Peezocker may not be a developer that is widely known to everyone here, but some of the names behind it may be rather more familiar: studio head Eric Peterson worked alongside Chris Roberts to found Digital Anvil, while project manager Michael Morlan worked at Origin Systems after the release of Ultima 8 as a writer, animator, and cinematics creator. Peterson worked on the original Conquest game, the highly-acclaimed Frontier Wars, at Fever Pitch, a company he founded. And now he and his new Austin-based team want to bring the sci-fi RTS back with a sequel.

To that end, they’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to complete work on the game.

Conquest 2 – The Vyrium Uprising is the sequel to the critically acclaimed real time strategy game Conquest: Frontier Wars. You build and command a vast armada of ships, factories and research facilities to become the dominant force in the universe.

Gameplay revolves around managing your resources, upgrading your fleets, and fighting to expand your territory. Be careful though, in Vyrium Uprising you also need to watch your supplies and supply lines as those become strategic targets for your enemies and sometimes those sneaky conniving Allies too.

We are about 50% complete with Vyrium Uprising, yet there is still a ton of stuff to do, things like balancing the 4 races, new artwork for units & interface, new campaigns to design, so much more cool stuff!

And what, you may ask, sets the game apart from others in its genre (not that the sci-fi RTS genre is all that cluttered these days)?

Admirals – Control large fleets with a single click.

Supplies – Targeting your enemies supply lines adds unique strategies.

Multiple Maps – Fight on up to 16 maps at the same time.

Dynamic Galaxy – Novas, black holes, extraordinary star systems, randomization of maps, all make for a unique experience each and every time you play.

Hybrid Units – Unlock special units by allying with other races, or just take the technology yourself in combat.

David Swofford, who is helping Peezocker build publicity for the game in addition to doing promotional work for Richard Garriott and Portalarium, was kind enough to slip me a few pieces of art related to the game:

I think by now you probably all know exactly how Kickstarter works, so…if a sci-fi RTS made by a former associate of Chris Roberts and a former Origin writer would be of interest to you, why not drop a few dollars in the pot?