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Hello Everspace Community,

We are very excited about the latest updates to EVERSPACE, and we are heart-broken to hear our hard work can't be experienced to its fullest. We've been seeing this issue pop up across a number of channels, and it looks like it is a occurring specifically when using Everspace on the PC. The XBox side is functioning as intended, however.

The team has been notified and are taking action; as soon as there is a fix, a new update will go live to correct the issue.

Thank you all for your patience as we lock this down!

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We're happy to announce the official Linux release on Steam and GOG today!

Please note that we recommend Ubuntu 16.04 and we do not support VR or HOTAS on Linux.

There have been a few known issues on AMD GPUs that we cannot pin down exactly to specific models or drivers. What we know is that when running AMD on open source drivers at least MESA 17.2 with LLVM 5 is required. We received a few reports indicating that proprietary AMD-GPU-Pro were working but were unable to confirm this.

Please have fun playing Everspace and let us know if there are any problems!

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We've just released a new patch with more than 40 tweaks and bugfixes, quite a number of them are VR related. HOTAS/Joystick players will be pleased to hear that we've added an option that disables any in-game input smoothing.

Here's the complete list of changes:

Tweaks

• Extended the range of the non-VR screen percentage setting to 10-300
  
• Don't spawn old player wreck after current run was won
  
• Make sure generic repair mission can only be finished after task was received
  
• Made the PlayStation controller icons more legible
  
• HOTAS/Joystick: Added an option to disable smoothing of gamepad input (recommended, set in controls options)
  
• VR (Oculus): Set the mirror mode to be full-screen
  
• VR: Pause Menu can now also be entered via the "change camera" button (default: Y on Gamepad). This is due to SteamVR now opening the Steam Overlay when pressing the Start button.
  
• VR:

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Hi, we've just released a new update adding 4k support for Xbox One X at 30 fps and an Xbox One X performance mode running in Full HD with imrpoved graphics at 60 fps.

The update also comes with some bug fixes. See the list of changes below. Unfortunately, Unreal Engine 4.17 (which this new patch is using) broke our VR implementation, so we can't release this patch on Steam and GOG at the moment. So in order to release we need to have a running Unreal Engine 4.18 version. We started working on this a few weeks ago and are still not finished, as this version also caused a lot of problems (especially in VR) for us.

We also just started working on the Encounters expansion for Xbox One / Windows Store. This might take a few weeks as well.

New Features

• Xbox One: Added Enhanced FullHD and 4K Mode for Xbox One X
  

Tweaks

• Don't spawn old player wreck after current run was won
  
• Make sure generic repair

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We've finally managed to bring the Xbox One and Windows Store version up to date (including a large number of tweaks and bugfixes as well as the Hardcore Mode). Please note that the Encounters Expansion is not ready, yet and is scheduled for February/March 2018.

Unfortunately, it took a lot longer than we'd hoped for to port the game to Unreal Engine 4.16. Thanks a lot for your patience!

Here's the list of changes (compiled of versions 1.0.8 - 1.2.2)

New Features

• Added Hardcore Mode
  
• Added new device: Drone Disassembler
  
• Added new device: Target Decelerator
  
• Added new consumable: Plasma-Powered-Jump
  
• Added a spectator camera that can be activated during Action Freeze mode
  
• Added two new gamepad schemes that switch the mappings of thrust and hover
  

Tweaks

• Don't allow energy consumption mod on energy discharger
  
• Outlaw Snipers can no longer be affected by Mainframe

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We've just released a small patch. Here's the list of changes

Tweaks

• Don't allow energy consumption mod on energy discharger
  
• Encounters: When dying in the Okkar homeworld, you will not be able to retrieve your wreck
  

Bugfixes

• Fixed some issues with offline play
  
• Fixed invisible Encounters button being selectable in ingame pause menu
  
• Add more safety to preventing Okkar Forces from jumping in during cutscenes
  
• Fix Okkar Gunship MK2 occasionally hitting itself with own projectile
  
• Encounters: Fixed voice audio not being audible on Linux
  
• Encounters: Fixed re-engineering removing 3 Viridian Energy instead of 2
  
• Encounters: Fixed Coalition not attacking the Okkar
  

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We've just released a new patch with quite a few tweaks and bugfixes. Here's the list of changes:

Tweaks

• Decreased drone disassembler resource drop quality and quantity, added fuel drop probability
  
• Slightly increased energy consumption and decreased effect of target decelerator
  
• Outlaw Snipers can no longer be affected by Mainframe Override
  
• Encounters - Removed Sentinel class restriction for Seeker missile battery
  
• Encounters - Engine Boosters no longer affect ship steering sensitivity
  
• Encounters - Reduced Engine Booster MK2 and MK3 efficiencies
  
• Encounters - Randomize Mod now has a higher tendency to yield beneficial values
  
• Encounters - Highlight freight containers in Eleks second mission
  
• Encounters - Changed Viridian Energy drop chance of Okkar Corvettes from 80% to 100%, also reduced drop amount in hardcore mode
  
• Encounters (VR) - Adjusted HUD element

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We've just released a new update. It comes with a few tweaks and bugfixes as well as two new devices and one new consumable. It also makes our first major expansion "Encounters" available for purchase.

Unfortunately this update is currently not available for XBox One and on the Windows Store. We currently don't have a working Windows store version after upgrading to Unreal Engine 4.16 and can't give you an estimate when we will be able to release it.

New Features

• Made Everspace Encounters expansion available for purchase
  
• Added new device: Drone Disassembler
  
• Added new device: Target Decelerator
  
• Added new consumable: Plasma-Powered-Jump
  
• Added "target nearest hostile" functionality (not bound to a key by default)
  

Tweaks

• Outlaw Drone Carriers will no longer override player drones
  
• Outlaw hangars will no longer spawn ships if there are too many outlaws present already
  
• The ARC-9000 will no longer

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Encounters

is the first major expansion for EVERSPACE™, enriching the game world with new story characters and questlines, a brand-new player ship, freighter-loads of novel equipment, additional enemies, and much more.

This expansion is as of now available on Steam and GOG. We currently can't give you a release date for the Xbox and Windows Store, as we currently don't have a working Windows Store version.

A NEW RIDE

Impress your peers with the new Colonial Sentinel, a medium fighter craft, and make use of its powerful shield and advanced electronic warfare capabilities. Mileage may vary.

NEW FRIENDS?

Play five new quest lines and meet new characters, each with their own motivations and agendas. Ever met a robot bounty hunter with a French accent who would rather create than destroy? Of course not. Or an alien scientist who sends you on a hunt for space creatures? That's right. Creatures... in space.

EXTRA

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Attention, Pilots!

A major expansion is approaching fast (scheduled for end of October). It will feature a new player ship, the

Colonial Sentinel

, a medium fighter class ship, which will impress with some sophisticated electronic warfare capabilities and a special shield, featuring twice as much capacity as the standard model. You will also be able to use a plethora of new weapons, devices and consumables to fool, distract, and defeat enemies in new ways.

All-new factory space stations add further gameplay mechanics to the game experience, by offering special on-the-fly services, like refining and converting resources, upgrading ship capabilities or minor repair jobs. Furthermore, you will even be able to pay the Okkar Homeworld a visit. Along your journey, you will also encounter new story characters, who will offer individual questlines.

More details about the content and the pricing will follow soon.

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This will probably go down as the month of patches... Here's another small one for you:

Tweaks

• Adjusted sector 2 environment colors
  

Bugfixes

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• VR: adjusted the mouse crosshair position to be properly centered
  
• VR: fixed that the aiming could be offset in gamepad mode after using the mouse
  
• Berserker enhancement: Do not interrupt jump focus when boosting, reset kill timer when destroying shield generators
  
• Fixed "Handle with Care" handicap not having any effect
  
• Fixed player drones having full health after each jump regardless of any perks
  
• Mac: Fixed German audio not being available during flashback movies
  

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We've just released a new update. Highlights include the promised Hardcore Mode, TrackIR support and fully customizable controls for HOTAS, Joysticks and Gamepads.

Please see the complete list of changes below.

Unfortunately we have to postpone the update on XBoxOne and the Windows Store to an unknown time. We ran into a lot of problems after migrating to Unreal Engine 4.16 and are still busy fixing the remaining issues.

New Features

• Added Hardcore Mode
  
• Windows (64bit): Added Joystick and HOTAS support
  
• Windows: New controls menu to freely configure Mouse/Keyboard, Gamepad and other input
  
• Windows: Added TrackIR support (minimum version 4)
  
• VR: Added mouse / keyboard support
  
• Added new languages: Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean
  
• Added a spectator camera that can be activated during Action Freeze mode
  
• Added basic colorblind option affecting HUD marker colors
  
• Added option to select the anti-aliasing

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We're currently busy migrating the game to Unreal Engine 4.16, adding more controls options for VR and implementing the long-awaited Hardcore Mode. While doing so we received a few alarming reports about a problem with the very last mission of the game. It must have found its way in with the last hotfix - so we decided to branch to the old code base and hotfix the hotfix.

Here's the tiny little list of changes for this patch:

• Fixed very last mission not progressing correctly
  
• Fixed Predetermination glyph incorrectly removing all jump suppressors
  

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Hey Pilots,

Info on Kickstarter rewards and when they'll be distributed, as well as future content and support, all addressed here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/pr…s/everspace/posts/1894676

Hope you're all enjoying the game; be sure to leave feedback so we can make this the best experience possible!

Thanks,

Giraffasaur

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We've just released a quick patch, mostly VR-related. Here's the list of changes:

Tweaks

• VR: Made the key to reset the VR camera orientation rebindable in the controls settings.
  

Bugfixes

• VR: Fixed some missing tutorial prompts
  
• VR: Fixed problems to launch the game with SteamVR running
  
• VR: Fixed several crashes that could occur in the crafting/upgrade/equipment menus
  
• VR: Fixed an issue with the perks screen, where you couldnt select perks anymore after switching between ships
  
• VR: Fixed a crash that could occur in the repair screen of the service stations
  
• VR: Fixed a crash that could occur when changing keyboard bindings in the options menu
  
• VR: Fixed wrong display of Chinese and Russian HUD marker fonts
  
• VR: Fixed crosshair having the wrong rotation after checking and unchecking "Aim using headtracking"
  
• Fixed not every location having a jump suppressor when having "Low Profile" enhancement equipped
  

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The big day has come! We've just released version 1.0! We hope you've had as much fun during Early Access as we've had!

Next to a whole bunch of tweaks and bug fixes the biggest highlights are the addition of the story, VR support, more points of interest as well as steam achievements and trading cards.

A change that might need some explaining is the removal of scanning probes. Please read our thoughts on this right below the list of changes.

New Features

• Added the story
  
• Added more points of interest
  
• Added achievements (version dependent)
  
• Added new device: Sensor Relay
  
• Added new ship colors
  
• Added VR support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
  
• Added option to switch Yaw and Roll mapping for controller
  

Tweaks

• Removed scanning probes from the game.
  
• Added "radar memory": scanned objects will now remain on the HUD indefinitely
  
• Increased spawn chance of comm hubs
  
• Changed "Low Profile" glyph negative effect:

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Hello Everspace Community! We're almost down to ONE WEEK LEFT for the full launch.

@ROCKFISH_Andi

has some important information regarding joystick controls at release:

Before buying, please be aware that the game currently does not support joysticks. We will start working on joystick support right after release.

Also note that only XInput controllers are fully supported (XBox controllers and the likes). When playing in VR you will have to rely on a controller.

We know that there are many space game fans out there who own joysticks and might be wondering why there currently is no support. Please consider the following:

• Unreal Engine 4 does not offer native Joystick support in version 4.14 (which we are currently using) and we are a fairly small team of 12 people, with until very recently only 3 coders working full-time on the game.
  
• Everspace was specifically designed for mouse and keyboard. It is the

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Dear pilots,

A new release trailer has been launched alongside tantalizing story elements, VR support and the state of the Linux port:

http://kck.st/2q6KBQh

We're in the homestretch; hope you're all brushing up on your skills for launching May 26th!

Cheers,

Giraffasaur

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We've just released a new update. Highlights include functional cockpit displays and the addition of a mysterious alien race, referred to as "The Ancients".

You can see the complete list of changes below.

We're able to offer this update on Mac as well, however with a slight delay of about 8 hours as something went wrong during build process. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Version 0.5 and 0.6 fell off the back of a gigantic space truck, if you're wondering. Kidding aside, a lot of comments indicated that version numbers were often being associated with completion percentage (though they're really just numbers to us), so we've decided to play along and go with version 0.7 - as the inclusion of the functional cockpits, the Glyphs and the Ancients are all big additions and we're fast-approaching full release.

New Features

• Added mysterious alien race, referred to as "The Ancients"
  
• Added ancient structures, which

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We've just released a new update. Highlights include enhancements that can be equipped in the hangar, derelict colonial stations, ship color customization and alternative loadouts.

See the complete list of changes below. Please note that Drone Overrides won't work in this version.

Unfortunately we are unable to offer this update on Mac due to several severe issues that popped up after migrating to Unreal Engine version 4.14. We're still working on solutions, but chances are high that we will have to wait for a new Unreal Engine version before we can release the update.

New Features

• Added enhancements that can be equipped in the hangar
  
• Added new points of interest: Derelict Colonial stations
  
• Added player ship colors: Some are unlocked from the start, more can be collected during runs
  
• Added alternative ship loadouts
  
• Replaced voice actor for protagonist
  
• Added new consumable: Distress Beacon
  
• Added new