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Posted January 18, 2021
The much-anticipated sequel to the great space title from ROCKFISH Games has just reached our solar system! The in-development version of EVERSPACE™ 2 is now available on GOG.COM and it brings us much more than new visuals and story. After taking into account tens of thousands of gamers’ reviews and comments, creators from ROCKFISH Games have decided to bring an open-world formula to the series.

This means you can now enjoy EVERSPACE™ 2 with at least 25 hours of gameplay, filled with fast-paced action, puzzle-solving, as well as a deep exploration of space and its planets. All of this is enriched by RPG elements, mining, crafting, and tons of precious loot for you to acquire.

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Posted January 20, 2021
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Carradice: So when you get the weapon you cannot go back? Sounds a bit too definitive :-/
Nooo. Sorry if it sounded like that. You choose glyphs/subroutines and other equipment/ship configuration before starting a new run.
You can't change your glyphs during a run, and this particular one doesn't allow you to use any other weapon, but you will be able to change glyphs before your next runs, so no worries.
Posted January 20, 2021
For those who have already tried Everspace 2: What do you think about this part of the game blurb:

Expand your private ship collection from a virtually endless supply of ships, composed of various unique ship classes and optimize your build to perfection. Cleverly combine modules, weapons, devices, and perks to fit your individual playstyle and the current objective.

Virtually endless supply of ships? Sounds like there would be a number of types of ships, and then incremental differences.... I would rather have a number of well defined ship types, to avoid confusion. Choice paralysis of the buyer etc. Is it really like that?
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Carradice: So when you get the weapon you cannot go back? Sounds a bit too definitive :-/
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Lone_Scout: Nooo. Sorry if it sounded like that. You choose glyphs/subroutines and other equipment/ship configuration before starting a new run.
You can't change your glyphs during a run, and this particular one doesn't allow you to use any other weapon, but you will be able to change glyphs before your next runs, so no worries.
Ah, that is better! Thank you!! :-)
Post edited January 20, 2021 by Carradice
Posted January 20, 2021
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Carradice: Virtually endless supply of ships? Sounds like there would be a number of types of ships, and then incremental differences.... I would rather have a number of well defined ship types, to avoid confusion. Choice paralysis of the buyer etc. Is it really like that?
Haven't really reached a point where I can swap my ship yet, but I guess I'm still in the early parts of the game - I've only flown two ships so far - one in the tutorial which got swapped out for another once the main campaign kicks off. I'll comment once I get there, but anyway that statement may just be the usual marketing exaggeration. "Virtually endless supply of ships" may refer to some random bonuses applied to ships, if gear is anything to go by.
Post edited January 20, 2021 by WinterSnowfall
Posted January 20, 2021
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Yeshu: Dude, It's been a few years now that W7 is no longer supported in anyway.
Considering how long the last year felt, I can see how you could say that, but the official end of support date for Windows 7 was actually January 14 2020.
Posted January 20, 2021
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Carradice: Virtually endless supply of ships? Sounds like there would be a number of types of ships, and then incremental differences.... I would rather have a number of well defined ship types, to avoid confusion. Choice paralysis of the buyer etc. Is it really like that?
I really, really hope they did not take the approach Beat Hazard 2 did with their "music generated ships". I really hope there is a limited, albeit big supply of ship chasis, that you can then outfit from a limited though vast supply of gear.
Posted January 20, 2021
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Orkhepaj: why doesnt it support dos !!!!
ah these win7 fanboys are hilarious
@Orkhepaj Now I understand what kind of person you are - Dumb idiot, that's who you are!!! Live with this, u piece of shit (ಠ︵ಠ)凸
Post edited January 20, 2021 by LifeLover
Posted January 21, 2021
So, to sum it up, it seems like this:

Everspace: you are a hunter-gatherer, almost always on the run. There is a constant challenge and shortness of time. The game is strict about allowing you to use alternative ships. Original premise: roguelite in space. There is a story that unveils in drops as you get further than in past runs.

Everspace II: you can explore at ease, it is up to you when to proceed. Also more liberal with equipment and ships. More in the vein of Privateer or Freelancer. The story progresses as you achieve objectives.

It can be seen that both appeal to space heads, with different approaches. Both games remain valid propositions, the second does not cancel or supersedes the first at all.
Post edited January 21, 2021 by Carradice
Posted January 21, 2021
I don't stream, but I do sometimes record my gameplay sessions - so here's some ES2 footage from tonight.

One more thing to note is that this has probably been the smoothest early access build experience I've ever had. I've encountered no notable bugs so far. There's only a minor issue with abnormally high GPU usage and perhaps some further mesh optimization that can be done here and there, but the footage you're seeing was captured with Epic settings @ 1080p... while recording... on Linux, using Wine. I mean it's fine even now.

P.S.: Epilepsy warning, flashing lights and all that, to whom it may concern.
Post edited January 21, 2021 by WinterSnowfall
Posted January 21, 2021
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Carradice: So, to sum it up, it seems like this:

Everspace: you are a hunter-gatherer, almost always on the run. There is a constant challenge and shortness of time. The game is strict about allowing you to use alternative ships. Original premise: roguelite in space. There is a story that unveils in drops as you get further than in past runs.

Everspace II: you can explore at ease, it is up to you when to proceed. Also more liberal with equipment and ships. More in the vein of Privateer or Freelancer. The story progresses as you achieve objectives.

It can be seen that both appeal to space heads, with different approaches. Both games remain valid propositions, the second does not cancel or supersedes the first at all.
Nice. I always wanted a modern Freelancer hope this will be it :P
There are so many games trying to achieve this, but I haven't found anything very good yet.
Posted January 21, 2021
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WinterSnowfall: I don't stream, but I do sometimes record my gameplay sessions - so here's some ES2 footage from tonight.

One more thing to note is that this has probably been the smoothest early access build experience I've ever had. I've encountered no notable bugs so far. There's only a minor issue with abnormally high GPU usage and perhaps some further mesh optimization that can be done here and there, but the footage you're seeing was captured with Epic settings @ 1080p... while recording... on Linux, using Wine. I mean it's fine even now.

P.S.: Epilepsy warning, flashing lights and all that, to whom it may concern.
Niceeeee... Thank you for uploading this!

Wondering how cruise drive works for those long trips to far destinations. Is it automatized in some aspect?

Also... this leads to wondering... if there is a market for an evolved iWar 3 game... which would be awesome for lovers of the original iWar...
Posted January 21, 2021
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WinterSnowfall: I don't stream, but I do sometimes record my gameplay sessions - so here's some ES2 footage from tonight.

One more thing to note is that this has probably been the smoothest early access build experience I've ever had. I've encountered no notable bugs so far. There's only a minor issue with abnormally high GPU usage and perhaps some further mesh optimization that can be done here and there, but the footage you're seeing was captured with Epic settings @ 1080p... while recording... on Linux, using Wine. I mean it's fine even now.

P.S.: Epilepsy warning, flashing lights and all that, to whom it may concern.
Thx Ill check it out.
Posted January 21, 2021
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Carradice: Wondering how cruise drive works for those long trips to far destinations. Is it automatized in some aspect?
You can lock onto destinations from the map or by pointing at them and use autopilot, but also steer manually in "warp" mode.

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Orkhepaj: Thx Ill check it out.
It's probably worth waiting for Google to process the 1080p unpixelated version, to get a feel of that Epic graphics glory :P.
Post edited January 21, 2021 by WinterSnowfall
Posted January 21, 2021
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Carradice: Wondering how cruise drive works for those long trips to far destinations. Is it automatized in some aspect?
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WinterSnowfall: You can lock onto destinations from the map or by pointing at them and use autopilot, but also steer manually in "warp" mode.
Great to hear there is autopilot, thanks!
Posted January 22, 2021
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Carradice: Wondering how cruise drive works for those long trips to far destinations. Is it automatized in some aspect?
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WinterSnowfall: You can lock onto destinations from the map or by pointing at them and use autopilot, but also steer manually in "warp" mode.
Autopilot? So I can just lock the destination in, and just freely look around taking in the space scenery? Now that's glorious.
Posted January 22, 2021
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Andrzejef: Autopilot? So I can just lock the destination in, and just freely look around taking in the space scenery? Now that's glorious.
It is, but as a reminder, this was sorta possible even in Freelancer :P. Albeit, ES2 has smaller local areas with a large system map that has various points of interest you can "warp" between.

Sometimes during "warp" you get "unknown signal" or "distress call" markers pop up and, you guessed it, these are optional random encounters you can lock onto and go investigate.
Post edited January 22, 2021 by WinterSnowfall
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