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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 22, 2016|ref=<ref>[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/698/ On 22 November, two colossal forces will unite in Total War: WARHAMMER for Linux | Feral News]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|November 22, 2016|ref=<ref>[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/698/ On 22 November, two colossal forces will unite in Total War: WARHAMMER for Linux | Feral News]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 18, 2017|ref=<ref>[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/751/ On April 18th, Total War: WARHAMMER launches for Mac powered by Metal | Feral News]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 18, 2017|ref=<ref>[https://www.feralinteractive.com/en/news/751/ On April 18th, Total War: WARHAMMER launches for Mac powered by Metal | Feral News]</ref>}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|total-war-warhammer|86}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1710/total-war-warhammer|86}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|total-war-warhammer|85}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Continuous turn-based}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Multiple select, Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RTS, Strategy, TBS}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Total War: Warhammer }}
 
|steam appid  = 364360
 
|steam appid  = 364360
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|official site= https://www.totalwar.com/games/warhammer/
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|hltb        = 34457
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = total-war-warhammer
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|mobygames    = 83314
 
|wikipedia    = Total War: Warhammer
 
|wikipedia    = Total War: Warhammer
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Total War}}
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{{Series|Warhammer}}
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{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.totalwar.com/home Official site] for the series
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{{mm}} [https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-warhammer Official forums]
{{mm}} [https://forums.totalwar.com/ Official forums]
 
 
{{mm}} [https://support.sega.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/201944675-Total-War-Warhammer- Official support page]
 
{{mm}} [https://support.sega.co.uk/hc/en-gb/sections/201944675-Total-War-Warhammer- Official support page]
{{mm}} [http://totalwar.wikia.com/wiki/Total_War_Wiki Total War Wiki] - A wiki for the series
 
 
{{mm}} [http://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center] - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
 
{{mm}} [http://www.twcenter.net/ Total War Center] - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/364360/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/364360/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Steam | | | Windows, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/warhammertw/ | Steam | | | OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/warhammertw/ | Steam | | | OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | total-war-warhammer | EGS | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2794-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 2794-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | total-war-warhammer | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | total-war-warhammer | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1127837401 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1127837401 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9n2vcd2lrfdc | Microsoft Store | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 364360 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 364360 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} All Windows versions require {{DRM|Steam||Denuvo Anti-Tamper}}.<ref>[http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Denuvo:_Questions_and_Answers Denuvo: Questions and Answers - Total War Wiki]</ref>
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{{ii}} All Steam versions require {{DRM|Denuvo Anti-Tamper}}.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://wiki.totalwar.com/w/Denuvo:_Questions_and_Answers|title=Denuvo: Questions and Answers - Total War Wiki|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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==Monetization==
 +
{{Monetization
 +
|dlc                = The game features extensive paid DLC; if you play only the base game, you will miss a substantial amount of overall content.
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}}
  
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| The King and the Warlord |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| The King and the Warlord |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| Wurrzag | Free. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{DLC/row| Wurrzag | Free. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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}}
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===Microtransactions===
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{{Microtransactions
 +
|cosmetic            = Blood for the Blood God DLC is cosmetic only, in that it adds gore effects.
 +
|finite spend        = Each DLC can be only bought once, putting a cap on total spend.
 +
|unlock              = You get a set of races in the base game, but the remainder of the races are locked behind real-money transactions.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\Scripts\}}
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{{Game data/config|Steam|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\Scripts\}}
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{{Game data/config|Epic Games Store|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\EOS\Scripts\}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Total War Warhammer/preferences}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Total War Warhammer/preferences}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\Save Games\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\Save_Games\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Epic Games Store|{{p|appdata}}\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\EOS\Save Games\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Total War Warhammer/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/The Creative Assembly/Warhammer/save_games/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/feral-interactive/Total War Warhammer/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/The Creative Assembly/Warhammer/save_games/}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       = true
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Total War Warhammer - in-game basic video settings.png|In-game basic video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Total War Warhammer - in-game basic video settings.png|In-game basic video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Total War Warhammer - in-game advanced video settings.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Total War Warhammer - in-game advanced video settings.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/total-war-warhammer/en
 
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/total-war-warhammer/en
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      = <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URGlEtQ3no Total War Warhammer 21:9 Support Review (3440x1440) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube]</ref>
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URGlEtQ3no|title=Total War Warhammer 21:9 Support Review (3440x1440) (60fps) (Ultrawide) - YouTube|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = Scaling is added with a patch, however you might get issues with fonts depending on in-game language
 
|4k ultra hd notes          = Scaling is added with a patch, however you might get issues with fonts depending on in-game language
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[MSAA]] (x2, x4, x8)
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]], [[MSAA]] (x2, x4, x8)
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, music, speech, and effect sliders
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, music, speech, and effect sliders
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|royalty free audio      = always on
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|royalty free audio notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Network==
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{{Network/Multiplayer
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|local play          =
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|local play players  =
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|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
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|lan play            = true
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|lan play players    = 8
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|lan play modes      = Co-op, Versus
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|lan play notes      = Multiplayer campaigns only support 2 players. In Custom Battles, up to 8 players can play at the same time.
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|online play          = true
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|online play players  = 8
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|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
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|online play notes    = Multiplayer campaigns only support 2 players. In Custom Battles, up to 8 players can play at the same time.
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|asynchronous        =
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|asynchronous notes  =
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}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        =
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|matchmaking notes  =
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|p2p                =
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|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          =
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      =
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|self-hosting notes =
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|direct ip          =
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|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
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|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale        =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
 
|play area room-scale notes  =  
}}
 
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          =
 
|local play players  =
 
|local play modes    =
 
|local play notes    =
 
|lan play            = true
 
|lan play players    = 8
 
|lan play modes      = Co-op, Versus
 
|lan play notes      = Multiplayer campaigns only support 2 players. In Custom Battles, up to 8 players can play at the same time.
 
|online play          = true
 
|online play players  = 8
 
|online play modes    = Co-op, Versus
 
|online play notes    = Multiplayer campaigns only support 2 players. In Custom Battles, up to 8 players can play at the same time.
 
|asynchronous        =
 
|asynchronous notes  =
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
|matchmaking        =
 
|matchmaking notes  =
 
|p2p                =
 
|p2p notes          =
 
|dedicated          =
 
|dedicated notes    =
 
|self-hosting      =
 
|self-hosting notes =
 
|direct ip          =
 
|direct ip notes    =
 
}}{{Network/Ports
 
|tcp  =
 
|udp  =
 
|upnp =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = true
|opengl notes          =  
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|opengl notes          = Linux only.
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = false
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 32-bit executable= false
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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Total War: Warhammer
Total War: Warhammer cover
Developers
Creative Assembly
macOS (OS X) Feral Interactive[1]
Linux Feral Interactive[1]
Publishers
Sega
OS X, Linux Feral Interactive[1]
Release dates
Windows May 24, 2016
Linux November 22, 2016[2]
macOS (OS X) April 18, 2017[3]
Reception
Metacritic 86
OpenCritic 86
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Continuous turn-based
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Multiple select, Point and select
Genres RTS, Strategy, TBS
Themes Fantasy
Series Total War: Warhammer
Total War: Warhammer on HowLongToBeat
Total War: Warhammer on IGDB
Total War: Warhammer on MobyGames
Total War: Warhammer on Wikipedia
Total War: Warhammer
Subseries of Total War
Subseries of Warhammer
Total War: Warhammer 2016
Total War: Warhammer II 2017
Total War: Warhammer III 2022

Total War: Warhammer is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view RTS, strategy and TBS game in the Total War: Warhammer series.

General information

Official forums
Official support page
Total War Center - A large fan site for the series with an active modding community
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

All Steam versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[4]

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The game features extensive paid DLC; if you play only the base game, you will miss a substantial amount of overall content.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Blood for the Blood God
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Bretonnia Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Call of the Beastmen
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Chaos Warriors
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Grey Wizard Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Grombrindal The White Dwarf Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Isabella von Carstein Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Jade Wizard Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Krell Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Norsca
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Realm of The Wood Elves
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The Grim and the Grave
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
The King and the Warlord
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wurrzag Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic Blood for the Blood God DLC is cosmetic only, in that it adds gore effects.
Finite spend Each DLC can be only bought once, putting a cap on total spend.
Unlock You get a set of races in the base game, but the remainder of the races are locked behind real-money transactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Steam %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\Scripts\
Epic Games Launcher %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\EOS\Scripts\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Total War Warhammer/preferences
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Steam %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\Save_Games\
Epic Games Launcher %APPDATA%\The Creative Assembly\Warhammer\EOS\Save Games\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/feral-interactive/Total War Warhammer/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/The Creative Assembly/Warhammer/save_games/

Save game cloud syncing

Video

In-game basic video settings.
In-game basic video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
[5]
4K Ultra HD
Scaling is added with a patch, however you might get issues with fonts depending on in-game language
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Already borderless if windowed mode is set at native resolution
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Trilinear, and anisotropic filtering (2-16 samples).
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, MSAA (x2, x4, x8)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Main Menu is locked to 30 fps, rest of the game is unlocked by default
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music, speech, and effect sliders
Surround sound
5.1, 7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
8 Co-op, Versus
Multiplayer campaigns only support 2 players. In Custom Battles, up to 8 players can play at the same time.
Online play
8 Co-op, Versus
Multiplayer campaigns only support 2 players. In Custom Battles, up to 8 players can play at the same time.

VR support

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12
OpenGL
Linux only.
Metal support
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM) 3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 5770
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.12.4
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 37 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 600 series
AMD Radeon Rx 200 series
Intel Iris Graphics 540
2 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.10 (64bit), SteamOS 2.0
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-4130 3.4 GHz
AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 29 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti
AMD Radeon R9 270
1 GB of VRAM
Intel graphics cards are not officially supported.
AMD graphics cards are not officially supported on SteamOS.
AMD graphics cards require the Mesa 13.0.1 driver compiled using LLVM 3.9 or newer.


References