Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms

The African Kingdoms is the unreleased second expansion to Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. The thematic focus of the expansion will be the continent of Africa, and most of the featured civilizations will be from this region. One new gameplay feature is that buildings will be affected by the terrain they are built on.

The planned release date is November 5th 2015.

New civilizations
Unlike previous expansion packs, "The African Kingdoms" adds four civilizations instead of five. This expansion adds a new African Architecture set, used by the Malians and the Ethiopians, and data changes to easily add the Indian architectural set by Tzontlimixtl without replacing all Middle Eastern civilizations' building sets.
 * Berbers: Unite the tribes of Northern Africa and prepare your naval vessels to escape the scorching heat of the Maghreb. Set sail to war-torn Iberia to conquer new riches. Can you hold your ground against the scrambled kingdoms of Iberia who are slowly uniting against you?
 * Mali: Follow in the footsteps of the great Mansa Musa and become the greatest king of Western Africa. Conquer surrounding kingdoms to expand your wealth and hold a firm grip on the trade routes that zigzag through the the region. Will you be able to keep the once hostile provinces united under your crown?
 * Ethiopians: TBA
 * Portuguese: TBA

New units

 * Camel Archer (castle unique unit of the Berbers)
 * Genitour (second unique unit of the Berbers, avaliable to all allied players as team bonus)
 * Gbeto (castle unique unit of the Malians and first female unique unit in the AoE II series)
 * Organ Gun (Portuguese Unique Unit)
 * Portuguese UU ship unit (name TBA)
 * Ethiopian UU (scythe wielding Ethiopian Unique Unit)
 * Fire Galley (new ship avaliablle in Feudal Age)
 * Demolition Raft (new ship avaliablle in Feudal Age)
 * a new common unit (names TBA)

New fauna

 * Lion
 * Ostrich (huntable)
 * Crocodile
 * Zebra (huntable)
 * Elephant

New Gamemode

 * Sudden death