HUMANKIND™ “CULTURES OF AFRICA” DLC + FREE UPDATE OUT NOW

Our first DLC has arrived! Plus, the “Allen Newell” free update brings AI improvements, and we release a look at the next steps for HUMANKIND™

Paris, January 20th – Starting now, players can discover “Cultures of Africa”, the first ever DLC for our turn-based historical strategy game HUMANKIND™. We’re pairing this release with a free update, this time focused on fixes and AI improvements.

Interested in what’s coming next? As part of our annual community event AMPLIFIED, we’re also releasing an overview on our priorities for HUMANKIND™. Read on for all the juicy details on this month’s update!

PLAY AS 6 NEW AFRICAN CULTURES

Players can expand their HUMANKIND™ experience with the “Cultures of Africa” DLC, which features 6 new cultures spanning all eras, new natural and built wonders, 7 new independent people, and 15 new narrative events. Will you master ocean trade as the Swahili? Or perhaps shore up your defenses as the Ethiopians? The choice is yours!

Hear more from the devs themselves in our “Cultures of Africa” Feature Focus below:

“Cultures of Africa” is available now for $8.99/€8.99/£6.99 on Steam, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.

THE “ALLEN NEWELL” FREE UPDATE

As with any paid content release, we’ve included a free update featuring some requested community fixes. Here’s what players can expect when launching the game today:

  • AI: Improved ground bombardment
  • AI: Improved siege and coastal combat behavior
  • AI: Improved war planning
  • AI: Improved the way AI handles Civic choices
  • AI: Improved the way AI handles Culture choices
  • Fixed some Help Layer and Tooltip errors
  • Bugfixes on Soviet EQ
  • Fixes to nuclear strikes
  • Fixes to surrender
  • Various fixes to the modding tools


…plus many more!

A rollback version will be available to ensure save game compatibility. For the full patch notes check out the release notes thread on Games2Gether.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR HUMANKIND

Since our release in August, we’ve put out a half-dozen big patches with lots of fixes. Still, we know we’ve got lots more to do. Here’s a glance at the priorities in the pipeline for the next few months:

Of course, none of this would be possible without the support of our amazing community, and we’re grateful to them for continuing to work with us to improve the game. We hope they’ll enjoy today’s releases and look forward to what’s to come! ​

  • The Ampliteam

Cultures of Africa DLC 1 - Feature Focus Download:

 

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