Alpha Centauri: University Base - A 25th Anniversary Fan Series
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UniversityBase
Academician
Episode 2 is nearly here!
Part 1 of a three-part arc based on Journey to Centauri finally has a release date:
July 10, 2025 (on the UniversityBase YouTube channel)
Here’s a little poster for the episode to celebrate the occasion
Part 1 of a three-part arc based on Journey to Centauri finally has a release date:
July 10, 2025 (on the UniversityBase YouTube channel)
Here’s a little poster for the episode to celebrate the occasion
UniversityBase
Academician
Looking forward to hearing what you think!
UniversityBase
Academician
At long last, the second episode is here! The third one is now officially in production 
Awesome! So good! How many parts are there in the second episode?
Also you may wish to consider altering the OP (your first post in this thread) to contain each main episode as you release them otherwise people may miss them if they're buried in the pages of this thread as it grows.
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Also you may wish to consider altering the OP (your first post in this thread) to contain each main episode as you release them otherwise people may miss them if they're buried in the pages of this thread as it grows.
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UniversityBase
Academician
Glad you enjoyed it
The Fractured Unity arc will come in three parts (all based on select sections of the Journey to Centauri novella), followed by a season finale, Making Planetfall, and then a short special episode, Personal Effects, inbetween seasons 1 and 2.Good idea on updating the OP, thanks!
UniversityBase
Academician
Here's a quick look behind the scenes of Fractured Unity, Part 1.
This featurette focuses on the visual side of the process. I plan to create more videos for Planetary Archives that will detail other parts of the process. If there's anything specific you'd like me to cover, just ask, and I'll add it to the to-do list
Back to work on Fractured Unity, Part 2...
UniversityBase
Academician
Thank you for helping spread the word! In the age of recommendation algorithms, niche passion projects like this definitely rely on fan outreach and word of mouth to find their audience.Amazing work mate. Have started sharing episode 2 around the socials, hopefully lots of folks like it just as they did the first episode.
Oh, and the best is yet to come, we've still got a ship to
PontifexMaximus
Chieftain
Another long time lurker here, I haven't posted anything in 6 years on this forum, but I definitely have to now. The work you've done is absolutely amazing. AC is my favorite game of all time and I've experienced such an incredible rush of nostalgia watching these two episodes. Thank you for that. I hope you will manage the time and energy to complete your vision for the series. Thank you again and good luck! 
UniversityBase
Academician
Thank you so much, you really made my day! I’ll keep doing my best to bring the rest of the series to life. Work on the next episode is already well underway, and I’m aiming for a fall release. I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as you did the previous two. PozdravAnother long time lurker here, I haven't posted anything in 6 years on this forum, but I definitely have to now. The work you've done is absolutely amazing. AC is my favorite game of all time and I've experienced such an incredible rush of nostalgia watching these two episodes. Thank you for that. I hope you will manage the time and energy to complete your vision for the series. Thank you again and good luck!
UniversityBase
Academician
Here’s a look at the (re)design of the U.N.S. Unity.
The video covers the original design as seen in the game’s media, gives an overview of some of the design decisions I made for this new version... and even includes a short nerd-rant about the canonical details of Unity's launch date at the end
UniversityBase
Academician
It's official now, Fractured Unity, Part 2 is coming in November!
Here's a poster for the upcoming episode. Look who's about to wreck Zak's day
Here's a poster for the upcoming episode. Look who's about to wreck Zak's day
Thank you so much for that new episode - I again can't express just how awesome that is. I love the visual design but the voices still astound me, all the characters are recognizable from the first word they speak. And November is another episode huh?
If I had to complain about one thing, the spoken Russian in the beginning is terrible.
If I had to complain about one thing, the spoken Russian in the beginning is terrible.
UniversityBase
Academician
Thank you so much! I'm really finicky with the voices, especially while fine-tuning them in the sound design phase, so I'm glad to hear the hard work paid offThank you so much for that new episode - I again can't express just how awesome that is. I love the visual design but the voices still astound me, all the characters are recognizable from the first word they speak. And November is another episode huh?
Yep, the third episode (second in the Fractured Unity arc) comes out this November, and then I'm off animating the next one. The fourth episode definitely raises the animation challenge even higher. Can't wait to tackle it Oh, I knew it was off even while I was working on it, and... Yeah, some fans already confirmed my suspicions over in the YT comments
Still, I stand by the opinion that, at least for the vibes, it was a better route than the old Hollywood trope of using accented English. I'll definitely take more care in the future.I enjoyed your behind the scenes into the graphics of the Unity as well, but as a big fan of the voice work here, I'd love another behind the scenes video focused on how you get the episodes to sound like they're actually voiced by the original crew.
UniversityBase
Academician
Great idea, thanks! A BTS video on voice work and sound design is definitely happening. I’ll probably make it soon after the next episode premieres.
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