VOHLE Engine Ready - IXION OST / Soundtrack / Cinematic

UPDATES: IXION and official OST is out. Links in pinned comment and below!
"VOHLE Engine Ready" from the game IXION. Massive kudos for Bulwark Studio for creating this absolutely epic and imaginative moment of sci-fi. Special props for the amazing soundtrack.
Official OST is out on Kasedo Games page. This track is called "Vanir's Legacy", artist is the amazing David Guillaume and there's a longer mix at Kasedo's page. Make sure to give it a listen and a like to show appreciation for Kasedo for publishing these: • IXION | Original Sound...
Here's also a link to the full album: • IXION | Original Sound...
Also - in case you devs see this a small request: The loading screen cuts into the cutscene just a bit, but it is immensely unsatisfying. Please, please let this play out perfectly, I'll wait the couple of extra seconds. I hope to see the soundtrack out too. And if you render a 4K version of this I'll be extra happy :D I've done here a bit of work to make the beginning and end more seamless than in the demo.
Why? I'm going to loop this myself 24/7 for the next week, and if you are here, you might too.

[@KennyRonkainen]

Official OST is out on Kasedo Games page. This track is called "Vanir's Legacy", artist is the amazin David Guillaume and there's a longer mix at Kasedo's page. Make sure to give it a listen and a like to show appreciation for Kasedo for publishing these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oITEXqGdi7-Xjrs Here's also a link to the full album: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oITEXqGdi7-Xjrs

[@pragmax]

This gives me chills every time. Jumping to self-similar space is clearly mysterious, hopeful, yet uncertain. Say what you want about the game, but this 60-second sequence of audio and video set the mood for Ixion in such a profound way.

[@KennyRonkainen]

I 121% agree

[@DrownedInExile]

I wish the game had been better.

[@Duros1394]

I hope people realize how profound the jump drive on this ship is. I have never seen anyone else depict a interstellar drive that pushes a ship out of phase in such a way then travel to another star. its insane. I know that we obviously haven't developed such tech yet, but the way this has been animated really fits what you should experience when entering a different layer of space time. Were the only things observable are the ripples of other strong gravity wells.

[@seantaggart7382]

Indeed Although Its quite dangerous Other strong gravity wells like moons can been torn apart

[@marluk8628]

WHICH HAS HAPPENED!

[@ghosty2749]

@@seantaggart7382 which in my theory has happened in the game! But currently I am watching a walkthrough, where the player chose to call it "humanity's fate" as it is clear, that some time has passed in the Sol and it might be natural, which clearly was not, but the game characters do not know it yet..

[@seantaggart7382]

@@ghosty2749 indeed

[@vaxpire]

its as if time is stopped still because the ship is travelling so fast! and its all there in front of your eyes its amazing!

[@sof54321]

'Zeus, to punish [king Ixion], bound him on a fiery wheel, which rolled unceasingly through the air or, according to the more common tradition, in the underworld'

[@tadeorenearguelloecheverri6285]

Wow!

[@PK1312]

One of the best FTL sequences in any media, imo. I am a sucker specifically for cool FTL sequences, and this game understands that it should be treated with gravitas and reverence (and the incredible soundtrack goes a long way)

[@mariusjacobs83]

I am confused. In the cutscene it shows the ship warp from one light to another, presumably one system to another, but after the cutscene, you are still in the solar system?

[@PK1312]

@@mariusjacobs83 It did not work correctly

[@bigbowen1559]

100% agreed. When you finally meld with the light at your destination it feels like a rendezvous with a deity. Awe, finality, uncertainty. Really sets the mood for the game.

[@frosty6960]

The Foundations jump drive was also very very nice to watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbTpqKte7x6a8k

[@nologin5375]

This has got to be one of if not my favorite depictions of FTL in any media I’ve seen

[@KennyRonkainen]

Damn right it is :D

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@KennyRonkainenINDEED literally from what I've seen heres the sequence 1. It pushes out what im calling the "VOHLE Drive Section" and Locks it in place 2. It seems to charge thrusters/phase out thingies that are then closed to a line to create a reality warp affect 3. It warps into a space of extreme phase where only extreme gravity wells are seen 4. The VOHLE Engine fires Its thrusters pushing it into its target 5. Once it arrives it jumps out(sometimes firing reverse thrusters in emergency to avoid debris) *although not seen im gonna add to what i know must happen* 6.(additional) The VOHLE Drive Section Opens up the thruster covers and Retracts Into its stowed position ready for next firing sequence

[@HorusGodEmperor]

That music is like having my soul lifted from my body, massive fan of Guillaume David, I hope he makes more music like this and Mechanicus, it's otherworldly

[@jebnordost7487]

David is back? That explains a lot, I really enjoyed the soundtrack so far

[@user-sl3fx7ry2x]

"My soul lifted from my body" - that's it, same here

[@MaticTheProto]

Agreed! Unique and amazing

[@mordreddelavirac7547]

I love the music, it feels like Boards of Canada meets the infinite solitude of space

[@gabrielgermann9148]

BOC forever!

[@coldkut]

Definitely BOC influences, and thats a good thing!

[@rainrirox148]

This music in Insane ..... the cinematic also is incredible kind of visualising the cordes of time and space ^^... the most recent quantum physics theory ....

[@Ozaron]

Ungh, deliver those sweet, velvety beats already

[@electricspark_8595]

The game isn't even out yet and it is looking spectacular! I cannot wait for this game 😭😄

[@reubenlaoagan7598]

Its out NOW, you should check it out :)

[@saba-rr8dw]

The music is amazing , sure. But the thing that caught my eye the most is the warping animation, it's really fascinating, unlike what i've ever seen before compared to other titles. In others, warping, it's just only going into a straight line with a huge FOV and some minor effects. i'm glad ixion doesn't follow the same thing, really love the uniqueness of the animation, plus it is strangely realistic to some degree.

[@seantaggart7382]

*Scan completed* _the vohle engine uses Dimensional Folding to travel great distances And also time arriving the same time they jumped While still traveling_ _Sabaoge may cause Time to change_ *additional notes:* _its possible that the vohle engine tears itself apart During use but could be amazing for travel_

[@mariusjacobs83]

I am confused. In the cutscene it shows the ship warp from one light to another, presumably one system to another, but after the cutscene, you are still in the solar system?

[@iterationfackshet1990]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@mariusjacobs83it warps to different gravity wells in seemingly the 4th dimension, where you can go forward and back in time. Think of the tesseract scene in interstellar. Self-similar space is seemingly the 4th dimension as it’s established that unlike future ships the Tiqqun is only able to travel through self-similar space using coordinates given to it. This likely means the Tiqqun was planned all along to travel forward in time, which is possible in the 4th dimension as the 4th dimension is time. This raises a lot of questions that aren’t answered by the game’s story. Vanir Dolos admits the lunaclysm was inevitable in his final message to the Tiqqun, which make me think he planned for the Tiqqun not only to leave at the exact time of the lunaclysm (which imo wasn’t caused by Dolos or the Tiqqun but likely a natural event in space as Moons can implode, it’s just very unlikely and requires massive gravitational forces like with Io or Encelydous which violently react to their elliptical orbits with their respective gas giants) but also to arrive forward in time to Earth several hundred years in the future to follow the bread trail left behind specifically for the Tiqqun long after Humanity has basically gone extinct except for those kept on ice.

[@AsheramK]

Gods above and below, I've got goosebumps from that.

[@seantaggart7382]

*VOHLE test run complete damage nominal* *Beginning start of phase two: mass production for starships*

[@platiuscyndar9017]

"Damage nominal"? Yeah about that- *points at lunar orbit*

[@seantaggart7382]

@@platiuscyndar9017 Dont worry I made a copy of the engine Its safer However notice i said NOMINAL not Nonexistent There is some damage but its in limits

[@platiuscyndar9017]

@@seantaggart7382 sir tHE FUCKING MOON BROKE APART

[@seantaggart7382]

@@platiuscyndar9017 THAT WAS A OLDER MODEL!

[@DrownedInExile]

I love it. Seriously trippy, like something out of David Lynch. Spice must flow!

[@AyeSpy90]

I've been trying to find somewhere I can download this soundtrack but haven't had any luck so far. That beat hits so hard

[@KennyRonkainen]

The game isn't out yet, got to wait 😀

[@Duros1394]

The same guy who made this soundtrack done one for warhammer mechanicus. Very similar in some aspects

[@theyos88]

It's just been released today

[@winfehler]

I really, really wish I could play that gem for the first time again . . .

[@navarone25]

Incredible. Just incredible. Thank you for developing this magic game!!

[@seantaggart7382]

They aren't the devs but yeah its awesome

[@lohcantfail]

This needs to release already T_T

[@Runemanden88]

folds space time, this is insane

[@Elektrolurch89]

this is insanely good! everyone who is looking for more like this should listen into 'Lorn'

[@KennyRonkainen]

Interesting...

[@Elektrolurch89]

@@KennyRonkainen kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5_Nf4x_p96eabc for example or kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LYh2WEmaimbJI but there is much more!

[@hernanialves6938]

Completely agree, I follow Lorn for quite some years now, and it's amazing.

[@mikechurvis9995]

Thank you for this. Oh I cannot wait for the OST release, for I have a fever, and the only prescription is more music by Guillaume David. As for the cutscene itself, I appreciate the Kubrick-esque visualization of interdimensional transit. What do you think of it?

[@KennyRonkainen]

I found out later yesterday that the soundtrack is by Guillame David and now I have the fever too

[@KennyRonkainen]

As for the cutscene... I'm not going overanalyze it, just say that it's amazing and for me it invokes the feeling of dark energy and string theory.

[@OnlineSarcasmFails]

I feel the same way!

[@mariusjacobs83]

I am confused. In the cutscene it shows the ship warp from one light to another, presumably one system to another, but after the cutscene, you are still in the solar system?

[@mikechurvis9995]

@@mariusjacobs83 The lights aren't stars. They're just valid Vohle jump exits. They can be anywhere, and quite possibly any time. It's implied that when you do a Vohle jump you're entering a fractal of the space around you, a "self-similar spacetime", as they put it. If you know the way, you can get where you want to go along a shorter path than light would normally take, thus going "faster" than light. If you don't know the way, you exit the jump in the far future and blow up the moon behind you. It's a work-in-progress.

[@florianellerbrock8922]

I just love this depiction of ftl

[@the_steamtrain1642]

This game took my life for a day or 3, and every time this cut-scene came up I watched it, I'm not a fan of the ending but maybe that's because of the standard set by cutscenes like these

[@neomuler4958]

Who composed this, it's absolutly INSANE

[@neomuler4958]

maybe this "Guillaume david"?

[@KennyRonkainen]

@@neomuler4958 It is Guillaume David. His first and only work so far is Warhammer 40000: Mechanicus Soundtrack, which is already insanely good. You should definitely check that out. IXION sounds he's gotten even better and has a bigger budget

[@syrienangel4137]

@@KennyRonkainen Praise the Omnissiah! I'm about to have another OST to listen to on loop soon!

[@Ian501st]

​@@KennyRonkainenBloody hell, my congrats to the lad, enjoying mechanicus right now and planing on purchasing ixiom.

[@seantaggart7382]

@@KennyRonkainen damn So this is how the imperium started!

[@user-sv6px8cq3q]

It's beautiful

[@SONGSTORMAS]

MAGNIFICIENT

[@sirbreadstick5664]

Has anyone talked about how the vohle drive sorry vohle engine appears to work or how realistic that is? Because it clearly seems to be warping space time to the point that the stars are reasonably close. It might even be warping space time enough that it exits reality as we know it. It’s no surprise that what happened happened if it does warp space time like that

[@seantaggart7382]

It seems so It seems to enter A place of "self similarity" Basically it seems to make it everywhere at once But not truly However the engine has DANGEROUS levels of energy If used wrong It could Damage nearby Celestial bodies

[@Gantradies]

@@seantaggart7382 not surprising l- if o remeber right, one of the flaws of Albercurries theoretical ftl drive (before it was disproven several years ago, at least) was a potentially nova-level energy release on departure/arrival, if I remeber correctly

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@GantradiesTrue Although my ships used to use that type of drive before we discovered Finaliam which had near infinite energy which allows us to basically just break the barrier of light speed (with a tiny bit of help of turning ships massless) So yeah we discovered that drive would work You just need a high gravity well and its possible for those Nova bursts to occur

[@danijelrobnik]

ty Lorn …

[@dense_material561]

The best part of this game

[@samueleveleigh2767]

remember kids, always test your ftl drive outside of gravity wells and well away from celestial bodies

[@seantaggart7382]

Indeed Annnndd make sure There's no anomalies in the moon *although it was inevitable*

[@user-gy4yf7cz8w]

Why they used unknown technology at moon orbit? Why they didn't turn on engine at pluto orbit?

[@byeolmuri]

The game says that it seems there was hacking during the jump. It is evident by the fact that all jumps that happened after our initial jump, either us or the other ships, seem stable enough anyway. Also, they should be thankful that they did it in the orbit of the moon and not in the orbit of the earth.

[@platiuscyndar9017]

@@byeolmuri outcome wasn't the different in the end was it :/

[@seantaggart7382]

Well Vanir Knew it was inevitable

[@amawoel]

What is the type of music ? I need to fond more of this, this is insane.

[@KennyRonkainen]

I have no idea of the type, but you can check the composer Guillaume David 's Warhammer Mechanicus OST for more of this

[@TheStarSamurai]

try Lorn

[@harlankovacs6276]

You can try "Stellardrone" , "Engvall", "The Intangible & Dreamstate Logic" and "Jon hallur"

[@lapchaell]

The composer is known for literally making his own genre of music, there isnt really anything like it. Just listen to his Warhammer 40k mechanicus soundtrack.

[@seantaggart7382]

*full scan complete* It seems it first charges The engines Then Phases out of reality Then fires its vohle engines to push it to A nearby strong gravity well Then drops out

[@mariusjacobs83]

I am confused. In the cutscene it shows the ship warp from one light to another, presumably one system to another, but after the cutscene, you are still in the solar system?

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@mariusjacobs83 It seems that something dragged it back

[@seantaggart7382]

​@@mariusjacobs83actually there was an anomaly A anomalous object that was dragged from the moon

[@codyyoung5946]

Oh boy, cant wait to test this drive which (At least i think) generates a massive gravitational field to pull the ship out of real space next to the moon! I can see nothing bad coming from this, nothing what so ever!

[@seantaggart7382]

Me: and this is why you learn from mistakes After seeing the incident codenamed [LUNACYLSM] we Moved it out of range And its powerful

[@seantaggart7382]

Actually Its not due to the gravity fields Its something else

[@lapchaell]

whole engine ready lol

[@aresskay639]

Reminds me kind of the Expanse similiar to the Ring wormhole Network

[@steriopticon2687]

It's more of a Honor Harrington Universe's style FTL concept.

[@aresskay639]

@@steriopticon2687 i never heard of that but i will check it out

[@bolesawdenk897]

I would guess the music is from LORN but no way to tell yet. Even Shazam cant find what is it.

[@platiuscyndar9017]

The music is from the game.

[@bolesawdenk897]

The author is Guillaume David - briliant ost album

[@86Corvus]

Vole jump