Hello Victorians, happy Tuesday! It feels odd having a happy Tuesday instead of Thursday, but we have a good reason to release two Dev Diaries this week!
This week is our Anniversary and yesterday we talked about what came in free updates since launch. As a follow up, today we have a special treat for you: the announcement and the release date of a new immersion pack, Pivot of Empire, which will come alongside Update 1.8.
Some of you may know the name of this pack from a famous quote:
“India is the pivot of our Empire... If the Empire loses any other part of its Dominion we can survive, but if we lose India, the sun of our Empire will have set” - Victor Bruce, Viceroy of India during the Indian Uprising.
This sets the scene for the immersion pack. Pivot of Empire is set in the Indian Subcontinent, focused on the events following the years of discrimination and suppression by the East India Company. The Indian Uprising events take us through the eventual downfall of the East India Company and rise of the British Raj.
Within this Immersion pack you will get to experience narrative content for the East India Company, but also the other Indian Nations, Great Britain imposing its will upon such a wealthy land, and the nearby Sikh Empire trying to assert itself with such an avaricious neighbor. Regardless if you already played in this region or not, Pivot of Empire will bring a lot of unique and fresh flavor to the game
And for your easy reference of the content we have this handy dandy infographic (you can enlarge it by clicking on it!):
Now, if you have forgotten what is coming with the free Update 1.8, we also have another quick reference overview graphic too!
As you might have noticed, the Caste System Laws and updated Indian Uprising events are part of the free Update available to all players, while narrative content related to them will be added in Pivot of Empire, along with additional content related to religious tensions in the region, Indian national movements and local initiatives for independence (among other things).
We hope you enjoy our foray into the Indian Subcontinent and the surrounding interactions caused by discrimination and movements for liberation! Of course this is just the tip of an iceberg, as we are going to delve more into the details in the upcoming Dev Diaries.
Both Pivot of Empire and free Update 1.8 will be released on the 21st of November, Pivot of Empire will cost €9.99 . Check out the Steam store page for screenshots, and don't forget to wishlist this immersion pack!
Now, with that all said and the release date coming up in just about a month, we have quite a few Dev Diaries delving into the meat of Pivot of Empire. Starting this week already, with Emperatriz leading the charge on the 24th, where we look at a selection of the narrative content!