Major Naval Warfare Overhaul announced
by Astinox 6 months ago
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The Age of Empires team has announced a major naval overhaul in their blog. Changes are coming, and those are a lot.
Just a few weeks ago, The Last Chieftains DLC was announced. Major gameplay elements, such as unique units, civilizations and gameplay effects have been introduced.
However, February 17th will offer way more than that. For all game owners, the Naval Warfare Overhaul update will come with 4 new ships, new technologies, map elements and more.
The update includes 2 new units, the Hulk, a short-ranged ship vs. ship unit as well as the catapult galleon as an alternative for civilizations without access to Cannnon Galleons.
In addition to that, there is a vast amount of custom new technologies from economic upgrades to combat such as the Demolition Ship.
A full view of all changes can be found in the official blog post. Also, TheViper has recently released a video, going a bit more in-depth into the upcoming changes.
These are major gameplay changes, considering ranked play does include the DLC and naval changes from release on. Tournament organizers, specifically T90 Titans League, have not released any regulations or comments around the upcoming changes. The release is in the middle of their running season, potentially leading to a major gameplay change which players have to adjust to.
