As the Rickenbacker does not have an FTL system of its own, the two ships are attached together for the trip.Ī few months into the journey, the ships respond to a distress signal from the planet Tau Ceti V.

The Rickenbacker is escorting Von Braun, an experimental Faster-Than-Light starship on its maiden voyage.

After joining the Unified National Nominate, the protagonist, Soldier G65434-2, is assigned to UNN Rickenbacker, a military starship. The story begins in 2114, 42 years after the events of System Shock. Nightdive Studios also announced in August 2022 (at Gamescom 2022) that they have plans to make a System Shock 2 Remake. A Dreamcast port was in development at some point but never got released.ĭespite being obscure and hard to find for many years, System Shock 2 is now available for purchase on GOG, GamersGate, and Steam as of May 10th, 2013.Ī sequel, System Shock 3 was announced on December 8th, 2015 and has yet to be released.Īn enhanced port of the game, System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition was announced on August 11th, 2019 and has yet to be released. The game got ports on PC, Mac, and Linux. Like its predecessor, it did not sell well, even though it received positive reviews. Story changes were made when Electronic Arts (who owned the System Shock franchise rights at that time) signed on as publisher. It was originally designed as a standalone title ( Junction Point) with no relation to the previous game.

The game was released on 11 th of August, 1999. Soldier must walk along the ceiling to work his way through.System Shock 2 is the sequel to System Shock. Several parts of the Deck are open to space, the atmosphere only held in by force shields, making it difficult to navigate.Įntering Deck B requires rerouting power, resulting in reverted gravity on the Deck. The Rickenbacker is divided into three Decks:ĭeck A was heavily damaged by explosions when the Many overran the barricades the surviving military personnel had established.

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