Creative Assembly has announced its plans for the upcoming 6.1 update of Total War: Warhammer 3, which will be released in mid-March. This update marks a significant shift in the studio’s development strategy, as it will focus on improving existing content rather than adding new features. The Kislev faction will be the main focus of this review, as it has been identified by the community as the most problematic to play.
According to the game’s designer, William Håkestad, the decision to reimagine Kislev responds to repeated requests from players to pay more attention to the already available content. The update promises radical changes, such as the removal of the previous support system, which involved competition between the Ice Court and the Grand Orthodoxy for followers. Instead, there will be a new system that balances support between these two factions, eliminating the support race and focusing on population management and interest balance.
A radical change in the functioning of devotion
Additionally, the ‘devotion’ resource will be provincial instead of affected by the entire faction, allowing leaders, or Atamans, to gain specific skills to defend their settlements. The reforms will also include a review of the Kislev tech tree, making it more flexible and accessible, as well as the introduction of new free units like the Nan-Gau Grenadiers and some gnoblar flingers for Cathay.
At the same time, Creative Assembly is addressing existing issues in the game’s artificial intelligence, with plans to make significant improvements in the AI’s reaction to heroes. This update seems to be part of a broader effort by the studio to rethink its approach to game creation and marketing, as plans have been announced to remove the blood packs and the Total War launcher.
