These patches have all the twists and turns of an Agatha Christie novel. In my case, you’ll download the thing as normal before it gets to work “unpacking” – an unassuming word that actually means “we’re re-writing your entire game and you fell for it”.Īnnoyingly, this has been the case since Warhammer 2. Though it presents itself as a meek 500MB patch, don’t let it fool you: it’s the patching equivalent of the Greeks’ Trojan Horse, and by Khorne this thing will have your computer’s blood.įor reasons beyond my comprehension, installing this fairly standard-sized patch is a nightmare. Take this week’s hotfix for the game, for example. Well, except for one – Total War: Warhammer 3‘s infuriating patch system.

There may be a couple of “I told you so” defeat screens, but there are few cases wherein the game actively forces me to wait around. The perks of patience are endless, but if I’m feeling hasty (see: if I fancy being an idiot), the game’s not going to get in my way. In most cases, Total War: Warhammer 3 is fantastic in that I’m not forced to sit around waiting for something to happen. Spoiler alert: I’m barrelling in every time. READ MORE: ‘Total War: Warhammer 3’ review: Creative Assembly at its undisputed best.Likewise, I could lie in wait for a marching army and catch them in a crippling ambush, but do I really want to sit around waiting or do I want to just barrel at them mindlessly? Though besieging a city for a few extra turns will starve most of its defenders to death, I much prefer charging straight through those gates the first chance I get – screw the extra losses. Patience may be a virtue, but in Total War: Warhammer 3, it’s not quite one that I’ve taken to.

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