Star Drive 2 screens emerge from GDC

Sequel to sci-fi 4X strategy in pictures.

Published 2014-03-25

Star Drive was an unexpected success last year for Iceberg Interactive and Zero Sum Games, and as such it's set to be followed by a sequel in the form of Star Drive 2. New GDC screens have been released for the title which carries on where the first game left off, but promises improvements across the board. Here's some of the features you can expect to see:

Players can build a space empire turn by turn in an immersive, living galaxy filled with nine alien races, pirate factions, galactic lore and mystery.
Gamers can hire unique heroes to govern their worlds or to command their mighty fleets in battle.
Populate the universe and colonize planets, moons, asteroid belts, gas giants, and more!
Gamers can research hundreds of technologies, including technologies that are unique to their race. Find even more technologies through in-game events and galactic exploration.
Build ships in the custom ship design mode and take them into real-time battles featuring stunning visuals and sound effects.
Enter a Battle Arena mode for quick-fix battles against cunning AI opponents. In this mode, players will earn rewards as they fight through the challenges, allowing them to unlock new weapons, ship hulls, and ship modules to upgrade their ships and to purchase new ships to add to your fleet.
Created with the Unity engine for simultaneous release on PC, Mac and Linux.
Will include various Steam features such as Trading Cards, Achievements and Steam Workshop, allowing modders to create and share their own in-game heroes, events, Battle Arena campaigns, ship modules, weapons, sound effects, and more.

Daniel DiCicco, CEO of Zero Sum Games, said this of the sequel which is due in September 2014: "StarDrive 2 represents the culmination of two decades of love for the 4X genre and five years of work on the StarDrive universe. Here we have taken everything we have learned - our successes, our failures, and our passion - and made a 4X game that we are incredibly proud of. We are dedicated to our community and we're excited to start showing off StarDrive 2 to our fans."

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