Total War: WARHAMMER III Hotfix 9.0.1 Fixes Campaign Bugs

Total War: WARHAMMER III Hotfix 9.0.1 is a quick fix for several campaign issues, including crashes, softlocks and problems with settlement targeting. The official release notes were published on September 26, 2026, and also outline issues the team is investigating for future updates.

Fixes in Hotfix 9.0.1

• Fixed an issue where hovering over Events closed Neferata’s Web of Power menu, and a crash that could occur when hovering over Events after her scripted tour was forcefully ended. The update also fixes WASD input stopping while that menu is open.

• Fixed two settlement-targeting issues involving Underling armies: surviving forces no longer cause an army to disband after winning a sally-out battle against a besieged garrison or army and leave the settlement untargetable, and settlements no longer become untargetable when an Underling army expires while besieging them. The notes also report a fix for being unable to attack or target a settlement by right-clicking its resource bar.

• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when the timer to remove the Wounded trait from a dead character expired.

• Fixed a softlock in the scripted tutorial on Necromancy Tabs when playing in Italian, and an issue where keybinds could stop working after dismissing a narrative event as Boris Todbringer.

• The Vermintide Endgame no longer completes automatically at 100% Knowledge without the final battle being won. The Black Pyramid End Game scenario can no longer trigger while playing as Nagash.

• The update adds and adjusts various localisation strings.

Issues under investigation and announced plans

The Total War team says its next hotfix is planned for the following week. Issues it is investigating include Thanquol’s narrative not triggering in multiplayer, which prevents players from unlocking Underlings; the team says its fix will introduce an alternative way to unlock these lords in multiplayer. It is also investigating Book of Nagash sigils temporarily disappearing when entering a Sea Lane or Portal while holding a Book of Nagash, Gotrek and Felix’s quest battle failing to end after all enemies rout (usually after a particularly swift victory), and Bone Giant being inaccessible to owners of Nagash without the Tomb Kings DLC.

The developers also say they are finalising a balance-focused patch planned for release in the next few weeks. The release notes advise verifying the integrity of the game files if issues occur after downloading an update; if problems persist, players can contact SEGA support. The team also warns that user-generated mods may have compatibility issues with new updates and recommends disabling them if performance or stability problems occur.