XCOM: Enemy Unknown is getting its second piece of DLC called, Second Wave. The new add-on will release on Jan. 8 and will be free as part of the game's latest update.
The new expansion doesn't add new missions or characters, but does add multiple new options that will allow players to experience new and different challenges. The update will include a new menu of options that will change the way the game is played.
In a recent interview with Joystiq, Firaxis designer Jake Solomon says that these options were added to the game to give players more value for their buck.
"One of the values we offer people who play our games is [that] we really want to reduce the dollar cost per hour spent on our games, Solomon told Joystiq. "We want to consider ourselves to be one of the greatest game values that there is."
The Second Wave content includes:
- Damage Roulette: Weapons have a wider range of damage.
- New Economy: Randomized council member funding.
- Not Created Equally: Rookies will have random starting stats.
- Hidden Potential: As a soldier is promoted, stats increase randomly.
- Red Fog: Combat wounds will degrade the soldier's mission stats.
- Absolutely Critical: A flanking shot guarantees a critical hit.
- The Greater Good: Psionics can only be learned from interrogating a psionic alien.
- Marathon: The game takes considerably longer to complete.
- Results Driven: A country offers less funding as its panic level increases.
- High Stakes: Random rewards for stopping alien abductions.
- Diminishing Returns: Increased cost of satellite construction.
- More Than Human: The psionic gift is extremely rare.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown released on Oct. 9 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows PC. The game recently receivedits first DLC, The Slingshot expansion that adds three static council missions set in China, a new playable squad member and additional character customization options.
Slingshot cost $6.99 on the PlayStation Network and PC and cost 560 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live. You can check out the DLC's official trailer from 2K Games after the jump.
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