Endless Space 2

🔧 Bug Fixes

• p]Hey all,[/p][p][/p][p]It's November, the time for Steam Awards Nominations.[/p][p]Why would we talk about that on an 8 year old game that got its last DLC 5 years ago?[/p][p][/p][p]We have a new patch coming, courtesy of the love and labor of two dedicated VIP community members, [b]CaptainCobbs[/b

⚠️ Known Issues

• b]Working closely with our players has always been at the heart of our philosophy[/b], and this will continue to shape our approach in the future. We could not have made these games and this universe without the support of our wonderful community. Thank all of you for your continued support!
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• We’ve got a new [b]Humankind patch[/b] soon, but we’ll share [u]more details[/u] about that [u]next week[/u], and we will talk more about what we have in store at [b]Amplified next January[/b], so remember to join us for our anniversary.

✨ New Features

• b]Daarkarrow[/b]: For anyone new to the Endless Universe (or just less knowledge from Endless Space 2), here it is a quick synopsis of the factions Stephen just mentioned.
• b]Daarkarrow[/b]: The Academy has a big role in the book. Players of Endless Space 2 might already know it, but for new readers and/or players, could you explain to them what it is?[quote=author] [b]Stephen[/b]: The Academy is a secretive organization led by a charismatic individual named Isyander S

🔧 Bug Fixes

• list] [*]Battle Result Notifications no longer block the turn, while keeping the big stability improvement that originally caused this issue (Note: This fix works for Single Player and Multiplayer hosts only, but not Multiplayer clients, who will still need to dismiss the battle report notification

✨ New Features

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• h2]Academy Diplomacy (Awakening)[/h2]
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⚖️ Balance Changes

• Now, what does this new update bring to the game and to the Awakening DLC? Let's briefly cover some of the highlights (but the full patch notes are available for the curious at the end of this post):
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🔧 Bug Fixes

• If it is the first time you heard about this Patch. Here you have the [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/392110/view/3645152208661006859?l=english] first blog[/url] that contains a general idea about it.
• list][*]Ruins can no longer spawn on Minor Faction systems, their spawn ranges have been tweaked to be more fair.
• list][*]Fixed Influence Radius flickering and huge influence border growth projects
• *]Fixed building a Cathedral putting you over the production limit
• *]Fixed many slots on Academy ships not functioning properly

✨ New Features

• *]Added new Nakalim minor faction interaction, Align
• *]Cathedrals now damage enemies within their system's influence radius
• *]Each major faction now has its own preferred Academy roles
• *]Added an "Academy Expansion" slider
• *]Added Endless difficulty for the "Academy Difficulty" slider

⚖️ Balance Changes

• *]Slightly increased infantry health and damage
• *]Diplomacy relic effect has been entirely replaced due to community feedback. Now provides a constant amount of minor faction relation and increased influence radius
• *]Nakalim politics have been adjusted

🔧 Bug Fixes

• We've got one last surprise for you for this Endless Summer: A [b]beta for an upcoming Endless Space 2 patch.[/b]
• You can access this beta version by opening the game's properties on Steam, going to the [b]Betas tab[/b], and selecting the [b]PatchPreview[/b] beta branch.
• Please be aware that this is a [b][u]work in progress[/u][/b]. Some changes may be [b]incomplete[/b], and several will have [b]UI errors[/b], including [b]missing localization[/b] (though most string names should explain what the effects do). These will be addressed for the official release, but as
• Here's a summary of what you can find in this version:
• h1]Changes Implemented in This Beta:[/h1]

⚖️ Balance Changes

• Once we are satisfied with the changes to the Nakalim and the Academy, we would also like to examine the combat system and the economy to see what needs rebalancing. However, we will need to assess if we will have the capacity and time to do this once the Awakening improvements are finished, so this
• We hope you'll enjoy playing with the new Nakalim, even if we have more changes in store for them and the Academy, and look forward to hearing your feedback.

🔧 Bug Fixes

• h1] ENDLESS™ DUNGEON – PREORDER & PLAY NOW [/h1]
• Yes! It has been a long time, and we want to finally share with you that the [b]release date for Endless Dungeon will be 18th of May 2023 [/b]
• With that wonderful news we wanted to start the pre-orders today, which will grant you access to a closed OpenDev, “Final Rodeo”, for the next 10 days, until the 30th of January, to try new things, compared to the latest “Second Chance” OpenDev.
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• What a trailer, I got goosebumps. I know... I am biased because I am working here... perhaps ?

✨ New Features

• We're sure crashing into an Endless wreck wasn't the end she had in mind when rocking out. Maybe she'd be better off with a different style of music? Well, it's up to you, in our new vote on an alternate skin for Zed:
• Being stuck in deep space isn't for everybody. For those looking for a more grounded experience, we're releasing the [url=https://humankind.mod.io/official-endless-mod]Endless Mod through mod.io[/url], a cross-over putting the Endless Universe in Humankind. It was worth the wait, as the mod is full
• We hope you had fun with Amplified 2022 and all the new rewards!