Distant Worlds 2

[Undercovergeek]

Space ewoks

[Martok]

Nice. I like them already.

Cheers, Anguille!  Same here.  They look & sound fun.   

Space ewoks

You're not wrong. 

[Martok]

This week's DLC diary gives us a closer glimpse of the ancient & enigmatic Wekkarus: 


https://www.slitherine.com/news/the-wekkarus-dev-diary-2
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1531540/view/527589280996917391

Their preferred habitats and unique origins give the Wekkarus several key advantages, such as improved research, due to their ancient knowledge of the galaxy, as well as improved mining rate and access to secret riches of their ocean planets. However, the Wekkarus truly come into their own due to their unique ability to manifest “ghosts” of their ancestors to help them survive the chaos of the galaxy.

[Undercovergeek]

They look great

[Martok]

Agreed. 

I'm still planning to play the Atuuk first, though; they just look & sound more fun (to me).   

[Undercovergeek]

In the latest das update - he really hates them 😂 - he’s getting reports that they are great to play

He explained his dislike and he just takes his gaming more serious than most - he says these are too comic - I think there’s an option or something on the interface for them that’s says ‘what does this button do’ - he’s not amused 😂😂

[Martok]

Bahahahaha

[Martok]

Control update is releasing this Thursday.   

[bayonetbrant]

This just in from S&M

The Distant Worlds 2 community is active and eager to play more. While we wait for the new faction DLC, Atuuk & Wekkarus, out April 3rd, the community has been heard: the Control Update, now available, is a major free update that refresh the Zenox and Boskara factions as well as improvements to make manual control of the players’ empire easier.

 

In addition to crash fixes, engine improvements, performance improvements, and much more, here are the main features in this update:

Boskara and Zenox factions refreshed with new gameplay mechanics and improved ship and station textures;
Queued Mission support added for Ships and Fleets to help with manual playstyles;
Galaxy Search added to allow players to easily find any star, planet, moon, station, ship or any other item on the galactic map;
UI improvements to help with information management;
Improved management of Planetary Facilities;
Save/Load Fleet Templates;
Improved Colonization behavior, especially with Outposts;
Improved modding support for localization.
 

There are many other fixes and refinements, including ships and fleet behavior, AI improvements and a major adjustment to economic and research bonus funding.

To know all the details and improvements read here

The Galaxy lives on.

[ojsdad]

Steam page on Control update

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1531540/view/528715258929349829

[Martok]

Nice to see the Zenox finally get their refresh; looking forward to taking them out for a spin again.  Also happy to see the return of queued missions. 

[Martok]

The Atuuk and Wekkarus DLC is now available!  I gotta admit, this trailer is a cut above Slitherine's usual quality: 


https://www.slitherine.com/game/distant-worlds-2-factions-atuuk-and-wekkarus/pc
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350550/Distant_Worlds_2_Factions__Atuuk_and_Wekkarus/

[Martok]

I keep forgetting to post this, but Explorminate had a nice long discussion with Erik Rutins regarding the game, including & especially the Atuuk and Wekkarus DLC: 


https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/explorminate/episodes/Distant-Worlds-2-and-the-Concept-of-Awe-e315r8m

[Martok]

Slitherine is hosting at AMA on Monday (April 14) with the DW2 dev team, including not just Erik Rutins, but a rare appearance by Elliot Gibbs himself: 


https://www.slitherine.com/news/ama-with-the-devs
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1531540/view/512955189680931661

[Martok]

The "Tactics" update dropped today.  It's focused around improving fleet behavior, plus adds the ability to upgrade fleet templates. 


https://www.slitherine.com/news/tactics-update-is-now-available

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1531540/view/528718342276514013