Warhammer II: Total War - Who's playing?

[JasonPratt]

I think they still show up as adversaries without purchasing the DLC anyway, right?

(The original example being the Chaos faction from WH1: they're almost the end-boss of the game by design, but you can only play AS them if you own their DLC.)

[Martok]

Correct.  Those factions still show up in the game regardless; purchasing the DLC simply allows you to play as them. 

[Yskonyn]

Unless you have a burning desire to play specific DLC factions (like the Wood Elves in WH1 or Tomb Kings in WH2), I would save your money and just purchase the base version of each game.  The DLC is nice, but not worth the florins IMO; and the base games already include plenty of content & replayability.

This doesn't fly with my internal completionist however.

[Martok]

Unless you have a burning desire to play specific DLC factions (like the Wood Elves in WH1 or Tomb Kings in WH2), I would save your money and just purchase the base version of each game.  The DLC is nice, but not worth the florins IMO; and the base games already include plenty of content & replayability.

This doesn't fly with my internal completionist however.

Which I certainly understand.  I'm more than neurotic/OCD enough to sympathize with that impulse.  :P   


Personally, however, I can honestly say that as PC gaming has evolved into the current DLC model, I've discovered I'm not quite as much a completionist as I used to be.  I've realized there are features & content in which I simply have no interest, and am perfectly happy not picking up the DLC for them, even when that means my version of the game remains forever "incomplete".  From my perspective, I already have everything I want, so have no complaints.  :) 

[Martok]

Incidentally, ashbery over on the Explorminate forums mentioned a mod that slows down battles for Warhammer II.  I'm going to try and check it out when I have time. 


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1163927656

[undercovergeek]

I was always a fan of slowing it down in the 'real' world games but in the WH world there are forces without ranged troops who just have to sprint to combat and that's their flavour - and those that excel at ranged that if you slowed the advance down there'd be no one left for melee - thinking elves here - I recently watched a let's play of the skaven where the guy had rattling guns and jezzails - the opposition back line never saw the centre ground and that was normal speed

In terms of dlc I'd just get the big race ones - the tomb king one etc, the lady of XXX and lord of XXX ones are just story updates with no real depth

[JasonPratt]

The commander DLCs do bring new units, but I'm not sure if they're only available with those particular commanders or not. Probably so?

[Bardolph]

Picked up the two base games. Contemplating DLC before the sale ends.

[Geezer]

Picked up the two base games. Contemplating DLC before the sale ends.

This might help with some of the DLC choices:  https://www.strategygamer.com/articles/total-war-warhammer-2-dlc/

[Bardolph]

Thanks Geezer. Found that and the one on Warhammer I informative.

[vyshka]

Unless you have a burning desire to play specific DLC factions (like the Wood Elves in WH1 or Tomb Kings in WH2), I would save your money and just purchase the base version of each game.  The DLC is nice, but not worth the florins IMO; and the base games already include plenty of content & replayability.

I'd get the Prophet and the Warlock if you have any desire to play the skaven. Being on the receiving end of those ratling guns was enough to get me to buy so I can try them at some point. I finally dove in over the holidays and put in about 40 hours with the Dwarfs.
I'm currently in the early part of a Reikland game.

Incidentally, ashbery over on the Explorminate forums mentioned a mod that slows down battles for Warhammer II.  I'm going to try and check it out when I have time. 


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1163927656

Thanks for this.

[W8taminute]

After a few years boycotting buying Warhammer II I finally gave in during the Steam sale and bought it.  Loaded Warhammer I back up and started playing the massive campaign in Warhammer II that combines the maps from both games. 

Great fun and I'm glad I bought it but my attention is furiously elsewhere atm. 

[Martok]

Have been distracted the last couple weeks by Thrones of Britannia and the 1212 AD mod for Attila.  Gotta get back into this one, hopefully tonight. 

[Gusington]

I tried to get the 1212 mod running and it just hangs on the intro screen. Any ideas? I invested a lot of time in downloading seven parts to the damned thing :/

How are you liking Thrones?

[undercovergeek]

Don't click the campaign button at the bottom - you have to choose it from the menu on the left hand side