Happy 10 year anniversary to ORION: Prelude!
Originally released via Steam on May 4, 2012.

Starting with ORION: Dino Beatdown (Coop), then the free content update to ORION: Dino Horde (PVP, Customization) and ultimately back to the idea-at-large; ORION: Prelude (Open Worlds).

Over 60 free updates were released in total and we appreciate the support and love that we received - thank you!

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ORION as a game series turns 18 today! Originally announced on August 25, 2000 as a mod for the original Half-Life!
We have been in development on the second phase of Guardians of Orion for some time now! We are getting very close and cannot wait to share this with you.

This is by far our biggest and BEST release we've ever made. New engine, completely remastered content, gameplay and so much much more! We look forward to seeing what you all think. Basically a brand new game!

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New to ORION: Prelude? Already own it?? Upgrade to the ULTIMATE EDITION for as low as $1 - ending August 6, 2018.

ORION: Prelude (ULTIMATE EDITION) automatically unlocks ALL Skills & 210 Progression levels in addition to ALL store items including: Hats, Armors, Capes, Saber Colors, Dinosaur Skins and more!

'ORION: Prelude' is an indie Sci-Fi shooter (FPS/TPS) that seamlessly blends together incredible visuals and addictive combat.

https://youtu.be/ShQ3GBFI4KQ

It puts you and your friends together into intense, cinematic battles using some of the most incredible weaponry and amazing vehicles.

Work together or compete against one another to accomplish mission objectives, explore giant worlds and survive the devastating Dinosaur Horde.

In addition to the return of the adventurous, survival-based cooperative gameplay and retro-inspired Arena Combat, 'ORION: Prelude' features massive, Open World Cooperative and PvPvE.

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Updated sneak peek at the upcoming limited edition (physical) release of Guardians of Orion Phase 2 LEGENDARY EDITION! So cool! More details soon once the remaining assets are finalized and prepared^^

Guardians of Orion is back in active development, Phase 2 officially starting August 2018. Full details:
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/gid/103582791440487256/announcements/detail/1688171385763904528

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https://youtu.be/wkVp7NvkvMU

Phase 2 is going to really hone in on a lot of the content already in place and make that super awesome. That's not to say there won't be new insertions, as v2.2 (the big release after this upcoming one) *does* have some amazing new content, in addition to even more QoL and polish for existing content. There are some great things even listed in the public road map. However the coolest Phase by far is 3 and it has massive modules throughout that series I truly hope we can get the opportunity to create and deliver for us and anyone else.

We have a very clear idea of what we will be doing in our best effort to use the beginning of Phase 2 to snowball and reach Phase 3. This will include monumental changes to any and all areas as we prepare content and modules for the road to v3.0.

https://youtu.be/wkVp7NvkvMU

Jetpack was completely remade from scratch for Phase 2. It had a lot of issues, like other aspects of the game from Phase 1 with network replication issues where interpolation of positions between server and client were all twisted and weird resulting in what we would call "laggy climbing" for the Jetpack specifically. We've added improvements to tons of movement components and wanted to show this off with the new Jetpack.

Not only was this remade from scratch, but functionality is entirely different and way more "Preludey" with no vertical ceiling and better aerials/climbs.

https://youtu.be/xDlGX_K8XNY

The new camera system (Action/Social hybrid) allows for first-person social camera usage on the surface regions. This will be great to see the game in a fresh perspective but to also grab screenshots and video footage^^

The DANK SHOP is officially LIVE!
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Our favorite helper, Harv wants to have a pizza party and you're invited. Requested by our Community!

LIMITED SUPPLY!
These are super limited supply and will include something special for early supporters. Proceeds go right back to ORION!


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The DANK SHOP is officially LIVE!
https://www.shopdankie.com/product-page/bring-me-some-pizza-t-shirt

Our favorite helper, Harv wants to have a pizza party and you're invited. Requested by our Community!

LIMITED SUPPLY!
These are super limited supply and will include something special for early supporters. Proceeds go right back to ORION!


GUARDIANS OF ORION - PHASE 2
Guardians of Orion is back in development, Phase 2 starting Summer 2018!


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Upgrade to ELITE! 90% Sale, Ends July 4^^
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Guardians of Orion (ELITE EDITION) unlocks game content via Progression in addition to (1) Increased Inventory, (2) Melee-based Warrior Guardian, (3) Corvette Spaceship, (4) Trench Coat, (5) ELITE Armor Set and more!

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Guardians of Orion is back in development. Learn more about GOO Phase 2 here:
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/gid/103582791440487256/announcements/detail/1652136246491216093

https://youtu.be/pSVrlx-u7SI

Guardians of Orion is an incredible game for $1 and the Elite Edition at $5 is a no brainer for content/value^^
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ORION: Prelude is also celebrating the 2018 Steam Summer Sale with up to 90% Savings!
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Rewards, XP, Behind-The-Scenes & More! Join the Official ORION Discord for more information:
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See you in space!

Guardians of Orion is back in development. Phase 2 has been announced!
Full details are located here:
https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/games/407840/announcements/detail/1652136246491216093


@GUARDIANS OF ORION
If you enjoy, please feel free to check out the PIONEER and ELITE EDITION's of the game for some amazing exclusive content like LootCrate XP (play to unlock), Elite Armor Set, Elite Helmet, Elite Trench Coat, 200 inventory slots, a custom Pet and more!
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@ORION PRELUDE
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Attention ALL Guardians! We have some news to share^^
The last major update to Guardians of Orion was in December 2016. I wanted to go into that a bit and then more importantly talk about the future of the game, including a brand new update dropping this year.

After we had made it to the Official Release (GOO Version 2.0) a few of us had parted ways. It was a strenuous and intense development and in the end I think everyone needed some time away to recollect.

During this time me and Frankie formed a new focus group called DANKIE which we are working on migrating everything towards. For future products this will allow development to be more internal/localized and focus on new technologies and frameworks. In addition to this we’ve also had a lot of former talent from both SPIRAL and TREK come aboard to assist us on current and upcoming productions, acting as a reunion of sorts.

To celebrate development starting back up for Guardians of Orion we wanted to discuss a bit more about our first attempt (Phase 1), what we learned and where we hope everything is headed from here on.


There were some problems with Guardians of Orion development Phase 1 due to my Hiring, Design, Political and Communication aspects. Other issues had compounded from these problems.


The communication problem stems from using models or platforms such as: Indie, Crowdfunding and Early Access where you need to talk about a games direction, future/possible content and more. There were a variety of these types of discussions all over Social Media, Kickstarters and on Steam Updates.

While this is usually (mostly) fine as either the project is successfully funded and fans hold them accountable based on funds received/stretch goals hit OR the project fails to fund and typically vanishes out to never be heard from again.


We made the "interesting" choice of continuing to fund the game regardless, going so far as to even reward the pledges we had never received on Kickstarter to thank those that came out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orionprelude/guardians-of-orion/posts/1395367

We believed in this game and so we continued the development and released in December 2015 followed by a full year of massive and free updates to all owners. You can see what was added during that entire year of progress (2015-2016) as well as things we still have hopes of adding:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orionprelude/orion-sci-fi-open-galaxy-mmorpg-shooter


Unfortunately the support never came and this was mixed with other significant issues involving some poor hiring choices I had made and some bad feature/tech integration that ended up with extreme consequences on the player-experience side of things.

While I understand frustrations by GOO fans as they were systems we very much wanted in place, it unfortunately doesn't change the fact or nature of these systems or the overall product performance of Guardians of Orion from the very start. It was never self-sustaining, all crowdfunding events had failed (2014, 2015, 2016) and this is something we openly and candidly talked about since October 2015, before the game was even on sale. We continued to cover this during the first year of updates.

"Guardians of Orion will release no matter what. I've funded the Early Access version (2015) as well as much of the immediate post-release content, including: some weapons, more guardians, new creatures/dinosaurs, more maps and more. We hope the game will sell reasonably well and will of course then use the profits received to grow the game to where we want it to be as well as begin funding some of our next (massive) projects."

While a ton of content that we wanted to develop was never able to make it in we are still extremely proud of Guardians of Orion as a consumer product for as low as $1. There are dozens to even hundreds of hours of great friend-based gameplay and it was only ever difficult from a production or development standpoint due to how much we invested and wanted to do.

https://youtu.be/VYaIlnuT00k

We've given closure to fans of Guardians of Orion 1 but to be honest I have always been personally hopeful that GOO could receive another update from a variety of reasons, ie becomes self-sustaining, lowered server costs, increased sales/support or another one of our products becoming profitable to the point that we could do it regardless.


Over time we have constantly worked on designs for a GOO1 update and it was simply a matter of finding the right design. We are very pleased to state that we have found a design that we are happy with.


VERSION 2.1 is officially announced and in development, scheduled for Summer 2018. We will continue to keep you updated as things progress.

We have three simple focuses with this update which we are simply calling the start of this “PHASE 2” in hopes that it will be just that:
1. Encourage existing owners to return.
2. Attract new owners.
3. Quality of Life improvements.

We're very excited for this, so much so that we are putting other internal developments on a temporary hiatus to tackle this with full force. I will be personally returning to do work on this as well.

We hope that with the update and the help of community and any press that this can possibly become more than a one last hurrah thing. We'd love for it to become self-sustaining and the opportunity to add some fan favorite content such as stretch goal items like mechs, bikes, boards and more leading up to the showcased concept of v3.0. This is the best case scenario. Worst case scenario we at least get to do another update for any fans of the game, ourselves included.


I can confirm that most surgical aspects won't happen until a theoretical v2.3 based on v2.1 and v2.2 performance. v2.1 is simply focused on working with what is already there and bettering that experience before stacking any new blocks on top. Version 2.2 will introduce new content.


We want to focus on the many tweaks, adjustments and quality-of-life improvements within v2.1:

( QUALITY OF LIFE - ENGINE/BACKEND )
01 - Compression/Some Backend Optimizations

( QUALITY OF LIFE - SOCIAL HUB )
01 - Add Energy Enhanced Sprint (use ribbon particles from sabres for trails).
02 - Add Bindable Keys for STARTGAMEMENU and TERMINALMENU.
03 - Allow: Jumping + Blinks.

( QUALITY OF LIFE - USER INTERFACE )
01 - Add minimal Hover-Scaling for visual ambience.
02 - Use Player Steam Name (instead of PlayFab account name).
03 - Adjust MULTIPLAYER MENU for Offline Games (Return to Main Menu -- not Orbit)
04 - Remove visual filters on Main Menu & Loading Screens (return to original saturation)
05 - Integrate any basic animations/adjustmnets/QoL on existing UI/Menus/HUD.
06 - Update existing IntroGame Times (MapScene+DropPod) via Pacing + added region info
07 - Add energy pylon particle effect to ion currency for which is buried under thick grass

( QUALITY OF LIFE - ANIMATIONS )
01 - Update EXPRESSIONS - Allow with movement (upper torso blending) + voice command attach.
02 - Add Player/Dinosaur Transitionals (instead of immediate-stops)

( QUALITY OF LIFE - GAMEPLAY )
01 - Elite Drone to now collect ION.
02 - A.I NavMesh/Follow Line (instead of HUD Markers) for NPC/QUESTS.
03 - Integrate Hitboxes (Headshot register)
04 - Add KeyboardInput functionality for Offline Profile Account Creation.
05 - Integrate a few new loading screens with prepared artwork.
06 - Integrate (minimal movement) flight controls for Player DropPod’s.
07 - Integrate missing loadout HUD aspects for PvP game modes.
08 - Smoothing Jetpack Ability Movement Translation (noticable especially if activated when crouched)
09 - Remove Crouch and have BLINK be on input Press (not hold).
10 - Remove muzzle flashes from scoped weapons (silenced SMG, for example)

( QUALITY OF LIFE - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE )
01 - Fix (enforce) proper spawn cycles through logic and additional spawner placements (North, Outback)
02 - Increase aggro towards perched/vertical players (on rocks - check global transform/seconds not moved X distance) with vertical-focused enemies (IE bones, dila, rhams).
03 - For other A.I types against vertical players/perched players, have them find a new target if they cant reach/haven't contacted a player yet.

( QUALITY OF LIFE - CAMERAS )
01 - Replace GAME thirdperson CAMERA with SOCIAL thirdperson CAMERA.
02 - Pull back the TopDownCamera for a default wide view.

( QUALITY OF LIFE - SERVERS/PROFILES)
01. Improved Server Support + Region Support
02. Discover offline Profile Account Creation crash-bug (likely first use)

We want to discuss a few immediate plans we have for any other updates we have the opportunity of delivering based on the performance and support of v2.1 and v2.2. These are subject to change but should give a good idea of where we want to head:

CONFIRMED:
V2.1 - Quality of Life Update
V2.2 - Super Secretive Content Update

BASED ON v2.1 and v2.2 SUPPORT
*V2.3 - SDK/Community Tools (Harvest/Slaughter Region Creation)
*V2.4 - PvE Conversion (WarGames and Mayhem redesigned as PvE)
*V2.5 - Offline Progression/Save Slots
*V2.6 - New Guardian
*V2.7 - New Regions (2-3, multiple modes)
*All subject to change based on internal developments/product demands*

We hopes this marks the PHASE 2 of GUARDIANS OF ORION and we look forward to seeing you in Space!

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Already own ORION: Prelude? Upgrade to ULTIMATE!
90% Sale, Ends April 9^^
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ORION: Prelude (ULTIMATE EDITION) automatically unlocks ALL Skills & 210 Progression levels in addition to ALL store items including: Hats, Armors, Capes, Saber Colors, Dinosaur Skins and more!

https://youtu.be/lF6U0bT0Vxo

Although development on Guardians of Orion wrapped sooner than we would have preferred it's still an incredible title to own and we were able to accomplish a ton of things we had wanted or were stretch goals initially. What started as a Top-Down, TwinStick Shooter evolved into so much more and now there are great features such as weekly/daily events, gear/loot/progression and of course much more varied gameplay than what it initially began with.

TL;DR, Guardians of Orion is an incredible game for $1 and the Elite Edition at $5 is a no brainer for content/value^^
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It's been commented that if GOO1 were to become self-sustaining there would be talks of organizing one last hurrah but nothing has been announced or cemented yet so upgrades or purchases like such would attribute to something like that :)

If you own ORION: Prelude or Guardians of Orion on Steam you can become eligible to save up to 75% on future products such as Guardians of Orion 2 and ORION: Prelude 2. Join the Official ORION Discord for more information:
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See you in space!
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