Attention, commanders! The next phase of the ZeroSpace Alpha kicks off Friday, March 22nd at 12:00 PM EDT. It’s packed with new content, huge updates based on your feedback, another $10,000 tournament, and more. This time, we’re raising the stakes with a massive CELEBRATION: [h1]The ZeroSpace Alpha Celebration[/h1] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44535122/81603751ca66f7b2ec95b65e38a51943e8df55b9.png[/img] We’re calling on the entire RTS community to ⚡GENERATE AS MUCH FLUX AS POSSIBLE⚡! In this massive event, you can enter to win some incredible gaming goodies (and the chance to immortalize yourself in ZeroSpace!) simply by participating in the Alpha and helping fuel the ZeroSpace hype machine as we forge the future of Real-Time Strategy together! Up for grabs: 🖥️ Not one, but THREE grand prizes: MSI GTX 4070 Supers 🖱️ TEN runner-up prizes: Logitech G403 Prodigy Gaming Mice 🤑 TWENTY ZeroSpace DLC for free for life 👽 Your name in-game as one of FIVE NPC characters 🌌 Naming rights for one of 50 stars in the ZeroSpace Galactic Map! There are TONS of ways to ⚡GENERATE FLUX⚡ in the celebration: 🌌 Play in the Alpha! 🏆 Submit your #PlayOfTheDay on Twitter, YouTube and Discord - every day, whoever submits the most-voted #PlayOfTheDay will be DMed a secret code worth 500 FLUX! 📺 Watch ZeroSpace content creators! 👀 Tune into the Alpha Tournament broadcast! 💬 Tell your friends on social media! And more! The event kicks off when servers go live on Friday, and you’ll be able to participate here: https://gleam.io/Q6ZCX/zerospace-alpha-celebration [h1]Alpha Details[/h1] 📅[b]Alpha Dates & Times[/b]: Friday, March 22 at 12:00 PM EDT through Friday, April 22 at 3:00 PM EDT. 🔑[b]Steam Keys[/b]: If you played in a previous Alpha, you’re already in! If this is the first Alpha phase you have access to, watch your inbox for an email from BackerKit with your Steam key. If you purchased a friend key, look for an email from Starlance later this week. 🥳[b]Looking to join in on the fun?[/b] Backing us at a level of Stellar Warlord (https://zerospace.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/567779) or higher will grant you same-day access! 📺[b]Pros & Creators[/b]: Are you a pro player or content creator with a following, and want ZeroSpace access? Drop us a message and we’ll see if we can get you sorted out. 📖[b]Prologue Coming Soon[/b]: We’re putting the finishing touches on our first campaign mission for ZeroSpace, so you’ll be getting your first taste of the epic, galaxy-spanning story soon. Look for news on when the Prologue will launch later during the Alpha! [h2]1v1 Tournament[/h2] We loved seeing how far the pros could push the game last Winter, so we couldn’t give up the opportunity of having another tournament! 💸$10,000 Prize Pool 📺Live on https://www.twitch.tv/playzerospace on April 13th and 14th 🏆16 players will qualify via the ranked ladder, and 16 will come from an open qualifier. 🎥To qualify via the ranked ladder, players are required to livestream ZeroSpace for an average of 6 hours per week. Deadline to qualify from ranked ladder: April 12th 4PM EDT Open Qualifier Date/Time: April 6th 11AM EDT [h2]2v2 Updates & Tournament[/h2] We’ve got a brand-new 2v2 map for you to sink your teeth into this Alpha – and to show it off, we’ll be sponsoring a 2v2 tournament run by a to-be-announced content creator! More details about the tournament will be shared on discord during the Alpha – stay tuned! [h2]New Mercenary Faction, Units, Heroes, and gameplay updates![/h2] [b]Arandi[/b]: The 5th mercenary faction has arrived! Use their technological prowess to dominate the battlefield [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44535122/50305fbd49c4bf3ac85a0bc0310965308a033f58.png[/img] [b]Shade[/b]: A corrupted Arandi - turned "Endari", this melee unit has uninterrupted phased movement and haunts the enemy who dares kill them. [b]Horned Mech[/b]: The horned mech is a unique fresh concept we're playing with, each auto-attack is a projectile that continues its slow trajectory in a line, damaging any units it passes through. [b]Phoenix Guard[/b]: An elite Arandi infantry unit, who unlike other civilization's infantry - it can fly! [b]Amplifier[/b]: Spellcaster with the ability to mind-control enemies for a short duration and a passive aura that spawns hallucinations of nearby allied units that have died. [b]Time Warper[/b]: An advanced Arandi Ship with the ability to teleport units to it and set up a phasing zone that slows time for enemies (attack speed and move speed) [h3]Additional New Units![/h3] [b]Legion Dreadnought[/b]: The air counterpart to the Terror Tank is finally here. The dreadnought has a powerful (further upgradable) Bombardment ability, natural "detector" and can be customized to sense units in a large radius, teleport, and increase the power of its deadly beam attack. [b]Legion Rhino Rider[/b]: Our third Legion Barracks unit, Rhino Riders are selected by the Inquisitress herself. They rely on very small amounts of energy to knock-back enemies. [b]Valkaru Sensor Bot[/b]: Now playable, the Sensor bot offers through Valkaru the perk of early and relatively cheap surveillance and detection. [b]Wing'd Behemoth Redesign[/b]: The community spoke, and we listened. The Behemoth is in the process of being overhauled and its new design includes a transformation through which it morphs into a majestic creature with wings! [h3]Heroes:[/h3] [b]I'olin[/b]: Triarch of the Arandi, I'olin can quickly teleport short distances, collapse space-time to create a black hole and use a powerful energy orb which returns to her to destroy her enemies. [b]Mera[/b]: Protectorate Commander Mera (melee) is perhaps the most agile hero in the game. She protects nearby allies via shields, and can increase her attack and movespeed during fights. [b]Hel[/b]: Marran General and Ambassador, Hel is the stealthiest and most precise of snipers, a strong scaling hero also equipped with a knock-back grenade to help him keep his distance. [h3][NEW] Mercenary unique faction bonuses:[/h3] Mercenaries are a core mechanic in ZeroSpace, Each faction will now also provide a unique passive bonus, reinforcing their identities and offering new unique avenues for play and strategy: [b]Arandi[/b]: Research upgrades are now instant. [b]Marran[/b]: Passively grants XP [b]Dread Raiders[/b]: Passive "Pillage" (generate hexite by killing extractors / harvesters) [b]Cha'Kru[/b]: Additional "Power" gained from units dying [b]Valkaru[/b]: Faster building construction The full patch notes will be available at launch on Friday. [h2]Visual Updates[/h2] User Interface - We’ve completely overhauled our UI design to bring a more modern feel, and to highlight some of our mechanics. This is only our first pass and we’ve got some cool things planned that we can’t wait to get implemented. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44535122/3150d384b1e4612342fe3fda31d590953da27e7d.png[/img] We’re particularly interested in your feedback on the Tab Wheel, a new UI feature we’ve implemented by popular demand. We’ve made some big updates to Grell building textures to give them more detail and make them look more realistic which we’re pretty happy with - what do you think? [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44535122/085fe486db934fa0e0122e453ed9de2eb1234ea5.png[/img] [h2]Sound Updates[/h2] We’ve been hard at work on an overall sound cleanup and polish pass. But the audio changes we’re really excited about are the 🗣️hundreds of new lines of voiced dialogue we’ve been recording to deepen immersion and bring the game to life. Some units now interact and express themselves based on context: attack move, patrol, hold, formation, ability use, killing an enemy unit, whether they’re in a group or alone – and so many more. Some hero units have over 100 unique lines! This is a work in progress, and not all units are currently implemented, but we’re really excited about how this change makes the game feel more alive, and can’t wait to hear your feedback. [h2]Coming Soon This Alpha:[/h2] But, of course, that’s not all. We’re hard at work on ZeroSpace and have plans for additional content drops throughout the Alpha. Here’s what you’ll be able to get your hands on. Stay tuned to the Discord and social media channels: we’ll be calling on the ZeroSpace community to help us unlock some of these features and updates with shared community FLUX goals! [b]Survival Mode[/b] Grab a friend and gear up to see how long you can last in this action packed survival mode where the waves just keep on coming. [b]Campaign Prologue[/b] Coming up soon we’ve got our first campaign mission and cinematics to showcase. Get ready to learn how the ZeroSpace story all begins! [b]And More![/b] An additional 2v2 map! 2v2 matchmaking! Live balance updates! Bug fixes! [h1]Thank You![/h1] A heartfelt thank you to the entire ZeroSpace community for your support so far. Your energy keeps us invigorated to create the best game we can for RTS fans everywhere. We recently held a community art contest in our discord which received stunning submissions including a physical diorama, and a Terror Tank themed song. Please give them some love on our [url=https://discord.com/channels/805888988551446558/1204480671184322590]in the #zerospace-art channel on Discord[/url]! And [url=https://bit.ly/ZeroSpaceDiscord]check out the rest of the discord[/url] for fun conversation, giveaway chances, and to stay up to date on our development! Looking for the best way to support us? [url=https://bit.ly/ZeroSpaceBackerKit]Back us on BackerKit[/url] to participate in these testing periods and receive extra goodies: Wishlist us here on Steam to help increase our visibility! Join our discord and support us on social media. <3