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[Owl Ki]

The trailer for Thrones of Decay is here.

Spoiler: Trailer.

Spoiler: Deep analysis.

24 minute video.

CA hasn't released any blog posts yet but it seems the unit roster is going to look like this.

Spoiler

The Empire
Elspeth von Draken (LL)
Theodore Bruckner (LH)
Master Engineer (Lord)
Engineer (Hero)
Hochland Long Rifles
Knights of the Black Rose
Marienburg Landship
Nuln Ironsides
Steam Tank Volley Gun

Dwarfs
Malakai Makaisson (LL)
Garagrim Ironfist (LH)
Daemon Slayer (Lord)
Dragon Slayer (Hero)
Doomseekers
Goblin-Hewer
Grudge-Raker Thunderers
Slayer Pirates
Thunderbarge

Nurgle
Tamurkhan the Maggot Lord (LL)
Epidemius (FLC LL)
Kayzk the Befouled (LH)
Chaos Lord of Nurgle (Lord)
Chaos Sorcerer of Nurgle (Hero)
Bile Trolls
Pestigors
Plague Ogres
Rot Knights
Toad Dragon

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[Adam 🍎]

Elspeth von Draken (LL)

WHAT

 

[Owl Ki]

Alright, CA has dropped a blog post detailing the Nurgle side of the DLC. Things are looking good for Nurgle.

Spoiler: Blog post link.

https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-warhammer/blogs/13

Spoiler: Analysis.

30 minute video.

First off, Nurgle is getting a full rework. Plagues, recruitment, building chains, tech tree and army abilities are all being reworked. The changes sound quite extensive.

Secondly, Tamurkhan's faction ability, Tamurkhan's Chieftains, will allow players to recruit units from other races through these special characters. In the screenshot on the blog, there are characters representing Norsca, Beastmen and the Chaos Dwarfs. These characters will also provide buffs, extra unit capacity and special abilities for Tamurkhan. These characters will need to be managed using two new resources in Dominance and Fealty.

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[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Seems like a cool game. I'll check this out.

 

[Owl Ki]

Alright, a lot of news this week. I'll focus on The Empire with this post.

Spoiler: Blog post link.

https://community.creative-assembly...rones-of-decay-introducing-elspeth-von-draken

The Empire is getting a substantial rework. Here are a couple of short vids looking into it.

Spoiler: Colonel Damneders

4 minute video.

Spoiler: Zerkovich

10 minute video.

To summarise:

• Karl Franz is the only Empire lord with access to the Elector Count system. He gets special Emperor's Decrees which allow him a range of powerful options such as instant recruitment, declaring war on another Elector Count without the others getting involved and getting certain confederation with another Elector Count. Karl now suffers no penalties for crossing the territory of any Empire faction and his own army can heal in neutral or friendly Empire territory. He now also starts with Fort Helmgart.

• Imperial Authority has been reworked and separated from the Elector Count system. All Empire factions have access to Imperial Authority but only when owning land in the Empire of Man. So Markus or Volkmar can have access to the mechanic but only if they go back to take land in the Empire of Man.

• Gelt now starts in Southern Cathay and has his own unique faction mechanic in the Colleges of Magic. This mechanic allows him to acquire a resource called Arcane Essays which allows him to instantly recruit any type of wizard from the eight lores. From there, Gelt can spend Arcane Essays on permanent special items or powerful temporary spells including Cataclysm Spells, the one exception being the Lore of Metal Cataclysm which Gelt can apparently unlock permanently. Gelt gets dilemma interactions with Zhao Ming and can choose to either stay in Cathay or return to the Empire. The latter gives Gelt a powerful 10 turn boost which allows Gelt to quickly travel to where he wants to set up shop.

• There is an FLC Hero in the Gold Wizard, rounding out the Empire's wizard choices.

On the DLC side of things, Elspeth von Draken has had a showcase vid.

Spoiler

14 minute video.

To summarise:

• Elspeth starts in Nuln, Wissenland.

• Elspeth is the Ikit Claw of the Empire. With her faction's Imperial Gunnery School mechanic, she acquires Schematics that can be spent on upgrading any and all gunpowder units which are placed in various categories. Eventually she unlocks the Amethyst Armoury where special units can be unlocked and upgraded with the Lore of Death.

• Elspeth also has a teleportation mechanic in the Gardens of Morr. Elspeth can construct Black Tower buildings across territory held by a friendly or neutral Empire faction. She can upgrade these towers to provide extra benefits. The teleport function has a cool down so trips must be planned carefully.

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[Adam 🍎]

• Karl Franz is the only Empire lord with access to the Elector Count system. He gets special Emperor's Decrees which allow him a range of powerful options such as instant recruitment, declaring war on another Elector Count without the others getting involved and getting certain confederation with another Elector Count. Karl now suffers no penalties for crossing the territory of any Empire faction and his own army can heal in neutral or friendly Empire territory. He now also starts with Fort Helmgart.

MASSIVE

• Gelt now starts in Southern Cathay and has his own unique faction mechanic in the Colleges of Magic. This mechanic allows him to acquire a resource called Arcane Essays which allows him to instantly recruit any type of wizard from the eight lores. From there, Gelt can spend Arcane Essays on permanent special items or powerful temporary spells including Cataclysm Spells, the one exception being the Lore of Metal Cataclysm which Gelt can apparently unlock permanently. Gelt gets dilemma interactions with Zhao Ming and can choose to either stay in Cathay or return to the Empire. The latter gives Gelt a powerful 10 turn boost which allows Gelt to quickly travel to where he wants to set up shop.