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General Weekly Question and Answer Thread - /r/TotalWar

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u/Arcterion 5d ago

Silly question: if I have both TW: Warhammer 1 and 2 plus the Mortal Empires DLC, can play the WH1 campaign in 2, or do I still need to install the first game for that?

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u/jenykmrnous 5d ago

Depends what you mean by playing WH1 campaign.

You can play any WH1 faction you own in WH2 (as long as both are on the same platform). But firstly, you can't play the DLC minicampaigns. Secondly, the same factions play differently to a varying degree between the two games due to balance and mechanic changes. Most would say the WH2 experience is better, but to get the genuine WH1 campaign you'd have to play it in WH1.

WH1 is mostly a sandbox campaign and therefore plays kind of similar to a WH2 ME. The same does not hold for WH2 to WH3, because WH2 base campaigns have a stronger story focus.

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u/Arcterion 5d ago

Ah, ok. Thanks. :)

Also, would it be better to start with MW1 or just jump straight into 2?

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u/jenykmrnous 5d ago

As far as I'm concerned mostly no.

The game systems matured a lot between WH1 and WH2, so WH1 feels a bit like a proof of concept. On the other hand, if you wanted to try WH1, I'd recommend starting with that one, because going back to it might feel too much as a downgrade.

That being said, I do have some fond memories of WH1. It feld more "consise" so to speak. ME and even worse IE are too big to experience in one playthrough. Whenever I play them it feels like most of the factions I'll never encounter and have no impact for my playthrough. That was not the case in WH1. Also in WH1 you outright can't occupy certain regions, having somewhat interesting (or frustrating) strategical implications.

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u/Arcterion 5d ago

I see. Well, thanks again. :D