Provinces and Settlements in Total War: Warhammer 3

Importance of Provinces and Settlements

• Generation of income, control, corruption, and army support.
• Key to victory in the game.
• Management can be complex due to the multiple options and buildings.

Overview of Provinces

• Key Indicators:

  • Name of the settlement.
  • Faction flag.
  • Provincial capital icon.
  • Appropriate, unpleasant, or uninhabitable climate (affects control, construction and recruitment costs, growth).
  • Additional icons for available upgrades, control level, provincial income, and garrison.

• Terminology:

  • Provinces vs Settlements vs Regions.

Buildings and Growth

• Buildings in Minor Settlements:

  • Focus on growth, income, and defenses.

• Buildings in Provincial Capitals:

  • Concentrate on buildings that require levels 4 or 5.
  • Military and resource buildings are adaptable.

Control Management

• Factors Affecting Control:

  • Buildings.
  • Commandments.
  • Presence of enemy characters and game difficulty.

• Recommendations:

  • Build buildings that increase control.
  • Use heroes and character skills to improve control.
  • Disable income in contentious provinces to improve control.

Corruption Management

• Sources of Corruption:

  • Demonic rifts.
  • Presence of enemy heroes.

• Reducing Corruption:

  • Position heroes and lords with skills that reduce corruption.
  • Commandments that decrease corruption.
  • Prioritize eliminating rifts and enemy heroes.

Building Suggestions

• Buildings:

  • Resource production and trade.
  • Unique or iconic buildings.

• Distribution in Minor Settlements:

  • Growth, income, and defense buildings.
  • Adapt according to the economic and military situation.

Daemon Provinces

• Building Management:
  • Bastion and Portal options for provincial capitals.
  • Specific buildings according to the Chaos God.
  • Provide benefits such as preventing changes in the region, increasing income, and specific corruption.
  • Building Chain in Minor Settlements:
    • Different infrastructure compared to buildings in daemon provincial capitals.
    • Adapt according to the specific mechanics of the chaos god.

Nurgle Building Chain

• Cycle Buildings:

  • Each building progresses to the next automatically.
  • Produce income and units periodically.
  • Infrastructure and military buildings contribute to the economy.

• Advice:

  • Upgrade minor settlements as quickly as possible.

Harmony in Cathay

• Harmony Mechanic:

  • Balance Yin and Yang buildings in defense and infrastructure.
  • Balance Yin and Yang to gain beneficial effects.

• Strategies:

  • Analyze immediate benefits offered by yin or yang buildings.
  • Leverage defense buildings to adjust the balance.

Conclusion

• Controlling provinces and settlements is essential for success in Total War: Warhammer 3.
• Do not overload yourself at the beginning; focus on the immediate priorities of your campaign.
• Remember that each faction has its own dynamics and strategies for control and corruption.