GATHER THE ENTHEARDS! THE WOODELVES COMETH..

[Mhaedros]

This say's it all

How do you reckon they will play though? I'd be a bit disappointed to have them play as a horde faction, but conquering the entire earth wouldn't really work either would it?

And a trailer Well done Beregond for finding it!

[ostendadler]

There's some intense teasing going on their official instagram account but nothing tangible. I'm guessing this is just Bretonnia as it sounds so soon for them to release WE as well but who knows you might be right. I don't see why they would just be a hoard race, maybe something else (a forest only race).

Before I get myself a nice first class ticket on the hype train I will need a lot more information than this. For now you'll find me at the train station's bar.

[Mhaedros]

Bretonnia is releasing in February (in the Old World edition of the game), and their facebook account said "We'll have another post today, too - so don't leaf us alone just yet...", so it's practically official at this point

[Abdülmecid I]

Yes, definitely the Wood Elves. All that is in accordance with CA's leaked DLC schedule. Meanwhile, that Brettonian aristocrat didn't manage to write a flawless letter. It's at least the third time I notice CA making spelling mistakes in their promotional material and, honestly, that is not very promising for their bug-testing abilities.

[Påsan]

Would not really read too much into a spelling mistake

Its definitively wood elves and its going to be released before christmas

[Death_Sheep]

I look forward to how the elves are going to play out

[PaulH]

I'm looking forward to the Forest Dragon appearing in the game. I'd finally be able to get a mod which gives Karl Franz the Imperial Dragon once thats in the game

[joedreck]

I'm looking forward to the Forest Dragon appearing in the game. I'd finally be able to get a mod which gives Karl Franz the Imperial Dragon once thats in the game

So do not hope to much. They also just marching and riding as others. Surely will get good bows and best camo in trees. The mechanics are always the same, but with different focus. Your dragon will be Maybe dlc.

[Beregond]

Looks good

[Påsan]

Full description is up on steam.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

To outsiders, the forest realm of Athel Loren is a brooding and malicious place. The creak and groan of living wood echoes from its dim interior, the canopy seems to absorb all light, and half-seen spirits dart between the twilit bowers. To enter is to place your fate in their hands.
Within dwell the Asrai, the Wood Elves. Though they hail originally from Ulthuan to the west as all Elves do, they spurn the sanctimonious arrogance of the Asur, the High Elves, and the murderous decadence of the Druchii or Dark Elves. The Asrai consider themselves to be the only true Elves left in the world, as they embrace all aspects of their nature – both light and dark – and for thousands of years, they have lived in harmony with the sentient forest.

The Asrai share the wilds of Athel Loren with its spirits and protectors: the Dryads, Branchwraiths and the ancient guardian Treemen. They adopt its steeds, hawks and Great Eagles for their warhosts, and even rare Forest Dragons may deign to join them when the need is dire. Peerless archers and riders, the Wood Elves pay fealty to the demigod Orion, who dies in flame each midwinter, only to be reborn into thunderous life in spring beneath The Oak of Ages.

Wild, lithe, and utterly ruthless in defence of their land, only a fool would goad the Wood Elves and their spirited allies to conflict. For those who witness the awesome spectacle of an Asrai host marching out of the woodlands on a Wild Hunt, it is likely the last thing they will ever see.CAMPAIGN PLAYSTYLE

The Wood Elves campaign offers a uniquely different campaign experience to the other playable races of Total War: WARHAMMER. Their major infrastructure is housed in the Wood Elf settlements of Athel Loren, though they are capable of expanding outwards, capturing settlements and building limited outposts, known as Asrai Lookouts, in their stead. The heart of the campaign is The Great Oak, a unique 5-tier building related to the new Wonder victory condition.

In battle, the Wood Elves are swift and deadly, fielding many ‘glass cannon’ style units. While less physically robust than most other races, and with smaller unit sizes, they make up for this with excellent melee and ranged capabilities. They field some of the best archers in the game, many of whom can move and fire, and may later be upgraded with a range of specialised ammunition. They are often accompanied in battle by the woodland kin of Athel Loren, such as Dryads, Eagles and Treemen. Their spellcasters wield the Lores of Life, Beasts and Shadows.

New Story Campaign: The Season of Revelation
Set across a beautiful and highly-detailed campaign map of Athel Loren and the surrounding Duchies of Breton, The Season of Revelation is playable as either Durthu or Orion, the Wood Elves’ two Legendary Lords. This campaign tasks the player with uniting Athel Loren in the face of Bretonnian incursions and, later, from a series of fearsome, climactic attacks by the Beastman warlord Morghur, and his corrupted bray-herds.THE OAK OF AGES



The vast, ancient bowers of The Oak of Ages mark the spiritual heart of Athel Loren and the source of its sacred power.

In the Grand Campaign, The Oak of Ages is a unique 5-tier Wonder building sited in Athel Loren which the player must grow over the course of the campaign. As the Wood Elf player advances it to each new tier, they will receive increasing bonuses to their campaign.

Growing The Oak to tier 5 initiates The Battle of The Great Oak, a climactic multi-stage assault on Athel Loren’s spiritual centre by the combined and massed hordes of the Beastmen and Chaos Warriors. Victory (or survival!) marks the completion of the Wood Elves’ key campaign objective.

New additional currency: Amber
Alongside Gold, the Wood Elves require Amber to recruit certain elite units, to unlock certain technologies, and to expand the Oak of Ages. This is a finite resource in the world however, and can only be gained by capturing settlements and setting up Asrai Lookouts.

As Amber is limited, this presents the player with a constant choice over whether it should be spent on faction development, military might or achieving their key victory condition.WOOD ELF SETTLEMENTS AND OUTPOSTS

The Wood Elves are capable of capturing any province in The Old World, regardless of its race origin. However, these settlement locations can only ever house Asrai Lookouts with very limited building options, turning them into army replenishment stops, recruitment stations (with access to the global recruitment pool but at local recruitment pricing), or as centres to exploit any regional trade resources. Major building chains will need to be built in the regions of Athel Loren itself, the only true home of the Wood Elves. Settlements in Athel Loren have 10 building slots, providing space to explore the Wood Elves’ extensive building trees.WOOD ELVES INFRASTRUCTURE

The Wood Elves have unique tech trees and buildings, and as a highly developed and somewhat aristocratic race, the Wood Elf Council presides over matters social and military.

This Council has a number of Offices to which characters may be appointed, and is subtly connected to the Wood Elves’ infrastructure. Certain buildings unlock Offices for example: if the Wild Heath building is unlocked in the tech tree, it can be built in a settlement, thereby unlocking the Herald Of The Hunt office. If one of the player’s Lords is appointed to this role, he will periodically call a Wild Hunt. This gives the Herald and his army a series of very significant bonuses for the turns in which the Wild Hunt event is active, heightening their marshal prowess and encouraging aggressive actions. Players are advised to explore these interconnections in order to get the most out of their Wood Elf campaigns.

The two Wood Elves legendary Lords, Orion and Durthu, both have Offices to which only they can be appointed, providing them with further campaign bonuses.NEW LEGENDARY LORDS

A Wood Elves Grand Campaign may be led by one of two Legendary Lords: the demigod Orion, The King in The Woods, or the ancient Treeman, Durthu. Each begins play in a different starting position, controlling a different Athel Loren faction, and bring their own suite of campaign bonuses.ORION THE KING IN THE WOODS



Orion is the immortal demigod-king of Athel Loren and the Wood Elves. When his realm is threatened, he is the first to take up arms and fight in its defence. Every Elf feels the lure of their king’s wild summons, and many are overcome by their primal urges, abandoning civilised concerns and for the thrill of the hunt, and the heady tang of blood upon the wind.

Orion is a powerful melee warrior who also can deal sizeable ranged damage with his long-range spear attacks. He also has two unique area-effect abilities: Hounds of Orion, a magical vortex, and Hawk’s Talon, a magical bombardment. These attacks are bound to Orion and do not consume Winds of Magic.

Orion has two combat skill trees, two battle skill trees, and a campaign skill tree. This great range of skills, many of which are unique, allows him to specialise as he levels up. In particular, he can bring numerous improvements to the many bow units in the Wood Elves roster. When recruiting forces, Orion must pay an extra cost in Amber to hire woodland spirit units.DURTHU



Most ancient of the might Treemen of Athel Loren, Durthu was once a benevolent creature who found joy in the weave of forest life. It was he who first bound the spirits of the woodlands to the fate of the Asrai. And for a time, things existed in balance and harmony.

After many bloody incursions into Athel Loren however, with countless tress felled by outsiders for fuel, or merely out of spite, Durthu has become embittered. Worse still, he believes the Wood Elves themselves invited many of these calamities. Now, he does not consider them friends: merely allies in a common cause.

In the grand Campaign, Durthu leads the woodland spirits of the region of Argwylon in Athel Loren. When recruiting forces, he must pay an extra cost in Amber to hire Wood Elf units. A powerful warrior and spellcaster, Durthu also wields the Lore of Beasts, and may summon Manticores into the thick of battle using The Transformation of Kadon.NEW LORDS

Wood Elves armies may recruit two new types of Lord to command their armies: Glade lords and Treemen.GLADE LORDS

The Highborn lords and ladies of Athel Loren have ruled the Wood Elves for millennia, and when the race goes to war, it is these nobles that direct their forces. Powerful warriors and excellent archers, they have two personal combat skill trees, each of which brings improvements to their archery and melee abilities. Likewise, their Battle trees augment their armies along two different paths – mell and ranged. They may also unlock three mount options as they level up: the Elven Steed, Great Eagle, and Forest Dragon.ANCIENT TREEMEN

Ancient Treemen are colossal in stature. Revered by Elf and forest-creature alike, their strength rivals that of even the dragons of the deep glades. The true guardians of the forest, these mighty woodland spirits are Spellcaster lords who wield the Lore of Beasts. While they have no mount options (there are few creatures in the world big enough to accommodate them), they have unique skills which grant increasing protection to all Tree Kin units in their armies.HEROES

Wood Elves armies may recruit three new types of Hero units to support their armies and perform Campaign Map actions. Each offers strong specialisation paths via their skill trees.SPELLSINGERS (MAGE FOCUS)

Wood Elf mages have a unique relationship with Athel Loren. Connected to the deeper intelligence of the forest, they are highly attuned beings, sharing a bond with their surroundings in much the same way the Dryads, sprites and Treemen do. Spellsingers may be recruited to wield the Lores of Life, Shadow and Beasts.BRANCHWRAITHS (MELEE/MAGE FOCUS)

Eldest of the Dryads, Branchwraith serve as handmaidens to the ancients of Athel Loren. Before the coming of the Elves, it was they who ruled the forest and tamed the Winds of Magic to bring sustenance to the wild woodlands. There is no love lost between Branchwraiths and the Asrai, though the uneasy peace continues, and these skilled practitioners of The Lore of Life can be found in many Wood Elf warhosts, casting spells in the thick of battle one minute, striking down foes with their powerful limbs the next.WAYSTALKERS (SPY, RANGED FOCUS)

The most skilled marksmen of the Waywatchers, Waystalkers are obsessed with The Hunt. Taciturn, solitary individuals, they show a dedication to their path that puts them in closer touch with the forest than their Elven kin. Expert snipers, they can move – and even remain hidden – while firing, singling out targets for the kill with a ruthless precision that no other archer can match.UNIT ROSTER

The Wood Elves roster contains many skilled archer units. When certain structures have been built, Glade Guard, Deepwood Scouts and Glade Riders may be recruited to fire three specialised ammunition types:

• Starfire shafts (Fire damage)
• Hagbane Tips (Poison damage)
• Swift Silver Shards (Magical damage)

MELEE INFANTRY

Eternal Guard Eternal Guard (shields)
Wardancers
Wardancers (Asrai spears)
Wildwood RangersRANGED INFANTRY

Glade Guard Glade Guard (Starfire Shafts)
Glade Guard (Hagbane Tips)
Deepwood Scouts
Deepwood Scouts (Swift Shiver Shafts)
WaywatchersMELEE CAVALRY

Wild Riders Wild Riders (shields)RANGED CAVALRY

Glade Riders Glade Riders (Hagbane Tips)
Hawk Riders (flying)MAGICAL CAVALRY

Sisters of The Thorn (may cast bound spells)WOODLAND SPIRIT UNITS

Dryads Treekin
TreemanMONSTROUS UNITS

Great Eagle (flying) Forest Dragon (flying)


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• MINIMUM:
  
  
  • OS: Windows 7 64Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 3.0Ghz
  • Memory: 3 GB RAM
  • Graphics: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB | NVIDIA GTS 450 1024MB | Intel HD4000 @720P
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 35 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: *PC Integrated graphics chipsets require 4 GB RAM, e.g. Intel HD series.

• RECOMMENDED:
  
  
  • OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 64Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4570 3.20GHz
  • Graphics: (DirectX 11) AMD Radeon R9 270X 2048MB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 2048MB @1080P
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 35 GB available space

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[KAM 2150]

I had the opportunity to enjoy some Wood Elves during the Mod Summit and I have to say that this is pretty neat DLC. They not only get their own campaign, like the Beastmen, but also special mechanics and some awesome stuff like archers being able to use their bows on the move and even to shot backwards aka the Legolas level of awesomeness.

[HigoChumbo]

There are already some actual gameplay videos in youtube. For instance:

[paradamed]

It looks great! I like the new gameplay features! Definetely buying this!

[Death_Sheep]

*pries open wallet* Whelp. Here we go. xD

[drillmaster]

Really itereting gameplay changes. Instant buy!!!!

[Chlodwig I.]

Hm no Skaven

only treehuggers...
I guess some Elven Zombies would fit nice into my Undead Army
Muhahahaha

[Mhaedros]

Hm no Skaven

only treehuggers...
I guess some Elven Zombies would fit nice into my Undead Army
Muhahahaha

They've said the next game will have 4 playable races straight off the bat, so I'm thinking they will be High Elves, Dark Elves, Lizardmen and Skaven. I don't think we'll get any other faction DLC for Warhammer 1 apart from FreeLC Bretonnia next year, since they've said the Wood Elves will be the largest dlc for the first game. So if Warhammer 2 launches about a year after the first we can expect to play Skaven next spring, then Tomb Kings and Ogremen DLCs correlating with Beastmen and WE as the year progresses. That's my hopeful thinking anyway

[Chlodwig I.]

Hmpf that would mean the place the skaven into south america.... okay they got strongholds there but skaven is in my opinion an old world army fighting against dwarfs, human, undead etc.


Well the wood elves sound nice I think I will give them a chance

[Karnil Vark Khaitan]

Okey easy now furries Skaven will come and I am pretty sure they will be on both land masses, as in skavenblight and the "Nugle" Skaven in Lustria.

[joedreck]

Capital of elves will have 10 building slots.