Adventurer_Blitz wrote:
Don't the Amoeba already have living ships?

Alex83 wrote:
Wild Walkers - we need twileks )) + they must have bio ships )

i just hope that the  new faction that makes it into the new expansion will be led by a male.

As Vendata mentioned, let's keep the conversation in one thread, the one with the updated factions!

https://www.games2gether.com/endless-space-2/forums/65-general/threads/27765-new-faction-speculation-updated?page=1

I don't think the Vaulters are never coming back... they're the most popular choice for a returning ES1 faction along with the Sowers and Harmony.

I think we will see them return in some way eventually.

CyRob wrote:

The fact they are a "Primitive" and not "Vaulter" would suggest that Vaulers aren’t coming back but then again if they were set as Vaulter it would be a guarantee of them coming back (so they wouldn’t put that even if they were) so it’s not clear either way.

DrTechman42 wrote:

The voting was far before the release so they've had Opbot ready and were aple to implement him but... they didn't. Why? Perhaps, he is planned for something greater than being an easter egg?

Well, since Opbot's inclusion is the result of a poll of which Dungeon of the Endless hero would join ES2, his inclusion is probably unrelated to whether or not they're planning to have the Vaulters return since It could have just as easily been another hero. As for why they haven't implemented him yet, it's possible that they are holding him back to release together with the return of the Vaulters, but it could just as easily be a smaller content pack, or maybe they're just waiting for Dungeon of the Endless' third anniversary (October 27).

Note: The poll in this thread is a bit out of date, there's an updated version, but discussion seems to be divided between the two threads right now.

Which also set them as being part of Corporate & Primitives.

The fact they are a "Primitive" and not "Vaulter" would suggest that Vaulers aren’t coming back but then again if they were set as Vaulter it would be a guarantee of them coming back (so they wouldn’t put that even if they were) so it’s not clear either way.

The voting was far before the release so they've had Opbot ready and were aple to implement him but... they didn't. Why? Perhaps, he is planned for something greater than being an easter egg?

GrendelHime wrote: [...]

I think it was mentioned in another thread that there's an event where you can find a planet with tons of rusted Sower corpses on it (not sure if it's been implemented yet as I haven't encountered it). 

The Planet is MU3R74 it's details can be found In this Table It is not implemented yet.

Pluvinage wrote:[...]

- [NOW JUST GOING VERY WILD ON SUPOSITIONS] We have an Opbot hero but he is not available yet. How could he have survived the explosion of Grey Owl? Well, maybe he wasn´t on the Grey Owl. His quest was focused on the Argosy. Maybe he stayed in Auriga working on the Argosy with some dedicated Vaulters while some settlers used the cursed Grey Owl. Seeing the Grey Owl explosion made Opbot and the remaining Vaulters very cautious of space out there. So then Argosy becomes functional and leaves Auriga with Opbot, Vaulter survivors and some hidden Forgotten spies... The Forgotten part of the expedition quickly teaches the remaining crew about how to be stealphy in space in order to avoid another disaster...

There was a G2G Vote OPBOT DV8 - THE STORY SO FAR that decided OpBot's backstory as being

"Operating an early recon mission, Academy scouts were exceedingly surprised to discover that a promising species of pre-sentients had, within the span of a few generations, gone from huddling in mud hovels to trying their hand at space exploration. Investigating this extraordinary technological leap, the scouts eventually met a battered robot who introduced itself as OPBot DV8. It explained that after drifting through space for quite a bit and subsequently crashing on this planet, it was rescued by the natives. As they were friendly but of limited intellectual reach, OPBot decided to help them "get there faster," and declined to share more details on the process."

Which also set them as being part of Corporate & Primitives.

The fact they are a "Primitive" and not "Vaulter" would suggest that Vaulers aren’t coming back but then again if they were set as Vaulter it would be a guarantee of them coming back (so they wouldn’t put that even if they were) so it’s not clear either way.

My prediction, based on logic, and from previous Endless Legend DLCs:

- Endless Space 2 took a lot of Endless Legend concepts and improved it. However, one concept that was not used was the Spying mechanic from the Shadow DLC.

I suppose they will soon release a Shadow like DLC with a new spying mechanic, that is an improvement from the one used at EL. And in that DLC there will be a Spying dedicated faction, a bit like the Forgotten faction.

- Since we got the Pirate hero from the latest update that included the fighters and bombers, and that pirate was suposed to come from the DLC, maybe the next faction might be a piracy themed faction that uses pirates and spying. However that still leaves the question of witch race they come from... 

- [NOW JUST GOING VERY WILD ON SUPOSITIONS] We have an Opbot hero but he is not available yet. How could he have survived the explosion of Grey Owl? Well, maybe he wasn´t on the Grey Owl. His quest was focused on the Argosy. Maybe he stayed in Auriga working on the Argosy with some dedicated Vaulters while some settlers used the cursed Grey Owl. Seeing the Grey Owl explosion made Opbot and the remaining Vaulters very cautious of space out there. So then Argosy becomes functional and leaves Auriga with Opbot, Vaulter survivors and some hidden Forgotten spies... The Forgotten part of the expedition quickly teaches the remaining crew about how to be stealphy in space in order to avoid another disaster...

Well, we know the Harmony and some of its variations are still cannon to the ES2 universe... and the Sowers are hinted to still be out there if that unique planet flavour text is anything to go by, although in what capacity, we don't know.

As for the Automatons, I really do hope we get to see them again. I'd love an Ecologist faction that builds and lives on ringworlds/space habitats while planets are developed into wildlife reservations.

Ikeaboy33 wrote:

i just hope that the  new faction that makes it into the new expansion will be led by a male.

Our Supreme Padishah Autokrator Imperator Basileus Emperor Zelavas is man enough for 8 factions.

I really hope it's the Automatons or the Sowers!

They are completely absent from the rebooted universe and I don't even know if these races are still cannon.

Frogsquadron wrote:

I think if you were to speculate on the new faction, you might as well recreate a thread, this one's voting options are a bit outdated... :D

It seems like it's time to speculate again given the comments in the various "Meet the Team" devblogs, especially Olivier's, where it is explictly stated that they've started "working on the comic of the faction that we want to add next". A number of devs have also indicated that they're working on something secret, which I assume is the new faction.

The question is whether it's a new faction, or one returning from a previous game. If I had to make a wild guess, I'd say Hissho. It would make sense for a species with innate skills as aviators to follow in the wake of the fighter/bomber update, and I'm not sure when the Cartographer's Request quest was added, but that points you towards Sykagoja (where the Hissho originated) when completed.

Of course, there isn't really much to go on at this point, so it's just a shot in the dark (unless there's some clues I've missed).

I think if you were to speculate on the new faction, you might as well recreate a thread, this one's voting options are a bit outdated... :D

How about an aquatic race?

The community voted to implement in ES1 either the Virus, the Dust Collective or the Harmony faction right here. As the Harmony obviously won the other 2 factions were reduced to a single hero each.