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 Evil Genius 2 is releasing March 30th, 2021 on Steam (Time TBA) Evil Genius 2 is the sequel to Evil Genius (2004) where you are the titular evil genius mastermind building a secret lair and sending minions and henchmen to do your bidding in an effort to get rich and take over the world! You also have plenty of traps to research and lay around your secret island that is constantly being invaded by the factions you steal and plot against. While Evil Genius 1 had a very unique 60's pop style look to it, Evil Genius 2 has kept that bright look but moved to a more cartoony style. Evil Geniuses In Evil Genius 1 you selected from 3 different Evil Genius characters, who had differing bonuses, but played through the game the same. With Evil Genius 2, they're saying each Evil Genius will have their own campaign, and each will emphasis a different gameplay mechanic through their bonuses, like certain kinds of minions or using traps. Only Maximillian is returning from Evil Genius 1, but Red Ivan has been promoted to one   Secret Lair Your secret lair is the most important part of being an Evil Genius! Starting on your secret island of your choice you will need to blast through the rock to build your lair made up of corridors, specialized rooms, and security cameras and traps to stop unwanted trespassers from getting too far in to your base. While this is mostly a 2D grid based layout, Evil Genius 2 raises it by adding levels to your lair. While your secret base will attract unwanted visitors from factions across the world, it will also bring in tourists! You'll be able to create tourists honeytraps in the form of casinos to keep them away from your base and to generate some income as well. Henchmen An Evil Genius needs their bodyguard and that's where henchmen come in! They are a small selection of special characters (of which you could only get up to 3 max in the first game) that stand to protect you and your base from any foe. They have special abilities to can be used offensively or defensively, and in some cases even buff your minions. To recruit henchmen you will first need to prove to them that you are a notorious enough evil genius. Minions  You'll need plenty of bodies to build and run your base as well as doing your bidding across the globe. Your recruited minions, their most basic form, can do all the tasks needed to build and run your base, but not very well. Each minion can be trained in to 3 different specialization trees: Muscle, Science, and Deception. Minions of each type can do their kind of tasks very well (i.e. muscle minions are great security guards), and can also have different bonuses when sent our across the world to do your evil tasks. Agents Countering you and your minions are the enemy agents belonging to the multiple factions across the world. As your piss each faction off and become more notorious, they will send more experience agents to your secret base. Starting with simple investigators who are just looking around and are easily taken care of, to commando groups that will breach your lair and wreak havoc inside. This can be escalated all the way to Special Agents, which are the counter to your henchmen, which are very powerful agents that may take special and unique techniques to take them out. World Domination The main goal of Evil Genius is to become to most notorious person on the planet and have complete domination of everyone. With your minions and your secret lair as a command center, you can start sending them out on assignments to gain notoriety and cash, or to capture certain characters. There are special artifacts or items that can be looted and brought back to your base for you to display and give your minions bonuses. They've release a quite a few videos showcasing the game so far, so honestly just check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrB12L-qQ44 They also got fuckin' Brian Blessed to be the voice of Red Ivan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=444qJSmyVzE&t=2s Here's a playlist of the rest of their videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt7SlVSjrlCVui6QnidxYuV_zijXszvu_ Platforms Evil Genius 2 has been announced to be on PC and Steam so far. https://store.steampowered.com/app/700600/Evil_Genius_2_World_Domination/
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Nam Taf posted:Loved EG1, and started replaying it by coincidence back in January, which has got me very hyped for this release. It looks good so far, and I've pre-ordered it. I also played through EG1 again! Still (mostly) holds up, but the game was always a little rough around the edges... this unofficial patch I got that fixed a lot of issues also seems to have rebalanced it a bit and made the game much more easy. It was pretty tough originally so I didn't mind!
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Mar 12, 2021 05:14
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DeathChicken posted:The only thing that really annoyed me in Evil Genius 1 was the fact that heat could spring up on you out of nowhere, and once the Killbot Soldier Brigade was on your island you might as well give up, they could take out all your henchmen in a sneeze. Ya the super agents are a really crappy part of Evil Genius 1. If you don't know the one way to take them out they will destroy your entire base. I think I've had to look it up every time I've encountered them 
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Mar 12, 2021 21:16
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MonsterEnvy posted:For fun going to put some of the left over information I was going to put out when I planned on making this thread. (Was just beaten to it.) Ah the true OP has arrived! Thanks for the actually effort posts, they're really appreciated 
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Mar 13, 2021 03:17
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MonsterEnvy posted:Apparently sending minions out will cost you them anyway. Minions apparently don't return to base after being sent out to the map. Interesting that they're making minions disposable like that considering how long it can take to train them. I have no problem sending however many yellow minions, though.
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Mar 15, 2021 05:00
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Trying to get my Evil Genius 1 playthrough finished before 2 drops... Sure am glad half the base responded for this 1 agent!!  I always loved watching my minions embark/disembark running along the dock 
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Mar 16, 2021 02:13
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Pylons posted:Looks like some streamers/youtubers have gotten access to the game and are posting videos. Well usually the first people to get access to these games are almost always terrible at them so hopefully some good stuff filters though 
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Mar 19, 2021 20:06
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I did it, I dominated the world! Now, canonically, Evil Genius 2 can happen and be released in 8 days. You're welcome all.
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Mar 22, 2021 22:07
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Another video about Evil Geniuses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULyyI9rPFP4 I'm choosing Red Ivan first because 1. BRIAN BLESSED 2. Ivan blows poo poo up
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Mar 27, 2021 00:07
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Today is the last day to pre-order on Steam and get a 10% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/700600/Evil_Genius_2_World_Domination/
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Mar 29, 2021 18:49
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If you want an exclusive in-game item of John Steele you can sign up your email address here: https://evilgeniusgame.com/giveaway
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Mar 29, 2021 20:41
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Ivan is boss
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Mar 31, 2021 00:57
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juggalo baby coffin posted:i've been playing this for several hours and i am still in the tutorial. it feels excessive to make me do the minion capture thing three times in a row. overall though it is rad. The tutorial is skippable when you start a new game, so there's that at least.
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Mar 31, 2021 01:02
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I started a new game to skip the tutorial and try to build everything I need to kickstart a base on the first floor smartly. I don't have guards yet but Ivan is turning out to be a great line of defense against the waves of 6 investigators I get from constantly scheming.
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Apr 1, 2021 21:20
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None of my technicians are repairing anything so everything is sparking and unusable while all my minions stand around and talk loudly. idk what happened 
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Apr 2, 2021 04:20
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This isn't said anywhere in the tutorial and you can find them in the bindings menu, but the hotkeys X, C, and V will tag agents you select. Much better than clicking around the UI!
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Apr 2, 2021 17:05
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