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Hordes of Chaos Expanded

This mod expands and adjusts the Warriors of Chaos Warband Upgrade System, and changes several Gifts of Chaos options. The goal was to allow Warriors of Chaos the entirety of the Mono-God Races, while maintaining lore-friendliness and official implementation.
All daemonic warband upgrades require their respective Branding Iron technology across all Warriors of Chaos factions. This means that Champions of Chaos LL's will have them available by default, Undivided Mortal factions will have to research them, and Be'lakor has had this effect moved off his unique technologies, getting them earlier than in Vanilla. All units should be properly affected by skills/techs/etc. where applicable.

Warband Upgrades
Undivided

• Added: Chaos Furies can be marked to Chaos Furies of Khorne/Nurgle/Slaanesh/Tzeentch
  
• Added: Chaos Warhounds can be marked to Chaos Warhounds of Khorne

Khorne

• Added: Marauders of Khorne to Skullreapers (Rank 7)
  
• Added: Chaos Warriors of Khorne to Skullreapers (Rank 4)
  
• Added: Skullreapers to Wrathmongers (Rank 7)
  
• Added: Forsaken of Khorne to Bloodbeasts of Khorne (Rank 4)
  
• Added: Bloodletters of Khorne to Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne (Rank 4)
  
• Added: Exalted Bloodletters of Khorne to Bloodcrushers of Khorne (Rank 7)

Nurgle

• Added: Plaguebearers of Nurgle to Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle (Rank 4)
  
• Added: Exalted Plaguebearers of Nurgle to Pox Riders of Nurgle (Rank 7)
  
• Added: Plague Drones of Nurgle to Plague Drones of Nurgle (Death's Heads) (Rank 5)

Slaanesh

• Removed: Marauder Horsemen of Slaanesh to Hellstriders of Slaanesh
  
• Removed: Hellstriders of Slaanesh to Chaos Knights of Slaanesh
  
• Added: Daemonettes of Slaanesh to Exalted Daemonettes of Slaanesh (Rank 4)
  
• Added: Daemonettes of Slaanesh to Seekers of Slaanesh (Rank 5)
  
• Added: Exalted Daemonettes of Slaanesh to Heartseekers of Slaanesh (Rank 7)
  
• Added: Seekers of Slaanesh to Heartseekers of Slaanesh (Rank 7)
  
• Added: Seeker Chariots to Hellflayers (Rank 5)
  
• Added: Hellflayers of Exalted Seeker Chariot (Rank 7)
  
• Added: Marauders of Slaanesh to Devoted Marauders of Slaanesh (Rank 3)
  
• Added: Devoted Marauders of Slaanesh to Hellstriders of Slaanesh (Rank 3)

Tzeentch

• Added: Pink Horrors of Tzeentch to Exalted Pink Horrors of Tzeentch (Rank 4)
  
• Added: Flamers of Tzeentch to Changebringers (Rank 8)
  
• Added: Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch to Burning Chariot of Tzeentch (Rank 7)

Gifts of Chaos
Khorne

• Removed: Blood Starved: 1x Bloodbeasts of Khorne
  
• Added: Blood Starved: 1x Minotaurs of Khorne, 1x Minotaurs of Khorne (Great Weapons)

Nurgle

• Added: Bubonic Swarm: 1x Rot Flies

Tzeentch

• Added: Whirling Destruction: 1x Blue Horrors of Tzeentch
  
• Removed: Flame Weavers: 1x Changebringers
  
• Added: Flame Weavers: 1x Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch

Technology

• Removed: Blood Pact/Deep Cleansing/Boon-Maker/The Last Secret: Unlock Warband Upgrades: Bloodletters/Plaguebearers/Daemonettes/Horrors
  
• Added: Searing/Rusted/Sensuous/Arcane Branding Iron: Unlock Warband Upgrades: Daemons of Khorne/Nurgle/Slaanesh/Tzeentch

6/26/2025

• Updated for Patch 6.2.1. No changes.

Future Plans

• Update when Slaanesh DLC releases.

Compatibility

• This mod will likely have compatibility issues with any mod that affects the Warband Upgrade system.
  
• This mod may have compatibility issues with any mod that affects the Gifts of Chaos system.
  
• This mod may have compatibility issues with any mod that affects the Warriors of Chaos Tech Tree.

Known Issues

• Bloodbeasts of Khorne and Changebringers still appear in the Gifts of Chaos Mercenary Recruitment Pool despite no longer being accessible that way. Low priority fix.

I would like to give credit to the following mods and their authors for being excellent resources in learning how to mod these mechanics;

• More Warband Upgrades for Warriors of Chaos by Reaper415
  
• Exalted Daemons for Champions of Chaos - A Warband Expansion by Dirty Dan
  
• Nat's Minotaurs Of Khorne for The Warriors Of Chaos by Scaredy Nat

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