Space Rocks!

Two Point Campus dropped its first DLC, the sci-fi/space themed Space Academy, and I've managed to finish up all three of the new campuses (and, to three star level, because I can't make myself accept anything less than three stars).  So, is the new DLC worth dropping $9.99?  Definitely, yes.

Pros:

Humanities ain't about history.

+ Three new sci-fi-tastic levels to master.  Each level/campus introduces the new courses available in the expansion--Astrology (training to be an astronaut, not learning the ins and outs of being a Capricorn); Cosmology (learning to build rockets to reach the cosmos); Space Academy (training for the future leaders of space exploration); Space Knight School (it's kind of like regular knight training...just with laser batons); Cheesemoongery (let's just say that the cheese for all those Cheesy Gubbins has to come from somewhere...and, it's better not to know); and Humanities (it's not about history, but teaching aliens how to act human).  The new courses are silly and add-in the typical Two Point humor.

+ A plethora of new sci-fi themed objects to make your campus feel more...space-y.  I was most excited about the three new varieties of plants, but there are also new decorations, new entertainment items, and many, many others.  The DLC also adds the Time Tourism club--another extracurricular activity for your students to join.  If you want to really spruce up your campus you can create a student union that features the new sci-fi convention booth--a fun event where students can meet their favorite sci-fi characters (including Roderick Cushion).

+ The goals for each campus aren't too difficult, but three starring the last one is a real doozy.  It was slightly annoying, but do-able with some patience and lots of training.  It's nice that it was somewhat more challenging.

+ Holiday events/challenges.  (*This isn't really a part of the DLC, but if you're re-visiting the game you probably haven't checked them out).  There are two Halloween themed challenges and one holiday/Christmas challenge map.  Each challenge has a different set of goals and takes place over a relatively short amount of time.  They're fun, short and actually quite challenging.

Cons:

The tell-tale blue glow of irradiated space rocks.

- Irradiated space rocks are very, very annoying.  A new janitorial task involves falling space rocks.  Initially, the rocks are a good thing as they have a chance to be mined for cash, but then a different kind of rock is introduced that can give students a condition called meteormites which must be treated in the medical room.  The third campus is particularly plagued by irradiated rocks and students are almost constantly infected.  Word of advice--hire a large number of janitors and be prepared to build multiple medical rooms to treat the constant stream of infected students.

- The third star on the last campus is basically an exercise in patience.  The humanities course is listed as "very hard" and graduating 25 A+ students took a very, very long time.  Combine this with the challenges of students being almost constantly infected with meteormites (which does impact their happiness and thus, their learning rate).  I enjoyed that it was challenging, but will admit that I was on the verge of giving up (and, maybe I needed to tweak my strategy more).

- Some players are reporting crashing issues.  I didn't have any and am not sure which platform they are talking about.  The devs did release a statement saying that the Switch release was having some issues.  The biggest issue I had was students getting stuck (something that is also an issue in the base game). I only had a few students who got stuck.

Recommendation:

For only $9.99 you can enjoy more Two Point Campus.  That's a win in my book and, I found the sci-fi theme to be a nice, goofy addition to the base game.  Don't expect anything that's too different from the base experience though.