Edge of Space - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Emily Gera)
The work of a little team built by former developers of the ever spacey Fallen Earth and EVE Online, you might recognise Edge of Space [official site] from its successful Kickstarter campaign a few years back. It racked up just over $35,000 at the time, with the team providing regular patches and updates ever since. Now the game has finally gotten its official release date, September 17th – My birthday, Gera Fact Fans!
We've covered Edge of Space a bit over the past couple of years, most recently in the form of an Early Access preview from May in which Ian concluded that while he couldn't quite recommend the game at that time, there were "a lot of great ideas here (and a lot of great writing)," and he remained hopeful that it would ultimately come together in the final release.
We'll find out if his optimism will be rewarded on September 17, when the game finally leaves Early Access. Developer Handyman Studios announced the official launch date today, and even though it's been more than two years since it first appeared, it also promised that development will continue.
"This is a major milestone goal for us, but the journey doesn t end here," studio founder Jacob Crane said. "As we ve demonstrated in our Early Access development, we will continue to deliver consistent content updates to include new missions, weapons, monsters, events, and much more."
Edge of Space is an "open-world, dynamically-generated, sandbox survival-adventure game," in which players must explore and survive in a strange and dangerous world, equipped only with a "laser mining pick" and the bits of gear they were able to salvage from their crashed cryopod. It's still available as an Early Access release on Steam, and more information is available at playedgeofspace.com.
There is finally a launch date for Edge of Space! After sharing this journey through Early Access with all of you, we are preparing to cross the finish line, and deliver the 1.0 version of the game. It's terrifying, and it's thrilling all at once!
Can't wait for the 17th to see what the launch version has in store? We're keeping the closed beta test open right up till launch day. For the small price of your souls (an NDA), you can opt in and check out all the work that's gone into the game since we last patched the main branch. For those who want to see it for the first time when we launch, you can mark your calendars for September 17th!
Either way, we have our new Coming Soon trailer available for everyone to check out:
There is finally a launch date for Edge of Space! After sharing this journey through Early Access with all of you, we are preparing to cross the finish line, and deliver the 1.0 version of the game. It's terrifying, and it's thrilling all at once!
Can't wait for the 17th to see what the launch version has in store? We're keeping the closed beta test open right up till launch day. For the small price of your souls (an NDA), you can opt in and check out all the work that's gone into the game since we last patched the main branch. For those who want to see it for the first time when we launch, you can mark your calendars for September 17th!
Either way, we have our new Coming Soon trailer available for everyone to check out:
Wow, one week into the pre-launch testing already! So far, we're really happy with the testing, and highly encourage everyone who owns the game to come sign up and take part. We're cramming in some very special surprises for launch, and our internal testers will be the first to see what's up our sleeves!
For those not in the test, and who don't want spoilers, look away, because these test updates may contain spoilers! Everyone else, read on!
Last night on the stream, we showed off one of the new content additions to the game, updated outposts and nests, as well as an early look at terraforming. These new events are now replacing the empty ruins and outposts that littered the game world up till now. They will have tasks to be completed, and doing so allows you to dominate the area. Once dominated, you're free to mine out special tiles left behind from the generous explosions. This is the core foundation for the Terraforming system as well. Terraforming surrounds "Primal Zones." which need to be dominated in the same way. Eventually you will be tasked with dominating the entire map to reach the end game condition for Edge of Space. Both events and primal zones present the player with new tiles to collect and use, as well as bringing more variety to the terrain. Our testers are definitely enjoying their new-found dominance over their surroundings.
Again, we want to encourage everyone that owns the game to get in and take part, the only qualifications are signing an NDA, and owning a copy of Edge of Space. With the help of the community we'll make the launch of Edge of Space something to remember!
Wow, one week into the pre-launch testing already! So far, we're really happy with the testing, and highly encourage everyone who owns the game to come sign up and take part. We're cramming in some very special surprises for launch, and our internal testers will be the first to see what's up our sleeves!
For those not in the test, and who don't want spoilers, look away, because these test updates may contain spoilers! Everyone else, read on!
Last night on the stream, we showed off one of the new content additions to the game, updated outposts and nests, as well as an early look at terraforming. These new events are now replacing the empty ruins and outposts that littered the game world up till now. They will have tasks to be completed, and doing so allows you to dominate the area. Once dominated, you're free to mine out special tiles left behind from the generous explosions. This is the core foundation for the Terraforming system as well. Terraforming surrounds "Primal Zones." which need to be dominated in the same way. Eventually you will be tasked with dominating the entire map to reach the end game condition for Edge of Space. Both events and primal zones present the player with new tiles to collect and use, as well as bringing more variety to the terrain. Our testers are definitely enjoying their new-found dominance over their surroundings.
Again, we want to encourage everyone that owns the game to get in and take part, the only qualifications are signing an NDA, and owning a copy of Edge of Space. With the help of the community we'll make the launch of Edge of Space something to remember!
Today is a very momentous day in the history of Edge of Space. Today, for the very first time, we will mention the “L” word.
Yes, I went there. Launch. It’s coming.
As the internal goal we’ve set for ourselves (no spoilers just yet, sorry! :P ) looms closer, we have decided that the next patch to the main branch, will be 1.0. Does this mean that a buggy version will be launched? No. We want to weed out every possible bug, and make every possible improvement to the game before the time comes to set it free. The pre-launch build already has a significant amount of content and features which have been added, and are waiting to be tested. To that end, we are opening up a large scale internal test of the pre-launch build, and we want anyone and everyone interested in seeing it to please sign up for access to the pre-release test build. Please note, we do require the signing of a simple NDA to participate. We want to leave some surprises in store for launch day, and for those who don’t want to see it till it crosses the line to 1.0.
Due to the above large scale testing, the patches between right now and launch will be showing up on the tester branch, where they will be beaten on, cleaned up, and polished to a lovely shine. We do realize that some will get impatient waiting for the 1.0 update to Edge of Space to go live on the main branch, but we feel that we need to focus on testing to do this right. We need feedback now more than ever to address any significant concerns and issues before launch. Our plans to continue to add content and patches after launch haven’t changed. As long as we get the support at launch, Edge of Space will be updated for a long time to come.
To join the internal test, please contact me; I will get your NDA to you, and add you to the Skype group. Anyone interested in previewing the NDA before signing, I am providing it here in a view only format. The PDF version will be sent to you upon request.
This is both the most exciting, and also the most terrifying time for the game - it’s the culmination of 3+ years of blood, sweat, Red Bull, and tears. Over the coming weeks, things will definitely get crazy around here, and we want to thank the community for all of the support over the course of the game’s development. We know it hasn’t been an easy road, and at times things haven’t looked the greatest, but we feel proud of the game Edge of Space has become, and we wouldn’t have made it this far without the help of over 100,000 people who took a chance on us. Thanks for being awesome!!
Today is a very momentous day in the history of Edge of Space. Today, for the very first time, we will mention the “L” word.
Yes, I went there. Launch. It’s coming.
As the internal goal we’ve set for ourselves (no spoilers just yet, sorry! :P ) looms closer, we have decided that the next patch to the main branch, will be 1.0. Does this mean that a buggy version will be launched? No. We want to weed out every possible bug, and make every possible improvement to the game before the time comes to set it free. The pre-launch build already has a significant amount of content and features which have been added, and are waiting to be tested. To that end, we are opening up a large scale internal test of the pre-launch build, and we want anyone and everyone interested in seeing it to please sign up for access to the pre-release test build. Please note, we do require the signing of a simple NDA to participate. We want to leave some surprises in store for launch day, and for those who don’t want to see it till it crosses the line to 1.0.
Due to the above large scale testing, the patches between right now and launch will be showing up on the tester branch, where they will be beaten on, cleaned up, and polished to a lovely shine. We do realize that some will get impatient waiting for the 1.0 update to Edge of Space to go live on the main branch, but we feel that we need to focus on testing to do this right. We need feedback now more than ever to address any significant concerns and issues before launch. Our plans to continue to add content and patches after launch haven’t changed. As long as we get the support at launch, Edge of Space will be updated for a long time to come.
To join the internal test, please contact me; I will get your NDA to you, and add you to the Skype group. Anyone interested in previewing the NDA before signing, I am providing it here in a view only format. The PDF version will be sent to you upon request.
This is both the most exciting, and also the most terrifying time for the game - it’s the culmination of 3+ years of blood, sweat, Red Bull, and tears. Over the coming weeks, things will definitely get crazy around here, and we want to thank the community for all of the support over the course of the game’s development. We know it hasn’t been an easy road, and at times things haven’t looked the greatest, but we feel proud of the game Edge of Space has become, and we wouldn’t have made it this far without the help of over 100,000 people who took a chance on us. Thanks for being awesome!!
