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6 years ago Jul 26,2018, 14:41:00 PM

Introducing Endless Space 2 Supremacy

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We both know why we're here, so let's dive right into it: Endless Space 2's next expansion is coming soon, and is called Supremacy. Endless Space's samurai chicken badasses have come home to roost, and they bring along some hard-hitting new stuff. Buckle up, we're going in.




NEW FACTION: THE HISSHO




The Hissho are back, ready to kick ass and take names!


Tempered by steel and battle, the Hissho evolved from avian ancestors on their Home Planet of Uchi. Focused on the constant wars between their own tribes, they lived ignorant of the different species roaming the galaxy until they were picked up by the Endless, augmented and then quickly put to the test as gladiators fighting in the decadent arenas of their new masters. How long this period of mindless slaughter for the pleasure of their overlords lasted, none of them could say, and of this bygone age only memories of slavery and exploitation remain, along with those of glory and adulation. 




The Hissho are a military-oriented faction whose main gameplay feature is Keii (which translates to respect or deference). This new resource that can only be replenished through combat is used to power special abilities applied on Hissho fleets. It also drives their empire Obedience which replaces happiness and supersedes the Obedience of their star systems. Crushingly strong on the offensive, the Hissho will only fall if you cannot sustain your war economy and let your Keii wither away.




Powerful and versatile, Hissho fleets can easily switch between straightforward and devious loadouts thanks to numerous polyvalent slot modules capable of hosting both support and defense or attack modules. Loadout notwithstanding, they are a force to be reckoned with. It is said that Hissho fleets sometimes sacrifice their ships in suicide attacks when the odds are stacked against them and the stakes are high. Face them at your own peril...






BEHEMOTHS




The origin of the gigantic module platforms known as the Behemoth is shrouded in mystery: some say the ships themselves were built using Endless technology, others that they were found drifting in the depths of space, empty and silent. Whatever their true provenance, they are a boon to any faction building them, after completing a quest. Their versatility gives them plenty of uses, from mining to defense platforms to system-annihilating Obliterators, they start out strong, and additional research only makes them stronger! 





FREE UPDATE FEATURE: GROUND BATTLE REVAMP & BATTLE RELICS


GROUND BATTLE REVAMP

In keeping with the Amplitude tradition, new stuff that you can buy comes with new free stuff! This time around, we've reworked the Ground Battle to make it more legible as far as player choices are concerned, and give players more choices to manage systems they conquer. This includes the visualization during the battle as well as the pre- and post-battle screens, shown below:



Settling here was a mistake, Riftborn scum...



Do we even want to take over?


SYSTEM RELICS

The relics system allows you to leave your mark on the galaxy, to acknowledge the actions of players and AI. Several game actions will be tracked and logged by the game when they happen, and will be displayed in scan view of different entities:

  • Big Space battles will generate "Debris fields" on Systems, indicating who took part, who won, and the scale of forces
  • Assimilating a minor faction will generate a "Pre-galactic civilization" marker on the planet where the assimilation took place
  • Destroyed Pirate lairs will generate a "Crashed Pirate Lair" marker on the planet on which they were destroyed
  • Big Ground battles will generate "Devastated No-man's Land" on a planet on which they took place


All of these have a chance to trigger anomalies or explorable curiosities on the concerned planets...



And of course, the usual fixes and improvements! The full changelog will be posted once the update is live.



WHEN CAN I GET THIS?

  • This will be available next week on August 2nd.
  • Endless Space 2 Supremacy with the discount is available HERE for pre-order for 11.69 € /$ 11.69 / £ 9.89 (-10%)
  • A bundle of both Endless Space 2 Supremacy & Endless Legend Inferno (HERE) is available for pre-order for 20.78 € /$ 20.78 / £ 17.58

  • We're very happy with how Supremacy has turned out and hope you will be, too! What are you looking forward to the most?

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6 years ago
Jul 29, 2018, 3:54:59 PM
jacob19831217 wrote:

这个游戏有超越群星的潜力,好好做我们看好你

Couldn't have said it better myself! I cannot wait to give the new features  - and what's to come in future expansions - a go.

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6 years ago
Jul 29, 2018, 10:41:39 PM

Need new part of "Quality Time with Jeff Spock - Supremacy"... now.

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 12:09:17 AM

Good Idea Groo!

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 3:03:16 AM
jacob19831217 wrote:

不知道第3号扩展包会在几月发售,目前有内部明确的消息吗

No, not yet. We do know its espionage based tho, featuring the Umbral Choir, so in theory, at least, we can count on it in a few months, 6 or so I suppose judging by the gap between Vaulters and Hishos, but nothing official as far as I know.

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 3:34:38 AM

l   have discover the hissho have 10 ship modle it is appear to be greate advantage to other races , Do all other race have add new ship model in this new coming dlc


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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 9:19:09 AM

The Hissho have the same number of ship types as other factions :

Colonizer

Explorer

Small attack ship

Small coordinator ship

Medium attack ship

Medium coordinator ship

Carrier

(And fighters/bombers)


They do start with a Behemoth, but once the Behemoth cooperative quest is complete, everybody has access to them too.

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 1:20:20 PM

To complete the quest, empires just need to collectively research a certain number of military technologies. There is no way the Hissho can prevent everyone from completing the quest. They could try limiting the number of military techs they themselves research, but as a military empire, that's a pretty bad idea!

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 2:29:02 PM

That's a pretty big deal, is their behemoth fully functional? Are they limited only by the lack of resources in the early game? What's stopping the hishos of becoming a very early rush race? It kinda reminds me the medium ship Cravers get from a religious choice in their questline dictating their whole early game. 

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 2:46:02 PM

They start with generic not upgradable (before tech unlock) Behemoth of economic design. It's a good upstart to boost FIDS and resource gathering early on for Hissho, but it's barely enough to fend off even pirates.

Hissho prefer to fight constantly, but they are weak (or rather slow) early on.

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 3:32:38 PM

Sounds good. That way Cravers keep that unique style as well. I don't play them, but variety is always good I suppose.

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6 years ago
Jul 30, 2018, 9:02:56 PM

I am so excited! The Hissho are the best! Thank you for bringing them back; was sort of disheartened when I saw them as a minor faction when the game first released!

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6 years ago
Jul 31, 2018, 7:05:09 AM

Got a few guestions:
1. So this DLC will be for money and then another new major faction will be separate and paid?
2. Will all balance changes implemented without purchasing DLC?
3. Will Vodyani see any changes with the upcoming expansions?

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6 years ago
Jul 31, 2018, 8:37:37 AM
Neron wrote:

Got a few guestions:
1. So this DLC will be for money and then another new major faction will be separate and paid?
2. Will all balance changes implemented without purchasing DLC?
3. Will Vodyani see any changes with the upcoming expansions?

1. This is a expansion and cost money, half a year later (not confirmed) will be another expansion with another Major Faction (the one created by the community) and of course that cost money too.

2. by Balance what do you mean? for example: Behemots new "ships" won't be available without the DLC but the new mechanics in ground battle yes.

3. not confirmed but my bet is a no, I can see that they can change and improve many mechanics in the game or even add new ones that can affect the way Vodyani plays (and all the other factions) but I don't think will be a Vodyani overhaul more than maybe some little balance changes with numbers or so.


P.D: Of course this is all my opinion

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6 years ago
Jul 31, 2018, 8:40:44 AM

1. Yes, all big expansions were paid before.

2. Yes, free update to the base game is still there (ground battles, relics, fixes). Balance didn't change much.

3. Some laws were fine tuned for them, IIRC, not sure if anything else was changed.

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