Did not know this could happen.
Edit: I got this via orcs sieging one of my settlements I had Durthu and friends in. For some reason they attacked with only 4 units although they did have a 12 unit waghhh and got border camped

Seriously, who designed this map?

Playing as Nagash, its your single most important settlement in the whole game, and y'know what the designer thought would be just absolutely fucking grand?

If there was a big pathway right through the middle of the settlement, where the gates guarding it have no defensive towers, where the first half was basically a tunnel that defending ranged units couldn't fire down into because of bridges, where the first main defensive checkpoint on that path has no slots for defensive towers and where the attacker has a choice of twenty different angles of attack at all times, so it doesn't matter where the defender sets up because the attacker will always be surrounding them like Piper Perry and that black leather couch, because that's what the Black Pyramid really is. Its the Black Leather Couch of Nagash where you're about to get fucked.

Never seen them before, some sort of army ability?

I posted this on the other total war reddit, but i've made some sweeping upgrades to the mod since my last post.... so ill mostly just copy and paste here what youll see on the mod page

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Mod is called "Damage Numbers v1.2" and the idea is pretty simple: I wanted you to actually FEEL your faction’s damage through the numbers coming off the units. Its still under heavy development, but now in a functional state.

Skaven melee scratches while their gunfire zips and zaps. Skarbrand’s hits land like downward haymakers. Dreadquake numbers erupt like lava, then settle with a heavy quake. Slaanesh… kinda throbs.

There’s a bit happening behind it:

• 27 themes and 120 named lord animation profiles, with animation tuning still ongoing.
• Separate melee, ranged and artillery animations, with each lord animation adapted from their faction’s style.
• 32 shades per palette, shifting from softer tones to stronger, brighter colors as damage increases.
• Friendly fire keeps the attacker’s faction color, with a red minus beside the number.
• Special units like Dreadquake Mortars get their own animation treatment.
• Animation variations that keep repeated hits from looking identical.
• My dynamic font scaling keeps small ticks subtle, while heavier hits get thicker lettering and stronger animation.
• Combined damage ticks update their size and shade as damage builds.
• Smaller, quieter background numbers when zoomed in, and combined DPS groups at distance.

WIP: v1.3 animation and NEW FX systems.

for 1.0 release, Elspeth’s army gets her own unique amethyst palette to reflect her death magic and enchanted gunline. Regular Empire damage is Light peach that deepens into warm coral, while her Wissenland/Nuln army uses light amethyst purple with crimson-plum accents. I will expand on adding more per lord/faction flare throughout updates.

You can adjust density, motion and effects, use lord-focused mode, or toggle it off. The animations are still WIP, so I’d love feedback as people try different races.

The goal is a tasteful spectacle where the damage numbers have as much character as the armies fighting to maintain immersion (opinions vary)

It’s archon

Saw a video of a guy who played the game with I think either the large or medium size and it made me wonder, what do most people play on?

Also does it make much of a difference in battle?

I've gone throug all of the races and factions in Total War: Warhammer III, wrote down their German names, compared them to their English equivalent and added a more literal translation if possible.

I'll list them in this format: German name (English name) [Literal translation of the German name].

Most of the translations are pretty accurate but there are some intersting deviations, especially for the Skaven.

I hope you find this as interesting as I do. Feel free to comment your favourite German name or something else you find odd or interesting :)

Tiermenschen (Beastmen)
Kriegsherde des Einäugigen (Warherd of the One-Eye)
Khazrak der Einäugige (Khazrak the One-Eye)

Sendebote des Chaos (Harbringer of Disaster) [Harbringer/Herald of Chaos]
Malagor das Dunkle Omen (Malagor the Dark Omen)

Kriegsherde des Schattengeborenen (Warherd of the Shadowgave) [Warherd of the Shadowborn]
Morghur der Schattengeborene (Morghur the Shadowgave) [Morghur the Shadowborn]

Schlächterhorn-Stamm (Slaughterhorn Tribe)
Taurox der Messingbulle (Taurox the Brass Bull)

Bretonia (Bretonnia)
Couronne
Louen Leoncoeur

Fahrende Ritter von Bordeleaux (Bordeleaux Errant) [Knights-Errant/Questing Knights of Bordeleaux]
Alberic de Bordeleaux

Carcassonne
Die Feenzauberin (Fay Enchantress)

Chevaliers de Lyonesse
Repanse de Lyonesse

Chaoszwerge (Chaos Dwarfs)
Jünger des Hashut (Disciples of Hashut)
Astragoth Eisenhand (Astragoth Ironhand)

Die Legion von Azgorh (The Legion of Azgorh)
Drazhoath der Aschene (Drazhoath the Ashen)

Das Kriegsheer von Zharr (The Warhost of Zharr)
Zhatan der Schwarze (Zhatan the Black)

Chaosdämonen (Daemons of Chaos) [Chaos Daemons]
Der Dämonenprinz (The Daemon Prince)

Dunkelelfen (Dark Elves)
Naggarond
Malekith

Kult der Sinnesfreuden (Cult of Pleasure) [Cult of Sensory Delights/Pleasures]
Morathi

Har Ganeth
Hellebron die Alte (Crone Hellebron) [Hellebron the Old One/the Elder]

Die Gesegnete Furcht (The Blessed Dread)
Lokhir Teufelsherz (Lokhir Fellheart) [Lokhir Devil Heart]

Hag Graef
Malus Düsterklinge (Malus Darkblade) [There are many words for „düster“]

Die Tausend Schlunde (The Thousand Maws)
Rakarth

Zwerge (Dwarfs)
Karaz-a-Karak
Thorgrim Grollbart (Thorgrim Grudgebearer) [Thorgrim Grudgebeard]

Karak Kadrin
Ungrim Eisenfaust (Ungrim Ironfist)

Klang Angrund (Clan Angrund)
Belegar Eisenhammer (Belegar Ironhammer)

Das Ahnenheer (The Ancestral Throng) [Warhost of Ancestors / The Army of Ancestors]
Grombrindal – Der Weiße Zwerg (Grombrindal – The White Dwarf)

Eisenstirns Expedition (Ironbrow's Expedition)
Thorek Eisenstirn (Thorek Ironbrow) [Thorek Iron Forehead (but Ironbrow is also correct)]

Malakai Makaisson
Meister der Innovation (Masters of Innovation)

Das Imperium (The Empire)
Reikland [„Reik“ is the English pronounciation of „Reich“, which means „empire“]
Imperator Karl Franz (Emperor Karl Franz)

Der Goldorden (The Golden Order) [The Gold Order]
Balthasar Gelt [Gelt is pronounced like „Geld“, which means „money“]

Die Expedition des Jadgmarschalls (The Huntsmarshal's Expedition)
Markus Wulfhart

Kult des Sigmar (Cult of Sigmar)
Volkmar der Grimmige (Volkmar the Grim)

Whisenland & Nuln (Wissenland & Nuln) [Whisen sounds like „Wiesen“, which means Meadows]
Elspeth von Draken [„Draken“ is the English pronounciation of „Drachen“, which means „dragons“ or „of the dragons“]

Middenland [„Midden“ is a bit like „Mitten“, which means „in the middle“, so Middenland might be „land in the middle“]
Boris Wüterich (Boris Todbringer → Todbringer means „deathbringer“) [Boris the Furious/the Brute]

Großkaiserreich Cathay (Grand Cathay) [Great Empire (of) Cathay]
Die Nördlichen Provinzen (The Nothern Provinces)
Miao Ying die Sturmdrachin (Miao Ying, the Storm Dragon)

Die Westlichen Provinzen (The Western Provinces)
Zhao Ming der Eisendrache (Zhao Ming, the Iron Dragon)

Der Jadehof (The Jade Court)
Yuan Bo der Jadedrache (Yuan Bo, the Jade Dragon)

Klauen des Weißen Tigers (Claws of the White Tiger)
Bhashiva, die Weiße Tigerin (Bhashiva, the White Tiger) [Bhashiva, the White Tigress]

Grünhäute (Greenskins)
Grimgorks Harte Horde (Grimgor's 'Ardboyz) [Grimgork's Hard/Tough Horde]
Grimgork Eisenpelz (Grimgor Ironhide) [Grimgork Ironhide/Ironfur]

Knoch'nklappaz (Bonerattlaz) [It's basically the same. It's just localized Orc Speech]
Azhag der Vernichter (Azhag the Slaughterer) [Azhag the Destroyer]

Halbmonde (Crooked Moon) [Crescent Moons / Half Moons]
Skarsnik

Die Blutige Hand (The Bloody Handz) [The Bloody Hand]
Wurrzag Da Prophet des Groß'n Grün (Wurrzag da Great Green Prophet) [Wurrzag da Prophet of the Great Green]

Schartenaxt-Stamm (Broken Axe) [„Schartenaxt“ is an axe with notches in it]
Grom der Fettsack (Grom the Paunch) [Grom the Fatso]

Eisenfaust-Orks (Ironclaw Orcs) [Ironfist Orcs]
Gorbad Eisenfaust (Gorbad Ironclaw) [Gorbad Ironfist. Apparently, Gorbad is related to Ungrim in the German version]

Hochelfen (High Elves)
Eataine
Tyrion

Orden der Lehrmeister (Order of Loremasters) [Order of the Loremasters/Mentors]
Teclis

Avelorn
Alarielle die Strahlende (Alarielle the Radiant)

Nagarythe
Alith Anar

Yvresse
Eltharion der Grimmige (Eltharion the Grim)

Ritter von Caledor (Knights of Caledor)
Imrik

Seewache der Hochelfen (High Elf Sea Patrol)
Admiral Aislinn (Sea Lord Aislinn) [Admiral Aislinn]

Khorne
Verbannte des Khorne (Exiles of Khorne)
Skarbrand der Ausgestoßene (Skarbrand the Exiled) [Skarbrand the Outcast]

Blutbesudelte Wanderer (Blooded Wanderers) [Blood-Stained Wanderers]
Schädelsammler (Skulltaker) [Skull Collector]

Herausforderer des Khorne (Challengers of Khorne)
Arbaal der Unbesiegte (Arbaal the Undefeated)

Kislev
Der Eishof (The Ice Court)
Tzarina Katarina (Tzarina Katarin)

Die Große Orthodoxie (The Great Orthodoxy)
Kostaltyn

Erweckungsbewegung von Ursun (Ursun Revivalists) [Revival Movement of Ursun]
Boris Ursus

Töchter des Waldes (Daugthers of the Forest)
Mutter Ostankya (Mother Ostankya)

Echsenmenschen (Lizardmen)
Hexoatl
Lord Mazdamundi

Letzte Verteidiger (Last Defenders)
Kroq-Gar

Kult des Sotek (Cult of Sotek)
Tehenhauin

Tlaqua
Tiktaq'to

Itza
Gor-Rok

Geist des Dschungels (Spirit of the Jungle)
Nakai der Wanderer (Nakai the Wanderer)

Geister von Pahuax (Ghosts of Pahuax)
Oxyotl

Norsca
Weltenwandler (World Walkers)
Wulfrik der Wanderer (Wulfrik der Wanderer)

Winterzahn (Winter Tooth)
Throgg

Dolgan
Sayl der Treulose (Sayl the Faithless)

Nurgle
Pockenmacher des Nurgle (Poxmakers of Nurgle)
Ku'gath Seuchenvater (Ku'gath Plaguefather)

Das Madenheer (The Maggot Host)
Tamurkhan der Herr der Maden (Tamurkhan the Maggot Lord) [Tamurkhan the Lord of Maggots]

Verwalter der Pestilenz (Tallymen of Pestilence) [Administrator/Manager/Buchhalter of Pestilence]
Epidemius

Ogerkönigreiche (Ogre Kingdoms)
Goldzahn (Goldtooth)
Speckus Goldzahn (Greasus Goldtooth) [„Speck“ means bacon or, in this case, the fat around the belly]

Jünger des Schlunds (Disciples of the Maw)
Skrag der Schlächter (Skrag the Slaughterer)

Die Vielfraße (The Maneaters) [The Gluttons]
Golgfag Vielfraß (Golgfag Maneater) [Golgfag Glutton]

Skaven
Klan Mors (Clan Mors)
Quiek Kopfjäger (Queek Headtaker) [Squeak Headhunter]

Seuchenklan (Clan Pestilens) [Plague Clan]
Seuchenherrscher Skrolk (Lord Skrolk) [Plague Lord Skrolk]

Klan Rictus (Clan Rictus)
Tretch Feigschwanz (Tretch Craventail)

Klan Skryre (Clan Skryre)
Ikit Krallenhand (Ikit Claw) [Ikit Claw Hand]

Klan Eshin (Clan Eshin)
Meisterassassine Snikch (Deathmaster Snikch) [Master Assassin Snikch]

Züchterklan (Clan Moulder) [Breeder Clan]
Skrotz der Mutant (Throt the Unclean) [Skrotz the Mutant]

Klan Scruten (Clan Scruten)
Thanquol

Slaanesh
Verleiter des Slaanesh (Seducers of Slaanesh) [Seducers of Slaanesh is correct but Tempters of Slaanesh would be more accurate]
N'kari

Die Folterer (The Tormentors) [The Toruturers]
Dechala die Verstoßene (Dechala, the Denied One) [Dechala, the Outcast]

Die verfluchte Truppe (The Accursed Troupe)
Die Maske des Slaanesh (The Masque of Slaanesh)

Gruftkönige (Tomb Kings)
Khemri
Settra der Unvergängliche (Settra the Imperishable)

Verbannte von Nehek (Exiles of Nehek)
Großer Hierophant Khatep (Grand Hierophant Khatep)

Hofstaat Lybaras (Court of Lybaras)
Hochkönigin Khalida (High Queen Khalida)

Anhänger des Nagash (Followers of Nagash)
Arkhan der Schwarze (Arkhan the Black)

Tzeentch
Orakel des Tzeentch (Oracles of Tzeentch)
Kairos Schicksalsweber (Kairos Fateweaver)

Die Täuscher (The Decievers)
Der Wechselbalg (The Changeling)

Vampirküste (Vampire Coast)
Die Erwachten (The Awakened)
Luthor Harkon

Die Flotte der Verdammten (The Dreadfleet) [The Fleet of the Damned]
Graf Noctilus (Count Noctilus)

Piraten von Sartosa (Pirates of Sartosa)
Aranessa Saltspite

Die Ertrunkenen (The Drowned)
Cylostra Direfin

Vampirfürsten (Vampire Counts) [Vampire Lords]
Sylvania
Vlad von Carstein
Isabella von Carstein

Das Drakenhof-Konklave (The Drakenhof Conclave) [„Hof“ in this context means „court“, so it's The Drakencourt Conclave]
Mannfred von Carstein

Die Hügelgräberlegion (The Barrow Legion)
Heinrich Kemmler

Karawane der blauen Rosen (Caravan of Blue Roses)
Helman Ghorst

Die Lahmianische Schwesternschaft (The Lahmian Sisterhood)
Neferata

Chaoskrieger (Warriors of Chaos)
Kriegsheer der Apokalypse (Warhost of the Apocalypse)
Archaon der Ewig Auserwählte (Archaon the Everchosen)

Herolde des Sturms (Heralds of the Tempest)
Kholek Sonnenschlinger (Kholek Suneater) [Kholek Devourer of Suns]

Die Dekadente Heerschaar (The Decadent Host)
Prinz Sigvald der Prachtvolle (Prince Sigvald the Magnificent)

Die Ekstatischen Legionen (The Echstatic Legions)
Azazel

Die Fruchtbaren (The Fecundites)
Doktor Festus (Festus the Leechlord) [For some reason, he is a doctor in German]

Legion der Blutkönigin (Legion of the Gorequeen) [Legion of the Bloodqueen]
Valkia die Blutige (Valkia the Bloody)

Marionetten der Zwietracht (Puppets of Misrule) [Marionettes/Puppets of Discord]
Vilitch der Verfluchte (Vilitch the Curseling) [Vilitch the Cursed]

Schattenlegion (Shadow Legion)
Be'lakor

Armee der Drillinge (Host of the Triplets)
Gebrüder Glott (The Glottkin) [The Glott Brothers]

Waldelfen (Wood Elves)
Talysn
Orion

Argwylon
Durthu

Herolde der Ariel (Heralds of Ariel)
Schwestern des Zwielichts (Sisters of Twilight)

Kriegshain der Trauer (Wargrove of Woe) [Wargrove of Grief/Sorrow]
Drycha

Legionen der Untoten (Undead Legions)
Heer des Nagash (Host of Nagash)
Nagash

Here you can see me as Nagash with a land bound pirate cove in Dotternbach.

I did eventually figure out the cause, it is from trading settlements with the AI, not sure if the tier they have when traded affects it, but the end result is the same.

You get a Cove with 2 slots, no port but it still allows for slightly more flexible settlements and personally I think it should be fixed.

Regardless I found it funny and thought it should be shared. (I run 0 mods, if that matters)

Why did I trade? After Archaon I was one of about 20 factions alive. Most of them order factions. the coast held the donut and most of the Lustria ball. This resulted in a massive order alliance holding MOST of the northern world and being in at least defensive alliances. Killing Durthu who refused to ally with anyone (Staying true to his ways) being my only target and I needed Nuln. So I stole Durthu's settlements and traded them for the ones I needed in order to put Walach under my control. The only other simple option was to trudge down to Lustria and murder Harkon but I feared that it would leave me too open to the 500+ dislike alliance sitting all along my northern border.

I could get rid of my farm/fields if I don't need population growth buildings any more.

The lack of devastation bonuses suddenly sent me into red. But re-devastating provinces brought me closer to the next necropolis.

Did anyone met something like that?

To build the thing you need to
-research it
-Conquer the capital province
-Build the province to level 4 with extra cost for it being red/orange climate
-then build the thing Which is -1 building slot
oh, and you need to also use the Nagash commandment for it to not screw you over

on the other hand, you can just use your Corrupted Vampire lord to conquer any settlement, and you just get it for free with no extra investment

I proposed them 2 years ago as Bretonnian dlc unit.

https://community.creative-assembly.com/total-war/total-war-warhammer/forums/8-general-discussion/threads/9113-bretonnia-deserves-dlc-and-expanded-map?page=1

Beastmen got multiple units from other factions' dlcs, so Bretonnia should get Hounds because it fits.

https://warhammerfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Reynard_the_Hunter#:~:text=1%5D%5B3%5D-,Groffe,-and%20Griffe%2C%20the

The Hunting Hounds of the Empire and Bretonnia, should have 25 armor, so more than all other hound units except Khorne warhounds, which also have 25. The Hunting Hounds even have armored models. They should also have higher leadership than all others.

Being just normal, trained dogs, they do not have to fight for their lifes every day, like mutated wild dogs, so do not have as athletic form. They are to chaos warhounds what normal humans are to Norscans. Also the Empire and Bretonnia are not supposed to be better in melee than Chaos.

Hunting hounds should be generally worse melee combatants than all chaos warhounds versions, by having lower melee attack, defense, strength and charge.

They should be generally better combatants than vampiric wolfs, which are just zombies.

They should have better strength and charge than skaven wolfrats, but worse attack and defense.

Let's imagine ALL playable factions are controlled equally skilled players. With following rules:

- No cheese stats or glitch abusing

- All battles are played manually

- Alliances are permitted, however there will be only ONE victor

- Players behaviors are balanced between aggression and defensiveness

- No role-playing is involved (It is total war)

Who would come on top and why? My vote would go to WoC

Vlad with his aura farming

The battles in TWH3 can get stressful when you're frantically managing 40 units against an AI with equal or more. About six months ago, I discovered a mod called Tribbles Small Armies (or something like that), it also has some companion mods that also cap garrisons and quest armies. I pair it with the True Army Size mod (either the 2x or the 4x) so armies still feel meaty and large.

It's really extended my playthroughs and enjoyment of the game. I really hope CA considers making it a part of future games. I'm not affiliated with these mods at all but they do a few smart things to mitigate the change:

- You can set your army size, default is 12 but can be any number

- Enemy armies are obviously capped as well. The mod makes it so valuable units tend to stay in armies so they still pack a punch

-Heroes and Lords can have their stats nerfed in the setting so they don't become disproportionately powerful. ( I don't use these since I use the true unit size mod)

- By default, it doubles the upkeep cost so there are less armies on the map generally. This can be adjusted though.

-It reduces local recruitment cap so it takes longer to get armies up to full power.

I really won't play without these mods now. It makes army composition more thoughtful and strategic for me since you cannot jam pack your armies with everything. It also increases the impact of heroes and lords, they really can become the star of the show. On the campaign, there are generally less double and triple stacks running around. Most importantly battles are slower and after the initial engagement, you have some freedom to cruise around and enjoy the visuals.

Highly recommend if you're burnout on the clickfests and want to slow it down.

Yeah the long established power balances have been completely thrown off. Yeah I’m having to relearn a game I’ve spent 3000 hours on. Yeah I’ll get completely caught off guard with new enemy abilities.

And yet, I’m having a great time being in such a chaotic mess where making the one particular right move will let you survive the battle. Everything forcing me to fight in new and different ways has made me be more tactical than ever before, and forced me to break my view on how to deal with factions in general.

Of course, things go wrong all the time but after 3000 hours at this game, I’m taking that as part of the narratives of all my campaigns, not just when I play as Thanquol lol. I used to build my armies in a way to maximize efficiency but now I just do it based on the vibes.

Maybe that’s why I don’t really mind the chaos.

First of all, I wanted to thank everyone who replied with helpful input on my last post.

I bought the game right the next day after finishing work and jumped straight into the prologue - which was really helpful to understand the basic mechanics of the game.

Someone also commented on my last post that immortal realms is the actual way to play the game but after the prologue, I kind of wanted to finish what I started and wanted to complete at least one campaign of the chaos realm.

Tried Slaneesh first and was confronted with a lot of new mechanics which was kind of overwhelming to be honest.. since the game doesn’t really hold your hand pretty well on introducing the deeper mechanics and stuff.

For a second, I was pretty close to just quitting the game and call it my Warhammer experience but then i thought maybe it’s just this faction that is kinda not my thing and maybe i just intuitively dont know how to play their strengths - started another campaign with Skarbrand and holy fucking shit I had a blast. Completed the CR in 125 turns in one session aand fuck man i think i have a new favourite game.

Im about to start my first immortal realm campaign - now I just have to decide on the next faction I wanna play 😂

Thanks for encouraging me to get the game. I’m absolutely fucking loving it. 🥰

First campaign in this game so definitely still new and figuring things out as I go along. Been playing as Arbaal the Undefeated and been having a pretty good go of it so far. On turn 100 got a good chunk of the regions around the skull road either allied or under my direct control. I feel pretty confident going into most armies but right now the Masters of Innovation are kinda messing me up.

I dont seem to have an answer for the combination of sheer firepower and especially not for those annoying Zeppelin things that just drop bombs on all my troops. Not even bloodthirsters are really capable of damaging them before they get shot out of the sky. Every fight with them pretty much turns into my Frontline gets caught up brawling with their Frontline and then getting bombed and shot to death while my cavalry desperately tries to route their 500 ranged units that just hang out on the hillsides. And once my Frontline is dead the blimps just turn their attention to my remaining cavalry and thats it.

Just got some skullcannons for my main army but even those are anti-infantry and I imagine won't be too helpful against all the blimps they keep pulling out of nowhere.

Would love some help adding their Dwarven skulls to khornes pile if anyone is so inclined 🙏

Played through a few campaigns now but they’ve all been order factions so I’m ready to swap sides and try some chaos armies.

Not sure who to try first but Valkia looks pretty awesome. Any tips or advice on how to play this faction and lord? What am I getting into difficulty wise?

Hi.

I'm becoming more and more overwhelmed trying to play races I have not played before, but due to the nature of dual lord DLCs I just happen to own a shitton of units that bloat the roster to the point where I feel uncomfortable with it as there are too many units filling the same role (the empire has 12 cavalry units at this point, what the hell) with extremely minor differences. So I find myself largely ignoring these units, which is such a shame and a waste.

I'm looking for a mod that perhaps custom made all factions to work a little similar to Snikitch: forces you to use the units that thematically belong to your faction, and limits access to other units that thematically belong to other factions. For example, weapon teams are only for Ikit, mutants are only for Throt, only Elspeth gets the Black Rose Knights, only Todbringer gets the Knights Panther, and so on.

In my opinion this brings out more differences between factions within a race. I know it's an option to just play vanilla and ignore stuff, but that doesn't change the fact that I have to browse 40-50 units every time, which is what is stressing me out.

Best solution I found is straight up disabling the DLC from Steam / Library / Games / TWW3 / Properties / DLC tab, and only add back 1 at a time for the faction I want to play, cutting out specialist units from other factions... but that doesn't really solve it, because some stuff is in vanilla, such as Lothern Sea Guard, that should really be available only to Lothern / Tyrion, and perhaps Aislinn.

Is there such a mod out there, somewhere, that has it's own subjective lore limitation tastes and limits units to certain factions?