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Development Info Get a pegleg and parrot for Distant Worlds: Shadows

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Tags: Distant Worlds; Matrix Games; Shadows

Some light was shed on Shadows, the upcoming expansion for Distant Worlds. In it we will get new technologies, buildings, ship abilities and some mayor changes to the ground combat system. We will however apparantly also get to become the scourge of merchant shipping if we so desire.
What were previously “pirates” are now independent space-based factions that can pursue a variety of playstyles, ranging from trade, war and espionage to pure chaos and plunder.
Here is the promised feature list.
- Play as an independent space-based faction, a very different play experience from the existing “Empire” gameplay.
– Choose from several playstyles, including Smuggler, Pirate and Mercenary.
– Compete in victory conditions against other space-based factions.
– New Pirate Leader and Pirate Captain characters
- Choose to play in the existing Distant Worlds timeline or the pre-hyperspace “Age of Shadows”
- Assault pods and ship to ship or base boarding actions, including ship and base capture
- Gravitic Weapons and Tractor Beams
- New expanded Ground Combat with new troop types and an animated ground battle resolution screen
– Infantry, Armor/Mech, Special Forces, Planetary Defense Units (multi-layered)
– Resolution of the multiple stages of a planetary assault
– Expanded troop experience
– New Ground Combat technology tree
- Expanded and improved Area Weapons
- New planetary facilities
- Improved AI and new comprehensive difficulty settings

Arrrr.
 

TripJack

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excellent, another $25 expansion is just what the game needs
 

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excellent, another $25 expansion is just what the game needs

In terms of price per hour, DW will still be one of the cheapest gaming experiences for me after I've bought Shadows.

Also: proper planetary invasions! Fuck yeah :)
 

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Sounds good. I'll definitely give this a shot since DW is one of the best space 4x games out there. Do hope they'll improve the AI, though.
 

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How many expansions are there already and is there a bundle available?
 

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There's the base game Distant Worlds, the 1st expansion Return of The Shakturi, and the 2nd expansion Legends. And of course, there's the upcoming 3rd expansion this thread is about.

When Legends was released, the dev somehow managed to convince Matrix to do significantly cheaper (but not cheap) bundle deal. If the price bothers you, you might want wait and see if something similar happens when Shadows gets released. But even if it does, you shouldn't expect such a bundle to be cheap.

In case you're not already aware Matrix themselves sets the price on the games they distribute, and unlike other outlets & publishers, they don't do so according to some perceived demand-price relationship. Matrix prices are always the value of a black market kidney or a first born son. The advantage of this system is that you allegedly can pay with those, if you somehow happen to have a spare but lack a credit card. But if you're thinking about going with the kidney option, I'd suggest you sell it elsewhere and transfer the money to Matrix. Because their services are as brutal as their prices.
 

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excellent, another $25 expansion is just what the game needs

Jews gonna jew

by which I mean of course they'll keep making expansions as long as fools buy them. You'll need to vote with your wallet
 

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