To Rise, Virtual (Vodyani Theme) - Endless Space 2 Original Soundtrack

[@Yeeren]

Bought Endless space 2 without really reading/watching a lot about it because I liked endless space 1. Setting up first game, who do i play as? hmm, the Vodyani look interesting. 20 minutes later I'm leeching life essence across the north-eastern spiral arm, filled with holy purpose and the sounds of the choir of the unstoppable church of the Virtual Endless. 10/10.

[@williamlane2816]

Greetings from the United Empire. Your humble emissary brings you a message from our our visionary leader and champion, Emperor Maximilian Zelevas. He understands that the forces of your "church" have recently intercepted and destroyed one of our colony ships, taking the crew captive and slowly draining them of their life essence to fuel your war machine. He wishes to know about this potent technology and what you would desire in exchange for sharing it.

[@Helman114]

Inb4 new Vodyani saint arises - Former Emperor Maximilian Zelevas now Pope Maxim The First. :D

[@kemanorel3110]

Yeeren I don't even usually go military but when I play the Vodyani, I just naturally end up going that route, like it's just natural to go on a holy crusade when you play them. It's absolutely genius design on Amplitude's part since it doesn't feel forced, it feels completely natural to the player.

[@xiaoyu1949]

".........a profane church, with Emperor Maximilian Zelevas as its High Priest"

[@krashface4870]

Sounds fine to me :)

[@cerii5943]

"Excuse me, do you have a moment, to hear the words of our benevolent saviors, the virtual endless?"

[@theomnissiah-9120]

Not really *points gun at you * are you sure? Never mind tell me more

[@Hectonkhyres]

@@theomnissiah-9120 Toaster fondling intensifies?

[@thebandofbastards4934]

@@Hectonkhyres They are using xeno technology so they are tech-hereticks

[@user-om9cf2tl8k]

“Benevolent” o k

[@theguywhowearsamonitor6411]

Y e s .

[@linkblade91]

This has an "Evil? No, I'm right." quality about it. A sinister viewpoint invigorated by the belief that they're the hero of the story. The hallmark of a great villain heh

[@Yeeren]

Couldn't have said it better... The image that comes to mind is Vodyani ecstatic with joy at a xenocide that would horrify everyone else (well, maybe except the Cravers)

[@jeb6962]

HERETIC

[@AsaelTheBeast]

@@Yeeren Xenocide is such a strong term. After all, they will absolutely welcome some into their church. The fact that they must be made into Vodyani according to the strictures is besides the point. :-P

[@luki2584]

Are you implying that the heretics and unbelievers deserve anything less than death?

[@wanderinghobo4917]

@@Yeeren I think that is an interesting observation, the two races in the game that are most closely tied to the endless are the most brutal and violent.

[@GNOMESARECOMINGFORYOu]

Anyone else like combining Craver and Vodyanoi traits together? Specifically Arks and Depletion. Nothing's better than depleting planet and then flying away constantly, forced to the life of a space nomad, because you ruin all the lands you touch, and must keep moving. Always moving. To stop is to die, and war is always necessary, especially when your neighbors have good, undepleted lands to reap.

[@zacharyhobia159]

how would someone make a faction like you described?

[@Yeeren]

That... that is fucking brilliant. I gotta try it.

[@giarnovanzeijl399]

I had the same idea. I sadly don't have the game to play but yeah I'd love to play like that.

[@Alpha4Sierra]

The Vasari from Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has that exact game mechanic.

[@Wayward_Fox]

@OVOD.net The problem with your little nihilist philosophy there is that once everything is consumed you will have essentially destroyed the universe (basically what the Cravers would do if left unchecked). Therefore, endless growth is itself illogical. You need look no further than what is happening to our own planet for evidence of this. The true solution to this is using higher reasoning to maintain a sustainable existence. Higher reasoning is something the Cravers lack a real capacity for...that is why they are a plague of a race and why all the others try to wipe them out with extreme prejudice.

[@mikaelberg4304]

This game has one of the best game soundtrack ever. Period. This one is especially epic and transcending, making it the perfect theme for the Vodyani. Truely brilliant.

[@FerrousAradicen]

I love the intensity and the haunting feeling to it.

[@lowenergyvideos4658]

Ghost Space Nun Vampires A few more words and we will enter Anime territory

[@patchmoulton5438]

I think that could be an anime all on its own

[@nathanjora7627]

@@patchmoulton5438 Don't you mean four animes ? (technically speaking 15, if you take into account all possible combinations, and if I didn't messed up my calculations ^^ God I hate combinatorics -_-)

[@patchmoulton5438]

@@nathanjora7627 I wonder what genre it would be. Sci- fi for sure. Maybe mecha?

[@nathanjora7627]

@@patchmoulton5438 ... Ghost, space, nun, vampires... Well, we have three elements at least found in "a certain magical index" if I'm not mistaken, so there is that XD Also, ghost, space, nun, vampires, and space nuns ? ... That's Wh40k for ya ^^ So, sci-fi space opera grim dark. Or a teen drama, if we are still talking about anime (we both know japanese could make a teen drama out of Wh40k, don't try to deny it).

[@Benthino]

Just add sexy and Loli there somewhere and we got like 4 seasons.

[@drfate7863]

For those of you who don't know, the broken lords of endless legend were humans that were subjected to virtual technology thus becoming virtual. These Vodyani aren't any different.

[@slimek20]

Drfate 786 The difference is in their reaction to the transformation. Broken Lords were horrified and even hated having to drain dust while Vodyani embraced the new forms as salvation, though there is The Heretic.

[@nyarlathoteppol2177]

Yeah, besically, the leaders of both are reversed. For the broken lords, the king is "anti transformation", and seek a way too reverse it, while his political opponnent is a fanatic who claim that they are supperior to the others race, and that it's normal to prey on them. For the Vodyani, the fanatical guy is the leader (though his oponnent don't seems any better).

[@NuniaBiznaz]

The leader of the vodyani is actually a chick and the political opponent is her brother

[@wintershade1760]

Now that this has been mentioned I’m pretty convinced the Vodyani are the Broken Lords, but after spending years (centuries?) like they did they finally embraced it instead of trying to fix it.

[@nicolacabiddu9504]

@@wintershade1760 The broken Lord's were created by the endless, like all other races in auriga

[@caad5258]

That moment when you unlock the "Radioactive Essence" tech, and begin draining the galaxy of life.

[@olegoleg258]

What's it do?

[@prieston]

@@olegoleg258 Suck out food resource. Which means you start pumping armies while whoever you suck from dies.

[@olegoleg258]

@@prieston ohh so an addition of troops from essence sucking, i see

[@fifervonpiper6707]

@@prieston i know i'm late but. that's the worst way you could have worded it.

[@doubt3430]

when your so religious that even your BODY is a walking bible

[@principetnomusic]

Erebus from Warhammer says hi!

[@doubt3430]

Yeah fuck erebus

[@srgforge2993]

@@principetnomusic Don't ever mention that name again else I brand you a heretic and burn your world to ash

[@dusanloncar3349]

@@BleedingProxy00713 if i was in a room with erebus and horus id shoot erebus twice

[@dusanloncar3349]

@@principetnomusic fuck..

[@JCTiggs1]

I love the overall style of this game, from the ui to the art to the amazing music. Such a talented team!

[@Thescott16]

I haven't played in a while... my skills are a little _dusty_! I'll show myself out.

[@The_LIC]

I chuckled.

[@thonktank1239]

But I believe your potential is endless

[@xiaoyu1949]

ba dum-tss

[@ACCB710]

nooo stay mate Puns are great :D

[@jeb6962]

Please do

[@phx24]

The Endless series is the most underrated in gaming. Fight me.

[@fedesur7261]

Yesz

[@R-MD]

This is my favorite song from the game, gives me goosebumps listening to it.

[@rKhael53]

3:21 We will see the Heretic drowned in his blasphemies He will not break our Will And bring ruin on our Church Only then, could we shed our mortal cloth And rise...ENDLESS

[@gauthierchazal7828]

I'm so ready to become a Vodyani

[@VandheerOfKazaarn]

And then it turns out that Isyander was rigght all along

[@FlamingKetchup]

I SHALL DEFEND THE FAITH, *WHATEVER* IT REQUIRES.

[@MattJDave]

(refuses dust demand for the millionth time)

[@airmanon7213]

... I don't know why, but I find this one compelling. Lately I've found myself coming back to this one a few times... I guess I really like this one. =)

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

Just started my journey now also. I keep coming back to this tune, bloody love it!

[@ccauyeung9116]

It sounds like...... unrestrained ambition. Unorthodox, heretical upstart-esque.

[@e21big]

time to shred our mortal cloth

[@wojciechmichalak3978]

and rise endless .

[@Blitz_Group]

*destroys virtual*

[@yetausern]

*shed our mortal cloth

[@GmodPlusWoW]

"shred our mortal cloth" Leave that for the metal remix of this track.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

There is no metal remix of "To Rise, Virtual". But there bloody well should be.

[@i_starving7889]

big mommy gaming laptop milkers

[@CeCe593]

I’ll take ‘Sentences I never thought I would read’ for 500.

[@mercerwing1458]

@@CeCe593 It's accurate doe. Who wouldn't want big mommy gaming laptop milkers?

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

Imagine sticking your USB device in her port, imagine being rubbed over by quintillion parts per million of dust!! . ;]

[@mercerwing1458]

@@thathandsomedevil0828 Ah yes, the famed USB MEGA

[@jackwillson9797]

@@thathandsomedevil0828 Yes, and spread essence in her port.

[@galacta7300]

God that voice is so gosh golly perfect~

[@seraph-rsxs-4256]

The vocals... They speak of volumes, massive volumes...

[@LalaGrell]

"All must obey my laws."

[@apheirox]

All must Serve. All must Provide. All must Worship. All must Study. All must Tithe.

[@haldir1991]

3:21 You're welcome.

[@castle8647]

hum, yes ?

[@Helman114]

Wait... isn't this from The Broken Lords back in Endless Legend?

[@disnagburnazog9552]

Zealots wil pay for trying to grab the reputatuion of noble and honorable Lords of the Amber Plains.

[@jonasc7407]

Did you know, you can find Auriga in the planet systems. Maybe the Broken Lords are a kind of ancestors to the Vodyani?

[@Helman114]

They both seem to be semi-reptillian in nature but I don't think so.

[@Slemoster]

3:20. Gives me chills everytime

[@sightseek3r]

These fuckers (AI) had the nerve to leech the essence from my fledgling system and then get uppity when I sent a fleet to destroy theirs. Proceeded to invade and steal their systems from under their arkships, leaving them to remain in the game but with no systems or fleets to control. 10/10 would send to purgatory again.

[@kemanorel3110]

The AI has absolutely no clue how to play the Vodyani, that kind of playstyle requires a player's ability and judgment to function at all. The AI doesn't understand that the Vodyani are slow to develop but once they do, they're nigh unstoppable as they sweep across the galaxy in a crusade, conquering in the Virtuals' name.

[@peasant8246]

Every time I come here to listen to this track I am saddened by the fact I already upvoted it.

[@sigismund5312]

Best waifu.

[@timfidotru]

>Not Horatio Prime. You will be made beautiful.

[@bobmarine7392]

Nice

[@CrystallizedBlackSkull]

Yes uwu

[@justinokraski3796]

I like geometry waifu

[@spacemariner]

Just like we do. Dust!

[@IceWolve67]

3:31 is just magnificient !

[@kinagrill]

The Space-Version of the Broken Lords from Endless Legend.

[@covertslytherin7562]

bought this game cuz my manager said it was an awesome civ simulator. had no idea how to play but holy fuck instantly a Vodyani simp, the into was fucking amazing and the music *chefs kiss*

[@artemd3291]

the best soundtrack among the races

[@terrorlizard]

"We were already hungry, when they created us."

[@Cheesecakuu_]

Cravers

[@bilbeman4125]

"We will not be confined by this mortal Cloth. We will rise, Virtual."

[@Noctazar]

"They gave us *ONE* , purpose."

[@adams13245]

@@Noctazar "To destroy planets over, and over... and over..."

[@Sashi_Mee]

We will rise. Endless.

[@adammaiach2046]

1:00-1:05 gives me chills

[@valk_7233]

Endless deus vult!

[@jessup0350]

Maël Dove Infinitum Vult

[@michawrona593]

Endleus Vult. Thats what the achievement for winning with them is calles

[@moodyme7608]

Omg this is what I'm searching for... Finally my search is over,,, this is amaaaaaaaaazing

[@himynameisfelipe4042]

Man I always lose as this guys. It's hard to play with them. Still their concept is amazing

[@aguscmzz]

awesome, ever, all.

[@우주충]

Mosquitos in Endless space

[@tuahsakato17]

I'm late but this is gold right here....or dust

[@GmodPlusWoW]

We once had a homeworld... but we were poor caretakers. Sadly for us, I don't think we ourselves will be able to find Virtual relics before too long.

[@utoro5]

GmodPlusWoW they were pretty much consumed by the Virtual Endless, while keeping some of their initial personification. It is like being possesed by a demon or something.

[@strategistj.baguilat9996]

Is that an African accent?

[@nathanjora7627]

@OVOD.net As much as silly ecologists are a problem, I'm not sure oblivious and/or smug anti-ecologist are any better, and their actions are generally worse. I mean, at least silly ecologists try to solve the problem (though badly), whilst anti-ecologist actively try to prevent the problem being taken care of.

[@SomeKindaSpy]

@OVOD.net And yet we'll be dead as a civilization in a few centuries.

[@principetnomusic]

@OVOD.net Ecofascism is a pathway to actual fascism.

[@ArchangeZ]

I hope they keep on using Vodyani in their future games. They are so frickin cool, I havent liked any other race so much

[@Cheesecakuu_]

*cough* Vaulters, Prenumbra, and Hissho *cough*

[@quantum5661]

Automatons and riftborn are good aswell.

[@sirgrem2988]

Riftborn, Vodyani, and the Umbral Choir is the top tier race in the game that I love using.

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

@@Cheesecakuu_ I personally despise them, when a vodyani ark sets up shop in a nearby system I literally roll my eyes because I know they are gonna come at me with the: "Excuse us, sir; but do you have 5 minutes to talk about the awesomeness of the virtual endless?" Inevitably I always end up going to way with them. 😆

[@jonneojennus8702]

Endless Legends has Dust Lords, check it out.

[@depth386]

The endless are trying to contact you about your extended dust enhancement warranty.

[@fifervonpiper6707]

BECOME A GAMING COMPUTER.

[@netro7274]

"excuse me. Can you contribue to the church?" "Not really" *LOAD CORE DESTROYER*

[@MorghursMorr]

3:21 this part is amazing

[@ihatetheantichrist7207]

absolutely agree

[@adamromanowicz7221]

Bask In The Glory Of Virtuals!

[@kuuro_7712]

Animated armor vampire Vikings. IN SPACE. So frakking cool

[@ShadaRedwyvn]

heresy DEUS VULT INFIDELS

[@sirblockepicmcswaggins5248]

*DEUST VULT

[@caad5258]

ENDLESS VULT

[@mishaturchenko5334]

DESU VULT

[@thonktank1239]

INFINITUS VULT!

[@principetnomusic]

This chanting has a more Islamic sound to it if you ask me. That makes me want to take Constantinople, rather than Jerusalem.

[@FuzionFire2342]

For some reason, this song kept coming to mind while I was reading Dune.

[@Chauvelin100]

We had a homeworld once...

[@TheDymed]

Press 8 to Awwhhwauwau

[@fdjw88]

PURGE THE HERETICS!

[@PatrickLohKamp]

The Emperor of Humanity will see these Abominable Intellects washed way in the purging of galactic failures of genetic or digital life

[@gutspillage]

I love the visual and sound aesthetics of the Vodyani, but their actual lore is so hard to get behind. The writing does nothing to show what is it so powerful in that belief to ignite the zealotry and righteousness in the Vodyani.

[@steveebeejodd]

Well, when life is turned into essence, and then again turned into a Vodyani, it doesn't really have a "personality" anymore. It's like blendering a bunch of brains and making a soup brain. The Cloth that keeps their form probably carries a large amount of influence over the Vodyani's actual though process and desicion making from that point. The pieces of backstory for the Vodyani heroes is what I base most of this on. The Vodyani formed after desperation in the start, they survived and it's kind of difficult to turn back afterwards.

[@jeova0sanctus0unus]

So ill try playing them again... any who knows maybe ill even do it properly this time. XD I didnt get what this "Essence" was and why i could not build colony ships...

[@Dan-kr9bm]

The title melody to virus-bound apocalypse..

[@etofok]

best one

[@astrayboy8409]

Was crusading throughout the galaxy, until the Sheredyn annihilated my fleets... Fuck... Now I hate my own kind...

[@윤수한-e1o]

I like vodyani but it's too hard...

[@VandheerOfKazaarn]

You have to focus on establishing your navy and your arks in the early game. You can make a fairly decent early combat vessel, using the scout ship's blueprint and fitting it up with weapons. Immediately in the first round, you should also edit the Ark blueprint, and fill up all the support modules with passive essence gain. It will replace some science points, but that can be returned on later. Make sure you keep the religious party on the lead of the senate, because of the base law, and other religion laws too. Pass the law for extra dust in exchange of less happiness. It may seem like a bad shot, but given the unqiue pop system, it will pay off more. It is also recommended that you develop a fleet of leechers and seek out a major civilization, and deain on their planets, which you can do freely, because of the religious base law, that allows you hostile incursion even when you are in cold war with the opposing civilization. Focus on colonizing amd food production techs and at least the first system improvement should be Redsang (flat +60 bonus food on the system), if possible. Also make sure to prioritize creating arks, rather than populace in the begining. This way is the best course, but it will still be somewhat difficult. Vodyani are not beginner-friendly at the least, but can get quite nice, if you learn the ropes

[@윤수한-e1o]

Wow, so many helpful. thank you. sorry for late reply

[@SomeKindaSpy]

Whoever came up with the Vodyani CLEARLY read Iain M. Banks's book *Surface Detail* .

[@우주충]

HALLOWED ARE THY ORI !

[@brothercoconut6599]

tfw she is the reason I ever pickup Endless Space but stuck with the emperor faction for a while then drop the game - Discover that she is a fanatic sooooooooooooooooooo........

[@BubbleGum566]

I got this game the same reason. Yeah the emperor faction is for the tutorial section. If you know everything at that point then you can start a new game with the vodayni.

[@thetipsypanda56gaming26]

3:20 MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@actualteddybear891]

I really like the voidyani lady's voice.

[@mohg7793]

She can Reap my Essence.

[@CrusadingJello]

Now I'm interested if they convert those not of their species... like, if another group of aliens decides to follow their religion, would they also be converted to machine?

[@captaineflowchapka5535]

yes they be converted into a machine.....maybe not their's mind tho

[@strategistj.baguilat9996]

In real life, the arks can be boarded. The "arks cannot be boarded" rule, is just to balance the game.

[@leshowajojo]

Yeah it can be boarded but even the full crew of a craven dreadnought Will not be sufficient to take the ship. Ark are like little movable planet with heavy defense

[@chumaktv5386]

Vodyani Mammi

[@OlOleander]

Love the theme, hate the faction. They have a good villain vibe, sunk so deep into their ideology that they will unflinchingly reap other races with no hesitation. Long live the United Empire!

[@balargus319]

The united empire is the best empire

[@scarletsky2614]

You can make a religion out of this

[@thatoneguy-wr3px]

Space Broken Lord when?

[@LordVollmilch]

Do more tracks like these exist (not from endless space 2) ? Or does it even has a genre to search for? I need more of it badly!

[@polontus_2635]

may be a bit late but i think the closest you'll find is probably the Mechanicus Music from WH40K, like Children of the Omnissiah or Noosphere

[@SomeKindaSpy]

So I'm very confused as to what the Vodyani are exactly. Are they energy beings living inside suits designed to contain them? Are they an uploaded race? What are they?

[@attila535]

A little bit of both actually. They uploaded themselves into the dust, but it needs power to function so they drain said power from other lifeforms.

[@ic-0n621]

space synthetic vampires

[@acew2306]

Their art often depicts a single Cloth "Being" draining essence from hundreds of creatures at a time. I have a feeling their species initial transformation required this equivalent level essence conversion to fill even 1 suit at a time, meaning that the Cloth suits likely contain the collective consciousness and memories of hundreds of their original species forms. An amalgamated Dust/Essence monster whose consciousness is entirely alien to what was inputted, and whose to say that the Cloth Suits didn't still have vestiges of their previous occupants within. This likely (in my mind), explains the origin of the Heretic, probably a remnant concrete endless who was re-awoken by the sudden input of essence into its long since dormant body.

[@seraph-rsxs-4256]

Isyara best girl

[@tomasmurphy9888]

*Starts game* *Gets blockaded by the fucking pirate fleets in their story quest and then two pirate strongholds* *Deus Vult initiated* *This music comes on as the believers of the Virtual begin their holy crusade across the galaxy* WE WILL FIND --JERUSALEM-- TOR

[@danieldancza6171]

*Gets stuck on quest 2 because the system is on the opposite end of the galaxy*

[@tomasmurphy9888]

@@danieldancza6171 I see no problem here. The Deus Vult must simply intensify. It doesn't matter how long the quest takes, just that it gets done - no matter how many smoking charred essence-farms you leave in your wake.

[@Kardel_VA]

The False Prophet WILL pay for his heresy!

[@asketask733]

Look.... Look up.... And see Justice !

[@TheBronzeFury]

From minute 3:22

[@RowdyDandy]

Funny how my craver fleets led by two virtual endless generals destroy the vodyani with no mercy

[@selor8151]

damn is the orthodox church okay?

[@vforvendetta211]

Everything about them is so cool, except their essence $hit lol

[@meneither3834]

3:30

[@billnyetherussianspy3187]

Me and my boys hate colonizing solar systems

[@farelegy57]

Dust Vult.

[@nathanarmaing5575]

can someone explain me who is the heretic and what he want

[@purpleisthesneakiest]

The Heretic is Isyander, founder of the Academy (place that all the heroes in-game come from). He wants to bring back the Lost, beings that the Endless met - and killed - using their remains to make Dust. In order to do this, all of the Dust in the galaxy must be collected for them to revive themselves - including the Dust that the Virtual and Vodyani are made of.

[@travislyonsgary]

Repentance and atonement are his goal. Though the unfallen ask a interesting question of how much of the lost are lost given what they are/the heart is.

[@АлексейШле]

Вставай, Виртаульный! Я тебе покушать принес!

[@someguy1313]

I dont know the point of having a bewbs if you are a machine but ill take it anyway

[@georgsgrants9925]

their virtual bodies were likely made in the image of the endless, who, from what i gather, were humanoid

[@RoosterLewis]

Lisan al gaib

[@strategistj.baguilat9996]

I am thinking of writing a story where there are two races of giants: one insectoid and technologically advanced, the other a race of shape shifting psychics. These races are ruled by a powerful empress who is a hybrid of the two races and is really a deity. Out of mercy, she decides that instead of outright destroying the Vodyani and the Cravers, they will be assimilated into either of the two races. That is possible because the two races have technology and magic to transfer souls into new bodies.

[@hans18up]

Did you ever wrote it

[@grimtanaka8767]

Have you heard of the Endless ?

[@uristmcdorf55555]

We all know what part of this song is best. I edited that part to be alone. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3yap4Vmj89sZqs

[@vampishmemo]

ARK RUSH

[@israelcampos1856]

This song somewhat reminds me of Assassin's Creed! 😀

[@099Nitro]

Are they OP? Haven't played them yet.

[@xonxt7479]

I wonder if Isyander is actually the heretic

[@alternative915]

1:42 - 1:46 This part just kills the music :(

[@Keron1]

I think the new version is even better (already loved the previous one)

[@alternative915]

Indeed it was but that part is just out of nowhere (it does not sync with the music)

[@Keron1]

i think not aha.. To me it's the elevating voice of the virtuals, standing above the faithfuls, but everyone got his own vision over it, i can understand your point

[@WaluigiIV]

I don't hear whatever you are hearing, cause that part sounds great to me lol

[@alternative915]

@arat360 Maybe it need some time to listen to get a hang of it