9.0.2|Oct 1, 2026
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3/5 Moderate
Thanquol's mechanics are now enabled in Multiplayer campaigns alongside critical fixes for campaign softlocks and victory conditions for migrating Lords like Balthasar Gelt.
Key Changes
- 1Thanquol's unique campaign mechanics are now fully enabled in Multiplayer campaigns
- 2Fixed a softlock in the Skaven endgame caused by defeating the Vermintide faction too early
- 3Corrected victory conditions for Mother Ostankya and Balthasar Gelt when changing start positions
- 4Skaven Endgame Legendary Lords now spawn at Rank 50 instead of Rank 1
- 5Fixed a crash occurring at the end of turns during the Chaos endgame scenario
- 6Increased survivability for Skaven and Nagash endgame factions to match Chaos Invasion difficulty
- 7Overhauled Burplesmirk Spewpit's skill tree to include Exalted Great Unclean One abilities
- 8Fixed Isabella von Carstein's inability to teleport to quest battles as a Legendary Lord
- 9Great Stabber-Slicer skill changed from +50% Weapon Strength to +50 Armor Piercing
- 10Resolved audio issues where Boris Ursus and Boris Todbringer swapped voice lines
All Changes
🎮Multiplayer(1)
- newThanquol: Enabled Thanquol’s unique campaign mechanics for use in Multiplayer campaigns.
🛠️Performance & Stability(4)
- fixChaos Endgame: Fixed a crash occurring at the end of a turn during the Chaos endgame scenario.
- fixArchaon: Fixed a crash when checking Archaon's victory objectives related to unit accumulation.
- fixSystem: Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the game.
- fixSkaven Endgame: Fixed a softlock in the Skaven endgame where defeating the Vermintide faction too early prevented the final battle from triggering.
👑Legendary Lords & Heroes(9)
- fixMother Ostankya: Fixed victory conditions for Mother Ostankya so they no longer require a Hut at her old starting position if she returns to Kislev.
- fixBalthasar Gelt: Fixed victory conditions for Balthasar Gelt so they no longer require a landmark in Cathay if he returns to the Empire.
- fixIsabella von Carstein: Fixed an issue where Isabella was not receiving Legendary Hero effects from the Black Pyramid.
- fixIsabella von Carstein: Fixed an issue preventing Isabella from teleporting to quest battles when she is the primary Legendary Lord.
- buffThanquol: Increased the number and tier of units in the Gotrek and Felix armies ambushed during Thanquol's narrative campaign.
- fixNeferata: Fixed an issue where Neferata's Final Hand assassination action could not target Heroes outside of armies.
- removeMannfred von Carstein: Removed lore-inappropriate diplomacy lines used by Mannfred when approached by Nagash.
- fixDieter Helsnicht: Fixed model clipping for Dieter Helsnicht when flying on a Manticore mount.
- fixDieter Helsnicht: Fixed missing feet on Dieter Helsnicht's model while his mount is walking.
💀Endgame Scenarios(5)
- buffEndgame Scenarios: Increased survivability of Skaven and Nagash Endgames to align them with the Chaos Invasion.
- buffSkaven Endgame: Increased the chance of gaining Knowledge from battles during the Skaven Endgame.
- buffNagash: Increased the survivability of Mortarchs during the Nagash Endgame.
- fixNagash: Fixed an issue where Mortarchs subjugated prior to the Nagash Endgame were not correctly counted.
- buffSkaven Endgame: Skaven Endgame Legendary Lords now spawn at rank 50 instead of rank 1.
🗺️Campaign Mechanics(11)
- fixWarriors of Chaos: Fixed issue where Warriors of Chaos could not build the Rampaging Oak landmark in Mordheim.
- fixNagash: Fixed Nagash's faction losing Mystic Sigils when using the Glory of Nagash traversal node or sea lanes.
- changeVerminlords: Verminlords now spawn with lore-accurate names based on their specific type.
- removeCharacters: Removed the chance of generic characters being named 'Krell'.
- changeSkeletons: Replaced the Expendable attribute for Skeleton units in the Great Pyramid of Settra with recruitment capacity.
- changeZombies: Replaced the Expendable attribute for Zombie units in the Black Pyramid with bonus mass and immunity to flanking.
- fixNagash: Fixed the Black Pyramid panel remaining unlocked even when Nagash does not control the region.
- fixNagash: Fixed Withered Vines and Salt Crater buildings not applying recruitment rank effects for Nagash.
- fixVampire Counts: Fixed The Black Cat follower not being destroyed after preventing a character death.
- changeMorskittar Engine: The Morskittar Engine landmark now provides a missile damage bonus instead of weapon damage.
- fixArchaon: Fixed non-chaos vassal factions failing to break vassalage when the player joins Archaon.
⚔️Skills & Abilities(18)
- changeGreat Stabber-Slicer: Great Stabber-Slicer skill now provides +50 Armor Piercing instead of +50% Weapon Strength.
- fixBackstabbing Sorcery: Fixed Backstabbing Sorcery being active at all times instead of only during enemy spellcasting.
- changeSkreech Verminking: Skreech Verminking no longer has innate Shadowstrider; it is now granted by the Black-Clad Killers skill.
- nerfTomb Herald: Added a morale requirement to the Tomb Herald’s 'Last in Defeat' skill; it now deactivates if morale drops to Wavering.
- removeBurplesmirk Spewpit: Removed Seeping Ichor skill from Burplesmirk Spewpit as it is unusable by Norsca.
- removeBurplesmirk Spewpit: Removed The Verdi-grease Ritual skill from Burplesmirk Spewpit.
- removeBurplesmirk Spewpit: Removed Prodigious Plague-craft skill from Burplesmirk Spewpit.
- newBurplesmirk Spewpit: Added three Exalted Great Unclean One skills to Burplesmirk Spewpit’s unique skill line.
- fixTomb Herald: Fixed Tomb Heralds missing the Canopic Jar Hoarder skill when recruited by Tomb Kings.
- fixVampire Lair: Fixed Memories of Blood in the Vampire Lair failing to unlock the Soldiers of Renown skill.
- fixVerminlord Corrupter: Verminlord Corrupter now correctly has the full Lore of Plague spell lore in skills.
- fixVerminlord Deceiver: Verminlord Deceiver now correctly has the full Lore of Stealth.
- fixVerminlord Warp Seer: Verminlord Warp Seer now correctly has the full Lore of Ruin.
- changeBanshee: Mistress of Lost Souls skill for Banshees now provides spell resistance to Ethereal units instead of reduced Grave Call cost for Nagash.
- changeIsabella von Carstein: Isabella's The Countess' Brood skill no longer provides AP damage for Dire Wolves/Fell Bats, but charge and speed bonuses are now factionwide.
- changeBlood Dragon Lords: Order of the Immortals skill now provides Battle Healing Cap for Blood Knights and Drakenhof Templars instead of vigor loss reduction and charge bonuses.
- nerfVerminlord Warbringer: Verminlord Warbringer now requires 4 skill points instead of 2 to unlock the next tier of spells.
- fixIcon of Usirian: Fixed Icon of Usirian Regiment of Renown missing its Soul-slaying Hunger ability in campaign.
🖥️UI/UX(18)
- fixUI: Fixed incorrect tooltip on building slots when Necromantic Energy is insufficient.
- fixUI: Fixed Vampire Lair scripted tour continuing after the panel is closed.
- fixUI: Fixed Vampire Coven Concealment not appearing in the province info menu.
- fixUI: Fixed Vampire Lairs button not working if other foreign entities are present in a settlement.
- fixUI: Fixed Concealment reduction display not accounting for transported Heroes.
- fixVampire Coast Fleet Captain: Fixed incorrect icon for Vampire Coast Fleet Captain in the recruitment panel.
- removeThe Glottkin: Removed Legendary Hero capacity from the Glottkin’s Faction Details panel.
- fixUI: Fixed keyboard shortcuts on locked faction wheel buttons appearing in the wrong place.
- changeShadowstrider: Updated Shadowstrider tooltip to include Verminlord Deceiver.
- changeThanquol: Updated unlock requirements text for the Zhufbar landmark for Thanquol.
- changeUI: Amended the economic plan abandonment prompt to include mission generation info.
- fixBoris Ursus: Fixed Boris’s Great Temple of Ulric upgrade indicator showing total instead of affordable upgrades.
- fixHandmaiden: Fixed Handmaidens in Vampire Covens missing the 'not-on-map' indicator in unit dropdowns.
- fixUI: Fixed incorrect construction available icons on settlements with no valid constructions.
- fixSkreech Verminking: Fixed Skreech Verminking's campaign title card not displaying his full name.
- fixUI: Fixed step 3 of the Vampire Counts Province Management scripted tour.
- fixUI: Fixed Bloodline effect tooltips to display the correct lists of affected units.
- fixLocalization: Replaced placeholder text lines and amended localized text strings.
⚔️Battle & Units(4)
- fixThe Glottkin: Fixed Glottkin’s Host of the Triplets having Army abilities in Custom and Multiplayer battles.
- fixBattle Systems: Fixed kill counters for specific units not counting kills made by reinforcing armies.
- fixCustom Battle: Fixed auto-generated Custom Battle armies including invalid characters.
- fixVampire Lord: Fixed incorrect faction colors on Vampire Lord shields.
🔊Audio(2)
- fixBoris Ursus: Fixed Boris Ursus and Boris Todbringer using each other's voice lines during war declarations.
- fixArkhan the Black: Fixed Arkhan The Black using incorrect voice lines when mounted on a Dread Abyssal.
Summary
Hotfix 9.0.2 for Total War: WARHAMMER III addresses several high-priority issues following the Update 9.0 and Lords of the End Times release. The update focuses on enabling Thanquol's unique mechanics for Multiplayer sessions, resolving game-breaking softlocks in the Skaven endgame, and fixing logic errors for Legendary Lords who change their starting positions.
Campaign & Endgame Adjustments
Significant changes have been made to the Skaven and Nagash endgame scenarios to ensure they remain competitive with the Chaos Invasion. This includes boosting the starting rank of Skaven Endgame Lords to 50 and increasing the survivability of Mortarchs. Additionally, victory conditions for Mother Ostankya and Balthasar Gelt have been corrected to reflect their optional migration mechanics.
Character & Skill Refinements
Several Legendary Lords and Heroes received bug fixes and balance tweaks. Isabella von Carstein's teleportation and landmark interactions were corrected, while Burplesmirk Spewpit's skill tree was overhauled to remove unusable Norscan skills in favor of Exalted Great Unclean One abilities.