Publisher Sega and developer Creative Assembly have announced big new story DLC for Total War: Three Kingdoms.
The new Eight Princes Chapter Pack is coming on August 8th for Windows PC (via Steam), and it brings with it a new standalone campaign, which immediately follows the main story in Total War: Three Kingdoms.
Featured above, you can view a new trailer for the content. Here’s the first screenshots:
Here’s a rundown on the big new expansion:
The year is 291 CE, and the Jin Dynasty is divided. A generation has passed since the tumultuous events of the Three Kingdoms period began. Despite the brief unification of the kingdoms under the Jin dynasty, civil war was never more than a heartbeat away. Its many ruling princes are hungry for power, each with self-serving ambitions and views of their own. Will you stand by the emperor, or will you carve out a legacy that will echo through the ages?
Playable in both Records and Romance mode, the Eight Princes Chapter Pack is a new standalone campaign which takes place in the immediate aftermath of the THREE KINGDOMS storyline. This pack introduces eight legendary princes to Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, each with their own unique traits, playstyles, and units such as the revered heavy cataphract cavalry, mounted archers, and imperial guardsmen.
The Eight Princes Chapter Pack is set 100 years after the events of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, and features a new cast of playable factions led by the foremost princes of the Jin Dynasty. These Eight Princes offer feature substantially different campaign mechanics, focussing their playstyles in fascinating and unique ways
Key Features:
- New campaign set 100 years after the Three Kingdoms period began
- Eight new playable princes with substantially different playstyles…
- Supported by unique buildings, assignments and court options
- New elite units: pummel your foe with mighty cataphracts!
- Shape your faction development with four new alignments: Wealth, Spirit, Might, and Mind
- Key public order and faction-rank changes to reflect this unique conflict
Total War: Three Kingdoms is available on Windows PC, Mac, and Linux via Steam, and its currently 10% off during the Steam Summer Sale. You can read our review of the game here.
