Dragon War Battle Pack

Fall of the Samurai owners will notice a little extra in their DLC list once they have installed the game. “The Dragon War Battle Pack” is a self-contained DLC of six legendary historical battles from the Boshin War.

In a first for the way in which we have presented historical battles in Total War, the six battles are played consecutively, and take the player through famous general Saigo Takamori’s story.

In the future, this DLC pack will be released for original Shogun 2 players to enjoy, without requiring Fall of the Samurai. Keep an eye out for more info on that soon.

In the meantime, here’s the lowdown on the “Dragon War Battle Pack” for those Fall of the Samurai players who will soon be getting to grips with it:

Dragon War Battle Pack

The Dragon War Battle Pack is included with Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall Of The Samurai, and will later become available for Shogun 2 players as DLC. It consists of six consecutively-played legendary battles from the Boshin War, depicting the campaign of Saigo Takamori.

It is 1868, and the Tokugawa Shogunate has ruled Japan for over 250 years. Now, the dynasty’s grip is failing as revolutionary ideas and technologies from the west flood the country. The Shogun’s enemies, and even the Emperor, look to the future. Feudal clans align with the embattled Tokugawa Shogunate, or a growing Imperial movement to restore the Emperor to his traditional role as the ruler of Japan. Civil war is coming.

Command the féted warrior Saigo Takamori and his Imperial army in this DLC battle pack. Wield the ferocious weapons of the late 1800s as you fight against the armies of the Tokugawa Shogunate, win Japan for the Emperor, and relive the War of the Year of the Dragon.

New storytelling elements deliver an exciting tale of courage, victory and blood across six famous battlefields:

Toba-Fushimi

Tokugawa Yoshinobu's army is marching on Kyoto, the seat of the Japanese Emperor. Saigo Takamori's Satsuma army is outnumbered but must repel the Shogunate troops over several days.

Osaka Castle

Emboldened by victory at Toba-Fushimi and now flying the Emperor's banner, Takamori and his new Imperial army march on Osaka castle, the home of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Ueno

Osaka Castle has been burned and the Shogun driven back to Edo which, upon Takamori's arrival, is surrendered without a fight. Troops loyal to the Shogunate have dug in at the nearby Kan’ei-ji Temple. They must be removed.

Aizu

The soldiers of Aizu domain have consistently supported the Tokugawa cause and form the cornerstone of northern resistance to the Emperor. Takamori must lead his force into the heart of their domain, while avoiding traps the Aizu have set for him.

Miyako Bay

Those that remain loyal to the Shogunate's cause have regrouped on Ezo island to the north. However, the Imperial Navy has taken delivery of a state-of-the-art ironclad warship, the Kotetsu, which forms the spearhead of an assault on Ezo. The breakaway Ezo Republic launches a naval assault in an attempt to steal the battleship.

Hakodate

With the raid at Miyako Bay thwarted, the Emperor's forces go on the offensive one last time, landing an army on the shores of the last Ezo stronghold, Hakodate. The Imperial army is divided, and Takamori must unite his forces in the face of strong opposition before mounting one final push to capture the last holdout, a star fort, Goryokaku.

Thanks for the free DLC craig.

Thank you!

I'll probably cry for the lost souls of the samurais fallen during the Hakodate battle. I'll tell my gatling guns to stop shooting then I will knee and salute the bravery of the honourable dead.

Nice idea btw !

Cool go give things like that. I don't know if you noticed it from the other thread, but as I asked for proposition to close gap, I sent you a PM and email via this site.
If you can try to read it .

Sounds fun but how is this different from the way "Napoleon's battles" were presented in NTW?

Looks awesome

Thanks for the free DLC CA

Interesting stuff

Ah, this reminds me of the good ol' Alexander historical battles.

Thank you for the free DLC. I think it's great that you're letting Shogun 2 players play with the new toys from FoTS without have to buy the game.

Cheers to CA!

Very nice addition, thank you. I look forward to giving it a whirl.

Thanks cheers.

Thank you for the free DLC, I appreciate that!

Are all the battles available at the moment? If yes, then I have a little issue:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Originally Posted by Anton III

Are all the battles available at the moment? If yes, then I have a little issue:

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

you must play them in progressive order

Originally Posted by Chevalier IX

you must play them in progressive order

D'oh!

Well, I'll go play these now. They sound prety cool .

Not my cup of tea. Ever since Shogun. Seems ok for a first mission or second, but as soon as you have to start repeating the same thing because you lost I then lose interest. I never liked the fact that I never really have any control over what`s happening as it`s all scripted. Fail, rinse repeat the exact same thing until success. The main campaign is far more immersive for me because if I fail a battle, I go away and fight a new battle on a different day..

But all to their own.

will the dlc be free for shogun 2 owners ? Will i still get this dlc free if i buy fots in a fewmonths ?

Originally Posted by CraigTW

Fall of the Samurai owners will notice a little extra in their DLC list once they have installed the game. “The Dragon War Battle Pack” is a self-contained DLC of six legendary historical battles from the Boshin War.

In a first for the way in which we have presented historical battles in Total War, the six battles are played consecutively, and take the player through famous general Saigo Takamori’s story.

In the future, this DLC pack will be released for original Shogun 2 players to enjoy, without requiring Fall of the Samurai. Keep an eye out for more info on that soon.

In the meantime, here’s the lowdown on the “Dragon War Battle Pack” for those Fall of the Samurai players who will soon be getting to grips with it:

CA, You are feeding us on your happinest now.
thx thx thx thx thx .......

Thx for free DLC. I look forward to future free DLC too (and ofc bigger for cash). Not only with releasing new game.