After a few months of development, countless test runs, and tremendous team effort, I'm excited to officially announce the next campaign in the Shivaverse continuity: The Sixth Seal 2: The Keys of Ruin (TKoR).
StoryTKoR continues the legacy of Scholar Atemnu and Dr. Hargrove from the first installment of the series. The campaign will bring their story to a conclusion aboard the GTT Omega, last seen in the epilogue mission of The Sixth Seal. It also connects key plot threads between The Sixth Seal, Silent Threat: Reborn, and FreeSpace 2, laying the groundwork for potential future projects.
This time, you'll take on the role of a pilot in the Imperial Guard, a branch of the Vasudan Security Directorate that reports directly to the Imperial Court. It is early May, 2335. As the Terran-Vasudan allies prepares their final offensive against the Shivans in Ross 128, the Imperial Guard is given a very different mission: To capture the Hammer of Light carrier HLCa Eternity.
Mission & Campaign DevelopmentAll six planned missions are mechanically complete and are currently undergoing review. This includes dialogue and text polishing, especially for content originally written by non-native English-speaking team members.
Once the writing pass is complete, we'll move on to voice acting and audio processing. With a bit of luck, we're aiming for a release in fall 2025.
Mods, Music, AnimationsTKoR will feature numerous new mods. One of the campaign's key ships is the PVCa Udjat—a Hammer of Light-modified variant, modeled and textured by Nyctaeus.
All command briefings will include animated sequences. Here's a sneak peek of a beautifully rendered animation showcasing the PVF Nhu fighter, rendered by Ormuni.
And finally, all missions and briefings will be enriched with Vasudan-style remixes of Dan Wentz's FreeSpace soundtrack, composed by ShadowsOfLight:
More TSS2 eyecandy
Final ThoughtsAs we finish remaining elements such as the original soundtrack and animations, our testers are working hard to determine any mission bugs. Neither I nor any other member of the TSS team wants to give false hope, but at our current pace, a release in the second half of 2025 looks promising.
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P.S. TSS2 will conclude the story of the research onboard the Omega, but this is not the end of the Shivaverse. Several team members are already working on the next chapter...
