From Press Release:
The fourth Distant Worlds 2 expansion brings two new playable factions: the naive and energetic Atuuk and the mysterious Wekkarus.
Each faction brings never-seen mechanics and new features:
Atuuk
The Atuuk are the youngest starfarers of the galaxy. They are highly sociable and are eager to take their place amongst the other factions in the galaxy. While they may not be particularly smart, they have a very high level of happiness and affinity for diplomacy.
The Atuuk’s greatest strength is their society’s ability to mobilize and organize around the Great Direction. Whenever the Atuuk choose a Great Direction, a general focus for their society, they become extremely proficient in one area of their empire. Unique mechanics comes with the Great Direction: a cyclical change of focus for Atuuk society that greatly improves their abilities in a singular area of their empire, ranging from improved research to greatly enhanced combat strength, and many more, while also providing an increasing number of victory objectives to prove their greatness to the galaxy.
Furthermore, Atuuk are the first faction to be completely immune to psychic effects, making them a useful ally for anyone fighting psychically-capable factions, such as the Shakturi.
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Wekkarus
The Wekkarus are the most ancient and mysterious of any of the current factions in Distant Worlds 2.
Due to their origins and history, the Wekkarus tend to remain isolated in the dark depths of their deep ocean planets.
Their strength lies in the unique ability to manifest their ancestors to help them survive the chaos of the galaxy. These ancestors will manifest as “ghost” ships and troops that can tip the scale in the Wekkarus’ favor. Character Ancestors will either manifest at a location that most requires their aid or will provide boons to strengthen diplomatic ties or protect their spies from danger.
The ancient knowledge of the galaxy guarantees improved research, mining rate and access to secret riches of their planet. Their knowledge grants the Wekkarus a variety of faction-specific technologies, including the powerful Pulse Wave Cannon, a high-powered tractor beam, and a unique shield enhancement component.
Thanks to their mysterious origins and unique biology, Wekkarus are more resilient to the effects of psychic weapons and abilities than most other factions of Distant Worlds 2.
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After the last feature expansion, Return of the Shakturi, this faction DLC offers to players a new engaging part of the Distant Worlds, while waiting for new surprises that will come this year.
The franchise is on sale up to 50% until April 7th. Furthermore, from April 1st to April 30th Distant World 2 will be on Humble Choice.
