Immortal Empiresis perhaps the biggest adaptation for theWarhammer Fantasyuniverse and in a game likeTotal War: Warhammer 3nonetheless. This ambitious project will surely sateWarhammerfans and intimidate franchise newcomers due to its complexity and scope.
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Needless to say, it’s not the friendliest introduction for newbies. There’s atotal of 86 playable factions(sub-factions included) in Immortal Empires in a campaign map so huge that even franchise veterans might find themselves dizzy just by looking at it. A few pointers are necessary, for that matter, in case things fall into chaos.
9Don’t Skip The Realms Of Chaos Campaign
Speaking of Chaos, franchise newcomers will do well to avoid playing Immortal Empires until they’ve had a taste of theTotal WarandWarhammer Fantasyexperiencethrough the main campaign, which is the Realms of Chaos story. It’s a more familiar setting complete withtutorialsand anon-rails story.
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WhereasImmortal Empires is just one huge sandboxwhere players can do whatever they want. Think of the main campaign as an extended tutorial so that newbie players can familiarize themselves with the mechanics and faction interactions.
8Start With The Simple Factions
Even then, players will still want to be careful with which factions they pick. Some factions start surrounded by enemies while others are a little too intricate for newcomers. To stay on the safe side, beginners will want to start with these factions:
Others have mechanics that are a bit too advanced for a smooth first faction or have too many enemies around them.If beginners wantto avoid frustration and feeling lost, these factions will provide some figurative training wheels.
7Don’t Overextend/Overexpand
One of the earliest mistakes that even veterans tend to commit in aTotal Warcampaign is expanding too much and too fast. Having a big territory can be just as much a liability as it is a success. That meansplayers will have to defend a bigger territoryand might waste too much time playing whack-a-mole with invading armies.
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This is an annoying affair since the enemy AI tends to abuse raiding and fast march stances, leading to some wasted turns trying to chase them. Hence, painting the map with one’s own colors is best reserved for more experienced players.
6Set Up Chokepoints
If players must expand fast (either to secure provinces or to obtain more income), then they should at least be strategic about it. Chokepoints are areas on the campaign map where there’sonly one entry or exit point. This way, players usually only need to anticipate threats in just one direction.
The best examples are the mountains in the south of Grand Cathay’s starting region. They only have mountain pass areas as traversable paths. These regions initially belong to the Ogre Kingdoms, however, but that’s a good incentive to wage war with them as Grand Cathay.
5Avoid War On Multiple Fronts
In addition to being conservative with taking territories, players will also want to make sure to avoid stepping on too many toes. Being at war with too many factions meansmultiple sources of threatsand armies surrounding one’s territory.
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In real life, a country starting wars on multiple fronts almost always loses (like Germany during WW2). The same logic applies here. Players might need to broker a peace treaty with their current enemy or finish a war before starting another. Otherwise, the armies will be stretched too thin.
4Check The Faction Politics
Politics inTotal War: Warhammer 3is easier and more accessible than ever before. Still, players will need to be aware of their allies' requests. They might have brokered a non-aggression pact with a certain faction only for their ally to request players to join the war with the aforementioned faction.
Accepting that request means betraying the non-aggression pact, tanking the player’sreliability rating. Also, players will want tocheck a faction’s friends and enemies before declaring war with themas this might erode some alliances or further worsen relations with potential enemies. Simply clicking the enemy icon will show who they’re at war or allies with.
3Auto-Resolve Is Usually Inaccurate
When it comes to fighting battles, controlling the army andfighting it manually is more rewardingand will yield better results compared to just clicking “auto-resolve.” Sadly, this has been a problem with previousTotal Wargames, and it got carried over here.
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Theauto-resolve AI is wildly inaccuratemost of the time with predictions and can lead to more casualties than usual or somelopsided victories or defeats. So for battles that look evenly matched or even some losing battles, players will be rewarded more by manually fighting the enemy.
2Prioritize The Blue Skill Branch For Lords
As for building uplords and Legendary Lords, it’s best to ignore their combat abilities and prioritize the blue skill tree first. It’s usually the one at the bottom, starting with “Route Marcher.” This skill tree or branch offersmassive campaign map and logistical improvements. The most important skills to grab in this branch are anything with:
Those nodes ensure that the army stays in top fighting shape as often as possible. Lightning Strike is incredibly crucial when fighting multiple enemy armies. After grabbing the important skills in the blue branch, players can focus on the spells and the battle skills or passives.
1Focus On Securing Whole Provinces
If players want to avoid some territory headaches such as rebellions and limited buildings, then expanding to complete the provinces is a good mini-goal during wars. Clicking on settlements thankfully shows which other settlements they need in order to become a whole province.
The benefits of securing a whole province are substantial for the economy and do wonders for curbing rebellions. For most of the factions, this methodical method of expansion should be how players handle their aggression against enemy factions. Save the mindless pillaging and burning for the angrier demon factions later on. There’s plenty of time for that in Immortal Empires.
