Space Engineers 2 launched this month and promised a sophisticated and expanded StarCrafting experience

This is a quiet month for video game releases, because January tends to, but at least one asteroid approaches in the shape of the 2nd universe engineers. It is published in the winter, which is your reproduction of your favorite space game. The giant western robot spider.

It was really high time, we paid attention to the new game. The first Alpha debuted on Steam Early Access on January 27. This is what in the store.

As you may have deduced cunning by using your advanced Simian brain, the sequel for the universe engineers once again technical in space. This is a game of manufacturing and exploring the first person’s sand box placed in the mysterious Almagest star system, centuries and Lightyears from now on.

Some riddles: The original cause was a 2nd century astronomical thesis on the movement of stars and planets, written by Claudius Ptolemy. I didn’t read The Aalgest, but I didn’t believe it mentioned “25cm consolidated grid construction system” or actually “Magbooots with camera stability”. You will encounter both of these in the Alpha building of the first 2 Alpha of Space Engineers, introducing an innovative mode along with exquisite construction tools, including Undo/Redo function and a new detailed plan system with grid Snapping and a partial copy.

The new Vrage3 engine promises to “a visual revolution thanks to the trace of rays, global light, Tessellated terrain, wrong might, sleek and enhanced armor edges”. This is a notice introduction so you can see all Sparking and Spurting.

According to the early Access Access roadmap, the first update after launching Alpha will add content seminars created by users. After that, they are planning a update to make improvements and non -determinants to play mechanically and interfaces. After that, an update with appropriate amendment support, including a MOD center and editor.

And then, good things: the planets can walk with the bodies of the country, many players, the faction of the characters do not play, the survival regime and the story campaign. This campaign is the story of the two brothers who have come to the system to enjoy after a few thousand years in Cryos sleeping. It will be broken into tasks. They are also planning for an option for a sand box without a backbone, in which you progress only by building ships and controversy with factions.

In the video below, Keen Software’s CEO, Marek Rosa reviewed the details of the roadmap, and solved questions from the space engineer community. Among other things, he emphasized the importance of making more intuitive simulation – for example, by adding a little simplicity of creative regime to survival regime by new backpacking systems and predictable construction systems. He also speaks of the ingenuity of the engine, which supports greater feats such as instantly copying all the battluis assembled manually, but also lends a bit, large volumes like the blocks are broken when you explode.

For the original spatial engineers, it will not go anywhere. Software Keen plans to maintain it with the development of a new game. There is no Overwatch-2 Rugpull here.

I confess, I am writing about 2 -part spatial engineers because some of you mentioned it in the comments for my article about Shiro spacecraft, seemingly emphasizing more in the exploration of galaxies and relatively automatic exploitation and production acts. I think I prefer the sound of the 2 -shaped space engineer than the spacecraft, which follows the introduction, you can walk around the asteroids in three directions, using the aforementioned magboots. I wish I could do it at Starfield. Ptolemy will be ecstatic, I’m sure.