Some kind of announcement trailer that doesn't really announce much, other than having Orks, Humans, Vamp Lord undead, Dwarves, and a Chaos entity (Tzeentch?). And two extra standalones scheduled later. Expect DLC knowing CA.
Vague CGI stuff:
Judging from CA's previous release schedules, it'll be months yet.
Vamp Lord Undead eh? Ok I'll bite.
Yeah, the Vampire Counts rock. I'm in.
if Gus isnt a special hero unit I see no reason to be bothered.
Along with a big Blood & Burning update now with even more vomiting, and blood. And a promise of the long-awaited Steam Workshop for Attila, and a sale... 33% off I believe. The fertile minds at CA just never stop. ::)
Shut up you love it.
I need to watch the video on a proper screen.
Adding to my "List of games to buy before JD does." ;D
I wonder what this means for future historically based releases...if anything.
Quote from: Gusington on April 22, 2015, 08:01:28 PM
I wonder what this means for future historically based releases...if anything.
In the future there is only war...
Warhammer 40,000!
Maybe they'll be a historical mod made out of the fantasy game. The big green Orcs could pass for Nazi's. Or Mongols. Or maybe the un-dead would better Nazi's. And the Orcs U.S. Marines. In a heroic, patriotic, Defenders-of-Freedom manner of course. Tell me R Lee Ermey wouldn't make a damn good Orc Gunnery Sgt.
OMFG, and i dont say that lightly because its what teenage girls say on facebook but that trailer made me feel like one!!!
I know no footage - but thats a hell of a trailer
If its as good as i hope i will drag my ball sack over a mile of broken glass to play it - and ill buy it before JD too
Quote from: undercovergeek on April 23, 2015, 03:51:42 AM
OMFG, and i dont say that lightly because its what teenage girls say on facebook but that trailer made me feel like one!!!
I know no footage - but thats a hell of a trailer
If its as good as i hope i will drag my ball sack over a mile of broken glass to play it - and ill buy it before JD too
Same here I really can't wait they can have me money now if they want.....
A little bit more info:
http://www.pcgamer.com/total-war-warhammerthe-factions-the-units-the-heroes/
Quote from: undercovergeek on April 23, 2015, 03:51:42 AM
OMFG, and i dont say that lightly because its what teenage girls say on facebook but that trailer made me feel like one!!!
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.meme.am%2Finstances%2F250x250%2F61526498.jpg&hash=a1fb767bd0424de2bc7be3279b73e45010ac4644)
Hahaha!
That's quite an endorsement there ucg.
Quote from: Gusington on April 23, 2015, 07:16:19 AM
Hahaha!
That's quite an endorsement there ucg.
No, that is a painful endorsement! :-[
Quote from: Gusington on April 22, 2015, 08:01:28 PM
I wonder what this means for future historically based releases...if anything.
More "unique" units! Medieval Total War 3 will have witches, dragons, flagellants.... ::) ;)
I can dig it as long as it means ucg will keep endorsing it hardcore.
You can put the ball sack bit on their sales page if you want
Very excited
I've already contacted CA's marketing department with your offer. They are grinding the glass as I type this.
UCG's Not worried. He's packing Solid Steel. But after dragging them for a mile, playing Warhammer TW maybe the ONLY thing he's able to do.
Quote from: Sir Slash on April 23, 2015, 09:54:38 AM
UCG's Not worried. He's packing Solid Steel. But after dragging them for a mile, playing Warhammer TW maybe the ONLY thing he's able to do.
That sounds like a plan to me
In the meantime you can practice with the Warhammer mod hosted on TWCenter http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?154786-Call-of-Warhammer-Total-War which is freely available and looks pretty good too.
OK the graphics in the upcoming game look pretty awesome, but the mod is something to get into until SEGA/CA release their TW:Warhammer.
Speaking of which, is 'soon' later this year?
Quote from: Gusington on April 23, 2015, 01:22:00 PM
Speaking of which, is 'soon' later this year?
Judging by CA's M.O., it will probably be 4th quarter around Holiday season. I'd be surprised if they push it out before November.
Quote from: Gusington on April 23, 2015, 01:22:00 PM
Speaking of which, is 'soon' later this year?
Do I detect the sound of loins moistening?
Quote from: bob48 on April 23, 2015, 03:50:47 PM
Quote from: Gusington on April 23, 2015, 01:22:00 PM
Speaking of which, is 'soon' later this year?
Do I detect the sound of loins moistening?
Every time he hears about the moustache rides.
I'm so fucking getting this one. I'm not even a Warhammer fanboy, and my loins may be even more moistened than
Gus'. I've been waiting over ten years for CA (or *someone*) to make a grand-strategy title where I can throw massive fantasy armies at each others' throats. :smitten:
Quote from: Gusington on April 22, 2015, 08:01:28 PM
I wonder what this means for future historically based releases...if anything.
We'll still see our historical TW games. CA has two full teams working in parallel now.
I enjoy Warhammer but I am not nearly as big a fan as some of you guys. Still...loins are a bit tender.
I can't help but wonder what the other CA team is working on, though...
Quote from: Sir Slash on April 23, 2015, 09:54:38 AM
UCG's Not worried. He's packing Solid Steel. But after dragging them for a mile, playing Warhammer TW maybe the ONLY thing he's able to do.
I've found something to save him the effort of crawling a mile. He can just straddle this and let it do the work.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1081.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj349%2Flongblade%2FGrogHeads%2Fopticalsorter3.jpg.gif&hash=88e6abe8d1b2c667be0b3b7e9b857acbfafc08a3)
^ That would be known as the...
Eek.
Kind of reminds me of an old girlfriend. She had her own way of breaking rocks. :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Martok on April 23, 2015, 04:50:37 PM
Quote from: Gusington on April 22, 2015, 08:01:28 PM
I wonder what this means for future historically based releases...if anything.
We'll still see our historical TW games. CA has two full teams working in parallel now.
This.
Last I read, they have two different Total War teams running. One currently doing
Warhammer and the other doing the regularly scheduled programs. :)
If they're doing medieval 3 I'm going to need another ball sack
Warhammer = <yawn>
Medieval 3: Total War = FTW!1!! O0
Surf boarding poof! :knuppel2:
I've been surfing my ball off. Don't make me show you why you slimers are farking loser monkeys, and why M3:TW is the bomb diggity.
Quote from: Toonces on April 24, 2015, 03:52:24 AM
I've been surfing my ball off. Don't make me show you why you slimers are farking loser monkeys, and why M3:TW is the bomb diggity.
Fantasy rules OK!!!!!
Quote from: Toonces on April 24, 2015, 03:52:24 AM
I've been surfing my ball off. Don't make me show you why you slimers are farking loser monkeys, and why M3:TW is the bomb diggity.
just about the only thing that could top the anticipation and loin moistening of M3:TW is Warhammer.
Its a chance for all those 'hiding from the sun, staying in doors, squinting at the muscle bound surfer dudes and their massive watches while we play with little soldiers' nerds and dorks to rise up and kick your perfectly formed ass while we rain down spells and doom on to your armies while youre like 'wait, whats this one do again'
RISE OF THE NERDS!!!
Goddamn nerds. Alright, I'm out. Let me know when it goes on sale. No smiley seems to fit, but I am looking down my nose at you hard with full-on nerd disdain.
Quote from: Toonces on April 24, 2015, 04:42:55 AM
Goddamn nerds. Alright, I'm out. Let me know when it goes on sale. No smiley seems to fit, but I am looking down my nose at you hard with full-on nerd disdain.
see, now thats funny!!
no earl grey was mentioned in the making of this joke
Quote from: Gusington on April 23, 2015, 06:34:51 PM
I can't help but wonder what the other CA team is working on, though...
Well ancient China would still be awesome, although right now that would feel somewhat redundant with
Oriental Empires coming out.
Failing that, I'm hoping for Medieval 3. I also wouldn't mind seeing Empire 2 -- provided it's actually done correctly this time, of course...
See, my dork mind reels at the possibilities of the next historical TW. I hope the team working on it is the Shogun 2 team....
Agree!! Bring back the damned developing towns and the destructible outside-of-city buildings(mines and farms). Along with a good Charlemagne campaign and I'm in like a fat man at a 99 cent buffet.
Charlemagne 99 Cent Buffet: Total War would sell 10s of millions.
Quote from: LongBlade on April 22, 2015, 08:20:27 PM
Quote from: Gusington on April 22, 2015, 08:01:28 PM
I wonder what this means for future historically based releases...if anything.
In the future there is only war...
Warhammer 40,000!
Yes! Let's hope that is true. I so long to harness the manufactorums of the Adeptus Mechanicus to purge the galaxy of Xenos scum.
This is the original warhammer, not 40000. It is like d&d only better.
More gooder?
Exactly.
Warhammer had serious atmosphere. It came alive.
I have the Dan Abnett collection Thunder & Steel ready to go once this is launched.
Games workshop just released version nine - chaos won - everyone but 3 races are dead
Which three?
Quote from: Gusington on April 24, 2015, 08:15:49 PM
Which three?
Fat fingers - sorry 6
Chaos
Orcs and goblins
Elves
Undead
Skaven
Empire
As long as the Undead are involved we're good.
They. Killed. The. Dwarves!!!!!!
Don't fret...there's still elves.
Geek prefers swarthy dwarves to poncy elves.
Gus is in luck then.
Poncy?
Poofter, I believe, is an appropriate synonym.
Sadly I don't know crap about Warhammer. My nerd cred is low to non-existent on that one.
Even more sadly I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that there are no current plans for CA to revisit Medieval anytime soon. :(
Quote from: Toonces on April 24, 2015, 10:28:41 PM
Sadly I don't know crap about Warhammer. My nerd cred is low to non-existent on that one.
My knowledge of the Warhammer universe is similarly slim. But then, all we really need to know is that the Dwarfs, Skaven, Orcs, and Vampire Counts are trying to kill each other. What else is necessary to know? :D
Quote from: Toonces on April 24, 2015, 10:28:41 PMEven more sadly I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that there are no current plans for CA to revisit Medieval anytime soon. :(
I'll believe that when I see it. ::) As with
Rome II, if the demand for Medieval 3 is there, they will make it.
Quote from: Martok on April 24, 2015, 05:17:01 AM
Quote from: Gusington on April 23, 2015, 06:34:51 PM
I can't help but wonder what the other CA team is working on, though...
Well ancient China would still be awesome, although right now that would feel somewhat redundant with Oriental Empires coming out.
Failing that, I'm hoping for Medieval 3. I also wouldn't mind seeing Empire 2 -- provided it's actually done correctly this time, of course...
Totally agree. I can't wait for Oriental Empires. I WANT IT NOW!!!!!!!! :D
^Me too.
Itself a very cool video - but I'm afraid my moisture burst forth for the last 2 seconds - please don't fk this up, it looks awesome
^Excellent trailer. I will never understand the hate over this series. It has accomplished so much in a niche where so many others have failed or were simply too scared to tread. Each game in the series has been epic, in my opinion and I look fondly upon the past and eagerly upon the future.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 17, 2015, 01:33:37 PM
^Excellent trailer. I will never understand the hate over this series. It has accomplished so much in a niche where so many others have failed or were simply too scared to tread. Each game in the series has been epic, in my opinion and I look fondly upon the past and eagerly upon the future.
I love Total War, can always go back to just like Civ!
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on June 17, 2015, 01:33:37 PM
^Excellent trailer. I will never understand the hate over this series. It has accomplished so much in a niche where so many others have failed or were simply too scared to tread. Each game in the series has been epic, in my opinion and I look fondly upon the past and eagerly upon the future.
Agree with all of this, anything that has ever troubled me and I honestly couldn't recall what, has always been patched away
It's an awesome series that should be championed, not torn down every time a new one comes out
I need this game now, dammit.
An article with a little more information over at Polygon:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/4/8722025/total-war-warhammer-battle
Some bits I found particularly interesting/cool:
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Players draw heroes to their faction which then carry out actions on the campaign map. These shamans have skill trees and level up through the campaign. They are also sent on individual assassination missions during the over-map campaign, just like spies and assassins in, for example, Total War: Attila.
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The magic system is based, of course, on Warhammer. "We're using a system called the winds of magic, which is from the Warhammer tabletop game," explains Mann. "There is magic around the world, and it increases and decreases depending on where you are. It's very much a geographic thing."
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Fantasy brings another new dimension to the series. Giant winged creatures tussle with one another and then attack ground forces. It's the first time a Total War game has included aerial combat. "Aerial units are brilliant at striking enemies behind the line of combat, that you wouldn't otherwise be able to get to," says Mann.
Hell. Yes. :smitten:
Oh, and for
Gus:
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The Empire fires off guns and arrows. It also has recourse to some very effective fantasy artillery pieces: medieval war machines and Steam Tanks.
"The Empire and [their allies] the dwarfs are very firearm-oriented," says Mann.
^-^
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/total_war_warhammer/b/pc/archive/2015/06/04/total-war-warhammer-shows-off-its-epic-battles.aspx
Little preview with some screenshots
Dear wallet, if this and no mans sky are as good as they look so far I promise after these 2 I will never buy a pc game again
Well, it certainly looks good. Not building my hopes up yet.
The Third Age mod for M2TW has done many of these fantasy units types, Trolls, Giant Spider Cavalry, Ents, and Balrogs. And done them very well. The giant-sized units actually fit in real well it that game.