Algunas de las características anunciadas son:
--Play as an independent space-based faction, a very different play experience from the existing "Empire" gameplay.
--Choose from several playstyles, including Smuggler, Pirate and Mercenary.
--Compete in victory conditions against other space-based factions.
--New Pirate Leader and Pirate Captain characters
--Choose to play in the existing Distant Worlds timeline or the pre-hyperspace "Age of Shadows"
--Assault pods and ship to ship or base boarding actions, including ship and base capture
--Gravitic Weapons and Tractor Beams
--New expanded Ground Combat with new troop types and an animated ground battle resolution screen
-- Infantry, Armor/Mech, Special Forces, Planetary Defense Units (multi-layered)
-- Resolution of the multiple stages of a planetary assault
-- Expanded troop experience
-- New Ground Combat technology tree
--Expanded and improved Area Weapons
--New planetary facilities
--Improved AI and new comprehensive difficulty settings
Grandes avances parecen venir en esta expansión, he remarcado las que me parecen más revolucionarias sobre el juego actual, si bien volverán a abusar de nosotros con el precio de esta expansión, espero que saquen un pack con el juego base y todas las expansiones, si no es así, poca gente nueva va a estar interesada en gastar lo que va a costar todo el "paquete" que alcanzaría mas de 100 dolares.

Saludos