For those of you who wish to see some gameplay or a Let's Play as opposed to a written review, here you go :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mT_FuNacZg

I want to start this off by aknowleding and giving credit to a fantastic developer!

One thing I really love about Arcen Games is that they continue to develop the games they put out. Not only that, but they don't nickle and dime you with DLC, there's actual content there and it's always worth the asking price! Most companies put out a game, may do some DLC and then move on. Arcen continually develops and improves their products. Look at A.I. War Fleet Command, released back in 2009, it had another big update and DLC added last year in August, their sixth expansion!

The Lost Technologies

I really enjoyed The Last Federation, and as someone who has, I 100% recommend this Expansion! If you have played The Last Federation in the past, this DLC adds quite a bit to the base game along with a lot new stuff, including a new game mode. You can see the list on the store page of all the added features. I have been enjoying the new game mode quite a bit. There was a lot of challenge in the original game balancing social, political and military things to try and bring folks together. Now, the goal is to keep them all separated, and leech off of their knowledge to gain all the technology in the galaxy first. So, I no longer have to try and nuture a weak civilization to form a federation, I just act like a gigantic parasite and suck the resources dry. It's a totally different way to play and I love it! It's nice to see the "side effects" of research giving me a direct benefit and that each race has unique technologies and a more personalized feel. They've done a fantastic job of making each race feel completely different than the others in the base game, which they further developed in this expansion.

Honestly, it's hard to really review the DLC as I feel like I am just listing the things already listed in the store description. I guess if I were to summerize my thoughts on the game:

I really enjoyed The Last Federation, and The Lost Technologies Expansion only adds to, beefs up, and improves the game. I have literally nothing negative to say about this expansion. This MAY change after I have completed the new game mode, but I doubt it. I'm looking forward to finishing my first play through of the new game mode soon!

For those of you who wish to see some gameplay or a Let's Play as opposed to a written review, here you go : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mT_FuNacZg I want to start this off by aknowleding and giving credit to a fantastic developer! One thing I really love about Arcen Games is that they continue to develop the games they put out. Not only that, but they don't nickle and dime you with DLC, there's actual content there and it's always worth the asking price! Most companies put out a game, may do some DLC and then move on. Arcen continually develops and improves their products. Look at A.I. War Fleet Command, released back in 2009, it had another big update and DLC added last year in August, their sixth expansion! The Lost Technologies I really enjoyed The Last Federation, and as someone who has, I 100% recommend this Expansion! If you have played The Last Federation in the past, this DLC adds quite a bit to the base game along with a lot new stuff, including a new game mode. You can see the list on the store page of all the added features. I have been enjoying the new game mode quite a bit. There was a lot of challenge in the original game balancing social, political and military things to try and bring folks together. Now, the goal is to keep them all separated, and leech off of their knowledge to gain all the technology in the galaxy first. So, I no longer have to try and nuture a weak civilization to form a federation, I just act like a gigantic parasite and suck the resources dry. It's a totally different way to play and I love it! It's nice to see the "side effects" of research giving me a direct benefit and that each race has unique technologies and a more personalized feel. They've done a fantastic job of making each race feel completely different than the others in the base game, which they further developed in this expansion. Honestly, it's hard to really review the DLC as I feel like I am just listing the things already listed in the store description. I guess if I were to summerize my thoughts on the game: I really enjoyed The Last Federation, and The Lost Technologies Expansion only adds to, beefs up, and improves the game. I have literally nothing negative to say about this expansion. This MAY change after I have completed the new game mode, but I doubt it. I'm looking forward to finishing my first play through of the new game mode soon!