Now see here Ollie Toms, supposed guides editor of this supposed videogames website - if Enshrouded really does have "the best building system in the survival genre" then why does the floor of my hovel look like a petrified sneeze? I was innocently carving myself a nice stone foundation last night when the Devil jogged my elbow and I dug a massive, raggedy trench straight through it. I've spent an hour now trying to fill in the trench and flatten it out, to no avail. There's always a jaggedy bit right in the middle, and I'm getting displaced trypophobia from the awareness that my efforts have seeded the terrain beneath with random cavities.
Total War: Pharoah's High Tides update is the first of Creative Assembly’s free DLC apologies for messing up Total War
16.01.2024 - 17:51 / rockpapershotgun.com
Back in December, Creative Assembly posted a lengthy apology to players for their recent handling of the Total War strategy series, in particular Total War: Warhammer 3 and Total War: Pharoah. Seeking to smooth down feathers ruffled by overpricing and buggy launches, to pick out two of the biggest fan complaints, the developers offered to - amongst other things - make Pharoah’s first paid DLC pack a free update.
That free update is now upon us, miladies and milords. Available January 25th, it's called High Tides, and introduces two new playable factions with their own units and gods and some additional campaign mechanics. Here’s a trailer.
"Dark sails on the horizon tell of the coming storm,” reads the blurb. "Drive the Bronze Age Collapse by playing as one of two new playable factions from the Sea Peoples culture with a host of new features. The ruthless Sherden strive only to destroy and sacrifice while the Peleset are on the warpath to establish a new homeland. Dominating the battlefield using the new horde style of gameplay, you can turn the tide and become part of the Bronze Age Collapse."
There’s a touch more detail on the official FAQ, which describes the Sherden as a bunch of wanton pillagers, seeking always to grow their numbers and keep up the momentum, while the Peleset are a more calculating outfit from Canaan who like to flank people. Between them, they’ve mustered 37 new units, including the Nuraghe Warriors, a type of Sherden infantry who can form a "kelone" or shield tortoise, and the Peleset Oxen Cart infantry chariots, which can seemingly be deployed like APCs to ferry shock troops right into the thick of battle.
The update also adds a Forge Your Own Path royal tradition, available to all factions in the game. This lets you pick between the Path of the Marauder, which is all about winning battles, earning eminence and nuking all comers, and the Path of the Sea Peoples, which lets you modulate the balance between hordes, armies, settlements and tribal outposts so as to tailor the bonuses they offer. The update also introduces five new deities for Sea peoples, and tweaks how they raze settlements and make use of the core Pillars of Civilization mechanic.
Is all this enough of an apology for the apparent clusterchuff that has been the most recent epoch of Total Warring? I suspect Creative Assembly have a ways to go, in the eyes of their more dedicated players.
The website gametalkz.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Top Authors
Popular Topics
gamingbolt.com
26.01.2024 / 02:21
Total War: PHARAOH Gets 2 New Factions, New Gameplay Mechanics in High Tide Update
Creative Assembly has announced the release of a new major update for Total War: PHARAOH. The update, titled High Tide, is being accompanied by patch 1.1.0 of the game, as well as a launch trailer. that you can check out below under the full patch notes.
rockpapershotgun.com
24.01.2024 / 14:55
This teeny tiny townbuilder is the pint-sized Townscaper I've been waiting for
As much as I love looking at and admiring sandbox citybuilders like Townscaper, I am terrible at actually playing them. I get the same kind of blank canvas choice paralysis I do in games like Minecraft, or anything where there's no real clear objective for what I'm meant to be building. I sit there with a big toybox of lovely things to stick together, but always end up deflated and disappointed with my own lack of imagination. But Summerhouse, the sandbox citybuilder (or townbuilder, more like) from solo developer Friedemann is just teeny-tiny enough to give me a sense of creative satisfaction. I've been playing its gorgeous little demo this week in between Palworld sessions, and yes, more of this please, this is utterly delightful. Happily, we don't have to wait too long for the final game now either, as it's coming to Steam on March 8th.
gameranx.com
23.01.2024 / 14:57
LEGO Fortnite: How to Craft a Launch Pad
The first major LEGO Fortnite update since the mode launched is now live. Various gameplay changes have been made, as well as performance fixes, and the elimination of pesky bugs that have been getting in the way of your playthrough. In addition, a new item has become available in both Survival and Sandbox modes that’ll elevate you to new heights. That’s right, the Launch Pad has joined LEGO Fortnite and here’s how you can craft one the next time you play.
ign.com
22.01.2024 / 20:47
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Free DLC Includes a Playable Joker
Joker, the infamous clown prince of chaos, is confirmed to not only appear in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. But he will also be a playable character.
rockpapershotgun.com
22.01.2024 / 19:55
The Joker - but not THAT Joker - will be Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's first free DLC character
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Rocksteady’s multiplayer Destiny-like with DC villains, will fill the conspicuously Joker-shaped hole in its rogues’ gallery of Batman baddies in March with the launch of the live service game’s first season of free post-launch content.
gamesradar.com
19.01.2024 / 14:31
In case you were wondering, the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle voice cast doesn't include Harrison Ford
Nope, Harrison Ford is sadly not voicing the titular tomb raider in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.
techradar.com
19.01.2024 / 11:15
Warzone developers apologize for major issues in the Season 1 Reloaded launch that did not meet the studio's 'high standard'
Raven Software, the developers of the standalone Call of Duty battle royale Warzone, has apologized for the issues that many players have been experiencing after the arrival of the game’s most recent update.
gematsu.com
17.01.2024 / 14:47
Sandbox farming game Southfield announced for PC
Radical Forge, co-developer of titles including Gang Beasts and Sea of Thieves, has announced sandbox farming game Southfield for PC (Steam). A demo will be available during Steam Next Fest in February.
eurogamer.net
16.01.2024 / 18:07
Total War: Pharaoh free update arrives next week
Creative Assembly has announced a free update for strategy game Total War: Pharaoh will be available from next week.
gameinformer.com
15.01.2024 / 21:15
Dawnwalker Is The Name Of An Upcoming Dark Fantasy RPG By Former CD Projekt Red Devs
In February 2022, former designers from CD Projekt Red announced the formation of a new studio called Rebel Wolves. The team revealed its first project would be, unsurprisingly, an RPG, and today, we learned a couple more details about the game, including its title.
gamesradar.com
15.01.2024 / 18:53
The White Lotus star Theo James gets his gangster on in the first trailer for Guy Ritchie's Netflix series The Gentlemen
The White Lotus star Theo James unexpectedly inherits his wealthy father's country estate, only to get more than he bargained for, in the bloody first trailer for Guy Ritchie's new Netflix series The Gentlemen. While the show is set in the same world as the director's 2019 movie of the same name, it features all new characters, with James playing Eddie, the Duke of Halstead.