Total War: Attila
Longbeards Culture Pack and Total War: ATTILA Update out now!
The Longbeards Culture Pack is available now and we’ve released a new trailer to celebrate:
http://youtu.be/IhjkxMd1ADU
This first piece of DLC from the Total War New Content team gives you command of three formidable new factions: the Langobards, the Burgundians and the Alamans.
Alongside a host of new unique buildings, units and objectives, the Longbeards Culture Pack includes new feature called ‘The Lay of Ybor’. Play through a series of linked narrative events and your choices will ultimately earn you the legendary Ybor as a general, with traits that mirror the choices you've made along the way.
For more information and to purchase the Longbeards Culture Pack click here:http://store.steampowered.com/app/343460/
A new update has also been implemented and the full list of improvements and changes is available on our official Wiki:
http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Update
Rally Point 25 - Gate Smashing and ATTILA Recap
Sometimes, when both the chips and the siege equipment is down, you just need to get into a gate. In this month’s Rally Point we talk to Mr.Bickham about how the torches are down and the axes are up in ATTILA:
http://youtu.be/2pzldHlHgJU
We’re also recapping all the things which you might have missed on the run up to launch, so grab a cup of tea/coffee/blood of your foes and settle in for Rally Point 25.
Enjoy!
-Will
Total War: ATTILA update coming this Thursday
This brings with it many improvements; first and foremost, it eliminates torches as a means of destroying gates, so generals who have lost their siege equipment must rely on cold, hard steel to hack through.
The update also brings with it performance and technical improvements, plus campaign, battle and balancing updates. Much of this feedback has been collated from extensive communication with the community, and we look forward to seeing what you make of it later in the week.
Full details: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Update
Total War: ATTILA - Longbeards Culture Pack Details
The Longbeards Culture Pack, introducing three new playable factions - the Langobards, the Burgundians and the Alamans, may be used in Single or Multiplayer Campaign modes and Custom and Multiplayer battles.
Alongside new units, buildings, ancillaries, traits and objectives, this culture pack also includes a new mission feature, titled “The Lay of Ybor”. This presents you with a series of linked narrative events. As events unfold, you will direct the actions of a fabled hero through a series of branching narrative choices. As the story draws to its conclusion, Ybor himself becomes available as a general for your armies, complete with traits that mirror the choices you’ve made.
If you’d like to find out more, check out the first Total War: ATTILA Unit Spotlight Video. Watch it here: http://youtu.be/fte3zncj7_M
You can also check out more details of the Longbeards factions on the Official Wiki: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War_ATTILA_factions
The Longbeards Culture Pack is available to pre-order via Steam, now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/343460/
Total War: ATTILA "The Hunboxing Video"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H60c_WyAdU
One of them will be hunted through the woods by trained combat horseback archers. One of them will enjoy a series of tasty beverages in a local pub. Who wins? Who loses?
Craig and Will are unboxing the Total War: Attila Special Edition. To find out where to get yours, check out:
http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War:_ATTILA_Special_Edition
Total War: ATTILA is out worldwide February 17th. For more information visit www.totalwar.com
The Ashen Horse Trailer
The final horseman of the apocalypse rides. Attila the Hun is death itself, and his very name burns through the pages of history.
Check out the last of our four horsemen trailers, which asks a question of history – what if? Watch death incarnate take to his steed and instil fear and desperation in his enemies. On February 17th you too can take on his armies. Will you survive? Or will you side with the Huns and wreak havoc on civilization?
Trailer: http://youtu.be/m5ihy9aY0UM
And if you’d like to know more about the Huns as a playable faction, check out our Official Wiki: http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Total_War_ATTILA_huns
Total War Chronicles
With the click of a button in-game, players will be able to upload a detailed log of all the key events that have occurred within their campaign to date. Total War Chronicles will automatically receive, process and display this data so players can then log in to TotalWar.com and look back over the trials and triumphs of their game. The app includes a range of interactive features designed to help players explore each of their ‘Chapters’; they will also be able to name, tag and lay out the cornerstones of their strategy by adding commentary throughout their campaign timelines.
The app takes its inspiration from a save game analysis tool used in the CA development team, and the Total War community’s enthusiasm for posting campaign AARs (or After-Action Reports) on forums. It will be live to coincide with the release of Total War: ATTILA, and will be further refined based on player feedback.
Watch the following video for more information! http://youtu.be/V897ZAdYFfg
Tales of the Apocalypse- Part 4: The Calm
In "The Calm" our latest Tale of the Apocalypse, we see the Viking Forefathers turn their gaze South and
prepare to relieve it of its riches.
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The Calm
As Roman control in Britain waned, many tribes of Northern Europe saw the opportunity for expansion and plunder. Those native to Juteland were hardy seafarers and accomplished raiders...
Brynjar squats at the edge of the treeline to survey the town ahead. He closes his eyes to savour the rich aromas of hot bread and roasting meat on the chill night air. He knows his men will be doing the same; the crossing from Juteland was icy and treacherous, and a full belly will be a just reward for their labours.
The men are well disciplined. There is no rustling, no snap of twigs as 200 armed warriors crouch patient and still as statues, clutching their axes in readiness. Brynjar feels a great pride swelling in his breast as he considers this fact. He is warmed by it.
The gods owe them a victory tonight. The raid on the last town faltered when dogs scented their approach and the alarm was raised. The inhabitants were well prepared, and Brynjar spied many armed guardsmen assembling by torchlight. He weighed the situation, found it wanting, and withdrew his warriors. No sense in coming home with a full hold and half a crew.
This town is smaller. Even if they are spied while they advance, Brynjar favours their odds. Providing the inhabitants offer no resistance, there will be no needless bloodshed. Any guards will be dealt with of course, and after the townsfolk have been rounded up, his men will transfer their stores and valuables to the boats and they will leave as they arrived, under cover of darkness.
Brynjar feels a presence beside him and turns to see his brother Fritjof crouched there, a question framed on his face. The low firelight from the town glints in his eyes.
“It’s good, I think?” whispers Fritjof. “No dogs today, heh. The residents will be slow and lazy from their evening meals. We should strike now, before the night runs away from us”.
Brynjar smiles. His brother is right of course. Between his keen sense of timing and the unswerving loyalty Brynjar commands from his men, might they not control a thousand warriors? Ten thousand? It worked for the Romans, he thinks. But the eagle falls, and the soft underbelly of Brittania is ours now, to plunder as we please.
Brynjar nods to his brother.
“Give the order.”
Assembly Kit for Total War ATTILA Announced!
Some exciting news for you modding enthusiasts is that a new Assembly Kit for Total War: ATTILA will be out a couple of months after launch!
Along with all the tools that were available with ROME II, there will also be some map modding capabilities with new TED and TERRY tools, and raw terrain data. You can check out some of the new features on the wiki here
http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/ATTILA_Assembly_Kit
Today’s attendees will go hands on with an early version of these this afternoon, taking the chance for some Q&A with the ATTILA team while they are at it.
At last year’s Summit we saw the birth of the Mod Awards and we hope to achieve some new exciting ways to involve our modding community and thank them for their hard work.
For a more detailed look at our Mod Summit itinerary and announcements keep an eye on the forums for the attendees’ posts and write ups.
Total War: ATTILA - Community Event
For more information on;
Paris- http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/145859
Berlin- http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/145867
London- http://forums.totalwar.com/showthread.php/145860
“Try the game!”
Book the date and join us at the venue to test your military and diplomatic skills on Total War: ATTILA in campaign and historical battle modes! Do you think you can give the Western Roman Empire a brighter fate or do you actually prefer leading the apocalypse as the Huns?
We will have a few PCs available for you to play the game early and see if your plans will actually work out as expected!
“Live Streaming!”
We will be streaming on our official Twitch channel with some of your favourite YouTubers. We will also do our best to stream at convenient hours so our friends in America won’t have to get up too early on Saturday to follow the stream
We will publish the schedule and further details about the live stream within the next few days so watch out this space!