Humankind’s Cultures of Africa DLC and new update are now available
Humankind‘s Cultures of Africa DLC has arrived alongside a new update for all players.
This new DLC introduces six cultures, five new wonders, seven independent people, and 15 narrative events. A detailed look at each of the new cultures can be found below:
- Era 1 – Bantu (Expansionist) The Bantu expansion is a postulated series of major migrations of an original Ntu-speaking group from Central- West-Africa across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Era 2 – Garamantes (Agrarian) The Garamantes emerged as a major regional power in the mid-second century AD. Their growth and expansion rested on a complex and extensive qanat irrigation system (known as foggaras in Berber), which supported a strong agricultural economy and large population.
- Era 3 – Swahili (Merchant) The rise of the Swahili coast city-states can be largely attributed to the region’s extensive participation in a trade network that spanned the Indian Ocean.
- Era 4 – Maasai (Agrarian) A fierce pastoralist people with a Nilotic (rather than Bantu or Swahili) language. For the Maasai, achieving warrior status meant single-handedly killing a lion with a spear.
- Era 5 – Ethiopians (Militarist) During the Scramble for Africa, Ethiopia and Liberia were the only two nations that preserved their sovereignty from long-term colonization by a European colonial power. By weaving the natural cliffs and ledges into the creation of their fortresses, Ethiopia was able to fend off most colonial forces.
- Era 6 – Nigerians (Agrarian) Nigeria unites a wide variety of cultures under the rule of one state. The variety of its terrain and the abundance of its hydraulic resources offer it significant agricultural possibilities and make it one of West Africa’s foremost producers.
As mentioned above, a new update has also been released that makes improvements to ground bombardment, siege and coastal combat behavior, and war planning. There are also fixes for modding tools, nuclear strikes, and the surrender mechanic.
Cultures of Africa is now available on PC for $8.99 through Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store.
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