Exciting news about Total War: Warhammer III

In a Twitch Q and A (twitch.tv/arkard) with Mark Sinclair, the game's Lead Campaign Designer, viewers were treated to an extended sneak-peak at the campaign while fans asked their burning questions.

While discussing the huge scale of the new map (which connects the maps from Warhammer 1 and 2 while adding a brand new 3rd), the abundance of new factions and all-new mechanics, he revealed how any combination of up to 8 players can take part in the campaign, with flexibility over alliances - it's totally up to players how they create their teams.

The introduction of simultaneous turns in multiplayer was a huge chunk of work for the developers, but one that promises to streamline the multiplayer and will hopefully form the basis of future Total War multiplayer. We're excited to see how the flexibility of the multiplayer, and the removal of having to wait around for another player to finish their turn, will improve the experience – the inclusion of these shorter campaigns will appeal to players reluctant to commit to the sprawling, time consuming multiplayer campaigns of old.

If this is your first foray into the Total War franchise, Warhammer 3 has plenty of new features to help to learn the complexities of the game while providing loads of quality of life improvements for returning players.

However, its “not just about new features everywhere, we wanted to make quality of life improvements too” - including a massively overhauled UI that improves item management and removes the need to wait a turn before equipping items.

The enemy AI has also been overhauled, with a new system that means the AI will react to how quickly you expand your army. If you expand too quickly the AI will treat you as a threat and perform more aggressively. Your performance will dictate particular factions' aggressions.

Promising huge amounts of re-playability, “the AI will pick different fights and enter different realms, so there are tons of different ways to play”. This extends to the Quest Battles, where Creative Assembly have included “unique bits of script and fun little ways of playing out”, so players can explore and experience the depth of the Warhammer lore.

Progression has also been tweaked from the older games. Your EXP is based on the strength of the army you're fighting, so if you bat above your weight, it's reflected in the experience reward. With “lots more content to come'', Warhammer 3 promises to be a “living, breathing product” with new factions and content on the horizon.