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New Ability For over 10 years, the Support Hero was the only class in ORION: Prelude whose ability was tied to an item. Every other class had a body-focused ability backed by their weapons, while Support’s identity lived in the Medic Gun. In the new version, Support gets a brand-
NEW UPDATE The new version of ORION: Prelude has another patch that just released! DYNAMIC WEATHER With this new update four maps have been added to the game for a total of five. Each one also feels a " Dynamic " variant with full time of day and weather systems. Raupi Ravines De
HALLOWEEN ( HOLIDAY ARMOR BUNDLE ) FREE (LIMITED TIME) FREE for ALL players who login from NOW - November 2, 2026 . GENERATION 1 Halloween 2026 (Assault Gen1) Halloween 2026 (Support Gen1) Halloween 2026 (Recon Gen1) GENERATION 2 Halloween 2026 (Assault Gen2) Halloween 2026 (Supp
DOWNLOAD NOW ( FIRST PREVIEW ) Download and play the new version of ORION: Prelude right now. The first update in over a decade is now available after extensive developments. The First Preview is available to play for ALL Steam users. ORION : PRELUDE VERSION 10 x The new version
DOWNLOAD NOW ( EARLY ACCESS ) Download and play the new version of ORION: Prelude right now ahead of the release on October 25, 2026. After extensive developments the first preview version of the massive new update is available to play for ALL Steam users. The new version of ORIO
VERSION 10x ORION: Prelude has a massive new version scheduled for release on October 25, 2026 . This is a FREE update for ALL existing owners. NEW UPDATE The new version of ORION: Prelude features massive revamps to core systems including: First-Person Gameplay Third-Person Game
Exclusive Ceremonial Skins A new feature is coming with the updated version of ORION: Prelude and if you want access to it you need to act fast... ULTIMATE PROGRESSION One of the most common pieces of feedback I’ve heard over the years is from Ultimate Edition owners who wanted a
PLAY EARLY! Download and play the new version of ORION: Prelude right now. After extensive developments the first preview version of the massive new update is available to play. The new version of ORION: Prelude features massive revamps to core systems including: First-Person Gam
SHIELD SYSTEM In the original version of the game there wasn't that much indication of when you're shield was depleted or restored. POWER SHIELDS 1.0 V1 - Shield Depleted V1 - Shield Restored POWER SHIELDS 2.0 A cool new feature is the revamped Shield Damage system. The first foo
SPANISH LOCALIZATION SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: I am going to be looking for folks that natively speak Spanish ( and English preferably ) to help with a translation test on ORION: Prelude . // REQUIREMENTS: If you're available, interested and open to helping please let me know. I need y
GAME FEEL 2.0 A major focus of development has been improving overall game feel for ORION: Prelude . The original had a few areas of frustration that I wanted to fix and together these changes add up to improved controls, snappier moment-to-moment gameplay and a game that simply
⚠️ "Are you going to work on ORION: Prelude forever??" ⚠️ No, absolutely not. I've tried to be as clear as I can, through a number of updates and the FAQ , about what I'm doing with ORION: Prelude and the scope of it. I have a clear vision of where I want to take this project, al
Development Update I wanted to share some updates from across development as I get closer to release... # 001 Player Count Update : 5 → 4 A design change is coming to the new version of ORION: Prelude where the player count is changing from 5 to 4 . This change applies to the new
SQUAD LEADER SYSTEM A brand new system that has been added to the new version of ORION: Prelude is the Squad Leader System. A.I Teammates have been revamped from the ground up and they now move, fight and respond like actual teammates -- and for the first time ever, they take you
PLAYABLE DINOS 2.0 Playable Dinosaurs have been updated for the new version of ORION: Prelude in development. This includes tweaks and updates for nearly all Dinosaurs in the game. I hope to share more information in the near future but for now I wanted to show a comparison betwe
MECHS 2.0 To be perfectly honest, two of my least favorite " fidelity " aspects of the original ORION: Prelude included the Mech and the 3rd Person version of the Longbow . When I decided to come back to make this update for ORION: Prelude they both certainly made my list. I teas
ORION Q&A 2026 I've been gathering your questions for the last few weeks across DM, Discord, Forums, Email & more. Today I want to answer as many questions as I possibly can for the 2026 edition of the ORION Q&A. >> VIDEO CLIPS All of the following media was tak
⚠️ An Important Update ⚠️ I have good news to share: I've achieved near parity with the original ORION: Prelude . Achievements stay exactly as they are, the content you know is carrying forward and it's all getting polished up. >> The First Preview will be focused on Surviv
26 YEAR ANNIVERSARY On August 25th, 2000 , a mod called INCOMING was announced to the internet with a promise: ［ Jetpacks + Dinosaurs & Vehicles ］ Twenty six years later those are still the three pillars that keep ORION anchored. INCOMING (Announced Aug 25, 2000) Pre-producti
ACHIEVEMENTS 2.0 I am going to be thinking about ACHIEVEMENTS soon enough and I wanted to start a discussion here to see what players are thinking to consider as additional perspectives. There are a few paths forward with the way I see it... #1. Modernize Existing Keeping all 251