ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Graham Smith)
Endless Space was a fine 4X strategy game with interesting, distinct races and a best-in-class interface. Then Amplitude Studios’ follow-up was Endless Legend, a fantasy 4X game set within the same universe which was best-in-class in general. In fact, we named it the best game of 2014.
So pardon my excitement for the news that Amplitude are now making Endless Space 2 [official site] and have released the first CG trailer.
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Romain de Waubert de Genlis is Creative Director at Amplitude Studios, best known for 4X games Endless Space and Endless Legend. Romain has shown us both his home and work setups, but his personal rig is really the one that shines. It's extremely powerful, has a flashy blue interior, and an awesome monitor to tie it all together. Romain was kind enough to tell us about both his computers, as well as what he's playing right now and how his work PC is a little out of date.
What's in your PC?
Home Specs:
ASUS RAMPAGE 5 EXTREME
i7-5930K (overclocked at 4.4 Ghz)
DDR4 2X8GB 2133 CRUCIAL
CORSAIR 750D Box
ASUS GTX 780TI 3GB DDR5
1TO Samsung SSD
Work Computer:
Work is different, I have nearly the same computer since we started amplitude, I just updated the video card with something quite average and the CPU was changed as the other one fried. I have an okay screen which is the same as the artists so we are on the same tuning. My mouse does not click by itself and my keyboard is great for typing words…
Romain's home computer
What's the most interesting/unique part of your setup?
Everything is bad ass, from the best screen ever (27 and UHD resolution at 166 mhz), water cooling and ultra-overclocked intel CPU and top notch nvidia GPU, mechanical keyboard and ultra-advanced mouse that clicks for you!
What's always within arm's reach on your desk?
Of course I never go without my chocobons and expressos!
What are you playing right now?
I am playing right now, like a few million people, the amazing Witcher 3… makes me feel very humble, they just nailed it!
What's your favorite game and why?
My favorite game from all time? Civilization 4 with Rise of Mankind mod… it made me want to conquer the world so many times!
Humble Jumbo Bundle 4 is a nice collection of words to say. Not the 4, so much, but certainly the rest. Give your mouth a treat by saying them aloud right now. (Incidentally, how has there not been a Humble Jumble Bundle yet?)
That's enough mouth fun for one day. Humble Jumbo Bundle 4 is also a nice collection of games, all organised into different pay-what-your-want tiers.
The most basic tier will get you Outland: Special Edition, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and Mercenary Kings. Beat the average—currently $4.63—and you'll also get Endless Space: Emperor Edition, The Stanley Parable and The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II.
At the very top end, you can pay $18 or more to get Space Engineers added to the mix.
There's some good stuff there. The Stanley Parable is excellent, and Endless Space is a decent 4X strategy—albeit not quite as good as Amplitude's follow-up, Endless Legend.
The bundle will be available for two weeks, and additional games will be added later in its run. The proceeds can be split between the developers, Humble, and this bundle's two charities, Save The Children and charity:water.
Plus, Endless Space is 80% off* during this week's Weekend Deal!
If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or play Dungeon of the Endless™ and here for Endless Legend™. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here.
Fixed the Don't Even Think About It achievement: "create a custom faction with -195 points or less, and win a game with it on Endless difficulty" (the achievement would trigger with a custom faction with -100 points points or less)
Fixed the Don't Even Think About It achievement: "create a custom faction with -195 points or less, and win a game with it on Endless difficulty" (the achievement would trigger with a custom faction with -100 points points or less)
Sorry, I had to. :) We are happy to announce that Endless Space is now available in Spanish, in this [1.1.57] version! We know that the Spanish-speaking community will be quite excited, and would like to thank the Clan DLAN for their translation:
Daniel “Greeny” Núñez
Daniel “Dynamite” Gulevich
Daniel “Juez” Lastra
Óscar “Darkpadawan” Rodríguez
Jon Andoni “Joanor” Ortiz
Alberto “Munh” Rodríguez
Silvia “Silviarip” Ruiz
Irene “Robomermaid” Pérez
Miguel González “Del Pino”
Nicolás “Krakenloco” Jiménez
Cristóbal “Rhisthel” Ortega
Alexander “Celaeno” Gutiérrez
Bárbara Zaplana
José Neder
CHANGING THE GAME LANGUAGE
To switch your game to Spanish, go in your Steam library, right click on Endless Space, then "Properties", and go in the "Language" tab to select Spanish.
Sorry, I had to. :) We are happy to announce that Endless Space is now available in Spanish, in this [1.1.57] version! We know that the Spanish-speaking community will be quite excited, and would like to thank the Clan DLAN for their translation:
Daniel “Greeny” Núñez
Daniel “Dynamite” Gulevich
Daniel “Juez” Lastra
Óscar “Darkpadawan” Rodríguez
Jon Andoni “Joanor” Ortiz
Alberto “Munh” Rodríguez
Silvia “Silviarip” Ruiz
Irene “Robomermaid” Pérez
Miguel González “Del Pino”
Nicolás “Krakenloco” Jiménez
Cristóbal “Rhisthel” Ortega
Alexander “Celaeno” Gutiérrez
Bárbara Zaplana
José Neder
CHANGING THE GAME LANGUAGE
To switch your game to Spanish, go in your Steam library, right click on Endless Space, then "Properties", and go in the "Language" tab to select Spanish.
On this day, Endless technology lights up and strange things appear in the ruins all across Auriga, and even throughout the galaxy as the Archivist, Emlek Tarosh, fulfils its duty.
RELEASE NOTES [1.1.54]
Changes and Additions [DISHARMONY DLC]
Unlocked the Vaulters faction to all Disharmony owners
On this day, Endless technology lights up and strange things appear in the ruins all across Auriga, and even throughout the galaxy as the Archivist, Emlek Tarosh, fulfils its duty.
RELEASE NOTES [1.1.54]
Changes and Additions [DISHARMONY DLC]
Unlocked the Vaulters faction to all Disharmony owners
