The Outer Worlds 2's First DLC, Side Effects Guaranteed, Arrives 2 December for $14.99
The Outer Worlds 2's first DLC lands on 2 December for $14.99: a new region, level cap 36, 15 perks and new flaws, plus free respecs for every player.
The Outer Worlds 2 gets its first DLC on 2 December. Side Effects Guaranteed is the first half of a two-part story expansion, costs $14.99 and is included in the Premium Edition and the Premium Edition Upgrade. The second part follows in spring 2027, and choices you make in this one carry into it.
The story
A distress signal leads your crew to a derelict ship whose crew has been contaminated during a heist with something that will cause "explosive cell death", or, as the developers put it, more of a liquefaction. That takes you to Gordon Hazen, a leading agent of the criminal organisation Sub Rosa, and to Elysium Valley, a new region on Eden home to former Protectorate subjects their leaders forgot. A rival Sub Rosa agent, Algernon Lankester, wants your help to exploit them instead. The fate of the subjects, the frozen agents and Sub Rosa itself is yours to decide.
What's in it
- A new region, Elysium Valley, with its own quests and facilities, and new enemies including canids and primal sprats, which are sprats about 100 times the size.
- Level cap raised from 30 to 36, so three more perks to pick, from 15 new ones.
- Four new flaws, such as Lethally Tolerant, which raises your max toxicity but kills you instantly in a Toxicity Crash.
- Five new weapons, including the Immobilizer, which makes targets float, and the 1/6 Resolver, whose every sixth bullet hits harder.
- New armour, new outfits for each companion, and a Sub Rosa radio station with 20 songs.
Jumping straight in
The DLC starts just before the main game's point of no return. If you'd rather not play up to there, a new option when you start a new game loads a premade level 27 character at the start of the DLC, and you assign their skill points and perks yourself.
Free for everyone on 2 December
A free update arriving the same day lets every player respec their character at any time, and adds a custom game option to change how many skill points you get per level.
