rendan ‘Nyphur’ Drain stated that he always wanted to make a space 4X game, and more specifically a spiritual successor of Master of Orion 2. Nyphur explains that Master of Orion 3 was a total let down for him and that recent 4X games don’t satisfy him fully because, in his words: “I don’t feel like any have really recaptured the magic of MoO2?. So, this was the starting basis for Predestination.
Recently, Nyphur and his team, the Brain and Nerd Studio, have showcased Predestination at QCon XIX, Ireland’s biggest anime and gaming convention. Nyphur presented what they had already (because the game isn’t playable yet) through a trailer that shows the game’s main features (that you can watch below).
And, most importantly, they opened up beta registrations at that gaming event, to anyone who would be interested in beta testing the game when it comes out. They got over a hundred people who signed up for the beta in just two and a half days! This is another proof of how great and alive this genre is, without excluding the predestination dev’s own merit here of course.
So, the Predestination’s devs were very excited about the interest showed at QCon, and so they decided to open up an online beta sign up form for the next few weeks for any folks that want to take part in the beta tests.
http://www.spacesector.com/blog/2012/07/indie-space-4x-game-predestination-accepting-beta-signups/
Looking forward to seeing this one come together