Aliens Fireteam Elite - Pathogen DLC Is 'Not For the Faint of Heart' - Developer Interview

From all new campaign missions, a slew of new weapons and upgrades, and even a new hardmore mode, Cold Iron Studios gives us a full rundown on what to expect from the upcoming Pathogen expansion for Aliens Fireteam Elite.
Set in the iconic Alien universe, Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival shooter
that drops your fireteam of hardened marines into a desperate fight to contain the evolving Xenomorph threat.
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[@geraldlopez7467]

I'm buying it! These guys deserve the support and credit for creating an amazing fun game. You can tell they did their research for the love of the Aliens movies and added their input on it without ruining the past

[@denalihanzo2713]

exactly!!!

[@rdr1549]

Agreed. Hopefully they were profitable with this game and we see more content.

[@Cowmangii]

They really do

[@ryanrivera7217]

Agreed, this game underrated. So fun

[@kennyleung9909]

Would be cool if we have a special mission where we fight The Engineers!

[@holyordersol2668]

Agreed. Would love for there to be an Engineer boss fight after the Marines accidentally or purposefully wake one up or something.

[@plushovalord2872]

For anyone into the lore of fireteam elite, read 'Aliens -Infiltrator'. It is the prequel too the game, and explains honnikers arrival on pala Station and the outbreaks that happened there. 👀

[@SpecialOrder_937]

That book is complete garbage 🤣

[@thefrontier2288]

Same thing with the aliens infestation game for the Nintendo DS

[@charminjarmin1234]

A mode where you gotta seal doors and hold up in a base would be cool

[@popemobile12]

How about the OG M41a, with 95 rounds and grenade launcher?

[@professorfoxtrot]

imagine getting up to 49 and your teammate shoots you.

[@Nnemicvids]

Great to see new content is still coming out!

[@english33926]

Make the bots customizable

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

Both boys are useless tho.🤣🤣🤣

[@popemobile12]

Yeah! Having other classes available would be great

[@jonsalinas5604]

When is there going to be an update for Alpha and beta where you can change their classes

[@holyordersol2668]

I’d absolutely love this, as well as the ability to customize their Perk kit, and get better damage & HP scaling for them in higher difficulties.

[@blank98]

This game was fun. Much better then Back 4 Blood

[@dongnguyen558]

hang on tight Rodrigues, new content incoming!

[@cryobomber8845]

Im excited for this content but man extreme was a leap in difficulty from hard and likewise extreme to insane and now a hardcore mode that scales past insane, at that point your team basically becomes a suicide squad.

[@thirdwordbird3011]

This game is super underrated

[@chrissantos3872]

They guy asking the questions seems to have not played the game that much.

[@DuneCrescent]

Small company proves how a shitty one like Gearbox should make an aliens video game.

[@patrickvstheworld7017]

Love this game! Looking forward to pathogen!

[@armageddon_boy4916]

We need at least 10 new missions, a new game mode, and some powers and some new attachments! Crossplay between all platforms is a must!!

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

They announced all this plus more.

[@terrauncebowie6712]

Powers? This ain't starwars jedi knight.

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

@@terrauncebowie6712 think they ment abilities. Don't think they watched the vid either. Lol

[@infernoboy7392]

@@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727 are there 3 missions? (3 missions 9 parts)

[@bardockvegetable6377]

Crossplay is coming soon, prolly only 3 missions (3 parts) and idk about any new kit sadly

[@mikerude5073]

How about BIG bosses you actually get to fight? Not just actually fight the queen, but even xenomorph variants even bigger and badder. Think like the final boss of Aliens Infestation fully realized in 3D.

[@nathanklemick8351]

3 new missions? Man we need more than 3 new missions

[@Agent_bIack]

Take what we can get lol don’t jinx it

[@infernoboy7392]

By 3 new missions, is it 9 parts? Or is it 3 new parts.

[@plushovalord2872]

Also. Super well done to the team at Cold iron studios for creating such a great game with a small team! 👏🏽

[@piotrrkacperr4262]

8:03 looks like new heavy weapon, some kind of a smartgun

[@stormer9952]

Wow didn't even notice that seems like a heavy rifle of sorts.

[@leighsherval1023]

Genuinely love the game, cant wait for more.

[@greefhavoc3593]

Gunna hop back into this game for sure

[@nathanhinkle1329]

It would be cool to see tournaments of fire teams getting through levels and campaigns

[@smartgunner0511]

I’m so glad that these developers really care about this game! Maybe we can fight predators in the future lol fingers crossed! 🤞

[@R.J.MacReady1982]

Too many dummies setting their own team on fire with the flamethrower. I'm nervous about this super difficult mode hahaha

[@icemanandbobtechandgaming]

Communication will be the key on this mode….newbies didn’t know about friendly fire 🔥 and melted us more than the Aliens lol

[@JoJoRogain]

What if they try to teamkill you for being a tryhard

[@dgx4ever]

This game felt so awesome and fun to play

[@DecanFrost]

we want multiple decal options on weapons and on the uniforms please

[@jareddepew1467]

The guy said it best, “the community loves what we are doing, they just want more”. 💯.

[@dcxSpartan117]

Love this game for the alien franchise. Definitely snagging the dlc

[@Emrald7]

At 08:05… in the upper left hand corner, there is a fourth name. Echo? Looks like another NPC, or maybe another bot like Alpha and Beta?

[@zael7848]

If you look closely at 7:54, Echo is there for a few seconds.

[@Ovi-305]

In Hindsight, Echo is Honniker controlling one of the Recon Pups.

[@GUANTA23K]

It’s not the best performer on Steam Deck right now. Would love to see some optimization here.

[@DoomyRei]

Can we get more than 1 survival map tho !!!!!!!

[@JLX2EEGAMING]

Can we finally fight the queen?

[@zael7848]

Infected queen.

[@heliosburner3744]

Alien Fireteam dev team: why do you want to fight the queen? ... you can just fight a praetorian and pretend it's a queen.

[@JLX2EEGAMING]

@@heliosburner3744 ITS NOT THE SAMEEEEEEEE LOLOL

[@heliosburner3744]

@@JLX2EEGAMING alien fireteam: a scooter is the same thing as a car in our view. ;)

[@mendoza5333]

THANK YOU COLD IRON!!!❤️

[@Mex757]

Imagine if they made a Aliens game but instead of being marines, your all chad predators ready to wipe out a hole hive. Just like that war hammer game were your in those mech suits. Would be really fun

[@Darksky1001able]

??? You mean the Terminator armor from spacehulk?

[@alxiong]

The game is fun to play. Only problem is the content and the player base is VERY VERY low. Matchmaking is very hard to find.

[@Dieg0frc]

They should give us an option to customize Alpha and Beta, that's all I'm asking for.

[@snieves4]

Hence crossplay.

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

They said Cross play is coming and Why customize the AI bots. Both useless. 🤣🤣🤣

[@neliz8]

On xbox always players plus crossplay now.

[@imperialgaming5751]

How about a mode called hunter or prey where one guy controls a xeno vs 3 marines awesome idea.

[@Joem8877]

That game came out a few years ago, don't know why they didn't reboot it?

[@MrFrosty203]

ALLOW us to customize APLHA AND BETA!!!!!

[@aaronmctaggart1277]

fr

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

Why? They are useless. 🤣🤣🤣

[@aaronmctaggart1277]

They are useless cause you can't customize them with different weapons like flame throwers and smart guns

[@aaronmctaggart1277]

Or rockets

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

You obviously don't play on the harder difficulties. The Al isn't smart enough to play with on extreme or Insane. They will get you killed. Most players aren't even smart enough to play the harder difficulties themselves. Coming in with those weapons is a no no to friendly fire.

[@infernoboy7392]

How many new missions are there? Please be specific. (Like 3 new missions, 9 parts)

[@Prawnsacrifice]

1 3 new missions

[@jareddepew1467]

Yooo, can we select what classes alpha and beta are? Maybe have a setting to make them more aggressive or defensive? Have them use abilities more or less. Would be dope. Maybe give them extra health also since they are npcs

[@safetythirdified]

Hard Core mode: Did you just buff the health and damage of enemies and call it that? What justifies that mode as such? Smarter enemies? Bigger hoards? Acid pool cheese? What's the design?

[@Sam-jh4sq]

Literally said a perma death mode

[@RabiWilliam]

First thing first, cross play and also the battle between queen and loader please.

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

They said Cross play.

[@aortenzio]

the cross play is pretty amazing been playing on with friends on steam, xbox and ps.

[@XLR8Games]

They really stepped it up, loving the new things!

[@rasinshuriken]

Can players join midgame now?

[@snieves4]

This!

[@Mary22632]

about time this game got some new content..

[@zael7848]

THANK YOU COLD IRON!!! ❤

[@danielserifof8145]

Please dont do predator to this game

[@sigmasol7737]

I’m calling it next DLC campaign going to be called Palastation because it was a big part of the main story and squeal boom

[@EfrenDEAM]

Si we al chile se la rifan, sigan así, sólo agreguen ejecuciones eso lo haría más épico

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

Lol need a shooting range to test weapons on the ship

[@holyordersol2668]

100% agree. Shouldn’t be terribly difficult to implement, either.

[@FreeAssange556]

You can try out your weapons anywhere in the base

[@jeffyssanctuary9034]

Predator? In the future...? Hopefully??

[@the_squad3189]

The tag still on his shoe is bothering me

[@lorddemonoss3945]

So still no laser M16 😕 Or Private Hicks character.

[@aminXlocale]

We need you guys to fix the matchmaking....really can't find players since buying this game for about a month right now. Gosh it's awful have to keep going back to COD and BF2042

[@Prawnsacrifice]

It's dead until updates happen iv found

[@neliz8]

On xbox always players.

[@irreducibleBoogie]

@@neliz8 Hmu, trying to build up extreme before the pathogen drop IzzLe92Boogie

[@Joem8877]

So all of this is still free on game pass? And can you turn off crossplay?

[@Semaj_gaming]

Such an Awesome Awesome game. You guys Did a fantastic job. Please do not stop.

[@mansson111]

More Hoenikker voice overs. Awesome!

[@snieves4]

Hes there in next campaignz

[@joeybull9073]

Game needs to go in more of an edf direction

[@diaboverde]

We need plit screen co op!!!

[@Meatrockman]

YES!

[@TheLegend-qj7wh]

Amazing game!

[@lucifer2292]

Might want to go watch prometheus is all im going to say

[@patrickcain2085]

Would like to see alien's based on the old Kenner action figures like snake and crab aliens

[@connorwalsh7033]

More than 3 players please

[@kenshiroson4893]

When's it coming out, crossplay that was

[@krisdeschamphelaere859]

July 1st with hard core mode

[@manhunt2021]

New trophies or achievements ?

[@tremaineKR]

Is the Cargo loader Exo Suit available for use now.

[@KhaosKombat]

When is this update?

[@blackoutnow]

Craig, your coop game has no text chat and no voice chat lmao

[@jesserimoniii6864]

Is this a new alien game or dlc expansion.

[@anthonyraulmunantechavez755]

dlc expansion

[@raulcitraro]

When are these new campaigns coming out?

[@nathanklemick8351]

August 30th

[@raulcitraro]

@@nathanklemick8351 Thanks, bro!

[@joshuag8106]

Just really wish us solo players got a little more support.

[@jdawg86]

Why can’t you see your teammates flashlights in this game? Ruins the atmosphere for me.

[@EfrenDEAM]

Si estos weyes se unieran con Unreal Engine la petarían

[@jblock2490]

Great game but please for the love of Jesus put more horde maps in. It's probably pretty easy to take already existing locations from the campaigns and just slot them into horde.

[@xshadionytpx7891]

Why wasnt it in base game

[@flytrapgen4208]

This weekend I’ll be going back to this game for three first time since launch 🤙😎

[@Affilliat3D]

excited for crossplay

[@nathanbeales8900]

I'm gonna do it on intense or higher with some friends of mine to challenge us because we don't know what to expect.

[@snieves4]

Intense is doable. Just watch your fire lanes. Run a mission your familiar with as practice. Then one you dont like over and over. Then scale up. Have fun.

[@burnshobit9357]

a crossover with Predator? see a predator class in the future?

[@JimUSCM]

love a mode where you could play as a drone, like sniper elite invasion mode where you could join someone's game as a drone and stop them from completing the mission

[@core369n]

Still no nade launcher on the pulse rifles

[@rtmwave7816]

My man got no laces

[@dikterminator4012]

They already have my money let's go

[@armageddon_boy4916]

Will this be the last dlc?

[@Prawnsacrifice]

It's separate from the season pass

[@psycho7045]

How about a HARDCORE PVP MODE !!!

[@3rdeyemang]

Not every game needs pvp🙄

[@Godzilla-hq8jy]

@@3rdeyemang Fr

[@harryharoldson3941]

A passing Predator Scout ship notices the destruction of the Katanga Station and sends some Predators to LV-895 to hunt the Colonial Marines, Aliens and Neomorphs. Make it happen Cold Iron.

[@DaniCorporations02]

No pls

[@TitusMH]

Its alien game not alien vs predator lol

[@TYGRAZARD]

npc's should drop ammo better than restock far away and all the classes should have grenades like Tom Clancy's the division 2 have them 👍

[@MetalsirenIXI]

How can anything be harder than Extreme mode? Sheesh

[@dougiexxtrillmoniumxx9727]

You mean Insane. Insane is the hardest atm.

[@raulcitraro]

The HARDCORE level is NOT enjoyable... too difficult.

[@maximumrisk9623]

Love the game but need to fix the bugs that the game has

[@sop_ness]

Time to comeback and get warm up

[@TitusMH]

Why do you need warm up its a video game

[@sop_ness]

@@TitusMH u do need to warm up ur fingers at least 😏

[@TitusMH]

@@sop_ness no you don't.

[@infernoboy7392]

@@TitusMH sop ness is just hyping himself up again, no need to bring him down

[@TitusMH]

@@infernoboy7392 who needs a warm up its video game 😆

[@MantisToboggan_MD]

Bring Preditor weapons

[@jasonhastings211]

Yesssssssssssssss!!!

[@cripstation]

DLC and the game isnt even out lmao

[@tspkj8302]

What do you mean?

[@SteveBandido]

This game don't have enough content to sell a dlc. Would sell cheaper or with more stuff if they wanted to do expansions. Still no original M41A with 95 rounds and under grenade launcher, so much disappointment.

[@stuart2500]

Can't Waite awesome game

[@ghostshade1051]

AVP dlc please 🥺

[@tandruin8949]

ripley skin pls