Which version do I need to download?

[Zomphie]

I own almost all of the DLCs. Do I need to download Total Warhammer II to get all of the characters to play in Total Warhammer III?

[Elitewrecker PT]

No, just WH3

[Zomphie]

Will they automatically download the DLS from 1 and 2 to play in 3? (I only have 3 installed at the moment)

[MrSoul]

Yup, they’re all technically DLC of 3(far as steam downloads cares right) so any own for previous games will be carried over and downloaded for 3 without needing to install previous two games as Elite said.

[Fryskar]

Originally posted by Zomphie:

Will they automatically download the DLS from 1 and 2 to play in 3? (I only have 3 installed at the moment)

All races and their dlc stuff are in tww3 no matter if you own it or not, its merely locked out until you buy the key (dlc).
So 1 and 2 don't need to be installed, neither owned for you to have it on your disk.

[strike478]

Originally posted by Zomphie:

I own almost all of the DLCs. Do I need to download Total Warhammer II to get all of the characters to play in Total Warhammer III?

No need. Unless you want ortex campaign or mortal empires campaign.

[Zomphie]

I do want access to "mortal empires campaign." So does this require me to download another version? And let's say I do not and stick with 3 only, did they fix it so we can play all of the DLS in 3 and not have any locked out? Like when 3 came out they had it so you cannot play most of the DLS.

[Fryskar]

Originally posted by Zomphie:

I do want access to "mortal empires campaign." So does this require me to download another version? And let's say I do not and stick with 3 only, did they fix it so we can play all of the DLS in 3 and not have any locked out? Like when 3 came out they had it so you cannot play most of the DLS.

Mortal empires requires you to instal and play tww2.

In tww3, its counterpart is immortal empires which only requires the ownership of tww3 and playing it.
All factions are playable on immortal empires since quiet a while.
You can only play tww3 stuff on realm of chaos.

[Elitewrecker PT]

You only need WH3 installed to have access to all the content you own.
No idea what you mean with "when 3 came out you could not play", other than that the combined map wasn't out yet.

[TheAlmightyProo]

To specify just in case of confusion,

Mortal Empires was the combined sandbox campaign using the maps of games 1 and 2. You'd need to own both games to access it and the relevant DLC etc to play the races/factions thereof.

Immortal Empires is the combined sandbox campaign using the maps of games 1, 2 and 3.
Owning game 3 alone gives access to Immortal Empires with only the game 3 races/factions playable (though they all feature) but to play as more you'd need to own either the previous relevant base games and/or DLC.

If you want to play the base/alternative campaigns from the previous base games you'd need to both own those and install/play those specifically. To add, the WH1 campaigns don't have the QoL updates seen later in the series, and similarly WH2 gameplay lacks updates introduced in WH3.

[Zomphie]

Originally posted by TheAlmightyProo:

To specify just in case of confusion,

Mortal Empires was the combined sandbox campaign using the maps of games 1 and 2. You'd need to own both games to access it and the relevant DLC etc to play the races/factions thereof.

Immortal Empires is the combined sandbox campaign using the maps of games 1, 2 and 3.
Owning game 3 alone gives access to Immortal Empires with only the game 3 races/factions playable (though they all feature) but to play as more you'd need to own either the previous relevant base games and/or DLC.

If you want to play the base/alternative campaigns from the previous base games you'd need to both own those and install/play those specifically. To add, the WH1 campaigns don't have the QoL updates seen later in the series, and similarly WH2 gameplay lacks updates introduced in WH3.

I do own all three. I will load 3 up again and see if I can see that campaign for the dlc characters.

[Zomphie]

I now see where they are at. Thank you all for your help.

[Ocean]

Originally posted by Zomphie:

I now see where they are at. Thank you all for your help.

A heads-up notice to you. CA released the update of Patch 3.0 just 2 weeks ago, and the new patch is very buggy and basically cripples most of the player-made mods.

Even if you plan to play the vanilla Warhammer 3, still there are chances you'll have to bear with bugs like screen stuttering, frequent game crashes, and units floating in the air, etc.

So, for now, I suggest distracting yourself with some other games to wait until hot fix released, e.g. Patch 3.1 or even 3.2, because hot fix may be game-saves incompatible, and you'll have to give up on your 200+ turn game-save. Such shxt always happens when there is major update.

[TheAlmightyProo]

Originally posted by Ocean:

Originally posted by Zomphie:

I now see where they are at. Thank you all for your help.

A heads-up notice to you. CA released the update of Patch 3.0 just 2 weeks ago, and the new patch is very buggy and basically cripples most of the player-made mods.

Even if you plan to play the vanilla Warhammer 3, still there are chances you'll have to bear with bugs like screen stuttering, frequent game crashes, and units floating in the air, etc.

So, for now, I suggest distracting yourself with some other games to wait until hot fix released, e.g. Patch 3.1 or even 3.2, because hot fix may be game-saves incompatible, and you'll have to give up on your 200+ turn game-save. Such shxt always happens when there is major update.

Tbf the negatives of the update haven't affected everybody equally, if at all.
Personally, I've had none of the issues that are doing the rounds rn... which yeah, is possibly karma or something given I had WH2 break for 6 months apropos of nothing with all else fine and well back in 2017... which nobody else suffered. On the other hand, many of the WH3 launch issues persisted for me a while after the initial updates that fixed them for everybody else...