WTF! Does this game have a tutorial?

[Sticky Mick]

Just installed the game. Never played any Total War games before. Where should I start? I don't see any "Tutorial" in the main menu, just a load of modes that aren't explained (Quest Battle, Custom Battle, Quick Battle...etc.) and when I click stuff I just get a bunch of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ ads for DLC.

Do I really need to go to YouTube to learn the basic controls and mechanics for this game?
If so, please make some recommendations.

Thanks for your help.

[Nequis]

Just start a normal campaign and you get the old man telling you what is what on the top left of the screen.

You can also right click on stuff for a detailed unit/building window.

Lastly there is a guide represented by the small star top left where the whole game is explained.

[Elitewrecker PT]

One lord in each base race has an "introductory" campaign which gives you guides for the first handful of turns.

[Yellowdragon]

There's an old guy giving you advice all the time even when you don't need it.

[Captain T1]

Originally posted by TanksK the tactical feeder:

There's an old guy giving you advice all the time even when you don't need it.

He's not to be trusted.

[Sticky Mick]

Thanks all! I just bought the base game hoping to play as the Empire but this faction isn't included. Do they exist and is there a campaign in the Old World?

[Xaphnir]

Originally posted by Sticky Mick:

Thanks all! I just bought the base game hoping to play as the Empire but this faction isn't included. Do they exist and is there a campaign in the Old World?

Empire is the first game. There's a separate campaign from the Vortex one called Mortal Empires that requires you to own both games to access and is played on a combined map of the first game and the Vortex campaign.

Or, if you want to play an Empire faction in the Vortex campaign, you can buy the Hunter and the Beast DLC, which includes the Huntsmarshal's Expedition as an Empire faction that starts in Lustria.

[Nequis]

Originally posted by Sticky Mick:

Thanks all! I just bought the base game hoping to play as the Empire but this faction isn't included. Do they exist and is there a campaign in the Old World?

If you check the store page Total War Warhammer 2 is based around the vortex campaign that include Lizardmen/Skaven/High Elves/Dark Elves fighting for the control of the vortex.

The Empire is playable in the Mortal Empires mode which is a freebie they gave to all owners of the previous game.

If you wanna play as the Empire wait for the steam summer sales and Warhammer 1 for a few bucks.

[Sticky Mick]

Thanks!