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Total War: Three Kingdoms, stylized as Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, is the 13th installment in the Total War series, developed by The Creative Assembly. 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SignIn Advertisement in: Games,TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms Edit Editsource History Talk(2) GamecoveroftheTotalWar:ThreeKingdoms TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms,stylizedasTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS,isthe13thinstallmentintheTotalWarseries,developedbyTheCreativeAssembly.ItwasannouncedonJanuary10,2018,andreleasedonMay23,2019.ThegameissetinChinaduringThreeKingdomsera.[1] Thegamefeaturestwogamemodes.Thefirstmode,"Romance",isbasedonthehighlyromanticizedaccountoftheera,RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,inwhichgeneralsaregiftedwithnearlysuperhumanstrength.Anothermode,"Records",basedonRecordsoftheThreeKingdoms,presentsamorehistoricallyaccurateversion.InClassic,thegeneralshavetheirpowersremovedandtheycannolongerbecommandedseparately. Contents 1Story 2Features 2.1Characterssystem 2.1.1Guanxisystem 2.1.2Ancillaries 2.2Campaignmechanics 2.2.1Diplomacy 2.2.2Court 2.2.3Reforms 2.2.4Espionage 2.2.5Storyprogression 2.3Battlemechanics 2.3.1Heroes 2.3.2Duels 2.3.3Wuxingsystem 2.4Miscellaneous 3Factionsandleaders 3.1TheThreeKingdoms 3.2TheHanDynasty 3.3Warlords 3.4Governors 3.5Bandits 3.6YellowTurbans 3.7Nanmanfactions 3.8EightPrinces 4Development 5Media 5.1Videos 5.2FeaturedScreenshots 5.3Artworks 6Externallinks 7Reference Story[] Thegamebeginsin190CE,inwhichtheoncegloriousHandynastyisonthevergeofcollapse.TheenthronedchildEmperor,Xian,wasmanipulatedbythewarlordDongZhuo,attheageofeight.DongZhuo'soppressiveruleleadstochaos.NewwarlordsriseandformthecoalitiontostartthecampaignagainstDongZhuo.However,witheachwarlordhavingpersonalambitionsandconstantlyshiftingallegiances,playersneedtoutilizestrategyandtacticstounifyChinaandwritetheirownhistory. Features[] Characterssystem[] Charactersystemhasbeenrevamped.Charactersinthegamearenowuniqueentitieswithdifferentbackgroundsandtraits.TherearenodedicatedGenerals,Spies,orDiplomatsintheThreeKingdoms,allcharacterscanperformallroles.Soalloftheplayer'scharacterscanbeaspyoneday,ageneralonthebattlefieldnext,andagovernorinthecourtafter.Thegamefeaturesacastofhundredsofhistoricalcharacterswithsomeofthembeingfamousfigurewithuniquedesign. Guanxisystem[] TheGuanxiSystem(FriendshipandLoyalty)ismodeledafterGuanxi,theChineseconceptofdynamicinter-relationships,TheCreativeAssemblyclaimsthatthegamehastakenaparadigm-shiftingapproachtocharacteragency.Eachofthesecharactersisbroughttolifewiththeirownuniquepersonalities,motivations,andlikes/dislikes.Theyalsoformtheirdeeprelationshipswitheachother,bothpositiveandnegative,thatshapehowyourstoryplaysout. Ancillaries[] Ancillaryarenowitemsthatcanbeequippedoncharacterstoprovidebonusesforyourcharacter'sattributes.Acharacter'sportraitwillalsochangeaccordingtotheancillaryequipped. Campaignmechanics[] Diplomacy[] Diplomacyiscompletelyrevampedfromprevioustitles.ThedeveloperrewritesthediplomacymodelandAIfromscratchtosupportthesenewaimsandfeatures.ThenewDiplomacyrevolutionizesahostoftraditionalfeaturesandsystemsfromprevioustitlesinthefranchise.Theseincludehagglingdealsandtradeterritoryandancillaries,andhowAIvaluesyouroffer,whichaffectsstaterelationshipsandattitudesbetweendifferentleaderships.Italsoaddsnewdiplomacyoptionssuchascoalitionandguaranteeingvassalautonomy. Court[] Courtsystemrevamped.Itnowfeaturesvariousnewcourtpositions,familytree,andcharacterrelationshipweb.Newfactioncouncilprovidesbonusandgeneratemissionsfortheplayertoimprovethenationalindustry,military,andcommerce.TheplayercangiveoutAdministratorpositionforyourcharacters,ensuringtheireffectiveandsatisfiedemploymentinyourcourt.Peoplewithlowsatisfactionandunpleasantguanxiwithinyourcourtwillautomaticallyleaveyourfactiontoseekemploymentelsewhereandbringtheirownretinuesandterritorieswiththem. Reforms[] Reformssystem,whichisThreeKingdoms'uniquetakeontechtree,isrefinedandredesigned. Espionage[] UndercoverNetworkreturnstoreplacetheoldAgentsystemandplaysvastlydifferentfromassassinationandespionagesysteminprevioustitles. Storyprogression[] Thegamenowfeaturesstoryeventsanddivertedpaths.EventsandInitialdilemmaarenewfeaturesintroducedfortheplayertocreatetheirownwarstoriesduringgameprogression.Afterfulfillingcertainprerequisiteactions,Eachfactionwillfacedilemmastochoosefrom,markingapivotalmomentinthatwarlord'sstory.Oneoftheoptionsavailabletoplayersisachoicereflectingwhathappenedinhistory,andtheoutcomeswillfollowtheeventsoftheperiod.Theothersletplayersforgeanalternativehistoryofwhatmighthavebeen. Battlemechanics[] Extremeunitsizewith240infantry/archersor60horsesperunit.General'sbodyguardunitinRecordsmodecanbeupgradedevenmorehorsesinoneunit. Heroes[] HeromechanicreturnsinTotalWar:ThreeKingdoms.heroesinthegameareuniquecharactersthatactassingleunitonthebattlefield.Heroesaredividedintodifferentclassesthatprovidebenefitsinboththegrandcampaignandonthebattlefield.Someheroesarebetteratbuffingallieswhileothersareduelistswhomareabletohuntdownotherheroes.Someheroescarrytheiruniquearmors,weapons,andequipment. Duels[] Duelingreturnswithnewimprovements.Throughdueling,theplayercouldchooseacertainclassofheroestoengageinaone-on-onebattleinfrontoftheirarmy.Thevictorioussidewillgainmoraleboostonthebattlefield,whichcanoftenturnthetideofthebattle. Wuxingsystem[] WuXing(ElementalPhases)isanewgameplaymechanic.ThesystemisbasedonancientChinesephilosophythatdescribestheinterrelationshipsofthefiveelementstoviewtheworkingsoftheworld.WuXing'smechanicsummarizestherock-paper-scissorbalanceapproachfromprevioustitles,streamliningthemintoaclosed-circuitsystemthataffectseveryaspectofgameplay. Miscellaneous[] Newartstyle,userinterface,andgraphicdesigninspiredbytraditionalChinesecultures. MoveCapitalreturns,afeaturelastseeninMedievalII:TotalWar. CampaignAIrewritten. Customizationofuserinterfaceandunitcards. Thegamehasover700historicalcharacters. v・d・eTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMSgameplaymechanics Characters Ancillary・Attributes・Background・Class・Guanxi・Legendary・Resilience・Satisfaction(TitleRank)・Skill・Traits(Personality)・Unique Campaign Army(Retinue)・Assignment・Buildings・Court(Administrator・Council・FamilyTree)・Diplomacy(Coalition・Vassal)・Event(InitialDilemma)・Factions(Leader・Heir・PrimeMinister)・Fertility・Food・Mission(Challenge)・Population・Prestige(FactionRank)・Records・Reforms・Resources・Seasons・Specialisation・Treasury・UndercoverNetwork Battle Ability(UnitAbility)・Dueling・Formation・Fortification・Morale・Terrain・Siege(SiegeEscalation)・Unit(HeroUnit)・Weather Miscellaneous Advisor・DLCs・Locations(Commandery・County・Settlement)・Timeline・Pins・Quotes・Recordsmode・Romancemode・Subculture(Governor)・WuXing Factionsandleaders[] Portraitsofthefactionleadersinthebasegame Thegamefeatures12playablefactionsatlaunch,withoutcountingDLCandFLCcharacters.Thetotalfactioncountis36includingvassalandNPCfactions.Eachfactionisledbyawarlord. TheThreeKingdoms[] CaoCao-leadingWei LiuBei-leadingShu-Han SunJian-leadingWu TheHanDynasty[] LiuHong-HanEmperor LiuChong-PrinceofChen Warlords[] SunCe-leadingEasternWu YuanShao-leadingSong GongsunZan-leadingYan LuBu-leadingYin YuanShu-leadingZhong DongZhuo-leadingZhou(UnlockedafterdefeatinghisarmyinbattleorreachingtherankofEmperor) Governors[] KongRong-leadingQi LiuBiao-leadingChu MaTeng-leadingLiang LiuYan-leadingXun LuZhi-leadingJi TaoQian-leadingLu ShiXie-leadingBa Bandits[] ZhangYan-leadingHeishan ZhengJiang-leadingTai YanBaihu-leadingYue YellowTurbans[] ZhangJiao-leadingYellowSkyMandateRestorative ZhangLiang-leadingYellowSkyMandateDefensive ZhangBao-leadingYellowSkyMandateOffensive HeYi-leadingRunanYellowTurbans GongDu-leadingAndingYellowTurbans HuangShao-leadingTaishanYellowTurbans Nanmanfactions[] KingMengHuo LadyZhurong KingMulu KingShamoke EightPrinces[] EightprincesDLCfeaturesof8Playablefactionseachfactionledbyaprince SimaYong-PrinceofHeijian SimaJiong-PrinceofQi SimaAi-PrinceofChangsha SimaYing-PrinceofChengdu SimaYue-PrinceofDonghai SimaLun-PrinceofZhao SimaWei-PrinceofChu SimaLiang-PrinceofRu'nan v・d・eTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMSfactionsandleaders PlayableFactions Warlords Wei(CaoCao)・Zhou(DongZhuo)・Yan(GongsunZan)・Shu-Han(LiuBei)・Xun(LiuYan・LiuZhang)・Yin(LüBu)・Wu(SunJian・SunCe)・Song(YuanShao)・Zhong(YuanShu) Governors Qi(KongRong)・Chu(LiuBiao)・Ji(LuZhi)・Liang(MaTeng)・Ba(ShiXie)・Lu(TaoQian) TheEmpire HanEmpire(LiuHong)・Chen(LiuChong) Bandits EasternWu(YanBaihu)・Heishan(ZhangYan)・Tai(ZhengJiang) YellowTurbans HeYi(HeYi)・GongDu(GongDu)・HuangShao(HuangShao)・ZhangJue(ZhangJue)・ZhangLiang(ZhangLiang)・ZhangBao(ZhangBao) SouthernTribes KingMengHuo(MengHuo)・KingMulu(Mulu)・KingShamoke(Shamoke)・LadyZhurong(LadyZhurong) PrincesofJin SimaAi(SimaAi)・SimaLiang(SimaLiang)・SimaLun(SimaLun)・SimaJiong(SimaJiong)・SimaWei(SimaWei)・SimaYing(SimaYing)・SimaYong(SimaYong)・SimaYue(SimaYue) UnplayableFactions MinorWarlords CaiMao(CaiMao)・DongZhuo(LiJue)・GaoGan(GaoGan)・GongsunDu(GongsunDu)・HanFu(HanFu)・HanSui(HanSui)・HuangZu(HuangZu)・JiaLong(JiaLong)・Jin(SimaYi)・KongZhou(KongZhou)・LiangQing(LiangQing)・LiuDai(LiuDai)・LiuYao(LiuYao)・LiuYu(LiuYu)・LuKang(LuKang)・QuPan(QuPan)・ShengXian(ShengXian)・ShiHuang(ShiHuang)・ShiWu(ShiWu)・ShiYi(Shìyī)・WangKuang(WangKuang)・WangLang(WangLang)・YingShao(YingShao・ZeRong(ZeRong)・ZhangChao(ZhangChao)・ZhangLu(ZhangLu)・ZhangYang(ZhangYang)・ZhouHuan(ZhouHuan)・ZhuFu(ZhuFu) TheEmpire HanEmpire(HuangfuSong) YellowTurbans YellowTurbans(HanXian)・SouthernYellowTurbans SouthernTribes KingDuosi(Duosi)・KingWutugu(Wutugu)・JianningTribes(SheRiNuo)・TuAn(TuAn)・YunnanTribes(ANuoQuJu)・Ahuinan(Ahuinan)・Dongtuna(Dongtuna)・JiangyangTribes(WuSheNu)・JiaozhiTribes(ANuoWuLiang)・Jinhuansanjie(Jinhuansanjie)・Mangyachang(Mangyachang)・XiNi(XiNi)・YangFeng(YangFeng)・YongchangTribes(YongYan)・ZangkeTribes(SheJu) WaroftheEightPrinces JinEmpire(ZhangHua)・BaiJin(BaiJin)・BianBing(BianBing)・CaoHuan(CaoHuan)・FanZhou(FanZhou)・GuZhen(GuZhen)・HuangXin(HuangXin)・JuRuo(JuRuo)・LiChang(LiChang)・MaoRen(MaoRen)・PeiMinshu(PeiMinshu)・RuanShen(RuanShen)・ShanYu(ShanYu)・SimaChang(SimaChang)・SimaChi(SimaChi)・SimaDan(SimaDan)・SimaDi(SimaDi)・SimaGan(SimaGan)・SimaHong(SimaHong)・SimaHun(SimaHun)・SimaJi(SimaJi)・SimaJian(SimaJian)・SimaMao(SimaMao)・SimaMo(SimaMo)・SimaRui(SimaRui)・SimaShi(SimaShi)・SimaTai(SimaTai)・SimaWei(SimaWei)・SimaYan(SimaYan)・SimaYao(SimaYao)・SimaYou(SimaYou)・SimaZhi(SimaZhi)・SongWei(SongWei)・TianBen(TianBen)・WeiGuan(WeiGuan)・XiKan(XiKan)・XuYan(XuYan) Development[] WhenTheCreativeAssemblystarttodevelopthenexthistoricaltitlefortheTotalWarseries,theywereverykeentocreatesomethingbasedheavilyoncharacters.TheCreativeAssemblyultimatelydecidedontheThreeKingdomsperiod,whichmanyrecordsonspecificpeoplefromthetime,aswellaspotentiallargerthanlifecharactersavailableforeachfaction. SourcesusedinTheCreativeAssembly'sresearchforthegamewerethefamouspiecesofChineseliteratureRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsandRecordsoftheThreeKingdoms.TheCreativeAssemblythencreatedseveralcharacterswithnamesanduniquepersonalitytraits,aswellas38characterswithuniqueart. AccordingtoPawelWojs,ProjectArtDirectoratTheCreativeAssembly,theteamcreatedTotalWar:ThreeKingdomsasagamethatwillbreakthestatusquo.Theteamdidn'tspecificallyplanfortheChineseaudienceforthegamebutbelievedthatThreeKingdomsneedstobedone"differently"tobesuccessfulintheWesternmarket,andifTheCreativeAssembly"do[es]itright,itwilldefinitelyresonateintheEast."[2] TheTotalWar:ThreeKingdomswasannouncedbypublisherSEGAonthe11thofJanuary2018,withacinematictrailer.Thereleasedatewasslatedforthe7thofMarch2019butwaslaterpushedbacktothe23rdofMayinthesameyearforfurthergameplayoptimization.Pre-orderorpurchasingthegamewithinthefirstweekofreleasegrantedtheplayerYellowTurbanRebellionWarlordPack. Thegamefeaturedthreeversionsatlaunch,theDigitalEdition,theLimitedEdition,andtheCollection'sEdition.TheLimitedEditionwasdistributedtoselectedretailersanditfeaturedaspecialdiskcaseandadouble-sidedposterfeaturingthegrandcampaignmapandWarlords.TheCollector'sEditionincludedeverythingintheLimitedEdition,butalsocontainedanexclusiveartbookanda24-centimetertallGuanYustatue,wrappedaroundinared-coloredgiftbox.[3] Uponrelease,theThreeKingdomswasthemostpre-orderedTotalWartitle[4]withonemillioncopiesofthegamesoldwithinaweek.ThegamebrokeGuinnessWorldRecordsandseriesrecordsforthemostconcurrentlyplayedstrategygameonSteam,topping192,298playersinthefirstweekendaftertherelease.[5][6] Onthe24thofSeptember,2020,thefourtheditionofthegame,theRoyalEdition,wasannouncedbyTheCreativeAssembly.TheRoyalEditionincludedanewboxartandEightPrincesChapterPack.[7] Media[] Videos[] TotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-AnnouncementCinematicTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS–CaoCaoIn-EngineTrailerTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-LiuBeiLaunchTrailerTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS–SunJianIn-EngineTrailerTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-ZhengJiangIn-EngineTrailerTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-DongZhuoRevealTrailerTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-AHero'sJourneyTrailerTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS–DiplomacyGameplayReveal(Part1)TotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-DiplomacyGameplayReveal(Part2)TotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-RecordsModeGameplayRevealTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS–E3GameplayRevealTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-AmbushofSunRenLet'sPlayTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-SpiesGameplayRevealTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-BattleSpotlightTotalWarTHREEKINGDOMS-MultiplayerCampaignSpotlightTotalWar-THREEKINGDOMS-ForgeYourLegend FeaturedScreenshots[] ArmiesengagingDuelingSiegeSiegeSiegeofXiapiCampaignmapCampaignmapLakeMountainrangesHeroesonthebattlefieldGeneralleadinghisretinueFieldbattleMinorsettlementbattleCampaignUIPlain,forestanddesert Artworks[] LimitedEditionboxartbyLuluZhang.RoyalEditionboxartbyBayardWu.DigitalEditioncoverartonSteamGameboxartforTotalWar:ThreeKingdomsbyartdirectorLuluZhang[8]ConceptsketchesfortheboxartbyLuluZhangTransparentartworkforthegamecoverGamecoveronthesteampagebeforereleaseLogoCampaignmapPromotionalArtworkbyLuluZhang[9] Externallinks[] Offical TotalWar:THREEKINGDOMSofficialwebsite TotalWar:THREEKINGDOMSonSteam TotalWarAcademcy TotalWar:THREEKINGDOMSGlossary WarlordIndex Blog TotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS–WorkingwithRomanticisedHistory TotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS–SixThingsYou’veAskedAboutClassicMode FromStorytoStrings:MeettheErhuPlayerofTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS “IthinkTHREEKINGDOMShadoverhalfamillionwordsinitbytheend”:writingTotalWar DevDiary:BalancingTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS MakingtheEmperor’sClothes:CostumeDesigninTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS Star-CrossedBrothers:WeaponDesigninTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS “There’sneverbeenabettertimetostartanew190CEcampaign”:TotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS–FatesDivideddevinterview Community OfficalForum SteamCommunity Reference[] ↑TotalWar:ThreeKingdomsFAQ ↑ArtDirectionofTotalWar:THREEKINGDOMS-CreativeAssembly ↑TOTALWAR:THREEKINGDOMSPRE-ORDERFAQ ↑THREEKINGDOMSPOST-LAUNCHANDWHAT’SNEXT ↑Mostconcurrentplayersforareal-timestrategygameonSteam-GuinnessWorldRecords ↑TotalWar:ThreeKingdomssetsaseriesrecordforconcurrentplayers-PCGamer ↑INTRODUCINGTOTALWAR:THREEKINGDOMS–ROYALEDITION ↑BoxartforTotalWar-ThreeKingdoms-LuluZhang ↑GDCMarketingartforTotalWarThreeKingdoms-LuluZhang v・d・eTheTotalWarseries Shogun(TheMongolInvasion)•Medieval(VikingInvasion)•Rome(BarbarianInvasion•Alexander•Remastered)•Spartan•MedievalII(Kingdoms)•Empire•Napoleon•TotalWar:Shogun2(FalloftheSamurai)•TotalWar:RomeII•TotalWar:Attila•TotalWar:Warhammer•TotalWar:Arena•TotalWar:WarhammerII•TotalWarSaga:ThronesofBritannia•TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms•TotalWarSaga:Troy•TotalWar:WarhammerIII Categories: Games TotalWar:ThreeKingdoms Addcategory Cancel Save CommunitycontentisavailableunderCC-BY-SAunlessotherwisenoted. 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