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Space Engineers 2's Next Vertical Slice Targets Mod Support: Where the Alpha Stands and What's Coming

Space Engineers 2 shipped Vertical Slice 1.2 with target-based ship controls, undo and redo for the paint gun, and a reworked jetpack boost. Next up is Vertical Slice 1.5, headlined by modding support, with NPCs and co-op multiplayer planned for late 2026. Here is the full state of the alpha and how the vertical-slice model works.

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Life on the Unstable Branch: How 'Early Access Forever' Became a Way of Playing

Project Zomboid's Build 42 is still an opt-in beta. Space Engineers 2 ships one vertical slice at a time. Valheim spent five years in Early Access before its 1.0. For a growing slice of players, the beta branch is not a waiting room, it is home. Here is how perpetual Early Access became a culture, what it does to players and studios, and how to live on the unstable branch without losing your mind.

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Space Engineers 2's Next Vertical Slice Targets Mod Support: Where the Alpha Stands and What's Coming

Life on the Unstable Branch: How 'Early Access Forever' Became a Way of Playing

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