The Reprisal update is leaving beta and is now live!

This includes a host of changes and improvements from WARHAMMER I's Foundation Update, including the Warriors of Chaos design changes, Wood Elf Followers, updated skill trees for Old World Legendary Lords including Helman Ghorst, the Immortality skill for Old World characters, and a handful of bugfixes.

On top of that, this update also includes The Laboratory. This is a new Skaven-themed Custom Battle mode, accessible via the Battles menu in-game. Designed in collaboration with Intel, this enables you to juggle 16 different variables to alter how battles work, with results ranging from the subtle to the wholly chaotic.

Your game should update now! Not seeing it? Just restart your Steam client

Patch Notes here: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/reprisal-update-final-patch-notes

The arcane and dangerous machinery of Clan Skryre blends the dangerous powers of Warp energy with the brilliant but unhinged nature of Skaven ingenuity. At the very cutting edge of technology the winds of magic mix freely with the madness of a corrupted science. Through twisted machinery, and stench of poisonous fumes, perhaps you too can divine the very future of warfare…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLSezK6_N5w

The Laboratory offers a brand new free game mode for Total War: WARHAMMER II, designed in collaboration with Intel®. It introduces a custom battle playground with 16 different sliders to tinker and play with to push your battles to new and ridiculous levels of mayhem.

For more information and the answers to some of your questions check out our FAQ here: https://www.totalwar.com/blog/skaven-labs

The Laboratory is a free update for Total War: WARHAMMER II releasing on the 14th of December. If you haven't already you can grab Total War: WARHAMMER II on Steam right here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/594570/Total_War_WARHAMMER_II/