The minds behind Star Control II are making a sequel, and the Origins beta is incoming
There has been a surprising amount ofStar Controlnews lately and it’s good news, at that.
If you missed it, the original creators ofStar Control II— Fred Ford and Paul Reiche III, whose studio Toys for Bob has understandably kept busy with theSkylandersfranchise in recent years — have drawn up plans and gotten approval for a “direct sequel” to the 1992 sci-fi game. This new project,Ghosts of the Precursors, will be a “passion project” developed on their “own time.” Here’s where they’re at:
“We are early,earlyin development, but rest assured, the game will include genuineUr-Quan,Precursors,Super-Melee,Umgah,VUX,Supox,THE ULTRON!,Druuge,Arilou Lalee’lay,Orz,Androsynth,Rainbow Worlds,Ilwrath,Syreen,Mmrnmhrm,Yehat,Shofixti,Spathi(including the ever-terrifiedFwiffo),Umgah,Melmorme,Chmmr,Earthlings,Mycon,THE MARK II!,Slylandro,Utwig,Thraddash,Zoq-Fot-Pik,VUX Beast,Pkunk, theKeel-Verezy, and of course all new alien races to discover, befriend …and/or be annigilate… I mean annihigate.. Damn! Well, you get the idea.”
“For four years, people asked me why we weren’t going to touch theStar Control 2story,” Stardock CEO Brad Wardellwrotefollowing theGhosts of the Precursorsnews going public. “Now you know.”
In the mean time, there’s Stardock’s ownStar Control: Origins. The space-adventure game is slated for 2018, with a “Super-Melee” closed beta arriving next month for folks who pre-order. Here, you’ll be able to toy around with the Ship Crafter and compete against the AI or others in unranked multiplayer.
There’s also a bundle withOriginsand the original threeStar Controlgames. That has popped up onGOG.com,Steam, andStardock, and the old games are available separately if you prefer.
