we're really pleased to reveal the new and 4th faction of Endless Space today, the Sophon faction!
You can get additional info on it here: www.amplitude-studios.com
To "celebrate" this new faction, you can find a new G2G competition on www.endlesspace.com as well as a new Sophon Hero Bio competition posted by Steph'nie on the forums.
The team has been in crunch mode these last weeks to finalize the playable Alpha version of the game that "should" (crossing fingers) be available on Steam as part of the Pre-Order packs next week.
We have been working hard on making cool packages and made a deep reflexion and discussed a lot with Valve on the prices we would propose. We finally made up our mind to reduce the targeted full price as we are a new company and want as many players as possible to be able to play our game.
Therefore, the -50% that we announced at first is reduced to -25% but the actual pre-order price will be the same as planned from the beginning. In short: full price lower, pre-order price the same.
We also wanted to announce the content of the upcoming pre-order packages to you guys in priority, because yes, there will be 2 different versions.
The first one is the Admiral Edition that includes access to Alpha and all upcoming versions including the final version of the game, an OST, and community bonuses.
There's also a Special Edition; we consider this one as the "Support the Game Dev" Edition, it's called Emperor Special Edition. It's a little more expensive but we see it like the pack you can purchase if you want to help us feel confident on the game's success which can be an amazing moral boost for the whole team. We're also self financed and the risk we're taking will get lower and lower the more we see the pre-orders increase.
We also wanted to add a couple of additional bonuses, such as additional community bonuses and in-game elements... ok not more waiting, here are the details for both packages:
- Admiral Edition: 29,99€, with 25% off = around 22,49€ (time limited until May 31st)
o You will have instant access to the current version of the game (Alpha), and all upcoming versions including the final version of the game. The Alpha is only playable on PC and in English, but the final version will also include a Mac version and at least French and German languages.
o 500 G2G points to add to the value of your votes for the game art and design on our website.(available at the release of the game, sooner if possible)
o An “Endless Space” award for your forum profile. (available at the release of the game, sooner if possible)
o Official Digital Soundtrack (available at the release of the game)
- “Support the Game Dev” Emperor Special Edition: 34,99€, with 25% off = around 26,24€ (time limited until May 31st)
o All the content included in the Admiral Edition mentioned above.
o United Empire “Emperor’s Guard Extra Skin” pack: you, the community, will vote for the look of the United Empire “Emperor’s Guard Extra Skin” pack through a special G2G vote.
o A unique “Endless” Hero: a unique and mysterious hero, direct descendant of the Endless civilization. You will vote for the look of the hero through a special G2G vote
o 500 G2G points, in addition to the 500 G2G points from the Admiral Edition for a total of 1000 G2G points.
o “Dev Team” Forum Award on your forum profile.(available at the release of the game, sooner if possible)
o To be confirmed: Your Steam Profile Name in the Credits of the game. (We're checking with Valve if this is feasible)
o To be confirmed: Your Steam Profile Picture in our offices in Paris. (We're checking with Valve if this is feasible)
The release of the playable Alpha is a major step for the whole team, we're shaking and trembling here, crossing fingers that you guys will love the game.
We wanted to all thank you for your support, help and humour you've been throwing at us these last months! The G2G experience has been so far amazing and we can't wait to continue and bring this to the next level!
Ohh and by the way, Ronan (artwork) and Corinne (color finalization) have been working on the main artwork used on Steam for the game, hope you'll like it!
