DLC for first playthrough?

[Mindslash - the Belmont]

Hi, I've beaten Kingdom Classic and New Land and I see some DLC / expansions. Its better to finish vanilla content and go to DLC or its okay to get everything in one go?

[teleshoes]

K2C has four flavors. normal/europe, shogun, deadlands, and norselands.

only norselands costs more money and does not come with the game. deadlands and shogun are free. the DLC does not affect the other 3 flavors in any way, so you can buy it now or later or never.

norselands adds enough new content to justify a second play through. deadlands adds some new stuff, but its not all that much. shogun is basically just a reskin.

i suggest playing normal game, and then buying the DLC if you feel like it and playing norselands.

(edit: if you play norselands first, you might not want to play the base game)

[Mindslash - the Belmont]

I'm playing the vanilla first and picking up the new mechanics/mounts/ gems stufff (also switching between islands) , so I'm having a good time for now ( I hate those DLCs that make new players life either worse or more difficulty to pick up the pace) Does the DLCs have new achievements , or they are all present at the vanilla ?

[teleshoes]

there are 2 achievements that are deadlands-only, and 3 that are norselands-only.
(pedantic note: there is only one DLC, which includes the norselands flavor. the other 3 flavors come included in the base game)

[Mindslash - the Belmont]

Completed the vanilla game ( Two Crows ), tried the Shogun ( actually liked the ninjas/high density forest) , but got defeated on Cave 3 while trying the 1 reign achievment (warhorse too slow for cave).

Currently playing Dead Lands and loving the Gebel + Bettle Combo ( unparalled mibiility at forest .) It does not eat anywhere like Gangmin or Griffin , but it looks like a better Stag without the economic bonuses. I think 5 reigns might be easier on dead lands

[teleshoes]

cool. yea, deadlands and norselands are both way easier than main or shogun. (shogun is slightly harder because of the trees, and has literally nothing that is more powerful than its vanilla counterpart)

in deadlands, the bat is both near-teleportation AND a get out of jail free card. the whip is slightly useful too (lizard+whip is a pretty powerful combo), but nothing else is worth it.

norselands has an even more OP ability, but it also adds challenges not found in the other 3. still, on balance, easier, imo.