Space Engineers 2: Hostile Encounters is out now! For the first time in SE2, you’ll meet other engineers who fight you and your creations. Getting combat NPCs working in a fully destructible sandbox was a huge challenge. Their cover can disappear. A player can build a wall across their route. A ship can crash into the middle of a fight. They can’t rely on the world staying the way we designed it. That’s what makes this release special for me. It’s not just about adding enemies. It’s about making combat part of the same world you build, change and destroy. Meet the Renegades and the heavier Boatmen. They patrol, take cover and alert each other when they spot you. This is our first step with combat NPCs, and we’ll keep building on it. Huge thanks to our team and everyone who helped us test it. I can’t wait to see what you build to take them on!