update · September 3, 2026
Endless Legend 2 Update #35 Adds Steam Workshop Modding and Rebalances Tech Costs
The final pre-release update for Endless Legend 2 opens the Steam Workshop to all players, restructures tech tree pricing, and gives the Aspects a set of early-game buffs. Update #35 also resolves a long-standing issue with industry surplus and refines AI expansion.
Amplitude Studios has rolled out Update #35: The Architects for Endless Legend 2, marking the final major patch before the game's 1.0 release. The update's primary focus is squashing bugs and addressing player feedback, alongside introducing official modding support and sweeping economic rebalances.
Steam Workshop and Modding Integration
Modding support is now live via the Steam Workshop for all players. Game Director Derek has published an official guide for creators looking to build and upload custom content. Players can subscribe to mods on Steam, and they will appear as active in the Content Management tab from the main menu. To play without active mods, players must close the game, unsubscribe from the workshop items, and restart.
Tech Tree Cost Rebalancing
Developers have reworked tech tree pricing to combat the severe cost scaling of older technologies. The new formula decreases the exponential increase in total technologies researched. While unlocking an Era 2 tech is now slightly more expensive at 291 science compared to 264 previously, going back to research an Era 1 tech drops from 156 science down to 97.
Aspect Faction Buffs
Aspects receive several early-game buffs to ease their initial struggles. Building corals is now entirely free with no Dust cost. Factions also start with the Friends of Saiadha trait, granting three additional protectorate slots from the beginning of a match. Furthermore, the Tendril's Dance faction trait has been upgraded from +2 Dust on coral spores to +10 Dust across coral spores, city centers, and ministries.
General Quality-of-Life and Economy Fixes
A long-standing bug preventing industry surplus from working correctly has finally been resolved. Keeps now provide free foundations around them for all factions, with Kin keeps counting double toward leveling up. The district type map layer now appears by default within the city construction menu to help players plan spatial synergies. Additionally, upgrades like Doomwraiths have had their promotion costs significantly increased from 1,000 Dust to 3,000 Dust to match intended difficulty.
Why this patch matters
Update #35 positions Endless Legend 2 well for its upcoming 1.0 launch by fixing foundational economic glitches and smoothing out tech scaling. Opening the game to Steam Workshop creators instantly expands its long-term replay value.