


Some have WIP explorations not in the final game. Here, you see some great concept art by Michal Kus with later additions made by Rich Burgess and Jordy Knoop. As pre-production continued, they were morphed into the Star Union’s expeditionary forces and had their unit roster and techs developed to reflect this. Back then, factions emerged from various unconnected home worlds. In the early days of development, the Vanguard faction started off as a Human/Terran faction, as early pre-production Planetfall didn’t have a premise centered on the shattered galactic empire. Disciplined: All cities start with an extra +2 happinessĬonceptualization.Powerful ranged units, weak melee capability.War Economy allows for rapid construction of units.Summon drones and troops directly into combat.Now the Vanguard need all their combat and survival skills to prepare for the showdown with the forces that brought down the Union. When an expedition arrived at their destination and built the Nexus Portal, they discovered a galactic cataclysm had taken place during their long journey in cryosleep. To Recap: The Vanguard originate from the expeditionary forces sent out to claim new worlds beyond the Frontier of the Star Union and its Nexus hyperspace network. To close off the Vanguard onslaught, this Dev Journal is packed with in-depth Vanguard info: their development process, background, campaign goals, newly unveiled units, mods, and operations.

Hi there, welcome to this week’s Planetfall Journal! This surely is the Vanguard’s week with the Vanguard Trailer and last Friday’s Gameplay reveal.
