No Mention of the Good Guys Edition>Total War: SHOW & TELL [MED 3 / TWW3 / TWW40K / ROME 2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=495WwWyS2TY >End of Year Retrospective and looking ahead to 2026 -https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war/blogs/92>Latest Fantasy News>Introducing Bhashiva & the Tiger Warriors:https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-warhammer/blogs/94-introducing-bhashiva-the-tiger-warriorsLords of the End Times - Announce Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPIpN9OKKR4 Warhammer Trilogy Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuCIL3SmIHc TWW3 - Hotfix 7.0.3 opt-in beta: https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-warhammer/forums/7-total-war-warhammer/threads/12797-total-war-warhammer-iii-hotfix-7-0-3-beta>Latest Historical NewsRecap & What's Next: https://www.totalwar.com/news/total-war-medieval-iii-recap-whats-nextTotal War 25th Anniversary Showcase (End Times / Medieval 3): https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war/blogs/91-total-war-25th-anniversary-showcaseTotal War Three Kingdoms Retrospective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCwQUSXwA48 Building Medieval 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5AItoj1YRE >Latest 40K newsTotal War Warhammer 40,000 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVgCDqLTaJk Total War Warhammer 40,000 FAQ: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4199910/view/655966683127611597Total War Warhammer 40,000 Developer's Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njanDkiImPw >Stuff1d6chan: https://1d6chan.miraheze.org/wiki/Total_War_Warhammer/TacticsRoll Charts: https://imgur.com/a/81snQma>Older TitlesSteam: https://store.steampowered.com/franchise/TotalWar-OfficialPrevious Thread: >>565339897
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Thanquol soon, friends!
>snotling pump wagons smashing right through my front lines
>>565477068
>>565477068https://youtu.be/VbNHE0OrCDA?t=23why were 2 trailers so peak wtf
>>565449895YesWe knew about this already from that interview which showed soon after announcementPlanets have regions and are like continents with interplanetary travel being essentially sea travel. And apparently you need ships again to move on "sea", can't conjure them out of air. Might be why they are still considering making Space BattlesIn this video they said that you normally move from a region to region on a planet and can conquer a planet by capturing key locations. Fighting beyond Hive Cities are open plains battles essentially. Probably you have to capture planetary capital or some big gun to control it.In this video you can see essentially Ork generals leading armies on planetary map, like in all games since Rome 1.Planets (and Battle maps) consist of a "biome" and "civilization type" (Hive World/Maiden World/Feudal World etc), which mix to create different varieties. Like Snow Hive World or Jungle Feudal World.Basically you create your faction like in Age of Wonders/Stellaris and then select a campaign for them. There are both premade and generated, custom campaigns:>Either huge conquest of an entire system with multiple planets (Soulstorm). Apparently up to 10 planets can be in a system which makes it similar in size to Immortal Empires then>Or a smaller campaign which is just war for a single planet (Dark Crusade)>Or alternatively a single flashpoint battleAll of those influence meta progression of your faction. So you are free to choose how much time you want to dedicate.
>>565477238TW2 had it's problems but it was the PEAK of TWW. Now we're celebrating warcraft characters being added to the game.
>>565477271If they don't add space battles there is still a 40k game mode they can adapt for them - zone mortalis which are the boarding actions and the most lethal of battle zones of 40k in general. SM's would rule in this mode.
Lords of the End Times is literally 1 good guy vs 4 evil people.
>>565477807All of them end up as the "good guys" during the events of ET.
>>565477476Who? Thanquol?
>>565478329Thanqueer is reddit but still a dirty rat at the base level. If we get talking pandas in the future I'm never playing this game ever again.
Cathay has a larger population than all of the following combined:EmpireBretonniaKislevSouthern RealmsNew World ColoniesThe future is order and harmony.
>>565477757They better have ship interior battles, then they could add space hulks
>>565478707yeah, but they're cathgay
>>565478707There is more beastmen and orks than chinks tho
Do Cathayans eat beastmen?
Imagine if Bhashiva's quest battle is against an Ogre Warlord in Cathay.
>>565479729No they befriend them apparently seeing how they both have birdmen and tigermen in their ranks. Why aren't the beastmen called Goatmen? God I hate the nu-lore.
>>565477757They said in a previous video (it was during med3 actually iirc) that Space Battles won't be at release of TW:40k, but they can be added after itSimilar thing they said in this video during med3 stream about that game. They are still considering Naval Battles for Med3. The problem is that this technology was lost when moving from Warscape and has to be recreated from scratch for WarcoreBoarding Actions sound like an obvious solution until then and I fully expect them to be in. Boarding enemy Space Ship is at least more reasonable than disembarking and fighting on an Island...If 40k gets them it will help historical titles, since they will get this feature too
>>565478707no wonder they are now the protagonists of the setting. good times
Legendary Lords that we will still get:GlottkinThanquolEgrimmMonkey King
When's the release date?
>>565481490We will find out during the Skulls event in May.
>>565477271>meta progression of your factionWhat does this mean? Is it you can upgrade your units/lords/mechanics or does your faction get more territory in the galaxy?
>>565481490Bhasiva seems to be delayed kek.
>>565477482>ledditors see a regular ass province wrapped around a globe in a void>wow such an innovation
>>565477482WOW, look at that planet! TW has come a long way, what an innovation.
>>565481871We don't know exactly what it means. But CA said that something carries between your campaigns and when you conquer some system it's yours and then you go for another campaign. I fully expect it to be meta-progression like Empire mode from AoW Planetfall essentially https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gaTx_rUZec&t=87sFunctionally galaxy would be a menu to select campaign or battle and then as you win them you unlock some buffs, traits and customization options for your next campaigns as this faction>>565482680It is a massive achievement for TW, which had to rely on very low effort teleports until now, which AI couldn't even use
Cathay being a mary sue country is so funny considering they die off screen in lore and in every campaign
>>565482680Total war fags have incredibly low standards. Just look at every Total war "game" before Warhammer>Every faction is identical>AI incapable of attacking you, just spams 1 unit stacks that wander around>No campaign strategy or mechanics, just build infinite buildings with no restrictionWarhammer Total War was the most ambitious title CA ever made because it added units beyond>spearmanni>spearmanni (horses)>bowmanni>catapult
>>565476868CA are complete cowards for not giving us Ghorros "the Rapelord" Warhoof and settling for Moonclaw (who doesn't even appear in the end times btw)
>>565483142>>AI incapable of attacking you, just spams 1 unit stacks that wander aroundwe still have this though
>>565483641only because people cried about how hard warhammer 2 was and ca nerfed the ai for 3
>>565482907More like the Great Sieve
>>565483419>GW RETARD 1: HEY GUYS WHAT SHOULD WE CALL A BEASTMEN FROM THE MOON THAT HAS CLAWS?>GW RETARD 2: OH I KNOW...
Repanse predicted this
>>565478707A Reiklander sigmarite imperial professor was teaching a class on world history. ”Before the class begins, you must get on your knees and worship Sigmar and accept that the Empire he created is the greatest Nation in the entire world, even greater than Grand Cathay!”At this moment, a brave, patriotic, harmonious Celestial General who had served 1500 tours of duty on the great bastion and understood the necessity of dragon rule and fully supported all military decisions made by Miao Ying stood up.”Who is the greatest Emperor in history, gweilo barbarian?”The arrogant professor smirked quite tzeenchly and smugly replied “Sigmar, you stupid cathayan””Wrong. It’s Xen Yang the Dragon Emperor. If Sigmar is as great as you say… then why is Age of Sigmar so shit?”The professor was visibly shaken, and dropped his chalk and copy of Testaments of Sigmar. He stormed out of the room crying those reiklander crocodile tears. The same tears reiklanders cry for the “oppressed” Cathayan peasantry (who today live in such luxury that most own ox-drawn plows) when they jealously try to claw justly earned land from the deserving dragon-blooded ruling elite. There is no doubt that at this point our professor wished he had pulled himself up by his bootstraps and become more than a sophist sigmarite professorThe students applauded with a big "wansui!" and all signed up to join the Jade Warriors that day and accepted Xen Yang as their lord and emperor. An Onyx Crowman named “Cathayan Hegemony” flew into the room and perched atop the Cathayan Flag and shed a tear on the chalk. The Analects of Yuan Bo were read several times, and the Moon Empress herself showed up and liquidated all subversive disharmonious members of society across the empireThe professor lost his tenure and was fired the next day. He tried to cross the Ivory Road back to his decrepit constantly in civil war "empire" but was eaten by Ogres along the wayStone and Steel!
>>565483848This>Warhammer 1: Dark. Atmospheric. Gritty. KINO>Warhammer 2: Global war between Good and Evil>Late 2 and Warhammer 3: Reddit chungus wholesome warhammer reference land. Armies randomly distributed, not chaos invasion, pointless game
>>565485206Boris Todbringer will set these upstarts straight.
Wutelgi.Nuff said.
Is it worth giving cathay a go before the next dlc?
>>565486525Yeah they're pretty fun, play like a strange combination of Elves and Empire
>>565486525why not? i barely use any new units when i play miao yingand i play cathay a solid amount
>>565486525it's okay, i recomend the iwon dwagon
>>565486920If anything they're closer to Dwarfs, considering how much of their power relies on keeping a static, well organized formation.
This general has really just become a shilling spot for total war huh?
>>565488127It's the Total War General
Yeah, I dunno why they come here. They should shill their garbage franchise in /gsg/ instead.
>>565478528BRING ON THE PANDAS
>>565486525There's so many fucking factions in this I never have a problem shelving one/some until the next DLC hits
>>565488641Wasn't Cataclysm between Lich King and Pandas?
>>565488905Yes but no one cares about cataclysm, pandas were at least retarded enough to be memorable.Also TBC was the worst thing that ever happened to WoW.
>>565488127
>>565489015Flying kills both the exploration of and interaction within the world of MMOs, I hate how they all have them
Better be some big titans or at least decent mods for them.
>>565488808I am more concerned with the broken AI that can't build units past tier 2 or make empires.
>>565490098dow3 had really good ultra large units.
>>565490098https://youtu.be/kKO1s-CUZvY?t=105
>>565489913maybe because they werent designed for themi know its old and dated, but i have fond memories of FLYFF
>>565488127What you expect everyone to come here to just shit one the series 24/7?Do you think the average person is Volound? We wouldn't be playing a series we despise.
>>565490450>make good concept>hide it behind dogshit pay2unlock loadoutslets hope for better implementation
>>565490098Maybe Warhounds and Knights at most, the bigger titans don't really make any sense on Total War map sizes
>>565490870Most common Knights are like 15m tall. They are smaller than a Landraider. The maps are large enough to accommodate something bigger.
>>565488127What
You guys don't actually have any faith Medieval 3 will be good right
>>565490870Idk, the maps seem pretty big and have destructible terrain.
>>565490870realitycel>>565490971delusionchad
>>565491230Actually yes because they are promosing what sounds like ck3 but with real time battle. On the other hand I am now expectant that a total war game only gets good about five years after release.
>>565488127We are reaching levels of retardation previously thought impossible.
I remember that Froggy was posting about how no one will play TW:40K due to hardware price increase...yet to me it doesn't look much better graphically than Total War Warhammer 3. Does anyone else think that the visual upgrade is minimal.
>>565491557The campaign map presentation is excellent but the batlte maps looks identical.
New Ork release, this will be a DLC unit most likely
>>565491557It's a renderer it will run better than the outdated Atilla one TW3 runs on due to utilizing gpu advancements from the last 10 years.
>>565490971Sure they are allowed to exist on the map as a prop, I can maybe see them adding Reaver titans but Warlords absolutely not, they would also need to be so severely nerfed that they would probably hit the magic middle ground of being annoying to fight against and to use.
should i play total rome or total atilla?
>>565491763I think the Armageddon box shit will be base game as GW will want it shilled
>>565490870I could definitely see us getting a Warhound Titan, not sure about the other ones
>>565477271i hope they make it risk like movement here you station armies in each territory then move them around. total war peekaboo campaign movement range bullshit is not fun
>>56549176340k orks are so fucking stupid conceptuallythey have no culture other than durrrrrrrr fighting but can make complex machinery like this? makes no sense in fantasy orcs smell bad, live in dungpiles, and use plundered weapons and makeshift wooden machines. that's consistent.
Launch 40k is gonna be funny, it'll just be Imperials fighting Orks with the occasional Eldar raid
>>565492302mekboyz and gretchins do slap together junk and make it shoot
>>565492302engineering isnt that hard if you dont care about safety and standards
>>565491501Are they remaking the engine or are we still using the same scrapped together one since Rome 2 13 years ago
>>56549230240k Orks have a culture with distinct subfactions, they just get flanderized online a lot.
>>565492095Literally zero (0) good models in this box except the weirdboy with the staffwhat the fucking was GW thinking?
>>565488219>>565489186>>565490783>>565491175>>565491542Two days ago this thread was completely dead. A little bit of news and suddenly the entire thread lights up.
>Thanquol soo-AAAACK *squeak*
>>565492906Warhammer 3 isn't even a finished game yet what do you expect>No chaos invasion crises
>>565492906>when things wasnt happening no one talks but then something happens and people talk about it
>>565492357Back to tradition
>>565492357No I will play it in co-op and support my imperial allies as a good Asuryani should :)
All factions except Spess Muhreens are manlet factionsIt is known
>>565493612Her boyfriend? An Ultramarine of course
>>565493440Warhammer 1 had>Empire fighting Vampires>Dwarves fighting OrcsWarhammer 40k will have>Space Marines fighting Orks>Imperial Guard fighting Orks>Orks fighting everyone>Eldar doing?I'm most interested in what the Eldar are about. They said that Eldar won't be capturing territory but instead be completing missions to fufill prophecies and shit. So expect Eldar to suddenly appear and nuke your recruitment planet before teleporting away
>>565493862ultrakeks don't have sex
>>56549230240k Orks explicitly have culture, unlike fantasy ones. In fact they have multiple culturs and clans, with a variety of specialist boyz. In fantasy all Greenskins have going on is in Goblins.
>>565493425There are tons of mods to talk about many in development. People start campaigns and can talk about them. You guys are all just kissing CAs and GWs asses.
>>565493923lies and slander
>>565493693Marines are even biggern now with the Primaris shit. Even the termies became bigger.
>>565493870>I'm most interested in what the Eldar are aboutChangeling
CA WHERE ARE THE ELDAR!!
>>565493956this is rogue trader era shit that's been retconned for decades none of it explains why a species of idiots can make mechs and spaceships and shit either other than handwaving it with "deyz magic and mork makes it go fastah" type nonsense
>>565494282where they belong: in the warp getting raped for all eternity by slaanesh
>>565492739I disagree I think most of the Ork stuff looks solid, their HQs look greatMarine chaplain & captain are good too
>>565494348>this is rogue trader era shit that's been retconned for decades ah but thats the thing anon40keks will claim that if GW hasnt come out and explicitly said "this is no longer canon" or clearly contradicted it everything is canon
>>565494348They have a entire cast of tech worshiping orks that learn through genetic memory.
>>565492095>marines taking up like 3/4s of the coverartorkbros...
>>565494348>this is rogue trader era shit that's been retconned for decadesThere is a Squig for everything>none of it explains why a species of idiots can make mechs and spaceships and shitIf you weren't a fucking lorelet you'd know exactly how and why the Orks are able to make advanced technology.
>>565494348>>565494606It never was never retconed, in fact even newest models show thoseOrks aren't retarded. Unlike fantasy counterpart they have medics, mechanics and so on.
>>565494348Mek Boyz create all the technology by cobbling together stolen tech from other factions. The psychic gestalt of the Orks makes all the little details work themselves out, most of the time.
>>565494758That ork in the bottom left corner has more SOVL than any of the blood trannies.
40kids go home
>>565494950>>565494637>psychic gestalt>genetic memoryyeah, that's exactly the handwaving im referring to. there's no equivalent of the mechanicus when it comes to orks. they're a fungus. >>565494939they are so canonically retarded that their one real character in books (ghaz) gets depressed by how pointless it is talking to other orks. literally all they think about is fighting
>>565495120Sorry fantasoi we will be raping you for the next 10 years
>>565492739There's a limit on how exciting new marine releases can be and it's not very high. It's a big reason why I've mostly moved on to collecting AOS models.
>>565495339They have a Mechanicus equivalent, they're called Mek boys. Instead of being concentrated in secretive cults they're spread all around the WAAAGHs
>>565495339Why are you ignoring facts They literally do have equivalent of mechanicus and they aren't retarded
>>565490450Biggest they ever had were knights.
>>565493346>No chaos invasion crisesPromised before Chorfs btw
>>565495339>Thing is literally explained>HURR DURR HANDWAVING BULLSHITRetard
WTF is wrong with reddit? Why are they so obsessed with a random screenshot?https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/1t139y8/poking_some_holes_in_the_leak/https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/1t0r3xd/moonclaw_moonclaw_why_select_that_character_as_a/https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/1t0h1va/spoilers_a_banned_user_posted_this_a_couple_days/
Go back sister!
>>565495502>>565495572that's a single model. mechanicus has an entire faction range. see the disparity?>>565495824imageboard bro, post images or we dgaf
>>565495824
Lmaodead generalWarhammer is not Total WarWarhammer (other one) is not Total WarHe wonas usual
>>565495932>that's a single model.no it, isn'tNot only that, but you have a rather absurd requirement here. Mechanicus is a very recent army, and if being a faction is a prerequisite to have an acceptable level of tech representation, then no other 40k and whfb faction meets this demand
>>565495824I like those rumors, it's like everything that's missing from the game. I'm not sure why people are so adamant on Tullaris and not Kouran. In WHFB they were always pretty much equal (usually a hero level character), sometimes Kouran was slightly better.
>>565495932Mek Boys had models before Mechanicus did, and in lore (and on tabletop unless nu-40k got rid of it) Mek Boys would be assisted by tons of Grots and other likeminded assistant Boyz. Mek Boys are an officer caste in Ork Society so they have tons of boyz to follow them around and help them out
>>565496463>>565496346you're both being ridiculous, mek boys are obviously not at the same level of development (or even close) to that of the mechanicum or other proper spacefaring factions. either in the lore, tabletop or where ever else i notice you also dropped the line of reasoning about orks not being stupid once ghaz, who is famously the only smart ork, was mentioned
>>565494939>orkz, but they wear funny pirate hatsis not a "culture"
>>565495824Moonclaw was selected for a simple reason. He's gonna be THE beastman that lives in Cathay in TOW lore. Since you know he comes from a moon and the Cathay dragons also claim to be descendant from a moon. That's how I see it. It's not lore yet but I guarantee you it will be.
>>565495339>handwaving>bro you can't just handwave the explanation of why humans are afraid of heights with "instinctual genetic memory"
>>565497029>you're both being ridiculous, mek boys are obviously not at the same level of development (or even close) to that of the mechanicum or other proper spacefaring factions. either in the lore, tabletop or where ever elseThey are, which is why Orks were plaguing galaxy for 60 million years, long before humans ever got to the stars>>565497194It is. They have different units, behavior, culture, history and playstyle
Rome 2 still receives official support 13 years after release
>>565497806Your "support" is backporting Pharaoh mechanics and assets. Legend spit on Pharaoh now it will insert itself into every game he loves.
>>565497029Ghaz is the smartest Ork, not the only smart one. And lucky for you this lack of logistical stability is represented on the tabletop and lore by Orks having ramshackle tech that is lower quality than other factions'.
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>>565498005what is this meant to highlight
>>565497029Ork have functioning teleportation tech. That's more than you can say about Tau.
>LegendOfTotalWar here playing the Imperial Guard. We have recruited a 20 stack of Guardsman because its the most cost effective unit and has an AP value of 1 so they can kill Chaos Marines when spammed en masse.>First thing we're going to do is spend all the greenskin's ammunition by driving back in forth in my Lord's Leman Russ.The future is bright frens.
>>565498254Anon wanted blobs not ranks.
>it's a WH siege mapI'm howling
>>565498495>Make Total War game>It looks like a Total War game???
>>565497569>kitbashes of fantasy units from 1990 are completely unique units this is the space marine fallacy where every guy with power armor is a different unit because it has a pose or weapon change
>>565498450I'm sure the greenskins will use blobs mostly.
>>56549870290s marine kits were monopose. This is why I can't take people that claim it's the golden age seriously.
>>565497029>Ignore the technical orks>Ignore the cunning orkz>Ignore the leader orkz>Ignore the medical orkz>If you ignore everything that doesny fit my narrative then you can see why I have a flanderized opinion of orkzYes, now stop while you're behind, you aren't catching up particularly fast
>>565497194The coast would like a word with you
Have you ever seen a purple ork?
>>565498939Dey'z too kunning and sneaky to be seen.
>>565498780There's room for both>NobzSpace marine like>Mega armoured nobzA mockery of the space marines (or was it terminators?)>Kommandoz>Tankbustas
>>565497959Considering pharaoh has excellent campaign QoL and features that should be in every TW moving forward, you have no idea how great this is
>>565498005I actually like how this looks so far and Im feeling rather optimistic. My only concern thus far is the lack of faction variety on launch.
>>565495970I kneel Volund
dare i say the best trade deal in the history of trade deals
>>565493612I can’t wait to see the reactions from 40Gay fans when all the female characters end up looking like this
>>565500828Imperium factions have all been gay and lame for years, primaris have made space marines unsalvageable, female guardsmen will all sound forced and out of place, I only care about xenos at this point.
>>56550134640Gays were literally simping for this.
>>565502424I mean she has those chink eyes of your I'm surprised you don't like her more.
>>565502834She looks like a Chinese man fucked a white horse.
So what happens to mods that include new units when they become playable as DLC and also related I heard they're going to make Tomb Herald a playable hero choice hopefully that means Nekaph It's going to be a legendary hero.
>>565498353there is your titan cannonconfirmed never ever
>>565504507Those are engines.
>>565504763prove it
Can all factions in Warhammer 3 have vassals?
>>565497247Except Moonclaw comes to Warhammer World from the Chaos moon during the WFB timeline, not TOWs, which is a couple of hundred years beforehand
>>565502424everybody simped for the fishgirl though
So what is undead getting in LoET? Honestly wouldn't mind if there was extra units that the TK or VC factions could use.
>>565506035New RPG lore says he was accidentally summoned to the old world by a slann that tried to push the chaos moon back when it appeared. So he's pretty much as old as the moon itself.
>>565484108Repanse is peasantry who believes she was truly ennobled by the king (when in fact he only used his "Droit du seigneur").
>>565505115Prove they're titan weapons.
Reminder that the Pope is a fag.This post by Irish gang since he tries to end our righteous war against the British Piggu Doggu.
>>565506360khemric titans and morghasts
>I'll always be there for you Elantach
>>565506370the RPG book says that was a recent experiment by one slann so it's still only the WFB/WFRP time period not TOWs
>>565506598it looks pretty much identical to the titan cannon in dark crusade
>>565506946>>565506969Recently (for a Slann)
>>565506251Well, she's cute.
>>565506802I like that she could pass as a feminine manI'm a chaos fan btw
>>565508082Chaos actually is the only faction in lore that has a human-eldar couple. Iskandar Khayon has a dark eldar goth GF.
>>565506626/twg/ is a Protestant boardMartin Luther's 1543 masterpiece "Von den Jüden und iren Lügen" is a massive TRVKE and a must read to truly understand this general
>>565508396>dark eldar>having anything resembling a relationship
>>565508069yes, she isshame total war will never have cute space princesses like this, as evidenced by the female leader they have leading the imperial guard in the promotional material
>>565508573>as evidenced by the female leader they have leading the imperial guard in the promotional materialThe chinks will mod her out day 1
>>565508506She was obsessed with him enough to enter the eye of terror which is the last place a dark eldar would go.
>>565508396thank you, ADB. very cool
>>565508506Dark eldar later killed her for this to which Khayon responded by invading their city with the black legion.
Are these nu-40k designs for plasma cannons on the dread? It looks very high tech compared to what I'm used to seeing
>spears IRL are the queen of the battlefield>relegated to anti-cav and lose against retards carrying stolen swords or axes and moving as a mob even though being stabbed before you even get in range is a massive disadvantageWhy does Total War hate history so much?
>>565509216Because if they balanced the game around realism it would unironically never be anything other than spearmanii
>>565509201Looks about the same as every plasma cannon I've seen. It's missing the plasma glow.
>>565509201Imperiuk has had a small tech renaissance in the lore. Aa few old weapon patterns were brought back to production and anti-grav tech has been dug back up allowing hover tanks and bikes again.
>>565506969It does not, it looks more similar to starship engines.
Odds of the Autarch being a cutie under that helmet?
>>565509328But now there's anything other than retardmani charging spearmani and the spearmani standing around like tards even though they have the counter to retardmani.
>>565508397>"Von den Jüden und iren Lügen">over the span of 20 years Luthor's stance changes from "we should be kinder to Jews" to "Total Kike Death"Many are saying this
>>565508669>*they bring her back to stop that from happening*
>>565497806>break all your 10 years old mods to make his own campaign map reshade
>>565510585cheaters have it coming for messing with Jack Lustful's perfect vision for the game
>>565508397Objection: what would make Martin Luther King any expert on the concept of Jews other than you liked what he said?>>565510009Again why should we care what his stance was on point when he was educated in the religion of Christianity that's delivered he says we'll collect the Jews before us was incorrect? That's like saying a Christian who says Jews did bad is the most trustworthy Source on Earth because he's any Christian it doesn't matter if the guy was famous or not.When You Accidentally Start a Religionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdkL1WXHkZU&t=118s
>its still line infantryyep doa
>its still line infantryyep goty
>>565511031Lasguns are useless if they aren't fired in a formation that can concentrate their fire.
>>565508506>real women rather fuck dog than (you)>Dark Eldar women rather fuck Chaos Marines than your Guard self insertIt's so over ...
>>565510458>implying the ching chongs even use the steam workshop instead using a secret bing bong mod server that has patriotic CCP mods on it.
>>565511031>>565511167>Oh no I'm going to have to use line infantry with the "First Rank Fire! Second Rank Fire!" / "Fix bayonets!" meme guard faction
>>565511031>>565511167>In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, we're still fighting in a gunline.Grim, some will say Grimdark even.
Guardsmen fight in lines. Stop larping that you're a fan.
>>565513883The fucking drip feeding of 40k info is killing me
>>565515091I would be happy with a rough release date.
It should've been Star Wars.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT WH GIVE ME MEDIEVALB3
>>565515579everything I've seen so far from Med3 sounds like total kino I love populationslop like you wouldn't believe
>>565515556Star Wars, given that units march as if they're in blackpowder era, suits Total War far more than 40K.
*clicks*PRIMARIS ASSAULT INTERCESSOR
>>565518221*click*Penal Squad!
>>565513883Ive been out of the Total War loop, what are they doing with Rome 2? They're not adding hero or god units are they?
>>565515556>>565518207As much as I would love to dab on 40kiddies and get back to a setting I feel actually had some....effort..... to it I have to disagree tasteful gentlemen. On one simple point: Star wars has space battles. CRITICAL ones.>Destroying the death star (first and second time)>Blockade over Naboo>Rescuing the chancellor from count dookuStar wars has famous land battles, but it's also got famous space battles. Stuff you can not ignore like you can with 40k where everything comes down to who's got the most shit on the ground or MAYBE in a ship. But there's no lore of heroic pilots who save the day all on their own like in star wars. You have pilots, but they don't do shit as oppose to commander shitfuckus who swings his dildo sword (Something star wars is able to do just as well btw). GW tried to do something with battlefleet gothic, but it never caught on. At best you get admiral pointus who yells at his men to fire while he looks cool. It's not the same.And we all know how naval battles are done by CA and received by the community. They have a cult following but most players hate them and until I see some competent, fun, naval battles that people actually like I don't want to torture the star wars IP more than it has already been done.>Inb4 "Well maybe tw40k will have cool space battles!"
>>565519351Jack Lusted is ensuring all mods become incompatible with the game so he can feel good about himself tweaking the shaders on the campaign map to look a little better
>>565519351they're completely reworking the game to add warhammer style immortal single unit legendary lords, they revealed Rome's LLs are Julius Caesar(he stars in gaul and is a lore of metal caster) and Scipio Africanus(he starts in Carthage and is a duelist)they've also announced plans for new dlc, the first DLC is titled "The Grim and The Pontic"
>>565520220basedcheaters BTFO yet again
>>565519351https://old.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/1t0rlln/total_war_show_tell_recap/>Rome IIWe spoke about not one, not two, but three updates we’re planning for Rome II that will come together in the PANTHEON updates! If you want to get involved with the discussion on these updates, check out the new Rome II forum space here – which has a more comprehensive write-up of each update. I’ll focus below on what we showed in the stream.>First up, Mars.This update is focused on Battle Gameplay. We showed off the intended changes to unit spacing, and to way damage is calculated, but there’s so many systems being touched here that if you want a deep dive, I recommend checking out the forum post. We’re aiming to show Mars off in a stream in June, but we’re trying to stay flexible with the timings here as we dig through old codebases, so it may be a little sooner or later.>Next up, Venus.While the main focus was on Mars, we wanted to give a sneak peek of the other updates we’ve planned. The focus here is on Campaign Visuals and UI. We played a video that shows off our intent, and the updated lighting, terrain and water textures that we’re planning to implement into Rome II for its campaign. We’ll talk more about the release windows for this and Jupiter after we’ve released Mars.>Finally, Jupiter.Another sneak peek here of the update focused on Campaign Gameplay. We showed off the intended changes to building tech trees for the Roman Military and Roman Forum/Market, and how they’ll extend and give them more focus with clearer effects.If you want to get involved with the Rome II updates, now is the best time to do so!https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war/forums/109-pantheon-updates
>have issue with product from my company>find solution from years old thread on reddit>problem still persists, hasn't been fixed>it might be my team's fuck up specificallyhuh. well I'm not bringing this up with my manager
>>565521216Ahh still months away, but neat. Im one of the weirdos that liked how Rome 2 ended up in some strange way.
I wanna play a sissy elf campaign while sitting on lumi's lap(strapon)Any news about tiger wamen yet? I stopped checking this general cause fuck it's boring.
>uhh... ok, let's give empire their own chosen with great weapons, make sure to give them itp, armor sundering, and expert charge defense too!
>>565524748Holy shit, the empire is actually gonna be fun and playable and not worthless trash?Sign me up.
>>565524748The weak reiklander reacts with anger and confusion at the idea of an imperial man actually being capable of fighting in melee.
>>565524748Yes.
>>565524748>Chosen Empire infantry actually happened in my lifetime>the new mod launcher now works on Linux>40k doesn't look like total dogshit (though I'm 100% sure they're fucking up the launch)CA actually not being 100% horrible. It's a shame they're definitely overscoping 40k.
>>56552759540 whatnow?Anon we are playing total war warhammer here. No other game matters. Well maybe alien isolation.
>>565495824i know we are not supposed to talk about of super secret discord about warhammer fantasy stuff. that being said can people stop screenshots of avad's discord posts please? the last we need is an influx of people coming.
>>565520192thats because nobody really wants to play tactics star wars, they want battlefront and ace combat star wars
>>565498702yes, they areIn fact those Snakebites got a range expansion recently, just like Kult of Speed did before them. Snakebites will be as a separate subfaction in DoW4 too>>565509418>Aa few old weapon patterns were brought back to productionPlasma was always plentiful>anti-grav tech has been dug back up allowing hover tanks and bikes again.anti-grav tech was always there, which is why you had Cherubs, Servoskulls and stuff like land speeders around
>>565533434literally all of those units can be taken by normal ork detachmentsall this says is that you don't play tabletop
>>565533814and?
>>565516481NORMAN KNIGHTS
>>565520192GW will prefer to do more marineslop instead of a proper navy novel, CA can adopt the space battle from the older game because 40k space combat is the same as ETW/NTW but in SPACE!!!
How the fuck did hannibal get the elephants up the mountains???
>>565536435very carefully
>>565506946A moonclaw campaign where you start in chinkland and beat up the children of the moon emperess then travel the world to lustria to kill this toadman would be neat.
lolol
>>565538371still in development, please understand
>>565538371>when you nut but Bhashiva keeps sucking
How do we cope with the fact /our/ guy Legend was right with his pivot leak?
>>565538371Still funny how they never managed to unfuck the lighting from WH2
>>565513883Waiting for Bhashiva.
>>565524748Which units have caps? The new Knights?
>>565515091they know the franchise name gonna sell it, not the shitty company crapping it out
>>565542232Part of his leak was: "everything post SoC is getting cancelled, we're getting Cathay vs Ogres and Cathay vs Cathay and then the game development is 100% done, over" so you tell me - did CA decided to pivot and keep the game running for years to come only to spite Legend (since we both know that CA hates money and is disgusted by it) or was he pulling nonsense out of his ass with one lucky nugget of truth?
Leaker said it's my turn to kill wood elves.
>>565518221>Click on spacemarinemannii>GUTS OUT BOYS>>565518324>Click imperium manniii>HANDGUNNERS
>>565493693If you need surgery to not be a manlet you are still a manlet
When do we think that bald aussie cunt is coming back apologizing on his knees for acting like a retard?
Skarsnik is actually defeating AI, bros.
>when the filthy xenos™ shots at my gigachad adeptus astartes™ with their firex cannonex™ but their tacticus diaperus™ deflects the shot because it's made of an alloy of steelium™ and uraniumicite™ and then they shoot back with their rocketus launcherus™ and purge them in the name of the god-emperor™
>Neferata was supposed to be the spring DLC>Nagash is part of the summer DLC>Vampire Counts could have 2 DLC in 2026>Now there is only the summer DLC and Neferata is FLCI feel cheated of half my Vampire Counts content ...
medieval 3 will be another troy reskinif u think otherwise u are stupid and gay
i've been sitting in the faction screen for 10 minutes. LL for this feel?
>>565556971Karl Franz
dong zhuo
>>565557178i have never played franz before, and really don't feel like playing him.
>>565556971Changeling
>when the Xenos Horrificus™ shots at my Primaris adeptus astartes™ with their Atomiser Beam Lance™ but their Storm shield™ deflects the shot because it's made of an alloy of Ceramite™ and Adamantium™ and then they shoot back with their Superfrag Rocket Launcher™ and purge them in the name of the Emperor™
Hello my Empire II Army. Have patience, and in 2050 we shall have Empire II.
>>565556763>>565557678Who are you quoting?
>>565557908you nigga
>attack besieged city>allies join in too>let allies storm the walls and fight most of the defenders>we win>allies suffer casualties>my troops barely affected>I'm the one that keeps the city
>R2 getting some meaningless updatesCA must REALLY hate older game players so they just update the games so decades old mods aren't compatible with them. They did it with Shogun 2
>>565558029What did they change?
>>565557938I wouldn't type such things!
>>565558086see >>565521216It's "rebalancing", map changes and visuals.
>>565556924Who cares? We are all waiting for Mung.
>free content?>CA must REALLY hate me! time to post another 90 minute rant on youtube about how this is bhillshit!what the fuck is wrong with histoids?
>>565558017declare war on "ally" next turn and wipe them out too
>>565557678I look like this and say this
Odd. Medieval 3 seems to be using the same system Men Of War had for putting archers position themselves in buildings.
Did they say anything yet if M3 will use legendary lords or something else?
>>565557678Crying about Primaris in the year.of our lord 2026 is kinda on the sad side, pathetic even. Its been almost a decade... Grow up.People who got raped in jail aren't that butthurt about it after a decade...
what the fuck is a primaris?
>>565550912What happened to EU5 what went wrong? QRD?
>>565559837Time hasn't made them look any better.If I don't like how something looks I won't use it.
>>565560250Primaris genuinely look better and are fun to paint.
>>565535746>ETW>NTWBut were those actually good? Last time I checked people hated them
>>565559879Super space marines.GW had this idea to make some profits by releasing a new range of space marine minis. They would make the old minis obsolete, everything would be progressively replaced with the new "primaris" space marines.They were stronger, faster, bigger, etc. They were accompanied by psychotic retcons, it turned out there was a secret army of primaris big enough to conquer the galaxy just chilling under the surface of mars literally the entire time and the super genius guy who single handedly designed and made them didn't feel like using them until ten thousand years later.
>>565560063Game feels like early access, AI is trash, diplomacy and trade is broken among many other things.
>>565556924>Wah wah I got my lord for free! I wanted to pay for it!WHY ARE BRETFAGS AND VAMPKEKS LIKE THIS?
>>565550912>barely 10k in EU4>meanwhile HoI4 gets 60k daily player peakimpressive how EUtards all keep shittalking hitlers of iron 4 despite it clearly being the game that keeps paradox afloat
>>565560984They think that if they give CA money, CA will reward them with better DLCs, Spoiler they won't because VC have nothing to have added except literal reskins of reskins.
>>565560337>replace iconic space marine helmet with generic sci fi future soldier helmets>get rid of their lower torso armor to reveal their undersuit's form fitting ass because ???>decrease armor coverage in general>give them a bunch of nonsensical tacticool guns to appeal to zoomersI can only imagine liking primaris visually if I hated space marines.
>>565560792just when you think warhammer lore can't get any more retarded
>>565561250>replace iconic space marine helmet with generic sci fi future soldier helmetsmkvii is onions wars memeberry vader helmetmk10 is knightly basqinet>get rid of their lower torso armor to reveal their undersuit's form fitting ass because ???mk7 had open torso>decrease armor coverage in generalthat's on Phobos configuration, which still makes more sense than going unarmored like Scouts>give them a bunch of nonsensical tacticool guns to appeal to zoomersThat's tacticool squads
>>565560792this reads like a gay retard got into gw and somehow forced his own special donut steel faction into the setting
>>565560792>Super space marines.So they're chaos space marines?
Marinepigs will buy their slop no matter how dogshit it is. That's why TWW40k is literally impossible for CA to fumble no matter how bad they shit the bed.
>>565561728>mkvii is onions wars memeberry vader helmetTell me you hate space marines without telling me you hate space marines.>mk10 is knightly basqinetIt's a generic sci fi full helm, at best it's an enshittified mark 4.>mk7 had open torsoFucking wrong. It was regularly depicted as fully enclosing the torso in older art.>that's on Phobos configuration, which still makes more sense than going unarmored like ScoutsNo, tacticus has lesser armor coverage and firstborn armor was visually retconned to match. Scouts are also not unarmored, try looking at them for once.>That's tacticool squadsNo, even the least of them has been given these gay little call of duty weapon charms under the barrel and a pointless scope that stares directly at the front post.
>>565562468>Tell me you hate space marines without telling me you hate space marines.hating >:O is always justified>It's a generic sci fi full helm, at best it's an enshittified mark 4.It's a fitting helmet for a space knight and not a generic, derivative from basedwars>Fucking wrong. It was regularly depicted as fully enclosing the torso in older art.Nope, it's explicitly exposed with wires and cabling being outside>No, tacticus has lesser armor coverage and firstborn armor was visually retconned to match. Scouts are also not unarmored, try looking at them for once.Tacticus variant is bulked up mk8Scouts were always retarded since proper marines like Cyrus had to ditch power armor and run around with exposed limbs. Phobos fixes it>No, even the least of them has been given these gay little call of duty weapon charms under the barrel and a pointless scope that stares directly at the front post.Non primaris marines only have tacticool elements to their gear, at best some ultramarine flairPrimaris have tons of knightly and gothic elements to their look
>>565561190my hero...
*click*PRIMARIS PHOBOS STRIKE TEAM INCURSOR MARKSMAN
>>565563308not every hero wears a capeTW:WW2 when?
>>565563238>hating >:O is always justifiedYou hate space marines.>It's a fitting helmet for a space knightTacticus is one of the least knightly helmets they've put on a space marine besides maybe the phobos helmets.>Nope, it's explicitly exposed with wires and cabling being outsideYou keep lying when we have all this art proving it enclosed the torso.>Tacticus variant is bulked up mk8It demonstrably has less coverage than armor in old art.From thighs to chest, tacticus has zero armor protecting the abdomen besides a codpiece held on by a leather belt and a few narrow plates that don't even cover the entire stomach.>Phobos fixes itBy still using light armor that leaves half their torso completely open, it fixes nothing.
i thought you guys were joking, but this is really the type of discussion twg will be
>>565563996>You hate space marines.i hate basedwars and darth vader, yes>Tacticus is one of the least knightly helmets they've put on a space marine besides maybe the phobos helmets.It's literal basqinet lmaoPhobos have darth vader helmet and exposed belly, to appeal to mk7 fans>You keep lying when we have all this art proving it enclosed the torso.You keep proving yourself wrong with your pics lol>It demonstrably has less coverage than armor in old art.>From thighs to chest, tacticus has zero armor protecting the abdomen besides a codpiece held on by a leather belt and a few narrow plates that don't even cover the entire stomach.Mk7 had diapers instead of proper space plate armor>By still using light armor that leaves half their torso completely open, it fixes nothing.It's power armor for much needed reconnaissance troops Space Marine roster always lacked
>>565564248You don't want to discuss anything, only cry about people enjoying things you don't like. Maybe it's time to leave.
>>565564248We have had anons going back and forth about how retarded end times was for a decade now, 40k is 40 years old and also full of retarded shit that infuriates everyone that cares at all about the setting in any capacity.
>>565564430>You keep proving yourself wrong with your pics lolEvery picture I've posted of old armor shows it armoring the entire torso, unlike tacticus.>Mk7 had diapers instead of proper space plate armorYou know plate armor's supposed to cover your lower body instead of leaving your ass out right?You keep lying in the face of literal visual proof, I think that demonstrates the invincible delusion primaris fans live under well enough.
>>565564572those two don't seem to enjoy the discussion either
>>565564248On top of regular WH fantasy? Nothing much to discuss since histoids are already butthurt that Rome 2 will get updates and that's apart from being mad that Med3 is being made.
>>565564959>instead of leaving your ass out right?That is Guilliman mandated Eldar GF attraction armor.
>>565524748Are the MPfags kvetching at this right now? The Empire can bring pretty much anything and everything with this. I'm guessing it's gonna get nerfed
>>565564959Mk10 is literal plate armor, unlike mk7 tacticool space diapers
>>565564959https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUamVjuWuk0
>>565565378There is a possibility somebody on the battlefield was killed by a knights winklepecker
>>565509639She's an Eldar, of course she's cute. The real question is >Boobplate to conceal her delicious flat chestor>boobplate is just a chestpiece that actually binds her IMMENSE alien bahoogas
>>565564959zamn he looks like his squad is broken
>>565565378Except for leaving almost the entire lower torso exposed.
>>565565739In space marine 2 there's two classes that use a set of light armor instead of that.The developers went out of their way to give those two classes noticeably larger asses for some reason.
>>565565769nah
Grimzest
>>565566068Yes?It's like 40% frontal coverage for the lower torso, zero side coverage and like 20% rear coverage where old armor was a full shell.
Primaris are so beloved by the fandom and such an improvement that GW dropped the keyword.
>>5655096390%consider they could have made the guard commander look like anything they wanted and made her look like this
>>565566256vadermarines have completely exposed those areas
>>565509639She'll always be pretty as long as the helmet stays on. Masked women are hotter anway.
>>565566523No?>>565563996
I wonder which craftworld they'll pick for TW40k. I'm betting on Saim-Hann since red is a catchy color.
>>565567343Whatever craftworld hangs around in Ultramar I guess, isn't the game meant to be mostly centred around the 500 worlds setting?
>>565567343Wouldn't it be multiple factions like TWWH or just spawn an eldar faction and randomly pick a craftworld color scheme with that whole army painter thing they're doing?
>>565567343Isn't the autarch on the promotional art in ulthwe colors?
>>565567343why not all of them?they all look the exact same with slightly different colours, just have the option to colour them how you like
>>565567824Oh shit you are right. Black and bone with red accents.
>>565567985Then they better have so damn fine color editor because the Craftworld color schemes aren't as simple as the marine ones beyond the basic guardian units.
>>565567343Premade factions won't matter as much in TW40k, they will be just a thematic excuse to bundle unitsBut in base game it will be Ulthwe and Biel-TanBecause we have seen many Aspect Warriors, Farseers and Guardians but no WraithsSo for dlcs>Iyanden dlc with Wraith Units>Eldritch Raiders dlc with Corsairs (memes about Iyanden getting 2 dlcs functionally will follow)>Harlequins>Exodites after Exodite range will release>Mymeara with Imperial Armor stuff like Firestorm and Vampire Hunter and Shadow Spectres obviously>Yme-loc to dump more vehicles>Ynnari after Deldar dlc with gimmick being joint army rosters obviously
>>565566474pure Cadian genotype
Did Rogal Dorn have anyone you would call his friend among his brothers or his sons?
>>565570082No.
>>565570082The magic pain glove.
>>565568339It is interesting if they will bother trying to solve this. Because yeah, Marines and IG mostly are all in one colorBut Orks can have multiple Clans in their WaaghsAnd as you said Eldar in particular have units in different colors. Not only Aspect Warriors have their own default, generic color schemes different from Craftworld ones, there can be varied shrines of particular aspect even. You could have 2 Dire Avenger squads, each from a different Dire Avenger Shrine and so in a different colorAnd then you have factions like Deldar which have Kabals, Wych Cults and Haemonculi Covens as separate factions (and then Incubi, Mandrakes, Mercs...), each with different color scheme instead of unified one.
>>565570630All your units will be the same color scheme that you pick in the army painter. Get real.
>>565570630Why do you guys keep acting like this is the first 40k RTS
>>565570909>>565570847CA hypes up their customization and painter to the point that you apparently can paint even fingers of your marines separately. No other 40k games focused so much on army painter
>>565568864>IyandenI feel like wraithlords have to come on launch, but Wraithguard and especially Wraithknights yeah I could see them being DLC.>Corsairs100%>HarlequinsProbably not until Deldar drop. >ExoditesI pray.
REPEATING BALLISTAS
BALLISTAS
*clicks imperial guard black leader lady*DAS RITE
>>565571142CA hypes up everything they do. Doesn't mean it won't be shit.
>>565572738We are getting the Avatar of Khaine in the launch game judging by the design artwork CA showed.
>>565548640What units can DE even get?
Honestly, I care more about Bhashiva than I do Warhammer 40,000.
>>565574956I just want the End Times DLC to come so that undeath can hopefully get a significant update. Vampire Counts need so much shit and if what I assume to be the last content they're getting isn't huge I'll be really pissed.
>>565495824I love how everyone forgets the actually credible leak that happened last year>correctly predicted ToT content>correctly predicted Cathay being in the ET (accurate before Neferata switch)>correctly predicted Middenland
>>565574886Seeing as it's Tullaris they will probably introduce the aeskhaine elves which are asur that went mad due to the proximity of Khaine. Basically expendable khanite shock troops to screen with. Shadowblade as legendary hero of course seeing as he's a disciple of Khaine and servant to Helebrone and Tullaris. Black Ark Fleetmaster who is a very unique hero for the DE and would fill out Lokhirs armies nicely. Then we are left with the executioner variants, manflayers(which they will turn into a unit instead of a RoR like they did with slayer pirates), the mixed special stance city guard unit, Royal Hydra(maybe even give us a real spellthirster). Then there are all the missing spell lores DE don't have access to. There is plenty to add really.
>>565558570
>>565575236>Vampire Counts need so much shitVC won't change a single bit. They don't have any variety in their roster and no amount of recolored units will change that. They were always designed to play in one way and that was supposed to be their appeal.
>>565560984Retard.The point (you missed) was Neferata DLC would have added Lord + Hero + Units if similar to Bhashiva DLC format and then the Nagash DLC would have also added content to VCounts.But now the content from Neferata is lost (or if they put it in Nagash DLC then the original Nagash content is lost).
>>565575512Could they also switched Moonclaw and Glottkin DLCs in the end ?
