Holy crap. CA/Sega has just released a ton of Troy-related news...
Starting with the big one: Troy is finally coming to Steam, with a release date of September 2.
https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-troy-steam-release-date-faq/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099410/A_Total_War_Saga_TROY/Also dropping on September 2 is a new
Mythos DLC. As the name indicates, Mythos ditches the historical aspects of the game, and instead fully embraces the fantastical elements of the ancient Greek world, adding beasts such as Cerberus and the Hydra.
https://www.totalwar.com/blog/total-war-troy-mythos-release-date-faq/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553061/A_Total_War_Saga_TROY__Mythos/The bad news with all of this is that -- contrary to what CA had indicated a year ago -- anyone who owns the game on Epic will not be able to "transfer" their copy to Steam. If you want to have Troy on Steam, you'll need to purchase it separately from your copy on the Epic store.
As a sop to the players, CA is offering pre-order discounts (through their website) on three different editions: Standard Edition (the base game), Mythic Edition (base game + Mythos DLC), and Heroic Edition (base game, Mythos, Amazons, and Ajax & Diomedes DLC's).
The good/interesting news is that Troy is getting a massive update that adds both full mythological *and* full historical campaign modes (ala
Three Kingdoms), along with keeping the original "truth behind the myth" campaign mode. This should address one of Troy's biggest criticisms, which is that it attempted -- unsuccessfully -- to cater to both historical and fantasy players.
While I personally don't give two ***** about the mythological campaign mode (though I know many will be happy see it), I welcome the historical campaign. It's precisely what I've wanted all along.
(Now I just have to wait another year or three for the price to come down...)
