bad AI pathfinding, crossing seas and some rivers is a pain since neither AI nor your own army understands shortcuts military access pacts between hordes and landed realms are nonexistent vassals of VCs randomly declaring independence, or far-away rulers declaring war on you and then pulling even more random factions along, or for example, Nakai's confederation antics no advanced formations, field fortifications for ranged infantry (yet) and so on and let's not even mention army traditions, upgrading or retraining units (tier upgrades not boyz' upgradez) the ability to fine-tune taxes is mostly gone (since eg slaves of the Dark Elves can still be adjusted) no naval units, no sea battles with purely naval forces primitive diplomacy no region trading and so on no way to mod the campaign/world map, so total conversions are impossible As their big wrap-up, it’s no surprise Creative Assembly wants to get this one right. Whilst players had hoped to get their hands on it in 2021, it has now been delayed to 2022 to finish refining the elements crucial to the game’s success. Now, a conclusion to the set dressing created in both games is in the works, which will form a neat trilogy of solid fantasy strategy games.

It marked a significant departure from the usual settings and worlds featured in the games, and its sequel was met with just as much praise. Whilst Total War as a franchise stretches back decades, the Warhammer games - which have been a huge success for Creative Assembly - began with Total War: Warhammer in 2016. Whilst the mod is still a work in progress, a prologue campaign as a setup for the two campaigns planned for the full release is playable and paints a great picture of what’s to come! Wrapping things up, it’s impossible not to cover another quality Lord of the Rings mod, this time for Shogun 2! Whilst the previous mod on this list focused on the Fourth Age, this mod also has its own locale unique from the trilogy and films in focusing on the Second Age, specifically on the wars between the Elves and Sauron.

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