It doesn"t look like Age of Empires II DLC will ever stop coming. The newest announcement is bringing another entry in the Chronicles historical DLC plan for the real-time strategy game"s Definitive Edition. Check out the trailer for Alexander the Great for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition above.
Just like the last Chronicles DLC pack, development partner CaptureAge is the studio behind this project. The Chronicles: Alexander the Great expansion comes with a brand-new campaign touting 18 scenarios to play through, all with animated mosaic cutscenes, a customizable campaign army, new technologies, visual and audio upgrades, and more.
"Experience Alexander’s legendary exploits, from his bold teenage ambitions to his triumphant march across Persia, his audacious expedition to South Asia, and his dramatic return journey," explains the studio. "Crafted with the well-known Chronicles narrative flair and meticulous historical authenticity, this expansion delivers an immersive campaign experience brimming with drama, strategy, and replayability."
Players will be taking control of Macedonians, Thracians, and Puru civilizations inside the campaigns, controlling everything from Achaemenid chariots to Puru elephants. Overhauled siege unit graphics as well as 13 new music tracks for both campaign and skirmish modes are included too.
Here"s how the studio described the three new civilizations and their specializations found in the campaign:
- Macedonians
- Conquer the world with the highly-drilled Macedonian army. Use the long pikes of their Phalangite infantry to pin the enemy in place, then crush them with the mighty Companion cavalry! Build Fortified Outposts to stage lightning assaults and move your units to the frontlines faster.
- Thracians
- Launch devastating raids with your swift Rhomphaia Warriors, and profit from them with unique technologies that generate gold from combat. A variety of bonuses and technologies turn Thracian skirmishers from neglected trash units to deadly fighters!
- Puru
- Unleash the elephants! The Puru, a powerful Punjab people, can call upon these extraordinary beasts to flatten their foes. Build an army that combines brute force with precise ranged support with archers who wield devastating bamboo longbows.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Chronicles: Alexander the Great is out on October 14. It is available now for pre-order on Steam and the Microsoft Store for PC and Xbox with a 15% off discount for a limited time, dropping the price to $12.74. A PlayStation 5 version of the DLC is also incoming, but it will only be available at launch without any pre-order offers.