Fair Weather Studios have officially announced that the new standalone expansion to their 2017 turn-based strategy Ancient Frontier will have 20+ hours worth of content for the main campaign not including the optional side missions and events. Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows is set to broaden the universe and lore by allowing players first-hand experience of pirates that roam the rim of the known galaxy.
Set in a sci-fi universe on the frontier of known space. Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows puts players in the command hot seat of a fleet of ships doing battle in tactical turn-based combat. Build a fleet of pirates over time, hire a diverse crew, and level up to become the deadliest pirate in 12 systems.
Featuring a fully voiced story, RPG progression, and including the Random Event and Crew Free DLCs from the original Ancient Frontier that released earlier this year. Ancient Frontier: Steel Shadows is coming Q4 2018 to Steam.
Trailer:
https://youtu.be/qH8vckVBAwc
About Ancient Frontier
- A full campaign with over 20 story missions
- Over 50 procedurally generated side missions
- Dynamic initiative-based turn-based combat
- Purchase, outfit, and control the unique pirate faction ships
- Hire and assign crew members that gain experience and power along with your ships
- Hire unique mercenaries and ships to add to your fleet
- Experience over 50 random events
- Customize your play style by unlocking technologies in an extensive Tech Tree
- Large, detailed maps to fight across space
- Three different strategic resources to manage
- Dozens of different weapon systems and abilities to control
- Includes both free DLCs; Ancient Frontier – The Crew and Ancient Frontier – Quests and Events
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