Legendary Surtha Ek for WHIII

Gives Surtha Ek, the starting lord of the Varg faction a new model and a modified skill tree with an emphasis on buffing chariots. He uses the original Marauder Chieftain’s voicelines from before the Norsca DLC.

By putting skill points in a single Chaos God branch, he can unlock a special chariot mount as well as buffing the chariot units in his army with associated effects.

The Varg faction now starts at war with the Beasts of Chaos faction in Immortal Empires, a renamed version of the old Warherd of Chaos faction from WH1/2 that takes over the Serpent Jetty and the Monolith of Katam on campaign start. They will not recruit armies, but will build up their Herdstone garrisons quickly, so destroy them as soon as possible.

New units included:

Varg Chariots:
Replaces Marauder Chariots, driver can attack in melee with whip.

Varg Ice Wolves Chariots:
Replaces Marauder Ice Wolves Chariots, driver can attack in melee with whip.

Plague Chariots (Razorgor Chariots):
Durable melee chariot pulled by armoured Razorgors. Recruited at Smith building level 3.

Skull Cannon:
Self-propelled artillery similar to Khornate version, but crewed by a single Marauder rather than Bloodletters. Daemonic. Recruited at Smith building level 3.

Burning Chariots:
Flying missile chariot equipped with Warpfire javelins. Recruited at Smith building level 3.

Seeker Chariots:
Lightly armoured anti-infantry chariot similar to Slaaneshi version. Does not have much staying power in protracted melee. Recruited at Smith building level 3.

Varg Gorebeast Chariots:
Same as Warrior of Chaos version, slightly less armoured but does more damage in melee. Recruited at Smith building level 3.

Bowgunners:
Armoured hybrid unit armed with large crossbows which also serve as small frontal shields. Missile weapon is anti-large. Replaces Marauder Champions.

War Wagons:
Missile chariot similar to the Empire version, but equipped with javelins instead of guns. Replaces Marauder Horse Masters.

Gorebeasts:
War beasts with small unit count intended to fulfill the siege attacker requirement for chariot based armies. Can run over infantries in a charge and fight in melee in a pinch. Replaces Norscan Ice Trolls.

Mammoth War Wagon:
Large single entity unit that serves as missile platform for a squad of Bowgunners. All Mammoth Chariot units explodes on destruction, dealing a small amount of damage to all units surrounding them. Replaces Feral Mammoth and War Mammoth.

Mammoth War Wagon (Warshrine):
Chariot version of War Mammoth (Warshrine) that is replaced by it.

Mammoth War Wagon (Hellcannon):
Self-propelled artillery mounting a single Ice-Forged Legion Hellcannon. Needs to be manually pointed towards the intended target. Has a unit cap, that is increased only by its recruitment building.

The Varg faction is playable with Mixu’s Unlocker, in either Immortal Empires, Realm of Chaos, or the Old World Campaign.

Requires DLCs:
Norsca (WH1)
The Silence & The Fury (WH2)
Chaos Warriors (WH1)
Champions of Chaos (WH3)
Call of the Beastmen (WH1)

Special thanks to:
Frodo for the RPFM tool to make this all possible
Ole for the AssetEditor
The Total War Modding website
Da Modding Den
Skeleton Crew Modding for various feedback
Aexrael Dex for the general replacement script
Cryswar for the new unit/character guides
Sebidee for the unit texturing guide
Mixu for the faction unlocker frameworks
Marthenil for the "Selfie" tool
Oh_Man[TFE] for the voice file replacement tutorial
LordOmlette for the defeat trait script.
funni monki for the original mod to re-implement the original Marauder Chieftain voicelines (for WHII: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1836932345).
ChaosRobie for the Old World campaign

Enjoy!

To do: Victory conditions. Unit icons for Mammoth War Wagon units and full-sized Mammoths. Warband upgrade for chariots (?). More abilities for generic Marauder Chieftains to support chariots (?).

A cut-down version including only a variety of added units compatible with Tribes of the North is now available.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3009979146