Hey guys and gals!




This announcement has been a long time coming.
Starting in 2012 with the first Games2Gether  contest that brought the Automatons to Endless Space, and subsequently the Cultists of the Eternal End to Endless Legend, our community faction creation contests have always been extravagant displays of imagination. 




We're happy to bring this contest back for Endless Space 2! This faction's theme is Pacifist diplomats!












Now that we've got your attention, the contest will be split in three phases. The phases will work this way:



Phase 1: Game Design
Gameplay & biography
What is the faction affinity that makes this Pacifist diplomatic faction unique to play? 
- Cravers eat up Minor Factions, consume planets and can never be at peace, Sophons are crazy explorers and get a huge science bonus if they're the first to research a technology. How is yours different?
What is the story behind this faction?
- Give us, in 200 words or less, a description of the faction. How did they get to that point? What's their society like? What's its goal?



Phase 2: Visual Design
Hero & Ship visuals
What do the leaders of the faction look like?
- Now that we have the basics down, let's focus on appearances. Heroes are our main visual cue on the population's appearance. What do they look like?
What do their ships look like?
- You can offer either one or several visual concepts, or even doodles with a bunch of reference pictures. Try new things, impress us!



Phase 3: Narrative Design
Storytime
What is life like in this faction? Who are the people who inhabit it?
-  Write a short story (500 words or less) showcasing one or more of the heroes, and setting up or referencing the faction quest. Inspiration will be drawn from the winning story for hero biographies and the faction-related quest.




Finalists for each phase will be selected by the community in a popular vote among all receivable entries, with the top three entering a final vote on our new voting platform.




We reserve the right to alter submissions or work with their author to fit our design and specifications. Full rules for the contest are available here







Prizes

The winners of each phase will receive the following:

• Their names in the game credits for ultimate bragging rights.
• An Endless Space 2 t-shirt. "What's that?" people will say. "Just a game I helped create", you'll reply.
• An exclusive badge showcasing your achievements.
• Two copies of the game when it hits Early Access, for you and a friend!
• A trip to Paris to visit the studio and meet the team!

We're starting straightaway with Phase 1, Gameplay & Bio. Head over to this post in our Contests section to find out more about the specific rules of this phase, and other advice. The deadline for this step of Phase 1 is two weeks from now, Thursday 25th, 6pm CEST. You can already start voting for your favorite submissions, and the three finalists for the vote will be the three most popular receivable submissions. Make sure you get your submission in before that!





Get your thinking caps on, and have fun!

Hey guys and gals!




This announcement has been a long time coming.
Starting in 2012 with the first Games2Gether  contest that brought the Automatons to Endless Space, and subsequently the Cultists of the Eternal End to Endless Legend, our community faction creation contests have always been extravagant displays of imagination. 




We're happy to bring this contest back for Endless Space 2! This faction's theme is Pacifist diplomats!












Now that we've got your attention, the contest will be split in three phases. The phases will work this way:



Phase 1: Game Design
Gameplay & biography
What is the faction affinity that makes this Pacifist diplomatic faction unique to play? 
- Cravers eat up Minor Factions, consume planets and can never be at peace, Sophons are crazy explorers and get a huge science bonus if they're the first to research a technology. How is yours different?
What is the story behind this faction?
- Give us, in 200 words or less, a description of the faction. How did they get to that point? What's their society like? What's its goal?



Phase 2: Visual Design
Hero & Ship visuals
What do the leaders of the faction look like?
- Now that we have the basics down, let's focus on appearances. Heroes are our main visual cue on the population's appearance. What do they look like?
What do their ships look like?
- You can offer either one or several visual concepts, or even doodles with a bunch of reference pictures. Try new things, impress us!



Phase 3: Narrative Design
Storytime
What is life like in this faction? Who are the people who inhabit it?
-  Write a short story (500 words or less) showcasing one or more of the heroes, and setting up or referencing the faction quest. Inspiration will be drawn from the winning story for hero biographies and the faction-related quest.




Finalists for each phase will be selected by the community in a popular vote among all receivable entries, with the top three entering a final vote on our new voting platform.




We reserve the right to alter submissions or work with their author to fit our design and specifications. Full rules for the contest are available here







Prizes

The winners of each phase will receive the following:

• Their names in the game credits for ultimate bragging rights.
• An Endless Space 2 t-shirt. "What's that?" people will say. "Just a game I helped create", you'll reply.
• An exclusive badge showcasing your achievements.
• Two copies of the game when it hits Early Access, for you and a friend!
• A trip to Paris to visit the studio and meet the team!

We're starting straightaway with Phase 1, Gameplay & Bio. Head over to this post in our Contests section to find out more about the specific rules of this phase, and other advice. The deadline for this step of Phase 1 is two weeks from now, Thursday 25th, 6pm CEST. You can already start voting for your favorite submissions, and the three finalists for the vote will be the three most popular receivable submissions. Make sure you get your submission in before that!





Get your thinking caps on, and have fun!

Hey guys and gals,




We've got some cool news for you! This year again, we'll be attending Gamescom! We will have a booth both in the business and public areas. Our public booth will be in Hall 10.1, we hope to see you there!


This year, you will get to meet AmpliMath, Marcelo, Meedoc, Skamaks, SpaceTroll, Steph, and myself, Frogsquadron! We'll be showcasing Endless Space 2, and you'll be able to get your hands on the game! We have a few surprises by the booth so make sure to pay us a visit.


In accordance to the tradition, we will be hosting a Beer2Gether event on Friday evening, at our usual venue. Since seats will be limited, we ask that those of you who want to join sign up to the Beer2Gether using this event page.


Let us know in the comments if you plan on attending!

The Amplicrew

Hey guys and gals,




We've got some cool news for you! This year again, we'll be attending Gamescom! We will have a booth both in the business and public areas. Our public booth will be in Hall 10.1, we hope to see you there!


This year, you will get to meet AmpliMath, Marcelo, Meedoc, Skamaks, SpaceTroll, Steph, and myself, Frogsquadron! We'll be showcasing Endless Space 2, and you'll be able to get your hands on the game! We have a few surprises by the booth so make sure to pay us a visit.


In accordance to the tradition, we will be hosting a Beer2Gether event on Friday evening, at our usual venue. Since seats will be limited, we ask that those of you who want to join sign up to the Beer2Gether using this event page.


Let us know in the comments if you plan on attending!

The Amplicrew

Hey everyone,

Endless Space 2 is coming to Steam Early Access and usual, you're all welcome to give your feedback. While we haven't announced a release date yet, we've published all our game design documents on the official Amplitude forum.

You can read those documents and give us feedback; our game designers will often interact with you. You can indeed discuss features and game mechanics now, before the game is even out, so don't hesitate a minute:

1. Background Story
   
2. Overview
   
3. Galaxy & Exploration
   
4. Battle
   
5. Politics & Senate
   
6. Population
   
7. Empire Management
   
8. Heroes
   
9. Narration
   
10. Diplomacy
    
11. Ship Design
    
12. Marketplace
    
13. Trade
    
14. Ground Battle

Enjoy!
Amplitude Studios

Hey everyone,

Endless Space 2 is coming to Steam Early Access and usual, you're all welcome to give your feedback. While we haven't announced a release date yet, we've published all our game design documents on the official Amplitude forum.

You can read those documents and give us feedback; our game designers will often interact with you. You can indeed discuss features and game mechanics now, before the game is even out, so don't hesitate a minute:

1. Background Story
   
2. Overview
   
3. Galaxy & Exploration
   
4. Battle
   
5. Politics & Senate
   
6. Population
   
7. Empire Management
   
8. Heroes
   
9. Narration
   
10. Diplomacy
    
11. Ship Design
    
12. Marketplace
    
13. Trade
    
14. Ground Battle

Enjoy!
Amplitude Studios

Hi everyone,

Time to move forward with the Quest creation contest!



The first question we asked you to answer in order to narrow down the scope of the contest was: what type of quest do you want to create? The vote was clear, all you space explorers were interested in creating a Solo quest!



Because this quest type involves a little less interaction and should present fewer implementation challenges, we've decided to give you more leeway, with a quest comprising up to three chapters. What's a chapter? A chapter is basically a step, it has objectives that you need to accomplish, sometimes gives you choices. Let's look at an example:



This is a fairly straightforward type of quest, with linear narration. You can choose other types of scenarios, up to a limit of 2 choices per chapter in 2 chapters.


The event above follows the narrative structure of the picture on the left.

• A name (50 characters max). The name will be the same from one chapter of the quest to the other, like Event X, Event X Part 2, etc.
  
• A description (500 characters max).
  
• Up to three chapters, comprised of only one step (objective) each
  
• An objective, or a choice between two objectives to accomplish per chapter. The objective is a descriptive text ("Explore planet X") (150 characters max per objective)
  
• A description for the outcome of each objective, with a target and duration if applicable (instant, or X turns; on hero, system, planet, fleet, empire, etc.), eg: +X approval on System for 10 turns (250 characters max)
  
• Please provide a graphical representation of your event showing its narrative structure. Feel free to inspire yourself from the two structures shared above. It doesn't need to be pretty, we just want to make sure we don't misunderstand what's going on. :)

• You are limited to one submission. Please also note that we will only accept submissions posted in English.
  
• If you want to modify your submission, please edit your post (don't repost your submission)
  
• This quest can have several possible outcomes. If you offer several outcomes, make sure there isn't an obvious "worse" choice!
  
• KEEP THE CHAPTERS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE! If your quest is convoluted because you're trying to fit in an 8 chapters quest in 3 chapters, it won't work.
  
• It's a solo quest. Outcomes should only involve the recipient of the quest (no "eliminate X population on random enemy system").
  
• Outcomes should be limited to one per step of the quest. Find what your event is about and make it count.
  
• You cannot participate if you have already won a previous Endless Space 2 creation contest. The list of winners so far is o0ber and Epikuros. Feel free to give feedback on one another's events!

Submit your ideas before June 22nd. We’ll be closing the thread at midday (CEST). We will then put all submissions that meet the required criteria to a multi-entry vote (where you can support several ideas), from which the three most popular will be selected for the G2G vote.


The lucky winner will receive the following:

• Your name in the game credits.
  
• An Endless Space 2 t-shirt that will be the envy of your friends.
  
• Two copies of the game when it comes to Early Access, for you and a friend!

CLIK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUEST!


Warning: Please note that Amplitude reserves the right to modify the proposals and will work with the winners to finalize the design and adapt it to development constraints. Modifications might affect descriptions, scope or effects.

Good luck to everyone!
~Amplitude Studios

Hi everyone,

Time to move forward with the Quest creation contest!



The first question we asked you to answer in order to narrow down the scope of the contest was: what type of quest do you want to create? The vote was clear, all you space explorers were interested in creating a Solo quest!



Because this quest type involves a little less interaction and should present fewer implementation challenges, we've decided to give you more leeway, with a quest comprising up to three chapters. What's a chapter? A chapter is basically a step, it has objectives that you need to accomplish, sometimes gives you choices. Let's look at an example:



This is a fairly straightforward type of quest, with linear narration. You can choose other types of scenarios, up to a limit of 2 choices per chapter in 2 chapters.


The event above follows the narrative structure of the picture on the left.

• A name (50 characters max). The name will be the same from one chapter of the quest to the other, like Event X, Event X Part 2, etc.
  
• A description (500 characters max).
  
• Up to three chapters, comprised of only one step (objective) each
  
• An objective, or a choice between two objectives to accomplish per chapter. The objective is a descriptive text ("Explore planet X") (150 characters max per objective)
  
• A description for the outcome of each objective, with a target and duration if applicable (instant, or X turns; on hero, system, planet, fleet, empire, etc.), eg: +X approval on System for 10 turns (250 characters max)
  
• Please provide a graphical representation of your event showing its narrative structure. Feel free to inspire yourself from the two structures shared above. It doesn't need to be pretty, we just want to make sure we don't misunderstand what's going on. :)

• You are limited to one submission. Please also note that we will only accept submissions posted in English.
  
• If you want to modify your submission, please edit your post (don't repost your submission)
  
• This quest can have several possible outcomes. If you offer several outcomes, make sure there isn't an obvious "worse" choice!
  
• KEEP THE CHAPTERS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE! If your quest is convoluted because you're trying to fit in an 8 chapters quest in 3 chapters, it won't work.
  
• It's a solo quest. Outcomes should only involve the recipient of the quest (no "eliminate X population on random enemy system").
  
• Outcomes should be limited to one per step of the quest. Find what your event is about and make it count.
  
• You cannot participate if you have already won a previous Endless Space 2 creation contest. The list of winners so far is o0ber and Epikuros. Feel free to give feedback on one another's events!

Submit your ideas before June 22nd. We’ll be closing the thread at midday (CEST). We will then put all submissions that meet the required criteria to a multi-entry vote (where you can support several ideas), from which the three most popular will be selected for the G2G vote.


The lucky winner will receive the following:

• Your name in the game credits.
  
• An Endless Space 2 t-shirt that will be the envy of your friends.
  
• Two copies of the game when it comes to Early Access, for you and a friend!

CLIK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUEST!


Warning: Please note that Amplitude reserves the right to modify the proposals and will work with the winners to finalize the design and adapt it to development constraints. Modifications might affect descriptions, scope or effects.

Good luck to everyone!
~Amplitude Studios

Hey guys and gals!

The time has come to decide which of the three most popular dilemmas selected last week will make it into the game! The third spot in these finals was very contested, thanks to all participants and voters!


Here are the contenders (event effects have been preliminarily balanced by quaedam, the description of the winner will be edited by Slowhands):




Official announcement on our dev blog




The lucky winner will receive the following:

• Your name in the game credits.
  
• An Endless Space 2 t-shirt that will be the envy of your friends.
  
• Two copies of the game when it comes to Early Access, for you and a friend!

That's it!



Vote here: GAMES2GETHER.

Hey guys and gals!

The time has come to decide which of the three most popular dilemmas selected last week will make it into the game! The third spot in these finals was very contested, thanks to all participants and voters!


Here are the contenders (event effects have been preliminarily balanced by quaedam, the description of the winner will be edited by Slowhands):




Official announcement on our dev blog




The lucky winner will receive the following:

• Your name in the game credits.
  
• An Endless Space 2 t-shirt that will be the envy of your friends.
  
• Two copies of the game when it comes to Early Access, for you and a friend!

That's it!



Vote here: GAMES2GETHER.