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DLC - what is it? How to install DLC? Skyrim - DLC

If you look 20 years ago, it becomes obvious that the computer industry was just beginning its development at that time. Computer games were available on diskettes, had an extremely small volume and, accordingly, low functionality. But progress did not stand still. Soon the distribution of games was conducted on CD, then switched to DVD. Now the popular carrier is Blue-Ray, which contains a huge amount of information, allowing you to play games made in HD quality.

However, gamers are gradually abandoning physical media, preferring to purchase and download games via the Internet - this method is becoming increasingly popular. And if most games can still be found on physical media, then certain additions to them - DLC - are downloaded only from the network. And many now have a legitimate question: "DLC - what is it?"

Add-ons from the Internet

Everyone knows about the existence of mods, which are created by gamers themselves based on their favorite games, and add-ons, which are released by the gaming companies themselves as small plot continuations. But DLC is something special, which differs from those and from others. On the question of whether DLC - what it is, the easiest way to answer, if you decipher and translate this abbreviation. This is done quite simply - behind these three letters is hidden Downloadable Content, which in Russian translates as "downloadable content."

But one translation of the whole essence of DLC can not be explained, so it's worthwhile to talk about everything in more detail. So, downloadable content is a digital addition to a game, produced by the developer company itself and distributed exclusively through the Internet. It can also be a kind of add-on, which adds several levels to the game, prolonging its plot. It can even be a small addition, which contains a separate storyline. Or it may be that the DLC is just a collection of certain weapons, characters, maps, locations, items, and so on. So always make sure when you are going to download DLC, that this is exactly what you need, because many gamers do well without bonus items, but they do not mind enjoying a few more hours of the game.

Distribution on all platforms

Do not think that downloadable content is available only to users of a personal computer. DLC for Xbox-360 games are available for download from the Internet via Steam or by any other available means. Previously, consoles supported only those cartridges or disks that contained the game itself. Now the consoles are a game analogue of a computer that has access to the Internet, allows you to play on the network and download data. Therefore, if you have such a device, and not a PC, then do not despair, because you can still get the desired DLC. Xbox and Play Station have access to the network and its own memory, so you can easily download both games and DLC without the help of a computer.

Species DLC

One of the main questions that gamers ask, in addition to "DLC - what is this?" - "Is it all free?" In fact, the situation is a bit more complicated than it might seem. There are different types of downloadable content, and it all depends on the developer - whether he will decide whether to require players to pay. Sometimes DLC are completely free, sometimes completely paid. There are also cases when a gamer who bought a game receives a discount on downloadable content. There are also additions that only certain players get - for example, those that have collected all the achievements in the game or more than others spent time in the virtual world. So you can not say specifically, free DLC or paid - it all depends on the specific case.

How to install DLC?

You learned that your favorite game has additional downloadable content. Naturally, you want to try it as soon as possible. You pay the right amount, if necessary, download the files you need. But what to do next? If you have already downloaded the files of the add-on, then, most likely, you just need to run the installer and specify the installation path to the folder where the main game already contains. But most often, if the process is legal, that is, you buy the game and DLC, then you practically do not need to do anything. It's enough just to start the game update, and she will find the available add-ons available, download and install.

Chic add-on for Skyrim

It is unlikely that you can now meet a gamer who would not have heard of the magnificent RPG project Skyrim, which became the fifth part of the series The Elder Scrolls. This game shook the whole modern world, as in its time did a third part called Morrowind. A role-playing game with a huge world, great opportunities and dozens of hours of process ... But this was not enough.

As a result, after a while, Skyrim DLC appeared on the network. Two of them added new story lines to the game, that is, served as a kind of add-ons. Naturally, they were accompanied by new objects, locations, quests, characters and so on. But it's much more interesting to pay attention to other additions, for example to DLC, which allows you to do personal life of your character: buy a house, equip a site, grow and cook food. Also, an add-on was added that completely redraw the appearance of the RPG, making it even more vivid, colorful and visually elaborated. Well, the smallest DLC is the one that adds a robot from the Portal game to Skyrim.

Total additions

Also known for its DLC and a series of Total War, which in the main story often gives a play for several factions, while the majority remains inaccessible. For example, in the game Rome 2 you can only play for 7, while add-ons add a few more. Thanks to DLC, Rome 2 becomes more interesting and exciting game.

In total, this series has 9 downloadable add-ons, three of which are free and add one fraction. But two paid DLC offer us a total of 6 new factions at once, playing for which will be even more interesting. There is also an addition that is not available to people under the age of 18, because blood is added to the physics and drawing of the game, as well as severed hands, feet, heads, and so on. In general, the game becomes more violent. There are also three plot additions, adding new exciting campaigns. Only with the help of DLC Rome 2 becomes in fact a bright and impressive strategy.

Space DLC

One of the best examples of DLC, created for the space setting, are additions to the notorious role-playing game Mass Effect. To make the adventures of Captain Shepard even more fun, gamers can download more than 30 different DLC, each of which brings something new into the game. Some additions add a new location on the map, along with characters and tasks associated with them, some - increase the range of weapons. But in the case of Mass Effect DLC is far from the most obligatory for the game process, since the RPG itself is a ready masterpiece.

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