Total Warhammer 2

[LexW]

Definitely. I may actually play the Empire again for pretty much the first time since TW1 (I really enjoyed them there, esp. multiplayer), but a horde version of Lizardmen is also super-exciting. Especially lead by a giant Kroxigor. Praying for a deathroll-style sync-kill animation for him or the Dread Saurian.

This also has me excited for the Greenskin revamp which is allegedly coming, because maybe they’ll add a lord for them too - Grom the Paunch, who once invaded Ulthuan seems the obvious candidate.

[Imaginary_Llamas]

Today CA announced that Gotrek & Felix are being added to the game, and Gotrek will be voiced by Brian Blessed! https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-ii-gotrek-felix-faq/
Looks like a similar deal to when they added Grombrindal in the first Total Warhammer, where they will be temporarily exclusive to people who buy the next issue of White Dwarf and then released to everyone else a month later or so.

[The_Velour_Fog]

not a Warhammer fan per se but all of this sounds right up my alley…my one problem with the Total War style games is the micro managing of the battles themselves…does this have some sort of competent AI that will allow a more hands-off approach? I am aware of auto-resolve but something part way between would be nice…i’m just not interested in working out flanking and infantry and where to put my archers and all that. What about a “Suggested Setup” button or the like?

[Shadoko]

competent AI

We are talking about a Total War game…

[LexW]

There isnt a proper suggested setup for Warhammer, annoyingly. There is for other Total War games like Three Kingdoms or Britannia and contrary to Shadoko it actually does do a solid job. With Warhammer the problem is that too many units are too bizarre I think. Like does an ankylosaur with a laser cannon on the back go in a artillery position or a melee one. It’s tough in melee too, and the laser cannon is direct fire so can’t fire past tall units. What about an ankylosaur with a giant healing aura crystal on the back?

You see the issue I think. Some units are very standard archers cavalry etc but many, perhaps most, have some sort of peculiarity.

If you want the AI to fight your battle but not use the ever-dodgy autoresolve (way less bad than it used to be but…) that however Is possible with a mod.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1158993779&searchtext=Spectator+mode

That lets you hand over some or all of your units to the AI and is updated for the latest patch.

[arathain]

I don’t really see why there couldn’t be an automatic set-up. I mean, the AI sets up its army. It doesn’t do the greatest job, but it gets the basics right. You could have a button that just does that.

It’s does have a bunch of micro, but it does give you tools to manage it. Like, holding alt lets you drag your selected units around in outline. Let go and they won’t lose their formation as they march. Formation locked groups can be given a single attack order and each unit will seek out its own target- handy for your main line engaging theirs without losing formation. That said, there’s no getting round the micro for cavalry, range units, wizards…

[LexW]

That said, there’s no getting round the micro for cavalry, range units, wizards…

Well, you can use the Spectator Mode II mod like I said - you can apply it to individual units, and it’ll do the micro for you.

[Imaginary_Llamas]

I might try out that spectator mod. I don’t mind a bit of micro, but units like shock cavalry and chariots that require almost constant attention to be any good aren’t my thing. As such, I’ve mainly just avoided the issuing by sticking to infantry-heavy armies with only a few cavalry units. This works for many factions, but Bretonnia and Wood Elves are too cavalry/skirmish-oriented for me to enjoy them properly.

[Grizzly]

I don’t really see why there couldn’t be an automatic set-up. I mean, the AI sets up its army. It doesn’t do the greatest job, but it gets the basics right. You could have a button that just does that.

Isn’t that just “select all units, click a formation you want” though? How would this be different from what’s already in the game?