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Anybody else think about how awesome a well done Warhammer 40k: Total War game would be?

Like dawn of war 1?

Sort of, only with the imperials actually being the "Imperium of Man" faction isntead of the "all the different military arms of the same empire are going to kill each other for no real reason" factions.

We had that in form of Final Liberation more or less.

The problem with a 40K Total War idea is the way the game is set up. Units move in whole Companies, while 40K is more squad based. Some armies, like Mordians or Praetorians would fit fine in a Total War game as they fight in a very Imperial-Era style with kilometre long Infantry gunlines, others like Tallarn or Cadians would be difficult to properly portray in a game that focuses on past(sometimes ancient) military tactics.

That is a good point, but your entire army would usually have whole companies of those squads correct? Buying a company and in the actual battle having them seperate into their battlegroups for the actual battles would not be that complicated in theory.

It sounds good to me, or a 40k Call of Duty type of game, now that would be awesome!

iamthecougar wrote:That is a good point, but your entire army would usually have whole companies of those squads correct? Buying a company and in the actual battle having them seperate into their battlegroups for the actual battles would not be that complicated in theory.

Then it's just DoW with no population cap. units in TW move as Companies and Regiments. Not squads. If they were broken down, then it isn't Total War anymore.

Plus, the special weapons would be left out because all the units in a company in a TW game have the same weapons.

And a TW style would not suit those races that operate in smaller numbers

There would be no alliances or trade between factions, which is a major part of Total War's gameplay.

City/province buildup on the worldmap would also not fit with the 40K theme.

Fortifications would pose little threat, as Orbital Bombardment, Titans, and HE Artillery Shelling would make quick work of those pesky walls and towers.

And these are just a few of the issues. To sum things up though, A 40K Total War game would just not work all that well. A game using -some- of Total War's mechanics for a few of it's aspects would work out. But a direct 40K Adaptation would just have too many fluff-breaking bits.