Mokinokaro wrote:

I still hope for vaulters to show up in some fashion (more likely a minor faction now,)   but I can get behind the revamped Empire.

WireWolf wrote:

Fingers crossed for Vaulters. But I'm digging the United Empire. It seems to have a slight Soviet vibe. 

Im with you. Lets hope that Vaulters are here. Or even their (and UE) ancestors, Mezari. Thier colours, their gameplay , their love for science and the look of their ships, everything is ideal for me (speaking about Vaulters). There may be a replica using Sophons affinities and UE look but it is not the right thing. We need Vaulters again. We need to guide them back home, to the stars.

Ashbery76 wrote:

Happy that the best human race in a 4x space game is back but the ships! What happened to the cool Dune looking ones from ES1.

Hmm, sometimes I miss the old design too, though the new design is pretty fitting to the industrial-militarist style, too. I mean, it looks just glorious in the prologue trailer.

Happy that the best human race in a 4x space game is back but the ships! What happened to the cool Dune looking ones from ES1.

Mokinokaro wrote:

They just don't look much like the Mezari from EL at all (except maybe Oleg from the heroes.)

It just would be nice to see a bit more of that influence, but it's not a big deal.

I think that's intentional. The differences between the "human" factions in game are deliberately accentuated for the purpose of easy differentiation. 

If they all looked the same, it would be pretty boring, not to mention confusing.

They just don't look much like the Mezari from EL at all (except maybe Oleg from the heroes.)

It just would be nice to see a bit more of that influence, but it's not a big deal.

Mokinokaro wrote:

EDIT:  I also wish the UE had a bit of a Mezari influence in its design at all, not that I don't like the current look.

What do you mean?

I don't think anything in the files actually confirmed who was a major faction.  I followed those threads.

There also was a bunch of placeholder names (like 'time lords' likely is)

Mokinokaro wrote:

That doesn't really prove if they're major or minor but they would be too similar to the UE I think.

I'd prefer only one human major faction myself.   Of the two unannounced majors one is supposed to be a returning one and the other new.   I'd pull for Harmony except their lack of a government at all would really be at odds with ES2's design.

That is proof that they are in the game, not their status.

It's already posted in various threads that the major factions dug up from the game's files are the UE, Horatio and the new "TimeLords". 

UE was just confirmed today.

Tingeltangelflo wrote:

Space USSR Russia? lol i didnt expect that. 

Best comment ever!

Sinnaj63 wrote:

That is quite a glorious documentary piece the Imperial Ministry of Information has put together! 

You mean the Ministry of Love, surely?

That is quite a glorious documentary piece the Imperial Ministry of Information has put together! 

Fingers crossed for Vaulters. But I'm digging the United Empire. It seems to have a slight Soviet vibe. 

That doesn't really prove if they're major or minor but they would be too similar to the UE I think.

I'd prefer only one human major faction myself.   Of the two unannounced majors one is supposed to be a returning one and the other new.   I'd pull for Harmony except their lack of a government at all would really be at odds with ES2's design.

Mokinokaro wrote:

I still hope for vaulters to show up in some fashion (more likely a minor faction now,)   but I can get behind the revamped Empire.

They are coming as well, but as a minor. 

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I still hope for vaulters to show up in some fashion (more likely a minor faction now,)   but I can get behind the revamped Empire.