![]() ![]() A ton of map types, and with a lot of sub-options to make them even more varied.A new Fleets system gives you even more ships than before, and allows you to customize your empire more than ever.Many optional factions, each with their own goals and strategies, create a living galaxy.Wormhole borers, dangerous tools in the hands of the AI that allow them to tunnel behind your defenses.And yes, you can still become death, destroyer of worlds. Nomad Planets make a triumphant return from the original AI War, with options for entire Nomad Galaxies.And many new strikecraft, frigates, and stationkeepers to further expand humanity's arsenal! As well as new variants of the base-game golems!.7 new mines, such as the reactive dummy that attracts enemy fire and returns a portion back to the sender, and a reworking of the original to grant every weapon tech their own.11 new Outguard to recruit to humanity's side, each with their own unique contribution, from the Trojan Horse that hides in plain sight before releasing its hidden drone army to the Cornucopia that supercharges your metal generation when you need it the most.Two of these can only found by stealing Zenith technology. These powerful ships are both extremely powerful in their own right but each possesses a special feature based on their weapon tech. 15 new and elite ships, Cruisers, now seed the galaxy that can greatly enhance your fleet.The frightening Zenith Miner, which first sends out probes, and later tries to mine entire planets into pieces.The powerful Zenith Architrave, fresh into our universe and desperate to get back to their own galaxy-spanning war.They then set up their own economy, allying with the Dark Spire if they are also enabled. The exciting Dark Zenith can be set to invade at some point.It primarily provides Zenith-based factions that have their own agendas independent of humanity, unlike The Spire Rises, where all the factions were much more interested in the player (for good or ill). It's focused on making the galaxy feel rich and complex and changeable in new ways. Zenith Onslaught is the second expansion for AI War 2. These are Zenith in their prime, confused as to the state of affairs in our galaxy, and not exactly pleased with their findings. To them this was a post-apocalyptic starscape littered with the corpses of their kin. ![]() Then one day in the middle of our war with the AI, the first of an oncoming horde of Zenith came through from a neighboring universe. Multiverse theory has been around for hundreds of years, since back on Old Earth. ![]() But what of other universes? A universe where the Zenith still live would not likely be one in which humans could have flourished and taken to the stars. In this universe, the Zenith are long dead only the mindless automatons called Golems are left behind, toiling away millennia after the fall of their civilization. On May 18, 2021, Arcen Games will launch AI War 2's Zenith Onslaught expansion for $9.99 along with AI War 2's multiplayer mode as a free update for all owners of the base game! If that sounds over the top - and frankly that bit is wearying to us to imagine even though some people seek it out - then take a break and maybe hack the all-consuming computer virus to be your ally, and convince the star-sized alien hives to watch your back as you take on a suddenly-less-arrogant AI. Make the scenario complicated enough and it can become "World War XV is in progress, you're in a tiny farm in the middle of it, nobody likes you, but if you can just kill that one giant angry enemy leader this will all be over." Other factions each have their own goals, rules, units, and entirely unique economies. Or immerse yourself in a far more complicated galactic struggle involving the nanocaust, macrophages, dyson spheres, and more. All the new capturables, larger fleets, and hacking abilities are sure to help. Then strike out and find a way to cleverly outwit it nonetheless. so choose your targets with care.ĪI War 2 is the epic sequel to 2009's space strategy hit, AI War: Fleet Command - critically acclaimed for its dastardly AI and totaling nearly 2 million units sold, with more than 650,000 base game sales and 1.15m expansion purchases made to date.įace off against a more advanced version of the original AI, who once again has captured the entire galaxy leaving you only a tiny planet to yourself. But every conquest you make turns the attention of the AI ever more in your direction. You must steal as much technology as you can, take enough territory to fortify your bases and launch your attacks. The enemy has made only a single error: underestimating you. ![]()
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