The French arrive in Battlefield 1’s first main enlargement.
Battlefield 1’s first main enlargement arrives tomorrow March 14 for Premium Pass house owners on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. If you’re not a Premium Pass proprietor you’ll have to attend till March 28.
They Shall Not Pass introduces the French military to the struggle; particularly a brand new trench raider class, 5 new principal weapons, new melee weapons just like the cogwheel membership and nail knife, two new operations, one other behemoth and tank, 4 new maps and a brand new recreation mode.
It’s truthful to say it’s a meaty package deal. We’ve already gone hands-on and seen plenty of new weapons on completely different maps, so let’s check out every thing we all know concerning the DLC in preparation of it dropping this week.
The 4 new maps are the burning fires and uphill slog of Verdun Heights, the darkish underground of Fort De Vaux, a significant tank assault in Soissons and the poppy drenched trenches of Rupture.
The Fort De Vaux map has been out there within the CTE already, so our man Westire has captured gameplay footage, full with a take a look at the Lebel bolt motion rifle.
You may also get a peek at Rupture above, a map break up into two halves with a bridge the central level for seize. This can be the map that has a Dark Souls Easter egg in it, which fingers the participant a brand new cavalry sword as soon as pulled from a bonfire.
We even have take a look at the brand new French military within the Soissons map, and maybe extra importantly get to see the brand new Behemoth: the Char 2C tank. This differs from different behemoths within the recreation because it’s not on-rails, and permits 5 gamers to manage the lumbering beast.
You’ll additionally get to see the brand new St Chamond tank, which has the power to name in an artillery strike.
Frontlines is a brand new mode for They Shall Not Pass, which DICE is pitching as a type of combine between Conquest and Rush. Players struggle for one flag at a time earlier than battling it out to seize a HQ and assault and defend telegraph posts. You can see it briefly within the video above.
They Shall Not Pass introduces the Trench Raider class to Battlefield 1, a construct targeted on up-close melee assaults and a wholesome stash of grenades.
When it involves new weapons They Shall Not Pass isn’t missing. You’ll be capable of choose up the Ribeyrolles 1918, RSC 1917, Lebel Model 1886, Chauchat, Sjögren Inertial, and the MLE 1903 Extended.
DICE can be providing 10 new ranks, new medals, canine tags and repair stars and codex entries in They Shall Not Pass.
Expect the entire above to be utilised within the two new Operations on this DLC; Beyond The Marne and The Devil’s Anvil.
