

Your losses will then be minimal and you will save lots of time (loading screens before and after the battle can be time-consuming). In cases, in which your armies are more powerful than your opponent's, it is better to play the battle manually. Once you have already assessed enemy strength, you can decide whether you want to play the battle manually, do that automatically, or retreat (in some cases, this option will be unavailable). Additionally, you will be able to allot your units with banners (which you win in battles), which provides the selected unit with bonuses in the battle. Also, the screen informs you which of the sides has the upper hand and you can view the terrain that the battle will take place on. If you have two armies, you will be able to command both of them to the battle. Here, you will find detailed information on your strength, enemy strength and information on reinforcements that will arrive in the battlefield. Once you have decided to attack (or you are attacked), you will see the pre-battle screen. You can look up the state of the garrison by clicking on the settlement and selecting "Garrison details" at the bottom of the screen. Admittedly, you will only have vestigial information on the enemy units as long as you do not attack, but you can assess their numerical strength by looking at the indicator by the flag of the army (the fuller it is, the more units).Īdditionally, you have to remember that settlements have their own garrisons. So, before you attack, it is better to consider whether you will be able to defeat the enemy. Even armies of similar numbers, or smaller, may prove to be too strong, due to better units.Īdditionally, armies on the map can reinforce each other in battles, if only they are near their own territories (represented as territories outlined in red, when you roll the mouse over an army on the map). Do not attack an army that exceeds you in numbers. Bigger overhauls also cause a lot of conflicts, but Total War: Warhammer is easy to tweak with a personalized selection of individual mods like the following.It is better to play automatically battles where you considerably outnumber the enemy.įirst, some preliminary information.

The main actual conflicts occur between mods that alter starting positions in the campaign or add new factions.

Have a look at the comments on the Steam Workshop to see if these mods still work, then check the “enable out-of-date mods” box to continue using them. This means they haven't been updated since the game's most recent expansion but doesn't necessarily indicate a conflict. In the Total War: Warhammer mod manager you'll see some mods have an exclamation mark signifying that they're “out-of-date”. The following are available via the Steam Workshop and new mods are being uploaded there all the time, so keep an eye out. The point is, there are a ton of great Total War: Warhammer mods, and we've updated our guide with the best of them.
