Just saying, I'm pretty sure "Allow more than 8 empires in a game" has been brought up the first time back in the days of Endless Space 1. Let's hope you've taken that into account for ES2.

wilbefast wrote:
Don't worry, we haven't forgotten naval battles - we're taking it one expansion at a time though



When we've finished "Shifters" we'll see where we go next.

Glad to hear that !

wilbefast wrote:
Don't worry, we haven't forgotten naval battles - we're taking it one expansion at a time though



When we've finished "Shifters" we'll see where we go next.

C'mon, please tell me that it will be flyers too ^^

Kingsguard wrote:
Yup, dont forget the Naval Battles

Don't worry, we haven't forgotten naval battles - we're taking it one expansion at a time though



When we've finished "Shifters" we'll see where we go next.

You guys need to chill.

Me too! Me too!

lilyophelia wrote:
Can we have like 72 more expansions, and then take all that awesomeness and create Endless Legend 2



I really hope that Endless legend ends up becoming one of those games that's genre-defining for years and years to come. It's my favorite game. It can't ever end. *tears welling up* ;P

And I would gladly pay for those 72 new expansions and factions

icarus86 wrote:
Hah ! Not before we get two more expansions with the same size and scope as Guardians and Shadows !

Well Shifters would be one of them, that leaves one more ...

Can we have like 72 more expansions, and then take all that awesomeness and create Endless Legend 2



I really hope that Endless legend ends up becoming one of those games that's genre-defining for years and years to come. It's my favorite game. It can't ever end. *tears welling up* ;P

I remember wilbefast explaining in another post (also on EL, or was it on Space?) that data flow increases exponentially with additional empires, not linearly. As such, if you want the limit to go, prepare for a computer meltdown too.

This must be single player you all are talking about? I have NEVER had a good experience in MP with more than 6 players. 10 players is really.....el oh el.

Would it be possible to have 10 player games in the future?

I'm just saying, there's about to be a new faction added to the game, and the largest map size would be a suitable size to fit everyone... plz?

icarus86 wrote:
Hah ! Not before we get two more expansions with the same size and scope as Guardians and Shadows !

Well Shifters would be one of them, that leaves one more ...

Yup, dont forget the Naval Battles



Thank you for answering wilbefast though that is a quite bad news :/

Would really have enjoyed to be able to see all faction on the map all at once...

HappyHead wrote:
EL2 Confirmed, all aboard the hype train!

Hah ! Not before we get two more expansions with the same size and scope as Guardians and Shadows !

Well Shifters would be one of them, that leaves one more ...

I feel you HappyHead. I also like to make the political and geo-strategic landscape more interesting. It also doesn't help that all factions are awesome lore and art style wise.



Incidentally, if you are a fan of making things complicated to make things interesting, I recommend setting luxury and strategic resources to rare. Regions with resources acquire a heightened strategic value, and many times I found myself being forced to expand to a specific faraway region just to secure its resources. I no longer play any game without resources being set on rare.

wilbefast wrote:
If the community truly feel that 8 is too few though it's something we could take into account in a hypothetical sequel

EL2 Confirmed, all aboard the hype train!



Seriously though, I'm just the sort of player who actively tries to make his game as complicated as possible. If all the factions are present, that just means a more complicated political and strategic environment to me, even if it's not exactly optimal.

Though it's not really necessary, having more empires playing at the same time is just something people are always kindof going to want. Though, it's certainly not something worth sacrificing game design for.

wilbefast wrote:
Hmm... I'm afraid everything from design to the user interface to the software architecture of the game were built around the assumption that we'd have between 2 and 8 empires, so this isn't something that we're likely to change in a future update. If the community truly feel that 8 is too few though it's something we could take into account in a hypothetical sequel

Hi wilbefast,



well ... I know I'm not the whole community, but I'd still request it for the hypothetical sequel. Most specifically, I'd want support for an arbitrary amount of factions (with the clear assumption that anybody that wants to play with a huge number of factions had better have the hardware to back the load he demands from his metal).



That way, you don't limit yourself unnecessarily while making sure players understand the consequence of demanding too much from their computers. Maybe have a natural limit of 8 players that can be disabled in the options, while toggling the option displays a warning.

HappyHead wrote:
Would it be possible to have 10 player games in the future?

I'm just saying, there's about to be a new faction added to the game, and the largest map size would be a suitable size to fit everyone... plz?

Hmm... I'm afraid everything from design to the user interface to the software architecture of the game were built around the assumption that we'd have between 2 and 8 empires, so this isn't something that we're likely to change in a future update. If the community truly feel that 8 is too few though it's something we could take into account in a hypothetical sequel

Groo wrote:
For what ? Even 8 player maps are nearly unplayable later in game. Reason is "too much data flow" I guess...

How so ?? Not for me !



And well, wouldnt you be interested in the fact to play with all factions ??



Im really looking forward 10-12 players map, even Civ-like system so you can add as many as you want, 8 is really too limitating ...

For what ? Even 8 player maps are nearly unplayable later in game. Reason is "too much data flow" I guess...