<s>
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
,	O
science	O
fiction	O
4X	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Amplitude	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
since	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
universe	O
that	O
was	O
long	O
ago	O
dominated	O
by	O
a	O
powerful	O
race	O
called	O
the	O
Endless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inquisitive	O
and	O
dedicated	O
,	O
the	O
Endless	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
great	O
advances	O
in	O
the	O
fields	O
of	O
science	O
,	O
which	O
culminated	O
in	O
them	O
achieving	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
upload	O
their	O
minds	O
into	O
machines	O
and	O
giving	O
them	O
eternal	B-Application
life	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
created	O
a	O
great	O
schism	O
in	O
their	O
society	O
,	O
splitting	O
it	O
into	O
two	O
opposing	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Virtuals	O
,	O
who	O
embraced	O
electronic	O
immortality	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Concretes	O
,	O
who	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
abomination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cravers	O
are	O
an	O
aggressive	O
hive-like	O
half-machine	O
half-insect	O
race	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
virtual	O
Endless	O
who	O
used	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
against	O
the	O
Concrete	O
Endless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumeris	O
are	O
an	O
amphibian	O
race	O
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
trading	O
and	O
dust	O
acquisition	O
(	O
dust	O
is	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
nanobots	O
and	O
nano-computers	B-Algorithm
created	O
by	O
the	O
Endless	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
currency	O
by	O
today	O
's	O
factions	O
who	O
lack	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
understand	O
it	O
and	O
manipulate	O
it	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Horatio	O
were	O
founded	O
by	O
an	O
eccentric	O
Mezari	O
magnate	O
who	O
got	O
hold	O
of	O
ancient	O
cloning	B-Application
labs	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Endless	O
,	O
exploiting	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
massive	O
army	O
of	O
clones	O
,	O
replicating	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
–	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vaulters	O
(	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
Vaulters	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
are	O
the	O
descendants	O
of	O
a	O
Mezari	O
penal	O
ship	O
which	O
crashed	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Auriga	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
set	O
up	O
a	O
colony	O
(	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Endless	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
currently	O
10	O
factions	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
on	O
6	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
updates	O
,	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
format	O
,	O
were	O
given	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
