Warped Games has released Star Seed, a new community event for Warped Universe, a free-to-play sci-fi PvE looter shooter for fans of Helldivers 2, Destiny 2, Warframe, Everspace and XCOM.
Players have learned to seal the Void tears, but the Void has adapted, and a corruption is now spreading faster than it can be stopped. The Oracle's Star Seed is the only escape. Every mission players run, from factories and farms to spaceports and defense, builds part of it, and players track their shared progress from the welcome screen. Star Seed also adds a defense map in all four modes: real-time ground combat, turn-based ground tactics, real-time space flight and turn-based space, each playable solo or in 4-player co-op.
Star Seed follows M.O.A.B., the update that added 4-player co-op to every mode.
"I'm really excited for Star Seed. It brings the whole community together to work toward one goal, and that's what Warped Universe has always been about, bringing people together and making friendships and alliances with gamers of every type. We need more of that in the world. Star Seed gives everyone one more reason to team up, with a fun bit of lore and plenty of new ways to blow up the Void," said Scott Brown, co-founder and president of Warped Games.
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3277880/Warped_Universe/
Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/warped-universe-f1cedb
WHAT'S NEW IN STAR SEED
- A New Community Event: Every mission type builds a part of the Oracle's Star Seed: structure, habitats, food stores, ship systems, fuel, engines, space lanes, Residuum and defenses. Players also defend it on new maps in all four modes, each with its own soundscape.
- A More Painterly Universe: A major overhaul of the Warped Painterly filter improves visual quality at every resolution and upscaling setting.
- A Full Sound Overhaul: A complete mix pass puts weapons and explosions up front, makes the Void easier to hear, and gives space battles louder engines and ship flybys. Every planet received an ambience pass. All audio is created in-house.
- New Rewards and Enemy Looks: Golden Residuum appears after real-time ground events, and the Sniper Void and turn-based Enrager get new looks. The Enrager also gets its own demonic voice and roar.
- Co-op and Stability Fixes: Fixes for co-op objectives, enemies falling through the floor, crashes and status effects, plus better GPU performance on Sanctuary.
KEY FEATURES
- New community event: build and defend the Star Seed, the universe's only escape from the corruption
- 4-player co-op in every mode: real-time ground, space flight and turn-based tactics
- Overhauled painterly visuals and a full sound mix pass
- Shared universe meta-game where every mission affects all players
- Free to play, cosmetics only
THE STUDIO
Warped Games is an independent studio of a small handful of developers with combined credits across Jumpgate, Auto Assault, LEGO Universe, Dragons & Titans and other titles, spanning the original NetDevil era and decades of MMO development. Warped Universe is the studio's first release as an independent team, built without a publisher.
LINKS
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3277880/Warped_Universe/
Epic: https://store.epicgames.com/p/warped-universe-f1cedb
Full Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3277880?emclan=103582791475035656&emgid=690899569819517005
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WarpedUniverseGame
Discord: https://discord.gg/warpedgames
Website: https://warped.games