First Look Campaign Map | Total War: WARHAMMER III

Get ready for your first look at the WARHAMMER III campaign map! From the frozen wastes of Kislev to the deadly Mountains of Mourn and the isolated lands of Grand Cathay, the battlefield is vast.
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[@arigoshi9770]

The contrast in areas is amazing. I was worried that the landscape for kislev and norsca would be too similar but you've done a fantastic job of defining the areas using greenery, buildings and rock formations. So hyped to see the chaos wastes!

[@jt_manic]

I love that its more stylized and clean looking.

[@connro123]

I love how nobody attacks the Hellpit, the Skaven just sitting and watching Kislev and Khorne fight.

[@THERICHYGREEN]

I imagine it'd be like Vietnam, except worse. Fighting through endless tunnels and caverns, no maps, constantly getting ambushed, exploded, stomped on by monsters, just yeesh.

[@willfrancescofini]

So will Throat the Unclean be in the main campaign, with all his unique faction mechanics, but unplayable?

[@connro123]

@@THERICHYGREEN Yeah that's about how i'd figure it would be.

[@jdubb240]

@@willfrancescofini Throat the Unclean 😳

[@willfrancescofini]

@@jdubb240 LMAOO sounds like a @DameOffensive video title

[@Hugothester]

I love how the map shows tons of bottlenecks where you can defend your cities, Cathay looks beautiful and Praague reminds me of Osgiliath, that will be epic!

[@jhniify]

buen inglés de harbacete ;)

[@Arthillis]

With the different creatures patrolling the map that look like youd fight them if you encounter them this feels like they took a page out of "Heroes of Might and Magic" for their map. And also when they were exploring the sections of map they were large and it was just a small section. Seems like this map is going to be freaking huge when you take all of it combined.

[@christianschulz1443]

who wants that ? less sandbox more arcady bs

[@pepethehunter6419]

it looks more like CIV6 than WARHAMMER

[@brgahdfjadghdhd7585]

Praague reminds me of Prague

[@lionheartx10]

That Map...is Beautiful!!!

[@GhostChickenTV]

Hello There

[@lionheartx10]

@@GhostChickenTV General Kenobi

[@finlandsakke3505]

I was just watching your green skins campaing :D

[@Shedbro100]

Woah, just watched one of your Attila vids

[@lionheartx10]

@@Shedbro100 hope you enjoyed it

[@Tarriff]

Looks cool

[@alfonsklapa3353]

Our god and Emperor tarriff blessed us today.

[@mister00z84]

"Will mem it to the death"

[@volnir1767]

If you look close enough you can see imrik running in cathay

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

Ab in imrik

[@MozzieWozzie]

Can't wait to smash hordes of monkeys into that Cathayan wall 🍌🍌🍌

[@freeezegames1048]

I love how it looks like Cathay has a ton of chokepoints for their cities. And that Bastion is beautiful. Also if the Chaos AI focuses down Prague as suggested, I can see some epic battles going down.

[@memesofwarhemmer7076]

I just find funny how much of the land of the hob-goblins had be cut off for the game to work guess the end times are not real after all (Disclaimer for those who not know during the end times Gringor had destroyed the entire land mass of Cathey and Hob goblin khan, who is said to have an empire even bigger than Cathey in terms of land mass)

[@maxchen9185]

yes please make Praag a proper defendable castle, i ve grown so tired of fending the chaos off on that river-crossing which has nothing whatsoever to do with the lore.

[@WlLDEHlLDE]

Defending praag every turn for 50 turns will make it feel a lot less epic^^

[@freeezegames1048]

@@WlLDEHlLDE Haha, yeah, that'll feel really grindy unless you can Max some wizards quickly.

[@Nico-pg7qr]

@@maxchen9185 yes, with molotov throwing soldiers

[@Ironwizard42]

Seeing the plains of zharr on the map makes me want chaos dwarfs even more.

[@cephery8482]

Yeah, game does have a ton of chaos in it already though, could see why they might hold off for now

[@TheRetartidMunkee]

@@cephery8482 Definitely going to be a dlc later on tho. If we got vampirates we will get chaos dwarves

[@KristofferXxXxX]

Well ur wish has finally been granted, for CA has revealed the upcoming DLC Forge of the Chaos Dwarfs! With this DLC and the upcoming Update 3.0, the Chaos Dwarfs will at long last become a reality!

[@ross.metcalf]

Can I just say, I am super happy with the new look, especially the RIVERS and BRIDGES!!!!! The old map was always so confusing about which rivers you could cross and which ones you couldn't cross. This new look is a little more cartoonish, but SO much more readable, its a great improvement.

[@xTheBeserkerx]

This has been a big issue in my chaos campaign. Trying to raze settlements again I need a clear path. Super glad we're getting an updated world map. Also those textures look so good ugh my hype is so real

[@rovers141]

@@xTheBeserkerx Target an army, hold right click where you want to move him and it will show the quickest route or you can drag your mouse around to find more viable routes. It's really quite easy. Just keep a hand on backspace so you can immediately cancel a movement if you accidentally let go of right click while dragging it around

[@xTheBeserkerx]

@@rovers141 dang I've been playing for years and had no idea I could do this. Thanks man

[@rovers141]

@@xTheBeserkerx lol no problem. Now that I think about it you might have to hold Ctrl also..it's been a year since I've played

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

The Ogre Kingdom lands look amazing: the way the landscape varies as you move further east or west really makes it clear you're entering a very different land. I *did* notice the pathway was missing Imrik running down the road at the mention of the word "legendary dragon" though.

[@reiteration6273]

It's unfortunate, but they had to cut him from the trailer because he kept drowning out the announcer by screaming "Dragon! Dragon! Dragon! Dragon! Dragon! Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!".

[@NobodyHere951]

@@reiteration6273 Tariff strikes again as the most popular WH3 content creator

[@juandougnac8826]

Clearly an oversight on their part.

[@smokinggnu6584]

The Starlance *strikes*!

[@alexandrpyankov430]

*Excited Imrik screaming*

[@imperialisticvonhabsburg3149]

The map looks gorgeous

[@spamstabber]

The graphics remind me of Troy, which isn't a bad thing cause Troy is the best looking TW game IMO.

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

@@spamstabber it looks like civ 6

[@bh7969]

@@theonesithtorulethemall it looks way better then civ 6

[@Cekkaaaaaaaa]

@@spamstabber 3K looked better on campaign map

[@Boombox69in]

Not a fan of how every bit of water in Cathay looked like it was at the bottom of a weird rock bowl, even the ‘rivers’

[@IndustrialBonecraft]

"Prague [...] a dying, tainted beast thrashing against the inevitability of its fate" - bloody hell, alright. I went a few years ago and it was quite nice...

[@winndypops]

The mountains of Mourn is a much more colourful region than I imagined it, certainly not a negative thing at all though, love the look of it all.

[@Oops-All-Ghosts]

Honestly the Warhammer games have always had very vibrant settings. Even in 40K, the Space Marines paint themselves in the colours of their chapters, the Guardsmen wear all sorts of regalia, the Orks obviously have their own colour mythology, and even the Necrons, the most dour and fatalistic faction in the setting, have a tendency to decorate themselves. And Warhammer Fantasy was never as grim and morose as 40K is. I think it's a lot more accurate to make the setting--even the darker, grimier parts of it--bright and colourful. (I also like it esp. in wild places like the Mountains of Mourn, because it helps to emphasize that this is a place of extremes, where everything is much bigger and louder than anywhere else. Sorta like the colouration of poisonous frogs.)

[@CornRecords972]

@@Oops-All-Ghosts Yeah its only people who look at the setting at face value who think grim dark means => dark and bland. Just look at the old artwork of the high elves. Its a whole rainbow. And there's literally hot pink space marines with a heart for an emblem

[@deanrazor9023]

@@CornRecords972 yeah, I think that the art doesnt have to look all grey and depressing if its a grim setting, that's just visual shorthand. If anything, having these colorful factions with a fate of inevitable annihilation is more grimdark than if the land and armies had more muted colors. imo.

[@PowerPuffSoldier]

It's common misconception of grim fantasy must be dark colors. The themes can be dark, while still having colorful aesthetics. Just seeing dark colors can get tiresome, like it's compensating for lack of substance.

[@lexsdragon1554]

Woah the new map looks so clean and polished! The only thing I wish for is that small models of building you build actually appear in the towns, like in Rome 2. That would be dope

[@tomh2572]

That was one of my favourite things about Rome2.

[@Worgrunner]

Thrones of Brittania, and Attila had that too. I do miss that!

[@josepharmstrong6502]

@@Worgrunner so did empire

[@chickenmadness1732]

@@josepharmstrong6502 medieval 2 aswell lol

[@cfehunter]

3k did this too.

[@four1111ify]

As someone who has always loved turtling in these sort of games, I think Cathay is going to be right down my alley.

[@Jinxtah123]

Turtling is a way of life!

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

as a high elves player i must agree, if it only were some way to make turteling worth it andinteresting...

[@user-wb7ez9ud4p]

@@theonesithtorulethemall I've found turtling as a Dwarf pretty fun, they are like THE turtle race so far.

[@TheRealestEric]

Same. Turtling and defensive play is the best.

[@Ceradonaia]

@@theonesithtorulethemall Try out the Gate Pass Invasion mod, it makes turtling a little more active and fun. It only works for the Empire mountain passes and the High Elf mountain passes though (and only when controlled by the player).

[@goldenskulll]

One function that I want on the campaign map is the ability to scout the terrain ahead of the battle window to see where I wanna make my strategic stand to hold and advancing enemy army. That would be epic if the land where the army is standing be replicated exactly when in Battle.

[@vv5552]

Man I really hope we get a full globe with everything properly spaced out like this. Can you image tracking across this much space from the northern wastes to the tip of Lustria.

[@Kanon_39_]

The Q&A said there will be a huge combined map for those who own all 3 parts of Total War.

[@leonidasbaneofpersia9069]

@@Kanon_39_ I think I will preorder just for this reason (and the free faction pack) Ive really been enjoying Mortal Empires, tho I am still new to the TWW series.

[@RexorInvicta]

Cathay looks very fortify-able, water as a wall -> leading enemies to cities standing in the way of weaker settlements.

[@user-wb7ez9ud4p]

But then Tzeench being able to teleport... This will be fun indeed!

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

...but why are they in this game?

[@rosethorn9327]

Got to love that little pause at a certain dworfy chaos area xD I look forwards to that race dlc :3

[@nergigante.]

They tease it lmao!

[@reiteration6273]

Same. Cathay & Kislev are cool, but plenty of settings have Russian & Chinese factions. The non-human races are what make Warhammer special to me.

[@watzax26]

Which minute?

[@kharnlefelon2865]

@@reiteration6273 same

[@zernst2798]

The chaos dwarves are going to be the best faction ever

[@birdmadboy26]

When they zoom out from Kislev to the Ogre Kingdoms they go out of their way to pass by Zorn Uzkul and The Plain of Zharr which both have associations with the Chaos Dwarfs…

[@Trivity_]

The Cathayan terrain is just *chefs kiss* I love the floating mountains and lush contrasts. Very nice

[@skylersilvia8225]

Wow this map completely outdoes the Warhammer 1 and 2 maps. So much variety and amazing set pieces. This is awesome

[@thomasdaywalt7735]

Imagine mortal empires

[@skylersilvia8225]

@@thomasdaywalt7735 gonna be sick I hope

[@wallywinker2438]

Aaaaaand, I love that it's really clear where river crossings are. Just some much clearer in general :)

[@thejfreak93]

@@thomasdaywalt7735 I have intentionally held off of Mortal Empires until I had all 3 games. Gonna be a long one!

[@canadabiss]

@@thejfreak93 omg why

[@DarkCreed]

They need to have the units wander around like that in the campaign. It really does bring the world to life.

[@Legion12Centurion]

Its sad they removed all trading caravans on roads and seas (small boats and people with wagons) I hope they add that to warhammer at some point. The map looks amazing.

[@resileaf9501]

From an aesthetic viewpoint, that would be most excellent. From a player viewpoint, this might not be entirely desirable if you can't tell at a glance if what you're looking at is a random atmospheric moment or an enemy.

[@ColbyJacked]

@@resileaf9501 make trading caravans visually unique or make them smaller or make armies have a colored outline and problem solved. could also just be a toggleable option to even show caravans at all

[@DiocletianLarius]

@@resileaf9501 Usually enemies have banners and icons so I don't think I could mistake them. Maybe if they do those atmospheric creatures a bit smaller it could work

[@Arghishable]

There was a mention of "patrolled areas", iirc it was in the Tzeentch mechanics blog post (with teleportation stance allowing to bypass those patrolled areas) So maybe it was just a way of talking, and in the video it was just actual armies to give more life to the map But maybe it refered to actual armies patrolling defined areas on the map if you have the province under your control

[@TheToastedBiscuit]

Was hoping for a peek at the Great Maw, been very curious to see how it'll look as it's never been officially portrayed outside of crude Ogre drawings.

[@liamcullen3035]

For a second I thought you meant a mountain peak 🏔 I now realise you meant getting a look at it 😅

[@TheToastedBiscuit]

@@liamcullen3035 oof, I didn't even realize what word i used

[@liamcullen3035]

@@TheToastedBiscuit No worries, I make similar faux pass all the time 😜

[@mirrorflame1988]

The map is beautiful! Cathayan landscape stands out a lot! Excellent work!!

[@Misakiu]

Looks really really good, so excited! Especially dig the Great Bastion! Very striking.

[@nqh4393]

Dig under it, yes-yes! Hmmm oriental no-fur things smell good, especially when casseroled!

[@royaldoggo497]

Yes

[@tyomies6168]

Will be fun to roll over it as Norsca.

[@gabrielbjorvik2076]

Looking forward to seeing the caos wastes, with the beauty of this map it probably looks amazing

[@Veloziraptor111]

I wonder if the music playing in the background is our first look at upcoming battle themes? Loved those strings in the Kislev portion.

[@QuestionableObject]

Damn I wasn't expecting a total redesign of the map style for Game 3 it looks incredible, so vibrant and easily readable, can't wait to see the full world map its gonna be godly!

[@Baba-yv6ml]

It looks way better than how the other two games look, honestly.

[@johlin94]

I hope you guys add a daynight cycle and/or more weather effects. That sort of thing really adds to the atmosphere of the game. But the map does look amazing! I am really excited to see the combined map now.

[@Kaldin0203]

Inbefore that's down to the great modding community again, just like map variety...

[@qwer9676]

hell no dark maps are so shitty to play in

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

@@Kaldin0203 but there already is wether, in the ocean...

[@jacobsampsonis7782]

Could be easy. The kingdoms had the night battles you could initiate. And each turn was a season instead of a year

[@wojtek9675]

@@jacobsampsonis7782 yeah that would be cool but maybe make the seasons longer maybe 4 or 6 or maybe even ten that could make it so during winter Cathy might get a break and would just be a cool mechanic

[@sympylpyq634]

Gorgeous!!!!! For some reason this feels WAY more beautiful than the Warhammer 1 and 2 maps

[@GalluFarmer]

for me it look much clearer and i like it !

[@richardshiflett5181]

I would hope so as it has had far longer dev time and they've had 3k and Troy to test out things for TWW3.

[@mikabakker1]

its way too colorful it looks like its made from a fortnite engine

[@Seawulfnorsemen]

It looks extremely colorful and cartoonish. Not grim and perilous enough.

[@Alric1991]

Looks to shiny and happy to me

[@chrispy804]

This is beautiful! I always love how cinematic you guys can make things. I'd love to see a full warhammer world map video sometime in the future too please!

[@zacd4476]

I hope the campaign map become more dynamic than the previous ones, like building a special building can be seen on the settlements as well

[@GeneralButtNaked69]

Cathay in particular looks sick, I imagine that wall will be similar to the elven gates on ulthuan

[@jakobtarrasericsson4295]

Pretty much, with invasions points like those the Wood Elves or Empire have to deal with.

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

Well you actually get benefits from Holding them and they have 4 build slots, I hope you cant underway thrue it like with ulthuan, Since that ruins empire gates

[@moralhazard8652]

@@TonightTheMusicSeemsSoLoudd I think that's what he means. Using underway should be impossible like in Ulthluan rather than possible like in the Empire.

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

@@moralhazard8652 i do wonder what stops them form using the underway to jsutgo around it at the mountains of morne

[@Rooby710]

@@theonesithtorulethemall the only enemies that are coming from that direction behind the walls are deamons of chaos and warrriors of chaos. These factions don't have underway stance except for tzeentch who can unlock a teleportation mechanic which works similar to underway

[@wardaddyindustries4348]

I love how the campaign map is story telling and interactive.

[@mateuszkarolewski2480]

I really hope that settlements will change their appearance based on who is occupying them. I missed that in WH 2.

[@erosgritti5171]

I hope not. It is more realistic that cities keep their original cultural aspect.

[@A-Dash315]

This map looks amazing and is filled with lost of details, Cathay being the highlight. The only complaint I have is that some cities like Praag and Kislev should be a bit bigger, especially when you compare them to Imperial and Cathayan cities.

[@Xelief]

They could get bigger when they upgrade

[@A-Dash315]

@@Xelief That is true, almost every settlement in WH 1 & 2 gets bigger/cooler with every tier. It's safe to say things will be the same in 3, i just hope Kislevite cities become as big and imposing as their Imperial and Cathayan counterparts; I would love to see some over the top medieval Russian architecture.

[@awilbroappears]

Gotta say, I was worried about the Cathay part of the map, but visually it looks really really good. Can't wait to see the darklands and the chaos wastes in more detail!

[@TheRealestEric]

I get the feeling it'll be black, and brown, with some lava and floaty rocks, and really gross. I want to see the Great Maw. I also hope they add Nippon as a DLC race, tbh.

[@cebi3939]

Eh, only complaint is where the Capital is, like lorewise, it was never stated exact coords, but it was implied to be inside Cathay, not on the wall, if it was on the wall, the campaign in Cathay during the End Times would have been written differently.

[@littlefinger4509]

Gotta love how at 5:29 when the armies of tzeentch come it's open

[@armoredcereal1179]

My favorite part is playing the accompanying trailer music for each area, absolutely love it!

[@pepesaur3874]

I’m so pleased they revamped Kislev, as it currently is very green in parts. Looks amazing. So excited

[@sexyitalian891]

YOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo we in here boys

[@adamt3693]

I was worried that Cathay was gonna be too small, it looks very big indeed! They've defo expanded Kislev by loads was a tiny area of land in ME. Can't wait to see the Chaos Realms!!

[@Chicken-Chaser]

I like the design choices too, was worried kislev would just be in a frozen wasteland, but they mixed in a good bit of foliage and stuff. One of the best looking starts I’ve seen so far

[@wasifabdullah2997]

i remember people complaining about the map and I constantly said to wait until seeing it in game. The map is a gigantic one.

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

@@wasifabdullah2997 untill you realize that the parts we seen is all the cathey there is, it needs like 3-5 more regions to be actually biggest nation

[@tyomies6168]

Of course it is big. The whole faction is just basically a courtship for the chinese markets. They need those chinese players and china money.

[@Roman-bcz]

Loving all the little details on the map (like farming villages and towers and bridges)

[@Razzor012YT]

I like how the map makes use of the terrain and it would be cool to see the rest of the map, but i think the devs want us to see the rest of the map a bit later on when the game releases

[@action298]

They really took the map style from troy and melded it into something gorgeous

[@CrudusViscus]

a cheeky Plains of Zharr cameo nice

[@blazexiytb]

What i like is that the textures are not flickering and the shimmering effects are also gone, i hope this isnt a render video :D

[@warhammerguy]

Did the art style change? It looks a bit more "cartoony". It also looks more bright and pleasant combined with the lighting. That is fine for some zones, but being a darker and more gritty fantasy setting is one of the main appeals of the Warhammer franchise.

[@catofwar119]

I wouldn't use the word "cartoony", more colorful? Definitely. Though 100% agree that Kislev should be more *B l u e*

[@warhammerguy]

Khang Nguyễn Lương Quốc I did go back and look back at the campaign map spotlights for 1 and 2. It is definitely is a bit more of a cartoon art style with more flat colors, rounded edges and less detailed textures. But it also looks a bit more clean and shiny, while the previous worlds looked more grimy and worn. I don't think simply putting a blue filter over zones like Kislev is the solution. The terrain and land itself needs to look more harsh and uninviting. As it looks now it seems like a nice place to have a mountain cottage and go skiing, while in reality it should make you go "F*ck no I don't want to live there!".

[@Cyric313]

i totally agree.. it looks much to bright and toony to be Warhammer.

[@TimeOfSin]

Looks like the 3K style if you ask me, they might be going for it cause it makes it easier to tell what stuff is.

[@eoghanrichardson9104]

It would be problematic if the Mountains of Mourne looked too similar to the other ranges or Cathay looked like the Empire, harder to tell where you are at first glance and reduces the variety of regions - it would feel to homogenous on the Immortal Empires map.

[@paddyjarns]

This looks so good! Excited for the chaos wastes reveal

[@user-me7iw6ft8z]

I didn't expect the map to look this good. I hope it will look like this in game.

[@mirzubair8291]

@@Krispen_Wah at the start but it will eventually gets better we saw they absolutely smash WH 1 and 2

[@user-me7iw6ft8z]

@@Krispen_Wah what did they lie about?

[@thepreposterich3553]

@@Krispen_Wah There's always somebody ready to whinge about something that hasn't even happened yet.

[@tyranitararmaldo]

2:00 I spy the Plain of Zharr...I cannot wait for what dwells within.

[@nick3xtremegaming212]

I like the new map it looks great, my only complaint is the possible exclusion of very far eastern lands like Nippon but otherwise very good job. i can't wait to see how chaos corruption works

[@hitmanmaloe]

Can't wait to see the realms of chaos like this

[@thebaron9405]

We know why you posted this now, and I'll say you didn't have to, but we appreciate it NONETHELESS

[@ZiotGaming]

Why did they?

[@stormstrider1990]

I really like the details on these maps, like the white tigers and sabertusks. I also imagine the different lords on the map will each be a different faction.

[@Seananigans13]

That ogre area looks like Nagrand! Awesome!

[@Arthur-jx8bm]

Nice!!! That great wall looks epic! But when do we get details on the diplomacy rework?

[@TheUrobolos]

Hope the Immortal Empires combined map will receive all the nice upgrades we're seeing. Good stuff

[@sharafbalboa3460]

Yeah, I would easily wait a little longer for the combined map if that means they polish the old stuff up to be up to par with the new map. Maybe even make Lustria bigger again, and dont squish the new stuff together. A man can dream

[@secretagenttau2233]

This map looks amazing. Honestly I can't wait to play Mortal Empires and see the WHOLE MAP

[@malron8836]

The art style is absolutely great. By far better than in WH1 and 2!!!

[@BENBOBBY]

If youre 10 maybe

[@benvoliothefirst]

GotDAYUM. As a lifelong Warhammer player, seeing these regions that were formerly just whispers get full-blown, fully-realized regions makes my old heart full. Here's hoping we get to play them in whatever the new tabletop game looks like!

[@helikos1]

Glad for the reveal I've been desperate to see the map. Would have been nice to have a shot seeing the whole map though. That way I could start planning my schemes and strategies.

[@timtheenchanter6418]

Im sure some on Reddit are stitching the brief glimpse together as we speak/type.

[@keentrasborg2566]

"Many-Maaany schemes today! Ftftftftftftf...."

[@artfact2]

Loving the map flyover! Might need a bit more detail, but the scale is far greater than I'd hoped for!

[@dekuscrub9583]

I’m not a fan of the artstyle change but it looks like a good map regardless

[@Aengrod]

moving from dark/grim fantasy setting, to world of warcraft. Not a fan.

[@MaledictGaming]

I for one don't mind it, it's easier to read where you are at a given time. Which might be very helpful once the Immortal Empires map comes out.

[@FestorFreak]

The priority from a game design perspective should be the ease of understanding what you’re looking at, and this map definitely looks much cleaner and clearer than the last. I remember as a new player to WH2 seeing the map and taking a while to get a grasp on what the hell i was looking at. That isn’t great from a design perspective, and honestly it wasn’t that great to look at. This is simply awe inspiring. It captures the vastness and variety of the world and still clearly displays borders, roads, terrain, etc. They did a great job. Grungy campaign maps may fit for the setting, but they suck from a gameplay standpoint, and it seems most people greatly prefer the eye candy and readability of this map. I’m excited to see the chaos lands. I’m sure they will be plenty grim.

[@dekuscrub9583]

@@FestorFreak I can understand where you're coming from but I personally never really had that issue, the twwh2 map was plenty readable imo

[@FestorFreak]

@@dekuscrub9583 And thats fair. Everyone is a bit different and largely it comes down to personal preference.

[@linhle8294]

This is only half the map bois, we still the Realm of Chaos

[@MadSozi]

The map looks gorgeous. Looking forward to it.

[@Polo9794]

This looks awesome. I can't wait to put my hands on this!

[@TheKindredblades]

This looks amazing!!! Well done!! I want to see the chaos waste now! I imagine they are waiting after the reveal of the 9th. ;)

[@Beltux1]

Love love love the map. It looks so detailed and colourfull. Also lots of choke points we can use to on the defense. *chefs kiss*

[@PoorManatee6197]

This made me realize how badly we need a seasons mechanic, it will be so weird to see kislev full of snow while the empire and bretonnia are in a constant summer.

[@GaminHasard]

Played Total War since the first shogun. It’s amazing what the campaign map evolved into!

[@Strider91]

My God. Its so much more beautiful than number 2. . . . .which itself was glorious. Looks like you learned somethings from your experience with three kingdoms 🤔😉

[@lazerrhino]

Man this makes me really excited to see how beautiful the new mortal empires map will be with these graphics

[@darthralin]

The map looks very pretty so far, but I all the dramatic camera movement makes it hard to judge the size of the places explored, and that's without getting into how we've mostly skipped most of the map to show the homelands of only 3 of the 7 playable races that'll be around at launch.

[@TheShadowlord18]

6 of the 11 legendary lords though (arguably 5 if you don't count skrag as he doesn't start where they showed him)

[@kraziivan_]

I'm so excited for this, it took me a month to realize it was posted.

[@swankyj501]

I’ve watched this video 5-10 times now, relooking over all the details. I like that when zooming around the map in the video they falter over the Dark Lands and the Plains of the North. Possibly hinting at Dawi-Zharr and the Hobgoblin Khanate?? WH3 is already extremely promising with what they’ve shown us, cannot wait!!

[@jormbor6110]

I know they have said they plan on one day having all 18 races in the games, chaos dwarves included

[@jamd0dger]

great map, just wondering about how to move past settlements i wouldn't own as they seems to block the paths in the orge kingdoms

[@WlLDEHlLDE]

eat them of course

[@gutsstruggler3693]

military access agreement or destroy them probably. Or underway/beastpaths

[@cinder8926]

Zone of control has no effect when not at war with the faction. So you will likely just be able to walk through unimpeded other than potential diplomatic repercussions. Although this does show that Ogre camps with powerful garrisons will be super effective at blocking off important routes from AI preventing potential reinforcements while you ruin the other cities. Should be quite interesting.

[@hallo-mt5tx]

you are only blocked by settlements of factions you are at war with

[@chillernickels]

The map is way flatter than I thought it was gonna be for all the mountainous regions.

[@Obi-WanTW]

Looks amazing! Cannot wait for release! :)

[@battlemode]

Yep, that looks the part! Good work, looking forwards to more

[@IronStaff7]

This map looks pretty big. Love it.

[@wiltarthebarbarian1988]

Wow. This new map is really impressive but Cathay is especially GORGEOUS. I can't wait to play as the Dragons to hold back the hordes of Chaos.

[@Youth77972]

What you’ve done with this serie of game is so cool you’ve done an amazong work of translation of the universe of warhammer in your already totally cool total war game ! Thank you for your work !

[@martinian8]

Campaign design looks very smooth, I think those trees definitely look better than in WH II. So many little sceneries with such detail. The map will be gorgeous to look at.

[@theonesithtorulethemall]

You think trees will still change acording to race??? Planting summer trees in the chaos waist with HE

[@martinian8]

@@theonesithtorulethemall I hope so. It was a neat feature and a way to change the look of the map even for races without corruption.

[@thecrtf4953]

@@theonesithtorulethemall wait they do? How did I not notice that

[@willfrancescofini]

@@thecrtf4953 It's really noticeable if you conquer the empire with Bretonnia lol

[@martinian8]

@@thecrtf4953 It's not in every case, mostly in the old world, but if you conquer Old World as Bretonnia, you get to see those lushy fresh Broad-leaved trees, meanwhile Empire gets Spruce when they conquer elswhere. Greenskins spread their fungus on map as another example.

[@danvlasuk]

Why would you need gates in the Great Bastion if they lead directly into the Chaos Wastes though?

[@shadearca]

Because sometimes it's better to lunch preemtive attacks against barbarian tribes before the group together.

[@Cornerboy73]

Beautiful map, thanks for sharing CA, nice work o7

[@gl3110]

The great wall is pretty dope.

[@Waamaru]

This is beautiful holy moly.. Can't wait to play it ! You've done an inimaginable work, grrrreat job Creative Assembly !

[@thomasstevens4735]

This maps looks huge, beautiful and I can't wait to play it! It looks like Kislev has been expanded so much which is brilliant. And all these new lands and armies will be so fun to learn and defeat!

[@FILIPLAMBOV]

That’s what she said

[@MambaKing]

I love it, can't wait to explore it myself!

[@nachoguy5]

Beautiful map work this time around guys

[@CSVideosNET]

Yes! And now an updated Mortal Empire!

[@richardshiflett5181]

That's not done yet.

[@jamieenoshima5147]

@@richardshiflett5181 I hope they take there time honestly. Rather than rush it out. I'm gonna enjoy playing this map on its won for a while. Immortal Empires if I could control what is done. I'd wait until all the new factions where balanced so that the sandbox didn't create the same empires every game. Balanced so that it could be a proper sandbox, meaning depending on AI descisions certain factions could rise and fall each game. Rather than every game has the order tide here due to the map giving the advantage=Ulthuan, or Dark Elves steam roll/get steam rolled by Chaos. And no changes to that other than plopping them in the map.

[@shadearca]

Mortal Empires will take at least six months to come out. Just letting you know so you don't get disappointed.

[@RexorInvicta]

Wonder if you can split off units from your army, seeing as they have the models readily available on the campaign map.

[@rfigueiredomusic]

i miss those, last game to do that was shogun 2

[@cumunist2120]

I hope the older areas get a nice revamp when immortal empires rolls around and we don’t get tiny shrunk down new world and elven donut. Don’t be afraid to do split areas like empire total war before

[@kingmidas430]

I want to see a zoomed out view of everything. This was interesting to see but its hard to really get a good picture of everything when we are so zoomed in and the camera keeps rotating.

[@spopi7621]

This looks amazing, I hope these are the Ingame graphics, not just the ones for the trailer

[@shadowblade5656]

I've been waiting for this! The map looks so much more vibrant and colorful than the previous games, kinda reminds me of the changes between Civ V and VI. I like it. Everything seems to pop more.

[@TheDOWfan]

Definitely. Looks great!

[@YourCorvus]

That was my exact thought. I love the semi-realism as much as the next TW/Warhammer fan but something about that *slightly* bright and cartoon-y art style really ties these bizarre factions together.

[@laurent902]

Yeah remind me too of the change between civ 5 and 6.. not again… cartoon style is everywhere now 😕

[@Maty-tc1ms]

That bastion called Praag is pronounced the same way as my capital Prague (capital of Czech Republic, central Europe). I love it!

[@DrXmas]

Looks great. One odd thing is that the promos say Skragg starts in the Grey Mountains on the border between Brettonia and the Empire, which look to be in the southwest corner of the map, but here he’s in the eastern Mountains of Mourn. I guess they just wanted to show all the non-chaos characters on this flyover. We didn’t see it here, so I hope we get to see the Great Maw on the map and learn about what its deal is. Is it just a weird and scary crater or an actual maw?

[@ragnarokivae6136]

This was unexpected... But looks absolutely stunning!