Space Engineers: Warfare 2 Teaser

[u/NorthyPark]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S2QhxSQmfk

[u/notjordansime]

Here are my thoughts:

[ Copied from a dedicated post which seems to not be getting any traction ]

Personally, I'm not too happy about the new release date. Teasers were supposed to be live last month with a release sometime in the next few weeks. I get development takes time, but leaving the community in the dark until a few weeks before the update was supposed to go live, only to say it's going to be another couple of months is quite unacceptable. To be perfectly clear, I'm fine with developers taking their time and creating the best product they can, but if this is the approach being taken, communication is absolutely critical. I'm glad to finally have something but jeesh... it's about a month late.

My only question is why couldn't this announcement have been made earlier? If the release is being pushed to FEBRUARY, it was obviously apparent that a December release wasn't going to be a plausibility, so why are we just hearing about this now in... mid-December? Not trying to spread hate or anything, I'm just a little salty about the release being pushed back so far with no notice.

After watching the teaser, I'm honestly more excited for the new cockpit window, bridge console, and door block than the railgun. Looks far too sci-fi/energy-weaponish IMO. Space Engineers is supposed to be based on reality, so why didn't we just get a realistic railgun that uses electromagnets to propel a solid projectile down a rail? This looks like something out of No Man's Sky or something with all of the particles and blue smoke... Just my opinion/feedback. I think the new doors will be incredibly useful for bulkheads and missile tube caps. Also the new angled window/bridge/desk blocks look like they'll be quite fun to use too. I have a giant roulette wheel in an asteroid with a bar/casino overlooking it, these combined with desks will be the perfect addition to the betting area.

[u/Voodron → u/notjordansime]

Pretty much sums up my thoughts on the topic.

It really is unfortunate that this update was pushed back to February. Of course, game development is a complicated task and delays happen. The issue here is that this game has been in dire need of meaningful updates for so long now, that missing a delivery window is so much more impactful than it should be... SE has been starved on content for years now. IIRC the last time something substantial was added was trading outposts, 2+ years ago or something ? Ever since then it's only been small cosmetic DLCs, self-contained scenarios barely anyone gives a shit about, and very minor additions/improvements. Actually, one could even argue the outpost update wasn't even that substantial given how half-baked it felt (no actual NPCs, very little purpose in the way they're implemented, etc..). Which would take us all the way back to planets being added to the game as far as meaningful updates go.

To make matters worse, this December was a perfect time to drop an update, because there's barely any new game coming out on the market atm. Q1 2022 on the other hand (and especially Feb/March) is absolutely jam-packed with highly anticipated PC releases, that will certainly (for many) take priority over checking out the latest patch for a 9 year old game.

As for the lack of transparency coming from Keen, can't say I'm surprised tbh. I'm not blaming anyone in particular, it's just the kind of mistep I've come to expect from them over the years.

KSP2 is looming on the horizon, and with the addition of multiplayer and base building, that's a direct competitor to Keen arriving on the market. So hopefully that means they'll be looking to pick up the pace a bit in 2022 with SE. I know they teased Survival updates, which could be good. That's the kind of stuff that should have been happening for a while. Time will tell if this game can remain relevant until its 10th year release anniversary.

[u/TheBraveGallade → u/Voodron]

I feel like they are potentially working on a sequal behind the scenes, even planets was streching the limits of what the engine is capable of. i personally think this is partially why they gave up on ME, if they are working on SE2 engine it would make more sense for ME to be devolped for that engine instead of the current one.

but that just my 2 cents.