Feb 29, 2016

Take part in the Shifters Expansion Closed Beta!

ENDLESS™ Legend - Frogsquadron

Hey guys and gals!

Applications for the Closed Beta of the Shifters expansion for Endless Legend are now open, and will run until March 7th (10 am, CEST)! ːsteamsaltyː If you think you're the Beta tester that we need, send us an email at: Playtest [at] Amplitude-Studios [dot] com. The e-mail address must be valid if you want to receive an answer! ;)

Please include:

Your Amplitude forum username (not your Steam username!)
Your first name, last name and date of birth
A link to your Steam account (make sure to set it to public!)
A DXDiag in text format so we can ensure you can run the game in satisfactory conditions (here is how to make one. Click on "Save all information" at the bottom right of the DXDiag window and attach the DXDiag to your e-mail)
A couple of lines to tell us why we should choose you to be among the lucky ones to try out Shifters!

50 lucky players will receive:

An access to the Closed Beta on Steam
A unique forum badge
An access to the Shifters private forum to post your impressions

Also, please, only sign up if you think you will have time to play the game and be able to provide some constructive feedback. :)

Thanks, and good luck!

Feb 29, 2016

Take part in the Shifters Expansion Closed Beta!

ENDLESS™ Legend - Frogsquadron

Hey guys and gals!

Your Amplitude forum username (not your Steam username!)
Your first name, last name and date of birth
A link to your Steam account (make sure to set it to public!)
A DXDiag in text format so we can ensure you can run the game in satisfactory conditions (here is how to make one. Click on "Save all information" at the bottom right of the DXDiag window and attach the DXDiag to your e-mail)
A couple of lines to tell us why we should choose you to be among the lucky ones to try out Shifters!

50 lucky players will receive:

An access to the Closed Beta on Steam
A unique forum badge
An access to the Shifters private forum to post your impressions

Also, please, only sign up if you think you will have time to play the game and be able to provide some constructive feedback. :)

Thanks, and good luck!

Jan 23, 2016

Endless Legend gets free hero this weekend; new expansion announced

ENDLESS™ Space - Definitive Edition

Amplitude Studios is celebrating its fifth birthday with its second annual Endless Day: a day that lasts from 21 to 25 January, and that offers up rare heroes and achievements to people who play their games during this time, and who fulfil various conditions. That stuff is detailed here, and includes a trio of heroes simply for starting new games of Endless Space, Endless Legend, and Dungeon of the Endless. You can also bag some time-limited achievements, though these will require a mite more effort.

(Amplitude hints here that you might be able to get these things after January 25, perhaps by mucking about with the time settings on your computer.)

During a celebratory livestream, Amplitude also announced a new expansion for Endless Legend titled Shifters. Ampz sez "this expansion will include a new Major Faction called The Allayi. This new civilization will be able to shift during long winters", a fine alternative to sticking the heating on and hugging a hot water bottle, I reckon. Meanwhile, "all factions will also be able to collect a new resource called the Pearls of Auriga , enabling them to unlock new powers through the Altar of Auriga and modify the upcoming winters impact". Good on them.

Here's a picture of them there Shifters (ta, RPS):

One of the upcoming Endless Space 2's new factions has been revealed as well. The Sophons are one of ES2's eight major factions, and they're basically insectoid scientists.

Jan 22, 2016

Endless Legend: Shifters Expansion Announced

ENDLESS™ Legend - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

Puerile, Alice.

Fine 4X strategy game Endless Legend [official] has another expansion coming, developers Amplitude Studios announced last night. More of the official RPS Bestest Best Game of 2014? Fab! Named Shifters, you say? It’ll add a new faction who “will be able to ‘shift’ during long winters”, you say? Aye, a bit of shifting will help pass a long winter all right. Warms you up nicely, getting the shift does.

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Jan 21, 2016

The Endless Day has returned

ENDLESS™ Legend - Steph(✿◠‿◠)

Hi all,

The Endless Day has returned! :) We're celebrating today our studio's 5th anniversary with in-game events, tons of giveaways on Twitter, a special live stream and an office party!

Play Endless Legend, Dungeon of the Endless and Endless Space before Monday, January 25 to discover and permanently unlock rare Steam achievements or play with Tarosh the Archivist in each game. For more information, check out this FAQ:

ENDLESS DAY SPECIAL CONTENT - SPOILER ALERT

ENDLESS SPACE

How to unlock the Emlek Tarosh hero: you need to start a new game of Endless Space (make sure you have disabled your mods if you are playing with any), before January 25th (end of the event). If you manage to do so, the hero will be unlocked for your future games once the event is over.
To unlock the “Endless Day” achievement: win a game in “Endless” difficulty, started between January 21st and January 25th, but completed at any time.

DUNGEON OF THE ENDLESS

How to unlock the archivist, Esseb Tarosh: you need to start a new game of Dungeon of the Endless. The hero will be available in your pool right away, for the duration of the event. Like any other heroes in DotE, you need to survive at least three floors with the hero or finish the game with it. If you manage to do so, once the event ends, you will be able to keep the Esseb Tarosh in your pool of heroes.
How to unlock the “Endless Day” achievement: you need to start a new game in any difficulty, hire the archivist hero and keep it alive, and complete the game. Make sure you start and complete a game between January 21st and January 25th in order to get the achievement.

ENDLESS LEGEND

How to unlock the Eslek Tarosh hero and the “Endless Day” achievement: you need to start a new game of Endless Legend (make sure you have disabled your mods if you are playing with any), before January 25th (end of the event!). Once you have built your first city, a new quest will appear: “Day of the Awakening”. Complete it and you will unlock the new hero and the Steam achievement.

TWITTER GIVEAWAYS

Twitter giveaways will be taking place all day long on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter (@Amplitude) for a chance to win Steam keys for all our games and a great Endless goodies package! This event starts at 10am CET, and we plan to continue giving keys away throughout the whole day! So stay tuned, and good luck!

MEZARI

As a thank you for being part of our community, we will be unlocking the Mezari faction (Vaulters faction skin) for everyone in Endless Legend!

We'll unlock the faction in a future update (no ETA yet) but we'll keep you posted.

LIVESTREAM

Don't miss our Live Stream, starting at 4pm CET with Mathieu & Romain, our co-founders! They'll discuss the studio's recent achievements, give updates on current projects, and drop hints about what comes next. Follow us on Twitch and be sure to tune in!

--> Link to the replay: http://www.twitch.tv/amplitudestudios/v/36762831

BEER2GETHER

A Beer2Gether event will be taking place over at our studio in Paris. There's no more room for this one, sorry, be sure to be among the first to register next week to be able to visit us!

The Endless Day events conclude on January 25th at 12am CET. Achievement hunters, make sure to get them before then!

~Amplitude Studios