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Reply #75 on: February 24, 2021, 05:14:38 PM
Yessss many hours will fade in future!  :bigthumb:

Most definitely! 



And when they implement multiplayer......

...*If* they do.  That's a big question mark still. 

Personally, I hope they do.  For as much as I strctly stick to single-player mode in just about all my games, DW2 is one that I would actually be interested in playing online, especially with you guys (and possibly a few from Explorminate). 



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Reply #76 on: February 25, 2021, 11:21:07 AM
It seems to be coming out in July 2021.



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Reply #77 on: February 25, 2021, 03:40:53 PM
That would be great, but I'll believe it when I see it.  I'm still leaning towards an autumn (or even winter) release. 



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Reply #78 on: February 25, 2021, 08:20:12 PM
I get my anniversary coupon in Dec. If DW2 is released after Halloween I'll wait until then to pick it up. A July release and I'll get it on release day.

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Reply #79 on: February 26, 2021, 01:54:20 AM
I get my anniversary coupon in Dec. If DW2 is released after Halloween I'll wait until then to pick it up. A July release and I'll get it on release day.

Same for me. 😀


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Reply #80 on: February 26, 2021, 03:26:41 AM
I get my anniversary coupon in Dec. If DW2 is released after Halloween I'll wait until then to pick it up. A July release and I'll get it on release day.

It's the opposite for me.  Given my anniversary coupon arrives in August, I suppose I ought to hope for that July (or at least late summer) release.  Otherwise, I'll grab it whenever it comes out.  ;) 



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Reply #81 on: February 27, 2021, 12:24:40 AM
The Explorminate guys did a podcast interview with Erik Rutins, mostly about the Distant Worlds series (with the occasional side discussion/commentary on Shadow Empire).  Some good info and nice little additional tidbits about DW2 get dropped: 


https://anchor.fm/explorminate/episodes/Episode-19-Our-Top-Ten-4X-Games-of-All-Time-List-er05ht



Personally, my two biggest takeaways are: 

1.)  Erik seconds what Marco said in yesterday's stream, which is that they're aiming for a summer release (although he emphasizes that this is, of course, still *very* tentative). 

2.)  He and Elliot definitely want to add multiplayer, just not at release.  Listening to him discuss the matter, I got the impression that (contrary to my expectations) MP is probably going to happen after all...eventually.  I certainly won't be sad if this turns out to be the case (and I'm proven wrong in my initial prediction on this topic).  :) 



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Reply #82 on: April 07, 2021, 04:08:13 PM
Any new news on this.

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Reply #83 on: April 07, 2021, 06:38:10 PM
Not yet, no.  Matrix appears to be operating under strict radio silence at the moment regarding DW2's development and beta-testing. 

Erik commented last month that they were currently aiming for a July release, but that that could easily change (and I suspect it will -- I'm still betting on an autumn or even winter release).  Either way, I'm guessing it will be at least a month before we hear/see anything more, if only so that Matrix can avoid their promotional materials being buried under the news cycle of Nemesis' release. 



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Reply #84 on: April 07, 2021, 08:20:00 PM

 Either way, I'm guessing it will be at least a month before we hear/see anything more, if only so that Matrix can avoid their promotional materials being buried under the news cycle of Nemesis' release.

I can understand that in some way, but I could also see making some noise to steal some od Nemesis thunder.

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Reply #85 on: April 08, 2021, 12:50:10 AM
Slitherine's marketing has zero chance of even beginning to compare to Paradox's hype machine.  Their efforts at this point would be wasted. 


Besides, I strongly suspect that Erik wants to keep the lid on DW2 as much as he can, and for as long as he can, until such time that DW2 is genuinely close to being ready for release.  (Though how much -- or even if -- that might influence Slitherine's marketing & media strategy for the game, I can only guess.) 


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Reply #86 on: April 17, 2021, 04:18:22 AM
Slitherine will be airing the "Home of Wargamers 2021 Live+" on their Twitch channel May 11.  They'll be showing off all their games scheduled for release this year, including Distant Worlds 2. 


https://www.slitherine.com/news/home-of-wargamers-2021-live-is-announced



I imagine them actually announcing a release date for DW2 would be too much to hope for.  A man can still dream, though.  ;) 



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Reply #87 on: April 18, 2021, 09:00:22 AM
Quote from: Martok
  A man can still dream, though.  ;)

You've never been married.  >:D

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Reply #88 on: April 18, 2021, 04:37:03 PM
Yes, me and my foolish optimism.  :2funny: 



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Reply #89 on: May 11, 2021, 01:19:01 PM
DW2 content starts at 2h 33m 30s mark. 


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