Amplitude Studios comes bearing gifts. Parting the darkness at a peaceful time they say those offerings, packaged as they are in this third free add-on to their Endless Space 4X strategy game, named Lights of Polaris, are the produce of the work of Expert Light Fabricators.
But let's start from the top:
There is a strange stillness in the galaxy, a hushed moment when denizens of the many worlds seem to be taking a breath.
(...)
And in this interlude of unexpected peace, somewhere, far in the northern hemisphere of a great arctic planet, beneath the cold snow and the wailing winds, there has been a discovery. Rumbling forever below the glaciers, an old installation of the Endless, still tended by descendants of the original workers, churns tirelessly throughout the frozen nights. Raw materials are collected, goods are produced and packaged, and an endless stream of boxes disappear into ships, portals, and sledges for distribution. What is this unceasing travail? What is the purpose of these strange, colourful, impractical objects that they build? They are not weapons nor tools, but something else; something whose utility lies just a step outside what is purely practical.
Should you receive some of these objects and be surprised by what they are, look for Mr Erram Zen Eerbee. There is an ancient secret there from before the time of space travel; a secret that is hidden behind the twinkle in his eyes...
By now you, dwellers of a distant past, may well have figured out what's going on, but let's unwrap things further.
Lights of Polaris brings Holiday Special content such as a new Polaris Factory Wonder and a new Oros Gec faction hero, as well as new gameplay and Steam features, including achievements chosen by the community via GAMES2GETHER votes.
For a full account of all that has been cheerily introduced to the game read the Steam changelog.
Available now.
