1. Right click on the game in your Steam™©®(All praise be to Gaben) library and go to
Manage -> Browse local files.


2. Navigate to the
"Endless Space 2\EndlessSpace2_Data\StreamingAssets\Movies" directory and find the
"Amplitude Studios.mp4" file.


3. Rename the file to literally anything else.

4. Think about all the things you can do with the saved 9 seconds per game launch and the money saved from having to fix your ears.