Space Engineers 2 - Roadmap 🗺️

[@Raptorias]

When did LSG get a voice acting job for KSH?

[@E9Project]

See I knew something was up! He has been suspiciously quiet lately. Very happy for him! Such a great guy for the job 😊

[@illustratum42]

He was hired as an additional community manager I believe

[@keitovilbas460]

Got me good, had to check who uploaded the video. xD Well done LSG!

[@SolearGnG]

I don't know, but it was a good choice, for sure.

[@chaoticserenityart]

Certainly ​@@SolearGnG, he just has one of those voices that fits.

[@ELek1010]

It's a pity that the multiplayer mode is one of the last, it would be more fun to play together with friends even in the early stages, even if it comes with a lot of bugs :( But I believe in the team that it will be a worthy successor to the excellent first part :)

[@wills.5762]

As long as they take the time to make it a better implementation than MP in SE1

[@pliniomourao]

What i'm more curious about SE2 is the resources! - How the resources are going to work within the game? - There will be more easy solution for repairs? Imagine having an entire area detailed to the grim and after a combat phase you have to figure it out where the air is leaking? - What about the welder, grinder and drill?

[@OiskiPoiskiDK]

As far as I could understand there will be no welding or grinding. Everything is gonna be like creative, just with ressources. So blocks will bust pop in and out. No block staging at all 🤷‍♂️

[@andrewhoughton8606]

​@@OiskiPoiskiDK grinder welder will come later

[@pliniomourao]

@@OiskiPoiskiDK that's for the first stage of alpha release, named: "Creative Mode"! The 5th stage they will release the "Planets and Survival"! So hence why i have my doubt about it. For the creative, is pretty neat to have just a paint brush to create stuff without the worry for "cost". But i guess KSH want to test how their engine will handle the stupidness of the player's creation. There will be a wide of monter-creation in Workshop on Phase 2.

[@interstellarsnow]

an idea for better fixing of ships is a handheld welder with a larger range. this is because block welders are too big for lots of areas in space engineers 1

[@wills.5762]

I imagine all of those things are gonna be pretty much like they were in the 1st game, I mean what do you really want from them there?

[@enshrowd]

super super hyped please take your time, Keen! i’m here for the whole ride no matter how long it takes

[@MrDecimus]

Decades.

[@malcontender6319]

@@MrDecimus Not quite that long, but at least 2 years and at most, 5.

[@MrDecimus]

@ well Marek said "we are going to be able to optimize the game in the coming decades"

[@ChrisHöppner]

“No matter how long it takes” ask the Star Citizen folks how that idea is going lol

[@malcontender6319]

@@ChrisHöppner These kinds of people were never big on foresight.

[@user-xsn5ozskwg]

Definitely happy to see the listed features on the roadmap. And while it'd be nice to have rough dates I hope the lack of details comes from a willingness to take things at whatever pace makes most sense to complete the features.

[@SplinteredChaos]

Rule number one on IT related things, never give a deadline for development and deployment. You never know what new hurdle will pop up. People are unforgiving if you promise a date and can't deliver.

[@andrewhoughton8606]

Think it be quick if they don't hit any major bugs

[@CaptainJack]

Steam Workshop Wooo!

[@nochannel8811]

I'll ask yet again. Will we see this on console anytime in the next 10 years?

[@CaptainJack]

@ Keen have said a console version is planned, no clue when though :)

[@nochannel8811]

Thanks much been asking for a month now.​@CaptainJack

[@AOD_AnkGrooger]

I'm gunna ask my question and see if I get a response. Are we going to see you release any unscripted content? or will you rely on releasing more scripted slop?

[@CaptainJack]

@@AOD_AnkGrooger I like to make content I enjoy, some of that is scripted stories. Other content includes unscripted content. There is something for everyone.

[@gerardoliveras430]

Get ready for 10 years more of development.

[@edcrosbie4651]

Still be out b4 squad 42!!!

[@malcontender6319]

@@edcrosbie4651 Why are you plugging some other unrelated game?

[@AlexvanDijk]

@@malcontender6319 Does it bother you that he's plugging Squadron 42, the single player campaign that's tied to the in-development exciting and deep Space MMO Star Citizen? 😂 Jokes aside, I don't mind if Space Engineers will keep being developed for another 10 years (as long as they get this roadmap out in a year or two!)

[@andybraid4263]

You do not want this game to be developed for 10 more years.. sounds awesome to me. Remember allot of people played SE1 from the start just like this. It was one hell of a ride!

[@69antisa96]

The only question that remains is, how time is expected between slices is there any estimation?

[@MrDecimus]

Years

[@jesusofbullets]

Likely 6-8 months each, depending on the slice. I expect the water one to take at least 8.

[@BookBurnersStuff]

That would be an useful information to have, wouldn't it :)

[@LegendsDEMON386]

I think people are gonna be a little antsy (myself included) until the survival update so hopefully it doesnt take too long. I imagine the workshop slices will go by sorta quick since I feel like those tools and systems were already being worked on in the background while setting up SE2 but the rest of the slices its anyone's guess.

[@Evitco]

Marek’s most recent blog said that Water will likely be in 2026 so I assume VS2 likely Q3-4 of 2025

[@Little-Hercules]

Multiplayer / coop needs to be sooner!

[@cha5er]

yes... sadly i have zero intrest in the game, if i cant enjoy it with friends...

[@keithwingo514]

@@cha5er Hopefully this time around they don't release game-breaking patches on Thursdays that wipe out the entire weekend of multiplayer.

[@urgo8750]

While I agree, I think your overlooking the complexity and challenges tied to adding multiplayer.

[@Superagent666]

​@@cha5erthankfully there's no gun to your head forcing you to buy it before it has the features you want it to have...

[@sirhamsteralot3977]

@@cha5er Its still alpha for that reason, for multiplayer and other features you would be better off sticking to SE for now, they have committed to keep updating SE while SE2 gets through alpha. I would only buy SE2 if you truly want to test and provide feedback on the bleeding edge features!

[@kronos7686]

awesome can’t wait to play this

[@johnmcfarlane3147]

I would really like some npc colonists to take care of, i like playing single player but i dont feel motivated to build complex creations to protect and benefit just myself

[@nilswilling]

This!😍

[@Avardent-h4z]

More interaction with npcs in general would be great. Taking bases from the enemy, defending a friendly hideout or convoy. Taking resources somewhere so friendlies can establish a base. Lots of possibilities

[@cmelch]

The concept behind prototech and the Factorum faction is actually great. If they could expand upon this in SE2 with multiple factions having unique blocks it would make the world way more interactive. Friendly factions that you could trade for their factions components/blocks or even steal and earn bad reputation with them if you go that route and make them hostile. Would make the world feel much more interesting and alive and give a reason to explore. Having factions on specific planets would give you a reason to visit specific ones if you need special types of components or blocks. You could even have the factions scale a bit. Early on you can build Basic faction blocks with basic components like we have the Basic Assembler and Refinery that are cheap for early game and then once you accumulate recourse you can get advanced versions later game that are more expensive to acquire.

[@malcontender6319]

KEEN are practically vaporware specialists at this point.

[@Avardent-h4z]

@ They have delivered on everything promised to this point...

[@mikecolangelo9849]

Its really nice to see creators like LSG getting to work with the developers. Very exciting things to come in SE2.

[@wargames43]

i do hope with water we get hydropower plant options i love building dams in games with volumetric water and this game looks perfect for it. Maybe even drain a lake and build inside the emptied lake and then destroy the dam for a awesome flood. Or redirect rivers and lakes to make place for buildings etc. I do hope we get a planet rounding building option which will take the round shape of the planet in calculations and options to paint roads on voxels

[@WiseOakDakota]

Imagine diverting a river underground and using it to make boat tunnels for transportation

[@wargames43]

@WiseOakDakota oh yes. Or secret underwater tunnel leading to a base. Or a thunderbird like ship hangar going up out of the lake

[@malcontender6319]

You should write these ideas down so you don't forget them in the intervening 2 to 3 years it'll take to get those mechanics implemented.

[@dread_mechanic]

I really hope "Improved Mechanics" means Mechanical/Logic/AI blocks 🤞🤞I can't wait to build tiny robots 😍

[@thedangernoodle2731]

Yeah! Im really curious when we will get access to subgrids, or if it will work similarly

[@dread_mechanic]

@@thedangernoodle2731 Literally every time I see some new image or video I'm scouring every pixel for a sign of Rotors or Hinges 🤣

[@jerryplayz101]

And to automate that? A scripting block would be useful. Automation should not sidestep a more generalised solution - otherwise that's just poor design.

[@Morndenkainen]

Sounds like now is the right time for KSH to hire a few people like Digi, Splitsie, Mexpex, Aryx, Ash-Likesnow, Draygokorvan, Bricklemore, Aidylheid and a few other modders... Or at least integrate some of their mods from the workshop into the base game... Having more blocks to build with that are matched to the 25cm grid system is always a good thing. Especially when it comes to low PCU armor blocks that are suitable for bigger ships.

[@jerryplayz101]

Don't forget what scripting can do.

[@generalpluto369]

LSG was a good choice to bring on as a community manager. His servers and ship showcases have helped quite a few people and formed a nice community.Hes shown hes good at direct engagement with the community Edit: Has Keen said why multiplayer is so far in, I figured they would bake the net code in from the start of the new engine, is it buggy for them or something? Just hoping to be able to play with friends before 2026 or so

[@MrMarshallMan3]

I'm so excited to play this. Without dates I'm assuming it'll likely be another year before multiplayer is implemented, but that's okay. I don't think people realise that if Keen was to have multiplayer on launch, that would mean another year before we got to play anything at all lol. Like it'll still take the same amount of time. I for one, am excited to watch the development of the game!

[@andrewhoughton8606]

It will depend on how well the new grid system works as things most if not all is developed including multiplayer to a certain degree and this is based on the videos of SE2 if it is In game footage.

[@wills.5762]

Itll probably be closer to 5 years for MP, probably 18 months per slice.

[@nicolasmousten9685]

in what vertical slide will Pistons and rotors be implemented?

[@edcrosbie4651]

Im assuming right there in the first release... could be wrong, but they the whole reason vrage exists imo. Im hoping that when we do get them klang is relegated to the history of lore cuz gawwwd i hate watching my ships slowly rotate from the ghost forces when the hangar doors arent merge blocked in place

[@4385-z7d]

It almost feels like it should get a vertical slice of it's own, as I hope they build on the current system for "linked grids" as it would be nice if thrusters, wheels, etc on sub-grids could be used by the cockpit without needing scripts, the ability to make air tight seals when docking ship together and some way to connect ships that limits visibility/access to the components from one side to the other.

[@wills.5762]

Should be VS1, they have been showing pistons and rotors off in VRage 3 demos for years

[@phreeesubz]

*This is going to be absolutely wild*

[@MrDecimus]

Like Marek said wild in decades to come.

[@tommelom10]

im a little worried about the Multiplayer layer being on the bottom. Like Does that mean we can't play together until after planets and survival? or is it in from the start and the slice is actually just when the official servers are set to launch?

[@MrDecimus]

Multiplayer is not their priority which seems hilarious. Another unoptimalized Multiplayer like with SE1.

[@SharkStrikeAC]

SE 1 didn't even have any intention of MP. Here it's different. And what doesn't make sense is implementing MP before the full game.

[@TherionAtlas]

if its at the end of the roadmap dont expect to play with another till Q4

[@MrDecimus]

@@SharkStrikeAC So Building up features on a game that can handle it for more than 1 player doesn't make sense.

[@malcontender6319]

It will be years and years before they get there. All the better to nickel and dime us on a dozen more DLCs.

[@PeterPinecone]

I love that SE2 will have almost same graphics and style as SE. Making ultra realistic graphics only makes harder to make great content inside, including mods. Focusing on features instead on shinies says a lot! Of positives ofc!

[@JogiWanKenobi]

What do you guys think how fast or slow the Roadmap will be completed? I know it took a long time in the previous game, but the team is obvioudly bigger now.

[@skeezixmccat]

Ohhhh man....I don't normally pre-order stuff but Space Engineers has long since been my most played Steam game. I NEEEEEEEEED it

[@raffa0001]

1.2 improved mechanics? Thumbs up for the cable and manipulation mechanics

[@malcontender6319]

We've received no mention of the vaunted cable being anything more than cosmetic.

[@slinkerdeer]

Hellloo there! Good choice on the new hire. It's good to hear LSG's voice on the official SE channel

[@The-Ink-Dragon97]

Question here: What are the required PC specs for you to fully play Space Engineers 2? I don't have the best PC, so I want to make sure I can at least PLAY the game if/when I get it.

[@Blackrew]

I bought the original game 1 week after it launched like 10 years ago. Gotta do the same for this one

[@Metruzanca]

Aaron from LSG? Lets gooooo!!! I've been watching LSG for nearly a decade. Always enjoyed his/the guy's content.

[@Yohrog]

It would help to get some sort of reference of how long in the future these features are planned. Like, is the end of the roadmap supposed to be in something like a year or two, or closer to 3-4 years?

[@matthiashellwig2536]

My biggest question is: Will you build a Henry?

[@AndPonchman]

That's cool and all but how much time will this roadmap take to finish?

[@____trazluz____9804]

i will buy even with my current pc not being able to run it properly .

[@ahsokatano6059]

thats when you build a pc around a game

[@malcontender6319]

Time to take a step back and ask yourself why you simp for KEEN.

[@____trazluz____9804]

@@malcontender6319 man, i play the first one since 2013 , i know that i will play this one for years too, i will upgrade my pc in april or so

[@malcontender6319]

@@____trazluz____9804 Like when I bought Crysis when I didn't have a machine that could run it? Then years later I got said hardware... and the game was a pretty, but uninspired once-through. Be careful, man.

[@lordflashheart3680]

The game you buy a new PC so you can play it was known as “The killer app” back in the day. I did the same, preordered SE2 when it dropped though I doubt my potato will run it. I’m not super concerned though as I wanted to support KEEN and as a survival player I have time to upgrade my tired hardware before I really get into it.

[@robsdeviceunknown]

We know about the Road Map already. What has not been answered is what do you expect the timeline to be between releases? Months, years? Maybe at least give us a what quarter each is expected to be released.

[@andrewhoughton8606]

Think based on SE1. Each part will be realised at a Min about a month between each slice

[@robsdeviceunknown]

@@andrewhoughton8606 Thanks kindly. I am still real new to SE1, about 3-4 months now. So I was not aware of the development cycle. This will help me temper my expectations. Thanks again.

[@wills.5762]

Itll probably be years. Im expecting 5 years until we reach the end of this roadmap, iirc it took 3 or 4 years for SE1 to get survival

[@wavewalnut9869]

I love announcement of SE2 with LSG voice!

[@godforge8338]

God SE1 was such a damn good game, just the physics working better in multiplayer is worth the buy :D

[@Bwlok]

really would have wished that there is at least a basic multiplayer from the start (or at least very early)

[@drazelsnake4432]

I love how in every video you rip apart blue ship with red ship.

[@RevTheDread]

This is going to be amazing!

[@nicolas267s]

Are there any info about how often we might get those updates? How long we'll need to wait between those vertical slices? I hope we'll get at least 1-2 slices in a year.

[@TherionAtlas]

cant wait for 1.0, going to be a good game once finished :)

[@NightmareKato]

I still want y'all to uncap the speed limits in this game so we can have mass driver cannons using gravity generators. The hilarity from that was awesome early in the original game.

[@MegaLokopo]

Is it going to not crash constantly when played on linux?

[@Amaroq64]

Make projectors support multigrids, so you can build with pistons/rotors in survival without half of your blueprint being deleted when you project it later. This is the hill I'm going to die on.

[@FrontierFirearmFanatics]

I cannot WAIT for the real water! Im gonna build an IJN Yamato day 1!

[@nont_reel]

Honestly I think multiplayer should be the #1 or #2 because I imagine a ton of these systems and code will have to be integrated into whatever networking system gets used for the multiplayer. Also because multiplayer is a really core element of SE building is more fun if you can share it and crash it into others.

[@DarthVader-ht9mm]

Wow super hyped for release!! Sadly, I won't be buying the game before they add multiplayer, I cannot imagine not being able to play on PVP servers

[@T3kRazor]

My main questions are: How long are you estimating between these slices, and whether Survival being in Slice 2 means the only thing we'll have before is creative mode, or will there be a survival-lite mode (gather reasources to build, but nothing more)

[@BookBurnersStuff]

So, you just read the same document, we all saw since release stream, for us, and added no additional information. Vertical slices when? Estimates? Anything like that? Like doing a documentary by streaming wikipedia article reading it word by word... :)

[@najlitarvan921]

will we be getting mechanism blocks in the first alpha or later?

[@charlyalbisser]

Hello est ce qu il y aura les pistons, rotors et charnière au moment de la sortie ?

[@William0271]

Wishlist: -Player Cable attaching to ship -Conveyor types (items, fluids/gases) -Electric cables (with substations for small items as QoL)

[@jerryplayz101]

Full, complete and purpose-driven scripting solution....

[@Beckstation101]

No dates between slices or even minor guesses at how long between each is concerning. Is 1.1 expected within weeks or months of the 27th, is multiplayer and NPC stuff 3 years down the line? Some estimated timings or planned projections would be appreciated.

[@jesusofbullets]

Do you know how difficult it is to program a physics based game? Dawg, don't ask them to adhere to a schedule they might not be able to reach. Just be patient.

[@MrDecimus]

@@jesusofbullets They just want double money stream, thats why they are releasing glorified Ship Builder with nothing else, less functions as SE1 in Alpha Stage.

[@Aeonlith]

If i remember correctly i think Marek mentioned in the announcement stream that he estimated that full release would be about 2 years after release of alpha.

[@jesusofbullets]

@@MrDecimus Well, yeah. SE1 is like a decade old now. It's not much of a money maker anymore. They need funds to help build SE2, and early access serves as bug testing and funding at the same time. Making SE2 isn't gonna be cheap, especially as they've grown the company from 50 to 200.

[@tobias6361]

Setting multiplayer at the bottom of the roadmap is wild

[@Hatsch93]

Does the multiplayer in the VS3 mean multiplayer campaigns or will we have to wait until we can play with friends?

[@MrDecimus]

There will be no multiplayer for months, maybe even years

[@kitsunekaze93]

Steam page lists it as a single player game for now, so have to wait

[@ethzero]

Hip-mounted cable functionality reveal, when? 😂

[@edcrosbie4651]

🤣🤣🤣 you just know Aaron is walkin around the offices "you know guys, what would be really great... "

[@megabuilder3981]

Happy to see all the amazing feature's coming. my only issue is multiplayer coming very late

[@Darkagma]

Water will enable underwater exploration, but will there be anything there to be discovered?

[@T_Toiton]

No MP on launch is a big fumble. Its sad to see if so far down the roadmap as well :(

[@malcontender6319]

Dude, there won't even be an inventory at launch. There wont be any handheld weapons, no ores, no survival mechanics whatsoever. Anyone buying into this is wearing their rose colored glasses.

[@Graywo1f]

Will buy when multiplayer is in. Wish it was sooner! See ya then!

[@fernandomartinez9091]

Looks good

[@MrDecimus]

What looks good ? Pictures ? Good Font ?

[@sovahc]

@@MrDecimus skybox 😸

[@SuperAerie]

VERY good that steam workshop-connection was added, it is such a cornerstone of SE1. I personally wont be joining in until VS2 when planets & survival rolls around but I really wonder when that is, any estimations?

[@evilwolfplays]

Hi keen, do you plan on adding this to the console? If so, do you know how long after the full release SE2 will it be coming to the console?

[@MrDecimus]

Years

[@jackpearson9648]

when will approximate dates for these updates be released? biggest worry when pre ordering a game is not knowing the update schedule

[@zeltrax3000]

Would be nice to have time frames for these updates.

[@marco8414]

Won't lie I wasn't as hyped for the sequel because it looked like minor upgrades from the announcement trailer. But this roadmap has me on board.

[@alucas705]

Water is super hype but weirdly backpack building is what im most excited for cant wait for the ultra hard challenge of something like a moon or mars like with no drop pod

[@infi84]

I really wish multiplayer was more of a priority, I just wanna mess around with friends, all other features are optional, but just doing things alone feels pointless, so might as well just wait for multiplayer to be implemented.

[@Ahsmic]

I hope they add scary alien like the xenomorphs

[@Avardent-h4z]

I hope they make better progression and objectives from the start. Taking control of a planet or place from the enemy npcs, visiting a planet to get resources specific to it, etc

[@Replic813]

I'm literally gonna implode from excitement

[@malcontender6319]

Curb your enthusiasm.

[@tunaguler4967]

Will it be available on GeforceNOW on lunch by any chance ?

[@ivancsontos7011]

i gotta ask, will SE 1 cosmetics (for both the engineer and the DLC blocks) carry over to SE 2?

[@GorillaMan69420]

i would've loved some expected dates, numbers, anything.

[@bumblebeetunayoutube3711]

I hope that the survival mode in 2 doesn't feel like survival mode in 1, because in 1 it felt like budget creative mode.

[@WiseOakDakota]

Can you let us know what slice will bring rotors and pistons? Very excited to make some cool new bases and ships but the lack of movement blocks like that really limit building options

[@malcontender6319]

There will be none at launch. It's pretty much just a barely functional creative mode.

[@WiseOakDakota]

@ I know, that’s why I asked what I asked in the way I asked it

[@Naireem20]

It definitely needs more Planets... Like in Empyrion

[@edcrosbie4651]

Meh. I love empyrion as well but there is no physics engine to speak of in that game... and a galaxy like that with thousands of sysytems in space engineers would... well i dont even thing that nasa has a computer to run that! Ever notice that the more you build in PCU the slower your machine and sim speed get!? Console player cant even go over 200,000 pcu in settings from what i hear... All the encounters are litteraly random spawns cuz to have a persistent background universe and NPC is such a massive simulation it would cook litteraly everything out there. I imagine the handcrafted campaign will be very oerformance demanding for everything except the very newest high end CPU... depending of course on how much simulation must be run in the background... wich is why already im excited about the new engine to be able to use more than one core!! 🤣🤣

[@supernerd4623]

Posting stuff from the newsletters and websites in video form so more people see it is great, but I'd love some new information!

[@frenchcopter]

What about releasing a finished game? No preorder. Wake me up when they implemented everything shown on the roadmap.

[@TheFakeGooberGoblin]

What is the PCU limit? What is the grid limit? Will capital ships be viable in multiplayer online without crashing servers/tick rate drops?

[@AutieTortie]

Nobody knows yet.

[@TheFakeGooberGoblin]

@ yes, that is why I ask

[@artygs1]

@@TheFakeGooberGoblin no body knows cus the game is still under development, meaning even the dev doesnt know yet. with performance improvement overtime those limit could be increase overtime during dev. asking it now doesnt really give you any concrete answer

[@TheFakeGooberGoblin]

@@artygs1 Ohh, that makes a lot of sense. Much appreciated.

[@MrDecimus]

They will do everything for single player and then smack on it unoptimalized multiplayer like they did to SE1.

[@lilianbeck9349]

Do we know when , approximatively , the game's coming to consoles ?

[@ProStashio]

Are we getting all the old DLCs included? Do we have to buy them again? How's that going to work

[@jde-jj1lu]

Please keen make some type of radar system even if its maximum detection range is only 100km. Also please increase ship weapon ranges, 2,000 is dismal. You could also make ship size/shape/crosssection play a part in the radar, could also add a rare material that allows the creation of armour blocks coated in a type of radar absorbing coat. Just some ideas. Radar would be good for ultiplayer as most pvp is offline base raiding. Give us the chance to actually say orbit around a planet and have a chance of actually locating other players in transit creating random actual pvp encounters. You could balance it many way, requires insane amount of power/resource whilst in use, maybe makes one way more detectable. You could also have an EM detection system so tactics such as shutting down your ship after putting it into decoupled mode could allow someone a close escape from a preying radar user.

[@donaldpetersen2382]

Keen needs to add SE2 to their Steam publisher's page. The game is unlisted and only available if you search its name.

[@snom953]

marek said water's gonna be added in 2026 so that means every single verticle slice before VS3 is going to be released in the next year. We won't have to wait long, even for survival

[@malcontender6319]

I highly doubt it. I wager it's going to be 2 or 3 more years before this is at the state SE1 is at now. And that's honestly pretty sad.

[@snom953]

@@malcontender6319 it doesnt need to be exactly like se1 for it to be fun. I can wait two or three years. I'll be more than happy building in three months.

[@kitsunekaze93]

@@malcontender6319 sad, but expected and reasonable

[@moltencarnage]

I appreciate that it takes time to create a good game, so please do this right and take your time. That said, I cannot justify getting the game before multi-player is available.

[@jasonnchuleft894]

For me the make or break moment are the survival features. Would be nice if they managed to capture the feel of DNSK and put it in as a native (optional) feature. Especially considering there's gonna be water in the game later anyway 🙂

[@malcontender6319]

You won't even have an inventory at launch. No tools, no weapons, no ores, no components. Just an empty creative mode with no armor skins or any expanded blocks like we ALREADY had in SE1. It'll be years before we see survival and even longer before multiplayer. Pathetic KEEN.

[@migma277]

А когда SE2 появится в Стиме и её можно будет приобрести?

[@Hammerheadcruiser]

Looking forward to it, but multiplayer being so far back feels a bit odd to me. I'd think after how much trouble MP gave them in SE1 they'd put a larger priority on backing it into the base.

[@numbcharles]

Rad, couldn't be more excited

[@coltontippets9484]

Multiplayer being so far away is my biggest gripe, everything looks great, but the fact that I may have to wait years to play with my friends is disheartening.

[@Atr-bv1wq]

it'll take so long. i remember seeing "major patch" notes and all they added was some different angle-blocks and windows. no clue what they're doing, but it feels like there's only one developer who only works on it 3 beers into a sunday session once a week

[@elliottprehn6342]

I played the alpha release of the first and you’re damn right I will the second 🗣️

[@koinzell666]

Steam Workshop ! Very nice 😁

[@CFoxtrot25]

With the spaghetti code SE1's MP is, Multiplayer should be a priority focus with SE2 instead of being put on the back burner... again.

[@MrDecimus]

Same thoughts, same mistakes like with SE1 unoptimalized multiplayer because everything is tested and created for singleplayer.

[@alexgrimm354]

​@@MrDecimus exept its Not. Everything that needs it is also designed with Multiplayer in mind.

[@MrDecimus]

@ If you say so I will be happy

[@mardymarvin8441]

well if here was any context as to what a Slice is might have helped. Is it a fancy way to just say next step in development. Time frame even if rough would have been more helpfull aswell

[@OverloadOV]

Vertical Slice 3.1, Aerodynamics.

[@Ghent_Halcyon]

Should really have multiplayer much sooner, that was one of the things that it had for a while and was pretty good even without planets. Should be before a lot of the these vertical slices.

[@nikelon8227]

Wait if multiplayer is said to come after VS3, does that mean that up to that point SE2 will be single player ?

[@kitsunekaze93]

Steam page clearly lists it as a single player game for now

[@Arcanidge]

My only question is how we will drain bases build underwater, as in already flooded. Maybe make vent fans become pumps for air or liquid with push n pull vs decompression on/off. Would double their purpose n usefulness I reckon. Either way super excited for it.

[@SharkStrikeAC]

It doesn't cost much, they make water and air pump blocks.

[@malcontender6319]

They don't even have an inventory implemented yet. You're talking about hypotheticals that are years down the line.

[@Arcanidge]

@malcontender6319 you are such a negative troll, be gone we dnt want you here. Asking is free, being curious is natural, you feeling the need to have such a toxic response however is all on you, be gone or go silent. If you Cnt be nice, constructive or join a brainstorm, be quiet. Asking b being curious is free, being toxic is toxic. And yes my reply to you isn't exactly saintly, but honestly if ur attitude is also u required. We all tryna be positive n excited here, go away doom n gloom squadron

[@DawgSoldier]

Wish this came with estimated dates of completion, that would be of course be subject to change. Ya know in case shite happens.

[@corwinhyatt519]

Damn that voice takes me back.