All you armchair conquerors out there, check this news out: the free ‘Siege & Conquest’ update for Grand Ages: Medieval is making its way to the PS4. Releasing today as a free update from the PlayStation Store, the new update apparently brings with it some exciting new improvements and additions that will enhance warfare and add new options for expanding your empire – and it’s free. Players can check out all the new changes in action and explained fully by the development team in their walkthrough video below:
From what the developers tell us, headlining the new content is the addition of city walls, available in two varieties and designed to help protect against the loss of morale when your cities are being besieged, buying you time to get your defences organised. As with the rest of your city there is no need to micro-manage or change the walls as your city expands.
Well, as always, the developers are careful to maintain balance, so of course the introduction of city walls means that a new weapon is available to aid in their destruction. The ‘Trebuchet Master’ is sure to help aggressive conquerors in speeding up their sieges and tearing down city walls. But be careful – we are told that these powerful units can’t defend themselves as well.
As well as these improvements to land-based activities, the open seas will also apparently see some improvements in the new update. Colony ships are a pricey but useful new unit can travel unlimited distances to help you spread your influence across continents. However, there are limits and even dangers to be found on the water – pirates will now roam the seas, desperately seeking undefended colony ships just waiting to be plundered.
Alongside the new features, the devs tell us that the ‘Siege & Conquest’ update introduces a host of other changes, bug fixes and improvements. Check out the full changelog here.
The Limited Special Edition boxed version of Grand Ages: Medieval is available worldwide for PS4 via retail outlets and also on the PlayStation Store. For more information please visit the official website at www.grandages.com or www.kalypsomedia.com.
SOURCE: Kalypso Media Press Release