Everspace 2 Dev Tracker

While we don't advocate for piracy, I admit I am thankful for your support and your cleverness for navigating around a frustration situation. Hoping you won't have to resort to that build much longer and have the main (and further updated) build on Game Pass soon. I should have more info to share soon as well.

Hey there, the update is addressing cutscenes and some optimization issues as well (in addition to a WinGDK plugin failure causing issues with TrackIR, DLSS, FSR). I can't say it'll be a miracle update to fix all issues with the water locations (these are the most demanding locations in the game IIRC), here's hoping it helps as soon as we get through certification. I've pinged all channels this morning and hope to have an update on the state of Game Pass soon.

TrackIR isn't working because of a failed plugin for WinGDK, but our folks at EngineSoft reworked them so this should rectify the TrackIR, DLSS and FSR issues once we get through certification.

Thanks for your patience; I've pinged more channels this morning so I'm hopeful to have more news soon.

Definitely understand your thinking, it certainly feels that way at times. I'd certainly like the special privileges those other companies get too. I suppose I'm glad we provided the "99%" version when we did, else this waiting period would still have Game Pass users on the Fall update (yikes!). I've pinged the appropriate channels this morning, I am hoping to have news soon.

Hey there, the FSR and DLSS issues were caused because of a WinGDK plugin failure and will be fixed. Otherwise, I've pinged again this morning for info; it's been way too quiet.

The TrackIR - as well as DLSS - is a problem regarding a WinGDK plugin, which we do have rectified. Otherwise, all game data from this "99%" version of Gamepass will be fully compatible and brought up to speed with the 1.0 version. There's a couple of cutscenes that need updated at the end, a broken dialogue line, an achievement that isn't working, and a couple very minor, non-gameplay related issues that will be resolved. I can guarantee you won't have to restart once this gets through cert. I am once again pinging all the channels to see what the latest news is, even if it means a prospective timeline for an update.

Agreed, this is frustrating. By all accounts the certification should have passed and the update should have hit yesterday, but we're still being told it is "marked for the certification process" (this was 8 hours ago, and we have bumped communications to get more info) and haven't received any more info.

I have personally pinged this matter once again, as I'm growing restless of this fiasco as well. I know this isn't the response you want, but I truly appreciate the patience as this gets through the according operations. Once updated (or if anything changes, like my table getting flipped), I'll be making a new post in the subreddit directly to clarity details.

First, thanks for your support and being a part of this journey. While I personally don't play the game for the story, I think it's important to recognize your opinions don't represent the entire playerbase, especially since statistically we have seen a lot of players both play for and enjoy the story (and the puzzles thereof to see all the sites), and still more players do enjoy breaking up the pacing when they decide to instead of feeling like they can only do one thing. Claiming the entire playerbase views this topic exactly the same as you, is actually a disservice from your own opinions. It discredits them with falsehoods, and I'd much rather validate your opinions here so we can have a discussion on how your experience was shaped and your needs met (or not met). Yes, there are users who don't like the puzzles, but even calling this the majority simply isn't true. It doesn't make your opinions less valid, but it does mean there needs to be careful thought as to what our team n...

Some clarity: You're speaking on the topic still as though years of feedback were provided while we ignored it, so let's be very clear on this front: Early access was about 2 years total. We had multiple large updates that added or wildly changed core aspects of the game, because of further implementation of our core vision as well as the feedback to aid its development. We aimed to make a lot of handcrafted environments - landing at a little over 100 - and utilized a lot of healthy level design to help guide players from one point of interest to another. The expectation from the get-go isn't that players will do everything, but rather be pleasantly surprised when they stumble upon a secret that rewards them across an expansive game.

An observation: It sounds like you expect the game to be Diablo-only, but in space. This was never our aim, nor ever preached from us. Yes, there are aspects of Diablo, and Destiny - which we have stated - but there are also more aspects of F...

You're not wrong that the type of feedback isn't anything new, but the game has changed quite considerably over the years. Location secrets and challenges saw a world of adjustments across development because of this feedback. In fact, we doubled back on all secrets in our homestretch before launch, and made some tweaks and adjustments even then.

We received two types of feedback on this front, and we have had some rude, vocal users about this topic. We're not going to pretend that we can please everyone, nor that we can make every single secret super fun, engaging, and unique. But we're going to do our best, utilizing the feedback from our playerbase to get things to a better place.

Regarding the reward content: I can see your reasoning, and this was also something we adjusted over time because of feedback as well. We iterated on the attributes and how the Mainframe Expansions adjusted them accordingly. Our goal was to make little boosts to the player ...

To be fair, the drone salvage is almost completely hidden from view so long as all your drones are active and at full health. Regardless, your point is taken.

I know the wait is painful but I don't have more info to report yet, sorry! I do think we're close however, as the good news is no snags in certification have come up. I will make a new Reddit post when the update goes live.

The upcoming adjustments are almost entirely technical, with at least one placeholder (which is mostly complete even in the current version) that gets updated too. Nothing affects gameplay or save conditions.

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. Your opinions are very much validated in here, and we're keeping an eye on how players are enjoying (or in this case, not enjoying) the varying aspects of EVERSPACE 2.

Some quick clarity: EVERSPACE 2 very much puts emphasis on space combat, but we also utilize open world exploration as well. It seems there's a disconnect here, like the game is supposed to be either one or the other, and can't be both...

Exploration in the game is definitely meant to have the player intentionally look around the handcrafted environments, instead of just a follow-the-dots mission design. Still, there are points of interests around varying environments to aid in this, some more obvious than others.

100% completing core areas should require the player to take time into this endeavor; it should not be a one-and-done routine that takes mere seconds. However, it also shouldn't slam a player's head against the wall for hours on end either. I ...

Dang, I'm sorry to hear this. This may be related to all the plugins breaking for the WinGDK. We've been trying to find some workarounds but to no avail at this time. Our friends at EngineSoft may need to rework them directly, and if/when they do, we will be pushing a hotfix asap.

The HDR experimental technology isn't something we can wholly develop further from our end; it is dependent on the user's system and settings. We have implemented it fully for UE4's capabilities, though we have seen it come up short for certain users.

Otherwise, all plugins are broken on WinGDK based on our development for XBox Seris S|X, which includes DLSS. Our friends from EngineSoft needed to rework them, but as soon as we are able to we will push a hotfix.

That said, we have no plans to include DLSS 3 at this time.

Hey there, I just received word that all plugins seem broken on WinGDK, which includes DLSS. This is likely due to our work regarding XBox Series X|S. We will figure out if a solution is something we can push through as a hotfix, but unfortunately it would get pushed through after the actual 1.0. I'll follow-up when I have more info, sorry!

Thank you for the support, glad you're having a good time with it!

Yes, this is correct. And just recently, we got confirmation that Microsoft can expedite the troubles so I can absolutely confirm tomorrow it'll get through.

There won't be any save wiping or nonsense like that so I can assure our playerbase starting tomorrow will have a sound continuation into the full 100% release when it passes, too.

Hey, it's no worries! Hiccups happen, like it or not. Frustrations surrounding this Game Pass hiccup is valid, because it absolutely sucks (even if it's only a day delay), and is also why we're addressing the issues as quickly as possible.