New Total War historical title. A bit disappointed as it's not during the earlier 7 warring states period though but as long as it's no longer Europe based map I guess I'm game.

Some of earlier comments from regular Total War Youtubers.







TOTAL WAR: THREE KINGDOMS - The Next Major Historical Total War - Cinematic Trailer!
The year is 190CE. China is in turmoil. The Han Dynasty crumbles before the child-emperor. He is but a figurehead; a mere puppet for the tyrant warlord Dong Zhuo. It is a brutal and oppressive regime, and as Dong Zhuo’s power grows, the empire slips further into the cauldron of anarchy. But hope yet blossoms.

Three heroes, sworn to brotherhood in the face of tyranny, rally support for the trials ahead. Scenting opportunity, warlords from China’s great families follow suit, forming a fragile coalition in a bid to challenge Dong Zhuo’s remorseless rule. Will they triumph against the tyrant, or will personal ambition shatter their already crumbling alliance and drive them to supremacy?

The crucible fizzes. Allegiances shift. The fires of conflict stoke opportunity. Only one thing is certain: the very future of China will be shaped by its champions. Total War: Three Kingdoms is the next major historical strategy game in the award-winning Total War series. Out Fall 2018!

Total War: Three Kingdoms FAQ

We’re thrilled to be able to reveal Total War: THREE KINGDOMS to the world and we hope you’re all excited by the game as we are. In Autumn 2018, players will be able to conquer feudal China for the first time ever in a Total War game.



We’re setting out to make the most memorable and incredible Total War game yet and we can’t wait to show you more. And don’t worry, as with previous Total War games, we’ll be giving the press, youtubers, and community members access to the game before release so they can share their impressions too. We’ll also let you know the game shows we’re attending in the lead up to release and we’ll make sure reviews hit before launch.



Here’s a quick Q&A to answer any initial questions you may have about the game. Get in touch if you have any other questions and we will answer them in due course.



What is Total War: THREE KINGDOMS?

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is the next major historical Total War game and is the first game in the award-winning series to take place in China. The Three Kingdoms period is one of the most turbulent times in Chinese history. The Han Dynasty is crumbling; the stage is set for a great new epoch, forged by the fires of conquest – the time to establish your legacy is now. But with many warlords eyeing the throne, each with a large army to back up their claim, it’s clear that the future of China will be shaped by its champions.



When is it releasing?

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS will launch globally in Fall 2018.



Is this the next Total War game you’re going to release?

No, we will be releasing A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA in Spring 2018. Total War: THREE KINGDOMS will then launch in Autumn 2018.



How big is the map?

As an Era-scale Total War game, the next flagship game in our series, it will have a jaw-dropping, epic Campaign Map to fit. We’ll be giving you an incredibly detailed sandbox of Three Kingdoms-period China to explore and conquer. Lots more to be revealed as we get closer to launch.



What will the early adopter bonus or Collector’s Edition be?

We’ll announce any news around these in due course.



Will there be modding support from release?

As with previous Total War games, the aim is to have modding using the Assembly Kit, and Steam Workshop support available very shortly after launch.



Will It be released on Mac and Linux from release?

We’ll announce any news regarding Mac and Linux releases at a later date.



Will it be available as a physical product or is it digital only?

We’ll have more details on this a little closer to release



What are the min/recommended specs?

Again, it’s a little early to confirm, but if you follow us on social media you’ll be the first to know.

This post has been edited by aliesterfiend: Jan 21 2018, 06:41 PM

Gosh ur fast

This is more conflict and factions

3 Kingdom is being used so many times ady. this may be my 1st TW to get

About time they make it.

What do you think about it as a Sangoku expert?

Since when I'm sangoku expert?

well, they only release the trailer without further info. so just wait for it. if it goes well, might be my first Total War game to get invested in.

Do not 1v1 lubu

have cutscenes like Shogun : Total War ? no cutscenes shit Total War...

OUT OF NOWHERE, TOTAL WAR THREE KINGDOM !

HYPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

I think we be seeing a lot of warhammer elements in TW3k. Its more like a hybrid between historical and fantasy (romance).

For instance (Speculation) what mechanic would be included,

1. Individual playable lords. Eg, Liu bei, Zhang fei and Guan Yu are independently playable till player confederate the other two lords.
2. Realm Divide. You own too much land, you are the bad guy. Emperor declare you a renegade and all the warlords will declare war.
3. Rogue Armies ??? not exactly a rebel army, rebel army is too boring because they don't roam around other than the province they were insurrected.




I hope for:

1. Better AI CO-OP battles in campaign. Since 3k, it is common for a battle to have multiple factions. I would love to see the Battles with multiple AI factions.
2. Zhuge Liang as a playable lord, if they make him a hero...it should be a unique one with OP stats.
3. A variety of units and unique ones unlike Shogun 2 where all of them were recycled. From trailer I could see the foot soldiers were using same models differentiated by the color of the plumes on their helms (this would suck).
Is it hard to add different uniforms like in the drama (Liu, Cao cao, Sun wu) all had different uniforms.

4. Not too arcade like. Prefer some complicated mechanics like power & politics from rome 2. Each Faction are supported by their clan leaders since we know most founding empires are truly supported by powerful clans at their back.

5. In 3K, ranks and titles are an integral part. If they include family tree, its cool but if they decide to remove it I hope it would be replaced with some form of award system for your generals and followers. For example, you conquered XXX amount of land you are awarded Marquis (Hao Ye) and the highest award you can bestow to your followers is prefect, magistrate, captain...etc (low ranks). Then, you conquered XXX amount of land, become governor and besides lower ranks you can bestow ranks up to generals. Then as you approach to become a prince (Wang ye), you can bestow titles up to marquis and eventually you have the option to declare yourself emperor.
The titles itself could be purely cosmetic, no bonus as oppose to titles that might carry official duty like in Attila.



Overall, I am excited. Sorry for any grammar because I am too excited for this.

This post has been edited by Binaryteo: Jan 11 2018, 02:25 PM

about time they milk this haha

I happened to browse instagram. On first glance I though it was some mobile game add. Then I saw posted by official Total War instagram. Went to official forum and saw it's a real thing!!!!

Now... Can can someone point me the links of historical information about this period? My only knowledge is via that Red Cliff movie.

The lazy way would be this wiki
http://threekingdoms.wikia.com/wiki/Three_Kingdoms
or Just the 1994 or 2010 real live drama from china.

Besides wiki of course.

wow really really long story.

to make it short this empire called han became corrupted people do not have enough to eat started a "bersih like rebellion" cos all wore yellow then but still the empire endured. Then they welcomed a tyrant minister called dont zuo he was hamsup and ruthless always wanna poke pretty gal then one time poked a wrong gal called diao chan which is also his lieutenant gf then lieutenant called LVbu no happy killed him. That time empire very weak and torn, so counts and other people who had army all started to consolidate own power, but ulitmately sunquan from the south east had one piece of Land. Then Cao CAo from the north united and defeated the others. Then another guy called liubei went to the south west and had his own kingdom hence the formation of 3 kingdom


BUT after some ping blang bing bong boom boom, one sneaky guy called shima yan took hold of cao cao kingdom and others had no strong successor so all fell to this Shima guy and his grandson became the new emperor.

End of Story...

Binaryteo Ehh I wanna use ShimaFamilly Cheat leh u all fight all u want I just go type all your kingdoms belongs to us...

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Jan 12 2018, 01:13 PM

I think I want to read Romance again. Wonder if you know whixh one is the best translated version?

7 Warring states is a possible dlc or maybe even a Qin Shi Huang Saga game. I think so because TW3K or Han era military uniforms have the same model as the warring states.
Even most of their headgear and robes are very similar.

Expansion or DLC that is likely:

Pre-quel to Han - Warring States
Sequel to Han - Sixteen Kingdoms period in the Jin Dynasty. The best event I can find for a TW game.

So rest of chinese 5k yr old history in dlc format ahahahahah
Wow

What about much later during the Mongols era? Some people in official forum already expected to see the Great Wall in the game... lol

That will have fire arms during sung and alot of different models too

You bet. Its a cash cow for CA.

Aiyo, not another Attila. Is this coming from the historical junkies lol.
They might make it to appease them white bois.

I was talking about the white bois lol. There were people expecting there'll be the Great Wall in 3 Kingdoms already.

In any case, 7 Warring States may made into DLC but then, taking Warhammer as a que and seeing that Romance is about characters, we may have Lords & Heroes tyoe of DLCs bfor this game.

Warring States etc may became the standalone Saga version of 3 Kingdoms, just like Thrones of Brittania for Attila.

This post has been edited by aliesterfiend: Jan 14 2018, 06:53 PM

But eu they also had a few franchise ma. Rome mediaval now britania. Cathay can't be just 1 right

Hope they would support more special/specific generals (with general's unit instead of solo show) in leading the armies. Don't want to see a few main/popular generals for each factions and the rest of them as generic generals only. *Pretty sure such things gonna be DLCs though...*

Additionally, if only they would incorporate duel factor (such as in RoTK series by Koei) too - it would be really cool to see generals have the option to start the fight with a 1-on-1 before the human waves (TW-style) swarm in. Of course, the brainier generals should always have the option to ignore the duel challenge. Ability to set traps for the smart ones would be really cool too.

Yaya since sega owns CA would love to see sterrt fighter style general fight

http://www.pcgamer.com/what-to-expect-from...three-kingdoms/

If your gaming past is anything like mine, the first image that came to mind when you heard the name Total War: Three Kingdoms was probably Lu Bu flipping around like a wuxia hero in the Dynasty Warriors series. But beyond Lu Bu's sweet spin attacks is one of the most dramatic, tumultuous, and fascinating eras in China’s history. The Three Kingdoms period saw the rise of some of the region’s most celebrated heroes, clever generals, and legendary warriors. The literature surrounding it (notably Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written over 1000 years after the actual events and the basis for a boatload of video games) stands beside historically inspired world classics like the Iliad and the King Arthur mythos.

With so many adaptations over the centuries in literature, film, poetry, and video games, the Three Kingdoms is an era with many faces. There are the actual, historically verifiable events. There are legends passed down that are embellishments and additions to those events. And then there is the grand mythology surrounding the novel and its central characters. Based on what we can see in the trailer, it looks like Creative Assembly is skewing more toward the mythical and legendary than the purely historical. But before looking at what that might mean for Total War's battles and strategy, let’s get the political realities of the historical scenario set.

A brief history of the Three Kingdoms

As the Total War: Three Kingdoms campaign starts in 190 CE, the Han dynasty is collapsing. In power for over 400 years, the Han were one of China’s most successful and prestigious dynasties. To this day, the majority ethnic group in China refer to themselves as “Han” Chinese. When the dynasty went into decline, things got a little messy. After a period of rebellion and bloody, intra-court rivalries following the death of the Han Emperor Ling, the warlord Dong Zhuo took control of the Han capital. This is the evil-looking husky dude in the trailer, and the traditional villain in most tellings of the Late Han narrative.

Historically, Dong Zhuo liked to burn people starting with their feet so he could maximize the time spent enjoying their suffering before they died. So the literary adaptations don’t need to stretch to make him a Very Bad Dude.

Dong Zhuo deposed (and eventually forced to commit suicide) the legitimate heir, Emperor Shao, the teenage son of Emperor Ling. Shao was replaced with his eight-year-old half-brother, Emperor Xian. With the child emperor in his possession and the once-powerful court eunuch faction out of the way thanks to a bloody purge, Dong Zhuo had de facto control over the Han Empire. His power-grab did not go over well. The Chancellor Cao Cao (this is the wise dude moving pieces around on a board) fled into the countryside and joined a coalition of warlords to oppose Dong Zhuo, initiated by another former imperial official, Yuan Shao. In the Romance version of events, this was following a failed assassination attempt on Dong Zhuo by Cao Cao, but such a plot has no historical basis.

Given the start date Creative Assembly's chosen, this is likely going to be the situation we find ourselves launched into. Dong Zhuo rules with his puppet emperor from Luoyang, the inland capital roughly 750 kilometers southwest of modern Beijing. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao’s coalition of warlords (there are at least 13 named specifically in the sources) seeks to oppose him. Among them are the seeds that would become the titular Three Kingdoms which came to power after Dong Zhuo was eventually defeated.

Cao Wei was founded by Cao Cao and his son Cao Pi, located at the traditional capital of Luoyang and controlling Northern China. Sun Wu (commonly called Eastern Wu) was located in the Southeast at Wuchang (modern Ezhou, about 750 kilometers west of Shanghai), having officially split off from Cao Wei’s government after a period of nominal independence. Shu Han, located in the Southwest at Chengdu (the capital of the modern Sichuan province), was founded by Liu Bei, one of the three heroes depicted in the trailer taking the legendary (though probably not historical) Peach Garden Oath with his brothers-in-arms, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, to protect China together. Liu Bei was descended from an earlier Han emperor, and named his state Shu Han as a statement that he saw himself as the restorer of rightful Han rule.

So in essence, it’s a story about a bunch of warlords agreeing that this jerk, Dong Zhuo, can’t be in charge. But once he’s gone, they get into a big fight over who should be in charge, which includes some of the warlords who used to be loyal to Dong Zhuo as well. At least historically, this led to a period of about 40 years with the three, independent, relatively stable kingdoms Cao Wei, Sun Wu, and Shu Han staring each other down, each claiming to be the legitimate emperor. (Spoilers: Cao Wei won… sort of, after having their own royal family overthrown, leading to the establishment of the Jin Dynasty over a united China).

The mechanics of Total War

Regardless of the faction you choose, the goal is clear: Become Emperor of all China. I expect the campaign will proceed similarly to Shogun 2 in this respect, potentially with some equivalent of the Realm Divide mechanic, which forced a would-be shogun into a final, climactic civil war after achieving a certain realm size. In terms of Chinese history, this could model something like the split between Cao Wei and Sun Wu.

What doesn’t have precedent in past Total Wars is the four decades of relative stability that characterized the middle of the period. Assuming the campaign is a sandbox, though, there’s no guarantee we’ll even get three kingdoms at all. We could end up with four, or seven, or Dong Zhuo could defeat the warlords and laugh at their burning corpses.

The other big question is how closely Total War: Three Kingdoms will stick to history, and how much it will indulge in the legendary and pop culture-informed aspects of these characters. From everything we’ve seen in the trailer so far, it seems skewed towards the latter, with heroes like Guan Yu and Lu Bu taking on entire army formations by themselves. We already have precedent for this in Total War: Warhammer, with demigod-like heroes that are practically one man (or woman, or orc, or vampire) armies. Three Kingdoms could be a first for Total War to portray a historical era with such a fantastic, unrealistic style.

As a history nerd, that would leave me slightly disappointed. But there’s definitely something to be said for this approach. After all, the larger-than-life characters of Romance of the Three Kingdoms are intimately tied to this story in the minds of many, and it would be extremely anticlimactic to lose Liu Bei to a crossbow bolt in your first battle.

However much is borrowed from the literature, I hope to see at least a strong grounding in history as well. Chinese history is a broad, deep, fascinating tale left mostly untouched by Western games of this scale. We’re looking at an era when great inventors were perfecting the repeating crossbow, centuries before the single-shot version caught on in Europe. Both history and literature surrounding the period are full of accounts of unorthodox tactics, clever misdirection, and masterful betrayals of the sort we don’t often see in Total War games, and I’d love more options to win wars with witty uses of trickery rather than conventional tactics. Total War has been running on the same battle formations and systems for many games now.

The changing economic realities (some estimates from the time say China may have lost more than two thirds of its population between the fall of the Han and the establishment of the Jin) could create interesting strategic concerns, with the world declining into chaos like in Total War: Attila, rather than building up to become more stable like in most other Total War games.

So are we in for a sobering look at a bloody era in Chinese history or an over-the-top, hero-centric soap opera of backflips and backstabbing? We’ll probably see elements of both. However it shakes out, though, I look forward to leading the righteous Shu Han (which was the correct answer, if anyone was wondering) to battle against however many other kingdoms join the fray.

Guess this series will follow the romance part

Guess this series will follow the romance part

I hope they'll put in some unique and new mechanics into this, otherwise it'll be just like Shogun.

Wait for the next game convention. E3 probably.

Definately will be 64 bit. Anyway, 32 bit with large adress awareness in ToB runs as smooth as Warhanner for me.

I'm playing TOB. I see no different than Warhammer.

Wake me up when Spring comes...

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-...-three-kingdoms

Looks like they rip off a lot of ideas from ROTK series

I wouldn't mind copy pasting ideas as long it is good - after all, no point changing what is good/working

Even better if they can compete with Koei's ROTK to make them buck up their end as well. I am still waiting to see if thew new iteration of Nobunaga's Ambition is gold or flop.

I shudder at the pronunciation.

When will this game be released?

Spring 2019. Q1 2019.

Sao sao, "CRP", Jay hoe Dune. oh my.... after so many years of 3 kingdoms in games, instead of correcting the pronounciation, they invented more wrong ones.

game looks great tho. and definitely a dream come true for 3kd fans after the rotk series went to shxt.

Gonna wait for full Chinese mod for this

Wow about a yr from now

https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/2114...ee-kingdoms-faq
In Autumn 2018, players will be able to conquer feudal China for the first time ever in a Total War game.

but steam says 2019 spring...

I think 2019 more realistic

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Jun 9 2018, 05:45 PM

Probably because of the classic mode. I believe the main design is the romance mode but the classic mode was added to appease the historical purist group.

image taken from reddit post

the teaser trailer liu bei is so much better, not sure why they changed it to this ah pek on their latest cao cao trailer lmao

Besides the tactical battle mode, didnt see much innovation beyond what ROTK done.

RM 115. Just nice. Seeing all the new AAA games price these days, luckily MY is still a small market and the price reflects that.

I'm sooo gonna get this

Was thinking of the collector set but the Guan Yu statue design is a bit too much like those Chinese idol statues of him.

Gonna just stick with the normal pre-order for now - share pics if you do get it @memphiz.

Sadly I no longer have friends/families in UK now... 😭

Doesn't ship to Malaysia... Sigh
How to get?

haha, can it give to parent to pray

Cannot unless you maybe buy then later from ebay. Lazt tine during Rome 2, my friend was studying in UK so I send money to him to buy for me and he bring back later after 6 months. 😁

Anyway, I'm not that interested in CE, but the LE is enough. The last gane I bought retail was Shogun 2. After that, that shop in SS2 closed diwn and I have been digital all the way. I tried to find box version of Attila and Warhammer, but sadly none selling them here anymore, need to order from UK.

This post has been edited by aliesterfiend: Sep 29 2018, 06:24 PM

I see. Might have to beg my friend in UK

ZOMG THIS PRICE DAMN GG WALLET IM SOLD

btw does anyone know the requirements for this game?
min requirements and MAX out everything requirements?

MAX
TR 2990WX: 32c/64t 3Ghz base 4.2Ghz
1TB DDR4 260 Pin 2133MHz RAM Memory Module
512GB Vram
RX 2080Ti
win 10
170 GB Hdd Space
512 GB of RW transfer speed storage?

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Oct 3 2018, 12:43 AM

https://www.gamersky.com/news/201809/1105377.shtml

现在游戏预购已经开启，Steam国区268元，游戏包含中文界面、语音、字幕，预购还将免费获得“黄巾之乱”DLC。

Who here gonna play with Eng Sub or CN Sub? I think im gonna play in full Chinese Version hopefully even have 魏晉 official spoken language kekeke

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Oct 3 2018, 12:36 AM

For max, whatever the next/current gen rig I guess. TW is better played with Intel though as they have better IPC.

I beleive creative assembly's game engine favours amd, as theu had amd logo just like tombraider and ashes of singularity

Only GPU and so far only Shogun 2 and Warhammer. CPU always Intel.

Have a old 4790k hope ok


Just bought for RM100
hope its worth the price



This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Oct 3 2018, 02:02 PM

thinking should i buy now or wait till almost release.. haha

I bought cos im scared that they might increase the price rm100 for this game is a must buy for me so...

Anyway for the dlc it's still available 1 week after release

oh hel, why not. just purchased it.

hahaha.. now grow mushroom till 2019

Price wont increase. Last time I buy early or later based on conversion rate. Now since Steam sells in MYR then no latter anymore.

cos last time for
greenmangaming.com
indiegala.com
gamesrepublic.com
bundlestars.com
humblebundle.com

their prices changes forgot about steam...

What could change is if TW somehow gets bigger here then the price will increase. Other AAA game price are almost the same as USD after conversion rate. TW still low, almost 50% off.

Ya rm100 for this game is a steal for me besides there r no other games that i want on the horizon.

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-thr...legends-cao-cao

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-thr...egends-sun-jian

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-thr...legends-liu-bei

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Nov 1 2018, 02:16 PM

Gotta upgrade... Gotta upgrade.... Ryzen or coffeelake?

aliesterfiend

lol why repeat the title?

ryzen 2 ryzen 2

Creative Assembly released part 2 of the diplomacy overview video. Peeps... they are using words like revolutionary. Anyone sceptical? Anyway I share my thoughts in the video below. I know most of you are very excited for this since this is the first Total War set in Asia, and they seem to be doing lots of new things in diplomacy. I'm very cautious about this. If they can nail the AI to play diplomacy well enough... then this could be great.

Damn, I would so get the box set. Wonder if they'll have it in local stores

Just buy the guan yu at ur local clay figurine store itll look much better than theirs

I hope they do well with ai, but thesedays i do not have time for grand campaigns only battles

What... that's half the fun of a Total War game.

need time to hv fun bro T.T

https://www.totalwar.com/blog/our-total-war...g-a-beta-update

Is 3ktw playable now?

Only if you work with CA or SEGA QA.

Cheh...

https://external-preview.redd.it/ve3qI7aERz...dth=8095c1881aa

Nice map of the progression of the three kingdoms until the reunification under Jin Dynasty.

english is so confusing so many jin dynasty



ohh yeah link does not load

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Dec 31 2018, 01:08 PM

I copied it from total war forum. The link works from there.

https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/comm...Comment_2297199

This post has been edited by aliesterfiend: Dec 31 2018, 02:22 PM

Thank you

https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/comments/...ative_assembly/

lol

https://forums.totalwar.com/discussion/2342...ter-master-list

This post has been edited by fujkenasai: Jan 11 2019, 10:06 PM

wow, those posters are so juicy! loved how the artists keep the rustic brush strokes and still manage to look professional. and much more realistic portrayal of the 3kd characters imo than rotk.

Spies Gameplay Reveal


A Hero's Journey Trailer

Fighting animations look so bad. Collission detection is way off. Only hero anitmations are good. Hope they will fix it before it's out.

It's been that way since Rome 2. Anyway, since I usually plays with birdeye view it doesnt bother me much.

5 more weeks???

Shogun 2 was better? Wonder y so bad

Yup seems soon

because shogun2 use mocap animation~ so yr unit tend to 1v1 then u will have mass 1v1, westerner complain that fck up the formation etc, n make combat way way long.. westerner just suck, they dunno enjoy good stuff~ all they want is dragons n magic n stuff, thats 1 of the reason i dislike warhammer 1/2 the unit so little cant even called war, more like skirmishes.. unit count for three kingdom so little 1 general + 6 unit = 1 stack = 21unit...

This post has been edited by SiewKaiz: Jan 29 2019, 12:24 PM

Wow but that's the romance right? What about normal 1?

romance n normal is same, just in normal they tone down the opness of the general and they have a few bodyguard... thats all.
new total war game, animation is nothing impressive, u swing a sword, somebody at somewhere gonna fly~ cant feel the omph