WEBVTT -- English 00:00:24.050 --> 00:00:25.210 Greeting space pilots! 00:00:25.210 --> 00:00:30.519 We’re back with another Kickstarter for Everspace 2. Yes, you heard right: We’re making a sequel but not as you might think! 00:00:30.521 --> 00:00:39.100 This time around, it’s not going to be a roguelike but an open-world spaceship shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot and classic RPG elements. 00:00:39.100 --> 00:00:43.179 It’s the kind of space game we have always wanted to make but never had the money for. 00:00:43.180 --> 00:00:48.420 Telling from over 30,000 comments on social media, it is also exactly what you guys want us to make. 00:00:48.420 --> 00:00:55.289 Now, we understand that trust in the developer is more important than ever, so let’s have a look where development after one and a half year is currently at: 00:01:01.530 --> 00:01:04.250 Everspace 2 is a vast open world game. 00:01:04.251 --> 00:01:07.469 That's why we need a lot of content to keep things interesting and fun. 00:01:07.471 --> 00:01:12.200 So, early on we started to expand on the lore established in the predecessor 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:16.319 and added more emotional and thematical depth to the universe you will discover. 00:01:16.320 --> 00:01:20.120 Things are changing in the demilitarized zone of Cluster 34. 00:01:20.120 --> 00:01:23.569 New factions are settling in, old conflicts are re-igniting. 00:01:23.570 --> 00:01:28.390 There are bustling hubs and remote nebulas teaming with bizarre wild life 00:01:28.391 --> 00:01:30.390 all just waiting to be explored. 00:01:37.549 --> 00:01:40.370 Most of the world of Everspace 2 is going to be handcrafted, 00:01:40.370 --> 00:01:45.530 allowing us to make full use of Unreal Engine's powerful lightmass tools for pre-baked lighting. 00:01:47.409 --> 00:01:52.099 This includes global illumination, ambient occlusion and volumetric lightmaps. 00:01:52.140 --> 00:01:55.299 We're also implementing many of the engine's recent advancements 00:01:55.301 --> 00:02:02.209 such as volumetric fog, Niagara particle systems, Chaos destruction and possibly even ray tracing. 00:02:03.400 --> 00:02:07.189 You will be glad to hear that we're keeping the much-praised Freelancer-inspired controls 00:02:07.191 --> 00:02:12.009 and fast-paced combat of the original Everspace. 00:02:16.580 --> 00:02:23.229 Inspired by Diablo and similar loot-heavy games,  Everspace 2 will feature a deep loot system 00:02:23.229 --> 00:02:26.419 with a broad range of equipment and abilities for your ship. 00:02:26.420 --> 00:02:29.039 You'll be on the constant hunt for better gear, 00:02:29.040 --> 00:02:35.330 be it through exploration, combat, trading, missions 00:02:35.330 --> 00:02:41.319 and various challenges that await in the vastness of open space 00:02:41.340 --> 00:02:45.520 There will be many ship classes to choose from. Think of your starfighter as a character 00:02:45.520 --> 00:02:52.330 in an RPG that you can level up and equip with an assortment of skills, weapons and modules 00:02:52.330 --> 00:02:58.009 that fit your playstyle or the situation at hand. 00:03:04.139 --> 00:03:06.360 We'll continue the hero's journey of Everspace 1. 00:03:06.360 --> 00:03:08.159 A stray clone on the run in the DMZ. 00:03:08.530 --> 00:03:12.129 He'll find a homebase that can be expanded and populated with companions. 00:03:13.139 --> 00:03:16.219 Through them he finds a new purpose in life and discovers what it means to be human. 00:03:18.479 --> 00:03:24.000 Everspace 2 will also have an RPG-like quest system with main and side-missions. 00:03:24.419 --> 00:03:29.009 Players are free to roam and explore an open world with at least 20-30 hours of narrative-based gameplay. 00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:37.330 So, you might be wondering why we are doing another Kickstarter even though the first Everspace was a commercial success. 00:03:37.330 --> 00:03:43.189 The release of Everspace would not have been possible without the Kickstarter community that not only helped us financially 00:03:43.191 --> 00:03:49.240 but also creatively. Tons of suggestions and invaluable feedback have made the game the great success it was. 00:03:49.241 --> 00:03:53.419 So, we would like to give our fans the opportunity once again to speak your strong ideas, 00:03:53.420 --> 00:03:57.569 and maybe unlock a few stretch goals, too. We got some really crazy ideas… 00:03:57.570 --> 00:04:02.180 Ok, we hope you like what you saw and that you are equally excited about Everspace 2 as we are. 00:04:02.181 --> 00:04:07.300 So, let’s do this together and make an arcade spaceship shooter that you can sink hundreds of hours into! 00:04:07.300 --> 00:04:10.349 Thanks for your time and support, see you in space!