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Total War: Warhammer (published 20-23/11/2016)

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Gameplay

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Total War: Warhammer is a turn-based strategy game with real-time tactical battles between armies. While previous Total War games feature historical settings, Warhammer introduces the fantasy setting as well as characters from the Warhammer universe. These characters, which include monsters, warriors, and heroes, are controlled by the player or computer.

The game features four playable factions at launch, which are the Empire (humans), the Greenskins (orcs and goblins), the Dwarfs and the Vampire Counts (undead).[1] The Chaos faction, made up of evil humans and monsters, was available for free to those who pre-ordered or purchased in the first week of release and subsequently available as downloadable content (DLC). The Bretonnia faction is available in custom and multiplayer battles with a reduced unit roster. Each faction has access to their own unique units and a campaign element, a new feature for Total War. For instance, the Greenskins faction features units such as Trolls and Giants and has the "Waaagh" system, which pushes the player to always be on the warpath.

The campaign map is similar to that featured in Total War: Attila, the primary difference being the bigger changes in physical terrain and climate as one moves from a particular point in the map to another. The campaign map spans from the Chaos wastes in the north to the Greenskin-infested badlands in the south and from the Great Ocean in the west to the Dwarven realms in the World's Edge mountains to the east.[2]

While Total War: Warhammer is built around the Total War system of city and unit building, army manoeuvring and diplomacy with other factions, it has numerous new elements that differ to previous Total War games. In addition to those already mentioned, they include the ability of agents to participate in battles to give your army an edge;[3] a wider variety of animations, with 30 different types of skeleton and body types compared to only five or six previously; flying units such as dragons, which make use of the new animation capacity;[4] corruption is now caused by the presence of Vampire Counts or Chaos armies, rather than internal factors;[5] the renaming of Generals as Lords - they now fight as individuals rather than embedded within a bodyguard unit, and can be upgraded via skill and equipment trees to boost both their own and their army's power;[6] and the addition of a quest mode which tasks players to complete missions and battles to receive unlockable items and abilities. One of the most significant new elements, however, is magic. Different factions have different amounts of access to the various "lores" (types) of magic, with some, such as the Dwarfs, having no access whatsoever. Units with access to magic can turn the tide of battles - their abilities are far more powerful than any available to battlefield units in previous games.[7]

Downloadable content

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The Chaos Warriors downloadable content (DLC) was the first DLC to be released for Total War: Warhammer; it was made available to purchase alongside its initial release and was included for those who preordered the game[8] This has been received with widespread criticism from the gaming community and from Warhammer fans in particular, with Creative Assembly, the developer of the game, stating they were "disheartened" by the pre-order DLC reaction.[9] On April 29, 2016, it was announced that the Chaos Warriors DLC would be available for free for a week after its release.[10]

A number of post release content has been announced and released for the game consisting of a wide range of DLCs and campaign packs.[11] So far there have been four DLC packs released in 2016 (excluding the pre-order bonus). The first of these to be released was the Blood for the Blood God DLC which adds blood to the game as well as a charge bonus for units in battle.[12] This was followed by Call of the Beastmen, which adds the Beastmen faction. This is made up of men corrupted by chaos and mutated into human-animal combinations and includes new units such as the Minotaur. The mechanics for the faction are similar to that of the Chaos Warriors in that the player controls a horde. This means the faction's armies and settlements are combined, meaning the armies are essentially moving settlement. Beastmen also have a "Brayherd" mechanic which is similar to the Orcs' "Waaagh!". This "Brayherd" mechanic allows the player to raise an extra allied computer controlled army for free upon raiding and winning enough battles.[13] The next DLC to be released in 2016 was Grim and the Grave which adds a new mechanic called "Regiments of Renown". This mechanic adds units to both the Empire and Vampire Counts, who can be raised as mercenaries based on the player's highest level Lord. It also adds two new Legendary Lords.[14]

In May 2016, Creative Assembly announced that mods and Steam Workshop's features would be supported. Creative Assembly have developed several mods that were released alongside the game, while players can create their own mods through official mod tools.[15]

References

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  1. ^ Scammell, David (April 22, 2015). "Total War: Warhammer is official; 'coming soon' to PC". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "New Video Shows Off The Grand Campaign In Total War: Warhammer".
  3. ^ Campbell, Colin (June 4, 2015). "Total War: Warhammer brings big fantasy to a respected battle sim". Polygon. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Griliopoulos, Dan (June 4, 2015). "Total War: Warhammer brings heroes and monsters to battle". PC Gamer. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ^ Senior, Tom (April 22, 2015). "Total War: Warhammer—the factions, the units, the heroes". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Heroes and Lords - abilities and equipment - Total War: Warhammer Game Guide". Game Guides. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  7. ^ Tack, Daniel (June 4, 2015). "Total War: Warhammer Shows Off Its Epic Battles". Game Informer. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ Bratt, Chris (October 22, 2015). "You can play as Chaos in Total War: Warhammer". Eurogamer. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  9. ^ Bratt, Chris (December 3, 2015). "Total War: Warhammer developer "disheartened" by pre-order DLC reaction". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  10. ^ Bratt, Chris (April 29, 2016). "Total War: Warhammer dev backtracks over controversial Chaos Warriors DLC". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Finnegan, Liz (April 13, 2016). "Creative Assembly Details Total War: Warhammer's Post-Launch Content". The Escapist. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Smith, Adam (2016-06-30). "Sweet Khorne: Total Warhammer – Blood For The Blood God". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  13. ^ "Total War: Warhammer - Call of the Beastmen review". pcgamer. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  14. ^ "Total War: Warhammer - Grim and the Grave New Units Guide - PC Invasion". PC Invasion. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  15. ^ Bratt, Chris (May 5, 2016). "Total War: Warhammer will have official mod support". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 5, 2016.

Off-Peak (video game)

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List of Northern Ireland Executives (published 13/02/2020)

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This is a list of all the Northern Ireland Executives.

List

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This article is part of a series within the
Politics of the United Kingdom on the
Politics of Northern Ireland
 
Executive

 a Lowercase "d" per here.

Assembly
Law
Northern Ireland in the UK
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Local government

1st Assembly (MLAs)

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Term Executive First Minister Deputy Parties (Ministries)
1998–2002 1st David Trimble Seamus Mallon UUP (4)
SDLP (4)
Mark Durkan DUP (2)
SF (2)

2nd Assembly (MLAs)

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Term Executive First Minister Deputy Parties (Ministries)
2003–2007 Suspended vacant vacant none

3rd Assembly (MLAs)

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Term Executive First Minister Deputy Parties (Ministries)
2007–2011 2nd Ian Paisley Martin McGuinness DUP (5)
SF (4)
Peter Robinson UUP (2)
SDLP (1)
APNI (1)

4th Assembly (MLAs)

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Term Executive First Minister Deputy Parties (Ministries)
2011–2016 3rd Peter Robinson[1] Martin McGuinness [1] DUP (5 until 2015, 6 from 2015)[nb 1]
SF (4)
APNI (2)
SDLP (1)
Arlene Foster UUP (1 until 2015)[nb 1]

5th Assembly (MLAs)

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Term Executive First Minister Deputy Parties (Ministries)
2016–2017 4th Arlene Foster Martin McGuinness DUP (5)
SF (4)
Independent (1)[nb 2]

6th Assembly (MLAs)

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Term Executive First Minister Deputy Parties (Ministries)
2017– 5th Arlene Foster Michelle O'Neill DUP (4)
SF (3)
SDLP (1)
UUP (1)
APNI (1)[nb 3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The UUP served in the Third Executive from 2011–2015, occupying one seat. The party withdrew from the Executive in October 2015, with the DUP taking over their vacant seat.
  2. ^ The Minister of Justice is not allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism because it is a contentious position. It was offered to Claire Sugden, an independent politician, who accepted the role and she was elected on a cross-community vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly. All other positions in the Executive are allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism.
  3. ^ The Minister of Justice is not allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism because it is a contentious position. It was offered to Naomi Long, the leader of the Alliance Party, who accepted the role and she was elected on a cross-community vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly. All other positions in the Executive are allocated through the D'Hondt mechanism.

References

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  1. ^ a b Robinson, McGuinness re-appointed to NI posts

Category:Northern Ireland Executive Executives

Shrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliamentary Constituency)

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52°39′54″N 2°46′08″W / 52.665°N 2.769°W / 52.665; -2.769

Shrewsbury and Atcham
County constituency
for the House of Commons
 
Boundary of Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire
 
Location of Shropshire within England
CountyShropshire
Electorate73,978 (December 2010)
Major settlementsShrewsbury
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentDaniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromShrewsbury

Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Daniel Kawczynski, a Conservative.[n 2]

Boundaries

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The constituency lies at the centre of Shropshire, a large inland county of England, bordering Wales.

The constituency was established in 1983, replacing the Shrewsbury constituency, although this change was in name only and not in its boundaries.

Component settlements and landscape

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At its heart lies the town of Shrewsbury (2011 population 71,715), which is the county town of Shropshire. It is otherwise a rural constituency. Villages such as Bayston Hill, Ford, Dorrington, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Bomere Heath, Wroxeter and Atcham are included. Its southern edge is the northern side of the Shropshire Hills AONB. The landscape of the constituency features many small rivers which drain the fields and coppices into the upper plain of the River Severn, which cuts straight through the area. The main roads through the area are the A5 and A49, providing links to nearby Telford as well as North Wales and the cities of Birmingham and Manchester. The total population of the area is around 105,000.

Local government

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The constituency is coextensive with that of the Central area of Shropshire Council (the same area as the former Shrewsbury and Atcham borough, after which the constituency was originally named).

Proposed constituency changes

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Under constituency boundary proposals announced in September 2016 the seat would take from the Ludlow constituency the ward of Chirbury and Worthen. The constituency would also simply be titled Shrewsbury, dropping the "and Atcham" in reflection of the abolition in 2009 of the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.[1]

History

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On 10 December 2001, following his demand for a parliamentary debate before military intervention in Afghanistan, the incumbent Labour member, Paul Marsden, left the government's benches to join the Liberal Democrats; he remained there until 5 April 2005, when he sought to show strong solidarity with Labour Stop the War MPs by returning to his old party, becoming the first politician to cross the floor twice since Winston Churchill.[2] During much of his time with the Liberal Democrats, Marsden was a senior health spokesman, shadowing the Secretary of State for Health and ministers.

Shrewsbury and Atcham was part of the Shropshire region for the purpose of reporting the results of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum; the region voted 56.9% in favour of leaving the European Union on a turnout of 77.5%.[3][4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member Party
1983 Derek Conway[5] Conservative
1997 Paul Marsden[6] Labour
2001 Liberal Democrats
2005 Labour
2005 Daniel Kawczynski[7] Conservative

Elections

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General election results in Shrewsbury & Atcham, from its creation in 1983 up to the 2019 election.

Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Shrewsbury and Atcham[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 31,021 52.5   2.6
Labour Julia Buckley 19,804 33.5   5.1
Liberal Democrats Nat Green 5,906 10.0   2.7
Green Julian Dean 1,762 3.0   1.2
Independent Hannah Locke 572 1.0 New
Majority 11,217 19.0   7.6
Turnout 59,065 71.8   1.8
Conservative hold Swing   3.9
General election 2017: Shrewsbury and Atcham[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 29,073 50.0   4.4
Labour Laura Davies 22,446 38.6   10.7
Liberal Democrats Hannah Fraser 4,254 7.3   0.6
UKIP Edward Higginbottom 1,363 2.3   12.1
Green Emma Bullard 1,067 1.8   2.3
Majority 6,627 11.4   6.3
Turnout 58,203 73.6   2.8
Conservative hold Swing   3.1
General election 2015: Shrewsbury and Atcham[8][10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 24,628 45.5   1.6
Labour Laura Davies 15,063 27.8   7.3
UKIP Suzanne Evans 7,813 14.4   11.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Tinker 4,268 7.9   21.1
Green Emma Bullard 2,247 4.2   3.1
Children of the Atom Stirling McNeillie 83 0.2 New
Majority 9,565 17.7   2.7
Turnout 54,102 70.8   0.5
Conservative hold Swing   2.9
General election 2010: Shrewsbury and Atcham[13][14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 23,313 43.9   6.3
Liberal Democrats Charles West 15,369 29.0   6.1
Labour Jon Tandy 10,915 20.6   13.5
UKIP Peter Lewis 1,627 3.1   0.4
BNP James Whittall 1,168 2.2 New
Green Alan Whittaker 565 1.1   1.2
Impact James Gollins 88 0.2 New
Majority 7,944 15.0   11.4
Turnout 53,045 70.3   1.0
Conservative hold Swing   0.1

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Shrewsbury and Atcham[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski 18,960 37.7   0.3
Labour Michael Ion 17,152 34.1   10.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Burt 11,487 22.8   10.4
UKIP Peter Lewis 1,349 2.7   0.5
Green Emma Bullard 1,138 2.3   0.4
Independent James Gollins 126 0.3   0.2
World Nigel Harris 84 0.2 New
Majority 1,808 3.6 N/A
Turnout 50,296 68.7   2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing   5.4
General election 2001: Shrewsbury and Atcham[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Marsden 22,253 44.6   7.6
Conservative Anthea McIntyre 18,674 37.4   3.4
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Rule 6,173 12.4   12.6
UKIP Henry Curteis 1,620 3.2   2.4
Green Emma Bullard 931 1.9 New
Independent James Gollins 258 0.5 New
Majority 3,579 7.2   4.2
Turnout 49,909 66.6   8.7
Labour hold Swing   2.1

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Shrewsbury and Atcham[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Marsden 20,484 37.0   11.0
Conservative Derek Conway 18,814 34.0   11.8
Liberal Democrats Anne Woolland 13,838 25.0   2.0
Referendum Dylan Barker 1,346 2.4 New
UKIP David Rowlands 477 0.9 New
Country, Field and Shooting Sports Alan Dignan 257 0.5 New
People's Party Alan Williams 128 0.2 New
Majority 1,670 3.0 N/A
Turnout 55,344 75.3   7.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing   11.4
General election 1992: Shrewsbury and Atcham[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 26,681 45.8   2.0
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Hemsley 15,716 27.0   4.1
Labour Liz Owen 15,157 26.0   6.2
Green Geoff Hardy 677 1.2  
Majority 10,965 18.8   2.1
Turnout 58,231 82.5   5.5
Conservative hold Swing   4.1

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Shrewsbury and Atcham[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 26,027 47.8   1.7
Alliance Robert Hutchison 16,963 31.1   0.9
Labour Liz Owen 10,797 19.8   1.4
Green Geoff Hardy 660 1.2 New
Majority 9,064 16.7   1.2
Turnout 54,447 77.0   3.0
Conservative hold Swing   1.6
General election 1983: Shrewsbury and Atcham[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Conway 24,397 49.5   0.9
Alliance A Bowen 15,773 32.0   4.4
Labour Alan Mosley 9,080 18.4   5.5
Majority 8,624 17.5 N/A
Turnout 49,250 74.0   2.7
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes
  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. ^ "All change for Shropshire and Mid Wales MPs in boundaries shake up". Shropshire Star. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ "Paul Marsden Political Profile". BBC News. 2002-10-16. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ "EU referendum results by region: West Midlands". The Electoral Commission. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. ^ "EU Referendum Results". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  5. ^ "Derek Conway - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  6. ^ "Mr Paul Marsden - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  7. ^ "Daniel Kawczynski - Parliamentary career - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  8. ^ a b "Shrewsbury & Atcham Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2017 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ^ "UK parliamentary election 2015 results". Shropshire Council. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2015 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Election 2010 - Shrewsbury and Atcham". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2010 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  18. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  22. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  23. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


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