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| 0s | Greetings, pilots! We're back with |
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| 2s | another Kickstarter. |
| 3s | Just kidding! |
| 4s | Today we want to look back |
| 5s | at what we have accomplished |
| 7s | in the last 10 years |
| 8s | together with you, our loyal fans. |
| 12s | When my partner and I |
| 13s | rebooted as Rockfish Games |
| 14s | and Christian built a new studio from |
| 16s | scratch quite literally, |
| 18s | we didn't know where this |
| 19s | new journey would take us. |
| 20s | This hard reset was a |
| 21s | chance to build a new foundation |
| 23s | together with our veteran team. |
| 24s | UWE: I've been working |
| 25s | with Michael and Christian |
| 26s | even before the previous studio. |
| 27s | I always admired their ambition |
| 29s | while giving us a lot |
| 30s | of creative freedom. |
| 31s | When they started something new, |
| 32s | I didn't hesitate to join them to make |
| 34s | space games on PC and console. |
| 36s | While a work for hire |
| 37s | project from a AAA publisher |
| 39s | helped us to get |
| 40s | ROCKFISH Games off the ground, |
| 41s | the sudden cancellation of that project |
| 43s | only a few months later |
| 44s | really set us free |
| 45s | to do what we've always wanted to. |
| 51s | Thanks to our veteran team, Unreal 4, |
| 53s | and a huge fan base of Galaxy on Fire, |
| 55s | we were able to pull off a massive |
| 56s | Kickstarter success in 2015. |
| 58s | Combining our space-combat |
| 59s | exploration gameplay |
| 60s | with roguelike mechanics |
| 61s | plus a compelling story |
| 62s | is a formula that was |
| 63s | just right at the time. |
| 67s | Critics appreciated our new approach, |
| 69s | really enjoying the first EVERSPACE |
| 71s | as our debut title on PC and console. |
| 73s | However, for budget reasons, the overall |
| 75s | concept was a compromise on our initial |
| 77s | vision of an |
| 78s | open-world space combat game. |
| 81s | GEOFF KEIGHLEY: So we're so proud to announce |
| 83s | this brand-new |
| 83s | independent game |
| 84s | made here in Germany, |
| 86s | on Opening Night Live, |
| 87s | check this out - |
| 90s | UWE: A deeper collaboration with our community |
| 91s | began when EVERSPACE 2 |
| 93s | entered Early Access in 2021. |
| 95s | With hundreds of thousands of pilots, we |
| 97s | received a ton of valuable feedback. |
| 100s | In total, it took five years |
| 101s | to complete EVERSPACE 2. |
| 103s | It has been the largest project and our |
| 105s | biggest investment by far yet. |
| 106s | But all the hard work and the financial risks |
| 108s | have been worth it. |
| 109s | The best part? We're not done yet. |
| 111s | The team is working hard on migrating the |
| 113s | base game to Unreal 5. |
| 115s | Expect a free update in Spring with a |
| 117s | brand new endgame feature and tons of new |
| 119s | legendary equipment. |
| 120s | More premium content is |
| 122s | scheduled for later this year. |
| 123s | Make sure to follow us on our channels so |
| 125s | you won't miss anything. |
| 126s | 2023 has been an incredibly challenging |
| 129s | year for many teams worldwide, |
| 130s | which is why we couldn't be |
| 131s | more grateful for where we are. |
| 133s | Doing what we love as a truly independent |
| 135s | studio is absolutely priceless, |
| 137s | and we couldn't have done it without our |
| 138s | fantastic community. |
| 140s | So thanks again for all your support! |