Millennia Ancient Worlds expansion release

Millennia’s Ancient Worlds expansion shakes up the early game

The cold never bothered me anyway

Less than five months after the release of developer C Prompt Games and publisher Paradox Interactive’s 4X title Millennia, the historical-turn-based game’s first expansion, Ancient Worlds, has been released today. Released alongside the expansion is Update 5, which adds mod support and more to Millennia.

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The Ancient Worlds expansion adds an all-new Nomadic Band start, allowing players to start their Millennia run as a band of unsettled travelers, scavenging the frozen terrain of the post-Ice Age world for natural resources until they feel strong enough to settle down and start their actual society. Ferocious Megafauna stalked the frozen tundra, threatening the nomadic tribes’ very existence but also allowing for some unique new events and experiences.

A new national spirit, Messengers, will be available as an Age II National Spirit that puts emphasis on early game diplomacy. You can give gifts to rival nations, gather resources from minor nations, ensure their independence, and reap benefits from a new Llama special resource. Using the new Band Society starting government, you can opt to take short-term bonuses to boost your tribal camps as opposed to building up your homeland, utilizing a Nomadic Band to scavenge the terrain and settle an additional Capital Region via this new start.

With the release of Ancient Worlds, Millennia has one more DLC, Atomic Ambitions, scheduled as part of its 2024 roadmap that is expected to be released in Q4 2024. The DLC will launch alongside Update 6 which adds Steamworks Mod support, a Strategic Warfare system, Simultaneous Multiplayer, and much more.

The Millennia: Ancient Worlds expansion is available now for $9.99. For those who purchased the Millennia expansion pass, it is included with it.


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