Hey everyone!
The Horatio update is arriving soon! In this second update for Endless Space 2, three Minor factions will be joining the nine other already in the game, to add some life to the galaxy! These factions are the Eyder, the Gnashast and the Tikanan.
We thought you'd like to learn a little more about them.
You might already be familiar with the Eyder, since they are the Minor faction created through community votes on the G2G about a year ago. You guys set the bar very high with a very unorthodox combination of traits, with things like "Aerial" and "Sun-powered" that were pretty hard to reconcile! Regardless, we are very happy with the result, and these little dragons whose masters mysteriously disappeared should make for ambiguous if adorable allies for all involved! Read more about them here.
The Tikanan are a new Eusocial Minor faction, with a Military inclination. They share a disturbing similarity with the Eyder, which is that they once also were members of a species imported as pets (if of an unusual and dangerous kind). Does this mean that you should be treating your pets better, or just be more careful when dealing with wildlife? Who knows, we're not here to learn lessons, we're here to add cool and deadly neighbors to your budding star empire (fun fact: Star Empire was the first Endless Space's working title. Yup)! Read more about them here.
These charming-looking fellas are known as the Gnashasts. Whether it's because this name is convenient to pronounce when your body is 1/5 covered in teeth, or because it means "We who hunt" in their language is irrelevant, because we're not coming any closer than we have to. The Gnashasts are Militarists and in case you haven't noticed the guns, they mean business. Fun fact, the Gnashasts' look was once considered to be the final look for the Lumeris! We moved away from such upfront menace to give them more of a cunning feel than a "threatening to take your life along with your wallet", but the look was so cool we kept it on as a Minor faction. So next time Gnashast troops are rampaging through your home system, you'll be able to say: "thanks for drawing cool-looking crocodile shark people, Amplitude, I'm really happy these guys exist." Well, you're welcome. Also, if you're curious, read more about them here.
Finally, we're adding a new category of ships in the game for Minor factions, the Advanced look! These ships are currently shared by the Epistis and the Z'vali, and they look like something else. Check it out for yourselves:
Advanced Medium Ship & Advanced Small Ship
That's it for now! Come back tomorrow for another peek at the new features of the Horatio Update, the 2nd major update for Endless Space 2.
