The Outer Worlds 2’s first DLC arrives December 2
The time has come to expand on the experience for The Outer Worlds 2 with the first of a two-part story expansion, Side Effects Guaranteed, arriving…
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The Outer Worlds 2's first story expansion, Side Effects Guaranteed, launches December 2. The DLC is the first part of a two-part expansion that follows your crew's response to a distress signal from a derelict ship. The expansion involves an abandoned settlement and the investigation of what happened aboard the vessel.
Your crew aboard the Incognito discovers the ship's crew in suspended animation upon arrival. Evidence at the scene suggests deliberate harm occurred, including a puddle indicating a person may have died. The captain left behind a video message that provides context for the events that unfolded on the ship.
The expansion represents the first major story content added to The Outer Worlds 2 since its release. Side Effects Guaranteed will be followed by a second part, though details about that installment have not been disclosed.
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The time has come to expand on the experience for The Outer Worlds 2 with the first of a two-part story expansion, Side Effects Guaranteed, arriving on December 2. After a distress signal from a derelict ship is picked up, you and your crew quickly get embroiled into the story of an abandoned settlement, a
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