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shapez 2 - Early Access Release Info Recap
Last week, Tobias talked you through some of the history of how shapez 2 came to be and what you should expect from Early Access tomorrow and the first few months. Its a fun read so check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2162800/view/4357881096234065558 If you havent seen it yet, be sure to check out the Gameplay Trailer! It gives you a good impression of what shapez 2 is and what content will be in the game tomorrow: [previewyoutube=A9MpsOixJsg;full][/previewyoutube]
Steam Deck won't be officially supported for the Early Access release. The current state is 'okayish' as Steam identifies it as 'Playable'. Keep in mind that the game is not optimized for the Steam Deck and you could run into issues. We do plan to improve Steam Deck compatibility in the future, we'll keep you posted!
Shapez 2 will be available for $24.99 / 23.99 / 19.99 and can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162800/shapez_2/ If you really want to show your support, you can pick up the Supporter Edition! You can either pick it up alongside the base game for $34.99 / 33.49 / 27.99. Want to give shapez 2 a go first? You can always upgrade later. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3075620/shapez_2_Supporter_Edition_Upgrade/ The Supporter Editions purpose is to give you a way to support us further if youd like. We didnt want to let you go empty handed though, so youll get something in return. Included are a Rail Loop & Rail Twister for your trains, 40 minutes of extra in-game music and the full soundtrack will be available for download. You can find the full soundtrack below: [table noborder=1] [tr] [th][/th] [th]Disc 1 (base game)[/th] [th][/th] [th] [/th] [th] [/th] [th]Disc 2 (Supporter Edition)[/th] [th][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]1[/td] [td]Sphere[/td] [td]1:27[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Prism[/td] [td]5:15[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]2[/td] [td]The Vortex LTD[/td] [td]3:32[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Perpetual Motion[/td] [td]3:40[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]3[/td] [td]Operator's Journey[/td] [td]3:32[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Tetrahedron[/td] [td]4:04[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]4[/td] [td]Trains Go Choooo[/td] [td]4:46[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Torus[/td] [td]3:49[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]5[/td] [td]Exploring the Void[/td] [td]3:13[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Icosahedron[/td] [td]3:46[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]6[/td] [td]Endless Shapes[/td] [td]3:44[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Belts Be Massive[/td] [td]3:32[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]7[/td] [td]Dodecahedron[/td] [td]4:09[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Distant Calls[/td] [td]4:26[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]8[/td] [td]MAM[/td] [td]3:20[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Signals[/td] [td]3:31[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]9[/td] [td]CwRwCwCw[/td] [td]3:58[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Merging Matter[/td] [td]4:58[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]10[/td] [td]Cubical Cosmos[/td] [td]4:12[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Wired Up[/td] [td]3:15[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]11[/td] [td]Stellar Expanse[/td] [td]3:29[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]12[/td] [td]Deep Space Pyramid[/td] [td]1:10[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [/table] The base game and the Supporter Edition will both have a 20% launch discount for the first two weeks! The Supporter Edition Upgrade DLC will have a 10% discount at launch. A friendly reminder that there are no free or heavily discounted versions or copies of shapez 2 being supplied by us. Be wary of third party vendors claiming otherwise!
The astute among you may notice that some of these prices are different from what we previously communicated. After the initial announcement, we got a lot of feedback from you with concerns about the price of the game in certain currencies. We made several adjustments based on these conversations, taking account average monthly income and purchasing power (more information here). You can find the up-to-date list of regional pricing here.
There are a couple of ways to connect with us and the community. Discord Our primary channel where you can connect with the community, chat with us, participate in surveys, report bugs and share blueprints. Steam forums Ask questions, give feedback and report bugs on the forums. You can of course use Steams features to upload screenshots, artworks and guides. Suggestions Portal Leave suggestions & feedback here and vote for others' input! Don't use this for reporting bugs. Reddit A shared space with shapez 1 to show your builds & blueprints, ask questions, participate in discussions and connect with the community. YouTube Where the trailers for all our games go. We also share news through the community tab! X (Twitter) Another good place to stay in the loop with what were working on. We share a lot of news and coverage here, and show off screenshots and footage from the game. [hr][/hr] Thats it, youre up to date and ready for tomorrow! Were super excited to finally release the game and we hope youre just as excited as we are. See you then! ~ Jelle & the shapez 2 team
[ 2024-08-14 14:00:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello everyone! Weve shared a lot of information the last couple months, so wed like to recap everything you should know for the Early Access release of shapez 2 tomorrow.
Launch time
What to expect
Last week, Tobias talked you through some of the history of how shapez 2 came to be and what you should expect from Early Access tomorrow and the first few months. Its a fun read so check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2162800/view/4357881096234065558 If you havent seen it yet, be sure to check out the Gameplay Trailer! It gives you a good impression of what shapez 2 is and what content will be in the game tomorrow: [previewyoutube=A9MpsOixJsg;full][/previewyoutube]
Steam Deck Support
Steam Deck won't be officially supported for the Early Access release. The current state is 'okayish' as Steam identifies it as 'Playable'. Keep in mind that the game is not optimized for the Steam Deck and you could run into issues. We do plan to improve Steam Deck compatibility in the future, we'll keep you posted!
Getting the game
Shapez 2 will be available for $24.99 / 23.99 / 19.99 and can be found here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162800/shapez_2/ If you really want to show your support, you can pick up the Supporter Edition! You can either pick it up alongside the base game for $34.99 / 33.49 / 27.99. Want to give shapez 2 a go first? You can always upgrade later. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3075620/shapez_2_Supporter_Edition_Upgrade/ The Supporter Editions purpose is to give you a way to support us further if youd like. We didnt want to let you go empty handed though, so youll get something in return. Included are a Rail Loop & Rail Twister for your trains, 40 minutes of extra in-game music and the full soundtrack will be available for download. You can find the full soundtrack below: [table noborder=1] [tr] [th][/th] [th]Disc 1 (base game)[/th] [th][/th] [th] [/th] [th] [/th] [th]Disc 2 (Supporter Edition)[/th] [th][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td]1[/td] [td]Sphere[/td] [td]1:27[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Prism[/td] [td]5:15[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]2[/td] [td]The Vortex LTD[/td] [td]3:32[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Perpetual Motion[/td] [td]3:40[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]3[/td] [td]Operator's Journey[/td] [td]3:32[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Tetrahedron[/td] [td]4:04[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]4[/td] [td]Trains Go Choooo[/td] [td]4:46[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Torus[/td] [td]3:49[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]5[/td] [td]Exploring the Void[/td] [td]3:13[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Icosahedron[/td] [td]3:46[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]6[/td] [td]Endless Shapes[/td] [td]3:44[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Belts Be Massive[/td] [td]3:32[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]7[/td] [td]Dodecahedron[/td] [td]4:09[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Distant Calls[/td] [td]4:26[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]8[/td] [td]MAM[/td] [td]3:20[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Signals[/td] [td]3:31[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]9[/td] [td]CwRwCwCw[/td] [td]3:58[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Merging Matter[/td] [td]4:58[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]10[/td] [td]Cubical Cosmos[/td] [td]4:12[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td]Wired Up[/td] [td]3:15[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]11[/td] [td]Stellar Expanse[/td] [td]3:29[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]12[/td] [td]Deep Space Pyramid[/td] [td]1:10[/td] [td] [/td] [td] [/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [td][/td] [/tr] [/table] The base game and the Supporter Edition will both have a 20% launch discount for the first two weeks! The Supporter Edition Upgrade DLC will have a 10% discount at launch. A friendly reminder that there are no free or heavily discounted versions or copies of shapez 2 being supplied by us. Be wary of third party vendors claiming otherwise!
Changes to regional pricing
The astute among you may notice that some of these prices are different from what we previously communicated. After the initial announcement, we got a lot of feedback from you with concerns about the price of the game in certain currencies. We made several adjustments based on these conversations, taking account average monthly income and purchasing power (more information here). You can find the up-to-date list of regional pricing here.
Connect with us
There are a couple of ways to connect with us and the community. Discord Our primary channel where you can connect with the community, chat with us, participate in surveys, report bugs and share blueprints. Steam forums Ask questions, give feedback and report bugs on the forums. You can of course use Steams features to upload screenshots, artworks and guides. Suggestions Portal Leave suggestions & feedback here and vote for others' input! Don't use this for reporting bugs. Reddit A shared space with shapez 1 to show your builds & blueprints, ask questions, participate in discussions and connect with the community. YouTube Where the trailers for all our games go. We also share news through the community tab! X (Twitter) Another good place to stay in the loop with what were working on. We share a lot of news and coverage here, and show off screenshots and footage from the game. [hr][/hr] Thats it, youre up to date and ready for tomorrow! Were super excited to finally release the game and we hope youre just as excited as we are. See you then! ~ Jelle & the shapez 2 team
[ 2024-08-14 14:00:10 CET ] [ Original post ]
shapez 2
tobspr Games
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shapez 2 is supposed to be the long-awaited sequel to the original shapez - an automation, management & factory-building game currently available on Steam - built for audiences both new and old.
Our aim with shapez 2 would be to create a worthy successor to our original title - one which has a much higher production value, more content, better replayability and, crucially, looks more visually pleasing - this means that we’d like to include many more features for you… And we’ve outlined some of our ideas below!
Though we're still working on the prototype, we've got a solid vision of how the game could look - one that we'd love to share with you and get your feedback on. We would also like to point out that funding for shapez 2 isn’t yet fully secured - so whilst we’ll do our best to see this project through to completion, the outline below is our vision for our ideal game, rather than a set of specific promises.
Gameplay Overview
The goal of shapez 2 is to build, automate, and scale your factory in order to process increasing numbers, types, and colours of shapes! You’d be building machines, placing conveyor belts, and designing vast networks in order to transport your goods. Whilst to begin with you’d be focused on extracting pure shapes from the ground, you would soon discover a vast array of colours - unlocking an even vaster number of combinations... And, well, then the fun begins.All sounding a bit familiar? Don’t worry, we plan to shake things up a bit this time… As you’ll see below.
2D + 3D
shapez 2 will, by default, have a 3D view. However - we know how crucial being able to build efficiently is, so you will be able to seamlessly toggle between 2D and 3D!Layers
Complementing our new 3D view, shapez 2 will also feature multiple layers! Whilst in shapez there was only one additional layer (the wires layer), shapez 2 will provide players with up to 3 layers to switch between. You'll be able to place buildings, conveyor belts, and wires on each of them! (And, don't worry if you like to keep things simple - the additional layers are completely optional!)View into the machines
Whilst shapez only had ‘closed' buildings (which could sometimes make it difficult to see what was going on!), in shapez 2, all buildings are ‘open' - allowing you to see exactly how your shapes are being processed! This is a big one for us - and we're hoping it'll make it easier for new players to get into the game. It'll be a much more visual process!New engine, better performance, better accuracy
We're writing shapez 2 completely from scratch in an entirely new engine! This'll allow us to maximise performance (using all available cores & GPU power), leading to vastly improved performance, even with our new 3D visuals. (It's actually insane to us how many different buildings shapez could handle, considering it's basically a website!)Islands
shapez had a very uniform map (which severely limited exploration) - and that's something that we wanted to change this time. In shapez 2 space will no longer be unlimited - instead you need to craft islands to expand your base!This feature works well with our next one… Mass Transport!
Mass Transport
With the addition of new biomes, you'll be needing new infrastructure to transport your resources over long distances! In shapez 2, there will be a mass transport feature unlockable through the research tree. (More on that later!)Whilst these may not look exactly like trains, they'll behave in a very similar way!
Pipes & Fluids
Another new addition for shapez 2 - pipes! Not only will there be a number of new fluids, but colors will be fluids rather than being transported on a belt. (Not to worry, though - you'll still be able to package them on belts with a new building that we're introducing!)Research Tree
On the topic of replayability, we're introducing a new research tree - featuring a number of branches designed to make progress less linear! Whilst there will still be a main branch (i.e. cutters, rotators, pipes, stackers), there will be additional sub-branches, allowing you to focus on each of the available buildings and unlock upgrades for them (for example, the 180-degrees rotator is an available upgrade after unlocking the default rotator. You don't have to unlock it, but if it looks useful to you, go for it!)Blueprint Library
This was a feature that was actually planned for shapez, but sadly never made it into the original game. We'll fix this in shapez 2 by adding a complete blueprint library, as well as the ability to load/share blueprints easily!... and more:
- Modding support
- New shape mechanics
- Multiple game modes
- Customizable game creation
- All-new soundtrack
MINIMAL SETUP
- Processor: 3Ghz+ dual coreMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 10.1 capable GPU wit 1024 MB VRAM
- Storage: 2000 MB available space
- Processor: 3Ghz+ quad coreMemory: 8 GB RAM
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