The unique mechanics for each faction are obviously the main attraction, but there’s a terrific attention to detail that extends even to the little blurbs for certain science and tech discoveries. The main human trait is, of course, arrogant rudeness. In addition to the returning and expanded Sophons, Cravers, and United Empire, Endless Space 2 rounds out the eight with the Lumeris (basically the space mafia), time-bending Riftborn, and deceptively soft-spoken tree creatures The Unfallen. The studio are great at coming up with fascinating amalgams hence nomadic space vampires in the midst of a religious schism, and unhinged cloned empire devoted to nature and sinister gene splicing (granted, they’d already invented these guys for the first Endless Space). Other beings are tolerated, but this faction has at least one “kick out the filthy aliens” quest, and their somewhat dirty secret is ‘disappearing’ other population segments for gene splicing bonuses.īoth are typical of Amplitude’s sharp faction design, matching inviting storytelling with engaging mechanics. The identical cloned creations of an eccentric ‘Horatio Prime,’ they aim to spread true beauty across the universe.
Meanwhile, the Horatio (one of four original factions returning in Endless Space 2), are dictatorial ecologists with a bit of nasty xenophobic streak. The Arks make for formidable combat opponents in the early to mid game, too. They’re also very versatile, able to move their Ark (and all structural system upgrades) to a brand new home with ease. That’s both a benefit and a hazard Vodyani reproduce slowly without more Life Essence (harvestable from other hapless populated planets), but can effectively hoover up resources from every planet in a system at once.
They’re religious beings of Life Essence (a resource also unique to them) who perform corporeal actions thanks to pragmatic suits, and lurk in space on massive Ark vessels. The first faction I indulged in, the Vodyani, don’t even colonise planets in the usual way.
But if you just want to make your own faction anyway, you can.
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