Chapter Packs add new start positions and stories that cover time periods linked to the main campaigns of the Three Kingdoms. The DLC will come with the 1.7 update, which will introduce reworked faction mechanics to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao’s factions and bring in new mechanics and improvements to old systems such as a new faction council system, expanded faction ranks, and imperial intrigue. Related: Total War: Warhammer III Drops a Daemon-Filled Announce Trailer You can also steal an enemy’s colonel if you capture the character after a battle. However, a colonel can be assigned to someone else if the character dies. Only the character who has the colonel equipped can recruit the units once equipped, the colonels cannot be unequipped. This will give them five Northern colonels, who can be assigned to characters to access the Northern Army Units. The Northern Army will pledge themselves to either Cao Cao or Yuan Shao when their faction leader reaches rank seven. Which of these two warlords you side with is up to you.įollowing them into the battle are several new warrior units to command, such as Ye Vanguard Spearmen, Xiongnu Noble Cavalry and Qingzhou Halberds, as well as the chance to control the elite Northern Army. Now they see each other only as rivals in the way of their plans to conquer China.
In Fates Divided, the story continues from the base game as two old friends, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, have forsaken their past friendship for their growing ambitions as warlords. On the other hand, Yuan Shao held many advantages, such as deep family connections and defensible positions from his own territory, but would more often than not ignore his advisors. He was sometimes seen as a military genius with great charisma to his subordinates but has also been called a cruel and merciless tyrant to those he conquered.
Cao Cao is considered a controversial figure in Chinese history. Players can forge new empires with an army headed by two of China’s mightiest warlords, the merciless Cao Cao and the powerful Yuan Shao, each with their own unique motivations and stories to tell from the 200 CE timeline.