Landauer Games has announced that beta sign ups for Star Sonata 2 are now being accepted. The closed beta phase of development is slated to begin on September 10th. According to developers, Star Sonata 2 is set to transform the 'retro' look of Star Sonata 1 and change the look to a modern, polished MMORPG.

FEATURES

• Action-based combat and movement
• 8 classes, 4 trade skills, and 127 total skills that the players can train as they progress.
• Almost 2000 missions
• Thousands of different items that can be obtained or constructed
• Sandbox style universe with persistent space bases, colonies, automated trading ships, and defensive drones.
• RTS-like controls for controlling your slave ships, combat drones, and bases
• Universe separated into PvP and non-PvP zones
• Players can advance economically by trading between bases, creating their own bases and colonies, killing enemies, collecting PvP bounties, or completing missions.
• The universe "resets" every 3-4 months and re-randomizes most of the galaxies creating new conflict where there once was settled borders.
• A player can "win" the game by declaring himself emperor and defending his palace successfully until the end of a universe.

Read more about Star Sonata 2 and get signed up for the beta.