Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Space Engineers: Sparks of the Future


SUMMARY:
  • New blocks
    • Hinge Block
    • Small Grid Door
    • 3D Letters
  • Automatic Weather system
  • Sparks of the Future Station
  • Premium content
  • FAQ


Hello, Engineers!

Sparks of the Future explores our fascination with science and science fiction and delivers on that with a vision of hi-tech visuals in the Space Engineers universe.

We are really excited about exploring all of the possibilities this genre opens to us. Sparks of the Future takes us to completely new horizons in block design and stylization. Our goal is to unleash your creative potential, and inspire you to take your creations to a completely new level!

Whether it's a vibrant high-tech space station located among an asteroid cluster, a classic sci-fi themed space cafe, or just a cool looking spaceship bristling with Ion thrusters and neon armor - we hope all of this will add to your story in a world of high technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnPlscfSS_Q



Free Content


Hinge Block
Ready? Set. Go! Approach complex constructs from a new direction!


Small Grid Door
The small grid door perfectly fits your modest constructions.


3D Letters
Name your spaceships and space stations and nobody will doubt who's the creator.


Automatic Weather System
All Planets with an atmosphere will experience weather in various degrees. The weather depends on the biomes on the planet, so get ready for unexpected showers! Certain types will also affect survival elements like the efficiency of solar panels and wind turbines.
You can find more info on the Automatic Weather here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2139821766


LCD Rotate Image Function


5 LCD Posters
Cool posters to decorate your Sci-Fi interiors and exteriors! Each of the new posters comes in three variations: Square, Horizontal and Vertical orientation which allows using them in the correct aspect ratio on all types of LCD panels regardless of their placement orientation in the world.


Sparks of the Future Station
“Good news engineer! We have the perfect weekend getaway just for you!”
Explore the Sparks of the Future Station! Sure to impress even the most discerning eye, Sparks of the Future station has everything you need to make the most of your deep space down time.


Enjoy the game with this new scenario. The Sparks of the Future Station showcases new Sci-Fi blocks as premium content. You’ll be able to build with these new blocks only if you are the owner of the DLC. You may play on a server which includes the DLC package. 

Sparks of the Future Station: Extended Edition World is available here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2140265076


Sparks of the Future Pack


Similar to our previous major releases, we decided to give you an opportunity to support the further development of Space Engineers. We have created a pack which consists of cosmetic items to enrich your game visually. You can experience them in the free Sparks of the Future scenario. None of the things in the package brings any advantage to players who purchase this DLC. The price of the Sparks of the Future Pack is $3.99 USD, or your regional Steam equivalent, so if you wish to support us, check out the Sparks of the Future Pack.

The package includes the following items:

Sci-Fi LCD Panels: A truly massive LCD panels for the biggest visual impact.


Neon Tubes: Completely customizable neon tubes.


Sci-Fi Ion Thrusters: Upgraded Sci-Fi Ion thruster and thruster flame.


Sci-Fi Atmospheric Thrusters: Upgraded Sci-Fi atmospheric thrusters.


Sci-Fi Interior Wall: Give your builds an all new, Sci-Fi feel.


Bar Counter: Relax with faction mates at a custom Bar Counter.


Sci-Fi Control Panel: A new, custom, control panel.


Sci-Fi 1-Button Panel: One button panel with customizable LCD.


Sci-Fi 4-Button Panel: Four button panel with customizable LCD’s.


Sci-Fi Sliding Door: Small grid sliding door variation.


Sci-Fi Armor Skin: Update your builds with a new Sci-Fi skin!


2 Neon Armor Skins: The grid has never looked so good! There are two versions of this armor skin: 1 with colorable armor and 1 with colorable neon stripes.



8 new character emotes: “Whatever”, “Yelling”,  “Charge”, “Dance Disco 1”,
“Dance Disco 2”, “Looking around”, “Stretching”, “Come here baby!”


All the items in the pack are cosmetic only. We’ll be more than happy if you will send us the screenshots of how you used the items from the pack in the game. We will post the most creative ones on our social media.


What’s next?


We plan to continue with the development of Space Engineers for both PC and Xbox versions. We plan to align the content between PC and Xbox, so all players on Xbox will have the same content available. Our focus is also on further performance improvements and optimizations on both platforms. 

Frequently Asked Questions


Q: Why are you releasing another DLC?
A: Releasing another DLC gives us the opportunity to explore new ideas and provide more unique content the community wants. All players will be able to interact with the blocks, but only those who own the pack will be able to build them.

Q: Should we now expect that we will get a new DLC every three months?
A: Free and paid content releases support the continued development of Space Engineers, as well as bringing new things to the game. All paid DLCs are not pay-to-win, but rather cosmetic. We think this is the right way to bring interesting content to the game and keep the game improving. We bring a lot of free content to all players. This content is usually highly requested by our community.

Q: Can we expect some special promotions in the future?
A: We are always looking at new ways to bring Space Engineers to a wider audience. Special promotions are good opportunities for this. We have a number of exciting promotions planned for the future, which includes both game and DLC content!


Many Thanks to the Modding Community!


We are always impressed by the innovation of our modding community! We would like to thank these members of the Space Engineers community for continuing to inspire us through their ideas, suggestions, and hard work.

Hiring

If you’re interested in working on awesome games like Space Engineers, we’d love to hear from you!
Check out the open positions at Keen Software House and don’t forget to send us your English CV/resume and cover letter.

Remote collaboration is possible!

 

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If you want to let me know your feedback, please get in touch via my personal email address marek.rosa@keenswh.com, or use our Keen Software House support site. I welcome all of the feedback we receive and we will use it to learn and provide better services to our players.

Thank you for reading this blog!

Best,
Marek Rosa
CEO, Creative Director, Founder at Keen Software House
CEO, CTO, Founder at GoodAI

For more news:
Space Engineers: www.SpaceEngineersGame.com
Keen Software House: www.keenswh.com
Medieval Engineers: www.MedievalEngineers.com
GoodAI: www.GoodAI.com
General AI Challenge: www.General-AI-Challenge.org


Personal bio:
Marek Rosa is the CEO and CTO of GoodAI, a general artificial intelligence R&D company, and the CEO and founder of Keen Software House, an independent game development studio best known for its best-seller Space Engineers (4 million copies sold). Both companies are based in Prague, Czech Republic.

Marek has been interested in artificial intelligence since childhood. He started his career as a programmer but later transitioned to a leadership role. After the success of the Keen Software House titles, Marek was able to personally fund GoodAI, his new general AI research company building human-level artificial intelligence.

GoodAI started in January 2014 and has over 30 research scientists, engineers, and consultants working across its Research and Applied teams.

At this time, Marek is developing Space Engineers, as well as leading daily research and development on recursive self-improvement based general AI architecture - Badger.