XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)

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On August 3rd, Producer 2K revealed during Gamescom 2013 a new DLC for XCOM: Enemy Unknown called XCOM: Enemy Within. It will be available also for consoles and has a release date of November 12th, 2013. There are more surprises coming according to Garth.

List of details revealed on August 21st on this [1], along with these articles [2], [3]:

The Meld

  • The Meld containers need to be captured quickly (it will self-destruct) and it will be present in most maps.
  • The Meld can be used to create either Mech Troopers (a new class) or to genetically increase any class abilities (including Mechs).
  • 2 new base facilities: Genetics Labs and Cybernetics Labs

Gene Mods

  • Alien Autopsies will reveal genetic modifications ("Gene Mods") for your soldiers. Gene Mods can apply to the following categories: Brain, Eyes, Chest, Skin, Legs.

Mech Trooper

  • Mech Troopers can be created from any soldier but they'll lose all abilities they previously had.
  • Mech Troopers have MEC Suits which can be damaged and need to be repaired.
  • Mech Weapons: Minigun, Railgun and an energy weapon, along with a Flamethrower, Proximity Mines and a Grenade Launcher.
  • Mech Abilities: Collateral Damage (allows to target terrain), a high powered Melee attack, Damage Control (which reduces the damage taken for one turn), a Cover & Squad Healing abilities to protect and heal other soldiers.
  • Aliens also have their own Mechs, including the Mechtoid (Sectoid Mech version).

Gameplay & Interface Changes

  • Flanking system has been reworked with Aiming Angle: the closer you get to flank an alien, the more its cover bonus declines (works also against your soldiers).
  • New Second Wave options.
  • Saving a game will reset the RNG seed for the shots.
  • There will be an inventory button to strip away all items from a soldier ("make item available").
  • You can now personalize your soldier's voice according to its nationality (French soldiers can speak in French or any other language).

New Maps

  • Maps: some maps have been "tweaked", some to address exploding cars issues. More maps for Multiplayer. There's now new maps that deal with crashed UFOs in a destroyed city and also there seems to be another in a Farm.
  • According to this Polish article, there will be 47 new maps, including 8 for Multiplayer.
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