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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As the closed beta for Total War: Warhammer 40k grows ever closer, we're getting to see a lot more gameplay recently.
The first reveal was at our very own PC Gaming Show, and then a couple of weeks back, courtesy of BiliBili, we got to see a kind of battle report overview of the same encounter with narration. Well, in the latest Alpha Strike livestream, Creative Assembly flaunts that same battle, but running the entire thing through three times from the player's perspective. We got to witness the Astra Militarum trying to defend a river crossing against the Orks, as well as lots of info about ranged combat, cover, reserves, army abilities, and all sorts of other juicy details.
You can watch the full stream above, but here are some of the things that stood out to me as someone who's been following Total War: 40k's reveals closely: It was a massive info drop, but my key takeaway is that positioning is going to be king in Total War: Warhammer 40k and that using cover, line of sight, and scenery will make or break battles. Unit loadouts will also be very important in terms of matchups and performing effectively in combat, similar to Total War: Warhammer. Honestly, the new engine is looking really good, too, and all the changes to projectiles and line of sight are very exciting.
It was also mentioned that this is a two month old build, but it sounds like we'll be getting more of these livestreams on specific features in the run up to the beta, so hopefully we'll see more of the Space Marines and Eldar in combat, too. Best Warhammer games: Fantasy epics Best Warhammer 40K games: The complete ranking Best Warhammer TTRPGs: Across all three settings Best Warhammer 40K books: Grimdark novels Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Sean's first PC games were Full Throttle and Total Annihilation and his taste has stayed much the same since.
When not scouring games for secrets or bashing his head against puzzles, you'll find him revisiting old Total War campaigns, agonizing over his Destiny 2 fit, or still trying to finish the Horus Heresy. Sean has also written for EDGE, Eurogamer, PCGamesN, Wireframe, EGMNOW, and Inverse. Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.