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Mar 16, 2017

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Notice: Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade - Tactical Escalation (Free Content Updates) is no longer available on the Steam store.
Notice: Tactical Escalation is a free update that is automatically included in Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade on Steam

Downloadable Content

This content requires the base game Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade on Steam in order to play.

 

Free Updates and Expansions (DLCs) Included

Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade - Tactical Escalation part of a series of free content updates and expansions (DLCs) included with your game purchase. It installs automatically when a new update launches. This series is from November and out February, featuring a total of 23 updates.

About This Content

Start of Campaigns

Campaign featuring Faction & Personal Goals, Rogue Trader Credit as Campaign Rewards, World Map showing ongoing matches, Faction vs. Faction progress, and Direct Match Preview and Selection.

New Game Modes and Maps

New “Hold the Line” PVP Mode, “Horde” PVE Mode, 2-3 Player PVE Mode, Guild vs. Guild Mode, and Dueling Mode in Garrison. The “Fortress” PVP Mode overhauled. Ronan PVP Fortress 30 vs 30, Agnathio PVP 30 vs. 30, PVE Hive Complex 2-5 player Co-op, and 3 PVE Horde 2-5 player maps were added. All maps frequently updated and improved.

New Weapons, Powers and Wargear

Grav Cannon, Grav Gun, Grav Pistol. Grenades, including Blight, Scanner, and Medicae Grenades. Bloodrage Vials, Servo Skulls, and more than 40 new weapon variants, wargear, weapon mods, and options per faction. Need powers we added since and other weapons if applicable.

New Character Progression and Customization

Store Bundles, get larger sets with a 60% discount. More than 40 new visual customization items and variants per faction, improved progression tree, and a free respec.

PvE Additions

With the new game mode and maps came; New Tyranid NPC opponents, AI routines and behavior, and rebalancing of maps to fit better player difficulty. Nobody has won Horde mode yet.

General Improvements, Balancing and Overhauls

All Veterans Classes Visually and Functionally Overhauled to matter more, Continuous Combat Balancing in every update with a massive overhaul in February (ongoing), Melee overhaul (ongoing)

Performance Improvements and Optimizations

Game Server Optimizations to network and server performance, Game Client Optimizations on framerate, loading times and client stability, Matchmaking improvements, and Geolocation Preference for Server Regions where you select EU or US servers. We are also preparing more regions.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This DLC may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: 64-bit Operating Systems (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10)
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 4170 or AMD FX-8120
    • Memory: 6 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 570 2.5GB or GTX 660 2GB or AMD HD7850 2GB
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 40 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Connection: 256 kbps upstream or faster. For more information about PC requirements, visit:
    Recommended:
    • OS *: 64-bit Operating Systems (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-8300 or higher
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA 780GTX or AMD R9 290X
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 40 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Connection: 512 kbps upstream or faster. For more information about PC requirements, visit:
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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