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Total War: Three Kingdoms is Creative Assembly's 12th major release in the Total War Series, set in ancient China in the Three Kingdoms ... Cookieshelpusdeliverourservices.Byusingourservices,youagreetoouruseofcookies. WelcometotheTWCWiki!Youarenotloggedin.PleaselogintotheWikitovoteinpolls,changeskinpreferences,oreditpages.SeeHEREfordetailsofhowtoLOGIN. TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsFromTWCWikiJumptonavigationJumptosearch TotalWarSeries TotalWarSaga:Troy TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms-Portal TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritannia TotalWar:Warhammer-Portal TotalWar:WarhammerIII TotalWar:WarhammerII TotalWar:Warhammer TotalWar:Attila TotalWar:RomeII-Portal TotalWar:RomeII TotalWar:Shogun2-Portal TotalWar:Shogun2 Shogun2:RiseoftheSamurai Shogun2:FalloftheSamurai Napoleon:TotalWar Empire:TotalWar MedievalII:TotalWar-Portal MedievalII:TotalWar Kingdoms Rome:TotalWar&RemasteredPortal TotalWar:RomeRemastered Rome:TotalWar BarbarianInvasion Alexander Medieval:TotalWar VikingInvasion Shogun:TotalWar MongolInvasion TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsisCreativeAssembly's12thmajorreleaseintheTotalWarSeries,setinancientChinaintheThreeKingdomsperiod,itstartsin190AD.Thegameusesthe64-bitWarscapeEnginethatwasdevelopedforTotalWar:Warhammer.Thegamewasreleasedon23May,2019forWindows,Mac,andLinuxviaSteam. Contents 1Overview 2PlayModes 3CampaignMap 4Warlords 4.1CaoCao 4.2GongsunZan 4.3KongRong 4.4LiuBei 4.5LiuBiao 4.6MaTeng 4.7YuanShu 4.8YuanShao 4.9ZhangYan 4.10ZhengJiang 4.11SunJian 4.12DongZhuo 5NewFeatures 5.1Diplomacy 5.2WuXing 5.3Guanxi 5.4Satisfaction 5.5Espionage 6DownloadableContent 6.1YellowTurbanRebellion 6.2ReignofBlood 6.3TheEightPrinces 6.4MandateofHeaven 6.5TaoQian 6.6AWorldBetrayed 6.7YanBaihu 6.8TheFuriousWild 6.9ShiXie 6.10FatesDivided 7Reviews 8SystemRequirements&ReleaseDetails Overview Whilststillfeaturingtheturn-basedstrategy,factions,campaignandbattle-mapplayfamiliarfromoldergamesintheseries,ThreeKingdomsaimstobemore'characterfocused'.Diplomacyhasbeenre-workedandbecomesamoreimportantpartofthegame,relationshipsbetweencharactersaredescribedas'Guanxi'aftertheChineseconcept. PlayModes TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsintroducestwodifferentmodesofcampaignplay,a'Classic'versionbasedontheRecordsoftheThreeKingdomswhichaimsforgreaterhistoricalaccuracy,andanew'RomanceMode'basedonthenovelRomanceoftheThreeKingdomswhichportraysgeneralsandfactionleadersaspowerfulheroeswithspecialpowers. CampaignMap CA'sSunJiantrailershowedviewsofthecampaignmapalbeitwith'in-engine'shotsandnot'in-game'. Thetrailerincludedthiszoomedoutviewofthecampaignmap: InvictaGaminghasreleasedaninterestinganalysisofthetrailerherewhichincludescomparisonstoreal-worldmapsandcommentsonthedifferences/similaritiestopreviousgamemaps. Warlords Generalsandleadersseemtobemoreimportantthaninoldertitles,andthegameincludestheabilityforthetraitsandabilitiesofuptothreegeneralstobeusedinonearmy. Biographicalandplaystyledetailshavebeenreleasedoftheelevenlegendarywarlordsyouwillbeabletoplayas.Seefulldetailshere. zoner16onTWChasprovidedin-depthdescriptionsofthehistoricalcharactersofthetimeseehere. CaoCao InGame; HeroClass:Commander StartPosition:Chen-acentralpositionsouthoftheYellowRiver. InitialDilemma:Toridetowarandavengehisfather'sdeathortobuildanempirefirst. InHistory; Clan:TheCaoClanofQiao StyleName:Mengde Positions:ChancellorofState,KingofWei,EmperorWuofWei(posthumously) WikipediaBiography InRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms; Portrayedasacruelandsuspiciousvillain. GongsunZan InGame; HeroClass:Vanguard StartPosition:Youbeiping-defensiblepositiontothenorth. InitialDilemma:AttackLiuYu,orallywithhimtoattackHanFu. InHistory; Clan:TheGongsunClanofYoubeiping StyleName:Bogui Positions:InspectorofYouProvince(self-appointed),GeneraloftheFront,MarquisofYi. WikipediaBiography InRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms; Leadselitecavalryunit,theWhiteRiders. JoinscoalitionagainstDongZhou. DeclareswaronYuanShaoforkillinghisyoungerbrother. KongRong InGame; HeroClass:Strategist StartPosition:Beihai InitialDilemma:Howtousea'greatwarrior'whooffershisservices. InHistory; Clan:TheKongClanofBeihai StyleName:Wenju Positions:MinisterSteward,PalaceCounselor,CourtArchitect,ChancellorofBeihai WikipediaBiography LiuBei InGame; HeroClass:Commander StartPosition:Dong InitialDilemma:TohelpTaiQianinhisfightsagainstCaoCaoorremainneutral. InHistory; Clan:TheLiuClanofZhuo StyleName:Xuande Positions:GeneraloftheLeft,EmperorZhaolieofHan WikipediaBiography InRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms; Portrayedasacompassionateandrighteousleader,endowedwithcharismaticpotency. Wieldsapairofdouble-edgedswordscalledshuanggujian. LiuBiao InGame; HeroClass:Commander StartPosition:Xiangyang InitialDilemma:AgreetohelpYuanShaoagainstSunJianandYuanShu,orignoreYuanShao'srequest. InHistory; Clan:TheLiuClanofXiangyang StyleName:Jingsheng Positions:GeneralWhoGuardstheSouthandGovernorofJing,MarquisofChengwu WikipediaBiography MaTeng InGame; HeroClass:Vanguard StartPosition:Wudu-inthewest. InitialDilemma:WhethertoengageinthecivilwarbetweentheseparatistandloyalistremainsofDongZhuo'sfaction. InHistory; Clan:TheMaClanofLiang StyleName:Shoucheng Positions:CommandantoftheGuards,MarquisofHuaili WikipediaBiography InRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms; PortrayedasaloyalistofthedecliningHandynasty. ParticipatesinplotstoassassinateCaoCao. YuanShu InGame; HeroClass:Commander StartPosition:Nayang-surroundedbypowerfulwarlords. InitialDilemma:WhethertohelpSunJianbydeclaringwaronLiuBiaoorstayneutral. InHistory; Clan:TheYuanClanofShouchun StyleName:Gonglu Positions:GeneraloftheLeftandGovernorofYang,MarquisofYangzhai WikipediaBiography YuanShao InGame; HeroClass:Commander StartPosition:Wei-relativelysafeareawithfarmlands. InitialDilemma:WhethertohelpGongsunZanagainstHanFu,orgiveHanFurefugeinexchangeforhislands. InHistory; Clan:TheYuanClanofYe StyleName:Benchu Positions:General-in-Chief,MarquisofYe WikipediaBiography ZhangYan InGame; HeroClass:Champion StartPosition:Yanman-inthefarnorthernmountains. InitialDilemma:WhethertoattackYuanShao'slandsfirstornorthernbandits. InHistory; Clan:TheHeishanBandits Positions:GeneralWhoBringsPeacetotheNorth,MarquisofAnguo WikipediaBiography ZhengJiang InGame; HeroClass:Champion StartPosition:Taiyuan-remoteareainthemountainstothenorth-west. InitialDilemma:WhethertojoinwithZhangYanorattackhim. InHistory; Clan:TheZhengBandits Fromzoner16'spost:MentionedonlyinpassinginthebiographyofZhuoXuan,whowasanofficialandsomethingofasoothsayerintheWeicourt,thewomenbanditsZhengandJiangwereexecutedinDongpingsometimeafteralocalofficial,LiuZhen,hadadreamaboutasnakegrowingfourlegsandburrowingintoagate.ZhuoXuanforetoldtheirdeathsbasedonthefactthatthesnakewastheauspicioussignofawoman,yetlegsarenotsomethingasnakeshouldhave,thereforethewomenwhowerebeingbanditsandupsettingtheorderofthingswouldbekilled. SunJian InGame; HeroClass:Sentinel StartPosition:Jianglinginenemylands-homelandisChangshatothesouth. InitialDilemma:WhethertogiveLiuBiaotheImperialSealhehasrequestedordeclineandmakehimanenemy. InHistory; Clan:TheSunClanofWu StyleName:Wentai Positions:InspectorofYuProvince,GeneralWhoRoutstheCaitiffs,MarquisofWucheng,EmperorWulieofWu(posthumously) WikipediaBiography InRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms; InthecoalitionagainstDongZhuo. EscapedfromabattlebygivinghisdistinctiveredscarftoZuMao AttemptedtokeeptheImperialSealforhimself. KilledinJingProvinceafterlosingabattleagainstLiuBiao. DongZhuo InGame; HeroClass:Vanguard StartPosition:Chang'an,westofthedefensiblemountainpasses. InitialDilemma:Aseriesofdecisions,dependentonRomanceorRecordsmode- Romance:ConflictoverthecourtesanDiaochanwithLuBu. Records:ConflictwithLuBuoverpersonaldifferencesandthemachinationsoftheministerWangYun. Note:DongZhuoisnotplayableuntiltheplayereitherdefeatshisarmyinbattleortheyreachtherankofEmperorintheGrandCampaign. InHistory; Clan:TheDongClanofLiang StyleName:Zhongying Positions:GrandMaster,MarquisofMei WikipediaBiography NewFeatures Diplomacy Diplomacyhasbeenre-workedandisintendedtobeamoreimportantpartofthegameintroducingconceptssuchas'obligations,reciprocity,andtrust'. CApublishedinformationaboutthenewsystemintwoblogposts,Part1andPart2,withaccompanyingvideos,Part1andPart2.TheyclaimThreeKingdoms"marksthesinglemostsignificantredesignofthesysteminTotalWar’shistory"withthediplomacymodelandAIrewrittenfromscratch. Vassalstatushasbeenexpandedwithnewpossiblebenefitsfromeitherowningvassalsorallowingyourfactiontobecomeavassalofamorepowerfulfaction. Anewdiplomaticstatushasbeenintroduced,'coalitions'arenowpossibleaswellastheusualalliances.Coalitionsbeingeasiertoenterandlessbindingonthepartiesinvolved.Bothcoalitionsandalliancesestablish'friendlyterritory'thatcaneasesupplyandattritionproblems. Regiontradinghasbeenre-introducedasanotherpossiblediplomatictoolalongsidefoodandfinancialtrades. DiscussthenewinformationondiplomacyonTWChere. WuXing Thegameapplieselemental/colordistinctionsbasedontheWuXingfivepowersphilosophytomanystandardTotalWarfeatures.Eachcharacterhasanassociatedclasswhichcorrespondstoaparticularelement(Commander,Champion,Vanguard,Sentinel,Strategist),fiveattributesthateachhavearespectiveelement,andalltraits,skills,reforms,units,andbuildingshavetheirownassociatedelementsaswell. Benefitsofanygivenelementaremeanttoapplytoothergamepiecesofthatsameelement.Forexample,aVanguard(Fireclass)willlikelyhavehighInstinct(Firetrait)whichwillboostchargedamage,whichprimarilyhelpsShockCavalry(Fireunittype),aswellaslowerrecruitmentcosts,whichbenefitstheMilitaryRecruitmentbuildingchains(Firebuildings). Note:Thissystemonlyappliestowarlordsinthebasegame.YellowTurbanfactionsdonotoperateonthesamesystem. Guanxi Guanxiisthesystemthattrackstherelationshipsbetweenallthecharacterswithinthegame.Characterscangrowtolikeordislikeeachotherduetotraitstheyhave,eventsthatfire,orpersonalhistorybetweenthem. Characterswilldislikehavingtofighttheirfriendsandrelishgettingtofighttheirenemies.Theywilllikebeinginthesamearmyandfactionastheirfriendsanddisliketheopposite.Thus,itwillbenecessarytomanageassignmentsandrecruitmentbasedonwhogetsalongwithoneanotherandwhodoesn't,lestSatisfactionlevelsfalltoolow. CAputoutavideoexplainingthissystemandSatisfactionbelowhere. Satisfaction CharactershaveaSatisfactionstatthattrackshowtheyfeelabouttheircurrentstatuswithintheircurrentfaction.Ifthisdropstoolow,thecharacterwillbeindangerofleavingorrebelling.Satisfactionisgovernedbyfactorsliketherelationshipthecharacterhaswiththeircomradesandenemies,theircurrentrankincomparisontotheirachievements,andtheappropriatereforms,amongotherthings. Espionage Theagentsystemhasbeenreplacedbytheespionagesystem,whichallowstheplayertoassigncharacterstoattempttospyonafaction.Ifacharacteriswilling,theywillwaitintheotherfaction'srecruitmentpooluntilhired.Afterwhichtheywilltakepartintheopposingfactionasastandardofficer,butalsogivingtheplayervisibilityoverwherevertheyareassigned,whilealsoopeninguparangeofespionageoptions. TheespionageoptionsrequireCover(aresourcespecifictoeachspy)andUndercoverNetwork(afactionresource).Eachcostistoldtotheplayerbeforeinitiatinganaction,butthereisanadditionalhiddencostthatthetargetfactionplacesdependingonseveralfactors(traits,reforms,etc).Wheninitiatinganaction,theplayerwillthenbeforcedtogivethisadditionalcostorrisktheiragentbeingdiscoverediftheycannot.Ifanagentisdiscovered,theycanbecapturedorescapeontheirown.Iftheyarecaptured,theymaybeexecutedorreturned,butreturnedspiesmighthavebeenturnedintodoubleagents. DownloadableContent YellowTurbanRebellion TheYellowTurbanRebellionwasreleasedatthesametimeasthemaingameandwasavailablefreeofchargewithpre-ordersandearlypurchaserofThreeKingdoms.TheDLCaddsanewYellowTurbanplayablesub-culturewiththreenewplayablewarlords;HeYi,GongDu,andHuangShao.TheYellowTurbanfactionshavedifferentheroclasses,units,technologies,characterskillsandancillaries. ReignofBlood TheReignofBloodDLCaddsbloodandgoretothebattlescenes.Dependingonthepurchaser'scountryofresidencetheremaybeanagerestrictiononthisproduct. TheEightPrinces TheEightPrincespackintroducesanewcampaignset100yearsafterthemaingameandincludeseightnewplayableprinces.Thenewprincescomewithuniquebuildings,assignments,courtoptionsandneweliteunits. MandateofHeaven ReleasedinJanuary2020withthe1.4.0patchofthegame,MandateofHeavenprovidesacampaignstartingin182CEbeforethestartoftheYellowTurbanrebellion.Thepackincludesnewcharacters,sixnewplayablewarlordsandcomeswithuniquenewcampaignmechanics,eventsandobjectives. TaoQian ReleasedatthesametimeasMandateofHeaven,TaoQianisavailableasafreedownload.TaoQianisanewplayablecharacterwithauniqueresourcecalled'displacedpopulation',whichprovideshimwithabonuswhenotherfactionsconquersettlements! AWorldBetrayed ReleasedinMarch2020withthe1.5.0patchofthegame,AWorldBetrayedaddsthe194ADstartdate,twonewfactionsspecifictothatstartdate(LuBuandSunCe),17newcharacters,acompleterevampofthebanditfactions,newunits,anewtitlesystemtoreplacethepromotionsystem,expansionstoespionage,andpopulationchanges. YanBaihu ReleasedalongsideAWorldBetrayed,YanBaihuisthesecondFLCpackforthegame.YanBaihuisabanditcharactersouthoftheYangtzeinXinduCommanderyinthe190ADand194ADstartdates.Hehasafactionresourcefocusingoncoalitionbuilding,uniqueYueandWhiteTigerunits,andhisbrotherYanYuasastartinguniquegeneral. TheFuriousWild ReleasedinSeptember2020withthe1.6.0patchofthegame,TheFuriousWildexpandsthemapinthesouthwestandaddstheNanmanculturegroup.Themapexpansionincludesnewcommanderies,anewjunglecampaignterraintype,andtheadditionoffortifiedgatepassesinseveralmountainousareas.TheNanmanculturecomeswithanewunitroster,fourfactions,sixuniquecharacters,andtheirowncampaignmechanicsandobjectives. ShiXie ReleasedalongsideTheFuriousWild,ShiXieisthethirdFLCpackforthegame.ShiXieisaHangovernorcharacterthatstartsintheextremesouthofthemapinJiaozhiCommanderyinthe190ADand194ADstartdates.Hisuniquefactionmechanicrevolvesaroundputtinghisfamilyintopowerfulpositionsinhisfactionandothersinordertogenerateacurrencyhecanusetocreateuniquetributechestswithpowerfuleffects. FatesDivided ReleasedinMarch2021withthe1.7.0patchofthegame,FatesDividedaddsthe200ADstartdate,themultigenerationalLiuYan/LiuZhangfaction,10newcharacters,arevampoffactionprogressionandthefactioncouncilsystem,thenewimperialintriguesystem,newunits,andtheNorthernArmy. Reviews ReviewssofarhavebeenintriguingwithPCGamerdescribingitas'ambitious,beautifulandconfusing'. SystemRequirements&ReleaseDetails TotalWar:ThreeKingdomswasreleasedforWindows,macOSandLinuxonMay23,2019. Systemrequirements/recommendationswerepostedontheTotalWarBlog. PCMINIMUMSPECIFICATIONS(INTEGRATED) Expectedaround25-35FPSoncampaignmapandina1v1,21unitsvs21unitsbattle,defaultgraphicspresetsetto“Low”,runningat1280×720 OperatingSystem:Windows764Bit Processor:i7-8550U1.80GHz RAM:6GB VideoCard:IntelUHDGraphics620 PCMINIMUMSPECIFICATIONS(DISCRETE) Expectedaround25-35FPSoncampaignmapandina1v1,21unitsvs21unitsbattle,defaultgraphicspresetsetto“Low”,runningat1280×720 OperatingSystem:Windows764Bit Processor:IntelCore2Duo3.00Ghz RAM:4GB VideoCard:GTX650Ti|HD78501GBVRAM PCRECOMMENDEDSPECIFICATIONS Expectedaround45-55FPSoncampaignmapandina1v1,21unitsvs21unitsbattle,defaultgraphicspresetsetto“High”,runningat1920×1080 OperatingSystem:Windows1064Bit Processor:Inteli5-6600|Ryzen52600X RAM:8GB VideoCard:GTX970|R9FuryX4GBVRAM PC60FPS+SPECIFICATIONS Expect60FPS+oncampaignmapandina1v1,21unitsvs21unitsbattle,defaultgraphicspresetsetto“Ultra”,runningat1920×1080 OperatingSystem:Windows1064Bit Processor:Intel®Core™Inteli7-8700K RAM:8GB VideoCard:NVIDIAGeForceGTX1080|NVIDIAGeForceRTX2060 TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsPortal TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms Factions: Wei|Zhou|Yan|Heishan|Qi|Chu|Shu-Han|Liang|Wu|Zhong|Song|Tai Characters: CaiMao|CaoCao|DongZhuo|GongsunZan|GuanYu|HanSui|HuangZhong|HuangZu|KongRong|LiDamu|LiuBei|LiuBiao|LiuCong|LiuQi|LuBu|MaChao|MaTeng|SunCe|SunJian|SunQuan|SunRen|TaishiCi|XiahouDun|XiahouYuan|YuDu|YuanShao|YuanShu|ZhangFei|ZhangYan|ZhaoYun|ZhengJiang CharacterTypes: Champion|Commander|Sentinel|Strategist|Vanguard Units: JiMilitia|JiInfantry|HeavyJiInfantry|SabreMilitia|SabreInfantry|AxeBand|SpearGuard|HeavySpearGuard|ArcherMilitia|Archers|MountedLancerMilitia|LanceCavalry|MountedSabreMilitia|SabreCavalry|Crossbowmen|HeavyCrossbowmen|Trebuchet|JianSwordGuardCavalry|JianSwordGuard|RaiderCavalry|PeasantRaiders|RepeatingCrossbowmen|HeavyRepeatingCrossbowmen|PeasantBand|SpearWarriors|MountedArchers|AzureDragons|JadeDragons|YellowDragons|OnyxDragons|PearlDragons|DefendersofEarth|ProtectorsofHeaven|Cataphracts|HeavyCataphracts|HeavyMountedArchers|MountedCrossbows FactionUnits: XiliangCavalry|HeavyXiliangCavalry|TigerandLeopardCavalry|HeavyTigerandLeopardCavalry|WhiteHorseFellows|WhiteHorseRaiders|MercenaryInfantry|MercenaryArchers|MercenaryCavalry|QiangMarauders|QiangHunters|QiangRaiders|BlackMountainMarauders|BlackMountainOutlaws|BlackMountainHunters|FuryofBeihai|ThunderofJian'an|InfantryofJing|ImperialDefenders|RapidTigerInfantry|WarriorsoftheLeft|WarriorsofYe|DefendersofHebei|HiddenAxes|FistsoftheBanditQueen|YiArchers|YiMarskmen GameplayandFeatures: Buildings|BuildingChains|Reforms|Traits|Units|WuXing TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms-YellowTurbanRebellion DLCFactions: TheYellowTurbansofRunan|TheYellowTurbansofYan|TheYellowTurbansofTheWest Units: FactionUnits: GameplayandFeatures: Ontheforum:ThreeKingdomsDiscussion|ThreeKingdomsReview|ThreeKingdomsMods|ModWorkshop YOUcanhelpusimprovethisWiki!~Lookforwaystohelpandeditingadvice.~Ifyouneedfurtheradvice,pleaseposthere. 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