Hi guys,
Endless Space 2 Supremacy is coming to Steam this week, on August 2nd! We're very happy to be bringing another expansion to Endless Space 2, and we hope you'll like it, too! In case you're curious about what's coming up, we'll be publishing the game design documents over the next few days. Here's a closer look at the new faction of the Supremacy expansion, the Hissho...
Faction: Hissho
Species: Hissho
Government: The Honorable Hissho Doksai
History:
Tempered by steel and battle, the Hissho evolved from avian ancestors on their Home Planet of Uchi. Focused on the constant wars between their own tribes, they lived ignorant of the different species roaming the galaxy until they were picked up by the Endless, augmented and then quickly put to the test as gladiators fighting in the decadent arenas of their new masters. How long this period of mindless slaughter for the pleasure of their overlords lasted, none of them could say, and of this bygone age only memories of slavery and exploitation remain, along with those of glory and adulation.
Society:
Under the rule of the Tokso, their military and spiritual leader, both an accomplished warrior and a symbol of divine authority, the Hissho have long lived divided into clans and regions following feudal lines. However, modernity slowly eroded this very strict organization and changed the makeup of society. Oaths of loyalty are now made to “School” and the way of life prescribed inside the walls of their integrated cities.
Of those, two are worth particular attention: The Way of the Red Blade, whose focus on physical training and warmongering attitude seduced those who would see the Hissho reign supreme on the galaxy; and the Order of the Obsidian Eagle with its daily observation of religious sacrifices and hermetic discipline, earning the respect, and even the fear, of those who come into contact with it.
Gameplay:
The Hissho are a military-oriented faction whose main gameplay feature is Keii (which translates to respect or deference). This new resource that can only be replenished through combat is used to power special abilities applied on Hissho fleets. It also drives their empire Obedience which replaces happiness and supersedes the Obedience of their star systems. Crushingly strong on the offensive, the Hissho will only fall if you cannot sustain your war economy and let your Keii wither away.
Heroes:
As a faction well versed in the art of combat, it’s no surprise that the Hissho would mostly house heroes focused on warfare and space battle. They are therefore best suited for admiral positions thanks to strong damage and fleet upkeep bonuses but if push comes to shove, they make decent governors… as long as your goal is to make your system a manpower and spaceship factory.
Ships:
Powerful and versatile, Hissho fleets can easily switch between straightforward and devious loadouts thanks to numerous polyvalent slot modules capable of hosting both support and defense or attack modules.
Faction Card:
Population Traits:
- +1 Industry on planet
- +2 Manpower on planet
Assimilation Traits:
- +1 Industry on planet
- +1 Manpower on planet
Population Collection Bonus:
- +1 Military Point per Hissho
- +10% Manpower production on System with Hissho
- - 50% ship cost production
Starting party:
- Main: Militarist
- Secondary: Religious
PsychoTraits:
- Militarist (War++)
- Fanatics (Religion to war)
- Anti-pacifist (pacifist--)
Faction Traits: Keii-do
Resources: Keii
Keii is a new resource the Hissho can use to launch special abilities and that drives their empire "Obedience" (more about that lower in this post). More specifically, it is lost by:
- Using special laws
- Turning outpost into colonies
- Building specific star system improvements
- Retreating
- Losing or giving up a ground battle
And it is earned by:
- Fighting a space battle
- The amount of Keii won depends on the respective power levels and sizes of the fleets involved.
- Fighting and winning ground battles
- Completing quest and deeds
Along those methods, there is also a way to boost the Keii you will obtain: through your Behemoth ’”Keii zone”. As long as a fleet fights under this specific circular region generated by Hissho Behemoths, you will passively get a 20% boost to all Keii gains after a battle.
Keii uses: Glorious actions
Glorious actions are special abilities that the player can use on a fleet, star system or a Behemoth to impact them.
- They are unlocked when the player has reached a certain threshold of Keii and cost Dust and/or strategic resources to be used
- Their effect last for a fixed number of turns
- Only one of each Glorious action can be active at a time
There are 4 different Glorious actions whose effect depend on their target.
On a fleet/system:
- Order of the Red Blade:
- Target type: fleet
- Gives the “Emperor’s Guard” bonus to ships belonging to the fleet ( +20% damage, +20% Hull absorption, +20% shield absorption)
- War Banner:
- Target type: fleet
- +2 movement points on ships, +2 vision range on ships, +50% health shown to enemies on Fleet, + 50% military power shown to enemies on fleet
- Way of the Obsidian Eagle:
- Target type: Owned Colonized Star System
- Colonized star system will benefit from +25% Industry
- Homeland defense:
- Target type: Owned Colonized Star System
- Unlock a special Tactic granting bonus DMG done to Attacker in Ground battle (system specific) and + 20% manpower generated per turn on system
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