Caesar in Gaul Expansion Invading Total War: Rome 2 This Month

The Creative Assembly has announced the first campaign expansion for Total War: Rome 2, named Caesar in Gaul.

Hitting Steam on December 12th for €14.99/$14.99/£9.99 Caesar in Gaul retells the story of the Roman conquest of France.

You can play as the Gallic Arverni, the Germanic Suebi, the Belgic Nervii and Rome; in a campaign inspired by Caesar’s Commentarii de bello Gallico (Commentaries on the Gallic war) – and of course, you have the power to change history in the expansion.

Mike Simpson, Creative Director of the Total War series, commented: 

“We’ve released a number of DLC packs and free content updates for Rome 2, but this is our most substantial so far. We’ve always planned to focus more closely on some of the key conflicts of the ancient world, and Caesar’s war in Gaul is the ideal place to start.

“We’ve also improved the game considerably since launch, and that process continues as we move onto substantial feature and gameplay improvements”

Caesar in Gaul adds the following elements to Total War: Rome 2:

• New campaign map: The expanded map of Gaul and southern Britannia brings 18 provinces to conquer, fully detailed with resources, settlements, capitals, and new environmental effects.
• Greater focus on characters: Play through the campaign with faction-leading avatars such as Caesar and Vercingetorix.
• 24 turns per year & seasons: A shorter campaign timespan (58-51BC) means each in-game year is split into more turns. As the calendar changes, so do the seasons, bringing seasonal gameplay effects and stunning visual alterations.
• New mid-game challenge mechanics: Caesar in Gaul replaces Rome 2’s civil war with different, conflict-appropriate mechanics. As barbarian players progress, they’ll begin to feel the mailed fist of Rome as heavy intervention forces are sent to Gaul. Likewise, Roman players will see the tribes rebelling and forming alliances.
• Compact, focused multiplayer campaign: With a tighter geographic scope and faction-roster, 2-player campaigns are more focused and less time-consuming than the full Rome 2 campaign.
• New historical battle: Surrounded and outnumbered, take on the role of Caesar as he fights the last desperate, decisive engagement of the Gallic War: the battle of Alesia.
• New Total War: Rome 2 playable factions: Alongside the factions playable in Caesar in Gaul, several playable factions are also unlocked in the full Rome 2 campaign: the Nervii, the Boii and the Galatians.
• New units: A raft of new battlefield units is unlocked for the Boii, the Galatians, the Nervii and the Gallic tribes, plus new auxiliary and mercenary units.