Downloadable content also known as DLC is extra content created by Creative Assembly for the Total War: Warhammer game series, outside of the main game trilogy. DLC should not be confused with mods.
- Some DLC must be paid for (paid DLC).
- Other DLC is free (FLC, Free-LC).
- Some of this free content comes in updates/patches for all players. Eg: Blood Knights were given out in a free update.
- In other cases, free content must be manually downloaded on Steam. Eg: Bretonnia is free, but must be downloaded via Steam.
Please note that all DLC races and lords will still appear in the campaign mode for you to fight against/trade with, even if you don't buy them.
Types of DLC
Creative Assembly released a blog post detailing the types of DLC that would be available for Total War: Warhammer.[1]
- Free-LC
- Lord Packs (contain 2 new legendary lords, new units, and regiments of renown)
- Race Packs (contain a new race complete with legendary lords, units etc)
- Campaign Packs (contain a new race and a new mini-campaign/challenge campaign). Confusingly, CA gave Bretonnia as an example for this type, despite Bretonnia not having a mini-campaign of their own.
In July 2017, CA published a blog regarding early-adopter bonuses and DLC for Total War: Warhammer II. In the blog, they described the early adopter bonuse for TW2 (which turned out to be Norsca) as a Race Pack, and said it would be in line with the Chaos Warriors Race Pack or Bretonnia in terms of content. Then they stated that going forward, "Big DLCs" (as distinct from Race Packs) would contain a new race and four legendary lords. This was in response to player feedback on past DLCs.[2]
Then in December 2017, prior to the release of Rise of the Tomb Kings, CA published a new blog post saying that Rise of the Tomb Kings would not contain a mini-campaign/supplementary campaign, due to negative player feedback about those. Instead Rise of the Tomb Kings would have 4 legendary lords and more features.[3]
In June 2018, after the release of The Queen and the Crone Lord Pack, a CA representative stated on Reddit that "We have two types of DLC for WH2. Campaign packs and lord packs. I don't think we've ever used the phrase 'race pack' for WH2 DLC."[4]
Also in June 2018, CA made a tweet stating that Rise of the Tomb Kings had been a Campaign Pack, and that Campaign Packs no longer contained a mini-campaign.[5]
On July 6 2018, a representative of CA stated that the next campaign pack (which turned out to be Curse of the Vampire Coast) for TWW2 would be out "later in the year", and that the next lord pack would be in 2019.[6]
Warhammer 1 DLC
DLC and Free-LC for Total War: Warhammer.
Much of this content carries over into Total War: Warhammer II, for use in the combined Mortal Empires campaign, custom battles and multiplayer.
Paid DLC
| Name | Type | Release date | Steam store | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaos Warriors Race Pack | Race Pack | 2016, May 23 | Link | Adds the Warriors of Chaos as a playable faction in the Old World campaign, multiplayer and custom battles. |
| Blood for the Blood God | Graphical effects | 2016, June 30 | Link | Adds various blood, gore and dismemberment effects to battles. If players own this, they get Blood for the Blood God II for free. |
| Call of the Beastmen | Campaign Pack | 2016, July 28 | Link | Adds the Beastmen as a playable race in the Old World campaign and their own mini-campaign An Eye For An Eye. |
| The Grim and the Grave | Lord Pack | 2016, September 1 | Link | Adds the Legendary Lords Volkmar the Grim to The Empire, and Helman Ghorst to the Vampire Counts in campaign, multiplayer and custom battles. |
| The King and the Warlord | Lord Pack | 2016, October 20 | Link | Adds the subfactions Clan Angrund and Crooked Moon, led by Belegar and Skarsnik, as well as new units for Dwarfs and Greenskins. |
| Realm of the Wood Elves | Campaign Pack | 2016, December 8 | Link | Adds the Wood Elves as a playable race in campaign, multiplayer etc. Adds The Season of Revelation campaign. |
| Norsca (DLC) | Race Pack | 2017, August 10 | Link | Updates the Norsca faction and Wintertooth subfaction, and makes them a playable race in the campaign, multiplayer and custom battles. |
Free DLC and content updates
| Name | Release date | Patch/Update | Link | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Knights | 2016, June 30 | Update 1 | No download required | Added Blood Knights as a new unit for the Vampire Counts. |
| Amber Wizard | 2016, July 28 | Update 2 | No download required | Added Amber Wizards as a new hero for The Empire, as well as the Lore of Beasts for The Empire and the Beastmen. |
| Vlad von Carstein | 2016, September 9 | Update 3 | No download required | Added the new Legendary Lord Vlad von Carstein to the Vampire Counts. |
| Wurrzag | 2016, October 20 | Update 4 | Free on steam | Adds the new Legendary Lord Wurrzag, who leads a new Greenskins sub-faction, The Bloody Handz. |
| New Warriors of Chaos units | 2016, October 20 | Update 4 | No download required | Added Aspiring Champions, Marauder Horsemasters and the Chaos Feral Manticore to Warriors of Chaos |
| Grey Wizard | 2016, December 8 | Update 5 | Free on Steam | Adds the new hero Grey Wizard to The Empire |
| Jade Wizard | 2016, December 8 | Update 5 | Free on Steam | Adds the new hero Jade Wizard to The Empire |
| Morghur and Harpies | 2016, December 8 | Update 5 | No download required | Added the new legendary lord Morghur and harpies unit to Beastmen |
| Grombrindal | 2017, January 19 | Free on Steam | Adds the new Legendary Lord Grombrindal to the Dwarfs. Grombrindal was previously available as part of a special promotion, see article for details. | |
| Bretonnia | 2017, February 28 | Bretonnia Update | Free on Steam | Updated the Bretonnia faction, made them a free playable race, along with two subfactions: Bordeleaux and Carcassonne. |
| Isabella von Carstein | 2017, February 28 | Bretonnia Update | Free on Steam | Adds the Von Carstein faction, with Legendary Lord Isabella von Carstein. Migrates Vlad von Carstein to the Von Carstein faction. |
| Krell "An Old Friend" | 2017, July | No download required | Adds the hero Wight King Krell as a summonable ally to Heinrich Kemmler of the Vampire Counts. | |
| 30th Birthday Regiments of Renown | 2017, August 10 | The Foundation Update | Total War Access | Adds several Regiments of Renown to DLC and Free-LC races. This requires signing up for Total War Access. |
| The Foundation Update | 2017, August 10 | The Foundation Update | No download required | Adds new skills to many Legendary Lords, and updated campaign mechanics for the Warriors of Chaos. |
Warhammer 2 DLC
DLC and Free-LC for Total War: Warhammer II:
Paid DLC
| Name | Type | Release date | Steam store | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood for the Blood God II | Graphical effects | 2017, October 27 | Link | Adds various blood, gore and dismemberment effects to battles. This DLC is free if players own Blood For the Blood God for the first game. |
| Rise of the Tomb Kings | Campaign Pack | 2018, January 23 | Link | Adds the Tomb Kings as a playable race in campaign and multiplayer, with 4 legendary lords. |
| The Queen and the Crone | Lord Pack | 2018, May 31 | Link | Adds Alarielle the Radiant to the High Elves and Crone Hellebron to the Dark Elves, in their own factions, along with several new units, RoR and mechanics. |
| Curse of the Vampire Coast | Campaign Pack | 2018, November 8 | Link | Adds the Vampire Coast race to campaign and multiplayer, with 4 legendary lords in their own factions. |
| The Prophet and the Warlock | Lord Pack | 2019, April 17 | Link | Adds Tehenhauin leading Cult of Sotek for the Lizardmen, and Ikit Claw leading Clan Skryre for the Skaven, along with new units and RoR. |
| The Hunter and the Beast | Lord Pack | 2019, September 11 | Link | Adds Nakai the Wanderer leading Spirit of the Jungle for the Lizardmen, and Markus Wulfhart leading Huntsmarshal's Expedition for the Empire, along with new units and RoR. |
| The Shadow and the Blade | Lord Pack | 2019, December 12 | Link | Adds Malus Darkblade leading Hag Graef for the Dark Elves, and Deathmaster Snikch leading Clan Eshin for the Skaven, along with new units and RoR. |
Free DLC and content updates
| Name | Type | Release date | Patch/Update | Link | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Empires | New campaign, New multiplayer factions |
2017, October 26 | Mortal Empires update | Free on Steam | |
| The Laboratory | New game mode | 2017, December 14 | The Reprisal Update | No separate download. | Adds the new Laboratory mode with many different options and sliders for players to further customize their custom battles. |
| Tretch Craventail | Lord and faction | 2018, January 23 | Tomb Kings update | Free on Steam | Adds the new legendary lord Tretch Craventail leading the Clan Rictus faction of Skaven. |
| Steps of Isha | Map pack | 2018, February 14 | MWNL 2018 update | Free on Steam | Adds 4 new battle maps to multiplayer and custom battles. See Steps of Isha for a list. |
| Alith Anar | Lord and faction | 2018, May 31 | Resurgent Update | Free on Steam | Adds new legendary lord Alith Anar to the High Elves, leading Nagarythe subfaction, and the Shadow-walkers unit. |
| Resurgent Update | Content updates | 2018, May 31 | Resurgent Update | No separate download. | New free content and updates for Dwarfs, Dark Elves, Norsca, Skaven and the Mortal Empires campaign. |
| Sword of Khaine | New item | 2018, May 31 | Resurgent Update | No separate download. | Added special Sword of Khaine item in campaign mode, with significance for Elf factions. |
| Bone Giant FLC | New unit | 2018, May 31 | Resurgent Update | No separate download. | Adds the new Bone Giant monster artillery unit to Tomb Kings. |
| Kharibdyss | New unit | 2018, June 21 | The Kharibdyss Update | No separate download. | Adds the new Kharibdyss monster unit to Dark Elves, for people who own The Queen and the Crone. |
| Lokhir Fellheart | New lord + faction | 2018, November 8 | Aye-Aye! Patch | Free on Steam | Adds new legendary lord Lokhir Fellheart to the Dark Elves, leading The Blessed Dread subfaction. |
| Bloodlines | Content updates | 2018, November 8 | Aye-Aye! Patch | No separate download. | New free content and updates for Vampire Counts in Mortal Empires campaign - adds the Bloodlines feature. |
| Tiktaq'to | New lord + faction | 2019, April 17 | Doomsayers Update | Free on steam | Makes Tlaqua a playable subfaction, lead by Tiktaq'to. |
| Bretonnia updates | Content updates | 2019, April 17 | Doomsayers Update | No separate download | New campaign features for Bretonnia in Mortal Empires: Vows and Troths |
| Lord Kroak | New unique hero | 2019, April 17 | Doomsayers Update | No separate download | New campaign features for Lizardmen: Lord Kroak. |
| Amethyst Wizard | New hero | 2019, May 16 | The Amethyst Update | No separate download | New hero for The Empire in Mortal Empires: Amethyst Wizard. |
| Gor-Rok | New lord + faction | 2019, September 11 | The Empire Undivided Update | Free on Steam | New legendary lord for Lizardmen: Gor-Rok who leads the Itza faction. |
| Empire Rework | Content updates | 2019, September 11 | The Empire Undivided Update | No separate download | New campaign features for the Empire in Mortal Empires. |
| Gotrek and Felix | Lord and hero pack | 2019, September | The Empire Undivided Update | Separate download. | New lord and hero for Bretonnia, The Empire, Dwarfs. Initially available only by purchasing White Dwarf magazine Sep '19, now available to buy online. |
| Repanse de Lyonesse | New Lord and faction | 2019, December | The Potion of Speed Update | Separate download. | New lord and hero for Bretonnia. |
Future content
- As of December 2019, after The Shadow and the Blade and Repanse de Lyonesse were already announced, another two untitled DLCs or FLCs were added to Steam's database for release in the future.[7]
References
- ↑ https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-warhammer-downloadable-content-blog
- ↑ https://www.totalwar.com/blog/early-adopter-post-launch
- ↑ https://www.totalwar.com/blog/tomb-kings-announcement
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/8oqlh2/what_the_teams_are_working_on_june_18/e05guhg/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/totalwar/status/1003991380635607040
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/8wiiv8/to_add_to_te_recent_skavenleak_which_seem_to_tell/e1vryzr/?context=3
- ↑ https://steamdb.info/app/594570/dlc/ - accessed on 12 December 2019