Total War: Three Kingdoms- Mandate of Heaven DLC DLC - (PC) Steam EUROPE Digital Key
* The largest and most detailed Total War: THREE KINGDOMS DLC to date
* Begin a campaign in 182 CE just before the Yellow Turban rebellion…
* …Then play through the conflict and deep into the Three Kingdoms period
* New characters and six new playable warlords including the Zhang brothers and
Emperor Ling
* Unique new campaign mechanics, events and objectives
* 40 new battlefield units and new unit abilities
* Play the origin stories of legendary characters such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei
The year is 182CE. The Han Empire is in turmoil, and China is slipping towards
chaos. The Emperor’s court is paralysed by corruption, and a great famine has
ravaged the north. In the eyes of the people, Emperor Ling has lost the Mandate
of Heaven – and with it, the right to rule.
Across the land, the people band together in opposition. Led by the three Taoist
brothers Zhang Jue, Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, they don yellow turbans and take
up arms. Their aim: to tear down the unjust Han and replace it with their own
dynasty of harmony and peace. They are thousands strong, with more flocking to
their cause by the day.
Warlords sworn to the emperor rally to his banner; warriors of great influence
and fierce ability. Yet the wiser, more ambitious of them harbour their own
desires… if the Han becomes too weak, who then will take the reins of power?
The Total War: THREE KINGDOMS – Mandate of Heaven Chapter Pack depicts the
events of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, enabling players to engage in the
conflict from either rebel or loyalist perspectives. Introducing a number of new
characters and playable faction leaders, the campaign begins in 182CE, but
players can choose to continue well into the Three Kingdoms period, with
familiar characters entering the campaign as the timeline progresses.
THE HAN DYNASTY
As part of the free Total War: THREE KINGDOMS game update for all players which
activates when Mandate of Heaven launches, Han Chinese factions may adopt the
new Empire government style (Emperor Ling of course has this from the outset of
the campaign).
The Emperor and his allies are in an alliance where the Emperor holds total
power. The Emperor has mandated powers to prevent his allies from voting on
diplomatic deals such as war and peace. However, as this is effectively an abuse
of power, such actions may cause schisms in the alliance…
In Mandate of Heaven, Liu Hong (Emperor Ling) has a unique form of this Empire
government style, in that he must request these mandated powers from his
imperial allies in order to battle the Yellow Turban threat. In addition, he may
also construct the Imperial Palace, a grand undertaking in both time and
resources, which delivers powerful factionwide bonuses to the Emperor, and
houses the single most powerful garrison in the game!
Victory Conditions
The victory conditions of all Han factions match those of the 190CE campaign.
Timing in this period is crucial however, given the power-blocs in play. It’s
very much about picking your moment to start your race for the throne and
finding rebel-held commanderies to attack opportunistically. The only exception
is Liu Hong (Emperor Ling), whose victory conditions will change depending on
how he reforms his government.
HAN FACTIONS
LIU HONG (EMPEROR LING)
Liu Hong is Emperor of the Han Empire, and presides over a swiftly deteriorating
situation. Rebellions are rising and there is discontent amongst his own vassal
warlords. His court is controlled by corrupt and self-serving eunuchs who are
quick to silence any who question them. The formidable Empress, his wife, fights
tooth-and-nail against the eunuchs’ power-grab, but her efforts are hindered by
the Emperor's inaction. The vast Han vassal lands are Liu Hong’s to maintain,
but the situation is rapidly falling apart, and controlling all of them may be
impossible as discontent and open warfare erupt…
Unique Faction Mechanic: The Imperial Court
Within the Imperial Court, three factions vie for supremacy.
* The Bureaucrats: Led by the eunuchs, their supporters seek to centralise
power into the hands of the politicians.
* The Warlords: Supporters of this group seek a decentralised government where
each local leader controls their own lands, answering only to the emperor.
* The Dynasts: This group seeks all power to come from the imperial family
itself.
The Emperor sits in the middle, trying to balance these power blocks. He can
wield his Political Influence to enact changes within a court that has been all
but crippled by the eunuchs’ power-grab…
* Political influence grows over time and is generated by administrative court
buildings within the player’s major settlements
* Political influence can be used to remove corrupt ministers from the court
* Very high levels of political influence can be expended to annex entire
factions within the Empire.
LIU CHONG
Liu Chong is the Emperor's kin, but not heir to the throne. Unl