

They function a lot like the Mafia - they’re made up of multiple families (four, to be exact), and they control trade, economy, and other monetary businesses. Speaking of new content, the Lumeris is a new faction being introduced in Endless Space 2. “So the question became, how much of the previous content do we want to update and put in the new game versus how much purely new stuff?” “That would be boring for the devs and the players,” stated Spock.

The team opted not to simply redo the factions as they were. Spock explained that the challenge came with choosing what to carry over from the previous game and what to rebuild from the ground up. It’s sort of a reboot, but more than that, it exists parallel to the original. A Story Worth TellingĮndless Space 2 isn’t a straight sequel to Endless Space. Ultimately, it’s a universe that will have several functioning gears, and one that should prove exciting to be a part of. I recently spoke with Narrative Director Jeff Spock at a media event in San Francisco, and it’s clear that his fandom of the space opera plays a direct role in the creation of the Endless Space 2 universe. The result is something akin to 2014’s Endless Legend. Most notably, the team is giving the upcoming Endless Space 2 a stronger story element than we saw in the original. Amplitude Studios is looking to reinvent the Endless Space franchise in more ways than one.
