Attention Institute Personnel!
I know many of you are wondering what’s going on with Stellaris Invicta Season 2,
so today I have an update on just that. Now the enthusiasm and passion behind the Antares
Confederacy is already overwhelming, I know so many people are so excited for it to get going,
which is why I’m so sorry to announce we’ve had to delay the start until 2023.
Naw naw naw, I’m just kidding, it’s Saturday, Season 2 will launch this Saturday, November
the 14th. In fact, by the time this video is over, you should be able to see the countdown
to the Premiere to the Prologue of the Antares Confederacy right here on our YouTube channel.
So if you don’t wanna miss it, be sure to set yourself a reminder. But don’t forget,
that’s just the first part of what's going on Saturday. 1 hour after that video goes live,
join us on Twitch as we livestream, the very first session of Stellaris Invicta Season 2.
Now, I know everyone is furious about that “delayed to 2023” joke I made,
but there’s some other exciting stuff to talk about, so don’t close this video just yet.
The first is a special offer that as of this second has just been launched
on our Patreon page. From the time this video went live, to the end of this year,
11:59pm on December 31st, anyone who has pledged at the X-Ray Sierra Tier or above,
(also known as the 10 dollar tier) will receive a custom Antares Confederacy patch. These will only
be readily available through this offer, so if ya want one, now is the time. The colonization effort
needs your effort! But seriously, it’s only through your support that we can keep this series
going, so if you can afford to toss a few bucks our way, it makes all the difference.
Next up is Skylines Invicta. Now as we announced a few months ago, the story of
the Antares Confederacy won’t only be told over the course of our Stellaris Game. The Templin
Institute has partnered with CityWokCityWall and Skibitth to create the capital of the Confederacy,
Sagallo inside of Cities:Skylines. Beginning on Saturday November 21st, the first
episode of Skylines Invicta will premiere on CityWokCityWall and you’ll get to see Sagallo
grow from a fledgling colony, to interstellar capital. In the ensuing weeks they’ll also be
releasing footage of how the city is being built, so be sure you're subscribing to both those guys.
But it keeps going, in that same video we released a few months ago, we mentioned that
we were working with famed Heraldric Arms Dealer Björn Fridén. I am very happy to announce that not
only did I pronounce his name mostly correctly in that first video, but he has completed the
first two heraldic devices for Stellaris Invicta and Skylines Invicta respectively.
The first is the Coat of Arms of the Antares Confederacy.
This design incorporates elements and symbolism from the Earhart Flotilla,
the flag of the Confederation and the Antares star system itself.
The 2nd design is that of the municipal Coat of Arms of Sagallo.
There is some brilliant symbolism going on here,
but you’ll have to wait until the first episode of Skylines Invicta to figure out why that is.
As you can see for yourself, Bjorn absolutely knocked it out of the park here,
and you can expect to see these emblems in both our youtube series,
but also available on merchandise over at the Templin Commissary. And this is just the start,
we’ll have more insignia and emblems before this series is through.
And if you’d like a closer look, we’ve just posted some wallpaper based on these emblems
to our twitter and facebook pages. So head over there too. In fact, it’s probably a
good idea to just follow us on Social Media in general if you haven’t already because over the
course of Stellaris Invicta Season 2, we’ll be posting a whole ton of content on Twitter,
Facebook and Instagram. In universe news stories and advertisements,
artwork, previews, and probably a lot of other stuff too.
Before we end the video, there’s one last thing to announce.
One of the goals of Stellaris Invicta Season 2 was to expand how you can interact with the
story and influence its outcome. Right now on our Discord server, we’ve added a roleplay channel for
each of the Republics within the Confederacy. If you’re a member of our server, you’ll get to
pick which Republic you’d like to represent and gain access to that specific channel.
What will actually happen in these channels? Well, I’m not exactly sure,
as you’ll find out on Saturday, the Republics can influence the greater Confederacy in a few ways,
and my hope is that these Discord channels will become a place for debate, roleplaying and
another means to meaningfully impact the story. Or they could become a mess of arguments and drama
with no real effect at all. Either option seems like a pretty accurate representation
of democracy, so we’ll have to see. This is something I don’t have much experience with,
so keep your expectations low, have a good time and I’m sure everything will work out.
Now I know what you’re thinking, it feels like we’ve already released so much, surely we don’t
have anything else in the pipeline. Well I’m afraid you’re dead wrong. Over the coming
weeks and months we’ll have plenty more related Stellaris Invicta to reveal some of which has
already been months in the making. Don’t believe me? Then explain this thing. What’s going on here?
The answer to that question and more will have to wait, so until then, if you’d like to discuss
any of the announcements here or speculate on the future of the Antares Confederacy,
Sagallo, or whatever, head over to our Discord server.
And if you can’t keep track of all the dates, and social media accounts
and links to stuff being thrown around here, don’t worry, you’ll find them all
in the video description. So thank you everyone so much for your patience and support,
and see you this saturday, November 14th 2020 for the launch of Stellaris Invicta Season 2!