Heads Will Roll: Downfall · published
Hello everyone!
It's Nikita from 1917 Studios and I am happy to finally announce Heads Will Roll: Reforged's fifth DLC — Revenge of the Black Prince. This DLC is going to be the biggest one we have ever released and will include six new story branches as well as introduce an expanded version of Cambrai. As always the DLC will be accompanied by a free update that will add a very long list of new features, items, and mechanics, reshape the balance and generally bring all kinds of technical and gameplay improvements. The DLC is scheduled to be released on September 11th, 10am PDT.
*King Edward's campaign
Join the former Black Prince - now king - Edward on his vengeful campaign through Aquitaine, where he aims to restore his father's honor by decisively defeating the French.
*John Hawkwood's campaign
Follow John Hawkwood on his journey from a regular captain in the English army to leader of the legendary 'White Company' — the finest and the deadliest band of mercenaries in Europe.
*Bartholomew's campaign
Escape Cambrai together with Bartholomew and Jeanne, make your way to Paris, and try to hustle hard enough to make it big in the medieval metropolis.
*Amadeus of Savoy's campaign
Enter the service of the extravagant and talented Count Amadeus VI of Savoy, prove your worth, and join his crusade to the Balkans to aid the dying Byzantine Empire to fight off the Ottoman hordes.
*More Grace and Glory adventures
Continue the story of Grace and Glory and help them first uncover the identity, and then settle the score with the mysterious client who put a bounty on their heads.
*Arnaud de Cervole's campaign
Serve the French crown as a mercenary under Arnaud de Cervole — a deceitful and cutthroat yet somewhat honorable brigand who is willing to take on the most dangerous tasks.
*Cambrai Expanded
Experience the fresh version of Cambrai — with new quests, characters, battles, and branching paths.
Full descriptions and expanded previews are available on the DLC Steam page.
As always together with the DLC there will be a massive free update that will, among other things, include:
40+ new weapons, trinkets, armor, helmets and shields;
fully reworked combat talents trees with more than 60 unlockable perks;
an option to skip Cambrai and start from a later point in the campaign when creating a custom character;
new and unique mechanics for bludgeoning weapons;
rebalanced difficulty in many mid and late game segments;
lots of new events and character interactions;
expanded and considerably improved survival mode;
interactable environment in combat (including picking up weapons and items);
adjustable text/animation speed in combat;
reworked shop item spawn algorithms:
new stuff for the king's path;
raised stat caps;
performance improvements:
and, as always, a lot of bugfixes.
Thank you all for playing the game and supporting our project! Hope to see you all in September.
Cheers,
Nikita from 1917 Studios