The release of the first campaign expansion for Aliens: Fireteam Elite is nearly upon us, and during today’s ‘Future Games Show’ livestream from European video game convention Gamescom, Cold Iron has given us a final trailer before the DLC’s release. In this completely new campaign continuing the story from the main game. our marines descend further into Engineer ruins to investigate a mysterious new pathogen outbreak. In the trailer we can see a massive new enemy, one which some fans have already speculated may appear: a Pathogen Queen.
“Aliens Fireteam Elite Pathogen focuses on a mysterious pathogen wreaking havoc on planet LV-895. Join your fellow marines in an all-new campaign that takes you into the heart of the Pathogen hive. Armed with new weapons and perks, it’s up to you to stop the Pathogen from taking over.”
The trailer also spotlighted three of the new eight weapons, two of them by expanded universe manufacturer Alphatech Hardware. The U1A2 GL conversion Hand Cannon, 61 Jaipur Submachine Gun, and the 2B1 Vajra Launcher should come in handy against this new mutated horde.
The premium DLC includes everything here:
- 8 New Weapons, 2 for each weapon type
- 1 New Perk for each Class Kit
- 13 New Weapon Attachments
- 2 New Outfits (for all 7 Class Kits)
- 6 Head Accessories
- 21 New Weapon Colors
- 10 Decals
- 10 New Emotes
Released for free alongside the Pathogen expansion will be a new extra-hard rogue-like inspired permadeath mode.
The Pathogen expansion drops next Tuesday on August 30th. Get on the ready line marines!
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UPDATE
Cold Iron have shared an image to social media on the Pathogen Queen, giving us more details on the new foe.
A year between releases is still way too long imo, but I'd still much rather have that than nothing else after Pathogen at all, and seeing this new "Ultimate Edition" in the store is suddenly making me fear that might be the case.
I don't want to say too much, but that was my understanding of the intent. But that was pre-mergers. It'll be a damn shame if that ends up being the case.
They've also added new "Into the Hive" and "Ultimate" editions to the digital store, the former being the game with Pathogen and the latter being the game, Pathogen and all the cosmetic DLC packs released so far.
Sadly the fact that they've put out this "Ultimate Edition" after this one expansion makes me feel like this could well be the one and only big piece of story DLC we get, which is going to be a little disappointing if true. I was hoping that, even if it took another year between them, we might end up getting more expansions like Pathogen down the line.
And who knows, maybe we will! But I'm suddenly not expecting that as much as I was before seeing this.
"Promise of a Flower"
https://www.aliensfireteamelite.com/en/releasenotes/
This game is not yet available on Steam
Planned Release Date: 30 August
This game plans to unlock in approximately 1 day
I would assume I could pre-order it, but that's not available.
I've seen some other people bring up the idea of it being a Nemesis from Resident Evil 3 type villain, that intermittently pops up and chases you through the level/campaign, that sounds really cool to me.
it will be awesome!
So Queen Boss fight confirmed? Even its a mutated space goo one.
Hopefully we will get year 2 and 3 updates for this though.
Disregard my comment on second season, they are already past that, had thought previous updates were all within Season 1.
A fourth would be sublime. I play a lot of Destiny 2 so I wasn't too thrown off by the 3 person team, but it always leaves a buddy out to dry.
Still wish it had a four player option.
Every once in a while I think that maybe, just maybe, I might give this game a go, and then I see new stuff like this (and I'm reminded that it is only three players and not four, which is still absurd for the sort of arcade shooter/L4D experience like this seems to be going for) that, while it does have its heart in the right place, just kind of sours the thought of ever playing. I'm very happy, of course, to see them really embracing elements from the prequels, and I definitely respect the attempts being made, but I think the RPG has been much more successful doing that despite Fireteam Elite's efforts.
I now do get the concept of the arm being an unintended mutation that got passed down, so you have then the bulbous Pathogen that we fight, and specifically the brutes.
But still... I just also wanted traditional Neomorphs.
It's also cool that we'll finally be getting a real boss fight in the game too, definitely looking forward to playing that.
I'm really hoping we see a campaign that involves the UPP. They get mentioned a few times in the game and they're an untapped resource for the game and the lore.
Now need DLC with
Deacons Hive!
And Deacon Queen!
And King!
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Glad to see they're doing stuff with the neomorphs. And it looks like they're gonna incorporate what looks like an actual boss fight in the campaign.