Thanks for another awesome video OA! You've summed it up beautifully. We've got a lot on our plates as we work towards the next big update, but there's some great new items coming and we're confident in this coming migration to UE5. :)

I agree 100% about the controller. If we could just map the controls how we want them, it wouldn't be an issue but for some reason we're tied to a couple of presets, neither one of which make sense to me.

Absolutely agree about controls on gamepad. Sometime ago when I choose which game to play Chorus or Evespace 2, tried both on controllers and it was day and night. Hope devs can take best from Chorus controls to make Everspace 2 finally my dream game, it very close to it, but have to play it on keyboard and mouse.

I just wanna say, still absolutely love your videos. Followed you from the very beginning as E:D was being developed and thoroughly enjoyed your videos ever since. Thanks a lot, and here's to another excellent year for space sims

Thank you Ant for showcasing this game last year. I picked it up after your recommendation and I'm already on my 2nd playthrough loving it. It was the type of game I was missing in my collection, and evoked so many good memories of playing Descent with my father back in the late 90's 😄

UEVR Dude... UEVR. Too amazing.

One of the things I really enjoy about this game is the reward of exploration. There are so many nooks with items to find and it pays off to fully explore an area which I truly appreciate.

Finally picked it up and I'm really having fun: dual stick, dampeners off and cockpit only. Kind of arcadey Elite (I was a full FAOFF CMDR...)! I know these are not the most effective choices, but it works for me! 😅

Looking forward to the next vid! ❤️

Never played it, but that's pretty awesome! Love the behind the scenes look!

I think it's great they are doing this. It also provides them an invaluable opportunity to learn about the newer engine version, and put what they learn into use with an Everspace 3 perhaps? Here's hoping hey?

Having done game development, and knowing how huge the differences can be under the hood between game engines, even porting from the same engine to the same engine on a different version... Saying porting this game over to Unreal 5 is a huge process, is quite the understatement.

Thank you Mr Ant, I must return to this great game. 👍

I hope the port goes well for them.

Looking to get this in 2024 and pair with uevr.

This is a Good Thing. Carry on.

I have really enjoyed playing Everspace with my Dual VKB joystick setup. It feels very nice with the sticks.

I just got this game cant wait to play it

UE5? Nice, can't wait to look forward to upscaled games running at 30fps on a 4070

And now I can play this in glorious VR , thanks to UEVR. !

Will the game run as well on 5 on mid range systems?

I found using a controller with back paddles made my experience so much better. If you bind the roll left and right to the back it makes it so you can dodge and maneuver without letting go of the thumb sticks.

After the disappointment of Starfield (for me personally - not denigrating the game at all) and the maintenance mode of Elite D I decided to give this a whirl (with the newly released UEVR mod playing excellently and dusting off my X56) it's a breath of fresh air for letting me fly a spaceship in VR. Fights are a bit... more arcadey than I would like but I love exploring the environments. Cheers :)

I just grabbed everspace 2 lastnight & i absolutely love it! 😁

I play it on console at the moment and I'd love to have inertia dampeners option

Is there no EVA and character surface action in this game? Is it just strictly ship flying action?

I prefer kb+m as well. I did find a compromise that worked for me with an elite controller though. I mapped the back paddles to the thumb clicks. That way I can control the ship without having to put a weird amount of pressure on the sticks.

So it should work into VR with the new PrayDogs UEVR software for UE 4 and 5 xx. ? Thanks Laurie 😊

Just started playing this. Man it’s surprisingly good. This is how you make space exploration exciting. Note: Picked this up for PS5 and with setup B I’ve managed to pickup the controls rather easily. However, the roll and look is a bit obtuse.

I like hearing a developer talk about the problems. Letting people know you think things arent up to par and even showing them what youre talking about is good form. Ooooo its on Game Pass!

Absolutely love this game! Plays great on the desktop and on the ROG Ally (high settings in game, with performance/Turbo preset). I fell in love with Rockfish some years ago when I started playing Galaxy on Fire 2 on my Android phone: first game to really blow me away on mobile. They really nailed this genre. ...and I like the controller mapping, although I will always agree that controls should ALWAYS be remappable to the player's taste.

Does that mean it won't run on dx11? Bummer?

Didn't they mention something about cap ships being flyable at some point?

cool. I hope for better VR support then as well even if it's just with UEVR injection

Just started playing it 2 Days ago. Very nostalgic, classic space games😊 The Xbox controls definitely took some getting use to, but I got use to it fast😁

The new engine performs better too ... FSR 3.0 is available aswell.

It's such a good game, and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what Rockfish does with it this year.

It's a bloody impressive game ❤

What I really want to see is a Freespace 3 best space games of all time imo

what a cool developer.

I don't mind the controller. While the buttons are different, subnautica on controller got me used to up and down via the shoulder buttons and everspace works great. The racing mode is nice as well, but maybe for a second playthrough. On ps5, the powered triggers are used to great effect as well.

UEVR mod? 😍

Based on your recommendation I decided to try Everspace2. At first I thought it was more Arcady then my staple space games - Star Citizen and Elite but then I realized there was native Hotas Support , Newtonian physics with thrust and inertia and a cockpit mode which I fly with exclusively. I love flying my ship with no grind and no bugs. Just exciting locations , missions and graphics: I can see the developer focused on the fun aspects of a space game. Thanks for your recommendation. I can agree this is the best space game for the year.

Best space game easy and looking forward to this update running smoothly on the Steamdeck.

This is the kind of game where I wish it would never end and I would be content to live in that universe. These are also the kind of developers I wish to never stop.

These updates are on PlayStation too or only PC?

Satisfactory is also switching engine version, and they're doing it a second time the absolute madmen

I didn't realise Everspace 2 was made in Unreal. That means there is a good chance it works with the new Praydog VR mod.

I purchased Everspace 2 on Steam during winter sale, but I still haven't played it. After watching this video, I will not touch it before it gets Unreal 5 update. Does anyone know how are controls on Steam Deck, or ASUS Ally Z1 ? I am asking because OA is not happy with console controls.

Yep, Coffee Stain Studios felt this pain last year porting Satisfactory from UE4 over to UE5

Is the graphic update for PC only ?

This is a really good game, and I am looking forward to the revamped endgame. I stopped shortly after starting the endgame loop as I didn't find it particularly interesting, and having more loot is not a good enough motivation for me to come back. The campaign though offered a lot of content so I am rather happy with the game overall. I am looking forward to seeing what the devs make of it.

Amazing game

For anyone curious about playing the game instead of just how it looks, I can personally vouch for a fun quest progression with interesting characters and as much freedom as your skills allow given there is some 'weak' level gating. Reminding me of the old Descent games with modern RPG/looter-shooter mechanics keeps me playing during sessions longer than usual. There's even some puzzle mechanics in figuring out how to open 'locked' loot stashes. As a PC gamer using M/KB I have no issues.

Hopefully it wont break it, I run it at 2k on a 6650xt with everything but shadows on epic, fsr 2.1 balanced get stable 50-75 fps with rare 30 drops in the graveyard area due too too much smoke particles and feels amazing for a 250$ GPU.

4 to 5 is huge different. One reason improve light and other cool features.

This video prompted me to buy the everspace 2 supporter pack on steam...

VR comming?

This is great news but I’m actually really surprised they are bothering moving it to UE5. Did they say why? If you mentioned why, sorry missed it.

Everspace 2 is already a gorgeous game, and I can only imagine how much better it could look in UE5. Great reporting on the game, ObsidianAnt! RIBBIT!!!

still would like it to have VR Support.

Planet Nanite FTW

One of the BEST games for HOSAS 👍

They need to change the propulsion animations when the ship does under water...

The only thing that keeps me from the game is that the ships feel like they have no mass. They are just 360 degree, on-demand turrets. No thruster maneuvers. Committing to any one maneuver, yaw, pitch etc. doesn't take any forethought, it's just whip it around until you resolve something inside that millisecond. I like how in SC and Elite they have pitch/ yaw speeds that vary across ships.

RockFish handle their games well, I've had my eye on Everspace 2 for a long time, would love to see a price drop.

Everspace/2 is a fantastic game and I'm excited to see the engine update! No idea why some people complain about it not being a sim, lol. Maybe don't play it then, if you strictly play sims?

I tried ES1 on the Deck and I hated to play in in a controller. ES2 I'm playing on a Hotas and it's a much nicer experience.

If it fixes the UE4 micro stutter from shaders I will buy every dlc they sell going forward. I get so frustrated with the micro stutter and load in stutter.

The only thing I didn't like about the game was the black loading screen when entering warp. The fact that they said it was placeholder during the beta, but then it was never changed is such an immersion breaker for me.

For what it's worth, I had the same issues with using a controller, to the point where I gave up playing. Never thought of using keys and mouse but now I'm looking forward to going back in and trying that way. Cheers.

I do love the game. But it just felt like kind of too much on rails. Maybe I didn’t get far enough into it but I just didn’t see it getting better. Am I wrong

Did not buy EQ2 because it doesn't VR. Still hope they implement it. But maybe i will anyway since now UEVR exits. A tool that allows to inject into UE -> Unreal Engine.

I really need to finally buy and play this game.

While i appreciate how this move would be a damn good idea for the majority of gamers, will the update to UE5 be optional. No idea about the specific details, but i imagine the upgrade will also require a muchbetter set of system requirements? At that point it might just become too much for my current rig (which due to financial situation will remain my rig for the forseeable future, probably until it dies).

Have the PS5 stellar edition . There are 2 presets for controls . And none of those Feeling natuaral to Play . Also you can invert the y flying Axis but not the strafe Up/down Axis ! This goes Hand in Hand imo = it feels even worse . Shame that the Route between systems is Not in Game . And also the switching to hyper cruse Is loading a different Location . A more seamless Transition would be nice . And there are some Bugs e.g. finishing Quests overlap the credis you have . So you can not see directly whats added to your Balance. And leveling Up interfering Sometimes with oder popups Like finished Quests ect. But Overall i am Happy with the Game .

Absolutely loving the game. But I am hurrying to finish it before the update drops. If it's anything like the Satisfactory update to UE5, or any UE5 game really, I expect FPS to absolutely tank. I would love to be proven wrong, good luck with the optimization

I wish you could narrate my life

Ive played the demo. I prefer the first Everspace

I have a serious love/hate relationship with that game, I've never played it long enough to earn a whole bunch of meta upgrades and get powerful. I get aggravated with it because I like to snoop around and explore every little nook and cranny, but since the game is literally built on the premise of not allowing you to do that because the rats just keep spawning in tougher and tougher. I hate not being able to doddle around in one place long enough to really figure it all out.

Of only ES2 had actually BIG ships to play i would buy it even for 60$, tired of small interceptor type ships, didn't liked a single game with them since i played Freelancer back in old days

Damn I am early!, Great video, probably :D

I was watching coverage of unreal engine 5 on digital foundry and things are not as peach perfect as the demos would have you believe. Games that use it struggle with performance and we have not seen the visual fidelity in actual games that we saw in the tech demos. Meanwhile, we're seeing other games that do not use unreal push actual visuals beyond what these UE5 titles do....

Sad to see we dont get that many space games that Everspace is being called "The best"

Just wish you could have: Companions to fly with that arent stuck to a menu screen.🙄 More ways to explore planets than just flying around the air. Able to atleast get out of your ship and talk to NPCs at the base. And no NMS is still the best space game of 2023. I just wish we had a game like NMS with the esthetic and visuals of Everspace 2.

this game looks better and runs better than STAR CITIZEN👌

War war war why not exploration and no more wars hereout there and thru the evolving creation 😊😊👍⚡

The problem is it is too story driven. When it comes to a space game, I feel like it almost has to be a sandbox to be enjoyable.

they are going to have one hell of a time with UE5, the engine source is a mess and Epic takes literal years to fix issues. We spend more than half of our time fighting the engine bugs than actually making games now.

you only control a ship, no fps?

Keyboard and mouse all the way

can they change it so I’m not playing as a generic video game protagonist

The PS5 controls aren’t like other games - there is a delay after moving which is really annoying, I’d call it a bug, I don’t enjoy it.

Star Citizen exists, title invalid. 😜

Still gutted it wasn't co-op...

The game itself was fairly average but it was still good. Kinda odd they feel the need to do this update after it's released and done.

unfortunately people have to look at these "impressive visuals" through giant on screen water drops... that didn't took long i was wondering when some developer do this nonsense to space game

pity it's only a shooter game.

Ugh... I wish they could just optimize the game instead of putting the game to a more heavy engine. Last time I tried to play it on Steam Deck, it struggled so much. Porting it to UE5 will absolutely not improve on it.

Unreal Engine 5 is not a new engine, it's just a big update for Unreal Engine 4 and they named it 5 for marketing reasons. It's basically the 4.28 update that followed UE 4.27. Besides that, it's sad that Everspace 2 is still a really shallow game. A mile wide, an inch deep is the perfect description for it.