After fulfilling last year’s promises, CA pledges to make 2026 another great year for Total War

Creative Assembly has closed the year off strongly. Total War: Warhammer 40K is the most exciting TW title in a while, Medieval 3 was confirmed, and Warhammer 3 had its affairs sorted. But 2026 is going to be even better, as CA pledged to do a lot more side quests again.

Having promised similar side quests in 2024, Creative Assembly actually delivered on them. While the Total War launcher is still there, unfortunately, the company did do what it said it would otherwise: blood packs for upcoming Total Wars have been done away with, pre-order-exclusive factions won’t be in TW: 40K, and individual bits and pieces of DLCs can now be purchased if you do not want the whole thing.

All of this was outlined in the company’s 2024 end-of-year blog, and based on this year’s edition, there’s a lot more it’s aiming to do in the future.

Completely removing the launcher remains on the agenda. A new, experimental mod manager was released this year, but that’s just one step. More interestingly, CA wants to go back in ots catalog, too, revisiting old titles and brushing the dust off them, introducing small-scale bug fixes but also robust updates that’ll make these (g)old games deeper and more accessible.

It’ll also apparently make Total War: Warhammer 40,000 into the “ultimate [40K] game” that will ditch its predecessor’s sequel model, instead being the only game of its kind but (probably) packed full of DLCs and updates over 10 years (CA’s words, not mine).

These are bold new missions, which would only benefit us, the players, if they were to come true. As I’ve said before, TW: 40K is the most exciting Total War game in a long time (at least for me), and I cannot wait to see what CA has been cooking with it. And yeah, I do pray it’ll come out by the end of 2026, but CA didn’t mention this as its goal, unfortunately.

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The demand for certain items in ARC Raiders has gone up ever since the Cold Snap update launched, and it’s essentially due to do with the Flickering Flames project.

The Flickering Flames project is a new event where you have to complete five different levels. Every level requires you to commit certain items that you can find from the raids. One such item is the Film Reel, and this guide will help you find it easily.

Best locations to find Film Reels in ARC Raiders

You’ll need one Film Reel to complete the third level of the Flickering Flames project. Doing so will also net you 1000 Creds that can be put to good use. To find a Film Reel, you’ll want to look for areas that are marked as Residential on any map.

The best spot should be the Village on the Blue Gate map. This is where I had found it earlier during the ARC Raiders‘ launch week. However, I found it at the Grandioso Apartments after the project went live. The Buried City map has plenty of great Residential areas that you can loot. You can also find other items like the Frying Pan from this map.

Ultimately, it will all boil down to your luck, as the items don’t have a fixed location. If you’re on the Dam Battlegrounds map, you can try looking in the Ruby Residence buildings in the northwestern part of the map. This building also spawns plenty of keys that will allow you to access locked areas.

Once you have found the Film Reel, you can commit it from the project section of the Raider tab. The Film Reel is required to clear level 3, so you’ll need to clear the first two levels. However, there’s plenty of time left for you to finish the project before it expires in January.

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