multiplayer cost reduced from 1250 to 1200 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Ice Guard (Swords): Multiplayer cost reduced from 1150 to 1100 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Light War Sled: Reduced the mass of the unit from 3500 to 2500

Reduced the of the unit from to Light War Sled: Reduced the armour-piercing weapon damage from 77 to 55

Reduced the from to Light War Sled: Reduced the range from 140 to 130

Reduced the from to Tzar Guard (Great Weapons): Increased melee defence from 32 to 36

Increased from to War Bear Riders: Increased armour from 95 to 100

Increased from to War Bear Riders: Increased melee defence from 32 to 34

The multiplayer costs of the following Patriarch abilities have also increased from 150 to 200 gold:

Crystal Sanctuary (base version): Reduced the Winds of Magic cost from 14 to 12

Reduced the cost from to Crystal Sanctuary (overcast version): Reduced the Winds of Magic cost from 24 to 22

Reduced the cost from to Ice Maiden’s Kiss (base version): Increased the damage per second from 16 to 18

Increased the from to Ice Maiden’s Kiss (overcast version): Increased the damage per second from 32 to 36

Increased the from to Blizzard (base version): Increased the damage per second from 3 to 4

Increased the from to Blizzard (overcast version): Increased the damage per second from 6 to 8

Increased the from to Biting Wind (base version): Increased the damage per second from 24 to 26

Increased the from to Biting Wind (overcast version): Increased the damage per second from 32 to 36

Witch Hunter Conclaves: Corrected a reference to the wrong commandment in the effect text.

Breechloaders: Increased the reload speed bonus from +10% to +15%

Increased the reload speed bonus from to Breechloaders: Now also affects Kossars and Streltsi units in addition to Armoured Kossars

Now also affects and units in addition to Armoured Kossars Cold Storage: Increased growth from +5 to +10

Increased growth from to Convalescence: Increased the casualty replenishment rate from +2% to +3%

Increased the casualty replenishment rate from to Dwarven Anvils: Now provides +10 armour for all Kislev melee cavalry units

Now provides +10 armour for all Kislev melee cavalry units Hooked Axe Blades: Now also affects Armoured Kossar units in addition to Kossars

Now also affects Armoured Kossar units in addition to Kossars Ice Rites: Increased the physical resistance bonus from +5% to +10%

Increased the physical resistance bonus from to Iron River Stone: Further reduced the construction cost of resource-producing buildings from -10% to -15%

Further reduced the construction cost of resource-producing buildings from to Mesh Layers: Now provides missile resistance to units regardless of their rank

Now provides missile resistance to units regardless of their rank Norse Hatred: Now provides both its leadership and melee defence bonuses when fighting against Warriors of Chaos and Daemons of Chaos in addition to Norsca

Now provides both its leadership and melee defence bonuses when fighting against and in addition to Norsca Praag Veterans: Units are now immune to Psychology when fighting against Warriors of Chaos and Daemons of Chaos

Units are now immune to Psychology when fighting against Warriors of Chaos and Daemons of Chaos Streltsi Arsenal: Increased the armour-piercing missile damage bonus from +5% to +10%

Increased the armour-piercing missile damage bonus from to Tzar Loyalty Rite: Increased the leadership bonus from +4 to +8

Breechloaders: Armour-piercing missile damage: +3 for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, and Streltsi units

Armour-piercing missile damage: +3 for Kossars, Armoured Kossars, and Streltsi units Cold Storage: Casualty replenishment rate: + 2%

Casualty replenishment rate: + 2% Convalescence: Growth: +5

Growth: +5 Ice Court Control: Recruit rank: +1 for Kislev units

Recruit rank: +1 for Kislev units Ice Court Control: Public Order: +1

Public Order: +1 Ice Court Indoctrination: Recruit rank: +1 for Kislev units

Recruit rank: +1 for Kislev units Ice Court Indoctrination: Public Order: +1

Public Order: +1 Ice Rites: Spell resistance: +5% for Elemental Bears

Spell resistance: +5% for Elemental Bears Iron River Stone: Construction cost: -5% for all buildings

Construction cost: -5% for all buildings Norse Hatred: Melee Attack: +4 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, and Norsca

Melee Attack: +4 when fighting against Warriors of Chaos, Daemons of Chaos, and Norsca Orthodoxy Blessed: Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units

Global recruitment duration: -1 turn for all units Orthodoxy Blessed: Recruit rank: +1 for all units

Recruit rank: +1 for all units Orthodoxy Blessed: Recruitment cost: -5% for all units

Recruitment cost: -5% for all units Pirate’s Weapons: Armour-piercing missile damage: +2 for Kislev units

Armour-piercing missile damage: +2 for Kislev units Pirate’s Weapons: Range: +10% for Kislev units

Range: +10% for Kislev units Pirate’s Weapons: Reload time reduction: +10% for Kislev units

Reload time reduction: +10% for Kislev units Tzar Loyalty Rite: Melee defence: +4 for Tzar Guard units

DEV NOTE: “With Nurgle, we are making careful tweaks to multiplayer while also giving the Great Unclean One the bound-spell treatment. The spells you unlock with campaign technologies will also be losing their reliance on the Winds of Magic—instead providing a single charge to drop during battle!”

Cultist of Nurgle: Multiplayer cost increased from 500 to 600 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Kugath: Now has access to Pestilent Decay in the multiplayer setting

Now has access to in the multiplayer setting Plague Toads: Multiplayer cost reduced from 650 to 600 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Plagueridden: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1000 to 850 gold

Great Unclean One: Spells are now treated as abilities with 1 use each, and no longer require Winds of Magic.

Despicable Rival: Reduced leadership bonus versus Tzeentchian forces from +8 to +7

Reduced leadership bonus versus Tzeentchian forces from to Despicable Rival: Increased the missile resistance bonus from +6% to +7%

Increased the missile resistance bonus from to Eye Crusts: Has an entirely new behavior: “Ward save: +7% for Plaguebearers of Nurgle and Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle units”

Has an entirely new behavior: Fattening Seeds: Now also affects Rot Flies of Nurgle units in addition to Plague Drones of Nurgle

Now also affects units in addition to Plague Drones of Nurgle Fleshy Growths: Increased the ward save bonus from +4% to +7%

Increased the ward save bonus from to Fleshy Growths: Now also affects Rot Flies of Nurgle units in addition to Plague Drones of Nurgle

Now also affects units in addition to Plague Drones of Nurgle Plague Paragon: Increased the lord recruit rank from +2 to +4

Increased the lord recruit rank from to Specimen Collection: Increased the casualty replenishment rate from +2% to +7%

Increased the casualty replenishment rate from to Speckled Hides: Now also affects the Plague Toads of Nurgle and Pox Riders of Nurgle units in addition to the Beast of Nurgle

Now also affects the and units in addition to the Beast of Nurgle Ravenous Tadpoles: Increased the speed bonus from +5% to +15%

Increased the speed bonus from to Ravenous Tadpoles: Now also affects the Pox Riders of Nurgle units in addition to the Plague Toads of Nurgle

Now also affects the units in addition to the Plague Toads of Nurgle Revel in Malady: Further reduced the upkeep bonus from -4% to -7%

Despicable Rival: Spell resistance: +7% when fighting against Tzeentchian factions

Spell resistance: +7% when fighting against Tzeentchian factions Eastern Malady: Leadership: +12 when fighting against Cathay

Leadership: +12 when fighting against Cathay Fattening Seeds: Recruit rank: +2 for Plague Drones of Nurgle and Rot Flies of Nurgle units

Recruit rank: +2 for Plague Drones of Nurgle and Rot Flies of Nurgle units Favourite Children: Armour: +10 for Nurglings units

Armour: +10 for Nurglings units Plague Beasts: Recruit rank: +2 for Beast of Nurgle units

Recruit rank: +2 for Beast of Nurgle units Pox Tally: Recruit rank: +2 for Plaguebearers of Nurgle and Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle units

Recruit rank: +2 for Plaguebearers of Nurgle and Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle units Preferred Strain: Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Mountain climates

Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Mountain climates Ravenous Tadpoles: Bonus vs Large: +7 for Plague Toads of Nurgle and Pox Riders of Nurgle units

Bonus vs Large: +7 for Plague Toads of Nurgle and Pox Riders of Nurgle units Spore Diffusion: Nurgle corruption in adjacent provinces: +1

Nurgle corruption in adjacent provinces: +1 Strain Resistance: Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Frozen climates

Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Frozen climates Temperate Strain: Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Temperate climates

Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Temperate climates Viral Incubation: Recruitment cost: -25% in regions with Chaotic Wasteland climates

DEV NOTE: “We’ve been mostly happy with the state of the Ogres as of 1.1 aside from a few outliers… Greasus’ performance in Battles is at the forefront of our attention. We obviously expect our Legendary Lords to live up their titles, so we’ve made some tweaks to his viability. Giants have also been underwhelming in most rosters for a long time, and we want to give them a bit of a nudge with an added bonus to their missile resistance. Maneater (Ogre Pistols), on the other hand, have been drastically overperforming when it comes to their ranged attacks—especially considering their potency in melee combat, as well. So, we’re bringing this unit a bit more in line to achieve better balance for its hybrid nature.”

Firebelly: Multiplayer cost of the Flame Incarnate ability reduced from 150 to 100 gold

Multiplayer cost of the ability reduced from to Firebelly: Multiplayer cost of the Eruption ability reduced from 200 to 150 gold

Multiplayer cost of the ability reduced from to Giant: Now enjoys the added benefit of +15% missile resistance

Now enjoys the added benefit of Gnoblars: Multiplayer cost increased from 200 to 250 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Greasus Goldtooth: Increased armour-piercing damage from 405 to 455

Increased from to Greasus Goldtooth: Multiplayer cost of the Hoardmaster ability reduced from 150 to 50 gold

Multiplayer cost of the ability reduced from to Hunter: Multiplayer cost of the Stonehorn Mount increased from 1100 to 1300 gold

Multiplayer cost of the increased from to Maneaters (Ogre Pistols): Reduced the armour-piercing damage of projectiles from 96 to 68

Reduced the of projectiles from to Maneaters (Ogre Pistols): Multiplayer cost increased from 1400 to 1500 gold

Offers to the Great Maw can now be performed by armies at sea.

can now be performed by armies at sea. Overtyrant’s Crown (Greasus Goldtooth): Increased the damage resistance bonus from +5% to +10%

Ridin’ Stick: Increased the charge bonus from +7% to +12%

Increased the charge bonus from to Contract Scrawls: Increased the treasury reward from contracts from +10% to +50%

Increased the treasury reward from contracts from to Ogre Breath: Increased the recruit rank bonus from +1 to +2

Increased the recruit rank bonus from to Sinew Bindings: Increased the weapon strength bonus from +5% to +10%

Live Bait: Weapon strength: +20% for Gorgers units

Weapon strength: +20% for Gorgers units Mercenary Tithe: Diplomatic relations: +10 with all factions

Diplomatic relations: +10 with all factions Stolen Black Powder Recipe: Range: +10% for Ironblaster units

Range: +10% for Ironblaster units Stolen Black Powder Recipe: Reload time reduction: +10% for Ironblaster units

DEV NOTE: “We’ve been happy with where Slaanesh landed after Update 1.1, so we’re only making careful tweaks to account for the new power level of chariots across the game. Of course, the Keeper of Secrets will be getting bound spells with a single use as well—much like its counterparts in other rosters.”

Slaanesh armies can no longer summon disciple armies after pressing the End Turn button.

The Vale of Creatures landmark building will now properly provide the bonus recruitment rank for Daemonette units.

landmark building will now properly provide the bonus recruitment rank for Daemonette units. Factions vassalized to N’Kari will now properly dispel the Fog of War over their controlled provinces.

Vassalizing an enemy faction of an ally will no longer instigate war with your ally.

Alluress: Multiplayer cost of the Exalted Seeker Chariot mount reduced from 700 to 600 gold

Multiplayer cost of the mount reduced from to Cultist of Slaanesh: Multiplayer cost increased from 600 to 700 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Daemonettes of Slaanesh: Increased melee attack from 38 to 40

Increased from to Exalted Seeker Chariot: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1500 to 1450 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Hellflayers: Increased charge bonus from 50 to 60

Increased bonus from to Hellflayers: Multiplayer cost reduced from 1200 to 1100 gold

Multiplayer cost reduced from to Herald of Slaanesh: Steed mount now deals poison attacks as a melee weapon contact effect

Steed mount now deals as a melee weapon contact effect Spawn of Slaanesh: Now enjoys the Soporific Musk melee weapon contact effect

Keeper of Secrets: Spells are now treated as abilities with 1 use each, and no longer require Winds of Magic.

Spells are now treated as abilities with use each, and no longer require Winds of Magic. Phantasmagoria (base version): Reduced the Winds of Magic cost from 19 to 14

Reduced the cost from to Phantasmagoria (overcast version): Reduced the Winds of Magic cost from 25 to 22

Blissful Coquetry: Has an entirely new behavior: “Pleasurable act cost: -30%”

Has an entirely new behavior: “Pleasurable act cost: -30%” Decadent Apostles: Increased melee attack bonus from +4 to +6

Increased melee attack bonus from to Enriching Toil: Increased the bonus income gained by sacking settlements from +20% to +25%

Increased the bonus income gained by sacking settlements from to Glorious Doomriders: Has an entirely new behavior: “Bonus vs Infantry: +6 for Seeker Chariots, Exalted Seeker Chariot, and Hellflayers units”

Has an entirely new behavior: “Bonus vs Infantry: +6 for Seeker Chariots, Exalted Seeker Chariot, and Hellflayers units” Invigorating Essence: Rather than affecting two units, the tech now benefits all units in the roster. To accommodate for this boost, the overall casualty replenishment rate has been reduced from +10% to +6%

Rather than affecting two units, the tech now benefits all units in the roster. To accommodate for this boost, the overall casualty replenishment rate has been reduced from to Rampant Consumerism: Increased the bonus income of all buildings from +5% to +6%

Increased the bonus income of all buildings from to Seeking Affluence: Increased the bonus income from looting settlements from +20% to +25%

Increased the bonus income from looting settlements from to Wanton Destruction: Increased the bonus income from razing settlements from +20% to +25%

Decadent Apostles: Enables Soporific Musk attacks for Marauders of Slaanesh units

Enables Soporific Musk attacks for Marauders of Slaanesh units Enriching Toil: Upkeep: -2%

Upkeep: -2% Seeking Affluence: Upkeep: -2%

Upkeep: -2% Spreading Perfection: Hero action success chance +6% for Cultists

Hero action success chance +6% for Cultists Wanton Destruction: Upkeep: -2%

DEV NOTE: “Tzeentch continues to be one of the more powerful factions thanks to an excellent library of spells and a massive amount of warp-firepower. With that in mind, we’ve made several adjustments in 1.2: Naturally, we couldn’t resist giving the Lord of Change the bound spell treatment. Screamers were one of the few underwhelming Tzeentch units, so we’re looking to bring them up to par with the rest of the roster in terms of their usefulness. Lastly, we’re keeping a critical eye on Blue Horrors in multiplayer with a higher cost—given that they are the most efficient basic infantry in the game. For 1.3, we’re discussing whether we weaken the base unit (e.g. less ammunition) while compensating for the loss via skill tree tweaks.”

Grimoires can no longer be generated by reducing the cost of Changing of the Ways actions to a negative value.

Blue Horrors : Multiplayer cost increased from 400 to 500 gold

: Multiplayer cost increased from to Cultist of Tzeentch: Multiplayer cost increased from 300 to 400 gold

Multiplayer cost increased from to Screamers: Increased armour from 20 to 30

Increased from to Screamers: Increased health from 4112 to 4640

Lord of Change: Spells are now treated as abilities with 1 use each, and no longer require Winds of Magic

Locus of Transmogrification: Increased the recruitment rank bonus from +1 to +2

Increased the recruitment rank bonus from to Gift of Mutation: Lowered the recruitment cost reduction from -10% to -9%

Lowered the recruitment cost reduction from to Piercing Screams: Increased the charge bonus from +5 to +9

Increased the charge bonus from to Thaumatic Locus: Has an entirely new behavior: “Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +20”

Has an entirely new behavior: “Winds of Magic power reserve capacity: +20” Warpflame Formulae: Lowered the upkeep bonus from -10% to -9%

Cult Whisperer: Spread Corruption action: Tzeentch corruption is increased by an additional 1 (all Cultist Heroes)

Spread Corruption action: Tzeentch corruption is increased by an additional 1 (all Cultist Heroes) Disc Taming: Recruit rank: +2 for Doom Knights of Tzeentch units

Recruit rank: +2 for Doom Knights of Tzeentch units Exalted Locus of Conjuration: Armour-piercing missile damage: +6 for Blue Horrors of Tzeentch, Pink Horrors of Tzeentch, and Exalted Pink Horrors of Tzeentch units

Armour-piercing missile damage: +6 for Blue Horrors of Tzeentch, Pink Horrors of Tzeentch, and Exalted Pink Horrors of Tzeentch units Greater Locus of Change: Passive ability: “Arcane Mirth” for Blue Horrors of Tzeentch and Pink Horrors of Tzeentch units

Passive ability: “Arcane Mirth” for Blue Horrors of Tzeentch and Pink Horrors of Tzeentch units Locus of Contrivance: Spell resistance: +40% for Forsaken of Tzeentch and Spawn of Tzeentch units

Spell resistance: +40% for Forsaken of Tzeentch and Spawn of Tzeentch units Piercing Screams: Enables charmed attacks for Screamers of Tzeentch

Enables charmed attacks for Screamers of Tzeentch Scatter Loci: Casualty replenishment rate: +5%

Casualty replenishment rate: +5% Stannic Deviance: Lord and Hero recruit rank: +3 for Lore of Metal casters

Lord and Hero recruit rank: +3 for Lore of Metal casters Warpflame Formulae: Missile strength: +9% for Flamers of Tzeentch and Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch units

Below are Campaign changes made to the overworld campaign and world mechanics.

When a faction that is in the Chaos Realm is confederated by another faction, they are now expelled from the realm, as they are no longer permitted to be in the Realm of Chaos.

Fixed an issue where certain Legendary Lords would lose their immortality when confederated. Note that this change will only take effect in new campaigns.

Fixed an issue where an early game mission asking the player to confederate would trigger at the wrong time and (unintentionally) trigger for the Daemon Prince.

Fixed an issue where players originally assigned to a team where unassigned if a multiplayer campaign was resumed at any point without them.

Fixed an issue where skill previews would also include enemy effects.

Removed a placeholder tooltip which displayed at the bottom of the building browser in higher resolutions.

Heroes who repeatedly target settlements of their own race will no longer receive the “Hates <race>” trait of their own race.

trait of their own race. Fixed an issue where Devotion would not always update after exiting the pre-Battle screen.

would not always update after exiting the pre-Battle screen. Fixed an issue where settlement banners would fail to display when loading a saved game.

Fixed an issue where settlements would lose their walls if occupied by the Ogre Kingdoms or Norsca, resulting in Minor Settlement battles instead of walled Siege battles.

Fixed an issue where the Erengrad Port settlement would not transfer ownership properly when occupied.

settlement would not transfer ownership properly when occupied. The Skaven Ruins Walls icon is no longer visible for Skaven-controlled ruins in the Settlement panel.

icon is no longer visible for Skaven-controlled ruins in the Settlement panel. Fixed an issue where the ‘Change View’ buttons were enabled for ruins in the Settlement panel.

buttons were enabled for ruins in the Settlement panel. Fixed an issue where character models would bounce between their current and previous positions if their movement was interrupted.

Adjusted the path of caravans to prevent issues which would prevent them from pathing along their route.

Fixed an issue which would prevent the player from traversing towards the Forge of Souls rift if they’d already entered a realm during that phase of rifts.

Fixed an issue where entering ambush stance below a portal would result in your army getting stuck beneath the teleporting army.

below a portal would result in your army getting stuck beneath the teleporting army. If a player initiates a battle on top of a portal in the Slaanesh realm, they will now be able to move in and out of the portal so they can move into the next ring once the battle is resolved.

Fixed an issue where fighting on top of a point of interest in the Nurgle realm would fail to trigger the survival battle mission.

Reduced the likelihood of getting stuck between the edge of a floating island and a teleport locus in the Tzeentch Realm.

Fixed an issue where AI players would constantly replace Lords when under siege, leading to prolonged besieging times.

Fixed an issue which could be used to generate infinite AP, allowing for infinite movement during a single turn.

Added a tooltip to the quest marker which is now displayed on hover.

Fixed instances where a flat battle map would be loaded during certain battles during the Prologue campaign.

The Protection chain of buildings now also provide the rift-blocking effect for AI-controlled WARHAMMER I and II races.

Undercover Bosses (Grand Cathay): Fixed an issue where the 50% reduction to recruitment costs would be applied twice to Terracotta Sentinels and the Wu Xing Compass units.

Fixed an issue where sending a request to an AI player to break one of their alliances would have no effect.

Close a Chaos Rift: The mission will now successfully complete when a rift is closed by a Hero.

Below are Battle-specific changes made to the Battles throughout the game.

Fixed an issue which allowed AI players to ignore Deployables cooldowns when defending in battles.

Fixed an issue where tower projectiles would diminish in strength despite having upgraded the main settlement chain in the world view.

would diminish in strength despite having upgraded the main settlement chain in the world view. Unbreakable units will no longer rout when all Victory Points are captured.

Updated the deployment zones and reinforcement logic lines in subterranean Battles. This applies to underway Battles triggered by the Dwarfs, Greenskins, and Skaven.

Partially fixed issues where Marauder Horsemen would have trouble attacking defensive towers.

Fixed an issue which prevented artillery from being re-crewed after the machine model was destroyed.

Destroyed artillery will no longer lose all its ammunition, thus preventing it from being re-crewed and used during the battle.

Fixed an issue which prevented Ku’gath Plaguefather and Soul Grinder units from attacking walls.

DEV NOTE: “In the last patch, we feel like we may have made a few too many economy changes in Domination mode. The adjustments accelerated the game progression in a way that resulted in a significant portion of any given army being deployed at any given time—which, in turn, reduced the strategic choices of what unit(s) to field throughout the match. We’d like to go back to the more deliberate pacing, though this will also come with a slightly stronger comeback mechanic due to the income ratios shifting. So, we are also making a slight tweak which increases the recovery time of withdrawn units.”

Reduced the passive supplies income from 20 to 15

to Increased the health penalty incurred following a teleport withdraw from 20% to 50%

Adjusted an issue on certain Battle maps which would result in the snow glowing with radioactive intensity.

Fixed an issue which prevented the option of replacing Heralds with Exalted Greater Demons in multiplayer campaigns.