[2022] EVERSPACE 2: More Sentinel & Racing Improvements

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8s	[Music]
11s	all right
15s	hey
18s	mic check is it good it's good oh good
23s	excellent welcome everybody in the
25s	Stream
25s	prepping steps right now
28s	oh
35s	I gotta change the laundry over huh
37s	adulting
42s	thoughts today
47s	[Music]
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75s	foreign
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108s	foreign
128s	[Music]
131s	oh man I'm gonna I'm gonna read a
133s	message in Discord right now while the
135s	music's going it's probably hard to hear
136s	my voice
137s	is so interesting
139s	we got a we got a guy in the chat who's
141s	like man I love playing the game but
143s	every live stream hits me with new
144s	information or toys that's not coming
146s	until later it's killing my wanting to
148s	play the current build ah
150s	ah what a terrible beautiful problem to
154s	have you know what I'm saying
156s	terrible beautiful problem
158s	oh
160s	but soon guys this fall update I mean it
163s	is the fall
165s	it is the fall
167s	we gotta be getting close right
169s	probably
173s	all right
188s	[Music]
197s	[Music]
205s	hello
208s	[Music]
211s	ladies and gentlemen to the official
213s	Rockfish game stream where I am your
217s	host and your guide and your servant
219s	Eric Schrader the community Ambassador
221s	for Rockfish games I will be guiding you
223s	on a tour through everspace 2 and what's
226s	latest and new in our endeavors we're
228s	going to be having a couple of different
230s	chat opportunities today uh so the first
234s	bit we're going to be kind of talking a
235s	little bit about Early Access is I do
237s	show uh the updated updated Sentinel
240s	special I'm kind of just like giving you
243s	guys a little recap as to where we're at
245s	kind of what we're working on that I can
247s	at least tell you about
248s	um and you know so if any of you guys
250s	don't know what that looks like I'm just
252s	going to give you a little bit of that
253s	Insight then we're also going to be
255s	going over even more changes to I
258s	shouldn't say changes improvements
259s	really to racing we're getting in a
262s	finalization phase of the racing
265s	minigame stuff so uh yeah that's that's
267s	looking and feeling really good I'll let
269s	you guys uh determine that for yourself
271s	though and then we're also going to be
274s	talking and giving a bit of Praise about
277s	your guys feedback that we've been
279s	receiving in fact I'm going to do like
281s	this impromptu thing where I'm just
282s	gonna straight up open the steam forums
284s	this sounds terrible it sounds like a
286s	terrible idea but I'm like I'm gonna
287s	open the steam forms and just like
289s	cruise through it and I'm gonna like
291s	show you just how well received you guys
293s	have been it's gonna be hopefully a kind
296s	of an interesting but fun sort of uh
299s	part of the Stream
300s	and then last but certainly not least
302s	we're going to be highlighting
304s	screenshots and covering Michael selects
306s	today as well so a lot in store it
310s	should be a pretty fun wild run a lot of
312s	you guys you hardcore guys coming back
314s	for more I love it thank you for being
316s	here if you got those burning questions
318s	uh just post them into the chat geekbite
322s	is here with me he will be grabbing all
324s	those questions and at specific
326s	intervals in the Stream I'll be covering
328s	that whole Gambit okay so who's ready to
332s	see the new new Sentinel
334s	I know I sure am goodness
337s	so I'm gonna go to the ship dealer
340s	and I've got a sentinel right here the
343s	special is still called induction we
344s	didn't change the name
346s	but I'll just I'm just gonna show it
348s	like this and then read it off Primary
350s	Weapons have their fire rate
353s	increased up to 20 percent depending on
356s	current Shield charge percentage
360s	there it is
362s	some of you might be thinking well that
365s	that's not that big of a change I mean
366s	before it was like a shield charge
368s	percentage thing yes however this is a
371s	pretty significant change honestly
374s	um so I want to tell you why that is and
376s	how this works in conjunction with the
378s	Sentinel
379s	because I'm sure a lot of you people out
381s	there are probably looking at that
382s	saying like you know 20 is less than 40
384s	what gives well
387s	um 20 percent
389s	increasing any sort of weapon that's in
391s	your uh like in your kits uh that's
395s	going to definitely increase over 40
397s	damage provided you've got the energy
399s	capacity for it so long as you're
401s	maintaining that balance and you're also
403s	maintaining your Shield uh it's going to
405s	be just a far better Improvement
407s	honestly as well as the fact that it's
409s	no longer going to be conflicting with
411s	excessive force uh because we've already
414s	got this tool that allows you to
416s	increase your energy damage while your
418s	Shield is fully charged
419s	uh really in short as we wanted the
422s	Sentinels ability to be unique instead
425s	of just a copy pasta of excessive force
427s	I mean
430s	so um you know
432s	it's fun Game Dev is fun it's incredibly
435s	challenging at times you rack your brain
437s	around certain things you feel like you
438s	get this new exclusive idea you plug it
441s	in you're like yeah then you look at
442s	some other things you did and you're
443s	like I already did that you know it's
446s	it's great it's fantastic but this is to
449s	further distinguish The Sentinel of
451s	course let's check out the passes really
452s	quick
453s	um just to highlight why this can be
455s	significant and we actually have good
457s	ones to to show that so I'm blocking the
459s	way
461s	um each kill reduces random device by
463s	one and 20 reduced cooldowns for Warfare
465s	devices both of these in conjunction
467s	with being able to fire faster I feel
470s	like it's just a massive benefit as a
472s	whole you're not really seeing faster
473s	fire rates in combination with Device
476s	benefits so much on other ships I know
479s	somebody's gonna be like um that's
480s	entirely the freaking Stinger hello it
483s	shoots faster and it's like a device
485s	Master yes okay uh but in the medium
488s	category where you also have actual
491s	Health to take a shot or more versus the
495s	stinger and then this insane Shield Boon
497s	that the Sentinel has you can start
500s	seeing the synergies already with having
502s	those proc effects based on your ability
505s	to get those shots out of your weapon
509s	so the fire rate definitely kind of an
512s	altercation to the ship wasn't something
515s	that we necessarily had planned but it
517s	does fit the build fits the bill really
520s	well in fact and I think you guys will
523s	uh enjoy that and making it just a tad
527s	more distinct and also making it frankly
529s	stand out just a tad more from other
531s	counterparts like the striker and the
534s	Interceptor in the medium class because
536s	you can see the difference in how it's
539s	firing as opposed to just like knowing
541s	there's a benefit there but not really
543s	like
545s	fully seeing it does that make you know
549s	what I'm saying
550s	benefits that you get that you know are
551s	happening you kind of forget about but
553s	like you can actively see how this
556s	changes the ship right so that's that's
559s	what I mean by that so we're gonna go
560s	ahead and buy and sell current we're
561s	gonna buy this Thunderbolt also because
564s	it's just a sexy looking ship
567s	all right
570s	and we're also going to pick up right
571s	where we left off otherwise uh we were
574s	in Drake we were doing some things
577s	and uh I also had this build uh sent to
581s	me just a moment ago honestly had it
583s	downloaded right beforehand I did a
585s	smoke test hopefully nothing crashes but
587s	just as a constant reminder to anybody
589s	new these Dev streams are super like
593s	bleeding edge stuff that you're seeing
596s	and what we're doing so accidents may
598s	happen and if I accidentally show
599s	something you're not supposed to see at
601s	um Michael I'm sorry but also we do try
604s	and you know cultivate these streams to
606s	highlight upcoming improvements uh
608s	balance issues all that stuff
610s	much like how early access generally
614s	works you know in a nutshell
619s	[Music]
623s	so yeah perhaps I see a little just a
626s	comment it's not really a question but
628s	like I see you perhaps we can get a tiny
630s	little sneaky peaky about some in-game
633s	ideas uh nope not quite ready to crack
637s	that open yet
639s	not quite ready
641s	I love your guys desire to do that um
644s	but that is a really good segue into
645s	like where we're currently at with Early
647s	Access what the plan of attack is right
650s	now like what are the priorities and
652s	what is you know more or less what's to
655s	come without you know spoiling
658s	everything
659s	so as many of you guys know early access
661s	is a massive
664s	step of balancing and uh Community
668s	reception
670s	of course it is duh everybody knows this
673s	it's also where we are soaking in
675s	feedback to adjust and maintain the
678s	systems according to our vision I want
681s	to be clear on that front when I say our
682s	I'm talking about rockfish
685s	the conception of everspace 2 has a very
688s	bold Vision in place and we design
691s	everything around that that's not to say
693s	your guys feedback can't modify adjust
696s	or even add more features or systems or
700s	anything like that but just note that
704s	primarily
705s	we already have that overarching game
708s	plan of how everything's mostly going to
710s	come together
712s	this refinement system of Early Access
714s	and working in tandem with you guys
716s	gives us an absolute Edge over I mean
721s	goodness so many outstanding
725s	situations
727s	where on the Fly we can figure out very
729s	quickly if what we thought was working
732s	isn't
733s	what we thought was fun isn't
736s	what uh is missing
738s	what needs to be reprioritized you know
740s	all that type of stuff
741s	and I know a lot of you guys have seen
743s	it already
746s	and how it all comes together
750s	so uh yeah
753s	Early Access what a wild ride it's been
757s	and there's so much more coming
759s	which brings me to the next bit what the
762s	heck is coming what's on what's on the
764s	horizon
765s	like what's currently what's currently
767s	being worked on versus what's out there
770s	this is another fantastic question that
773s	we kind of
774s	don't really get I think it should be
776s	asked more and I'm absolutely wanting
778s	you guys in on this
780s	so that the expectations surrounding
782s	development are stabilized
786s	it's much better for you guys when you
788s	know what's around the corner it's much
789s	better for us
790s	whenever you know how things are
793s	supposed to be working
795s	and uh yeah so right now
799s	the fall update is of course the
801s	priority right it is top of the list and
805s	this is also why in a lot of these
807s	streams I haven't been able to show you
810s	like
811s	the new new content right like I can't
814s	zoom out here and be like oh hey you
816s	want to see the next system that we're
819s	working on maybe
822s	no I can't I can't do that right
825s	and maybe this is a complete uh maybe
828s	I'm fooling you completely maybe we're
830s	working on a different system over here
831s	regardless
833s	um regardless like
836s	we don't want to reveal those specific
838s	details of where you're going until you
841s	know the context surrounding all of that
843s	is in place uh but yeah do know that we
847s	still stand by wanting to get at least
849s	six systems out the door at full release
852s	okay and we are on track for that so you
856s	will in fact see another system for sure
858s	inevitably maybe not by fall but this is
861s	something that's already in the works
863s	right now okay
865s	in addition to that we're also working
868s	on a lot of back-end systems to clean up
871s	the game Space
873s	and this isn't just a balancing act okay
876s	this is also a refinement
879s	based on the feedback you guys have been
882s	providing us
884s	this is really important right here
887s	a lot of this
890s	stems from what we want and how you're
894s	receiving them
896s	and a lot of this I mean in in layman's
900s	terms I think a lot of people understand
901s	this is uh notorious content creep right
904s	like when a game's getting developed and
906s	then uh you know everyone's like well
908s	yeah but what if you did this and what
909s	if you did that content creep right for
911s	anyone not familiar with content creep
912s	which I mean you're Gamers you probably
914s	do but just in case anyone who's not
916s	content creep is very much when there
919s	are new ideas brought to the table that
921s	were not planned but are then
923s	Incorporated which very much stretches
927s	out and extends uh development time
930s	costs
932s	um Vision you know all of these
934s	different things
935s	and in some cases it can be a fantastic
939s	problem to have we're going to call it
941s	that and other times it can be Star
943s	Citizen
947s	ah I wasn't necessary Eric come on guys
951s	you love it it's fine we enjoy Star
954s	Citizen it's a it's it was low hanging
956s	fruit I apologize but also you're
958s	welcome all right um but sincerely like
961s	this is something that it happens it
964s	happens in Game Dev whether you like it
966s	or not
968s	and um
969s	I can I can honestly say
973s	that through our development process
976s	through bringing everything together
977s	like through all the processes even with
980s	like
982s	the crazy stuff in the world going on
984s	you know how
986s	ever you know 2020 what what a year
989s	right
990s	um
991s	like even with all of that being said
994s	we have always stayed the course on
997s	ensuring that the overarching vision
999s	that we desire will be met
1002s	we are ensuring that all of the promises
1005s	that are on Kickstarter
1007s	will be met
1009s	and we're ensuring that the community
1012s	reception whether it's you know from
1014s	creative backers or from really
1016s	outstanding uh Champions on the forums
1020s	or in Discord or on Reddit or wherever
1022s	you're talking from like we're
1024s	recognizing that in some way shape or
1026s	form degree capacity whatever like these
1030s	are what's important to us
1032s	it's it's integral in fact to this
1035s	process as well as the fact is you know
1037s	being transparent
1041s	because if we can't talk to you about
1042s	this and you don't know about it like
1045s	you're kind of in the dark and that can
1047s	suck you don't know if how like
1050s	where your money is going and especially
1053s	since we are you know we were
1055s	Kickstarter backed I think it's
1057s	incredibly important for us to help you
1060s	see and help you understand the
1063s	direction that we're taking and why
1066s	so
1067s	um
1068s	yeah development has been really good A
1072s	lot of the focus has been turning to the
1074s	end game you know it's that's looking at
1076s	uh level 30. that's looking at the
1080s	ancient riffs okay that is something
1082s	that we have started to prioritize it's
1085s	uh it's a process you know but it's an
1088s	incredibly important aspect of the game
1090s	as a whole right we don't want you to
1091s	get to level 30 and then twiddle your
1094s	thumbs because there's nothing to do
1096s	that would basically be the worst thing
1098s	ever honestly like what's the point of
1101s	building yourself up and finding all
1103s	these unique builds and special powers
1107s	and clever you know whatevers
1111s	and then you're simply left with not
1113s	being able to to do anything with it
1115s	you're not being able to Showcase it
1117s	you're not being able to you know
1119s	whatever that is
1122s	that would suck
1123s	and we want to take really great care in
1125s	ensuring that it doesn't suck
1131s	so yeah that's been the priority and
1134s	also why I can't show that stuff yet
1138s	because we are literally developing it
1140s	right now
1142s	and it is not a light process to go
1145s	through
1146s	at all
1148s	I mean shoot we could we could reference
1150s	a number of games that have leveling
1154s	progression systems and then they have
1155s	in-game content and like shoot there's
1159s	so many games that when they released
1161s	there was this initial idea from the
1163s	developers and then
1167s	six months later a year later five years
1169s	later there's entirely new in-game
1172s	content that comes out that's completely
1174s	different because it needs to satisfy
1176s	the desires of the community in order
1178s	for it to you know make sense and last
1180s	and stuff like that and you know
1184s	we are absolute Gamers at Rockfish and
1187s	there are so many games that we have
1189s	been taking inspiration from everything
1191s	from uh the Diablo franchise to
1195s	freelancer to Destiny to uh freaking
1199s	oh my gosh uh there's there's so much
1202s	like I could just I just list off games
1205s	almost infinitely and you'll be like oh
1207s	yeah I can kind of
1208s	it's it's insane
1211s	it's it's kind of insane
1218s	but I promise it's for good reason
1224s	the promises for very good reasons
1229s	you know at first I kind of thought it
1230s	was broken that you could still shoot
1232s	when you're Frozen but that was
1233s	incredibly convenient and I want that to
1235s	stay
1243s	all right job completed feels good
1249s	so yeah there's a a decent like chunk as
1253s	to like
1254s	kind of what we're working on and why
1256s	like especially why we can't like show
1258s	it quite yet
1261s	um because it really much it's it's so
1263s	in the works right now and we do have
1266s	these overarching plans that we will
1267s	tell you more about when we get closer
1270s	to that fall update right
1272s	um it's just that we'd be revealing it
1275s	too early if you like if we put
1276s	everything down on paper owners like
1278s	this is what it's exactly gonna be
1280s	but please note very very very important
1285s	for us to get the end game right that is
1289s	priority number one right now like
1293s	it's it's the top of the list everything
1296s	that we're working on on that front is
1297s	like this is where we're going this is
1299s	what we're talking about it whether it's
1302s	like story conclusions or or character
1305s	interactions whether it's gameplay
1307s	systems and mechanics predominantly
1309s	that's what it's about uh the enjoyment
1311s	Factor the reward systems like all of
1313s	that stuff all of that stuff is number
1316s	one right now okay
1319s	so if you're wondering like where are my
1322s	new ship wings and why haven't you
1324s	revamped this uh I don't know insert
1327s	thing somebody's complaining about
1329s	probably like
1330s	it's because the focal point is Boom
1333s	it's like on the big stuff right now and
1335s	you know we still have a couple little
1337s	tweaks and and updates here and there to
1340s	like flesh out other details because
1342s	with the end game you have to have
1345s	everything else working in tandem in
1346s	order for it to be you know successful
1348s	right
1349s	which is why we've seen a revisit to The
1352s	Sentinel twice in a week
1355s	right
1357s	um and you know everything coming
1359s	together
1362s	needs to be
1365s	more or less
1367s	in a finished State at this point
1374s	now
1376s	what's to come
1378s	I just spent all this time saying like
1380s	man we're not really focusing on the
1382s	little details right now we're like
1383s	focused on this in-game stuff and you
1385s	can't see it yet sorry
1388s	see you later
1390s	but what's to come
1392s	guys we still have more content
1396s	that's coming to this game
1398s	right there's still more content
1402s	as mentioned before like we still have
1404s	more aesthetic options to these ships
1407s	that'll be in the works
1409s	that we're bringing to the table
1411s	there's
1412s	I don't know since it's a since it's a
1414s	looter shooter I can only imagine
1416s	there's probably going to be more
1418s	variety and equipment and modules and
1421s	stuff like that I mean shoot if
1423s	anybody's paying attention whatsoever
1424s	and looking at you know the kickstarter
1427s	or just general conversations we've had
1430s	legendaries aren't in the game yet right
1432s	so we know that at the very least we're
1435s	gonna see a slew of equipment on that
1438s	front
1440s	and through that which is probably going
1443s	to be introducing their own sort of
1444s	uniquenesses and some degree or capacity
1447s	that might start triggering entirely New
1450s	Concepts and builds for what's to come
1452s	further right
1455s	it's so it's and you know
1458s	there's a gap here right there's a gap
1460s	here for Adam you know we've added so
1463s	many more perks for characters along the
1465s	way
1466s	maybe there's even more characters
1470s	obviously because you know it from the
1472s	kickstarter we've talked about in the
1473s	past like
1475s	and I mean the coming soon on this page
1477s	is just it's obnoxious
1481s	right
1482s	goodness
1484s	so when I say like there's a lot more to
1487s	come
1488s	um I like I tell you this for two
1490s	reasons one because man we've had such
1492s	an influx
1494s	of folks
1496s	um like
1497s	kind of go into that sort of proverbial
1499s	that's it sort of mentality and uh no
1504s	so
1506s	um just just know like it's an early
1509s	access process like this happens with
1511s	any game that's in Early Access it goes
1513s	in steps and for us oh man I just I love
1516s	that warping and for us it's very much
1520s	it's very much a process of focusing on
1524s	the most important aspects of what's
1527s	needed for the game
1529s	right that's how we work at Rockfish and
1532s	it's not a matter of let's try to do 50
1534s	things at once because that doesn't get
1535s	anything done
1539s	and we're really really happy thus far
1542s	with these results and how they've
1544s	reached fruition for you guys based on
1547s	your feedback alone frankly but also uh
1551s	seeing your guys thoughts and ideas and
1553s	suggestions and like
1555s	there are so many times I get to look at
1557s	what you guys suggested I'm just like
1559s	nodding like man I wish I could tell
1560s	them
1563s	in a good way oh man
1566s	hmm
1568s	so
1571s	there's a lot there's a lot
1574s	and there's there's seriously like if
1577s	you're looking at especially like the
1578s	amount of time and dedication that we're
1580s	putting into the development
1581s	specifically there's still a pretty
1584s	healthy amount more to come now I'm not
1586s	saying we're gonna freaking double the
1587s	game size and all the content goodness
1589s	like let's temper our expectations there
1593s	but uh anyone who's ever played a looter
1596s	shooter at all or any game that has uh
1598s	you know randomized equipment knows that
1600s	you add one more into a pool of like
1603s	even 10 that magnifies everything
1606s	and you know there's gonna be some more
1610s	magnification
1612s	there's gonna be there's gonna be a
1614s	healthy bit more
1615s	so uh I hope you're ready
1620s	so that was a lot
1622s	probably a lot to soak in
1624s	I hope that clarifies to a couple of
1626s	people The Early Access process and
1628s	where we're at and what we're doing and
1630s	why we're doing it
1632s	and kind of wants to come now I'm sure
1634s	that there have been plenty of questions
1636s	that were asked and uh geekbite if you
1639s	are there I think I'm ready to start
1641s	answering probably uh a large snow we've
1644s	had a few we've had a few
1647s	so uh yeah so guys this is gonna be a
1650s	segment where geekbite's asking those
1651s	questions that you have been supplying
1653s	and we're just gonna we're gonna answer
1656s	them straight up so
1658s	have at you
1660s	right first off is actually a kind of
1663s	one that came up last week in regards a
1665s	challenge that you possibly were gonna
1667s	do uh with the bomber in one of the
1670s	races dampeners off
1685s	[Laughter]
1687s	goodness great we're having such a
1689s	beautiful discussion about Early Access
1691s	and the process of development and
1693s	you're like yeah okay that's great and
1694s	all but can you do this crazy thing you
1697s	guys are nuts I love it we'll try it
1699s	once
1701s	yeah once
1703s	maybe maybe a couple times but I'd be
1706s	happy with that you'll be happy
1708s	guys are ridiculous now
1712s	um
1718s	um will we get the September recap soon
1722s	after the August recap you know like
1724s	we've got the August of the July one you
1727s	know that's a great question so uh you
1728s	know gonna gonna be a hundred percent
1730s	honest on that front I've had to uh
1733s	juggle a number of priorities because
1736s	actually kind of ties into our whole
1738s	Early Access thing there have been so
1739s	many other things that are so much more
1741s	important than giving those who haven't
1743s	watched the streams a recap I know that
1745s	they're delightful I know that they're
1746s	wonderful and I love making them
1748s	honestly uh it's just it's not priority
1752s	guys I'm really sorry but something that
1755s	I haven't even suggested to Michael yet
1757s	so high surprise Michael is I might just
1759s	do like a combined uh August September
1762s	recap video like in one
1764s	um but we'll we'll see we'll see
1766s	because I do have like all the sections
1768s	and and tidbits uh ironed out like
1770s	goodness I could show you the paperwork
1772s	on it it's nuts just hasn't just hasn't
1775s	been edited hasn't been completed so but
1777s	that will get done
1779s	I hope soon
1783s	all right
1785s	um Fred's back right over on YouTube
1787s	he's asking uh I'm kind of fishing for
1790s	some information that's fine will we
1794s	finally get some new news today like
1796s	something biggish
1799s	news today for something bigger no no
1802s	we're not gonna we don't have any we
1803s	don't have any big news today if
1805s	somebody hears that and they're just
1806s	like oh well I'm gone I mean every one
1809s	of these weeks that we you know come
1811s	here to these streams like it's it's not
1813s	just a matter of like showing like all
1816s	the big new updates and content stuff
1818s	like every week is a little bit of a
1820s	transformation to clue you in on where
1822s	things are at and how things are going
1823s	right but it's also this opportunity to
1825s	answer those questions you have so uh
1828s	while I do appreciate that question
1829s	there's just
1831s	there's no there's nothing I can really
1833s	do to probably answer that in a pleasant
1836s	way right when we have those big
1838s	announcements though there will be very
1841s	clear markers out in the wild whether
1843s	it's a tweet whether it's a Discord post
1846s	whether it's something that shows up on
1847s	the forums and the steam feed you know
1849s	like you're gonna know when we're gonna
1851s	have something really stinking neat uh
1855s	the only exception to that is if I
1858s	convince Michael that we should sneak it
1860s	at you guys and reveal during a stream
1862s	but but uh yeah that doesn't happen very
1866s	often I suppose it can but
1868s	yeah there you go
1872s	oh cool this one's a bit of a it's like
1875s	technical question regarding an ongoing
1878s	bug from TV Cube on Twitch with the old
1881s	named pickup bug being back and in full
1884s	force allowing players to equip anything
1886s	in any slot due to glitched weapons and
1889s	ship parts well any more time be sunk
1891s	into nailing this multi-year book
1893s	there's a concern that it's eating away
1896s	any new content production because right
1899s	to nail down that bug right so yeah I
1901s	mean the the big thing with that bargain
1903s	just I'll just be brief on it is that it
1905s	was very much game breaking and how you
1907s	could effectively
1909s	I mean you're effectively changing your
1912s	inventory to just about whatever you
1914s	want and doing things that are
1916s	absolutely not supposed to be allowed
1918s	um and that's that's not intended right
1920s	that's that's not intended gameplay like
1923s	if we had some sort of like you know
1925s	modifier system that was like combine
1927s	these two weapons which is not what
1929s	we're going to do I don't want you guys
1931s	to even think about that like it's not a
1934s	concept that's on the table it's it's
1935s	not gonna happen just going to be very
1937s	clear on that front we gotta set that
1939s	expectation but like if that were in
1942s	place then it would be like oh it's not
1943s	really as big of a deal because it's
1945s	kind of using systems that were
1947s	inherently designed but it's not
1950s	it's not it's not intended whatsoever
1952s	it's manipulating the tools that are
1956s	meant to be experienced in a far
1957s	different way and uh that's it's a nasty
1961s	bug we consider that to be a nasty bug
1963s	now the way that it kind of came up more
1966s	recently though wasn't uh oh the music's
1968s	too loud thank you Michael
1974s	how's that
1976s	check one two
1977s	um you let me know if that's better or
1980s	if it needs to keep coming down
1982s	um but it like With all sincerity and
1984s	how that
1986s	bug kind of uh still too loud all right
1990s	um we're gonna go just a little bit
1991s	further and we're gonna try here
1996s	yeah uh I did see the report on the
1999s	steam forums in the saves yeah so yeah
2001s	we're good like you did the same thing
2002s	that you are supposed to do uh whenever
2005s	you find a a really nasty bug like that
2008s	it's good to send it our way so that we
2010s	can correct those issues because it's
2011s	very much an issue that can impact the
2014s	gameplay formula you know somebody
2015s	accidentally came across that it could
2017s	really screw up their save file right
2020s	that wouldn't be good that wouldn't be
2023s	fun
2026s	and so we we have to we have to
2028s	eliminate stuff like that
2030s	so thank you for the report it's not
2033s	necessarily currently a priority
2036s	but it's definitely one that has to be
2038s	out of the picture in order for all the
2040s	other systems to you know they'll work
2042s	the way that they're intended to work so
2045s	yay fun right
2048s	ah but all right
2050s	I love this I love the brief answer to
2052s	that that was cool yeah yeah super super
2054s	brief like
2056s	wow anyway
2060s	uh Finn's over on YouTube with us are
2063s	there any plans to add any new gameplay
2065s	mechanics and or effects like space
2068s	weather to super light travel part of
2070s	the game I think there's some things
2072s	like space storms or yeah Pirates
2075s	appearing Etc yeah so I mean I'm not
2077s	gonna say that we're not
2079s	um it's also really hard to say that we
2081s	are because that starts getting into
2082s	territory of like revealing too much
2085s	um I think
2086s	I think it's in like I could absolutely
2089s	say we would love to do so much more in
2093s	the space of like super light and uh you
2096s	know just like those added sort of
2097s	whimsical effects that you see
2098s	especially the ones that come out of
2099s	everspace one because it's completely
2102s	randomized so there's much more freedom
2104s	there but because these are handcrafted
2106s	locations with intentional uh space
2108s	surrounding them there's not as much
2110s	flexibility to just like randomly make
2112s	the star purple for example it's like
2114s	why did it become purple if the star is
2116s	orange on the map you know for example
2118s	just super basic
2120s	um and so on that front like we do have
2122s	to be genuinely careful
2124s	about how we are going about that
2128s	process and
2130s	yeah I mean it's definitely desired
2132s	that's a nice to have that will occur
2135s	after the priorities are hit
2137s	okay
2139s	that is a nice to have
2144s	sweet
2146s	next up Adrian Caballero over on YouTube
2150s	ask when I see that a shop offers I'll
2153s	see what a shop offers it feels a bit
2155s	disappointing at will the stores change
2157s	as in the vendors uh I did ask for some
2159s	clarification unless you feel like the
2161s	variety in weapons can be bad or there's
2164s	few too few weapons and they want more
2166s	photos of boxes rather than just an
2168s	image of the item yeah I love this
2171s	question and um you know this has been
2173s	this has been something that we really
2175s	do want to change
2177s	um I'm not necessarily sure I could say
2179s	that it's a priority but it's definitely
2181s	something that the entire team uh has
2184s	looked at many times over and at a
2187s	certain point in time we wanted to
2189s	revamp the whole dang thing into a much
2191s	more intricate and possibly Dynamic sort
2194s	of trading system with these intricate
2196s	trade lanes and all this type of stuff
2198s	like we were going we were going big and
2200s	and it was going to be really super cool
2203s	now as development uh proceeded and uh
2207s	directions sort of changed to put the
2209s	focal point on uh key aspects like the
2212s	looter shootering as opposed to like
2214s	having some sort of like underlaying
2216s	simulation experience that honestly is
2220s	moving away from the core Vision like
2223s	these are these are conflicting ideas
2225s	they don't go so well in tandem
2227s	unfortunately like we had to make make
2230s	some you know important decisions on
2233s	where that Focus need to lie now I say
2236s	that to provide the context of you know
2238s	how development has proceeded it's still
2241s	something
2242s	we plan on doing
2245s	it's still something we would like to
2247s	include and when I say when I say like
2250s	something we plan on doing like a little
2253s	bit more context not nearly as dynamic
2255s	as what you're probably thinking okay
2257s	the plan is to have certain system uh
2261s	systems certain stores
2265s	sell certain and very specific Goods
2268s	over other stores
2271s	and this simple process of
2273s	distinguishing storefronts will allow
2276s	there to be this essence of if I buy
2279s	from here specifically because they have
2281s	a bunch of it at a cheaper cost then I
2283s	can go over there where they have none
2285s	of it and sell it for a much greater
2286s	cost right uh very similar honestly to
2289s	freelancer except instead of using trade
2292s	Lanes you have super light which is
2293s	arguably faster
2296s	um and let's not even bring into the
2298s	table of spatial bypass I mean come on
2300s	so
2302s	um to sort of Rectify that situation for
2304s	now and to also for balancing purposes
2307s	especially with timing situations uh the
2311s	speed at which you can get from one
2312s	place to another like we have put a lot
2315s	more work into the jobs right as well as
2317s	unknown locations like this one I'm
2320s	currently in this is a new one that's
2322s	only in our development build
2324s	that just puts a bit more emphasis on
2326s	combat related situations where you're
2328s	kind of doing waves of enemies
2330s	turns out in a combat focused game you
2333s	guys like this so do we
2337s	I am really terrible in first person by
2339s	the way
2341s	I don't think I'm gonna survive let's
2343s	see if we can manage ah I need to block
2345s	the shots
2346s	heal
2351s	okay
2357s	excellent thanks for uh letting me focus
2359s	on this and pause the questions
2361s	yeah but like we really do want to make
2364s	sure that there's a healthy amount of
2366s	variety and a healthy amount of focus
2368s	whenever we're bringing these different
2370s	systems to the table and you know the
2372s	trading marketing you know all of that
2375s	style of stuff uh that was you know
2379s	initially planned like we do still want
2382s	to you know bring that to the table on
2385s	some degree or capacity but it looks a
2387s	bit different and I hope that you guys
2389s	will understand why
2391s	um I mean I'm sure you do understand
2393s	because we explained it probably like a
2395s	billion times but
2396s	yeah
2398s	focals on that looter shooter uh much
2402s	less on the
2405s	venture capitalist
2408s	so there you go
2410s	yeah we can tell you it comes straight
2412s	and this one was starting to stick out a
2414s	little bit oh gosh yeah I'm I'm really
2416s	this is uh
2419s	this is uh this is challenging
2421s	but yeah next question please we'll buy
2426s	this one in Forbidden frog again over on
2428s	YouTube okay it's the new companion That
2430s	was supposed to make it into the summer
2432s	update and to make it into the fall
2434s	update
2435s	um I actually have not received
2437s	clarification on that I mean in a
2439s	perfect world the answer is probably yes
2441s	but I I simply can't say it because I
2443s	don't I haven't heard anyone say Yes
2446s	um I do know that the character's
2448s	production has been coming along while
2450s	I've seen screenshots and notations and
2453s	stuff like that so I I know that the
2455s	character is is coming like I I know
2458s	that they are
2459s	um win is a
2462s	that's that's a toss-up that's a toss-up
2466s	um if UVA was here he would probably be
2468s	able to answer it uh but shoot Michael
2471s	if you know
2472s	it would be super cool uh if there was
2475s	any additional information on you know
2478s	the the new companion that was planned
2480s	for the summer update
2481s	um if it is coming in the fall or if we
2483s	had to push that back based on
2485s	the tremendous number of other
2487s	priorities that we're working on if you
2489s	know and if you don't
2492s	it's okay
2493s	foreign
2496s	twitch
2502s	um it seems to be an issue with things
2505s	being thrown through walls that's been
2507s	around for a very long long time is
2509s	there some reason why it isn't fixed is
2511s	it a technical problem oh yeah it's it's
2513s	very technical I mean it's uh here let
2516s	me see if I can just make a problem
2517s	happen right here let's oh no if I'm too
2519s	close hang on
2521s	well shoot I I'm terrible at making
2523s	problems but suddenly
2526s	that won't last long nope still too
2528s	close
2529s	um well basically what I was gonna show
2530s	is that like sometimes when you destroy
2532s	resources they can actually float
2533s	backwards right and it's it's annoying
2537s	to say the least
2538s	let's see if that does the trick come on
2543s	wasn't close enough
2545s	wait these missiles are okay yeah
2549s	whatever anyway you know it's you're
2553s	gonna have like little bugs like that
2554s	that plague
2556s	the development process so much it's
2559s	just not a priority because it doesn't
2560s	affect the game that much sincerely it
2564s	really doesn't uh we haven't you know I
2566s	say that and I know there's going to be
2568s	this one issue in the future and it's
2570s	like you get this legendary drop and it
2572s	falls into an asteroid and you're like
2573s	damn it rockfish
2578s	it's bad man and you know we have
2580s	already circumvented some of those
2582s	situations actually where when something
2585s	does go through a wall even if you like
2588s	go up to the wall and you're at the
2590s	right range I think it's I think it's a
2592s	hundred and eighty meters or 150 meters
2594s	if you're within that range you can suck
2597s	it in even if it's through the wall
2599s	so we're using little things like that
2601s	to help alleviate uh some of those
2604s	issues but obviously in a perfect world
2606s	we would annihilate it so it could never
2609s	happen
2610s	but uh I hear hitboxes don't always play
2614s	nice so
2616s	yeah but that's a that's a great little
2618s	question I love it
2621s	um and it is what it is Michael did go
2623s	ahead and follow up about the companion
2625s	very briefly
2627s	um and so this is what he has to say he
2628s	says pretty sure the new companion won't
2630s	be coming in the fall update since he's
2632s	part of the rest of the campaign that is
2635s	coming with 1.0 so I really do
2637s	appreciate that Clarity Michael and so
2639s	that all of you guys are aware uh and
2641s	just to kind of add more clarity on what
2643s	that means uh everspace 2 might have
2646s	seemed to be uh released in kind of like
2649s	this episodic state where you're getting
2651s	like part of the story part of the story
2652s	part of the story with each update and
2654s	while that's partially true we are
2656s	developing the entirety of everspace
2659s	with each update so if you are only
2662s	playing the campaign and you've never
2664s	started a game over since
2667s	uh you missed so much content like it's
2673s	it's crazy how much content you have
2675s	actually missed uh based on the balance
2678s	changes adjustments like the feeling of
2680s	how you would experience the game are
2682s	just wildly different
2684s	um and to that we got to this certain
2687s	part in the story uh I don't want to get
2689s	too spoilery because also it's not even
2691s	out yet but for those who kind of know
2693s	where it concludes like we feel like
2695s	it's a really good Cliffhanger honestly
2698s	to where we can work on these core
2700s	aspects of the game solidify all that
2702s	get the end game in a powerful State
2704s	regardless of the story right because we
2707s	very much have a tremendous emphasis on
2709s	game play over here at Rockfish
2712s	um and once all of that's solidified
2714s	once we've got all of these elements
2715s	down and you are able to test them
2717s	through Early Access then we'll be able
2719s	to give that beautiful delivery of that
2721s	1.0 release with this story with these
2724s	characters with these conclusions that
2727s	are gonna tie AI up loose ends and
2729s	probably open a few more
2732s	you know that because that's how stories
2734s	work all right
2736s	yeah
2738s	So yeah thank you for all those
2739s	questions uh so geekbite's gonna go
2741s	silent for a little bit and uh if you
2744s	have more questions by all means go
2745s	ahead and start asking them what I'm
2747s	going to do next is I'm gonna go into uh
2750s	a little bit more about racing where
2752s	that's at what's been done and a little
2755s	bit of what the future is I should have
2757s	probably asked torbin what I'm allowed
2759s	to say but I'm probably just gonna tell
2760s	you anyway because it's not crazy but
2763s	you're gonna like it I think you're
2765s	gonna like it and um
2766s	I like you guys so
2769s	um and also like note that most of what
2773s	we've done to racing actually yeah no a
2775s	crazy amount and Michael can attest to
2777s	this shoot like
2778s	we've been able to like sneak in so much
2781s	more work in racing than what was
2784s	planned oh my gosh like it's it's kind
2786s	of a night and day difference uh based
2789s	on where things were at before and uh
2792s	like the vision we had versus like where
2794s	things are going to be like what we're
2796s	going to realize
2797s	um even with talking with torben who who
2799s	I I mentioned torbin he's one of the
2801s	individuals who's been hard at work on
2803s	racing okay
2804s	and I like even today like uh in
2808s	providing feedback on these races and
2810s	how it's all coming together and the
2811s	story surrounding it and you know all of
2813s	these things like I've just been
2816s	continually impressed I have been
2820s	um just everything from the little
2822s	tidbits of
2824s	information that you get for you high
2827s	score Chasers out there your super
2828s	hardcore fans of racing you know two
2832s	um even just having something to do
2835s	outside of blowing everything up like
2837s	because it's it's nice to have that it's
2840s	nice to have that um also I'm gonna
2842s	change this setting which I'm blocking
2844s	actually
2846s	um here hang on a second I wanna I wanna
2847s	show this
2848s	the setting that I'm blocking
2851s	uh I had this enabled
2853s	this is something that we added somewhat
2855s	recently
2856s	um I don't think it's a big deal but
2857s	just letting you know it's there mute
2859s	audio when unfocused so I'm not gonna
2861s	I'm not gonna mute it so that way I can
2863s	look at some extra stuff and you hear
2864s	this beautiful music as I'm going
2866s	delightful all right
2869s	so pulling up a couple of little things
2872s	on what's planned to happen for racing
2876s	and then showing you a little bit more
2877s	about how things have come together
2879s	here we go
2881s	first things first
2883s	I'm sure you all saw how when I was
2886s	doing these races after they'd been
2888s	revamped that you have a very strict
2890s	starting position right
2892s	you remember that you probably all do if
2894s	you don't well I'm gonna show you right
2896s	here basically when you started these
2898s	races your ship couldn't move your ship
2901s	couldn't move at all we added this so
2903s	you can kind of prioritize how things
2906s	are lined up
2907s	and then you can get a really nice start
2912s	based on how you've adjusted yourself
2915s	even before the race starts just a small
2918s	tweak that we feel makes a pretty huge
2920s	Improvement
2922s	just giving the player a little bit more
2923s	agency over ah what
2930s	well
2931s	it happens you know what else we added a
2934s	restart race button you can just slap
2937s	that button and you return to the front
2939s	look at that so if you fail well and
2941s	you're like I want to do it again
2943s	and you're being really particular
2944s	that's a nice feature isn't it but uh
2947s	just to get a little bit more further
2949s	Clarity in this
2950s	I can start boosting Before the Race
2953s	begins so I don't have to time my Boost
2956s	right as it starts right
2959s	like it's going the second the race
2962s	starts my Boost will start coming down
2964s	and everything else is gravy from there
2966s	all this is bad but um
2968s	yeah like a lot of those little
2971s	fine-tunement adjustments we just feel
2973s	so important for those of you who like
2978s	want to have that tactile response in
2980s	preparation for the race as well as the
2983s	die hards that are like I have this new
2985s	alignment starting position with my
2987s	gunship that doesn't have inertia
2989s	dampeners on it because you're crazy
2991s	you're you're absolutely insane people
2994s	but uh yeah I was I was rough whatever
2998s	so
2999s	um yeah so a lot of healthy changes in
3002s	that even like the top five with the
3004s	ship ranking and how many rings you've
3006s	collected and the time like we're really
3007s	happy with all that still what's to come
3010s	we are going to have map information
3014s	um pertaining to the races as well so
3015s	like when you're going to the map and
3017s	you're looking at a location like
3018s	cryptus bull here
3020s	um it's going to be listed you're going
3021s	to see that there's a race that you can
3024s	do and the marker for the race is going
3027s	to be identified internally as well so
3029s	like you can go to a location and not be
3030s	confused where that uh racetrack was
3033s	just simple cleanup like this is it's in
3036s	the plans we don't even consider that
3037s	like quality life Improvement like this
3039s	is Baseline standard it's going to
3040s	happen like right
3043s	um and then we also are going to have
3045s	rewards for the races it's not going to
3048s	be content barring Rewards
3053s	what I mean by that is it's not going to
3055s	be something where it's like you have to
3057s	complete all the races at Platinum tier
3061s	um five times in order to obtain this
3064s	very specific super legendary uh
3067s	Thruster you know or something like that
3069s	right we're not going to do that okay
3072s	racing as a whole I've said this so many
3075s	times you guys know it but it's a mini
3076s	game okay if you love it then love on it
3079s	do it but we're not gonna content gate
3082s	rewards through the racing system okay
3086s	and I've even mentioned this one more
3088s	time gonna mention it anyway with the
3090s	side mission pertaining to the races the
3093s	requirement in order to beat the side
3095s	mission is simply
3097s	bronze that's it you do not have to get
3100s	platinums
3101s	[Music]
3103s	but there might be steam achievements
3105s	associated with stuff like that possibly
3108s	this is my guess all right
3112s	the last little thing is
3115s	a couple of tweaks to the times uh in
3118s	fact we're not done with the times that
3120s	you continue to see that I continue to
3121s	show you guys you know even just looking
3123s	at these times like you can see the
3125s	Platinum is at 55 seconds the Gold's at
3127s	one minute and 10 seconds
3129s	some of you guys are going to blow those
3131s	numbers out of the water and we expect
3132s	you to
3134s	um and other ones are going to really
3136s	challenge with that and we may even
3138s	evaluate where the bronze times are to
3142s	like further ease players into that so
3145s	you could miss most of the Rings
3146s	complete a race and
3148s	that would be okay right we want that to
3151s	be accessible intentionally
3155s	and
3157s	yeah there's gonna be other little
3158s	tweaks too like a little bit more sound
3160s	design surrounding races and
3163s	um more
3164s	[Music]
3166s	yeah and that's that's all the more I
3168s	can talk on that front so uh we're
3170s	really really really thrilled honestly
3174s	without racing has moved along and I
3176s	hope you guys are too
3178s	um because man
3180s	With all sincerity what it was before
3182s	this whole revamp was kind of what we
3185s	were just gonna stick with we were just
3186s	kind of happy with it we're like let
3188s	people do what they want with it it'll
3189s	just be fun it'll be great like people
3191s	can challenge each other and we're like
3193s	you know we'll clean it up a little bit
3195s	more and here we are several weeks later
3199s	and we've spent probably a little too
3202s	much time on it but man we love it and
3204s	we we want to take great care in it uh
3206s	thank goodness we got that little added
3208s	time to to Really bring it together and
3210s	uh we hope that you're gonna enjoy that
3212s	aspect of it whether you like the racing
3214s	or not I think it comes together so much
3216s	better I hope you guys agree
3220s	all right
3222s	okay
3229s	I'm getting warm foreign
3233s	no no I did not make the designs for for
3236s	racing whatsoever no no no no no hasn't
3240s	been hasn't been on my plate nope uh
3243s	credit goes to a number of folks at
3245s	Rockfish actually there's been several
3247s	people uh working on racing
3250s	um I'm not sure who the designs would be
3252s	maybe uh
3255s	actually it might be torben himself
3258s	but uh he's been pouring out so much
3261s	time into it and there's been like the
3263s	technical elements that surround racing
3265s	have also been done by a number of
3267s	individuals on the team too
3269s	um it's a it's a it's literally a team
3271s	effort uh when it comes to this type of
3273s	stuff
3274s	so you know
3276s	[Music]
3278s	very very good
3284s	and I guess it probably shouldn't come
3287s	as a surprise to you guys but I also
3289s	want to mention that you know
3291s	with looking at this particular side
3293s	mission and just cleaning it up a bit
3294s	you know we are evaluating other
3296s	opportunities with
3298s	side missions I guess you could say
3301s	um and we are we want to expand those
3302s	even further and you know it's just kind
3304s	of like a direct sort of obvious thing
3305s	to say like this is like the job
3307s	opportunities right this is the unknown
3310s	signals this is the the
3312s	um
3313s	the uh distress calls you know this is
3316s	going to be the location challenges like
3318s	we we want to make them just a tad more
3320s	interesting we want to give them a
3321s	little bit more polish so they feel good
3323s	they feel right uh when you're bringing
3325s	it all together uh it's it's important
3327s	right it's important
3329s	all right so I'm gonna cheat here and
3330s	I'm going to teleport to a different
3332s	race uh because
3335s	you guys are crazy and want me to race
3337s	in a freaking I'm gonna do this just
3339s	it's gonna be a small part of the Stream
3342s	I say that we're gonna we're gonna do
3344s	this until a freaking screenshots
3347s	but uh we're gonna try our hand on the
3350s	freaking is that a gunship do you say
3352s	gunship Bearded Frog
3354s	why do I do this
3356s	this is this is borderline abuse
3363s	oh gosh but I also need to know which
3366s	track you want me to race on like is
3368s	there a specific just the clarity there
3370s	it's a bomber oh gosh in first person
3373s	only no initial damage first person
3376s	bomber note what the world nobody wants
3380s	to watch this content unless you hate me
3383s	and want me to suffer oh my gosh
3386s	okay
3390s	let's just see oh they don't have a
3392s	bomber I guess we can't do it oh it's a
3394s	shame all right we'll just
3397s	all right let's see here
3402s	all right
3405s	all right
3407s	do Prescott I see
3410s	oh
3412s	Kazar you're cruel
3415s	okay
3416s	laughs
3420s	and uh when we start this don't worry
3422s	we'll get into answering questions while
3423s	I'm suffering so that way there's still
3425s	you know content to enjoy
3428s	here let's just let's just prepare oh
3441s	God this is this is ridiculous
3447s	um all right so we need to
3449s	we're just gonna slow play this just
3451s	take as long as we possibly can I'll
3453s	super light that's whatever we're just
3455s	gonna cheat
3456s	we'll get there let's get there
3466s	goodness gravy we have for anyone who's
3468s	just walking in I assure you we have
3470s	covered some really cool important
3472s	things I'm going to run into Prescott
3474s	ouch
3475s	ouch ouch
3476s	um
3477s	just you know
3478s	we have covered some important things
3482s	this particular moment you're joining
3484s	we're having just a little bit of fun
3485s	you know
3489s	wait where's the race
3491s	where did you go
3494s	I suppose we haven't fixed that marker
3496s	yet I think it's down here
3498s	probably
3500s	we're close there it is there you are
3504s	this is gonna go so badly
3515s	our goal is to get bronze if we get
3518s	bronze I'm gonna be I'm gonna be a happy
3520s	happy Community Ambassador oh my gosh
3526s	you have like the highest ehp you'll be
3528s	fine what's ehp what wait I'm missing
3531s	something what's that mean
3535s	like even my my ship is like floating
3537s	what is
3539s	what is happening here oh gosh
3545s	all right
3548s	here we go
3554s	foreign
3566s	finesse
3568s	all right finesse all right we gotta get
3571s	that we gotta get the
3573s	nope we missed we missed that one is it
3575s	okay if I missed some
3578s	we're gonna we gotta really we gotta
3580s	we're pushing that bronze
3585s	where's the where's the next one oh gosh
3588s	I'm missing them no
3590s	ah
3594s	okay okay you gotta get that right
3597s	motion
3600s	ah come on how did that not go through
3604s	you know what ironically would probably
3605s	help with this as if I had freaking eye
3607s	tracking enabled I need to set that up
3610s	oh my gosh
3612s	this is
3614s	no
3617s	[Music]
3618s	the pain oh we're gonna we're gonna fail
3621s	no no ah
3627s	we couldn't even complete the race oh
3629s	that's a okay all right
3632s	well we got we got at least try to
3634s	complete the race all right so
3638s	there will be less grunting
3641s	geekbite if you would be so kind as to
3643s	read me off some more questions we'll
3644s	answer them while I'm trying to do this
3646s	I guess
3651s	I don't know this you're gonna wear but
3653s	we'll try
3655s	laughs
3657s	the concentration on your face is epic
3659s	oh thank you thank you
3662s	a question from Flory on Twitch uh who
3666s	made the design for the racing track
3667s	star and is that person an FC Bayern fan
3671s	uh oh you know that's that's a
3674s	particularly uh
3676s	special question that I want to give the
3679s	proper do my wings hit the sides there
3682s	uh I want I want to give that like a
3684s	really pure authentic response
3686s	um I'd have to look up that information
3688s	because I'm not 100 sure if torbin was
3690s	in the chat he could probably
3692s	hook me up oh my gosh
3696s	but yeah I'm not sure oh come on we're
3699s	we're doing it come on we can get this
3702s	um but yeah I can look that information
3704s	up and hopefully with no respond to you
3708s	we're gonna we're gonna get it we're
3710s	gonna get bronze
3712s	time out what
3716s	what
3721s	I thought bronze was it like a minute or
3724s	something what
3727s	I felt really good about that
3730s	oh it's probably because of my last run
3732s	wait no what happened
3738s	I as awful as that probably looked I was
3741s	proud of that
3742s	[Laughter]
3745s	all right hang on a second what yeah it
3747s	says bronze is a minute in five seconds
3753s	I was I was denied
3756s	torbin fixed it
3759s	laughs
3763s	oh
3769s	right now you guys are just watching the
3772s	stream of a Broken Man
3774s	all right next question next question is
3778s	from dashra over on Twitch uh is the
3782s	interior customization for cockpit view
3784s	still in the pipes or has it been
3786s	scrapped
3787s	I I really appreciate this question
3790s	because you're looking for clarity of
3792s	the the plan of attack you know our
3793s	vision overall
3794s	um you know the the plan technically is
3798s	still on the table
3800s	so it did change from guaranteed to
3804s	happen to this space of it's a it's a
3808s	great desire
3809s	but uh like if anybody's wondering like
3812s	what that might have looked like we have
3814s	Vlogs over on YouTube you can go back to
3817s	the one that's like a hundred plus
3818s	player ships I think is what it's called
3820s	Uh referring to the variety of of
3822s	combinations that your ships can be as
3825s	well as their passives and all that type
3826s	of stuff
3828s	and one of the things that is covered is
3830s	actually These Bars in the cockpit like
3833s	are different
3834s	and you know of course of course we had
3838s	conversations about what could change on
3840s	this front too
3841s	right of course we did and maybe you're
3845s	even seeing some of the changes
3847s	I was not informed of any changes is
3849s	that different
3852s	is that did we start this process and
3855s	nobody told me
3857s	am I crazy does this look different
3861s	anyway uh so regardless of that like
3865s	it's not
3867s	a priority at all uh this is gonna fall
3869s	under the Aesthetics
3872s	package right and that refers to
3875s	anything that has no effect on gameplay
3877s	I'm sure somebody out there is going to
3879s	be
3879s	um but Eric uh the the visualization of
3883s	one's viewport is highly relevant to
3886s	those who play it first person I almost
3888s	turned into Kermit the Frog there but um
3890s	uh no we don't consider it gameplay
3892s	changing um and it's it's very much
3895s	entirely aesthetic and if we can enhance
3899s	aesthetic choices and customization and
3902s	all that type of stuff we will
3904s	after the very specific core
3907s	foundational parts of the game are well
3910s	established and taken care of
3913s	so uh yeah
3916s	I guess I'll do this again
3919s	but keep uh let's go with another
3921s	question if you got it you did a lot
3923s	better when you concentrated on the
3924s	question oh yeah oh my gosh that's good
3927s	enough well I appreciate that voter
3928s	confidence so uh yeah next question
3930s	please uh this one came from Death boost
3933s	on Twitch
3935s	um he's asking are you using uh keyboard
3937s	and mouse and is your input layout the
3940s	default or do you have a custom one if
3942s	if you do
3944s	you show it
3945s	um so I have I Mr Ring I have very very
3950s	slight adjustments to the default
3953s	controls
3954s	um basically I added some of the inputs
3956s	that don't start default bound so like
3959s	inertia dampening I have on my Mouse
3963s	um so uh I have a mouse that has a
3965s	fourth and a fifth button so I can
3968s	toggle it and it's incredibly invaluable
3971s	honestly in combat like if you start uh
3975s	tweaking your
3977s	movements with inertia dampeners there's
3980s	some super cool stuff that you can do
3982s	obviously that's not been something I've
3984s	been practicing but it is a it's a
3987s	possibility oh gosh this is awful
3991s	um wow terrible time but hey we
3994s	completed it why are you saying time out
3996s	unfortunate
3997s	but um yeah it's definitely that's
4001s	definitely in that territory of like
4003s	um
4004s	this is definitely in the territory of I
4007s	want to use the default controls as much
4010s	as possible for testing purposes
4012s	um I think that if I'm changing my
4014s	control steam constantly then it starts
4017s	being a question of hey why don't we
4019s	just have this control steam that I keep
4021s	changing to as the default option right
4024s	um and to that I will also say that
4027s	there's going to be some changes to the
4029s	default control scheme and that's as far
4032s	as I can go on that that is oh my
4035s	goodness stop full stop that's all
4038s	you're getting okay
4040s	um but yeah and also like what we did
4042s	similarly with everspace one we will
4044s	have different layout options for
4047s	controllers for the various consoles
4049s	that we come to
4051s	um console announcement will be this
4054s	winter
4057s	right Michael
4060s	um but yeah
4061s	uh also I speaking of Michael though he
4064s	does provide just a tad bit of clarity
4066s	on the the cockpit
4068s	um because With all sincerity like the
4069s	player data that we've been pulling in
4070s	he's he shows he says to manage
4073s	expectations since fewer than 20 of
4076s	pilots fly in cockpit view further
4078s	cockpit customization is a very low
4080s	priority so um you know if we're gonna
4083s	add more to the game we want to make
4085s	sure that the majority of those can
4087s	enjoy it right
4088s	um that's not to say we don't love you
4090s	you you just like cockpit players out
4092s	there like it's awesome and we would
4094s	like to do more but it's just you know
4098s	there's this process of importance right
4100s	and we've got to get the core
4102s	foundational gameplay done first all of
4105s	its systems everything then from there
4107s	we've got a fine tune and tweak and
4109s	ensure that everything's coming together
4110s	in that complete package including
4112s	balancing including storytelling
4114s	including like all of that stuff and
4116s	then after all of those things
4119s	there's probably still another Chuck
4120s	like we have to ensure all the lures
4122s	working correctly and then
4125s	and then we get to like the aesthetic
4127s	fun stuff right
4129s	um so
4130s	please be patient with us on that front
4132s	because we really would like to do a lot
4135s	of cool stuff there but it's
4138s	it's just not likely it's just not
4141s	likely
4143s	so
4145s	setting that expectation all right
4148s	so
4150s	do we have another question
4152s	I see more questions coming in
4157s	a quick one from Finn's over on YouTube
4159s	uh is he deciding what color uh the
4162s	legendary tier items are going to be and
4165s	they did ask if they could show it to us
4167s	and they said oh yeah uh yeah so I mean
4169s	prototype I think already revealed that
4171s	honestly um so in the Prototype you can
4173s	get a couple legendaries and um they
4177s	show up as kind of like an orange color
4178s	and that's as of right now I mean it's
4181s	like it's not revealing anything because
4182s	we can also change it on a whim
4184s	um
4185s	yeah right now they're orange uh just to
4187s	kind of like have that sort of
4189s	goldish-esque sort of approach and um
4194s	but yeah like sincerely that can change
4195s	on a whim like somebody will be like ah
4197s	I like purple that's actually that won't
4199s	happen because that's higher level stuff
4201s	but still
4204s	um yeah I don't necessarily think that
4207s	matters
4208s	um uh like because of how volatile the
4212s	uh development is around that so I hope
4216s	that you understand that it's not very
4223s	whatever you want to call it it's not
4225s	like
4226s	we don't even care like it just needs to
4227s	be able to stand out right it needs to
4229s	be able to stand out much like how we
4231s	wanted the prototype in Star forged to
4233s	have that additional standout uh
4235s	gradation of your item right
4238s	um like that's important to us and you
4241s	know with each of the tiers whether it's
4243s	green blue uh magenta
4246s	whatever like we want to ensure that
4248s	just from the get-go you can see this is
4251s	what it is
4253s	so yeah and that's what we'll do
4257s	all right
4258s	uh is it is anyone writing down the
4260s	times I need somebody to
4262s	be somebody to write down these times
4265s	I failed it and that's it yeah it was
4268s	fine all right uh yeah give me give me a
4271s	couple more questions for sure until
4272s	yeah I've got a couple more lined up and
4274s	then we don't uh sorry this is from
4276s	thunderflame over on YouTube uh will we
4278s	at some point have the possibility of
4280s	exploring Planet surfaces outside of
4283s	normal locations a good amount of the
4285s	planets in the game uh nothing more than
4287s	background elements
4288s	I love this question because it helps me
4290s	provide an astounding amount of
4292s	expectation here no we don't we don't
4295s	have any plans to explore uh planets
4298s	outside of the handcrafted locations
4301s	that we are doing and the reason there's
4303s	there's a number of reasons for this
4304s	honestly but the big reason is because
4306s	we don't want to handcraft an entire
4308s	planet
4309s	um
4310s	uh I hope that's for obvious reasons but
4314s	another reason is because like we want
4316s	each space to be very intentional and
4318s	what can happen whenever you have a
4321s	whole planet and a game you know in most
4324s	cases there are a lot of empty boring
4329s	parts that have to be created in tandem
4332s	to all of the enjoyable bits that you're
4335s	discovering and our focal point in doing
4337s	handcrafted locations is to ensure that
4340s	we're creating powerful points of
4341s	interest we're creating unique uh
4345s	visuals uh and that we are optimizing
4348s	the location of secrets that can be a
4351s	real nuisance to some of you but offer a
4353s	challenge to
4355s	um you know fully complete the
4357s	exploration challenges in in everspace
4359s	too so it's you know it's definitely not
4364s	in the plans and I want to make sure
4365s	that your expectation understands why uh
4369s	we have no no plans whatsoever to have a
4373s	fully discoverable planets where you can
4376s	fly in any angle uh all that stuff
4384s	the lint right last one uh so we crack
4386s	on uh this one's from GQ a bit of
4388s	achieve on this one will we get sound
4390s	packs I'm still waiting for an Eric's
4392s	sound sound pack for weapons
4395s	gosh you guys are ridiculous
4398s	um if if that were to happen and I mean
4402s	I I doubt it guys I'm gonna be I love
4405s	you all you're a wonderful community and
4407s	the stuff that happens in the Stream is
4409s	hilarious at times I I love that I love
4412s	this between us it's very special
4416s	um it looks very different when you take
4419s	a character I'm gonna call myself a
4421s	character
4423s	um and interject that into a game space
4425s	like as Michael had mentioned before
4427s	like the cockpits and being like the 20
4429s	case right here
4431s	um
4433s	that could backfire so hard like we put
4435s	in all this work for my ridiculous voice
4438s	it's like oh you know you're pulling up
4440s	your gun I'm just going or you know
4442s	whatever and you know there's gonna be
4444s	some of you who thinks it's hilarious
4446s	you're gonna like feel like there's an
4447s	inside joke going on
4449s	but that's not worth our time and
4451s	attention to do
4452s	to develop this game and reach all of
4455s	the goals that we have in mind as well
4457s	as the aesthetic options that we'd
4458s	really like to hit too so oh man I
4461s	missed I'm gonna restart
4462s	um
4464s	so
4465s	yeah that's a that's an incredibly Far
4468s	Cry Just let me make that clear also
4469s	torbin joined the chat torvin
4472s	torben my lad
4475s	my dude what are the cool kids saying is
4478s	it still my dude whatever
4479s	um so uh I totally
4483s	beat the bronze on this race and it's
4485s	not capturing it for me
4487s	it's a bug and it makes me so sad
4489s	because I'm doing this in a freaking
4490s	bomber with inertia dampeners off
4492s	because uh the community is cruel and it
4496s	didn't it didn't save my time
4498s	I'm I'm a sad person right now
4502s	but I'm trying
4503s	so hard
4506s	actually this is this is looking oh I
4508s	was looking like a clean run
4511s	no I missed the
4514s	anyway just just letting you know
4517s	um
4518s	I can submit a a bug report too so you
4521s	don't have to like retain that right now
4522s	but just know that there seems to be a
4525s	timeout issue it's it's not recording
4526s	the time it's just timing out when I
4528s	finish the race
4530s	so all right
4532s	next question
4536s	give me one more in before we dash off
4538s	all right uh on YouTube will the map
4541s	showing where races are yes show your
4544s	best time or best completed TI that is
4547s	something we would like to do I am
4550s	unsure if that will happen or not based
4553s	on the time projection of you know
4556s	everything we've already since put into
4558s	racing like we put a lot more into
4560s	racing than we uh we're anticipating to
4563s	like I want to be incredibly clear there
4565s	but you know the the more clarity we can
4568s	provide the merrier I feel like we're
4570s	kind of getting good at these turns uh
4572s	some some of these turns we're just
4574s	gonna oh oh that was that was bad
4577s	um so yeah perfect world perfect case
4580s	scenario yes we would love to do that
4583s	but um
4585s	I would not expect it
4589s	it would be cool though
4590s	all right
4592s	and that was the last question right it
4594s	was yes oh my gosh I'm I'm free I can
4598s	stop racing now right that's what that
4599s	means no nobody can stop right
4605s	oh my gosh all right this might this
4607s	might be my last time because I do want
4609s	to get into some like other content
4610s	stuff and and talk about one other
4612s	important aspect of the game
4615s	um because like as I mentioned earlier
4617s	in the Stream like what I want to do in
4618s	this little next segment it's going to
4620s	be a little out of my comfort zone
4622s	um and it might be a little weird I
4623s	don't know but I want to just pop open
4625s	the steam forms and just like show you
4627s	guys how much we've been listening to
4628s	you and just give you guys Praise on the
4631s	topics that are being had
4633s	um like the ideas that you're generating
4635s	like it really does mean a lot to us
4637s	there's a lot of overlap of your ideas
4639s	too Frankly Speaking like we've we do
4641s	have pretty freaking big plans for
4643s	Aerospace too and it's refreshing to see
4647s	um whenever you guys are very much
4649s	aligned with our objectives like that
4651s	feels really good
4654s	this race does not feel good it says I
4656s	timed out c c turban it says I timed out
4658s	so
4659s	unfortunate but
4661s	it is what it is
4663s	all right enough of this
4666s	enough of you oh goodness
4669s	um so now what I want to do is I want to
4672s	dive in uh and kind of do this steam
4674s	thing so what I'm going to do
4677s	we're still going to be playing
4679s	um but I just want to like peruse this
4680s	very briefly we're just going to peruse
4682s	this very briefly and like what's being
4684s	offered uh what's being sad like
4686s	surrounding the steam forms I'm not
4688s	going to show it on the screen uh here
4689s	let me see if I can uh
4691s	let's see I want to make this I want to
4692s	make this a little bit more attractive
4694s	for you guys uh let's see
4696s	what's an attractive location just to
4698s	like stare off into into the goodness
4701s	that is oh my gosh there's actually a
4704s	lot of them
4706s	um here we'll go
4709s	we'll go to zarkov border patrol
4712s	it'll be nice chill
4715s	whew
4721s	all right let's uh let's just find a
4723s	nice little spot
4726s	just to sit and watch these beautiful
4729s	storms
4743s	let's see what's over here oh this is
4744s	nice it's something that's kind of nice
4750s	okay
4752s	all right so we're gonna just like you
4754s	guys get oh
4756s	lost it it's not it's not a perfect shot
4759s	but you know whatever
4760s	it happens okay
4764s	so what I'm gonna do is I'm just gonna
4765s	kind of like peruse oh you can see my
4767s	mouse but that's fine I'm just gonna
4769s	peruse steam real quick and just kind of
4772s	like show you guys like
4773s	why you're awesome and how we're
4776s	receiving this stuff because this is
4777s	this is important this is an important
4778s	part of development and how we're
4780s	bringing it all together
4781s	um so yeah I'm doing this completely on
4784s	the Fly hello stream somebody posts
4787s	goodness you ridiculous people
4789s	um
4790s	so for example we've got uh at the very
4794s	bottom I see uh the light ships
4796s	inadequate right we have individual
4799s	explaining the uh light source at the
4802s	front right
4803s	um in some cases it's like you know this
4805s	this has actually been said a number of
4807s	times we've actually adjusted the light
4808s	source because of recommendations on the
4811s	forums
4812s	um you know a really simple one it's the
4815s	light has never been something that's
4817s	meant to be like super impactful but
4818s	also consider that this light that's in
4821s	the ship is not meant to illuminate all
4824s	of space in front of you
4826s	much like a
4828s	I don't know say traditional flashlight
4831s	um so yeah uh you know we love that
4834s	feedback and we've actually made
4836s	adjustments pertaining to stuff like
4837s	that but it's not
4839s	um
4840s	that's not priority right uh we've got a
4843s	focus on like the fans of the bomber
4844s	that don't use mines we've got like
4846s	those healthy discussions surrounding
4848s	like builds
4849s	um gun energy versus reactor actually
4851s	work we see this stuff and we say hmm I
4855s	wonder if we are conveying the mechanics
4859s	of the game correctly whether it's
4861s	through the tutorial pop-ups whether
4863s	it's through
4865s	um the in-game explanations like we
4867s	don't want you to have to open up a Wiki
4869s	that says this is how this works right
4872s	um at The Core everspace 2 is meant to
4874s	very much be you know a pick up and play
4876s	style of experience where you just like
4878s	jump in equip uh get a ship get a weapon
4880s	shoot baddies like these are great
4883s	questions that you're pointing out and
4884s	you're asking
4885s	um so you know
4887s	um the Linux support you know we got the
4890s	Spheres blocking Vision that goes back a
4893s	long ways that's good we're gonna we're
4895s	gonna see how much more we can do on
4897s	that but that also kind of goes into the
4898s	20 people uh in first person
4903s	um a lot of you guys have been
4904s	incredibly helpful on the forums too and
4905s	like helping people find titanium for
4908s	example
4909s	um exiting missions you know ETA is in
4911s	full release a lot of these questions
4912s	you guys know and thank you so much for
4915s	those uh outlying spokesman on these
4919s	forums you're awesome I really do dig it
4921s	we really do dig it helps us uh help you
4924s	so much and then we also have this big
4927s	one uh and this is where we're gonna
4928s	settle just a little bit of time on uh
4930s	where we have this never liked level
4933s	scaling It's a lazy pointless mechanic
4935s	is what it says right now um I'm not
4937s	gonna like get into this uh in a crazy
4940s	degree or capacity but I hope especially
4943s	that those of you who have been on these
4945s	streams know that level scaling is
4948s	incredibly important for us like it is
4953s	super important that we do it right
4958s	obviously we could sit here and talk
4960s	about how level scaling does suck in
4962s	specific games we can talk about like
4964s	the dynamic scaling effects also really
4968s	sucks in certain games like we could we
4970s	could be here for you know
4973s	pages on a forum for example and and
4975s	that's generally what happens but guys I
4977s	I really do hope that you know like
4979s	we're watching these threads we're
4981s	seeing what you're saying
4985s	we're reading it all like we're
4988s	digesting that because
4991s	you're going on these forums and you're
4993s	like oh my gosh this is such a terrible
4994s	thing that the devs are doing and it's
4996s	all broken and dumb and stupid and this
4998s	is why okay
5001s	thank you for that feedback that's good
5003s	feedback
5004s	that's incredible feedback this is
5006s	important
5007s	for our relationship to Blossom
5011s	not to say that uh
5014s	we're done with level scaling because
5015s	we're certainly not we're certainly not
5018s	uh there will be more adjustments of
5020s	course through the balancing process but
5023s	um you know it's really good to read
5026s	through these threads and see the
5027s	arguments of you know defending this
5030s	style of of scaling and and that sort of
5033s	style of whatever's happening
5035s	um because like this is what we do
5036s	internally too
5039s	like at Rockfish in some cases like
5041s	internally we're just like a forum
5044s	somebody's like oh yeah well it's really
5046s	important that we do this thing somebody
5047s	else is like oh hell no why would you do
5049s	that that's absolute garbage and this is
5051s	why oh well you know it was done
5052s	properly in this capacity maybe you're
5054s	thinking about that capacity or wasn't
5055s	done well and like we we do this we tear
5058s	things apart we do not Implement systems
5062s	unless we know it's good for the game
5068s	and level scaling is here to stay
5071s	this is an important quality
5074s	that brings everything together through
5077s	the everspace 2 experience pertaining to
5079s	the itemization pertaining to the
5081s	challenge pertaining to so much more
5084s	it's absurd and it's not done yet
5089s	it's not done yet
5091s	so that's about the most I'm going to
5094s	talk on that
5096s	um but sincerely thank you all for for
5098s	jumping in and having these style of
5100s	discussions because these are good these
5102s	are healthy these are important
5104s	and I want to really affirm you all on
5106s	that front I know some of you jump into
5107s	the forums they're like oh my gosh these
5109s	forms are trash everyone's fighting
5111s	that's okay so long as the focal point
5114s	is on the topic at hand we want you to
5118s	fight
5119s	we want you to be passionate about a
5121s	certain system or idea and like just
5123s	have at it and provide those references
5125s	too those are always very beneficial
5127s	right
5128s	um
5129s	and I'm not going to be your dad uh on
5131s	this front you guys know that the second
5133s	you're not talking about a topic and
5136s	you're talking about a person uh you
5138s	lost you're done sorry
5140s	it's no it's no longer relevant it's no
5142s	longer important and it kind of
5143s	invalidates your ideas so please don't
5145s	be that person
5146s	um
5147s	yeah so sincerely though
5150s	thank you for being freaking just uh
5153s	sincerely like a kick-ass audience
5155s	surrounding the game uh like you have
5157s	you you out there you have been awesome
5161s	yeah you have been so good and the
5163s	feedback is incredibly important and how
5165s	it has cultivated shaped and changed how
5168s	we look at things ourselves and I've
5169s	moved forward uh it's nuts it really is
5173s	it's really nuts uh but we are
5175s	definitely not
5177s	happy with the level scaling system
5178s	right now and there's more changes so
5181s	can't wait for all you all to see it
5183s	especially when it's in an in-game state
5185s	where you're going to be able to really
5186s	see the difference from like that
5188s	starting part of the game to the end
5190s	game and how it all ties together so
5192s	more on that in the future
5195s	all right
5197s	okay
5199s	somebody just wait I'm looking at chat
5201s	did I miss something is there a weird
5202s	conversation going on
5205s	no we're good okay
5207s	y'all be nice to each other
5209s	excellent
5211s	so yeah but um sincerely guys like just
5213s	a tremendous amount of praise for you
5215s	all you're vocalizing where you're at
5217s	how you feel feelings are so good when
5220s	it comes to
5222s	um your experience
5223s	it's awesome keep it up and don't stop
5226s	being awesome on that front especially
5228s	so now we're gonna jump over to
5230s	community screenshots because I also
5233s	want to have enough time for Michael
5236s	selects yeah Michael thank you so much
5239s	for putting together a solid little fun
5242s	time for us so we are gonna jump over to
5245s	the wait page for a moment and then
5248s	we're gonna pull up uh those beautiful
5250s	delicious screenshots you guys have been
5252s	taking so let's go
5256s	foreign
5258s	[Music]
5266s	look at that super efficient great
5269s	timing everything came together so well
5271s	beautiful
5273s	so we're gonna Dive Right In we're going
5276s	to kind of move through this at a more
5277s	uh faster Pace because I want to get to
5280s	those Michael selects and read them off
5282s	Michael's done a great job for you all I
5284s	feel like at least and uh yeah let's get
5287s	in this so high barf took a bajillion
5290s	shots uh flying under the sea and it's
5295s	was really cool to see the progression
5297s	of where he was going and what he was
5299s	Finding I'm a particular fan of this one
5301s	I don't even think it got that many
5302s	upvotes on the Discord I don't care I
5304s	liked it I'm gonna show this one I have
5306s	a bias and you can't do anything about
5309s	it but I dig it I love how it's drawing
5311s	your attention Into the Depths like
5312s	you're continuing to move downward and
5314s	it's so full of life and mystery like
5317s	what's around this corner is that a cave
5319s	like is this like an alien creature
5321s	sticking out no it's not we would love
5323s	to add an alien creatures under the
5324s	water but uh you know
5326s	um
5327s	like you've got this you know floral
5329s	growth thing you know you've got
5332s	clearly there's some stuff going on and
5333s	it's delightful right
5335s	um and I love the way that he's captured
5337s	this in his journeys uh in this ice
5340s	water it's so good it's so delightful
5344s	um also geek bite um
5346s	this is going to be kind of an
5348s	interesting segment because we are going
5349s	to cover the community screenshots while
5351s	also answering questions forgot to
5352s	mention that
5353s	um so geekbite go ahead and ask me a
5355s	question as I transfer over the shot to
5358s	the chemical bro
5360s	and it's a very metallic surface
5366s	I have a question
5367s	[Music]
5368s	Caballero on YouTube
5371s	what systems are your favorites and
5373s	that's for you and me to answer oh well
5376s	I mean straight out of the gate like if
5379s	you're looking at the diversity of uh
5383s	like what you're experiencing through uh
5385s	exploration in particular I I'm a big
5387s	fan of the kite nebula because of the
5389s	creatures like I love flying into the
5392s	the asteroids then all of a sudden
5393s	you've got this ethorian worm that just
5395s	latches onto you and just like like ah
5397s	it's so good and I I love um I just love
5400s	how it all kind of comes together it
5401s	feels
5402s	for me it feels the most unique because
5405s	you have these special moments that can
5408s	only happen there now that said
5410s	obviously and we just saw it like you
5412s	can go underwater and Drake and you've
5413s	got this lava Planet this is just
5415s	gorgeous like you have these very Scenic
5417s	parts of Drake I particularly Love Drake
5419s	because of the battle systems that
5421s	you're frequently getting through the
5422s	chop board from a gameplay side of
5425s	things like I love just like throwing
5426s	myself into those just like combat I
5429s	love it I love it so yeah what about you
5431s	geekbite uh I'm enjoying Drake uh I've
5436s	been such a new area just investigate
5438s	but then even some of the other areas
5440s	there's just those one place that you'll
5442s	find you know that's mysterious and you
5445s	know it's a different to everything else
5447s	and you just love spending time where
5448s	you were with the lightning earlier oh I
5450s	love that place the atmosphere there is
5452s	fantastic awesome yeah I know I
5455s	completely agree especially like when
5456s	you're getting situations like what T3
5458s	Cube had here where you're going up
5460s	against the retaliators and and uh
5465s	everything just kind of sucks
5468s	but uh actually I really enjoyed what
5470s	you took T3 Cube uh you had a slew of
5472s	nice shots uh we're gonna see I think
5475s	another one that you took a little bit
5476s	later
5477s	um just capitalizing on that frosted
5480s	ship look it's fun I think I think it's
5484s	so neat to see and the depth of field
5486s	helps so much on this front too
5488s	um we also have this shot from Kaza
5490s	being Kaza uh why why would you do this
5497s	why did I show this during the stream a
5500s	better question but hey here it is it's
5502s	incredibly unique let's have another
5504s	question
5506s	okay we have a profession from Seneca
5509s	Athena on Twitch uh now gameplay mode
5513s	easy hard as the most effect on enemies
5515s	is gameplay mode related to level
5517s	scaling perhaps not
5521s	gameplay related to level skill no it's
5523s	not going to be an option
5525s	um I I've seen that question on the
5527s	forums as well and it's not something
5528s	that we can really uh answer because
5531s	there's not um
5534s	I'm I'm trying to think of a game that
5536s	like allows you to turn level scaling
5538s	off and I honestly can't think of one if
5540s	you guys know I would love to hear it
5541s	but that process sounds like nightmare
5544s	fuel to me especially in how we've
5545s	established very key points in the game
5548s	that the player needs to be at as well
5550s	as having an underlying static leveling
5552s	system in the game like each system has
5556s	a different internal level bound to it
5559s	so when you're leveling up it's not that
5561s	all enemies are just scaling to you no
5563s	that would be dumb
5564s	um it's that they are looking at where
5567s	you're at and according to the location
5568s	you're in so it's a two-factor system
5572s	um if we were to deny that the level
5574s	scaling on that front I mean that we'd
5576s	basically be balancing two different
5577s	games we'd have to balance the game with
5580s	the level scaling on we have to balance
5582s	again with the level scaling off and
5583s	that that no that's not gonna happen
5585s	foreign that's not gonna happen so
5589s	um it's a good question and I and I hope
5591s	that you understand that is a good
5593s	question I'm not just trying to shoot
5594s	you down it's important to have this
5596s	expectation of it's not in the plans and
5599s	it's it's simply not going to happen
5600s	because that's it's a really big ask
5603s	to have a toggle for level scaling it's
5606s	just
5607s	it just doesn't work like that
5608s	unfortunately
5610s	so um we got another shot from high barf
5613s	here uh again he did a lot of
5614s	exploration under the water and this one
5616s	was liked by several of you I think
5618s	there's a nice bit of clarity that he
5620s	provides in this shot getting the side
5623s	of his Prescott Starbase Striker I think
5626s	it's really great we got the sun we got
5628s	this depth of field going on you see the
5630s	ice on the surface of the water really
5632s	really neat so it comes together well we
5634s	got Flory with some bases over in Drake
5638s	and man you know he sent this shot and I
5641s	just kind of was like wait did we really
5642s	do we really do that we had a love of
5644s	flumes to like the bases over in Drake
5646s	and I did some comparison work I really
5649s	enjoy the bases out of Drake honestly so
5651s	thank you for the shot and reminding me
5652s	how much detail work we went back in and
5655s	changed things up for more uniqueness
5657s	between the systems uh just a really
5659s	Pleasant shot honestly uh very very good
5662s	we're gonna cycle over to uh dark chaos
5665s	flying into this Coalition terminal as
5668s	geekbike asks us another question
5670s	here we go ahead of now's uh over on
5673s	YouTube ass I've just watched the
5675s	February stream uh the VOD and he talked
5678s	about being able to craft named weapons
5680s	soon trademark but I haven't seen
5682s	anything about it since yeah yeah that's
5685s	definitely going to be in the would be
5687s	nice to have aesthetic side of
5690s	development so I'm really glad you
5691s	brought that up though that's because
5692s	that's great that's a lot of fun and uh
5694s	it's not really something we've talked
5696s	about internally for a while because
5697s	it's just it's not come up
5699s	um but you know if we can make things a
5702s	little bit more personalized and and you
5703s	know really give you a sense of
5705s	ownership like we're absolutely gonna go
5707s	those routes if we've got the time and
5710s	the space to do so
5711s	um so that's not entirely off the table
5713s	but it's also absolutely not a priority
5716s	and I can't guarantee that that will
5718s	make it into the game okay so uh but
5721s	still a solid question I love it so good
5723s	stuff
5726s	um so this shot um I just I really like
5728s	the way that this bends into the station
5729s	like it's it just
5732s	it speaks to me like it's the the motion
5736s	of the ship and the scale that it
5738s	provides of this location you're seeing
5742s	everything in the front you're seeing
5744s	you know
5745s	I dig it I dig it so much I love these
5748s	stylish shots so keep it up
5750s	um that was from dark chaos T3 Cube
5752s	another shot I just like the
5753s	juxtaposition of this because it's just
5755s	like everything sucks and everyone's
5756s	dead
5757s	um you got that station crashed into the
5760s	water you got your ship that's frozen is
5762s	just sinking I'm just pretending like
5764s	all systems are down it's like peace no
5767s	you're not coming back from that oh my
5769s	gosh
5771s	um I I love it I this it's it's almost
5774s	like thematic uh what you've done with
5776s	this one so cool stuff very very cool
5780s	and I didn't mean for that to be a pun
5781s	but I guess it happened oh gosh we got
5784s	uh this look at those colors ah from
5787s	dark chaos let's look at this as we
5789s	answer another question
5791s	okay we have one actually from t3q over
5794s	on Twitch uh will we be seeing any
5797s	shipbuild showcases
5799s	oh yeah so we've we've been cataloging a
5802s	couple um we haven't received a lot
5804s	um and I do have that in my back pocket
5806s	if there's like a kind of like a slower
5808s	stream where there's not hardly anything
5810s	to talk about and we can spend more time
5813s	to you know highlight the stuff that you
5815s	guys have been doing so definitely know
5817s	that we've got those like we've been
5818s	cataloging those and another benefit for
5821s	us asking you guys what those builds
5823s	look like is it kind of gives us some
5825s	insight into
5827s	what the desired build routes do look
5830s	like so uh believe it or not it's
5832s	providing a little bit of feedback for
5833s	future balancing and tweaking and making
5836s	synergies and Alternate sort of uh
5840s	whatever you want to call them more
5842s	interesting like the ways that you can
5844s	kit out your ship or your items you know
5847s	um so sincerely thank you for providing
5849s	those uh we'll definitely see more in
5851s	the future just uh just hasn't been on
5854s	the docket at the moment so
5856s	[Music]
5858s	but yeah with dark chaos here
5861s	um you know a lot of the shots that we
5863s	get highlight that incredibly uh
5866s	prominent blue orange right you see that
5869s	commonly and if it's not blue orange
5871s	then it's probably like um
5874s	is either like a Dusty gray with some
5877s	sort of like explosion or it's like um
5879s	you know the the color variety that
5882s	tends to be the shots that you guys take
5884s	uh are gosh I don't want to say samish
5887s	because that sounds like I'm like
5888s	slapping you all down it's like get good
5890s	at photography no that's not what I'm
5892s	saying but it's really nice when you
5893s	have these outliers like what dark chaos
5895s	provides here where you're seeing you
5898s	know these greens and these Reds which
5900s	are still very much complementing each
5902s	other and you still have this detail
5905s	work that's shining through like you're
5906s	getting all these bits of the asteroid
5908s	the light source from these little
5909s	working drones
5911s	um and you just get this expansive shot
5914s	of the space you're flying through
5917s	um you know I'll sign you station is a
5919s	vast and colorful and seeing it from all
5923s	these different angles and sides
5924s	sometimes it can produce some really
5925s	cool and interesting results so I really
5927s	enjoy this one dark has well done very
5930s	good stuff
5931s	um and then geekbite I also wanted to
5933s	just pull this one just for kicks and
5935s	giggles this shot this shot is from the
5938s	Prototype it's from the Prototype that
5940s	is like man I want to trip down memory
5942s	lane I I forget how much emphasis this
5946s	we put into the photo mode even from the
5948s	very beginning and uh you know it's just
5950s	it's Pleasant to see that all come
5951s	together and uh create some really neat
5954s	work to boot oh whoops that wasn't
5956s	supposed to happen
5958s	but uh there we go oh I need a I need to
5961s	do I need to do one other thing hang on
5962s	a second I gotta pull up a thing hang on
5965s	um go ahead and ask me another actually
5967s	hang on hang on one second
5969s	I'm getting way too excited about all of
5971s	this stuff because you guys are amazing
5974s	um I have to have my notes in order to
5977s	read what Michael's uh profound thoughts
5980s	and words were on your delightful
5982s	submissions it's so good
5985s	thank you
5988s	[Music]
5992s	here we are oh my gosh I got it we have
5996s	achieved victory
5999s	and we're back I think yes okay awesome
6002s	so um let's cover the Michael selects
6006s	these are hand chosen from Michael the
6010s	CEO of Rockfish games and he puts a lot
6014s	of time and attention into these
6016s	selections based on so many factors it's
6019s	kind of ridiculous there's a power about
6022s	the photos he takes from you guys in the
6026s	sense of providing that storytelling
6029s	approach to draw people in in a lot of
6032s	cases these shots that he goes through
6034s	are borderline marketing material in
6037s	order to uh you know entice others to
6041s	the everspace 2 experience like these
6043s	are these are solid shots so if you see
6046s	yourself highlighted here just give
6048s	yourself a pat on the back and uh
6050s	because it's it's solid solid work
6054s	so the very first one out of the gate
6056s	we've got Bradley rings of power
6061s	very clever shot and well composed you
6064s	must have an exceptional eye when
6066s	exploring everspace 2 to see
6068s	opportunities as we see in this shot and
6071s	then go back to Stage everything to
6073s	perfection again well done
6076s	and uh yeah it's clear that Bradley has
6079s	been cruising through his shots and
6081s	anytime he sees an opportunity he makes
6083s	a lot of key adjustments and alignments
6085s	to bring something like this together
6087s	very cool
6089s	solid work Bradley
6092s	next up we've got
6096s	Kaza this one might look a little
6098s	familiar this is called Kaza private
6101s	platform at first I wasn't sure about
6105s	this shot but somehow
6109s	it stuck with me definitely love the
6112s	colors and the gamey look of it there's
6114s	also an element of abstraction making it
6116s	look unreal no pun intended however
6120s	there's also something off it's the
6122s	Locking drop shadow from The Sentinel
6124s	yeah what's what's up with that what is
6127s	this Space Magic going on here where's
6129s	the what's going on here but uh you know
6132s	it's
6133s	otherwise it is very well composed it
6135s	bringing everything together and
6138s	does kind of stick with you as my
6140s	nice shot because I'll really bringing
6142s	things together
6145s	stuff
6146s	the next one we have is from the
6149s	chemical bro man I'm making good time
6152s	look at me oh my gosh
6155s	so good goodness we might even be able
6157s	to get a little bit more gameplay in
6158s	after this I don't even know awesome so
6161s	this shot comes from the chemical bro
6164s	solar power
6167s	love this shot nothing screams space
6171s	like flaring solar panels of a massive
6173s	space station floating in orbit high
6175s	above a humongous planet and a spaceship
6177s	departing with thrusters holy throttle
6181s	has been added to our steam store Page
6185s	for a reason I'm I'm looking for the
6188s	button right now where's the but there
6190s	it is added add it to the steam store
6192s	Page
6193s	that's always a major compliment you can
6196s	go right now to everspace 2 Steam store
6197s	and you see this shot we love
6199s	highlighting those and uh great work
6202s	fantastic the chemical bro all right we
6205s	have another returning shot what oh my
6209s	Bradley once again into the sunset in
6213s	The Kite nebula which I think is
6215s	actually incredibly beautiful
6218s	this one gives me Top Gun and space
6221s	feelings
6223s	Take My Breath Away
6225s	with the Blurred rare of a space spider
6228s	and one of its wings occluding the sun
6231s	oh yeah it's very much so it does
6233s	actually uh
6235s	man
6239s	that's that's beautiful all right notice
6241s	that the engines are barely on giving a
6244s	Cruising Into the sunset Vibe would be a
6246s	great scene at the end of a campaign
6248s	when credits roll yeah that that's a
6252s	really good point I think that comes
6253s	together really well
6255s	so Bradley yeah I mean I've said so many
6258s	times for Bradley's shots like solid use
6260s	of depth of field and you know uh
6264s	continues to push that forward in all of
6268s	his shots so keep it up fantastic two
6272s	shots of yours chosen by Michael wow
6274s	incredible
6276s	all right we've got another one actually
6279s	hang on a second I'm going to adjust my
6281s	screen so I can make sure I'm not
6283s	missing any of your beautiful chats
6284s	there we go
6286s	this next one comes from crispy muffin
6289s	hey
6291s	wonderful coming in hot
6294s	we did have a similar shot before but I
6297s	picked this one too because it is so
6300s	super crisp
6303s	be muffin and clean while the outlaw on
6307s	fire disrupts the scene it is a stark
6309s	contrast to how calm the setting is
6312s	otherwise as there's no indication of
6315s	combat so great visual storytelling in
6319s	this shot I say storytelling so much
6321s	when it comes to these shots and it it
6324s	echoes through and through like if you
6326s	are painting a narrative in these shots
6329s	that you're bringing together like it
6331s	that's that's a huge sell in and of
6333s	itself and I do think that this speaks
6335s	incredibly loudly on that front
6337s	very good shot crispy muffin
6340s	really enjoy it
6343s	Sorry geekbite by the way all right
6346s	anyway so uh next one we have another
6349s	crispy muffin what double double the
6353s	crispy muffin all right this is called
6355s	ship graveyard exploration so as I had
6359s	mentioned previously sometimes the shots
6361s	in the Discord can get a little bit
6362s	samey you know it's it comes and goes
6365s	and sometimes you get like these like
6367s	gray tones which can feel Bland but here
6369s	it's not the case because there's some
6371s	really fantastic contrasts in between
6375s	like the uh the light that is shown
6378s	across the scene so this is what Michael
6380s	had to say uh you really have to look
6382s	for The Sentinel on this one but that's
6384s	making this shot so special it's a
6387s	poster child
6388s	for the DMZ being a former Battlefield
6391s	in space with lots of precious things to
6394s	loot between nooks and crannies a former
6397s	space dreadnoughts now floating in a
6399s	gigantic spaceship graveyard in zero g
6405s	wonderful wonderful word
6407s	I love this so much this this just this
6411s	really does scream as
6414s	this is the DMZ
6416s	so wow
6418s	fantastic coverage
6422s	next Kazar
6425s	again
6427s	drone carrier gtfr
6431s	this could be taken right from a Sci-Fi
6433s	Blockbuster movie when space Hell Breaks
6436s	Loose yeah yeah the immediate action is
6439s	perfectly captured with Mayhem on the
6441s	Drone carrier while the engine close-up
6444s	adds fantastic depth of field in the
6446s	superb shot another addition to our
6449s	steam store Page
6452s	um awesome
6457s	very cinematic and a fantastic choice uh
6461s	keep up the great work because uh I dig
6463s	it so good
6465s	so good
6466s	um and for those wondering like if I'm
6468s	gonna answer any more questions yes I am
6470s	absolutely answering more questions I'm
6471s	gonna do so when we're done with the
6473s	Michael selects we got a couple more to
6475s	go and then we're gonna have a really
6477s	Pleasant time just like chatting and
6479s	answering questions because I actually
6480s	timed things out accordingly today it's
6483s	gonna Pat myself on the back for that
6485s	one
6486s	excellent the chemical bro oh once again
6490s	I think I highlighted this last week is
6493s	one of my favorites for the Discord um I
6495s	think question mark I always love the
6498s	VFX when mines go off and this is one
6503s	this one is perfectly captured you can
6506s	almost feel the Pilot's butt getting
6508s	burned from the plasma wave
6510s	ouch
6511s	yeah no I think that there's a there's a
6515s	great amount of quality that can come
6517s	out of the visualizations
6520s	of certain you know events effects
6524s	equipment you know what have you and
6526s	being able to highlight them in ways
6528s	that uh generates even more detail in an
6532s	image is phenomenal like you zoom in on
6535s	this ship and you can see the
6537s	reflections you can see the the colors
6539s	that are whoops that are like popping
6542s	even further like it's adding more depth
6545s	because of the care that was taken in
6547s	this shot right and uh
6551s	really great work like even like the
6553s	subtle green you see that Sheen going on
6555s	like because of the color of the ship
6557s	based on the colors of these effects
6559s	going like every it just comes together
6560s	just chef's kiss
6563s	solid very good stuff the chemical bro
6566s	very very good stuff we got Bradley for
6570s	a third time oh my gosh three Bradley
6575s	shots here that is nuts unheard of even
6579s	Grady and brunt refinery
6583s	a nice throwback shot to the clean
6585s	sci-fi look of iconic movies and TV
6588s	series of the 70s
6590s	man-made structures were mostly gray
6592s	with regular patterns scattered on the
6594s	building surfaces and some rare color
6596s	bands often in Orange as the only warm
6599s	color in the scene while illuminated
6601s	with harsh high contrast lighting so
6604s	typical for the cold empty space Also
6607s	note the spaceship as a reference for
6609s	scale
6610s	and its neat drop shadow on the building
6613s	to add the
6615s	very much so
6617s	the positioning of that uh
6620s	Moon Planet planetoid celestial object
6624s	is just it's very well captured
6627s	um just something I want to point out
6628s	which goes such a long way when it comes
6631s	to framing a shot notice how this does
6634s	not go all the way across this Edge
6638s	right and same with the right side of
6640s	the planet too right it's not going all
6643s	the way across like it's meant to be
6645s	part of the scene foreign
6650s	technique of this massive station that
6654s	is just
6656s	miniaturized by this planet or celestial
6659s	object
6660s	uh which then even shows its scale in
6664s	accordance with the you know like it's I
6666s	mean it's everything what Michael said
6667s	I'm just pointing out like
6669s	how delightful this all comes together
6671s	that gives a sense of the Void
6676s	and yet also The Wonder of what's out
6679s	there
6680s	and thus highly explorative space right
6683s	very very nice space 1999 Vibe I think
6687s	it goes back further than that honestly
6688s	but um yeah like
6690s	like I'm even shoot I'm getting like
6692s	alien vibes from this you know where you
6696s	have like that sort of what would you
6698s	call it retro sci-fi like it's just
6701s	you know there's some really really good
6703s	qualities to this shot all right so we
6705s	got one last shot to look at and we got
6708s	another one from dark chaos a lot of
6711s	individuals here getting seen two three
6714s	times from these Michael selects This
6716s	Could Be You by the way this could
6718s	that's right yeah well maybe not you you
6720s	got some work but you
6723s	foreign
6724s	oh my gosh sincerely like if you love
6727s	taking these screenshots if you're
6728s	taking a lot of great care in this send
6730s	them our way we love to show them we
6732s	love to talk about them
6734s	um and it doesn't matter if you're
6735s	really good at it or if you really suck
6737s	at it honestly like we love it when you
6738s	just share screenshots you might have a
6740s	gold nugget in there you never know it's
6742s	really awesome so dark chaos this is
6745s	initiating warp drive
6748s	oh my gosh
6750s	oh so good this one is greatly timed
6754s	while also perfectly aligned so that the
6757s	front shield overlaps with the warp VFX
6760s	nicely I also like to uh I also like how
6763s	the warp VFX illuminates the ship's hole
6767s	revealing the incredible details
6769s	featured on the outlaw bomber it's true
6773s	sometimes you don't see all these little
6775s	details and what light sources can do
6777s	but when you capture a scene in the
6780s	right way where there's a strong point
6782s	of light covering some Solid Ground like
6785s	this it can that illumination is I mean
6790s	just a big shout out to everyone who's
6792s	helped with the detail work on these
6794s	ships this is not a small feat yeah you
6798s	might only see him for five seconds
6799s	before you blast them out of the sky
6801s	because you're awesome
6803s	but
6804s	they look cool dang
6807s	very great shot love how it all comes
6810s	together
6811s	incredible
6813s	that for all Shield is such an aesthetic
6815s	strong point yeah it really is
6819s	brings it home
6822s	guys
6823s	that's all 10 of the Michael selects
6829s	um even though I didn't make it make the
6831s	cut for our steam store Page this is the
6833s	hero shot of today's Michael selects
6835s	Keep It Coming Pilots so there you go
6837s	yeah outstanding work
6839s	love it everyone seriously big round of
6841s	applause to all of these individuals uh
6844s	Michael thank you again
6845s	um even though as our CEO and having way
6848s	too much on your plate right now like it
6850s	is so appreciative that you do take this
6852s	time to commend this incredible work
6855s	that our community does so so sincerely
6857s	thank you Michael and thank you
6858s	everybody for submitting these
6860s	screenshots because it just it sincerely
6863s	brings Rockfish Joy when we see your
6867s	love coming through what you're sharing
6869s	it's oh it's it's fantastic it's there's
6873s	there's so much like energy that is
6875s	being created here
6877s	guys are freaking awesome it's so good
6880s	all right so with that being the last
6882s	shot that means we have a little bit of
6884s	time to answer more questions let's
6887s	extend this let's let's get on this so
6889s	we're gonna take the time here where
6892s	um I think we're just gonna keep it on
6894s	some of these scenes like I don't think
6896s	I'm gonna get into more gameplay but uh
6897s	geekbite I know you got more questions
6899s	let's go ahead and get through a couple
6901s	more of these
6902s	and see if we can uh clarify more
6904s	details and all that stuff so let's go
6906s	questions
6908s	[Music]
6912s	can you explain if the storyline is
6916s	important to the game
6921s	this is a particular question
6923s	and there are a number of ways to
6926s	answer this
6929s	um
6930s	so let me say this one of the things
6933s	that is important whenever you're
6936s	creating a game is what the focal point
6939s	that main topic that everything else is
6941s	going to uh bend around right like you
6945s	have to have this Foundation first and
6949s	then you build atop that right pretty
6951s	basic and understanding like in most
6953s	things that you're creating video games
6955s	no different
6956s	as a video game the gameplay is integral
6960s	you could write the best story of all
6962s	time but if your gameplay sucks that
6964s	story kind of doesn't matter because
6966s	it's it's supposed to be a game right so
6969s	there has to be a profound gameplay
6973s	experience that comes out
6976s	absolutely like that has to that's
6978s	that's Ground Zero is the gameplay
6981s	experience has to
6983s	give it has to deliver it has to deliver
6987s	from there now we can say hey how we're
6991s	bringing these together this fun
6992s	experience that we're having we want to
6994s	incorporate more fun through different
6997s	mediums because storytelling is in fact
6999s	a different medium than video games
7001s	that's not to say video games can't have
7003s	killer stories because they absolutely
7005s	do but it's good to recognize that
7009s	they don't go hand in hand right they
7012s	are different so that's why I love this
7013s	question forever Space 2 we very much
7016s	have a focus on the story that we want
7018s	to tell UVA and Michael have both been
7020s	incredibly passionate about how this
7022s	character Adam is developing as a clone
7025s	and what he's realizing how it all comes
7028s	together through these wild experiences
7030s	and being able to do that through
7032s	gameplay that is very much important for
7036s	us to bring you back in for another
7040s	combat sequence it's uh in a way it kind
7044s	of uh plays off of each other but at the
7047s	end of the day if if I were you know
7050s	saying the specifics of it I would
7053s	personally say gameplay first here
7056s	um there might be some differing
7058s	opinions on the team uh but that's how
7062s	that's like how it falls we are still
7064s	incredibly thrilled and I'm telling you
7066s	like I really enjoy how our story comes
7068s	together especially with the context of
7070s	everspace one and especially with the
7072s	context of the World building we have
7074s	surrounding this whole experience with a
7077s	pretty Grand focal point on looter
7079s	shooter
7080s	so uh yeah hopefully that was detailed
7083s	enough and Michael if you want to if you
7085s	want to chime in on that and be like no
7087s	Eric why are you saying Grandpa yes
7088s	you'll have it have at it because I know
7090s	that this is really your baby you've
7092s	done a lot with the story you've worked
7093s	with about it
7094s	um a little added context on that could
7097s	be really cool so if you want Michael
7099s	um but also no pressure because we're
7101s	moving to the next question
7104s	uh this one's a caustic swarm over on
7107s	YouTube uh pretty specific for you Eric
7109s	what is your favorite part of the game
7111s	mechanic area ship whatever
7117s	gosh I just love the rush
7119s	I love the challenge
7121s	um when I'm playing games for me
7125s	I want an emergent gameplay experience
7130s	that challenges me in the moment
7135s	and everspace 2 uh is definitely getting
7139s	there we still have a little bit more
7140s	work to go on that front I'm not going
7142s	to deny that and end game is going to be
7143s	the core of that right but
7146s	um I very much love it when those
7148s	challenges are just thrown at you when
7149s	it says this is impossible
7153s	figure it out
7155s	I live on that that's the type of a
7157s	gamer that I am so um yeah it's it's
7160s	really the it's really the challenge
7161s	that that comes together as a whole for
7163s	me it's it's you'll see a lot more of
7166s	that too you'll see like my crazy amount
7167s	of energy when we get into the in-game
7169s	state we're able to talk more about
7170s	ancient riffs and show some of the
7172s	legendaries and you know crack open like
7175s	even more mutators for high risk areas
7178s	um I think those are somewhat priority
7181s	Hans Christian are you there did we we
7184s	prioritize that I can't remember uh like
7185s	like that variety of uh mixing up those
7189s	formulas in the background where you're
7191s	not 100 sure what's around the corner
7193s	and you're not sure like how you're
7194s	gonna have to make things work but you
7196s	gotta try like I I live on that I live
7198s	on that so
7199s	I love that question
7201s	so cool
7203s	uh wizard Jerry up next from YouTube it
7207s	wouldn't be possible to customize ship
7209s	Wings name in 1.0 release this was
7212s	something that we wanted to do actually
7214s	so uh full transparency on that like it
7217s	would be so amazing if you could name
7219s	your ship right
7220s	that would be super freaking cool that
7223s	would be amazing
7225s	um here's hoping
7228s	it's not technically in the plants
7231s	but uh it would be awesome so it's one
7234s	of those things that falls in the
7236s	aesthetic customization like not
7238s	priority I'm sure you understand that
7240s	but still let's point that out
7242s	that'd be cool
7247s	fins ass on YouTube it's all update
7251s	going to add any new ship customization
7254s	option
7257s	I know that hasn't been the focal point
7260s	right as we've mentioned
7262s	um but
7264s	I know that Matthias has still been
7269s	tweaking refining certain elements of
7271s	wings like you've even seen it like the
7273s	the difference between The Vindicator
7274s	Wings even on like the hero shot that we
7277s	had for the summer update versus the
7280s	wings in game they're actually different
7282s	so like there's still continual
7284s	refinement on that front and you know I
7285s	know that he's still working on More
7287s	Wings because I've told you guys that
7289s	like it's not likely we'll have all the
7291s	wings done by 1.0 because there's a lot
7293s	more to do there's a lot of work on that
7295s	front but
7296s	um it's definitely possible but yeah
7299s	again it's just it's just not a focal
7300s	point it's just not a focal point that's
7302s	all
7303s	so here's hoping that's another one of
7305s	those here's hoping
7308s	[Music]
7314s	to minimize resources required to
7316s	implement named weapon crafting and make
7319s	sure it can be squeezed into the game I
7321s	did ask for some clarity on this one and
7323s	they meant catalysts as a means to craft
7325s	near weapons easy an equalizer Catalyst
7328s	turns in any coil gun into an equalizer
7331s	oh okay so you're basically
7334s	um you're assigning it the manufacturer
7337s	is what you're doing okay
7339s	um yeah I mean I suppose that's a
7340s	possibility
7342s	um I know that we still have plans on
7344s	more catalysts to
7346s	um and there's also a couple more plans
7348s	and
7349s	item modification
7351s	um
7352s	uh but uh yeah I mean naming or not
7357s	naming uh changing uh an item into a
7361s	completely different item and I do say
7363s	that very profoundly here like a pulse
7365s	laser is not a Synchro pulse it's of the
7368s	same type but they're not the same right
7370s	um if you're able to like change a
7373s	weapon into another weapon I think
7375s	that's getting outside of the realm of
7377s	what we are looking as capabilities
7379s	within the crafting system so I doubt it
7384s	but yeah
7386s	it's uh it's an interesting idea
7388s	definitely give you that so
7395s	um yeah one last comment just as we wrap
7398s	up good you get it frog uh thank you
7402s	back for doing the Race challenge today
7403s	it was a valiant effort we really
7405s	enjoyed it and it led to being up uh to
7408s	a book Discovery we love you
7410s	yeah
7411s	yes yay finding bugs I never would have
7414s	found that without attempting it so um I
7417s	guess that's true well I'm glad that you
7418s	did enjoy that um it was
7421s	it was more fun than I thought it was
7423s	going to be I will admit
7424s	um because again you know even I said
7426s	earlier I really like the the challenge
7427s	that set before me and that was a
7431s	challenge
7434s	and uh yeah this is good it's good it
7436s	was fun so uh you know what else is fun
7439s	all of you guys oh my goodness it's been
7442s	such a delight today being able to
7445s	highlight some of these changes like the
7446s	Sentinel uh and the racing which oh gosh
7450s	I'm really happy with how that's come
7451s	along
7452s	um guys it's also really nice to be able
7454s	to have these open discussions about
7455s	like how early access operates like
7459s	where we're at what those plans are in
7461s	the future just to cultivate that proper
7463s	expectation so that you are along for
7466s	the ride so you're not getting hit with
7467s	anything that's weird or random
7469s	um you're you know what you're getting
7471s	when you come to everspace two right
7475s	um and if you don't if you're still like
7478s	messed up about this you're like I still
7480s	don't get it I don't I don't understand
7481s	why blah blah blah is happening ask us
7485s	either come to the streams go to our
7486s	Discord we've got an Ask RFC rfg Channel
7489s	there post on the forums be like I don't
7491s	get this like let us know community's
7494s	gonna jump on all over it we're gonna
7495s	jump all over it like we are incredibly
7498s	transparent it's even in the Marquee
7499s	down below like we want to communicate
7502s	this process so you know what's
7505s	happening if we were a shady company
7508s	then that would be completely we
7511s	wouldn't we wouldn't do that so uh let
7514s	us have a conversation with you just
7516s	reach out to us and it's It'll be such a
7518s	delight
7519s	um aside from that um also uh thanks for
7522s	letting me do that little rant on level
7524s	scaling if you missed that I'm just
7526s	gonna be in the vlogging backtrack to it
7528s	um just really important and valuable
7530s	feedback that you guys have sent us like
7533s	you guys have seriously been awesome and
7537s	I have seriously been Eric Schroeder
7539s	your community Ambassador oh my gosh
7542s	thanks again uh geekbite for uh dropping
7546s	in and reading off those questions just
7547s	I love the way these streams the streams
7549s	are working so well with you doing that
7550s	so thank you
7552s	um and thank you everyone sincerely for
7554s	all these beautiful for questions don't
7555s	stop being awesome and we'll catch you
7558s	next week hopefully we'll have more
7560s	stuff to show uh if not don't worry it's
7563s	going to be fun anyway I promise you so
7565s	all right toodles
7568s	[Laughter]
7575s	[Music]
7583s	[Music]
7589s	foreign
7609s	[Music]
7620s	[Music]
7623s	thank you
7627s	[Music]
7644s	I love you all you're so wonderful
7648s	oh my goodness you know I was trying to
7651s	practice this thing where you like sing
7652s	and you beatbox at the same time I'm
7654s	gonna try it right now it's gonna like
7655s	completely
7662s	[Music]
7667s	I don't know how to take breaths
7677s	also
7682s	um so you guys know that song in
7684s	everspace one the the something like dog
7687s	fighting it's not like dogs in space
7690s	let me try and do that one okay
7714s	okay I'm done
7716s	I just wanted to try something different
7717s	it was it was fresh I watched the
7720s	YouTube video and that makes it fun oh
7722s	my gosh I love that track that was
7724s	freaking fire Giro bring it back please
7727s	all right guys I'm out let's go give
7729s	some love to Corbin I believe he's
7731s	streaming stellarius it'll be great also
7735s	um uh please note that you should wish
7737s	to list us too because there's lots of
7740s	information that drops on Steam like
7741s	freaking all the time and when you
7743s	wishlist us you also see the sales you
7745s	see what's going on all that stuff is
7746s	incredibly beautiful this is a really
7747s	important point that I forgot to mention
7749s	last week sorry Michael like sincerely
7751s	that goes such a long way for you and it
7753s	helps build exposure for us so that more
7756s	people know what we're doing what we're
7758s	creating oh my gosh get your friends in
7761s	here let's bring it on let's bandwagon
7763s	the crap out of this
7765s	this good stuff oh it's wonderful it's
7768s	fantastic
7770s	oh
7772s	my throat
7778s	[Music]

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