Age of Wonders: Planetfall announced that it is releasing its first expansion with Revelations. Revelations officially launches November 19 and is offered at a suggested retail price of $14.99. It is also going to be included with the Planetfall Season Pass. As the first expansion of Age of Wonders: Planetfall, it expands the world of the game while also introducing the ancient Heritor Secret Technology, new campaign missions, and even location mechanics.
What Revelations does is it sets in motion the return of the entombed Es’Teq dynasty. The Heritor descendants of this dynasty plan to use ancient technology and reincarnate billions of followers across the galaxy in order to establish divine rule. The Heritor posseses strong Entropy weapons which are effective against machines and can awaken ancient Es'Teq minds. Players can either claim ancient secrets or simply succumb to their power.
With the expansion, players can expect these new features:
- Anomalous Sites Mechanic
- Explore more than 30 mysterious sites filled with traps and powerful enemies in order to reap unique rewards and uncover great secrets.
- Encounter unique choices based on each faction or Secret Technology.
- Additional Campaign Missions
- Experience the awakening of the Es’teq dynasty and the rise of their Heritor descendants with new content across two campaigns amounting to at least 10 hours of gameplay.
- New Secret Tech: Heritor
- Use ancient Heritor technology in order to:
- drain the essence of enemies
- fuel the opportunity to use powerful abilities
- create strong Entropy weapons
- summon new units
- Use ancient Heritor technology in order to:
- Tomb World Scenario
- Try to complete this deadly new Scenario where Heritor enemies create an onslaught of destruction.
- The scenario also includes a new multiplayer questline to allow more players to join in on the action.
- ‘The Forgotten’ NPC Faction
- Broken, insane, or otherwise unfit for Heritor’s utopian society, The Forgotten were in fact never meant to be resurrected.
- Threats to Your Empire
- Reapers are robotic assassins created ages ago with the aim of destroying those who are friendly and support the Heritor cause.
- However they now go after any who walk the planet.
- Just as deadly are the Megasow and Piglets.
- These are bio-engineered critters that have gone rabid after the fall of the Star Union and devour anything in sight.
- Reapers are robotic assassins created ages ago with the aim of destroying those who are friendly and support the Heritor cause.
- Locations, Pick-Ups, & Mechanics
- Visit an Essence Gash or Es’Teq Well locations to supply new combat effects or abilities to your units.
- The Holopad pickup gives diplomatic rewards and additional influence over allies and enemies.
- Take over Imperial Defenses to aid in combat. These include:
- Soul Beacon
- Cluster Mine Launcher
- Firestorm Missile Silo
- Free Content
- All players get the ability to take over the new Imperial Defenses and unlock Operations that boost the combat effect of their colonies.
- The Orbital Relays mechanic boosts empire’s infrastructure to allow for nearly instant unit transportation between sectors.
Triumph Studios Co-founder and Age of Wonders: Planetfall Game Director Lennart Sas said in a statement that Revelations "allows players to explore deeper into the Planetfall universe, uncovering how the collapse of the Star Union empire has awakened beings from its mysterious past.”
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is available for digital download on Steam, the PlayStation Store, and the Microsoft Store. Buy the Age of Wonders: Planetfall Season Pass on the Paradox Store for access to three post-launch expansions along with an instant bonus reward.
