Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life News

[h2]We're back again, asking for more of your very precious time to help us shape the future of Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life, with another survey, asking: "Who IS Mission Control?"[/h2]

You might be thinking "But you only ran a survey a couple of months ago! Why another one so soon!?" and that would be a very fair question to ask. It's because we're looking for different data.

[h3]We're looking for data about YOU as a HUMAN, not about what you want to see in the new game, as this will help us further understand who is playing our games, or who wants to, and how to make sure the experience is as good as it can be for all of you.[/h3]

We've heard what you like, what you don't like, and how you interact with us as a studio. But now we want to know things like:

• Are you more introverted than extroverted?
  
• Are you more creative than analytical?
  
• What mood are you in when you play games?
  
• Are you more cooperative or competitive?
  
• What kind of games do you play most of the time?
  

And most importantly...

• What do you like, and what do you dislike, in strategy games in general?

[h3]> > > Fill in the survey here! 📝 < < < [/h3]

We're also running another giveaway, one lucky entrant will be selected to win a £25 Steam voucher - make sure you leave your email address at the end so we can enter you into the draw. Terms & Conditions apply, more details at the end of the survey.

[h3]The survey should take you no longer than 5 minutes to complete, and we appreciate everyone who takes time out of their day to give us their thoughts![/h3]

[h3]Those of you who watched the PC Gaming Show yesterday may have noticed two of our members from the Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life team appeared on the stream. [/h3]


You would’ve seen our Technical Artist Joseph McPhee, and Content Producer Britt Francis chatting about what makes Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life so authentic.

Just like with Mars Horizon 1, at Auroch Digital we pride ourselves on working with real-life industry professionals to make sure the passion and the accuracy comes through in our games. We announced our first partner for Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life last month at TactiCon, Professor Konstantin Batygin, who will be helping us accurately portray the search for life.

[h3]And of course, we encouraged viewers to sign up to our mailing list at MarsHorizon2.com to sign up for our alpha, which is on the horizon 👀[/h3]

If you did miss it, you can catch up with the video here:
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[h3]The WDC World Oceans Day Sale starts today and runs until 15th June, 10am PDT 2023, and you can save a fin-tastic 50% off Mars Horizon 1 and 90% off Dark Future: Blood Red States. We will also donate 20% of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work.*
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[h3]Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life is also included in this event as an upcoming title, make sure you wishlist and follow![/h3]

Image credit: Christopher Swann
[h2]WDC, Whale and Dolphin conservation is the leading global charity dedicated to the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins.[/h2]

Their expert-led teams in the UK, Europe, the Americas, and Australasia work across the whole spectrum of threats, from climate breakdown to accidental entanglements in fishing gear. They bring together, and work hand-in-hand with, businesses, philanthropists, scientists, NGOs, governments and grassroots communities to find solutions to the problems faced by whales and dolphins.

Their aim is to reverse the global decline in whale and dolphin populations by:

• Stopping cruelty from deliberate harms such as whaling and captivity.
  
• Creating safe seas, free from the threat of pollution, collisions with vessels and accidental entanglement in fishing gear.
  
• Winning recognition of whales and dolphins as sentient, socially complex beings, and our allies in the fight against climate and nature breakdown.
  
• Whales and dolphins are awe-inspiring. They are intelligent beings, vital for the health of the ocean and planet. They have suffered from terrible harm - deliberate and accidental - and their homes and populations are under threat. But it's not too late.
  
• Together we can still help them recover and flourish and they can help us reconnect with the wild, and repair the damage we have caused.
  

If you want to read more about WDC, you can do so here: https://whales.org/

You can find many other amazing games in the sale here: https://bit.ly/OceansDaySteamSale23

[h3]Thank you for joining us and for supporting WDC! 🐳[/h3]

*20% of our net developer revenue from this sale will support WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Whale and Dolphin Conservation is a UK registered charity (no. 1014705)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2281620/Mars_Horizon_2_The_Search_for_Life

https://store.steampowered.com/app/765810/Mars_Horizon

https://store.steampowered.com/app/370870/Dark_Future_Blood_Red_States/

[h3]At this year’s TactiCon we made an exciting announcement – we will be working with Professor Konstantin Batygin, a Professor of Planetary Science at Caltech, who will be providing his expertise on all aspects of Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. [/h3]

This includes mission design and supporting on research and facts included in the Spacepedia. We are excited to have Professor Batygin working with us on Mars Horizon 2 as it means his knowledge and expertise will make the game as authentic as possible, meaning we can accurately portray the search for life.

Professor Batygin’s research has advanced the field of Solar System Exploration, and he is particularly well-known for his work on Planet 9, the massive celestial body that orbits our sun far beyond Pluto. This subject is among the most current and exciting topics in space exploration today, with Batygin leading the charge in both its discovery and ongoing theoretical characterisation.

Join us in our excitement over on Twitter!

You, our community, are the driving force behind Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. Without you, there would be no sequel to Mars Horizon 1, and you gave us such good feedback on our first game, from the alpha, to the full release, and all the surveys in between.

So that's why we'd like to ask for your input once more. We're currently running a survey, where we’re looking for answers on what you would like to see in our new game Mars Horizon 2: The Search for Life. We will also be asking about your gaming habits, and if you played Mars Horizon 1 (it's ok if you didn't!).

This survey will only take around 5 minutes of your time, maybe less, and they help us so much! To say thank you for your time, one lucky entrant will be selected to win a £25 Steam voucher, make sure you give us your email to be able to be entered! Entries will close Monday 15th May 2023 at 11.59pm BST.

[h2]Fill in the survey here![/h2]