Dec 18, 2014
Amplitude s Endless Sale Ends In Six Hours
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Adam Smith)

One of the year’s Bestest Best Games is currently discounted by 50% on Steam. The game is Endless Legend, Amplitude’s superb 4X fantasy game, and it’s currently 13.49, but only until 6pm GMT. The discounts extend to all three of the studio’s releases, so you can also grab debut title Endless Space and this year’s brilliantly inventive roguelike door defense thing> Dungeon of the Endless for 4.99 each. There’s also a bundle with all three plus DLC for 30.49. If you need to know more, our reviews of Dungeon and Legend are here to help, and Jim and I wrote about Endless Legend as part of our December festivities.

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Dec 15, 2014
[1.1.51] Release Notes
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - .Steph(✿◠‿◠)


Changes and Additions
  • Added a new hero: Eiyno Wraeil

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue in the vanilla version where the AI would not build ships
  • Fixed an issue where the building queue timer was not refreshed after buying out an improvement
  • Fixed an error that would appear in manual combats
  • Fixed an issue that would result in a crash in manual combats (Mac users)
  • Fixed the “It’s All Mined” achievement, which was not unlocking when playing with the Sheredyn faction
  • Fixed some text issues


~Amplitude Studios
Dec 15, 2014
[1.1.51] Release Notes
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - Steph(✿◠‿◠)


Changes and Additions
  • Added a new hero: Eiyno Wraeil

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue in the vanilla version where the AI would not build ships
  • Fixed an issue where the building queue timer was not refreshed after buying out an improvement
  • Fixed an error that would appear in manual combats
  • Fixed an issue that would result in a crash in manual combats (Mac users)
  • Fixed the “It’s All Mined” achievement, which was not unlocking when playing with the Sheredyn faction
  • Fixed some text issues


~Amplitude Studios
Nov 28, 2014
Free add-ons released for Endless Legend and Endless Space
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition

Remember last week, when I was all like, "Endless Legend is getting a free add-on next week"? Well now it is next week, or "this week" as we've decided to call it. Did Endless Legend get a free add-on? Yup.

Called Visions of the Unseen, it adds a new minor faction, the unseeing Eyeless Ones. They are literally eyeless, hence how they got the name, but possess a sixth sense—"kanjwe"—that lets them "feel all that is visible, and some that is not"." As with other minor factions, they can be pacified and assimilated—allowing you to build their units.

There's other stuff, too. Here's the major additions and changes of the add-on:

  • Added a new minor faction: the Eyeless Ones.
  • Added new 10 side quests.
  • Added Faction-related diplomatic interactions.
  • Added loading tips.
  • Added the Vaulters' outgame view.
  • Added VFX to the unique quest weapons.
  • Added more data to the save files, in order to allow parsing for league/stats database.

You can peruse the full patch notes here.

Endless Space got some love, too. Chronicles of the Lost adds a bunch more events for the Disharmony expansion. Here's the big stuff:

  • Added 24 colonisation events: these events can now be triggered when colonizing a new planet
  • Added 8 exploration events
  • Added the Vaulters introduction cinematic
  • Added the Vaulters Victory and Defeat screen

And again, full patch notes are through this link.

Nov 27, 2014
[1.1.49] Patch
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - .Steph(✿◠‿◠)
Patch [1.1.49]

Bug Fix
  • Fixed the Steam achievements that were not unlocking
  • Fixed an issue with the turn timer in the construction queue

~Amplitude Studios
Nov 27, 2014
[1.1.49] Patch
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - Steph(✿◠‿◠)
Patch [1.1.49]

Bug Fix
  • Fixed the Steam achievements that were not unlocking
  • Fixed an issue with the turn timer in the construction queue

~Amplitude Studios
Nov 27, 2014
Free Add-Ons Out For Endless s Legend And Space
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Graham Smith)

Adam reported on Endless Legend‘s free add-on Visions of the Unseen last week, but now it’s out, we know the details of what it contains, and it comes alongside a smaller but similarly free add-on for Amplitudes previous 4X strategy game, Endless Space. Visions of the Unseen? More like posts> of the seen>, right?

Right.

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Nov 26, 2014
[1.1.48] Release Notes - Chronicles of the Lost
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - .Steph(✿◠‿◠)


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS [Disharmony]
  • Added 24 colonisation events: these events can now be triggered when colonizing a new planet
  • Added 8 exploration events
  • Added the Vaulters’ introduction cinematic
  • Added the Vaulters’ Victory and Defeat screen


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS [Both version]
  • Added a global governor that allows the player to modify all their star system governors at once
  • Added the ability to mod the loading screens
  • Added 20 portraits for heroes
  • Improved the construction queue:
    • Bottom of all queues: You can now add an improvement at the bottom of the construction queue of all your systems by pressing CTRL when you click on the chosen improvement
    • Top of all queues: You can now add an improvement at the top of the construction queue of all your systems by pressing CTRL + ALT when you click on the wanted improvement
    • Top: You can now add an improvement at the top of the construction queue of a system by pressing ALT when you click on the chosen improvement
  • Improved the military AI
    • Improved the AI threat evaluation
    • Improved the way the AI handles retreats
    • Improved the AI ship design choices and fleet construction to reduce ship spamming in end game
  • Added the ability for the AI to start the game with a custom faction
  • Updated German localisation

BUG FIXES [PC & Mac]
  • Fixed an issue with end game save and manual battle crashes
  • Fixed several errors
  • Fixed an issue with pirate fleets
  • Fixed an issue with a changed diplomatic condition
  • Fixed an issue where turn based improvements statuses were not progressing when another improvement has previously been bought out
  • Fixed an issue where System Production Queue displayed an incorrect time to completion
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue with rally points
  • Fixed an issue where the game crashed when “Auto Explore” mode was activated if the fleet was guarded
  • Fixed an issue with the empire influence
  • Fixed an issue where the custom faction trait “Make Science, Not War” was not reducing weight costs on modules
  • Fixed an issue where the improvement “Xenotourism Agencies” was affecting the colonisable but not colonised planets of the system
  • Fixed an issue where the improvement “Advanced App Labs” was not reducing Science during construction
  • Fixed a typo in a XML file
  • Fixed an issue where the Mercurite bonus was not applied
  • Fixed an issue with the description of the Sower technology “Inorganic Cultivation”
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltip was not reflecting the gameplay
  • Fixed an issue with the Pilgrim technology “Statis Center”
  • Fixed an issue where the Portal Particle Screens tooltip was referring to the system instead of the empire

Have fun!
~Amplitude Studios
Nov 26, 2014
[1.1.48] Release Notes - Chronicles of the Lost
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - Steph(✿◠‿◠)


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS [Disharmony]
  • Added 24 colonisation events: these events can now be triggered when colonizing a new planet
  • Added 8 exploration events
  • Added the Vaulters’ introduction cinematic
  • Added the Vaulters’ Victory and Defeat screen


CHANGES AND ADDITIONS [Both version]
  • Added a global governor that allows the player to modify all their star system governors at once
  • Added the ability to mod the loading screens
  • Added 20 portraits for heroes
  • Improved the construction queue:
    • Bottom of all queues: You can now add an improvement at the bottom of the construction queue of all your systems by pressing CTRL when you click on the chosen improvement
    • Top of all queues: You can now add an improvement at the top of the construction queue of all your systems by pressing CTRL + ALT when you click on the wanted improvement
    • Top: You can now add an improvement at the top of the construction queue of a system by pressing ALT when you click on the chosen improvement
  • Improved the military AI
    • Improved the AI threat evaluation
    • Improved the way the AI handles retreats
    • Improved the AI ship design choices and fleet construction to reduce ship spamming in end game
  • Added the ability for the AI to start the game with a custom faction
  • Updated German localisation

BUG FIXES [PC & Mac]
  • Fixed an issue with end game save and manual battle crashes
  • Fixed several errors
  • Fixed an issue with pirate fleets
  • Fixed an issue with a changed diplomatic condition
  • Fixed an issue where turn based improvements statuses were not progressing when another improvement has previously been bought out
  • Fixed an issue where System Production Queue displayed an incorrect time to completion
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue with rally points
  • Fixed an issue where the game crashed when “Auto Explore” mode was activated if the fleet was guarded
  • Fixed an issue with the empire influence
  • Fixed an issue where the custom faction trait “Make Science, Not War” was not reducing weight costs on modules
  • Fixed an issue where the improvement “Xenotourism Agencies” was affecting the colonisable but not colonised planets of the system
  • Fixed an issue where the improvement “Advanced App Labs” was not reducing Science during construction
  • Fixed a typo in a XML file
  • Fixed an issue where the Mercurite bonus was not applied
  • Fixed an issue with the description of the Sower technology “Inorganic Cultivation”
  • Fixed an issue where the tooltip was not reflecting the gameplay
  • Fixed an issue with the Pilgrim technology “Statis Center”
  • Fixed an issue where the Portal Particle Screens tooltip was referring to the system instead of the empire

Have fun!
~Amplitude Studios
Nov 25, 2014
The Vaulters in Endless Space & Endless Legend
ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - .Steph(✿◠‿◠)
Hi all,

Visions of the Unseen (EL) and Chronicles of the Lost (ES) add-ons will be available tomorrow on Steam (automatic update). We'll then post the detailed release notes for each game! Today, we're focusing on the Vaulters who got some nice additions in both games.


The Vaulters in Endless Space

The Vaulters now have their own introduction video in Endless Space. Just a screenshot for now: you'll be able to see it in game tomorrow!




The Vaulters in Endless Legend

We added a really cool Vaulters background scene in the main menu:





Come back tomorrow for the detailed release notes.
~Amplitude
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