Total War: Warhammer 40,000

[DemonGSides]

Yeah I expect there to be faction packs with some regularity.  They know that EVERY tabletop faction is going to want some representation.

[ThaneOfTas]

1 hour ago, Silvereyes said:

is it atall possible we could see T'au as a DLC faction at some point?

Unless the game is a complete abject failure at launch and sells considerably less than expected, then it is completely reasonable to expect that every faction will get support eventually, if the mod-ability is on par with the Warhammer Fantasy Total war then I would expect to get them even sooner, or at least to get an sub factions that haven't received support yet.

[sitnam]

3 hours ago, Silvereyes said:

I haven't played much Total War, I think Shogun 2 is the only one I ever put any real time into. I know Warhammer III has a lot of DLC and still getting DLC 3 years after release. Do we think Total War 40K could see the same kind of post launch content? And, well, to be blunt, is it atall possible we could see T'au as a DLC faction at some point? Because that would be an instant buy for me.

 

They are so desperate for DLC content in TW: WH3 they have brought back some absolutely obscure units from the dark recesses of Warhammer Fantasy lore. Assuming the game is succesful, I think every faction in the game will show up.

[Redcomet]

As with all things in life, and particularly video games, it is best to temper one’s expectations. And also keep min that trailers like these, very early on, have very little resemblance to the finished product. 

[Tastyfish]

20 hours ago, Scribe said:

 

I absolutely believe that this game will get a decade of support, and Tau will be in.

 

It would take a total failure for this to not happen.

It'd take a total failure, that wasn't patched and continued to fail harder by the initial Chaos or Tyranid DLC for that to happen. Assuming Tau aren't bundled with Tyranids in the initial DLC and the later stuff isn't just more focused on adding more regiments and chapters.

Edited December 22, 2025 by Tastyfish

[Norman Paperman]

I can't wait to buy this, play it for two hours and then never play it again but watch a ton of YouTube videos about it like the other TWW games! 

[Nephaston]

Small Segment in Total War Community Inbox stream five days ago, starting at 52 Minutes;

 

Mention of "Ambient Units" as small skirmishes going on independent of the player upon their arrival. The bigger question was about the existence of Space Battles; to which the answer was "It will definitely be there eventually, the when is the big question." though they re-iterate that the desire for it is there. Additionally they are currently preparing to stream and show off gameplay as soon as they deem it ready.

 

While not 40k specific they also stated the desire to expand the TWW3 mod manager to their entire catalogue where possible, which would include TWW40K when it comes out.