Conan Exiles – The Jewel of the West Pack Available

The Jewel of the West DLC pack for Funcom’s Conan Exiles is here. It adds some visual variety to the survival RPG through a number of cosmetic building pieces, placeable items, armors and weapons that all share the same Ancient Rome-inspired aesthetic. You can pick the DLC up on Steam for $9.99 or your regional equivalent. Here’s how the new stuff looks in action:

And the official description:

Get your hands on all new building pieces, placeables, weapons, armors and warpaints from the powerful kingdom of Aquilonia!

The new content allows you to build exclusive new houses and settlements with a complete set of Aquilonian building pieces. Build structures sheathed in smooth marble to create a whole new look for your base.

Don three new armor sets like the Aquilonian Scout light armor and wield weapons like the lion-headed Aquilonian Mace. You can also craft many new placeables like Aquilonian statues, braziers and jars and use new warpaints to change your look.

Jewel of the West Pack contains:

• 39 new Aquilonian building pieces.
  A full set of building pieces with the same stats as existing tier three.
• 15 new armor pieces in three sets, such as the Black Dragon armor.
  Light, medium and heavy sets with an epic end-game version of each.
• 9 new weapons in one Aquilonian weapon set.
  Same power as iron weapons with an epic end-game version of each weapon.
• 5 new Aquilonian warpaints.
  Decorative warpaints symbolizing for example rule and bravery.
• 25 new placeables, such as the harp and councilor chair.
  Craft them at the new Aquilonian Artisan table.

All the new content from Aquilonia is exclusive to this DLC and adds a host of new visual options but does not give any in-game advantage in power. All the new items have comparable stats to existing items.

On top of that, the announcement press release promises a massive free update for the game sometime in September. Check it out:

OSLO, Norway – August 2nd, 2018 – Funcom today released the second DLC for Conan Exiles, the studio’s open world survival game which launched in May this year and quickly became the bestselling Funcom title of all time. The DLC, named Jewel of the West, introduces Aquilonia-themed building pieces, weapons, armor, furniture, and more. In Conan lore, Aquilonia is the center of the civilized world and the new content allow players to build homes and monuments in the grand style of this great nation.

For more information about the Jewel of the West Pack, check out the official blog and the Steam store. The DLC is available on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 at $9.99. In addition to this new DLC, the development team is also hard at work on one of the biggest free updates to the game yet.

“The team is currently working hard on finalizing a massive free update that we’re aiming to launch in September,” says Creative Director Joel Bylos. “This update will introduce pets and taming, an entirely new gameplay feature. We’re also adding a new dungeon, a new religion, a new avatar, and more. This update will be free for all players on all three platforms.”