The first batch of DLC for self-proclaimed ShARkPG and marauding apex predator sim, Maneater, arrives on August 31st, developer Tripwire Interactive announced today. Picking up where Maneater‘s story concluded, the Maneater: Truth Quest DLC launches simultaneously for players on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via either the Epic Games Store or Steam.
With fresh waters to explore around a brand-new island, Maneater: Truth Quest packs in a bundle of new content. Included are new challengers, wildlife, enemies, objectives, and evolutions, all wrapped in a good dose of intrigue provided by a conspiracy theory with the titular Maneater at its center.
Starring the titular and evolved bull shark protagonist and investigative journalist/narrator Trip Westhaven, Maneater: Truth Quest will take players down the rabbit hole of dark secrets and conspiracies surrounding Port Clovis and the Naval Wildlife Organization (NWO). The original stories of animals growing bone like armor, emitting flesh-eating toxins, or using electricity as a weapon were simply just old fisherman’s tales. That is until conspiracy theorists everywhere pointed to the original Maneater as solid proof of a Government coverup. Trip Westhaven, driven the brink of madness, fires up his ViewTube channel “Truth Quest”, to take his followers, the “Questers” into deep waters in an effort to uncover the dark secrets behind this whale of a tale.
Watch the new Maneater: Truth Quest “Site P” trailer below to get a sense of what’s in store.
Maneater: Truth Quest DLC Details
Here’s a breakdown of the new features in Maneater: Truth Quest as volunteered by Tripwire Interactive.
New Evolutions
- New Evolution Set
- Maximum level cap increased to 40
- Five new organ evolutions with one additional organ slot unlocked at level 35 (requires DLC ownership)
New Wildlife
- “Uber” Apex Predator
- New evolved hunt creatures
New Military Forces for Bounty Hunter System
- Military land forces will launch attacks from beaches and fortifications
- Helicopters will hunt by air
- Five new Bounty Bosses
- New weapons and vehicles for military Bounty Hunters
New Objective Types
- Failure to Communicate: Tail-whip objects to destroy the target objective
- Time Trial: Swim through the rings before time runs out!
Naturally, a full copy of Maneater is required to play Maneater: Truth Quest. A free 15-minute gameplay ‘pilot episode’ is planned for release to give players a taste of the DLC. No official word on a release date for the episode, but before Maneater: Truth Quest‘s August 31st release seems a sensible assumption.
