8.0.2|Jun 2, 2026
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2/5 Minor
Tiger Warriors receive recruitment and upkeep cost reductions alongside critical crash fixes for Bhashiva and Zhao Ming.
Key Changes
- 1Reduced recruitment and upkeep costs for all Tiger Warrior unit variants
- 2Fixed multiple crashes affecting Bhashiva, Miao Ying, and the Armies of Shang-Yang panel
- 3Improved AI spell logic to prevent wasting AOE spells on single entity targets
- 4Increased the quality of unit rewards for completing Zhao Ming's goals
- 5Fixed a softlock occurring in the Unit & Spell browser after Mirror of Madness battles
- 6Resolved an issue preventing Warriors of Chaos from vassalizing Norscan factions
- 7Corrected Sky Lantern Gunner range to match the vehicle's range
All Changes
🛡️Factions(12)
- buffTiger Warrior Iron Claws: Tiger Warrior Iron Claws recruitment cost reduced from 1700 to 1600
- buffTiger Warrior Stalkers: Tiger Warrior Stalkers recruitment cost reduced from 1550 to 1400
- buffTiger Warrior Stalkers: Tiger Warrior Stalkers upkeep reduced from 300 to 275
- buffTiger Warrior Dual Axes: Tiger Warrior Dual Axes recruitment cost reduced from 1200 to 1000
- buffTiger Warrior Dual Axes: Tiger Warrior Dual Axes upkeep reduced from 250 to 225
- buffJade Crossbows: Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Crossbows changed to Armour-piercing missile damage and increased from 3 to 4
- buffJade Infantry: Desert Tigress Insignia for Jade Infantry Armour-piercing effect increased from 3 to 4
- buffZhao Ming: Increased drop chance for higher tier units when accomplishing Zhao Ming's goals
- fixZhao Ming: Zhao Ming's skills and faction effects targeting Melee infantry now correctly include Tiger Warriors
- fixSkarbrand: Skarbrand's 'Chaos Invasion: Despoilers' mission now correctly spawns a functional Cultist of Khorne
- fixEpidemius: Epidemius' Tally of Pestilence now properly counts plagues that spread to settlements
- fixWarriors of Chaos: Warriors of Chaos can now properly vassalize Norscan factions when conquering specific homeland settlements
🗺️Campaign(11)
- fixBhashiva: Fixed a crash on end of turn while playing as Bhashiva
- fixArmies of Shang-Yang: Fixed a crash when opening the Armies of Shang-Yang panel
- fixMiao Ying: Fixed a rare post-battle crash after Miao Ying’s Realm of Chaos Battle
- fixClawspeaker: Clawspeaker Heroes provided by the Deeply Devout trait now correctly start with spells and abilities unlocked
- fixBhashiva: Fixed an issue when capturing settlements from rebels with Bhashiva
- changeFleet of Foot: Campaign movement range bonus has replaced 'Strider' in the 'Fleet of Foot' trait
- fixTiger Warriors: Tiger Warriors now receive proper recruitment cost reduction from Prophecy of the White Tiger buildings
- fixBhashiva: Bhashiva's direct allies are no longer targets of Zhao Ming's Goals
- fixCaravans: Caravans are no longer incorrectly counted towards the army count in the faction summary
- fixZhao Ming: Improved consistency when generating Zhao's Goals
- fixBhashiva: Fixed error in mission execution for Bhashiva regarding Chaos Invasions
⚔️Battle(4)
- fixAI: AI no longer constantly prioritizes single entity targets for AOE spells
- fixSky Lantern: Sky Lantern Gunner crew's effective range is now aligned with the sky lantern's range
- fixBhashiva: Fixed missing sound effects for Bhashiva's teleport attacks in quest battles
- fixLord Magistrate: Fixed an animation issue when auto-resolving battles with Lord Magistrate on a Sky Lantern mount
🖥️UI/UX(6)
- fixMirror of Madness: Fixed a softlock when opening the Unit & Spell browser after a Mirror of Madness battle
- fixUI: Fixed the banner upgrades menu closing instantly if an agent was selected
- changeZhao Ming: Interacting with Zhao Ming's end turn goals now opens the missions tab instead of the units tab
- fixArmies of Shang-Yang: Fixed text pointer issues on the Armies of Shang-Yang panel
- fixArmies of Shang-Yang: Armies of Shang-Yang missions now correctly display unit cards for requirements
- fixUI: Fixed functionality loss in the Insignia assign menu when opened while an army is moving
Summary
Hotfix 8.0.2 for Total War: WARHAMMER III focuses on economic balancing for Grand Cathay's Tiger Warrior units and resolving several stability issues. Key updates include significant recruitment and upkeep cost reductions for multiple Tiger Warrior variants, improvements to Zhao Ming's goal rewards, and fixes for crashes occurring during Bhashiva and Miao Ying campaigns. Additionally, the AI's spell-targeting logic has been refined to prevent inefficient use of area-of-effect spells on single targets.