And it's only set to get bigger, with the eventual release of Warhammer 3. Here's hoping it works as well as we're told, because this has the potential to be very, very special. We're yet to see the new campaign in action, although we're hoping to do so ahead of its launch towards the end of the month.
The hotfix patch for the Total War: Warhammer 2 Mortal Empires campaign has left beta today, and is now live for everybody. For the full details, join me in the video below. Total War: Warhammer 2 Mortal Empires hotfix patch now live. I spoke to the Total War team earlier this week to get a better idea of what we can expect here. Part 40 of Total War: Warhammer II Morathi Mortal Empires campaign playthroughNo CommentaryTotal War: Warhammer IICult of PleasureMortal Empires CampaignNorm. This will undoubtedly mean a much longer campaign with much more significant waiting times between turns, but as a Total War sandbox experience goes, this could be the franchise at its most ambitious yet. The maps have needed to be rejigged and some minor factions removed, but by the sounds of it, the Mortal Empires campaign is going to be a monster. With 295 settlements on the map and 117 starting factions, the team at Creative Assembly may have achieved this goal. but we've erred more towards keeping more content in because we think that for most fans, that's what they want." There is a limit, it's about finding that balance.
"We're happy for this to be for a more hardcore fan," said game director Ian Roxburgh, when I spoke to him this week, "with more factions included and a longer end turn.
Better still, it's free if you already own both titles. This new mode, which combines the maps of both Total War: Warhammer and Total War: Warhammer 2, arrives on the 26th October. We really enjoyed Total War: Warhammer 2 at launch, but we're still waiting on arguably its most exciting feature: the 'Mortal Empires' campaign.