Hi everyone,

Hope you had a nice weekend!

The release of Endless Legend's "Visions of the Unseen" add-on is approaching and today, we'd like to talk about the addition of a special minor faction that you chose in a past GAMES2GETHER vote a few weeks ago: the Eyeless Ones.




Blind from birth, these monks train their other senses to the point of supernatural acuity. Whether the explanation is intense concentration or Dust magic, their skills are undeniable.

"Though legend would have us believe the members of this tribe blind their children at birth, reason and observation indicate that they are an eyeless mutation of other Aurigan species. With non-visual senses enhanced, however -- including a sixth sense called "kanjwe" that is little understood -- they are able to sense, hear, and feel all that is visible, and some that is not."

The Eyeless Ones are the 15th minor faction in Endless Legend! As usual, you will be able to assimilate them like any other minor villages, and therefore build their units for your own army.


~Amplitude

Hi everyone,

Hope you had a nice weekend!

The release of Endless Legend's "Visions of the Unseen" add-on is approaching and today, we'd like to talk about the addition of a special minor faction that you chose in a past GAMES2GETHER vote a few weeks ago: the Eyeless Ones.




Blind from birth, these monks train their other senses to the point of supernatural acuity. Whether the explanation is intense concentration or Dust magic, their skills are undeniable.

"Though legend would have us believe the members of this tribe blind their children at birth, reason and observation indicate that they are an eyeless mutation of other Aurigan species. With non-visual senses enhanced, however -- including a sixth sense called "kanjwe" that is little understood -- they are able to sense, hear, and feel all that is visible, and some that is not."

The Eyeless Ones are the 15th minor faction in Endless Legend! As usual, you will be able to assimilate them like any other minor villages, and therefore build their units for your own army.


~Amplitude

Hello,

Indeed, we're coming back to Endless Space one more time, with the upcoming "Chronicles of the Lost" add-on for Endless Space and Endless Space: Disharmony. We previously talked about the new random events that would be introduced to Endless Space, but today, find out more about some community requests we received and that made it into the game.




Heroes sharing portraits was something players wanted us to improve. For production reasons, we simply couldn't do in the past as we lacked the time and resources. We hope you'll appreciate the new art: that's 20 new administrator, corporate commander, pilot, and adventurer heroes!

• Faction: Hissho
  
• Classes: Corporate / Adventurer
  
• Stats:
  
  • Labour: 0
    
  • Wit: 5
    
  • Melee: 0
    
  • Offence: 7
    
  • Defence: 3
• Name & Description: Stormbrow - There is a war cry among the Hissho that would roughly translate as, "Come at me!". Stormbrow, a fearsome fighter, was known for her use of this challenge and her near-impervious defences -- as an individual and as a leader of troops. This made her part of an augmentation selection. Though she was one of the 8% that survived, she was not of the remaining 88% that was still good at taking orders...

• Faction: the United Empire
  
• Classes: Corporate / Pilot
  
• Stats:
  
  • Labour: 0
    
  • Wit: 1
    
  • Melee: 4
    
  • Offence: 5
    
  • Defence: 5
• Name & Description: Yeranef - Yeranef's career followed an average arc of success, as she was a capable but unremarkable corporate lieutenant. However, an unprotected exposure to over-excited Dust in a military research facility triggered changes that launched her up the corporate pyramid--until boredom drove her to seek challenges elsewhere.

• Faction: Amoeba
  
• Classes: Pilot / Adventurer
  
• Stats:
  
  • Labour: 0
    
  • Wit: 0
    
  • Melee: 5
    
  • Offence: 2
    
  • Defence: 8
• Name & Description: Glies.Warr1B4 - "Warrior Amoeba" is, without surprise, viewed as an impossible oxymoron. Yet Glies.Warr1B4, driven almost to madness as he watched his fleet get destroyed by the guns of an ancient Endless defence satellites, vowed to never again avoid -- or lose -- a battle.

This is something that was actually already possible, if you knew how to deal with xml files. But we decided to make it much easier: the AI can now play the custom factions that you have created.


Create your own custom faction.


Select AI factions in the drop list.


Have a nice weekend, we'll have plenty of details for both Endless Legend and Endless Space add-ons next week.

~Amplitude Studios

Hello,

Indeed, we're coming back to Endless Space one more time, with the upcoming "Chronicles of the Lost" add-on for Endless Space and Endless Space: Disharmony. We previously talked about the new random events that would be introduced to Endless Space, but today, find out more about some community requests we received and that made it into the game.




Heroes sharing portraits was something players wanted us to improve. For production reasons, we simply couldn't do in the past as we lacked the time and resources. We hope you'll appreciate the new art: that's 20 new administrator, corporate commander, pilot, and adventurer heroes!

• Faction: Hissho
  
• Classes: Corporate / Adventurer
  
• Stats:
  
  • Labour: 0
    
  • Wit: 5
    
  • Melee: 0
    
  • Offence: 7
    
  • Defence: 3
• Name & Description: Stormbrow - There is a war cry among the Hissho that would roughly translate as, "Come at me!". Stormbrow, a fearsome fighter, was known for her use of this challenge and her near-impervious defences -- as an individual and as a leader of troops. This made her part of an augmentation selection. Though she was one of the 8% that survived, she was not of the remaining 88% that was still good at taking orders...

• Faction: the United Empire
  
• Classes: Corporate / Pilot
  
• Stats:
  
  • Labour: 0
    
  • Wit: 1
    
  • Melee: 4
    
  • Offence: 5
    
  • Defence: 5
• Name & Description: Yeranef - Yeranef's career followed an average arc of success, as she was a capable but unremarkable corporate lieutenant. However, an unprotected exposure to over-excited Dust in a military research facility triggered changes that launched her up the corporate pyramid--until boredom drove her to seek challenges elsewhere.

• Faction: Amoeba
  
• Classes: Pilot / Adventurer
  
• Stats:
  
  • Labour: 0
    
  • Wit: 0
    
  • Melee: 5
    
  • Offence: 2
    
  • Defence: 8
• Name & Description: Glies.Warr1B4 - "Warrior Amoeba" is, without surprise, viewed as an impossible oxymoron. Yet Glies.Warr1B4, driven almost to madness as he watched his fleet get destroyed by the guns of an ancient Endless defence satellites, vowed to never again avoid -- or lose -- a battle.

This is something that was actually already possible, if you knew how to deal with xml files. But we decided to make it much easier: the AI can now play the custom factions that you have created.


Create your own custom faction.


Select AI factions in the drop list.


Have a nice weekend, we'll have plenty of details for both Endless Legend and Endless Space add-ons next week.

~Amplitude Studios

Hi guys,

In case you missed our previous announcements (how could you, really?), please check out the recent Dev Blog posts on the upcoming Add-Ons for both Endless Legend and Endless Space:

• Visions of the Unseen (Endless Legend)
  
• Chronicles of the Lost (Endless Space & Endless Space: Disharmony)

So what's coming for Endless Legend in this add-on? Many things..! We mentioned the new side quests in our previous blog post, but today, let's talk about something that was highly requested by the community: diplomatic answers that would fit each faction's personality better and greatly improve the immersion.




Before the official release of EL, we already took a first step toward this direction, with the addition of animated diplomats, who now have their own flavour text.


Sending the Ardent Mages a "Declaration of War".



Sending a "Warning" to the master of the Marketplace: the Roving Clans.



Ratatatata!


You will trigger these messages if you send a treaty to the AI: a declaration of war, a truce, a research agreement, etc. But sometimes, the AI will also let you know what it thinks about your actions. These messages will change depending on the faction it is playing as, but also with its current mood.

To sum it up, there are three parameters to take into account: fear, trust and envy. Each message is associated with one of these states. For example, if you colonise a nearby region, the AI will probably get a bit jealous of you, since you deliberately decided to take a territory just outside its frontiers (our AI can be emotional too, yes). If it was already envying your territory, the message will be very different to a message from a mocking and powerful AI that doesn't think of you as a threat. But you will prove them wrong, won't you?


~Amplitude

Hi guys,

In case you missed our previous announcements (how could you, really?), please check out the recent Dev Blog posts on the upcoming Add-Ons for both Endless Legend and Endless Space:

• Visions of the Unseen (Endless Legend)
  
• Chronicles of the Lost (Endless Space & Endless Space: Disharmony)

So what's coming for Endless Legend in this add-on? Many things..! We mentioned the new side quests in our previous blog post, but today, let's talk about something that was highly requested by the community: diplomatic answers that would fit each faction's personality better and greatly improve the immersion.




Before the official release of EL, we already took a first step toward this direction, with the addition of animated diplomats, who now have their own flavour text.


Sending the Ardent Mages a "Declaration of War".



Sending a "Warning" to the master of the Marketplace: the Roving Clans.



Ratatatata!


You will trigger these messages if you send a treaty to the AI: a declaration of war, a truce, a research agreement, etc. But sometimes, the AI will also let you know what it thinks about your actions. These messages will change depending on the faction it is playing as, but also with its current mood.

To sum it up, there are three parameters to take into account: fear, trust and envy. Each message is associated with one of these states. For example, if you colonise a nearby region, the AI will probably get a bit jealous of you, since you deliberately decided to take a territory just outside its frontiers (our AI can be emotional too, yes). If it was already envying your territory, the message will be very different to a message from a mocking and powerful AI that doesn't think of you as a threat. But you will prove them wrong, won't you?


~Amplitude

• Fixed several monster animations
  
• Fixed issues with the lighting system
  
• Fixed an issue with old save files remaining in user directory
  
• Fixed issues with pictures and texts in the Album
  
• Fixed issues with French localisation
  
• Fixed a bug with immobile Wizard with the appearance of the "Ignored" Stele
  
• Fixed a bug with stacked Keeper

We are still working on the multiplayer and the stability of the game.


~Amplitude Studios

• Fixed several monster animations
  
• Fixed issues with the lighting system
  
• Fixed an issue with old save files remaining in user directory
  
• Fixed issues with pictures and texts in the Album
  
• Fixed issues with French localisation
  
• Fixed a bug with immobile Wizard with the appearance of the "Ignored" Stele
  
• Fixed a bug with stacked Keeper

We are still working on the multiplayer and the stability of the game.


~Amplitude Studios

Hey guys,

Two years and a half may have passed since its release, but we are excited to announce a seventh free add-on for Endless Space: Chronicles of the Lost.


As a reminder, Endless Space is the first 4X we released, back in 2012: a space strategy game, that probably made people dream as much as us.

We launched the alpha on Steam back in May 2012, before the Early Access system even existed: early builds and the GAMES2GETHER system allowed us to gather feedback and generate community content, that we would implement to improve the game before its actual release. It was tedious and required a lot of organisation, but it turned out it was really fun and constructive to work with players and even meet up in person at events.

That's why we decided to repeat the experience with our recent releases: Endless Legend and Dungeon of the Endless. We put aside Endless Space for a while to dedicate our time and efforts with our new titles but made a promise to return to ES one more time. Now that the games are out as well, we didn't forget our promise to deliver this long awaited update.

So in case you forgot about Endless Space or are just discovering the Endless games: Chronicles of the Lost will be available next week for Endless Space and Endless Space: Disharmony. It will mostly contain some improvements (Disharmony) and bug fixes (vanilla & Disharmony), based on what we have collected on the forum. In the upcoming days, we will be sharing more information on the content and the release date, so make sure you follow our Facebook/Twitter pages besides the Dev Blog!

Let's start with random events... :)



Here's a preview of some random events that will occur in game: more exploration events, but also something new, the colonisation events! These can now be triggered when colonising a new planet.




Lore: The more you see of the universe, the more you realize you know nothing. Here, for instance, you have found ancient ruins, and ponder their meaning. Outpost? Monastery? Expedition?

Bonus: +60 Research




Lore: Artefacts strewn in the ruins show an ancient civilisation existed. But the size and shape are like nothing you have seen before; and your scientists and archaeologists wonder what it may mean.

Choices:

• Evil: Scrap
  
  • +2 Industry on planet for 10 turns
• Neutral: Recycle
  
  • +1 Industry on planet (permanent)
• Good: Study them
  
  • -1 Industry on planet for 10 turns
    
  • +3 Science on planet for 20 turns

We would like to thank you for the feedback and hope you will enjoy many more hours playing Endless Space.

~Amplitude