V0.4.16214 was a major update that came with Everspace 2's early access release on Steam and GOG on January 18th, 2021. It was released a few days early for all backers who had access to the closed beta on January 15th, 2021. Corresponding Kickstarter update.
Additions, Changes, & Fixes[]
Features[]
- Added new star system (Union) with many new locations
- Added new main missions, side missions, location challenges
- Added full voice acting (English only)
- Added two new player ship classes (Scout, Gunship)
- Added seven new enemy ships (Okkar Fighter, Okkar Interceptor, Okkar Corvette, Okkar Drone, Okkar Shield Charge Drone, Okkar Jump Suppressor Drone, Outlaw Proto Scout)
- Added crafting and equipment modifying
- Added ship customization
- Added a "wanted system" which is active in the Union star system
- Added new weapon type "Gauss Cannon"
- Added Augmentation Modules, allowing players to tweak ship stats
- Added special "high risk" locations
- Added new options (toggle inertia dampeners, fps cap, use operating system mouse position)
Tweaks[]
- Improved overall game performance
- Redesigned main & pause menu
- Added more situational dialogues
- Changed how device modes are unlocked and activated
- Tweaked amount of commodities & tec resources
- Improved HOTAS support and added new presets
- Rebalanced game difficulty and progression
- Added more variation to job & unknown signal locations
- and many further smaller tweaks and bugfixes
| PC Early Access |
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| V0.4.16214 • V0.4.16428 • V0.5.18292 • V0.5.18385 • V0.6.20298 • V0.6.20667 |
| PC Alpha/Beta |
| Prototype • V0.2.10550 • V0.3.12959 |
| Updates (ES2) |
| The current version is Early Access V0.6.20667 which was released on August 25th, 2021 |
