Stardock confirme l’arrivée ce week-end de Mercenaries, première extension pour Galactic Civilisations III qui ajoute une campagne supplémentaire, deux nouvelles races (Arceans et Torians ; pour ces derniers voyez d’ailleurs ce nouveau dev diary), la possibilité de recruter des unités d’élites, de nouveaux vaisseaux spatiaux ou encore des bazars galactiques.
Au passage voici un nouveau trailer et cinq nouvelles captures d’écrans illustrant quelques unes des nouveautés, puis sachez aussi que le jeu de base vient de bénéficier d’une mise à jour améliorant l’IA, les graphismes, l’interface et le gameplay. Patch 1.6 dont vous trouverez le changelog complet par ici.
Pour plus d’informations sur Galactic Civilizations III : Mercenaries, voyez sur le site officiel ainsi que du coté de cette page sur Steam.
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Plymouth, MI. – February 18, 2016 – Today, Stardock released Galactic Civilizations III: Mercenaries . The first expansion to its popular 4X space strategy game adds a new campaign, Galactic Bazaars, new races, the ability to recruit elite units with special abilities, new ship parts, and more.
In Mercenaries, players will be able to visit new Galactic Bazaars where they can hire mercenaries to assist in expanding across the galaxy. With several new mercenary ships and multiple Bazaars to discover on each map, the expansion offers hours of unique gameplay.
« Once they’re gone, they’re gone,” said Paul Boyer, Lead Designer of Galactic Civilizations III. “When a mercenary is hired by a civilization in a game, it is no longer available to the others. You will need to act quickly and choose wisely in order to get the best mercenaries and leave your enemies without.”
The campaign for Mercenaries centers around the peaceful Torian race who have long been enslaved and farmed for their meat by the cruel Drengin. Explore and discover mercenaries, then hire them to aid in escaping the oppressors. Liberate the Torians and help them rebuild their shattered civilization while staying out of reach of the Drengin.
The expansion also includes the Arcean faction and an old favorite from Galactic Civilizations II, the Torians. The Arceans are an ancient and honorable civilization of warriors and the Torians are an aquatic species seeking to escape the slavery of the Drengin. Both races come with new traits, abilities, and tech trees.
Along with this expansion, Stardock is releasing the v1.6 update to the base game, which is a free update for all Galactic Civilizations III game owners. Improvements include more detailed match results, AI improvements, visual updates, and balance improvements.
The expansion costs $19.99 and is available now on Steam at http://store.steampowered.com/app/411650/ or directly through the Stardock website.
For more information about Galactic Civilizations III and its current updates and DLC, please visit www.galciv3.com .
About Stardock: Stardock is a developer and publisher of PC games and desktop software founded in 1991 by nationally recognized technology expert Brad Wardell. Located in Plymouth, Michigan, Stardock is a powerful leader in the video gaming and software development world. Its PC games include Sins of a Solar Empire, the critically acclaimed Galactic Civilizations series, and the highly anticipated upcoming Ashes of the Singularity. Stardock puts the user experience first through software that enriches the Windows experience for everyone from casual computer users to highly technical professionals. Products offered by Stardock include Start8, Start10, Fences, WindowBlinds, Multiplicity, and more at www.stardock.com .
