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[Mech#4]

The patch notes for the first update are out and ready to be read. I believe the patch itself is coming out sometime tomorrow/within the next 24 hours.

The update will add five new battle maps as well as the Blood Knights for Vampire Counts. Tier 5 heavy vampiric cavalry with frenzy.


There's also details on the planned beta opt-in patch for testing DirectX 12 for those with video cards able to use it. Creative Assembly are working with AMD so those cards will work best at the moment.

[Tack]

Mork is now Morkier
Goblins are now more ticklish
Gork is now appreciably Gorkier

Best patch. About time.

[Persus13]

I see they're trying to reduce the AI hero swarm.

[Tack]

Didn't they just make AI heroes level slower and suck more on easier difficulties?

[umiman]

Didn't they just make AI heroes level slower and suck more on easier difficulties?

AI-controlled Heroes now receive half the amount of XP that the player would following an action.

Reduced AI-controlled Hero success chance on Easy and Normal difficulties.

Rebalanced traits and followers that could affect Hero action success chance.

Hero actions that damage the entire target army cause significantly less damage.

[Criptfeind]

Well, sounds good to me. Even though I was only playing on hard ai agents were somewhat annoying, one level 30 goblin big boss in particular was totally immune to my own assassins (even my level 18 banshe had a 0% chance) and chain killed the leader of one my army, pretty much once every two turns like clockwork.

Also I'm rock hard for blood knights, even though I already did a vampire campaign I'm pretty sure I'm going to replay one just for them, and probably play some multiplayer games with them as well. Hopefully they are more op then grail knights (no idea of the patch for grail knights is a nerf or a buff lol. But they've seemed strong in my limited use of them in multiplayer.)

[Teneb]

To add to that, the Warriors of Chaos were buffed pretty much everywhere except the forsaken, who got hit with a nerf pretty hard.

Also pretty hyped for the blood knights. The ones from the mod in the workshop are horribly balanced (too strong) and broken (if they are the last unit in the army alive the AI will outright ignore them, making it impossible to lose).

[umiman]

Heroes make playing as Chaos impossible. You get swarmed by them since you're at war with everyone and they just gangbang you into submission. They're just annoying for the other races.

I'm somewhat amused that Chaos got a buff. Though I guess yeah, most of their non-chosen units were pretty meh. I'm also amused that Chosen of all things got a buff. Those guys are nuts as it is.

[Teneb]

Heroes make playing as Chaos impossible. You get swarmed by them since you're at war with everyone and they just gangbang you into submission. They're just annoying for the other races.

I'm somewhat amused that Chaos got a buff. Though I guess yeah, most of their non-chosen units were pretty meh. I'm also amused that Chosen of all things got a buff. Those guys are nuts as it is.

Chosen buff was probably the smallest of the lot, being just +Armor.

[umiman]

According to their PR team, the mysterious unknown first DLC thing hasn't been figured out yet and it's not related to the patch or the Blood Knights.

This thing: https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/4q9m58/teaser_for_upcoming_warhammer_dlc/

But it's probably Krell.

[Teneb]

Found a picture of the blood knights. They look awesome.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Tack]

IMO chosen were previously just more expensive warriors with a Ld buff. The armor increase was a good move.

Also argh why Krell. I'd expect dragonslayers, considering how few lords and heroes the dwarves have.

[Teneb]

IMO chosen were previously just more expensive warriors with a Ld buff. The armor increase was a good move.

Also argh why Krell. I'd expect dragonslayers, considering how few lords and heroes the dwarves have.

Because Krell is awesome and Kemmler by himself is just not the same.

Some people are speculating it is the beastmen instead.

[umiman]

IMO chosen were previously just more expensive warriors with a Ld buff. The armor increase was a good move.

Also argh why Krell. I'd expect dragonslayers, considering how few lords and heroes the dwarves have.

Chosen:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Health:    90
Leadership:    75
Melee attack:    46
Melee defence:    56
Charge Bonus    22
   
Weapon Damage:    30
Armor-Piercing Damage:    10
Melee Interval:    3.8

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Chaos Warriors:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Health:    65
Leadership:    70
Melee attack:    34
Melee defence:    42
Charge Bonus    18

Weapon Damage:    28
Armor-Piercing Damage:    8
Melee Interval:    3.8

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Hell... the leadership buff is actually the smallest relative buff compared to everything else there. How did you even come to that conclusion?

[Tack]

No idea... Maybe relative to unit size?