Creative Assembly has unveiled its content plans for its upcoming game, Total War: Warhammer. The developer will offer free DLC for anyone who buys the game.
In the months following the game’s launch, players will get new units, Heroes, Legendary Lords and a new playable race to dominate the battlefield with.
“With both Rome 2 and Attila we were able to release playable factions, new formats and even a free campaign expansion as a thanks to players for supporting Total War,” said brand director Rob Bartholomew.
“The Warhammer Fantasy Battles World is gigantic, and we’re looking forward to exploring it over the forthcoming trilogy. But that incredible cast of characters and monsters also provides us the chance to make lots of interesting Free DLC to support our games over time.”
Lord Packs
Themed on a specific rivalry or conflict from the Warhammer Lore, Lord Packs contain brand new Legendary Lords and supporting units and characters for existing playable races. They typically include:
- 2 new playable Legendary Lords with their own narrative quest chains, campaign bonuses and quest items.
- 2 new Lords to serve as generals.
- A new unique Unit.
- New elite Units of Renown*.
‘Units of Renown’ are elite versions of otherwise already existing units. They might have upgraded stats, different arms or armour, or an unusual ability or two. Typically they’ll reflect the theme of the Pack, probably having been instrumental in the conflict. Given their power and rarity, you might only be able to field one unit of them at a time, or they may be subject to other restrictions.
Race Packs
Race Packs introduce a new playable Race to the game, either as a first appearance, or adding a full Unit roster, Heroes, Lords and playable Legendary Lords to non-playable existing races in the core game. They might typically include:
- A new playable Race added to the Grand Campaign and Multiplayer game.
- New Legendary Lords with their own narrative quest chains, campaign bonuses and quest items.
- New Lords to serve as generals.
- New Race-specific Heroes (where applicable).
- New magic items and mounts.
- Race-specific unique Units.
- Race-specific building, technology and skill trees.
Campaign Packs
A supercharged version of a Race Pack, Campaign Packs not only contain a brand new Race for use in the Grand Campaign and Multiplayer, but also add a new Challenge Campaign to the game. Themed on an epic event from the Warhammer Lore, these self-contained Campaigns will present a distinct and challenging scenario. Contents might typically include:
- A new Challenge Campaign featuring the Pack’s new Race; a self-contained mini-campaign, with a set of escalating victory conditions to suit both new and very experienced veteran players alike.
- Adds a new playable Race to the Grand Campaign and Multiplayer game.
- New Legendary Lords with their own narrative quest chains, campaign bonuses and quest items.
- New Race-specific Heroes.
- New Lords to serve as generals.
- New magic items and mounts.
- New Race-specific, unique Units.
- New Race-specific building, technology and skill trees.
Total War: Warhammer comes out on May 24. It’s exclusively available on the PC through Steam. Anyone who pre-orders the game will also receive the Chaos Warriors Race Pack.
