This automatic update arrives alongside The Silence & The Fury Lords Pack, bringing with it many content revisions, balances, bug fixes, and quality of life improvements to the Eye of the Vortex and Mortal Empires campaigns. As well as support for our various DLC and FLC offerings coming out tomorrow, this update has plenty of new bits and pieces to get your teeth into, be they beastly fangs or dwarfen denchers. Welcome to the latest patch for Total War: WARHAMMER II – version 1.12, Hammers & Herdstones.

The patch notes have been copied here in case they ever become inaccessible elsewhere:

Players can now craft powerful Character Runes and Banner Runes at The Forge.

Addition of Runic Magic lore for Runesmith and Runelord.

Great Bray-Shaman and Feral Manticore added for free for all Beastmen owners.

Addition of many new campaign mechanics: Herdstones and Blood-Grounds, Dread and overhaul of existing The Dark Moon and Bestial Rage.

Free to all Beastmen owners, including those who just own the old Call of the Beastmen DLC, whether they buy the Silence & The Fury or not.

Complete overhaul and rework of the Beastmen.

Ogre Mercenaries - free campaign mechanic for all factions.

Thorek Ironbrow - free Dwarfs legendary lord and faction.

The Silence & The Fury - final paid DLC for Total War: Warhammer II, including new playable legendary lords, factions and units for Beastmen and Lizardmen.

9.2 SPELL MISCAST EXPLOSION UNIFICATION.

8.1.10 SPELLS & ABILITIES – RESISTANCES.

8.1.9 SPELLS & ABILITIES – MOVEMENT SPEED.

8.1.5 ABILITY ACTIVE AND RECHARGE DISPLAY & RADIALS.

8.1.2 BEASTMEN NOW HAVE FERAL MANTICORES.

6.3 CHARACTER AND FACTION EFFECT TWEAKS.

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