# Total War: Warhammer 40k shows off its first full battle live, providing its biggest info dump yet

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/total-war-warhammer-40k-shows-off-its-first-full-battle-live-providing-its-biggest-info-dump-yet/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:52:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-28T22:57:15+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/total-war-warhammer-40k-shows-off-its-first-full-battle-live-providing-its-biggest-info-dump-yet/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Live battle demo details Total War: Warhammer 40,000’s tactical combat.
- Cover, sightlines and unit loadouts appear central to battles.
- The closed beta is approaching.

## Summary

Creative Assembly has shown the first full live battle from Total War: Warhammer 40,000, running the same river-crossing encounter three times from the player’s viewpoint. The demonstration gave the clearest indication yet of how the strategy game will handle ranged warfare and battlefield tactics, suggesting that positioning, cover and line of sight will be central to combat.

The battle featured Astra Militarum defending against Orks, with individual squad members having distinct weapons and statistics, heroes accompanied by customisable bodyguards, and units able to strafe while firing at reduced accuracy. The game will simulate all projectiles, use unlimited ammunition, include suppression, morale, grenades, airstrikes and reserve deployments such as Space Marine drop pods; the shown build was said to be two months old, ahead of the closed beta.

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