The next Total War is a Warhammer Sequel

[crazychester1247]

RLY?

https://youtu.be/fXxe897bW-A
YOU JUST HAD TO GO AND MAKE THE SAME THING TWICE!

[TrustyJam]

Old news. They stated there would be several Warhammer themed games when they first got the license. :)

- Trusty

[Joshua Chamberlain]

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all the D&D nerds are happy

[[WoR] Kiff]

I'm disappointed, I want like NTW II or Empire II if their making a sequel.

[Lyman Trumbull]

Though it was already confirmed that the next Total War was going to be another Warhammer, understandably many people, including myself are a bit disappointed as we expected to hear from CA about the next historical title. We know what there is a separate team working on the historical title, it's that many would rather have heard about that which has been in production for quite some time, rather than about a game that came out last year.


Kiff;57952']I'm disappointed, I want like NTW II or Empire II if their making a sequel.

I believe that they have stated that no sequel will be made, it will be a period they have not covered before, and judging by the preview countdown screen, I believed that it had something to do with 16th/17th century America, or potentially Asia.

Edit:crazychester, there are going to be three Warhammer games, each being connected to the previous so that you can continue saved games or something similar.

[Jack Clock]

I call historically innacurate!

[Jordon Brooker]

I wish that CA would switch back to Historical Focused games. So many great settings to do.

[michaelsmithern]

i knew this was coming, so i'm waiting until the warhammer series is done before i get excited about a historical release

[crazychester1247]

Old news. They stated there would be several Warhammer themed games when they first got the license. :)

- Trusty


https://youtu.be/WWaLxFIVX1s

[MadWolf]

They are going to make 3 or 4 games about the Warhammer Universe. Plus add a lot of DLCs and FLCs to it.
The Warhammer Univers is a big one so i get why they split it in 3/4 games.
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[Bravescot]

It annoys me that they're splitting it and not just expanding the current game like they have been. Ah well, we can only pray for the next historical game. Come ooooon 17thC

[crazychester1247]

I want my pike and shot!!!

[Diversey]

I hope this is an april fools joke tbh

[crazychester1247]

I hope this is an april fools joke tbh

I got the email on the 31st at 5PM Central time so I don't think it is.

[Lyman Trumbull]

I hope this is an april fools joke tbh

It's not, there are three scheduled Warhammer games.

[Leifr]

Why is there so much angst being thrown around? It has always been known that there would be three Warhammer games in the series to make up the complete Old World - CA have never shyed away from this promise.

It has also been known for some months now that there is a second team working on the next historical title, this is completely independent of the Warhammer team and consequently has no impact on the pending release schedule.


It annoys me that they're splitting it and not just expanding the current game like they have been. Ah well, we can only pray for the next historical game. Come ooooon 17thC

But they are expanding; owners of both games will have the entire map available in one campaign.

[crazychester1247]

Why is there so much angst being thrown around? It has always been known that there would be three Warhammer games in the series to make up the complete Old World - CA have never shyed away from this promise.

It has also been known for some months now that there is a second team working on the next historical title, this is completely independent of the Warhammer team and consequently has no impact on the pending release schedule.



But they are expanding; owners of both games will have the entire map available in one campaign.

We're mad that they're releasing a Total War Warhammer game, less than a year, A SINGLE YEAR after they released a Total War Warhammer game. Why not just release it as DLC for the exsisting Total War Warhammer game? In short we're mad because CA wants us to pay for the same game two times.

[Leifr]

We're mad that they're releasing a Total War Warhammer game, less than a year, A SINGLE YEAR after they released a Total War Warhammer game. Why not just release it as DLC for the exsisting Total War Warhammer game? In short we're mad because CA wants us to pay for the same game two times.

Because the content can hardly be classified as DLC?
Nagarroth, Ulthuan, Lustria and the Southlands - that's a substantial amount of land, including a much needed expansion to territories south of the Old World. I'm certain that you would be speaking the reverse were this all to be contained in one DLC ("It's too much money for a DLC!"). I have the feeling that many folk are too young now to remember proper expansions to existing video games; expansions where content was doubled for the same price over a period of time rather than the bric-a-brac DLC model that so many games are now modeled on.

CA can never do right by a lot of folk despite a fairly agreeable track record of releases. And please, let's not pretend that Atilla, Rome II, Napoleon and Empire were anything but the same game under a different name with minor changes. :rolleyes:

[Lyman Trumbull]

Many, including myself, are not mad because they are releasing another Warhammer game a year after the original, it's that we expected this to be a teaser of the next historical title as it has been in the works for quite some time and no news has been released, yet something that, admittedly we knew was coming, came out last year is getting it's own trailer. However, this can't even be classified as being 'Mad' as many Warhammer fans are taking the historical fans disappointments and using that against them to make sure they are seen as such.

[crazychester1247]

Because the content can hardly be classified as DLC?
Nagarroth, Ulthuan, Lustria and the Southlands - that's a substantial amount of land, including a much needed expansion to territories south of the Old World. I'm certain that you would be speaking the reverse were this all to be contained in one DLC ("It's too much money for a DLC!"). I have the feeling that many folk are too young now to remember proper expansions to existing video games; expansions where content was doubled for the same price over a period of time rather than the bric-a-brac DLC model that so many games are now modeled on.

CA can never do right by a lot of folk despite a fairly agreeable track record of releases. And please, let's not pretend that Atilla, Rome II, Napoleon and Empire were anything but the same game under a different name with minor changes. :rolleyes:

Hey I played Morrowind and Diablo II when I was young. I'd be completly fine if they released this as a large expansion Skyrim style... or they could release this as several smaller DLC's, like they were already doing. Secondly Attila and Rome II are two completely different animals.

[yoyo8346]

let's not pretend that Atilla, Rome II, Napoleon and Empire were anything but the same game under a different name with minor changes. :rolleyes:

This is why I only own one Total War game. This is why I will ever only own one Total War game. :p

[Reznikov12]

I am a bit disappointed but I'm fine in waiting until the Warhammer trilogy to finish before we have a historical total war game. Most fans who like historical total wars are waiting for the Ancient Empires mod and other mods to release including me.

[crazychester1247]

I am a bit disappointed but I'm fine in waiting until the Warhammer trilogy to finish before we have a historical total war game. Most fans who like historical total wars are waiting for the Ancient Empires mod and other mods to release including me.

True, thank god for modmakers. I'd still like a historical TW sooner rather than later to see what new Ideas they have after their foray into fantasy.

[Ted]

I would actually find it quite interesitng to see a Total War that goes from 17th to the end of the 18th century, so call it Empire 2 with a much larger map than the first Empire. If we had this game we coudl basicall do all other areas as well as modding would be really easy. The main problem that we've seen with Total War was that it was really difficult to mod until the development kits for shogun 2 were released etc.

[James Dixon]

Kiff;57952']I'm disappointed, I want like NTW II or Empire II if their making a sequel.

EMPIRE II The Civil War :)

[Saris]

EMPIRE II The Civil War :)

more like Total War: American Civil War

[crazychester1247]

more like Total War: American Civil War

As much as I want an ACW thats similar to Total War, I don't think an ACW total war game would work too well. Because the ACW is lacking 3 things that are very important to TW games, international diplomacy, technological advancments, and unit variety.

My dream ACW game would be a game that has an AEGOD's ACW II style campaign with Ultimate General style battles.

[thomas aagaard]

They paid Games Workshop for license to make 3 warhammer games... so no surprise here.

[crazychester1247]

They paid Games Workshop for license to make 3 warhammer games... so no surprise here.

No one here is surprised about them making 3 warhammer games. Thats been old news for awhile now. We're surprised that they're announcing a Warhammer game 11 months after they released the first Warhammer game. We were assuming their was going to be another Total War in between was all.

[thomas aagaard]

My guess would be that the license is limited to a specific number of years... so they don't have time for that.

[Lyman Trumbull]

My guess would be that the license is limited to a specific number of years... so they don't have time for that.

Well they do have two separate teams, one working on Warhammer and the other on a historical title.

[thomas aagaard]

Yep, but if my theory is correct that don't change the fact that the warhammer games need to be published within a certain timeframe... so they can't wait for a few years to publish the next one.

[Devmc99]

They paid Games Workshop for license to make 3 warhammer games... so no surprise here.

Thats fucking bullshit. They make 3 warhammer games but refuse to make a medieval 3. CA can go fuck themselves.

[Soulfly]

Thats fucking bullshit. They make 3 warhammer games but refuse to make a medieval 3. CA can go fuck themselves.

I wouldnt say its the next "Total War", its just an addon for the existing one as they add new factions which is logical, isnt it. It does not mean that they dont plan or work on another simultaneously

[thomas aagaard]

Actually it is an independent game.
You don't need the first Warhammer game to play the new one. The map area will be different with different armies and game mechanics.

[Soulfly]

ah i see, like Napoleon: Total War...i thought it adds sth. to the game

[Lyman Trumbull]

Actually it is an independent game.
You don't need the first Warhammer game to play the new one. The map area will be different with different armies and game mechanics.

However, they will be connected, thus you will be able to continue your save game throughout the series. From 'pcgamesn' "The second point of interest is the prospect of a combined campaign map. If you own both Total War: Warhammer I and II, you'll get a free update shortly after release that lets you play across both maps stitched together, as any of the existing playable races."