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New campaign revealed for Rome II

Caesar in Gaul expansion coming to latest Total War.

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Creative Assembly and Sega have just announced the first major content expansion for Total War: Rome II. Caesar in Gaul is an expansion that takes players away from the immense campaign map of the main game, and brings the Rome II formula to a smaller region of the map.

An expanded and more detailed version of Gaul and the south cost of Britannia (see the map below) acts as the backdrop to a the campaign that lets players take on the role of leader of one of four different playable factions in the area (the Gallic Arverni, the Germanic Suebi, the Belgic Nervii and Rome). The campaign itself is inspired by Caesar's Commentarii de bello Gallico (Commentaries on the Gallic war).

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"We've released a number of DLC packs and free content updates for Rome II, but this is our most substantial so far", said the series' creative director, Mike Simpson. "We've always planned to focus more closely on some of the key conflicts of the ancient world, and Caesar's war in Gaul is the ideal place to start. We've also improved the game considerably since launch, and that process continues as we move onto substantial feature and gameplay improvements".

Caesar in Gaul will be available to download on Steam from December 12, and is set to cost £9.99. You can read more detailed notes on what the expansion has to offer below:

New campaign map: The expanded map of Gaul and southern Britannia brings 18 provinces to conquer, fully detailed with resources, settlements, capitals, and new environmental effects.

Greater focus on characters: Play through the campaign with faction-leading avatars such as Caesar and Vercingetorix.

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24 turns per year & seasons: A shorter campaign timespan (58-51BC) means each in-game year is split into more turns. As the calendar changes, so do the seasons, bringing seasonal gameplay effects and stunning visual alterations.

New mid-game challenge mechanics: Caesar in Gaul replaces Rome II's civil war with different, conflict-appropriate mechanics. As barbarian players progress, they'll begin to feel the mailed fist of Rome as heavy intervention forces are sent to Gaul. Likewise, Roman players will see the tribes rebelling and forming alliances.

Compact, focussed multiplayer campaign: With a tighter geographic scope and faction-roster, 2-player campaigns are more focussed and less time-consuming than the full Rome II campaign.

New historical battle: Surrounded and outnumbered, take on the role of Caesar as he fights the last desperate, decisive engagement of the Gallic War: the battle of Alesia.

New Total War: Rome II playable factions: Alongside the factions playable in Caesar in Gaul, several playable factions are also unlocked in the full Rome II campaign: the Nervii, the Boii and the Galatians.

New units: A raft of new battlefield units is unlocked for the Boii, the Galatians, the Nervii and the Gallic tribes, plus new auxiliary and mercenary units.

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