It’s time to meet the crew! You get four of them per voyage. Who will you take? More importantly, who will make it back Home?

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The Lander is one of your most important tools. It’s how you mine for resources, head down to planets, meet races that don’t necessarily have a presence in space, and go searching for ancient relics and precursor devices to help you home. Treat her well, and she’ll help keep you self-reliant in a galaxy of aliens with no reason whatsoever to cut you any breaks at all.

But be careful, it’s fragile. Will you risk a trip down to that molten planet in the hope of essential fuel, or be drawn by the seductive blip of a point of interest in the depths of a gas giant? Losing your Lander isn’t the end of the world - there are ways to replace it, if you know where to look. But find yourself trapped in the wrong system, and it could be the end of your Long Journey Home.

As you travel the universe, you’ll find the remnants of several past civilisations. Their ruins are ripe for the picking. Treasure, secrets, precursor devices and more await the brave or foolish. Just remember, you’ll be in competition with alien treasure hunters, collectors and pirates for the best stuff, and not everyone will be happy to just let you wander off with a great find. As for what brought down these once proud species? That’s a bigger question. Maybe you’ll be the one to find the answer to it.

What’s space without lots of aliens? Empty, that’s what! That’s why we’re focusing heavily on filling it with life. Most of the galaxy will stop for a chat… not always graciously… and the more you explore, the more you’ll find about their cultures, their stories, and most importantly, how they can help you get home alive.

For instance, do you have a particularly annoying guest on board, say, claiming to be an Ambassador? Maybe instead of doing his quest, like in a typical RPG, you’ll find a slaver willing to take him off your hands for a few credits. It’s your ship. It’s your choice. Get ready to make lots of them… and face the consequences.

Check out 18 minutes of The Long Journey Home as Andreas sits down with Gamespot to do some early exploration on the other side of the galaxy.

http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-long-journey-home-is-ftl-with-diplomatic-relat/2300-6433036/

Slowly, the crew comes together. Each game, pick four specialists out of a team of 10. Kirsten here is the only one of them with actual space experience, after two tours on the ISS-2. At this point, she feels more at home in space than under blue skies. Will travelling different stars at the other end of the galaxy make even this veteran astronaut feel nostalgic for Earth? She’ll have plenty of time to consider it on The Long Journey Home.

Get ready to explore the universe. Here’s a quick tour of your ship - don’t worry, you can change the name to whatever you like. You’re in charge!

Each room is vital to learning about the galaxy beyond Earth and surviving… but we’re fondest of the Quarters, where you’ll find your hand-picked team of four chilling out. Remember, in The Long Journey Home, the crew isn’t just stats and still pictures. They’re both the reason you fight, and your greatest assets.

…though we’re not sure who decided to bring that promotional photo of Lebedev aboard. Benoit, was that you? Might want to hide it.

Awesome news from our friends at Epic Games - The Long Journey Home has been awarded an Unreal Dev Grant to help make it the best space exploration RPG in this or any other galaxy.

We’re also demoing at their booth at the Nordic Games Conference today through the 20th. If you’re there, come say hello, and be the first to snag some of our brand new collectible TLJH souvenir cards.