While it may be sad that Total War: WARHAMMER III has been delayed until 2022 so we've got a while to wait, we're at least getting more info on what will be included like the new Grand Cathay nation.
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Total War: Warhammer III may have been delayed until next year, but Creative Assembly has just blown the lid wide open on the strategy game's biggest coup: being the first place to see a fully fleshed-out version of the enigmatic Grand Cathay. Based on Games Workshop's designs, this reveal doubles as the most substantial canonical update to Warhammer Fantasy's roster since the Ogre Kingdoms arrived in 2005.
In the first in what we're assured will be a series of reveals covering this mighty Eastern Empire, we see Cathay's armies in all their might as they defend their realm from the forces of Chaos. Whereas the Kislev trailers all featured Khorne, the Cathayans fight against another of the Chaos gods - Tzeentch, the changer of ways.
Grand Cathay is described as the biggest and most technologically advanced nation in the world of Warhammer fantasy, and its main trait as a faction is 'harmony'. Units of different affinities - Yin or Yang - can get some serious power boosts if they work together. For example, ranged units and melee infantry get stronger if they're kept close.
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The mysterious army of Grand Cathay have finally been revealed for Total War: Warhammer 3, wearing their Chinese influences plainly. Grand Cathay have existed in the world of Warhammer (Warlore? Lorehammer?) for almost 30 years but not fielded a full plastic army, so one had to be created for Creative Assembly's fantasy strategy game. Led by dragons in human form, they field forces including Jade Warriors, towering Terracotta Sentinels, and the Celestial Dragon Guard. Come meet 'em in the new trailer below.
Ever since it was announced back in May, Total War: Warhammer III has been pinned right to the top of our list of most anticipated strategy games for the year. Unfortunately, it seems we'll have to remove that pin and pop it on 2022's board, because Creative Assembly has announced that the third chapter in their Total Warhammer series is being delayed until "early 2022".
The news was announced on Creative Assembly's social media channels via message from the studio's chief product officer, Rob Bartholomew. While he doesn't cite a specific reason for the delay, he does expand a bit on the thought process behind this decision, stating, "While it's tempting to rush to the finish line as it comes into view, we have made the decision to give [Warhammer III] a little more time."
"The new date will make for a stronger release," Bartholomew goes on to say, "and the best first step into a new era for Total War: Warhammer. We don't consider this release the end of our trilogy, but the start of years of content and support as we continue to bring the jaw-dropping scale of Games Workshop's fantasy universe to Total War."
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