What changed in ENDLESS Space™ 2 in 2017

Resolved issue with colonization cutscene freezing during ground battles.

Refusing a Demand will now apply a penalty to the recipient.

Pressure inputs have been made explicit in the leader card tooltip.

Buffed Medium Ships, Large Ships, and Motherships with increased Health.

Rebalanced troop stats for Infantry, Armor, and Plane.

Players in an alliance can now place pings on the galactic map to display their intentions.

Added an 'Alliance' specific tab in the chat window.

Records all completed games, allowing players to view final scores and victory cutscenes.

Added an 'Alliance' specific tab in the chat window.

Adjusted calculations for Defensive and Offensive Military Power.

Fixed anomalies remaining on screen when entering galaxy scanview.

Rebalanced troop stats including Infantry and Plane damage and health.

Players can request AI actions related to game context, with options to react to refusals.

Reduced minor factions yields in Manpower and tweaked bonus values.

Numerous fixes and adjustments to quests and events for better functionality.

Pirates are now spawned by Pirate Lairs instead of Minor Factions.

Players can now decide to leave an alliance after one of its members declared a war.

Minor Factions will now spawn fleets to protect their systems.

Added new visuals for orbiting space stations as a planet fills up.

Players can now decide to leave an alliance after one of its members declared a war.

Added visuals for orbiting space stations and other graphical enhancements.

Complete rebalancing of weapons for more interesting play.

Buffed health and shield absorption for Medium, Large Ships, and Motherships.

Fixed cutscene being displayed and frozen when a ground battle is viewed.

Players in an alliance can sign a pact for faction-specific bonuses at the cost of Influence upkeep.

War Pressure is now visually distinct and impacts battle notifications.

Resolved issues with squadrons not damaging each other and targeting.

War Pressure is now different from Pressure graphically and impacts battle notifications.

Pressure inputs are now explicit in the leader card tooltip on the main diplomacy screen.

Weapons, defenses, and other variables in space battles have been adjusted based on player feedback.

Players owning the most systems in a constellation will claim a FIDSI bonus.

Rewards increased for the winning camp's podium of participants.

Players owning the most systems in a constellation will claim a FIDSI bonus.

A term to generate pressure directly has been added.

Players in an alliance can now place pings on the galactic map to display intentions.

Adjusted yields, costs, and bonuses related to economy and minor factions.

Players can now request the AI to perform actions relating to game context.

Players in an alliance can now sign a pact providing a faction-specific bonus at the cost of Influence upkeep.

Demands now only have 2 levels instead of 3.

Weapons, defenses, and other variables have been adjusted based on player feedback.

Increased rewards for winning camp participants and new mechanics for recruiting Heroes.

Anomalies no longer remain on screen when entering galaxy scanview.

Pirates are now spawned by Pirate Lairs instead of Minor Factions.

Rebalanced weapon accuracy and damage for various types.

Fixed multiple quest-related bugs and improved quest functionality.

Records all completed games, allowing players to view the final scoreboard.

A quest where empires track the famous little green man, Rhync, to stop his mischief.

A new minor faction, the Amblyr, offering bonuses to Industry and Dust production.

A quest where empires track the whereabouts of Rhync and stop his mischief.

A new hero, Rhync, can be unlocked through the new quest.

A new minor faction, the Amblyr, offering bonuses to Industry and Dust production.

A new hero that can be unlocked through a quest.

War pressure trend cap increased by x5 in all game speeds.

Addressed issues with war pressure not reacting appropriately in 'Endless' game speed.

Resolved issues with the exploration quest 'The Good Life'.

Corrected the war pressure not reacting appropriately in 'Endless' game speed.

War pressure trend cap increased by x5 in all game speeds.

Reduced the impact of war duration on war pressure.

Resolved issues with the exploration quest 'The Good Life'.

Reduced the impact of war duration on war pressure.

Fixed an issue where a quest trigger could generate an infinite end turn.

"Dust to Dust - Part 3" no longer fails if the pirate fleet is not destroyed in the first turn after the quest is triggered

Quest no longer fails if the pirate fleet is not destroyed in the first turn after the quest is triggered.

Fixed an issue where a quest trigger could generate an infinite end turn

Added an error message to inform players in case something goes wrong when saving and giving the reason behind the issue

Fixed an issue with Windowed fullscreen mode as reported in the community.

Fixed an issue with Windowed fullscreen mode as reported in the community thread

Fixed an issue in the quest 'The Good Life' preventing it from being completed.

Fixed an issue in the quest "The Good Life" preventing it from being completed

Failing to start or load a game will no longer result in a stuck situation: a message is displayed if the game fails to start, prompting to report the bug on the G2G platform

Added an error message to inform players in case something goes wrong when saving and giving the reason behind the issue.

Failing to start or load a game will no longer result in a stuck situation: a message is displayed if the game fails to start, prompting to report the bug.

Resolved issues with singularities ending unexpectedly and happiness changes causing bankruptcy and defeat.

Election actions are now correctly displayed in the Election screen after selection.

Resolved issues with singularities ending unexpectedly and happiness changes.

Fixed issue where Ark populations were mutinous after attaching despite the 'Saints and Sinners bill' law.

Election actions are now correctly displayed in the Election screen after selection.

Ark populations should now be content due to the 'Saints and Sinners bill'.

Fixed the display of flak particles when squadrons are getting shot at.

Resolved an issue where weapons did not shoot in a few cases, notably missiles.

Resolved an infinite turn issue on outpost actions in a very rare case.

Fixed a case where saving caused errors. An error message is now displayed with details in case this happens.

Fixed an issue on Cravers quest mission 'Of Our Own Brood - Part 1' where the fleet spawned wouldn't move, preventing completion.

Resolved an issue where some ships didn't display animations anymore.

Resolved an issue where weapons did not shoot in a few cases, notably missiles.

Fixed an issue where the AI was not answering battle in some specific conditions.

Corrected an issue where some ships didn't display animations anymore.

Fixed a case where saving caused errors. An error message is now displayed with details in case this happens.

Fixed an issue on Cravers quest mission 'Of Our Own Brood - Part 1' where the fleet spawned wouldn't move, preventing completion.

Fixed an issue where the AI was not answering battle in some specific conditions.

Fixed infinite turn on outpost actions in a very rare case.

Fixed the display of flak particles when squadrons are getting shot at.

Fighters now deal only 25% of their DPS against Ships.

Fixed quests being broken by simplified encounter battles among AI.

Fixed quests being broken by simplified encounter battles among AI.

Fixed an issue where AI could significantly reduce FPS in the late game.

Bombers 1 has been moved from Army Cap tech and bundled with Fighter 1.

Added intel iris pro 6200 to hologram compatibility list.

Fixed an issue where AI could significantly reduce FPS in the late game.

Added intel iris pro 6200 to hologram compatibility list.

Added fixed hologram shaders that correctly apply the hologram compatibility mode when entering -compat.

Fighters 2 have been moved from Army Cap tech to Structured Antimatter on Stage 4 of Military Quadrant.

Added fixed hologram shaders that correctly apply the hologram compatibility mode when entering -compat.

Fixed an issue where Fighters sometimes targeted destroyed Fighters and Bombers.

Fighters 2 have been moved from Army Cap tech to Structured Antimatter on Stage 4 of Military Quadrant.

Fixed a major issue on AI reflexion based on outdated information regarding its colonies and lost colonies.

Trajectories now allow squadrons to slow down into turns for more realistic motion.

Squadrons now take into account Bait modules when choosing targets.

Fixed quest reward evaluation failing when MaxTurn was not defined.

Fighters now deal only 25% of their DPS against Ships.

Hero Ships are now targeted with less priority by Fighters & Bombers.

Bombers 1 has been moved from Army Cap tech and bundled with Fighter 1.

Bombers 2 now utilize Adamantian Alloys on Stage 4 of Military Quadrant.

Hero Ships are now targeted with less priority by Fighters & Bombers.

Fixed a major issue on AI reflexion based on outdated information regarding colonies.

Bombers 2 now utilize Adamantian Alloys on Stage 4 of Military Quadrant.

Fixed quest reward evaluation failing when MaxTurn was not defined.

Trajectories now allow squadrons to slow down into turns for more realistic motion.

Fixed an issue where Fighters sometimes targeted destroyed Fighters and Bombers.

Squadrons now take into account Bait modules when choosing targets.

Added a new Unfallen view option to the main menu.

Introducing pirate ace Jennifer Rach, a new heroine for leading fighter and bomber squadrons.

A scrollbar allows viewing all luxury resources in the Marketplace.

New fighter and bomber units will be added along with specific battle tactics.

Pirate Bosun Jennifer Rach returns to lead squadrons into battle.

Players can now disable planetary destruction cutscenes.

Various costs for custom factions have been increased or decreased.

A new view for the Unfallen faction will be added to the main menu.

CTRL + Mouse2 added to controls for free movement.

AI is less easily provoked by exploration vessels.

Fighters and Bombers debut in this update.

Law upkeep now displays correctly when modified by faction traits.

AI is less easily provoked by exploration vessels.

Trade Companies have seen their output lowered.

A quest to discover the source of the fighters being released in the galaxy.

Retreat feature now functions properly on vineship hulls.

New fighter and bomber units added to enhance battle tactics.

Pirate Bosun Jennifer Rach returns to lead squadrons into battle.

Extensive balance changes and bug fixes to be detailed in the update notes.

Introducing pirate ace Jennifer Rach, a new heroine for leading fighter and bomber squadrons.

An issue causing the rebellion notification to not trigger has been fixed.

A comprehensive list of balance changes and fixes will be provided in the update notes.

Scrollbar allows viewing all luxury resources in the Marketplace.

Fighters and Bombers make their debut in this update.

Retreat feature now functions properly on vineship hulls.

A new quest for players to discover the source of massive fighter deployments.

Players can now disable planetary destruction cutscenes.

Law upkeep is now displayed correctly when modified by faction traits.

Fixed an issue causing the rebellion notification to not trigger.

The output of Trade Companies has been reduced.

CTRL + Mouse2 added to controls for free movement.

Costs for various planet types and traits for custom factions have been adjusted.

Heroes now gain a base amount of XP per turn based on their role.

Multiplayer saves can now be loaded with modding tools enabled.

The zoom in sound no longer plays on repeat when zoomed in.

Heroes now gain a base amount of XP per turn based on their role.

Fixed sound being played on repeat when zooming in.

A quest to discover the source of fighters being unleashed on the galaxy.

A new quest will allow players to discover the source of fighter squadrons in the galaxy.

Reduced the Approval bonus per Population of Transvine deposits from +4 to +3

Transvine system development now correctly gives +2 happiness/pop

Reduced the Approval bonus per Population of Transvine deposits from +4 to +3

Transvine system development now correctly gives +2 happiness/pop

'Starting Planet' faction trait is no longer displayed in the Empire Panel for Custom Factions

Fixed luxury Resources deposits not applying their Approval bonus per Population

Fixed several ships configuration preventing potential crashes

Fixed luxury Resources deposits not applying their Approval bonus per Population

'Starting Planet' faction trait is no longer displayed in the Empire Panel for Custom Factions

Fixed several ships configuration preventing potential crashes

A whole bunch of AI improvements have been implemented.

Various optimizations have been added to improve game performance.

A few desync issues have been resolved.

Resolves a few desync issues.

Adds optimization to improve game performance.

Outlying issues with players using AVG & Avast have been addressed.

Fixes related to outstanding issues with game saves.

Includes a whole bunch of AI improvements.

Fixes issues for players using AVG & Avast antivirus software.

Addresses outstanding issues with game saves.

Resolved memory corruption issues occurring in large game sessions with a special Unity version.

Addressed issues related to incorrect AI behaviors.

Continued work on the Fighter/Bombers feature, including tech tree and quests.

Addressed issues causing some saved games to become corrupted.

Resolved rare cases where quests could fail silently.

Addressed issues causing some saved games to become corrupted.

Continued development on the Fighter/Bombers feature, including tech tree and quests.

Fixed incorrect AI behaviors and rare failures in quests.

Corrected various text typos and addressed UI issues.

Corrected various text typos and irrelevant UI elements.

Improvements made to savegame duration and AI decision-making processes.

Implemented optimizations to improve savegame duration and AI decision-making processes.

Resolved memory corruption issues occurring in large game sessions with a special version of Unity.

A new way to test balance changes through a mod, allowing community feedback and easy adjustments.

A new way to test balance changes through a mod, allowing community feedback and quick adjustments.

Resolved a legacy shader issue that prevented the game from launching on certain ATI drivers.

Resolved a legacy shader issue that prevented the game from launching on certain ATI drivers.

Addresses saves that use a CustomFaction that is no longer valid due to too many traits or points.

Fixed saves that use a CustomFaction that is no longer valid due to too many traits or points.

Now has 13200 HP instead of 5500 HP.

Look for the neutron star!

Tier 0 skill added.

2 total unique anomalies added.

Now given by Husk of Knowledge anomaly.

Now gives +2 Vision Range instead of +1.5.

Now affected by game speed.

Mysterious Plague ship quest disabled.

Reduced CPU consumption and memory allocations.

Added a few quality of life enhancements.

Now gives +2 Movement Points instead of +4.

Now has a bonus of 1000 System Manpower.

Now cannot be built multiple times.

AI should ask for alliances less often.

AI battles now use a simplified algorithm for better performance.

Users can fix the issue by updating their video codecs; an error message will be displayed for guidance.

Introduced a simplified algorithm for AI battles to enhance performance.

Improved performance for weaker graphic cards by optimizing the influence area computation code.

Improved stability of multiplayer sessions and fixed visibility sync issues.

Improved computation code for star system circles to enhance performance on weaker graphics cards.

Enhanced AI performance by a factor of 8 in certain situations.

Reduced the computational expense of visibility calculations for fleets.

Improved performance by optimizing how visibility is computed for fleets.

Replaced memory-greedy C# code with a faster algorithm to reduce input lag.

Resolved the hanging end turn issue caused by a repeating ground battle.

Users can fix the issue by updating their video codecs; an error message will be displayed.

Resolved an issue causing the game to hang at the end of turns due to a repeating ground battle.

Replaced memory-greedy C# code with a faster algorithm to reduce input lag.

Enhanced AI performance by a factor of 8 in certain situations.

Improved stability of multiplayer sessions and fixed visibility sync issues.

The team is prioritizing balancing factions based on community feedback.

A planned hotfix will remove a rare hang in ground battles and include multiplayer fixes.

The team is prioritizing balancing the asymmetrical factions based on community feedback.

A hotfix was released to resolve issues with the AI entering a deadlock status that affected many players.

A planned hotfix aims to remove a rare hang in ground battles and includes multiplayer fixes.

A hotfix was released to resolve issues with the AI entering a deadlock status for many players.

Added a failsafe for AI to continue making decisions even if it encounters an issue.

Removed an AI optimization causing games to get stuck in a Turn pending state.

Tested saves that encountered the pending turn issue are now working correctly.

Fixed various issues with AI handling of quests that could result in pending turns.

An AI optimization that caused games to get stuck in a Turn pending state has been removed.

Fixed an issue with AI diplomatic state machine sometimes getting stuck and resulting in a pending turn.

Fixed an issue with the AI diplomatic state machine sometimes getting stuck, resulting in a pending turn.

An issue with the Bailiff end of turn check that caused a pending turn issue has been fixed.

All AMDfix changes have been ported to the main branch.

Fixed an issue with the Bailiff end of turn check that caused a pending turn issue.

Various issues with AI handling of quests that could result in pending turns have been fixed.

Added a failsafe for AI to continue making decisions even if it encounters an issue.

Unlocks access to the E.N.F.E.R. module, a tool for managing the ES2 AI.

Unlocks access to the E.N.F.E.R. module, allowing players to interact with the game's AI.

Endless Space 2 is releasing on May 19th, 2017.

A physical retail box edition will be available, including a double-sided poster and a print version of the Last Flight of the Gray Owl.

A retail box version of Endless Space 2 will be available in stores.

Standard Edition priced at $39.99 and Digital Deluxe Edition at $49.99, with a 25% discount available until release.

Endless Space 2 is set to release on May 19th, 2017.

Players can upgrade from Standard to Digital Deluxe Edition for $10.99.

A Standard to Digital Deluxe Upgrade will be available for $10.99.

Addition of new solar winds and nebulas to enhance the galaxy's environment.

Added 'Large' size galaxies, Spiral-8 and Ovoid shapes.

Enhancements made to AI behavior in diplomacy and battle scenarios.

Introduction of new trading ships.

Nerfed certain Prowler designs and buffed certain Positron designs.

The Riftborn are the seventh playable faction in Endless Space 2, featuring unique time control mechanics.

Added chapters for Horatio and Riftborn quests, new Minor Faction Quests, Population Quests, and Community Events.

The Diplomatic and negotiation screens have been reworked for better accessibility.

Includes chapters for Horatio and Riftborn quests, and various community events.

Game settings are now visible and some are modifiable in-game.

Addressed potential loss of sync in multiplayer under certain conditions.

Manpower is now divided into three elements affecting systems and ships, with improved feedback related to troop generation.

Introduction of new trading ships to bring more life to the galaxy.

The Riftborn are the seventh playable faction, featuring unique time control mechanics.

Government after a rebellion now depends on the current government, with experience systems added for political parties.

Political parties can now report votes to the closest party, potentially changing the winner.

Enhancements to AI behavior in diplomacy and battle scenarios.

Natural Wonders added (no visuals yet).

Significant optimizations to improve game performance.

Adjustments made to the battle system and technology tree for better gameplay experience.

A lot of memory and CPU optimizations implemented.

Improved GUI for various resolutions and new tooltip display options.

Addition of new solar winds and nebulas to enhance the galaxy's liveliness.

Changes made to the Technology Tree.

A new tutorial designed for advanced players.

Multiplayer mode now supports up to 8 players.

Nerfed certain Prowler designs and buffed certain Positron designs.

Hero ships are now visible on the fleet by left-clicking on the hero's portrait in the galaxy view. Hero and Empire/player renaming has been enabled.

Population growth is now linked to a luxury resource that can be used to favor growth.

AI now handles peace behaviors, alliances, and contract evaluations better.

Hero ships are now visible in fleets and can be renamed.

Multiplayer mode will support up to 8 players.

Dynamic costs for diplomacy and assimilation based on the number of systems owned by the Empire.

Possible loss of sync in Multiplayer under certain conditions.

Certain game settings like timers and animation speed can now be modified during gameplay.

Added 'Large' size galaxies and two new shapes: Spiral-8 and Ovoid.

A new tutorial designed specifically for advanced players.

Games can now be played with up to 8 empires.

Adjustments made to the Battle System for improved gameplay.

Government after a rebellion now depends on the current government.

Manpower is now divided into three elements affecting systems and ships.

These resources are now functional.

Also reduced penalty per Representative not in Senate.

Manpower increased from 50 to 150.

Added a prerequisite, forbidding to use the Local Resistance Ground Battle action when there is no more population.

Science victory is now 5 times harder to research.

Fixed an issue where shields absorbed damage after the shield was disabled.

Damage that destroyed an external section of a ship was not applied to the core section.

Fixed a series of error messages generated when a pirate fleet was orbiting a rival star system.

Fixed an error message when using system supervisors on exploited star systems, preventing the Vodyani from being played.

Increased manpower given by Impervious Bunkers from 50 to 150.

Prevented the Vodyani from being played due to this error.

Lowered number of Representative for Dictatorship and Federation, and the penalty per Representative not in Senate.

Fixed an issue where damage that destroyed an external section of a ship was not applied to the core section.

Fixed Short vs Short and Medium vs Medium trajectories.

Science victory is now 5 times harder to research.

Forbids using the action when there is no more population.

Orichalcix and Quadrinix exploitation resources are now implemented & functional.

Includes Scavengers and Eucosial; Z'vali & Epistis are now advanced.

Manages construction queue and population.

Bonus when hitting certain population thresholds.

Gnashast is a Scavenger faction; Tikanan is an Eusocial faction.

Ranges are now fixed by phase.

Includes drag and drop for ships, sorting presets, and locking state on ships.

Now aligned with temperature & biodiversity, including terraforming process & FIDSI distribution.

Influences political orientation in star systems.

Affects buyouts, retrofits, repair costs, and marketplace prices.

Includes Horatio, Sophons, Cravers, Lumeris, Vodyani, and United Empire Chapters.

Shows a list of ships per flotilla with HP state and morale feedback.

Occurs before battle.

Includes Lumeris colonization, camera zoom, and tooltip updates.

4-disks and Ring.

Supremacy, Conquest, Science, Economy, Wonder.

Includes 16 battle play cards and deck size technologies.

Highlights the play card choice.

Includes damage taken and inflicted details.