Official announcement: Rise of the Samurai

[CraigTW]

Hi everyone,

We’re pleased to announce a brand new downloadable campaign for Total War: Shogun 2, which will be available for digital download from September.

Set 400 years before the Sengoku period depicted in Shogun 2, Rise of the Samurai pits you as the leader of one of six playable clans from the Taira, Minamoto and Fujiwara families. This conflict, the Gempei War, culminated in the first Shogun’s rise to power, and the consolidation of the Samurai as the ruling class.

The downloadable content brings with it a new campaign, which can be played in single and multiplayer modes. The six new clans bring with them their own unique traits, and between them will have sixteen new land units and ten new naval units.

On top of that, there are four new hero units, including the Tetsubo Warrior Monk Hero, armed with brutal studded clubs, and the deadly female Onna Bushi Heroine. There are also four new agent types, each with their own skill trees. From the seductress Shirabyoshi to the shrewd and zealous Junsatsushi Inspectors, each offers a new campaign experience.

What’s more, at the same time Rise of the Samurai is released, we’re also deploying a new patch. This will contain a huge number of fixes and feature upgrades, covering single and multiplayer gameplay. We’re already talking about some of these in our weekly update thread. Stay tuned to that for more as and when it’s confirmed.

So, in September you’ll be able to get your hands on:

Rise of the Samurai – downloadable campaign

• New campaign (The Gempei War)
• 6 new clans from 3 legendary families
• 16 new land units
• 10 new naval units
• 4 new hero units
• 4 new agent types
• 10 new mons, 10 new retainers

Thanks,

Craig
The Creative Assembly

Moderator Note:
Confirmed to be released on September 27th.

[Robin de Bodemloze]

Awesome news!!

Must say though: the TWC community had you guys figured out pretty well there

[CraigTW]

Awesome news!!

Must say though: the TWC community had you guys figured out pretty well there

Yep, good hunting gents!

[Akaie]

Hallelujah! ...and I'm not even religious! So since it's official and all, can you confirm for us whether the entry in "avatar_product_lookups.loc" was an easter egg or a reference that was forgotten?

[CraigTW]

Hallelujah! ...and I'm not even religious! So since it's official and all, can you confirm for us whether the entry in "avatar_product_lookups.loc" was an easter egg or a reference that was forgotten?

Err, let's go with easter egg

[bangell99]

Just what we all wanted.

[The Glorious Moldovan]

awesome news!! the 4th to find out !!!

[daniu]

We’re pleased to announce a brand new downloadable campaign for Total War: Shogun 2, which will be available for digital download from September.

Is it good?

[stickman]

Are these extra agents, heros etc going to be available in the main campaign or just the DLC campaign?

[Akaie]

Are these extra agents, heros etc going to be available in the main campaign or just the DLC campaign?

If they aren't, I was thinking of doing something similar to what I did with the Sengoku Jidai units - getting them recruitable in a single campaign - albeit with the different justification.

I suppose it all depends on the units themselves, and whether CA figures they fit in the two different periods.

[Krieglord]

So will it be out sept 1 or ...

[FARFAR~AWAY]

That sound like something I am willing to pay for.

[Arbitrary Crusader]

Is it good?

Don't expect an honest answer

Anyway, this DLC look interesting.

[Sunny Squash]

Excellent. This may infact the first DLC I purchase from CA! Very promising; clearly a lot has gone into it.

[Humble Warrior]

From the seductress Shirabyoshi

Sun Tzu mentioned using female spies to `discomfort the enemy`, so I like this bit indeed. I even mentioned something like this in the requests thread. I wonder how she would work.

Don`t like the dumb heroin warrior though, but whatever.

However, this actually looks like it might be a decent DLC for a change.

[Big Punisher]

Sun Tzu mentioned using female spies to `discomfort the enemy`, so I like this bit indeed. I even mentioned something like this in the requests thread. I wonder how she would work.

Don`t like the dumb heroin warrior though, but whatever.

However, this actually looks like it might be a decent DLC for a change.

As long as it's reasonably priced.

[Chevalier IX]

Sun Tzu mentioned using female spies to `discomfort the enemy`, so I like this bit indeed. I even mentioned something like this in the requests thread. I wonder how she would work.

Don`t like the dumb heroin warrior though, but whatever.

However, this actually looks like it might be a decent DLC for a change.

there is nothing dumb about Tomoe Gozen

[Humble Warrior]

there is nothing dumb about Tomoe Gozen

Especially if you watch lots of Japanese anime.

In reality accounts are all over the place on what actually happened.

[Chevalier IX]

Especially if you watch lots of Japanese anime.

In reality accounts are all over the place on what actually happened.

I really dont see what Gozen has to do with Anime at all.

[Charsi]

Ballpark price? (ie, less than $10, more than $10)

How many of these clans/units/heroes/agents, if any, will be usable in the standard Sengoku Jidai campaign?