This year marks the 10th anniversary of Total War: WARHAMMER, and we want to begin by thanking you for being part of this journey. Whether you’ve been with us since the start or joined along the way, your support, feedback, and passion for the series mean a great deal to us.
Right now, the team are hard at work on a variety of content that’s going to inject some exciting new experiences into the game. The big addition being Lords of the End Times, which arrives later this summer armed with four new Legendary Lords including the Great Necromancer himself, Nagash. Alongside this, we’ll also have Update 9.0 which includes the long-awaited Vampire Counts update, and Neferata as the free Legendary Lord. We’re still on track for release this later this summer and look forward to sharing more with you closer to the time.
Before all that, though, we have something special you’ll be able to experience first: our very first Character Pack. To mark the occasion, we’ve worked closely with Games Workshop to introduce an entirely new character to Warhammer lore - Bhashiva, the Desert Tigress, White Tiger of Shang Yang - accompanied by a deadly host of mercenary Tiger Warrior units.
We’ve been discussing bringing her to life for quite some time, so we’re thrilled to finally share her with you. She represents another step into the mysteries of Grand Cathay, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to debut a brand‑new aspect of the setting.
Since Bhashiva and the Tiger Warriors are fresh additions not just to the game but to the entire tabletop setting, today’s blog is primarily about giving you a small first look at who the White Tiger is, how she fights, as well as spotlighting one of the mercenaries who will be supporting her armies. Think of this as your introduction, but with more in‑depth info coming closer to release.
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/39760201/8806e2777f4467004d2a7a5c6efa8ab40efb56f8.png"][/p][p][/p][p]Hey folks,[/p][p align="start"][/p][p align="start"]Patch 7.1 has just landed in Warhammer III, bringing with it a swathe of bug fixes across various areas of the game. If you missed my message last week where I shared more about our approach to Patches in 2026, you can check it out here.[/p][p align="start"][/p][p align="start"]You can find the full Release Notes for Patch 7.1, lovingly organised into categories and factions for your reading pleasure, at the link below. We’re already working on what’s next, the current aim being to put out a Patch 7.2 sometime in March, which I’ll share an update on nearer the time.[/p][p][/p][p]PATCH 7.1 RELEASE NOTES[/p][p align="start"][/p][p align="start"]For our Chinese players: / 至中文玩家：中文补丁说明会在稍后在B站发布[p align="start"][p align="start"]As always, thanks for your all your support and feedback! If you happen to experience any new bugs or issues after updating to 7.1, please raise them over in our dedicated bug reporting sub-forum so our QA team and can get them logged for investigation.[p][p]See you on the battlefield![p align="start"][p align="start"]— Steve // Senior Community Manager [p align="start"]
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[p]If you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article.
If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
🧱 MOD WARNING
[p]Please note that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new game updates. If you are encountering performance or stability issues following a release, is recommended that you disable any mods you're running. If you continue to experience issues, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/39760201/0be0bd2770edbec3191d6c5054934a9e515bbabe.jpg"][/p][p][/p][p]Hey folks,[/p][p align="start"][/p][p align="start"]Hotfix 7.0.3 is now out of Beta and has rolled out to all players. Thanks to everyone who checked out the Beta and shared their feedback and bug reports over the holidays and in these first weeks of January.[/p][p align="start"]We’ve added a number of additional fixes to the full release which are listed below, as well as in their respective categories in the full release notes.[/p][p align="start"][/p]
[p]Fixed an issue introduced in the 7.0.3 Beta where the option to Subjugate a faction would sometimes not appear after defeating them.[/p]
[p]Fixed issues with Elspeth’s Gunnery School missions and progression issues.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where Norscan Marauding actions would incorrectly have a 5 turn cooldown.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where Pleasurable Acts for N'kari and The Masque would incorrectly having a 10 turn cooldown.[/p]
[p]Fixed broken Encampment stance for Dragonship horde armies (Aislinn unaffected).[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue so that the Nemesis Crown dilemma should no longer display a placeholder image.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where you could only select 1 spell after resetting skill points for Kairos Fateweaver.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where Kairos couldn’t change spells in Fragments of Sorcery once confederated.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where Multiplayer would crash if any player was playing as Kairos.[/p]
[p]Fixed performance issues when using Chinese Text language on high UI Scale (160% to 200%) on 4K Resolution.[/p][p][/p]
[p]👉 Read the full Hotfix 7.0.3 Release Notes here 👈 [/p][p][/p][p align="start"]As always, should you run into any new issues after updating to Hotfix 7.0.3, be sure to raise them over in our dedicated bug reporting sub-forum. [p align="start"]See you on the battlefield! [p align="start"]— Steve, Pingu & Freeman // TW Community Team[p align="start"] [p]
⚠ IMPORTANT
[p]If you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article.
If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
🧱 MOD WARNING
[p]Please note that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new game updates. If you are encountering performance or stability issues following a release, is recommended that you disable any mods you're running. If you continue to experience issues, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
It is a snowstorm of discounts as the Winter Sale is now on! Grab up to 75% off Total War titles and DLCs, and treat yourself or your loved ones to the gift of strategy this holiday season! 🎁
Here we are again; the end of another year and a moment to reflect.
Several letters ago I committed myself and the franchise to being more open and transparent (mixed success based on some feedback I see), and this is a chance for me to talk about both our successes, and failures.
Thank you so much for your support over the years be it through praise or criticism. We do read the feedback, take it to heart, sometimes beat ourselves up about how dumb we did a thing, and then plan how we make things better.
2025 has been a landmark year for the Total War franchise. We celebrated 25 incredible years of the franchise and marked the occasion by announcing three new projects I’ve been excited about since I came to CA. We also shared a first look at Warcore, the brand-new Total War game engine (to be fair it’s built on top of the last one so a little Ship of Theseus here), and spoke about bringing our new games to console (I'll talk more about that later).
We revealed the worlds’ worst kept secret, we’re making a game in one of my favorite universes, Warhammer 40,000. At the same time, we look to our past, both Total War’s and humanity’s, to set our sights on the Middle Ages with MEDIEVAL III (now? Soon?). I’ll write more on why we made the call to announce it. And finally, we are not finished with Total War Warhammer III as we revealed Lords of the End Times. It’s my hope that we talked about at least one setting that you're excited for.
Our Anniversary Showcase was the first event like this we’ve ever done; and a longstanding ambition for us.
We know we didn’t get everything perfect in this plan, but aligning three projects at very different stages in their development cycle is challenging. There’s plenty of feedback we’ll take on board for next time, and that’s exactly how it should be. In retrospect, I wish we’d also spent time celebrating our players and the mods across all our games – but that’s something we’ll explore in the future.
For a first attempt, I couldn’t be happier for the teams who pulled this off and gave you a genuine glimpse into the projects we’ve eagerly been building. I’m proud of what we did and happy for what we learned. Those in front of the camera are lifelong Total War fans, and while exciting, it’s also incredibly nerve wracking talking publicly about the things you’re working on – I'm hugely proud of them all. It was an enormously complex orchestration of presenting the showcase internationally, launching a DLC, and releasing Immortal Empires to WH1 and 2 players.
Over half a million people tuned in, and seeing that mix of familiar faces, players coming back after years away, and people discovering Total War for the very first time was awesome. It meant a lot to the team, and moments like that remind us why we choose to do this for a living.
In the future, we want to deliver more of these moments. Could a Total War-con work? Would you come? Regardless, future events might not all look the same, but each will show what Total War is up to across its many projects and where it’s going.
We’ve just rolled out Hotfix 7.0.3 as an opt-in Beta for Total War: WARHAMMER III, giving you the chance to get an early look at the myriad tweaks and fixes we’ve been working on in the wake of 7.0 and Hotfixes 7.0.1 and 7.0.2 before our teams sign off for a well-deserved festive break.
You can find full instructions on how to opt-in to a Beta on Steam here. The Beta you need to select from the dropdown menu is 'beta_hotfix_703 - BETA Hotfix 7.0.3'.
Once we’re back, fully stuffed and well-rested (hopefully), we’ll be taking a look at any feedback raised from the Beta and set to work on getting 7.0.3 ready for a full release. Unlike in the past when we’ve used the Beta branch to deliver Hotfixes, we are keen to ensure that we do take on board your feedback around the changes and fixes we’ve implemented. This does mean that 7.0.3 will only release once we’re happy with its content, so please expect this to remain on the Beta branch until we reach that point.
Whilst our teams will be monitoring for any unexpected behaviours, we expect that this is our final release of 2025. We want to give our sincere thanks to everyone who has helped by giving feedback, pointing out errors and raising bug reports. All of this has helped us to provide the changes and improvements you wanted to see this year, and we hugely appreciate your passion and enthusiasm!
With that said, let’s jump into the list of changes.[/p][p][/p][p]👉 READ FULL HOTFIX 7.0.3 BETA NOTES HERE 👈 [/p][p][/p][p] — Steve Coleman // Senior Community Manager [/p][p][/p]
⚠ IMPORTANT
[p]If you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article.
If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
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🧱 MOD WARNING
[p]Please note that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new game updates. If you are encountering performance or stability issues following a release, is recommended that you disable any mods you're running. If you continue to experience issues, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/39760201/4f569267de38d1ab94576ad967141a65bd1016b2.png"][/p][p][/p][p]Hey folks,[/p][p][/p][p]The Proving Grounds Siege Beta is now available to download on Steam! This is your chance to get hands-on with the changes, share your feedback with us and help shape the future of siege warfare.[/p][p][/p][p]This Beta phase will be available until Thursday 7th August and is open to all owners of Total War: WARHAMMER III. In case you missed the blog earlier in the week where Battle Team Lead Milcho Vasilev talked us through what his team have been cooking up for it, you can get yourself up to speed right here.[/p][p][/p][p]We've also started streaming again on Twitch and YouTube! If you missed our first stream last week, check out the VOD below for a closer look at some of the changes Milcho and his team have made before you take the dive yourself. (Skip through to 42:10)[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]For additional information on how the Beta works and how we will gather and use your feedback, check out our handy FAQ. Otherwise, you can follow the steps below to get yourself opted-in and downloading the Beta right now![/p][p][/p][p]We look forward to hearing your thoughts, and thank you for your participation![/p][p][/p][p]See you on the (siege) battlefield![/p][p][/p][p]— The Total War Team [/p][p] [/p]
How to download the Beta branch
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[p]Open your Steam client and go to your Library.[/p]
[p]Right-click on Total War: WARHAMMER III and select 'Properties'.[/p]
[p]Navigate to the 'Betas' tab.[/p]
[p]In the drop-down menu, select 'proving_grounds - Siege Beta'.[/p]
[p]Steam will then download the necessary files and begin the patching process to install the Beta.[/p]
[p][/p][p]The download is relatively small, but Steam will need to patch around 330 MB of game data in order to install the Hotfix. This can take some time depending on your hard drive speeds.[/p][p][/p][p]⚠️🛠️Please note that the use of mods with this Beta can and will lead to unexpected results.[/p][p][/p][p]Enjoy![/p][p][/p]For the latest news and announcements, don't forget to visit our official social channels.
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/39760201/4f569267de38d1ab94576ad967141a65bd1016b2.png"][/p][p][/p][p]Hi folks,[/p][p][/p][p]The gates to the Proving Grounds are ready to be thrown open once again - the Siege Rework Beta is on its way to Steam very soon for you to play and provide feedback on.[/p][p] [/p][p]Our goal here, in simple terms, is to make sieges more fun, and you are an invaluable part of making that happen through the Proving Grounds. We want to make sure we’re making valuable, meaningful changes to the game and your feedback is crucial to us achieving this - we won’t roll out any changes to the base game until we’re totally happy with the response from you, the players![/p][p] [/p][p]This round of testing will last for 2 weeks from the 24th of July to the 7th of August. All the info you need to access the Beta and provide your feedback will be available in a dedicated sub-forum once the Beta is live.[/p][p] [/p][p]Finally, we’re excited to announce that on Thursday 17th July at 2:20PM UTC/3:30PM BST/4:30PM CEST we’ll be hosting a livestream on the Total War Twitch channel where we’ll be joined by Battle Team Lead Milcho Vasilev to explore the changes included in this beta in more detail.[/p][p] [/p][p]Head over to the blog linked below to hear more from the one and only Milcho himself as he shares what he and his team have been smashing together in the siege workshop.[/p][p][/p]
[p][img src="https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/39760201/e70fbc55ec4a0b7abc9b37c920faa3f75dd41083.png"] [/p][p]Today, we’ve released Hotfix 6.2.2, bringing new fixes and tweaks to Total War: WARHAMMER III including improvements for Warriors of Chaos’ campaign AI, as well as the latest round of battle balance updates.
[p]If you experience any issues after downloading the update, please take a moment to Verify the integrity of the game files first to ensure there were no issues when downloading. A step-by-step guide can be found in this article.
If the issues persist, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
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🧱 MOD WARNING
[p]Please note that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new game updates. If you are encountering performance or stability issues following a release, is recommended that you disable any mods you're running. If you continue to experience issues, please visit our support site for additional troubleshooting steps and assistance.
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