Post by KostaAndreadis @ 10:57am 22/05/20 | 0 Comments
After offering Grand Theft Auto V on PC for the low price of zilch Epic Games is back with the next major Epic Games Store give away - Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. Where you can get the base game for free. Naturally this offering makes more sense in that it doesn't include the excellent Rise and Fall and Gathering Storm expansions. OR the first bit of DLC as part of the New Frontier Pass.
In fact it lines up perfectly with the Season-style New Frontier Pass which will add eight new civilizations, nine new leaders, six new game modes, and more beginning, well, now. The first Civilization VI – New Frontier Pass bit of DLC, the Maya & Gran Colombia Pack, is available now. Which adds new civs and what sounds like an intense Apocalypse mode.
New Leader: Lady Six Sky of the Maya civilization
Includes unique Hul’che unit and Observatory District
New Leader: Simón Bolívar of Gran Colombia
Includes unique Comandate General and Llanero units, as well as the Hacienda unique improvement
New Game Mode: “Apocalypse” Game Mode (requires Civilization VI: Gathering Storm expansion to play)
Adds Forest Fires and Meteor Showers as disaster types to all games
Optional, specialized game mode with exclusive rule changes:
New disasters: Comet Impact and Solar Flares
Larger versions of existing disasters
New military unit: Soothsayer, a Support unit that can trigger natural disasters at the player’s command
New scored competition: Sacrifice units to volcanoes. Requires Soothsayers to use their unique action on friendly units near a volcano
The world enters an apocalyptic state when climate change reaches its maximum level
New Resources: Honey (luxury), Maize (bonus)
New Natural Wonders: Bermuda Triangle, Paititi, Fountain of Youth
New City-States: Caguana (cultural), Singapore (industrial), Lahore (militaristic), Vatican City (religious), Taruga (scientific), Hunza (trade)
Civlization VI and the New Frontier Pass is available across Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.