Combat itself is large scale, where units of soldiers move in formation, and where facing, flanking, fatigue, morale, and elevation are crucial components to consider. Armies are built outside of combat and funded by taxes rather than any resource mechanic, and are persistent through battles.
Players move and manage armies and territories over a campaign map, as they expand territories and engage enemy forces.
Now, the return of the Twin-Tailed comet has disturbed the fragile wards of the Vortex, inciting those who would take advantage of this weakness into action, to twist the vortex towards their own aims.įor those uninitiated with Total War, the Real Time Strategy series has focused on large scale, open ended campaign play.
The Magical Vortex, created by the Asur ages past, drains the chaotic energies that leak into the world from the malicious and eldritch realms, keeping the daemon hordes at bay.