For the asking price of $10, Mandate of Heaven is a slice of history worth gobbling up. These impressions were based on the PC Steam release. The game key was provided by the publisher.
- Creative Assembly roll back the clock of Total War: Three Kingdoms in the new expansion released today, letting players start eight years earlier in a wee prequel campaign then keep that same save on rolling through regular history. Mandate Of Heaven is its name, and getting stuck into the Yellow Turban Rebellion is its game.
- Mandate of Heaven is a strong DLC for Total War: Three Kingdoms, offering a selection of new mechanics for particular factions, a host of new units and a brand new scenario for you to begin with.
A new chapter pack, “Mandate of Heaven,” is coming to Total War: Three Kingdoms on January 16. Its addition will introduce a wealth of new content to the game, including: new factions, new unique characters, new units and a new campaign set before the events of the main game.
Mandate of Heaven’s new campaign follows the events that will eventually create the stories titular three kingdoms, enabling fans to get a fresh look at people and history involved. Six new factions are being added to the game, including the Han Empire. The five current factions will also be returning in this expansion, but this time they’ll have origin stories and new starting positions.
A total of nine new characters will make their way into the story, including the Zhang brothers and Emperor Ling. Forty new units will also be added, bringing new siege weaponry and faction-specific elites. Players of the base Total War: Three Kingdoms game aren’t getting left out in the cold though, as a free content update will be accompanying Mandate of Heaven on launch day.
Total War: Three Kingdoms is available now on PC, with the Mandate of Heaven content pack launching on January 16. Check out our review for a comprehensive look at what the base game has to offer.
The emperor is the steward of the Han dynasty, burdened with the heaven-sent responsibility of guiding the disparate realms of China under one rule. Yet despite his celestial duty, the dynasty over which he presides is racked by turmoil - this is his opportunity to right the madness consuming the land.
To succeed, he must reconcile and balance the competing powers in his court; the relatively newly-crowned empress tries to stem the flow of corruption, yet the ever-more powerful eunuch attendants continue to whisper their desires, honeyed and tempting, into his ears.
Political Parties
Total War Three Kingdoms Mandate Of Heaven Characters
The emperor is the steward of the Han dynasty, burdened with the heaven-sent responsibility of guiding the disparate realms of China under one rule. Yet despite his celestial duty, the dynasty over which he presides is racked by turmoil - this is his opportunity to right the madness consuming the land.
To succeed, he must reconcile and balance the competing powers in his court; the relatively newly-crowned empress tries to stem the flow of corruption, yet the ever-more powerful eunuch attendants continue to whisper their desires, honeyed and tempting, into his ears.
Difficulty
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Specialisation
Feaures
- Imperial Court
Political actions
- Initial Economy
- Initial Diplomacy
- Initial Military
+ Reformed Economy
+ Reformed Diplomacy
+ Reformed Military - Reward Officials
Political assignment
+ Political influence
+ Character experience
- Food
- Public order
Only available to faction leader, faction heir or advisor - Imperial Army
+ Elite units
- Very low replenishment