"We saw the reception to the Fall of Man objective with the Beastman and we certainly took that on board. "Let's put it this way," said lead designer Richard Aldridge. As it grows taller on the campaign map, your enemies will notice and there are at least a couple of big scripted moments that you'll eventually need to deal with. The Wood Elves have a unique victory condition that'll require you to spend loads of this resource to grow a big, magical tree called the Oak of Ages. The legendary lord, Orion, and his pals.įor a start, you'll need it to win the game. You'll only be able to construct a single building in a captured city and those options are fairly limited, but for each region you capture you'll be rewarded with a single piece of amber. Unlike any other race in Total War: Warhammer, the Wood Elves can claim any region in the Old Word as their own.
There are ways to beef up your infantry forces a little, but first we'll need to talk about a new resource on the campaign map. At least half of the forces at your disposal feel incredibly fragile and tend to melt away once engaged in any kind of substantial melee combat. However, these new toys come at a cost: wood elves are essentially made out of papier mâché and twigs. There's so much versatility here, it's a micromanager's wet dream. Not only can all wood elf archers move and fire simultaneously, some of them offer a 360 degree firing radius, the ability to stay hidden whilst firing at enemy units, or can equip specialised ammunition that allows for increased range, poison damage, or the ability to hit multiple targets at once. We're talking about some pretty wacky stuff, too. The Wood Elves continue this trend, boasting the expected list of excellent ranged units (they're elves, after all), but also a selection of game mechanics we've never seen in a Total War game before.
Deciding whether to lead the Empire or the Vampire Counts isn't just about the unit rosters, it's about entirely different playstyles. Total War: Warhammer, more than any other game in the series, has managed to offer such brilliantly distinct flavours with each its playable races.
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