Total War: WARHAMMER III

Total War: WARHAMMER III

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Roar of the Jade Sea : Yin-Yin, the Sea Dragon
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Roar of the Jade Sea : Yin-Yin, the Sea Dragon

Description
The Sea Dragon of Cathay has returned!

The Eastern Provinces
- NEW playable Cathay Faction

*MIXER required to install this mod!!*



-How they play-

Outside their faction effects as well as the lord army buff from Yin-Yin herself, the Eastern Provinces offer a more challenging start than your usual faction.

Immediately on turn 1, the player will be facing two dilemmas:

Yin-Yin has found herself stranded in Lustria, near the temple cities of Xlanhuapec, flanked by all sorts of monstrous beasts sent by the Lizardmen. Yin-Yin's remaining troops will be in for the fight of their lives to survive these initial stages.

There are four lizardmen factions to watch out during your stay in Lustria:

Xlanhuapec, your initial foe, is the most desperate in trying to remove you from Lustria as Slann Lord Huinitenuchli himself had summoned 2 great dinosaurs from the depths of the jungle.
The remaining other three lizardmen temple cities each boast their own great dinosaur prowling their lands so should Yin-Yin decide to venture further deep into the jungles, she and her army must be on their guard.

Meanwhile back home in Cathay, Yin-Yin's appointed administrator of the realm, Yin-Tuan, was tasked in retaking the port city of Fu-Chow along with the help of a small force of elite troops from the Celestial Loyalists, but their forces are engaged by a massive fleet of pirates led by the infamous pirate queen Zheng Shih.



Zheng Shih and her Nipponese pirate lords are a formidable presence in Yin-Yin's campaign, and one that the player should expect for a really brutal fight, as they come with their own unique variety of pirates, raiders and warriors hailing from all over the Jade Sea.
To make matters worse, there are rumors of Kaiju, titanic creatures from the ocean depths, being spotted all over the coast.



It has now become apparent that the Sea Dragon doesn't have the luxury of men nor resources to take on two fronts at the same time. For the player, it will be quite a challenge to maintain Yin-Yin's expedition and escape from Lustria while also fighting off the mighty Jade Sea pirates from Cathay's shores.

Sacrifices will be made if Yin-Yin's eastern dominion were to last.

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Yin-Yin, The Sea Dragon



Yin-Yin is a caster Legendary Lord and uses majestic water elemental powers in battle. On top of that, she of course has a dragon transformation ability much like her siblings.

While Yin-Yin is versatile and powerful by herself, even considering her dragon form, her real strength is without a doubt through her ultimate ability, which you can unlock by Lv22, Queen of the Jade Sea .
As mentioned above, this ability summons a special unit, her very own flagship, into battle.

The Golden Heron



The Golden Heron is a mechanical wonder and a flying behemoth capable of raining destruction upon everything in its path. As something befitting its captain, the Golden Heron operates like a fully functioning battleship that's armed with no less than 4 different guns, each for dealing with a specific type of enemy. It has a single shot firing cannon for single targets, a rocket launcher that can set enemy blobs aflame, a powerful main gun that shoots clusters of cannon balls that can tear through several enemy ranks with deadly force, and broadside cannons each on its port and starboard sides for dealing with enemies on the ship's flanks.

However, despite this immense power, the Golden Heron is also a complicated beast that needs be used carefully especially in the presence of many artillery or high AP ranged units because it has 3 unique damaged state phases that could spell doom for the unit very quickly if left unchecked.



In exchange, the crew of the Golden Heron have access to 2 charges of the "Damage Control" ability, which tries to repair the ship and prevent the ship's hull damage status from progressing into a severe state.



Destruction
But should salvage of the ship be deemed impossible, the Golden Heron will explode into a bright ball of fire, spewing flaming debris around and underneath its wreckage; so if the ship is about to go down, it would be wise to evacuate nearby units to not get caught up in the explosion. Likewise, it would be ideal to send the ship into enemy lines so that it may bring them down with her.



Finally, the player can later on further improve the Golden Heron and decide to select 1 of 3 very powerful upgraded versions upon reaching Rank 35*.

  • Golden Heron Mk-II adds more armor and a new rocket battery with homing missiles.
  • Zhuque exchanges the warship's standard guns for extremely potent flamer ordnance.
  • The Beidou, by a wide margin, is perhaps one of Cathay's technological marvels. Its dazzling arsenal is a sight to behold.

*Note - These versions are super powerful end-game units and not in anyway meant to be balanced around that part of the Campaign. It's okay if you think they are super OP.

Warriors of the Jade Sea
You can view the full unit list and detail here:
Warriors of the Jade Sea Unit List

Ship Building & Recruitment

Yin-Yin is a horde that operates similar to Vampire Coast and has access to ship building.
Here, she can access a number of buildings that unlock various units as well as buffs to her army and on the campaign map.

Her faction can also unlock some of the Nipponese pirates at a special landmark in Dai Cheng where a number of the brigands and vagabonds have made an outpost.



Other Features

While in Lustria, Yin-Yin can decide to construct a number of unique buildings to celebrate her campaign against the Lustrians. With each summer palace built upon the conquered capitals of the lizardmen, Yin-Yin slowly earns their respect and acknowledge her sovereignty, albeit it is not without dissidence from the locals.



SUBMODS

Jade Sea Pirates faction expansion - Mod by Reu

Credits

Mixu - For developing the faction unlocker, making it possible for play Yin-Yin as a new faction.
Ole - For developing Asset Editor, used to create the models in this mod.
Reu - For helping me with database editing for this mod.
Menhoua - For developing the army spawning script used in this mod.

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In case you encounter any other bugs outside of the above, kindly report immediately at the comments section.

I CANT UPLOAD OR USE THE OLD MODELS BECAUSE IT WAS WHY THE OLD MOD WAS TAKEN DOWN. IT WAS USING NON-WARHAMMER ASSETS
Popular Discussions View All (3)
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1 Jul, 2024 @ 10:01am
PINNED: Warriors of the Jade Sea - Full Unit List
Poljanan
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17 Feb @ 4:19am
How to win the turn 1 battle at sea vs the jade pirates
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9 Nov, 2024 @ 11:37am
Up-to-date updates of your mods after a game patch
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907 Comments
newchadts 13 Jul @ 5:35pm 
good colleagues, first of all thank you for the work you do, please update the mod, sometimes it crashes, thank you very much
Boxy 9 Jul @ 12:56am 
old world?
Lord Gorork 7 Jul @ 12:21pm 
Hey just to say the Culchan Planes summer palace isn't showing up on the map, don't know if anyone else is having this issue
Zabii 4 Jul @ 8:32pm 
Any plans to eventually make Zheng Shih and the Jade Pirates a playable full fledged faction?
ARD | kdn 2 Jul @ 5:32pm 
Love this mod excellent job. Any chance we can get a Li Dao (Fire Dragon of the Southern Provinces) next? Would make for an amazing campaign on par with this one. The Monkey King's inclusion would also be amazing!
TheFish 1 Jul @ 12:15pm 
Genuinely one of the most fun campaigns I've had. Yin Yin sailing the world to end up back in Cathay was so fun. I went form Lustria, to the Southlands, to up in Norsca. Took the river ruin down and cut into Southern Cathay, ended with a giant reinvasion of Lustria with my consolidated forces and joined Yuan Boa over there.
auven 1 Jul @ 8:56am 
Is there a way to make the sea monsters appear even when not playing as Yin-Yin?
darkwolf 30 Jun @ 1:05am 
您好,我正在尝试将你的 mod 翻译成中文,但是在文本文件中没有找到与派系领袖(zhengshi)相关的文本,也没有找到可以更改女性领主名字下方的占位符的翻译文本
Hello, I am trying to translate your mod into Chinese, but I did not find the text related to the faction leader (zhengshi) in the text file, nor did I find the translated text that could change the placeholder below the female lord's name
Big Bad Wolf 25 Jun @ 12:57am 
Is the mod working? With the updates, even mods with the updated status are crashing. YinYin is showing up as not updated yet.
lordziffy 21 Jun @ 8:07am 
Is yinyin supposed to start at war with nakai?