The time has finally come to let you experience the first Content Update for The Pegasus Expedition. And we have listened to your calls, bringing you one of the most requested features - more playable factions. There are four right now, with more coming later on. Choose wisely, Directors, since you will be the one shaping the fate of the whole Pegasus galaxy!
You will not be able to pick a different faction in the narrative campaign, but in the new game mode we are introducing - scenarios. Each scenario is a new way to play The Pegasus Expedition, without the story structure of the main campaign, and lets you experience different situations and settings. Each Content Update will bring a new scenario, and the first one is called Scattered Empires, which is akin to a typical sandbox 4X gameplay - you will start at a random location in the galaxy, with the fleet you picked, and are tasked with constructing 6 Arges Facilities in 6 different colonies.
We are also dealing with some minor issues that needed to be addressed. You can check the full patch notes below. Thank you very much for reporting all the bugs you found, suggesting all the features you'd like to see in the game and for supporting us throughout our Early Access journey.
Join our growing community by stepping through this portal, it will take you to our Discord where we can chat about anything you want. Also don't forget to follow our publisher on their Social Media accounts so you never miss anything!
Change Log
Changes:
Added a new Scenario, the Scattered Empires to the game with 4 playable factions.
Adjusted the difficulty of the enemy in the N214R, it will not spawn anymore in the systems already conquered by the player.
Added the change systems buttons to the system view and the construction view
Added option for player to cancel flagship construction
Fixes:
Officer pool would not always refresh when starting a new game
Fixed some typos in descriptions texts
Plant Explosive operation could remain active even after switching to another star system
Construction of a flagship could not be cancelled
Fixed issue when Hur would not always be given to the claimant the player had in the story agreed to give it to
Fixed bug where systems could be entered before all their assets are loaded
Fixed issues with Biomass, Daras and Ankhorum garrison fleets having un named units.
Fixed issue with operation target selection remaining active after the target selection.
Scattered Empires Update Coming Soon!
Greetings, Directors!
As we outlined in our Early Access Roadmap, we will soon be releasing the first Content Update for The Pegasus Expedition. It doesn't bring any major changes to the main story campaign (even though we will be squashing multiple bugs with it), the main event of the release is a brand new way to play the game: Scenarios!
A scenario differs from the main story campaign in that it lacks the narrative structure, has different objectives and very different settings. The first scenario we are introducing is called Scattered Empires - it will find your intrepid expedition at a randomized starting location in the Pegasus Galaxy, with the objective to build 6 Arges Facilities in 6 different colonies. All gameplay mechanics and features are of course in place as you know them from the main campaign, you are free to explore, colonize, research and wage war throughout the galaxy as you see fit, in a more traditional sandbox 4X experience. And do not worry, all future improvements and new features will of course apply to all scenarios as well.
That is not all however - unlike in the story campaign, in scenarios you can pick different playable factions. With Scattered Empires, we are introducing the 4 human fleets to choose from, each with varying advantages and disadvantages, significantly affecting your playstyle and gameplay experience. More will come during Early Access, stay tuned!
And since a picture is worth a thousand words, here is 4000 words-worth of screenshots introducing the playable factions coming with Scattered Empires (click to enlarge):
Thank you very much for your support, we are open to any kind of feedback - to let us know what you think about the upcoming update and stay informed about the game, join the Discord server of the developers, Kalla Gameworks, and follow Fulqrum Publishing social accounts, we will be happy to chat with you!
We have an early Christmas present for you! We have prepared a Christmas patch for The Pegasus Expedition that will set the holiday mood and will let you enjoy the game in a Christmas-y tone. In each newly started campaign, you will encounter five new holiday related events! You can read the patch notes below.
And we're not done with the gifts. Since the Steam Winter Sale is starting today, you can now buy The Pegasus Expedition with a 15% discount. The sale lasts until January 5.
So that's it. 2022 has been an amazing year for us and we look forward to bringing you even more of the game next year, starting with the first Early Access Content Update!
We wish you a beautiful holiday, enjoy the end of the year as much as you can!
Holiday patch:
Changes:
We added five holiday celebration-related text box events to the game. Any campaign started during the holidays will have these events coming up when the in-game calendar hits certain dates throughout the entire campaign.
Fixes:
Fixed some issues with different languages not fitting into the UI
Fixed wrong translation being displayed in the Diplomacy window
New patch + Top 100 of 2022 Indie of the Year Awards
Greetings, Directors,
Allow us to present you with yet another patch for our beloved The Pegasus Expedition. As always, it is improving balancing, fixing some reported issues and adding several features - especially the highly requested Steam Achievements! You can check the full changelog below.
But before you do that and go play the newly improved game, we need to extend a heartfelt thank you to all that voted for us in the IndieDB's 2022 Indie Game of the Year Awards and GOT US IN THE TOP 100! Words cannot describe how much this means to us and how much it motivates us - especially since only 1 other 4X strategy made it to the list! Now a new round of voting has started and you can support your favorite games (and dare we hope The Pegasus Expedition will be among them), and on December 21 we will know what the Top 10 indie games of 2022 are! Just go to the full list and use the "vote" button next to games here or, if you want a shortcut to vote for our game only, visit its IndieDB page directly.
Changes:
Added Achievements
Camera movement with the mouse has been added, moving cursor to the edge of the screen will move it if not overlapping with UI
Buttons for cycling through star systems, fleets and operatives has been added
Adjusted the strength of the fleets of the Tamanin Empire
Native Governor description wasn't clear enough on it's very limiting effects to ship production, the -80% effect is now visible.
Added a population cost to Asteroid Harvesters, they need to operated by people, too.
Fixes:
Clicking on Tamanin fleets after Anabah could make them disappear. Was deemed a little too powerful.
A derelict that spawned on solar orbit could become inaccessible
Advanced Mineral Processing now buffs production of Rare Earth Refinery instead of Strip mines
Fixed a bug which resulted in endless AI turns
Precombat screen and star system name plates could overlap
Fixes to happiness notifications and tool tips
Fix to a bug that could cause a governor's personal effects spill to multiple star systems
And that's not all. We are currently working on the first big Content Update for The Pegasus Expedition. We are aiming to release it sometimes during January, so that's something for you to look forward to during Christmas!
The Pegasus Expedition | Dev Diary #2
Today we offer another chance for a sneak peek into the development of The Pegasus Expedition!
Learn more about how the game's idea grew and what challenges the developers faced during the production with Jaakko Vesterinen, lead narrative designer of Kalla Gameworks, in this second dev diary after its early access release.
You can also watch the previous dev diary in the series here. The Pegasus Expedition, the narrative-driven Sci-fi 4X strategy is available now in Early Access:
Full 20-hour story campaign with variable endings is available already and you can look forward to new scenarios, features and more coming throughout the Early Access period. Find out more about the Early Access plans here.
That's it, the game is yours to play! Thank you very much for your support, we are open to any kind of feedback. Join the Discord server of both the developers, Kalla Gameworks, and Fulqrum Publishing social accounts, and let's chat about the game!
Vote for The Pegasus Expedition in the 2022 Indie of the Year Awards!
We greet you, directors,
2022 has been an amazing year! The Pegasus Expedition has been launched into Early Access and we are so incredibly happy that you like it. Developing and publishing the game was really a challenging task but we made it through and thanks to your ongoing support and feedback, we are already planning to implement new ideas into it that will make the game bigger and better than we thought possible for its full release!
That being said, we ask you for your help once again - you can now vote for The Pegasus Expedition to become one of the Top100 best indie games of 2022. All you have to do is click "VOTE NOW" on the game's page on indieDB, you can get there by following this link.
Also don't forget to check out the most recent Dev Diary where Jaakko Vesterinen form Kalla Gameworks talks about his creation!
The Pegasus Expedition | Dev Diary #1
Today we offer the chance for a sneak peek into the development of The Pegasus Expedition!
Delve into the dark future for humankind with Jaakko Vesterinen, lead narrative designer of Kalla Gameworks, in this first-ever dev diary for the upcoming full release.
The Pegasus Expedition, the narrative-driven Sci-fi 4X strategy is available now in Early Access, and with a 15% discount until November 29:
Full 20-hour story campaign with variable endings is available already and you can look forward to new scenarios, features and more coming throughout the Early Access period. Find out more about the Early Access plans here.
Autumn Sale is here and The Pegasus Expedition is 15% off
Greetings Directors,
Autumn Sale has just started and The Pegasus Expedition is one of the included games. From now until November 29 you can buy the game for 15% off.
If you are still hesitant about purchasing The Pegasus Expedition, go ahead and try the official DEMO completely for free.
Thanks to you and your ongoing feedback we were able to locate and address more issues in the Pegasus galaxy. So there's nothing to wait for, update your game and enjoy the improved gameplay!
Early Access is partially about tweaking and polishing the game as much as possible, so, please, keep doing what you're doing, provide us with that feedback, point out those issues and let us know about them here on Steam or on our Discord server, we will be happy to hear from you!
And if you like The Pegasus Expedition, consider giving us a positive review here on Steam, it really does help, not only by boosting our confidence!
Changes:
Changes to the Attack on Anabah quest: There is now a timer of 15 turns, and if the player doesn't succeed, the Empire has her fleets readied and will start an extremely strong offensive. Succeeding within those 15 turns is recommended.
Changes to the Tamanin Empire behaviour: The Empire can commence few smaller military operations even before the point when their mobilization is ready. Previously they would be very passive despite having just declared war.
Station combat power will now be shown in the pre-combat view so that the player knows their impact to the battle.
Small changes to the starmap around Yksae system of the Ror-clan to make their territory more defendable.
The Portal fleet is now called "The Second Portal", its sprite has been updated, and its location is shown as a beam in order to differentiate it from normal fleets.
Changed description of the quest Final Push to make it clearer what the player is expected to do.
Hanoar Clique will now have defense stations on its own territory, to give them a more fair chance.
The Portal "star" on the map had it's sprite updated to match its appearance elsewhere
Nemesis fleets have been renamed to Nemesis fleets, instead of normal naming system
Fixes:
Fixed some missing localization lines
Denying a protectorate proposal could lead to the same faction proposing it over and over
Player wasn't always able to build Tier 3 ships properly, and in proper quantities
The end game quest involving the foothold in N214R could get stuck and block progression, it has been fixed
Hiring a governor when there were only human options could still lower reputation
Decontamination will clear stations properly, earlier the infestation could remain
Language selector supports widescreen
Fixed a bug where AI turn could last forever
The stars in a late game location called Test-1, Test-2 etc. are now named properly
Some technology prices were incorrect, they have been fixed.
Defend against the Hanoar Offensive - quest could be shown twice, leaving the second one active forever even after completion.
Another update for The Pegasus Expedition!
Greetings Directors,
The Pegasus Expedition has been swimming in the Early Access waters for two weeks now. During that time, many of you were able to play the game and provided us with a lot of feedback, which we are really grateful for!
Indeed, this update focuses on changing / fixing / tweaking things that you, our dearest community, pointed out. Please, keep doing that, it really helps us make The Pegasus Expedition a game all of you can enjoy as much as possible - so go on, give us more tips and suggestions so we can improve it further!
Improved optimisation of GPU usage and performance.
The start of the game has been made a little easier by giving the player more starting resources and reinforcements, and adjusting the Ror Clan AI.
Capturing territory from the Hanoar Clique right after it spawned was too easy, they now have their fleets ready earlier.
Transit stations and their tutorialisation have been moved further into the campaign from the start, as they are unnecessary in the beginning.
Visual distinction between a harvestable asteroid belt and a non-harvestable asteroid belt has been made clearer.
The Tamanin Empire was able to declare war very quickly after diplomatic contact even if the player hadn't acted aggressively. They will now wait longer if the player doesn’t provoke them.
Fixes:
The player was able to end their turn before their first move in the campaign, they now need to make their first move.
Removing a Supply hub didn’t remove the energy price correctly, that has been fixed.
Upgrading a settlement to a colony would not correctly be counted in the quest counter.
Fixed a possible freeze in Maelstyrakh sidequest, and a false notification telling the players allies refused an alliance they actually did not refuse.
Station Construction and Repair could become available earlier than intended.
The first Galactic Reputation pop-up could come up too early.
Saving and then loading could deplete a fleet’s movement points if located in foreign territory.
That's it for today! If you have not played The Pegasus Expedition yet, go ahead and try the DEMO. It's completely free!
