Echoes of Elysium News

[h2]🏆 Airship Building Contest Winners Announcement 🏆[/h2]

[h3]Echoes of Elysium: Rebuilding the Wings of Icarus Part I[/h3]
The skies have spoken, and our airship builders have delivered! After a month of incredible entries, our team has chosen the most creative and impressive airships from the skies above. Whether you crafted with precision or pure imagination, thank you for helping make Elysium unforgettable.

[h2]Grand Prize Winner[/h2]
Prize: 3D-printed model of the airship, Echoes of Elysium T-shirt, and a game key for the full game at launch

[h3]Merlin The Wizard – "Pathendrax"[/h3]

[h2]Second Prize Winners[/h2]
Prize: Each receives a custom T-shirt and a game key for the full game at launch

[h3]Marauder Shields – "Crimson Banshee"[/h3]

[h3]Monsieur TT – "Cuncuna"[/h3]

[h3]jackyzilla – "The Molduga"[/h3]

[h3]jennifernapier – "The Leviathan"[/h3]

[h2]Community Excellence Awards (20 Winners)[/h2]Prize: Each receives a game key for the full game at launch and a spotlight across our channels:

[h3]Wolfi91 – "Flying Hotel" Alasdair – "Pegasus" ZERO – "Zero" SpaceNerd – "Arcadia: Soul Searcher" abrakadabraforever – "The Brig" Phoenix – "Flying Turtle" Sticky Armpits – "Rin Aki's Stargazer" Marcelinhavr – "The morceboat" Zazahaibara – "Blazing Face" BCode – "BCode’s Ship" TANK – "Orthrus Gígantas" Nhira – "U.S.S. Marinex" MPG – "Sunrise" Sevena – "S E V E N U S" 逸尘 – "飞鱼号" BiscuitPower – "Dark Rudder" TocaDosCoelhos_TTV – "Flyring Crab" Brickmania – "High-altitude combat ship" ChronusAndy – "Meu airship ficou fofo ate" FISHNOTHING – "The Iron Baloon"[/h3]

[h3]Thank You to Everyone Who Entered!

Your passion and creativity truly lifted this event to new heights. Prizes will be delivered via Discord DMs. Be sure you’re in the server and ready! If you haven't already, please join us on Discord & Wishlist Echoes of Elysium on Steam.

Keep building—and we’ll see you in the skies![/h3]

[h2]Have you tried out our free Airship Builder tool yet? Download it for free now![/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269310/Echoes_of_Elysium_Airship_Builder/

Hi, everyone!

Wow, I didn’t realize it had been so long since I posted a dev blog! We’ve been heads down, working hard to integrate new features and systems that we can’t wait to share with you. From updates to our progression path to refining the look and feel of our combat (and so much more), we’re excited to reveal these details soon.



If you haven’t seen the news yet, we recently launched Echoes of Elysium: Airship Builder, a free tool that gives players the chance to stretch their creative muscles and build airships ahead of our game’s launch later this year.

The builder allows you to create airships using the same pieces and components you'll find in our game. Your creations can be saved, shared, and later imported into Echoes of Elysium as blueprints for airships that you can build and fly within the game.





[h2]Airship Builder Community Contest[/h2]

To celebrate the launch of the Airship Builder, we've kicked off a community contest with some awesome prizes for the winners. The contest ends in just a few weeks, so now i the perfect time to download the tool and explore the possibilities of your ultimate fleet of Elysian airships. Details of the contest can be found here.

We’re already seeing some truly amazing airship designs posted to the community hub. There are agile exploration crafts, large transport vessels, and sturdy attack ships capable of withstanding the worst of Heron’s malice. Below are a few of my favorite submissions.



Don’t forget to join our community and share your creations with others.

Until next time!

-Ray

[h2]☁️ "Rebuilding the Wings of Icarus Part I" ☁️
The Echoes of Elysium Airship Building Contest! [/h2]



The skies of Echoes of Elysium are waiting for pioneers like you! This is your chance to design, name, and showcase your ultimate airship before the game’s release—and win epic prizes!

Top creations will be featured by the developers, and one grand winner will see their masterpiece transformed into a real 3D-printed model!

[h3]📅 Event Duration[/h3]
🛠 March 30, 2025 – April 30, 2025

[h3]🛠 How to Participate[/h3]

1️⃣ Download the Builder – Get Echoes of Elysium: Airship Builder from Steam.
2️⃣ Build Your Airship – Unleash your creativity and craft something extraordinary!
3️⃣ Name & Screenshot – Give your airship an awesome name and capture the perfect shot in photomode.
4️⃣ Upload Your Entry – Post your screenshot + airship name to the Airship Builder Artwork tab.
5️⃣ Join our Discord & Wishlist Echoes of Elysium on Steam – winners will be contacted through Discord!

[h3]🏆 Prizes[/h3]
🏅 Grand Prize (1 Winner):
🖨️ A 3D-printed model of your airship
👕 Custom Echoes of Elysium T-shirt
🖱️ 1 Full Game CD Key

🥈 Second Prize (4 Winners):
👕 Custom Echoes of Elysium T-shirt
🖱️ 1 Full Game CD Key

🌟 Community Excellence Award (20 Winners):
🖱️ 1 Full Game CD Key

[h3]Weekly Highlights:[/h3]
Standout airship designs will be featured on Steam, Discord, and social media.

Developers will provide insights and lore tie-ins to exceptional creations!

[h3]📋 Selection Criteria[/h3]
Each week, community managers will highlight exceptional airships. At the end of the event, the final winners will be chosen by the developers based on:
✅ Creativity – Unique design & artistic execution.
✅ Execution – How well the airship is built within the game’s mechanics.

[h3]📜 Rules[/h3]
🚨 One submission per Steam account – duplicate entries will be void.
⚖ Airship names must follow community guidelines – no offensive or copyrighted content.
📢 Winners will be announced on Steam and Discord one week after the event ends.
🎁 Prizes will be distributed via Discord DMs - must be a part of our discord to receive your prize.

[h3]🌍 Join the Community & Get Featured![/h3]
💬 Join the Discussion: Steam Community | Join us on Discord!
📢 Follow @echoesofelysiumofficial on Instagram, TikTok, & Bluesky & @LoricGames on X for Updates!
📺 Watch the Journey Unfold on YouTube & Bilibili

[h3]☁️ Will your airship be the one to rise above the rest? Start building today and make your mark on Elysium! ☁️[/h3]

[h3]GET THE FREE ECHOES OF ELYSIUM AIRSHIP BUILDER TOOL HERE:[/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269310/Echoes_of_Elysium_Airship_Builder/

Echoes of Elysium: Airship Builder is a standalone experience that lets you bring your wildest airship designs to life using the same powerful mechanics that will shape your adventure in the full survival RPG.

Customize every aspect of your airship - from its hull and sails to its defenses and interiors. Whether you're crafting a majestic flying fortress, a nimble scout ship, or a luxurious floating palace, the skies are yours to conquer. The possibilities are endless as you flex your creativity to create the ultimate airship.

Your creations aren’t just for show - they’re future-proof! When Echoes of Elysium officially launches, your airships will serve as blueprints, giving you a head start in mastering the skies and preparing for the challenges ahead. Build now and fly later!












https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269310/Echoes_of_Elysium_Airship_Builder/

[h2]Awakening in Elysium[/h2]

In Echoes of Elysium, airships aren’t just tools for exploring a shattered world—they are your sanctuary, your lifeline, and your home. Early in development, we had players starting on land, tasked with repairing a broken airship. But something felt off. It didn’t spark the excitement we were looking for, nor did it connect players to the heart of our vision: that the airship is where you survive, thrive, and build your future.

So, in true game development fashion, we tossed that approach right out the window. Instead, we decided to launch players directly onto their airship, immersing them in the core experience from the very first moments of gameplay.

Players now begin aboard their very own version of “Heron’s death skiff”—a modest vessel ferrying them into the mysterious afterlife of Elysium. But this is just the beginning. From this humble starting craft, players will immediately set to work transforming it into a magnificent airship, carving their path across the skies of Elysium.









[h2]Ruins, Dungeons, and such[/h2]

Flying around the world in Echoes of Elysium feels incredible. The rush of leaping off your airship to dive into ruins, gather resources, and battle enemies is core to the experience. But as we spent more time soaring through the skies, something started to feel... flat.

We’d glide down to explore a ruin, fight a few enemies, grab some loot, and then hop right back onto our airship to leave the island behind. Rinse, repeat. Sure, it worked—but it was missing something. It lacked the tension, mystery, and excitement we wanted players to feel. Where was the thrill? The danger? The adventure?

We knew what we had to do: dungeons.

One of our rockstar artists took our existing ruins kit and transformed it into something extraordinary. They built a maze, cloaked it in one of our “density graphs” (Part of our badass proc-gen engine - more to come later on that) added terrifying monsters, packed it with valuable resources, and stirred it all together to create a dungeon brimming with surprises and danger.

And here’s the catch: you can’t just peek inside from the comfort of your airship. To uncover what’s hidden within, you’ll have to go to ground—leaving the safety of your ship behind—and fight your way through on foot. It’s just you, the dungeon, and whatever’s lurking inside.