Open Beta on the Horizon - Xenonauts 2 v24 Developer Update
21In this June's 2022 developer update, open beta is finally mentioned! Upcoming closed beta v24 will have endgame missions available which means we will be able to finish the campaign. We also talk about news regarding accessibility, xenopedia and other improvements.
Chapters:
00:00 Developer update
00:38 Improved accessibility and detailed information
04:28 Operation endgame missions
05:47 Open beta / early access / public release news
Kickstarter June 2022 developer update post:
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts-2-strategic-planetary-defence-simulator/posts/3550489
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/538030/view/3350130288844894113
- https://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forums/index.php?/topic/23267-xenonauts-2-june-2022-update/
The game is currently in closed beta and at the time of recording: version 22.6
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XENONAUTS-2 is a vast single-player strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organization defending our planet from alien invasion.
Battle the extraterrestrials in tense, complex turn-based combat across a variety of maps and missions, recovering and researching their technology to unlock new weapons and equipment!
Take a global view with the real-time strategic management layer: you must establish and develop your bases, conduct research, the battle for air supremacy and try to keep the panic level in your funding regions under control.
The strategic and tactical layers of the game are directly related, with ground missions affecting the overall balance of the Geoscape and your research efforts on the recovered items unlocking new equipment for your squads and aircraft. Every management decision you make filters down to the troops you control in battle; every shot you fire could change the balance of strategic power.
Can you hold off the invasion long enough to discover a way to defeat the alien forces?
No knowledge of the previous game is required to play - XENONAUTS-2 is a standalone title with its own setting and narrative.
Key Features
- Ground Combat: The highly-detailed turn-based combat system gives you fine control over your soldiers as they battle the aliens across multiple different mission types and numerous varied environments. The day/night cycle and destructible battlefields open up endless tactical possibilities to defeat your enemies, and your soldiers will grow stronger as they gain combat experience - provided you can keep them alive!
- Strategic Management: A complex strategic layer allows you to coordinate the defense of our planet. Establish bases to extend your reach and use customizable interceptors to shoot down attacking UFOs, then deploy your soldiers to secure resources. Capturing crash sites can secure alien technology and live specimens for research, whereas protecting regions from alien activity and terror attacks will protect your funding and prevent them from surrendering to the aliens.
- In-depth Simulation: The structure of Xenonauts-2 is not linear; no two campaigns unfold in exactly the same way. Every element of this complex interlocking simulation has been designed to create maximum coherence between the strategic and tactical layers: small decisions can have an impact across the entire game.
- Extensive Tech Tree: XENONAUTS-2 contains a vast variety of aircraft, vehicles, weapons, armor, and battlefield equipment for you to experiment with. and a deep research tree with over a hundred projects to unlock. Play the game the way you want to play, devising your own tactics and strategies to defeat the extraterrestrial threat!
Key Improvements from XENONAUTS-1
In addition to the new modular upgrade systems mentioned previously, here is a very small selection of key changes and enhancements:
- Improved visuals across all parts of the game, including full 3D tactical environments with a rotatable camera!
- A more detailed and immersive Geoscape simulation incorporating greater player choice and stronger elements of territory control!
- More environments and maps to fight in - including our new Jungle and Boreal biomes!
- New aliens have been added and many existing ones have been redesigned, all of which will benefit from our new and improved AI system!
- A larger research tree with more lore and an expanded variety of equipment for your soldiers to use in battle!
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Useful game links:
➔ Official website: https://www.xenonauts.com
➔ Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/538030/Xenonauts_2
➔ GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/xenonauts_2
Initially funded through a Kickstarter campaign:
➔ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/69341191/xenonauts-2-strategic-planetary-defence-simulator
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