In Sword of the Stars II, gamers will be reaquainted with the original six races from Swords of the Stars I and its expansions as well as reveal the dark secret of the original series, the Suul’ka – an ancient race that is responsible for tampering with the Liir, Zuul, and other races in the SotS universe!
 
Not limited to another entire new race and their unique drive technology, SotS2 will be a major step forward in the SotS approach to 4X gameplay, taking the easy-to-learn-hard-to-master philosophy set out in SotS1 and following that path to a new standard in space strategy games.

Kerberos and Paradox announced details on how to sign up for the limited closed beta.  Only a few spots will be available and this will be your only chance.

Applicants can request beta access until midday October 12th, 2011. All applicants must be running Win7 and at least DirectX 10. Any other system specs you wish to include in your application will be welcome so we can get an idea of the test machines that will be participating.

If you are selected for a place in the Closed Beta, you will receive a confirmation by the 13th of October.

Features

• Evolves beyond Sword of the Stars I into 6 playable factions, using the races familiar to gamers from the first series of the game, and introducing The Suul ‘ka as a new player for Galactic dominance!
• Detailed star-systems with planetary orbits, moons, asteroid belts, and other space terrain!
• All new MARS 2 graphics engine!
• Leviathan class of giant ships, new Battlerider-class ships that carry Destroyer sized ships, new levels of ship details including ship sub-systems, allowing for new fleet strategy and tactics!
• Exciting continuation of the technology tree, with the game starting in the Fusion era and moving beyond the Anti-matter era.