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Galactic Civilizations III v3.8 Ascension Update Available Today!

Galactic Civilizations III v3.8 Update Brings Major UI Changes Set in the 23rd century, Galactic Civilizations III is a 4X space strategy game where humans and aliens compete against each other for domination of the galaxy. v3.8 brings a few exciting changes to this already massive game, which you can read more about below. No more sneaky Ascensions! At the forefront of the update are changes to the Ascension notifications and UI. Each civilization's progress is now displayed on an easy-... [read more]

8/8/2019 By Tatiora in GalCiv III News

Siege of Centauri: Scenario Workshop Sneak Peek

We have a great time designing missions for Siege of Centauri. There is a lot of design work to do to get the pacing right. To much and it's overwhelming, to little and it's boring. One of the lessons I have learned is that even though its fun to have a variety of challenges, large maps, multiple entrances, unpredictable movement, etc, it gets overwhelming very quickly. Unpredictable movement in particular can make someone want to drop kick their monitor when they setup defenses and enemies t... [read more]

8/4/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Galactic Civilizations Summer 2019

We're putting the touches on v3.8. From here on out, a lot of our effort is going to be on features that improve the game experience, polish and usability. They're not sexy features but they're much needed imo. Starting with 3.6, we began work on improving the modding experience. This is something that's been being further developed in 3.8 and will get more attention after as we try to "unify" the experience further so that people can eventually pass around mods and know the... [read more]

7/31/2019 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Summer of Star Control

It's been an exciting Summer so far for fans of Star Control. Last month we re-released the classic trilogy on Steam, posted a major update to the engine to improve the visuals, and now we are busy working on chapter 3 of the Earth Rising expansion. For those of you who have played the game or will be buying the game in the near future, let's talk about the galactic scene today. Star Control takes place in the not-so-distant future. The stars are real stars, and in Origins they're place... [read more]

7/29/2019 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

Community Newsletter #6 - 07/26/2019

Heat of Summer Happy Friday! We hope everyone is staying cool during these summer months and drinking copious amounts of H 2 O. All of us here at Stardock have come back from vacation and are working on some exciting new things that are coming your way soon! The Horizon The Turinium Cup 2019 The what: A 1v1 round-robin style tournament for Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation The when: Rounds begin Aug... [read more]

7/26/2019 By SchismNavigator in Stardock Community Newsletter

Siege of Centauri: Plutus

Plutus offers a very defensive position for your colony. Multiple long plateaus provide the perfect place for turrets. But there are multiple locations outside of this defensive ring that you will need to make hard choices about. That Fission Reactor provides valuable energy. There was a Metal Refinery on the map, it was destroyed by the transport dropping scarabs beside it. And an Outpost in a vulnerable position. You don't have to defend them all to win, you only need your colony to su... [read more]

7/18/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri: Plutus

Plutus offers a very defensive position for your colony. Multiple long plateaus provide the perfect place for turrets. But there are multiple locations outside of this defensive ring that you will need to make hard choices about. That Fission Reactor provides valuable energy. There was a Metal Refinery on the map, it was destroyed by the transport dropping scarabs beside it. And an Outpost in a vulnerable position. You don't have to defend them all to win, you only need your colony to su... [read more]

7/18/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri: Welcome the Hive

We have a long list of new units, towers, upgrades and missions coming for you. But I wanted to talk about one of my favorite enemies that we have been playing with, the Hive . The Hive is a heavy unit with formidable defenses and shields. But what sets it apart is that it produces flying "Wasp" units that take off and head toward your colony. Since they are flying, they ignore the terrain and had directly for you while the Hive follows the path. The most strategically interesting pa... [read more]

7/14/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Community Newsletter #5 - 06/21/2019

Star Control Settlement, Game Updates and Strategy Guides Have a suggestion for articles or content submissions included in a future edition? Leave it in the comments below or as a direct message on Discord . The Horizon Star Control: Origins v1.4 Update Improves Visuals and Increases Performance v1.4 is here with significant visual improvements, including updated planet visuals, adjustments to creature colors, and improvements to planet terr... [read more]

6/21/2019 By SchismNavigator in Stardock Community Newsletter

Star Control: Origins v1.4 Update Improves Visuals and Increases Performance

Star Control: Origins v1.4 Update Improves Visuals and Increases Performance View the complete changelog below! v1.4 is here with significant visual improvements, including updated planet visuals, adjustments to creature colors, and improvements to planet terrains. Planets are now far more detailed than it was in the game’s previous versions thanks to enhancing terrain textures and lighting. Improvements to the terrain rendering system have also allowed for better frame rat... [read more]

6/20/2019 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Stardock, Paul Reiche to team up on next Star Control game, beekeeping

Stardock, Paul Reiche to Team Up on Next Star Control Game and Beekeeping Dispute settlement paves way for new games, new DLC, and lots of honey Plymouth, MI. - June 11, 2019 - Game Developers Stardock Entertainment, Paul Reiche and Fred Ford have amicably settled the dispute concerning the tangled intellectual property rights that surrounded the 30-year old game franchise. In a statement released by Paul Reiche on their website, Mr. Reiche wrote, "Paul and Fred h... [read more]

6/11/2019 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation v2.8 Update is here!

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation v2.8 Update Improves Visual Clarity and Brings Extensive Balance Updates We're launching an update today that improves the game's visual quality and balance. By making colors more vibrant and scaling up the size of many units and buildings, we hope to help distinguish and communicate each unit's functionality for new players. We’ve also made additional minor visual tweaks and slightly adjusted the camera angle so it’s less top-down an... [read more]

6/11/2019 By Tatiora in Ashes of the Singularity News

Community Newsletter #4 - 06/07/2019

Defenders Take Up Arms and Space is Getting Crowded As a reminder, if you have any comments or would like to see something included in a future edition, you can leave it in the comments below or as a direct message on Discord . The Horizon Siege of Centauri Beta 2 Culminating from a series of feature updates, changes, and bug fixes, we are excited to announce the release of Beta 2 of Siege of Centauri for all early access owners! ... [read more]

6/7/2019 By SchismNavigator in Stardock Community Newsletter

Beta 2 for Siege of Centauri is now available!

Beta 2 is now available for the massive-scale tower defense game Newest update adds weapon customization, new missions, and new towers Set in the Ashes of the Singularity ™ universe, Siege of Centauri places the player in the role of commander of the defense of Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri. Beta 2’s new equip screen allows players to customize the towers they bring into every mission, allowing for more meaningful strategic choices. &... [read more]

6/6/2019 By Tatiora in Siege of Centauri News

Community Newsletter #3 - 05/27/2019

A new game and so much more in this third edition of the Stardock Community Newsletter. In this, the third edition of the community newsletter, we have highlights on a new release, game updates and a hot new mod. As a reminder, if you have any comments or would like to see something included in a future edition you can leave it in the comments below or as a direct message on discord . The Horizon The Video Game Machine! We have announced a new g... [read more]

5/27/2019 By SchismNavigator in Stardock Community Newsletter

Galactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Available Today!

Galactic Civilizations III v3.7 Anniversary Update Focuses Exclusively on Fan Requests For a limited time, save 85% on the Core Edition and 70% on the Gold Edition For the game's 4th anniversary, we've focused exclusively on a top-to-bottom series of improvements based on fan requests! These improvements are major quality of life changes that improve the overall experience of Galactic Civilizations III. v3.7 improves ship AI, multiplayer performance, memory use, pat... [read more]

5/14/2019 By Tatiora in GalCiv III News

Community Newsletter #2 - 05/10/2019

Welcome to the second edition of the Stardock Community Newsletter. We have a lot of exciting things to go over, ranging from new game updates and releases, to events, and more. So let's get started with what is new and coming up on the horizon. Everything will wrap up with Respawn, a new section that was not in the first edition, where we get to highlight what has been going on and follow up on anything big. The Horizon Earth Rising Part 2: Return ... [read more]

5/10/2019 By SchismNavigator in Stardock Community Newsletter

Fantasy 4X strategy game, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes gets major update

Stardock released a major update to its classic fantasy strategy game, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes today. The new version incorporates many months of fixes, performance optimizations, AI enhancements, balance tweaks and a host of other improvements. "We are really happy to finally be able to get this update out to the fan community," said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock Entertainment. "We've been making improvements to the game for many months and been waiting until it reach... [read more]

5/10/2019 By Frogboy in Elemental News

Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 2: Return of the Lexites for Star Control: Origins

Stardock Releases Earth Rising - Part 2: Return of the Lexites for Star Control: Origins Get the Earth Rising Expansion Now Play Part 1: Aftermath & Part 2: Return of the Lexites today! Stardock released Part 2 of its expansion to the new Star Control game today. In it, p layers will finally come face to face with the very beings who inspired the formation of Star Control in the first place -- the Lexites. Earth Rising - Part 2: Return of the Lexites introduc... [read more]

5/8/2019 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Siege of Centauri: Beta Update 5

*** RELEASED 05/16/2019 *** Thank you all for your feedback. We are listening and have made some significant changes to the game based on it. Most notably we redid the entire game progression to be smoother. That requires redoing all the maps so we couldn't release new missions as they wouldn't fit in with the old system. The big change is that we will no longer tie unlocks to score. Instead new towers and orbital abilities will be unlocked by completing missions. This offers us a f... [read more]

5/7/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri: Epicurus at Night

Epicurus has already suffered an assault. The colonists set off a bomb that destroyed the invaders, and killed themselves as well. The colony is already on fire when we arrive and won't survive any sort of assault. It's going to be a long night. On the positive side, the colonists rigged energy cells here to explode. Just clicking on them will detonate them and damage all surrounding enemies. And we have long passes leading to the colony that offer a wide variety of places for defen... [read more]

4/30/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Community Newsletter #1 - 04/26/2019

Welcome to the inaugural edition of the new Stardock Community Newsletter! Today we will be going over some of the things happening in the community including game updates and events being run, as well as sitting down to talk with a crazy active mod maker. This edition is separated into three sections (Horizon, The Forge, Uplink) but future editions shall include an additional section with an update on topics from the previous edition. The Horizon Community news and... [read more]

4/26/2019 By SchismNavigator in Stardock Community Newsletter

Siege of Centauri: The Ravines of Gallehault

We released a new mission today, Gallehault. Gallehault is massive and combines a wide variety of threats, from a wide variety of directions. In Gallehault you will face massive swarms, air assaults, cruisers, healers, face units rushing your colony and waves targeting other sites. Gallehault starts you with two metal refineries and a fission reactor. But it's large map is going to make it difficult to defend all of them (I've never been able to defeat Gallehault with sacrificing at least two... [read more]

4/23/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri: Going North

We unlocked a new mission today, Chariah. Chariah is a remote location, cold with winding paths through the mountains. It is the biggest map in the campaign so far (larger ones will come later) and offers long paths with plenty of great points to place defenses (as well as an enemy that is going to ignore those roads entirely, but we will get to that later. We have a Fission Reactor and a Metal Refinery here, on separate paths. And an ideal junction between the paths to place defenses, b... [read more]

4/18/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri: Defending Malden

Malden is the third mission of the Siege of Centauri campaign. It is the first mission to feature multiple entrances and a fission reactor that provides radioactives to power our orbital abilities. So right from the start I have to consider where my enemies will be coming from, and how to defend two positions. Mousing over the enemy icon in the wave panel shows me where that enemy will be coming from. In this case, this Reaper swarm is coming from the east. Good, that's nowhere near ... [read more]

4/17/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Steam Early Access is Now Available for Siege of Centauri!

Earth's first colony is under attack by an unknown enemy Siege of Centauri puts you in command of the defense of Earth's first interstellar colony. Thousands of alien machines are descending on the helpless colony and only you, with your arsenal of fast-deployed orbital defense structures (FODS), can stop them. Early Access starts today on Steam or at www.siegeofcentauri.com for just $9.99 The enemy comes in all shapes and sizes, challenging you to coun... [read more]

4/16/2019 By Tatiora in Siege of Centauri News

Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution Journal #9 - Campaign

The new version of Galactic Civilizations III includes an updated campaign screen that shows the campaigns as part of a timeline. We wanted to help players know where different campaigns take place in the overall story. It's hard to believe that the base GalCiv III campaign, Crusade, actually takes place in the middle of the stories that were released for GalCiv III! Our story so far... During the campaigns of Galactic Civilizations II, the story ends with the human main fleet tele... [read more]

4/15/2019 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri Arrives for Steam Early Access on April 16th

Battle hordes of enemies in Siege of Centauri a new massive-scale tower defense game Set in the Ashes of the Singularity universe, the player takes on the role of commander of the defense of Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri. Stardock's new take on the classic genre comes by leveraging its new game engine, first seen in Ashes of the Singularity ™ and more recently in Star Control®: Origins . "With tens of thousands of enemy machines p... [read more]

4/11/2019 By Tatiora in Siege of Centauri News

Siege of Centauri: Stardock's take on tower defense

What is tower defense? Tower defense is a genre of strategy game in which you have ever more daunting enemies trying to attack your base (or simply escape). Your job is to place defenses ("towers") to stop them. Each of your towers has specific strengths and weaknesses. Some are fast firing but do little damage while others fire infrequently but do a lot of damage. There are towers that do area damage and towers that can only target one individual at a time. ... [read more]

4/8/2019 By Frogboy in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Siege of Centauri Founder's Beta Available Now

Founders get to Play the Beta Right Now They also get access to a private forum, all future betas, a special forum badge, and access to the full game when it releases Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri is under attack by an unknown enemy. Take on the role of Commander and defend the colony against hordes of enemies in Siege of Centauri. Tens of thousands of enemy machines will pour toward your base, giving you a new experience of what it means to ... [read more]

3/28/2019 By Tatiora in Siege of Centauri News

Siege of Centauri Founder's Program Launches on March 28th

Set in the Ashes of the Singularity universe, the player takes on the role of commander of the defense of Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri. Stardock's new take on the classic genre comes by leveraging its new game engine, first seen in Ashes of the Singularity ™ and more recently in Star Control®: Origins . "With tens of thousands of enemy machines pouring toward your base, we want to give players a very new experience of what it means to defend ... [read more]

3/14/2019 By Tatiora in Siege of Centauri News

Massive v3.6 Community Update for Galactic Civilizations III is Here!

Galactic Civilizations III v3.6 Community Update improves custom ship mod compatibility, adjusts commonwealth worlds, and more We're launching a version update today that addresses the most important feedback we get: YOURS. We've addressed several community reported issues in our continuing effort to bring you the best GalCiv game possible. We put balance and bug fix work into both the base game and the Retribution expansion with this update. Some of the biggest changes we made include: ... [read more]

3/14/2019 By Tatiora in GalCiv III News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion 1.94 Touches Down

Ironclad Games and Stardock are happy to announce the release of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion version 1.94 today on Steam and GOG. This newest update includes a number of fixes, improvements and enhancements for modders. For a full change log, see https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/493485 [read more]

3/13/2019 By Yarlen in Sins News

Star Control: Origins - Earth Rising part 2 brings humanity face to face with the technological singularity

The epic space RPG, Star Control: Origins, is due to receive the second part of its 4 part expansion, Earth Rising, soon. Return of the Lexites presents the player with their most dangerous challenge yet -- a post-singularity species whose motives are a mystery. The Lexites are impeding Earth's efforts to expand into known space. But why? Playing as the Captain of Earth's first interstellar starship, you will find yourself visiting new worlds, engaging in combat a... [read more]

3/12/2019 By Tatiora in Star Control News

Siege of Centauri: Defending Aberny

Aberny is a colony set in the high arctic wastes of Centauri. The colonists have two Metal Refineries here and we will get free metal form them for as long as we can defend them. Paths here are winding and we are lucky to only be dealing with one entrance for enemies, but some locations may become useless if our enemies manage to destroy a metal refinery and switch targets. Before we start, I'm going to configure the Carpathia (or orbital warship) for the mission. I'm going heavy on orbital a... [read more]

3/7/2019 By DerekPaxton in Siege of Centauri Dev Journals

Stardock Announces Siege of Centauri

Earth's first colony is under attack by an unknown enemy Communications to Earth's first interstellar colony in Proxima Centauri have gone dark. In response, Earth has dispatched the Carpathia to investigate. Upon arrival, they find a colony under siege. Your mission, save the colony from these strange alien invaders. Set in the Ashes of the Singularity universe, Siege of Centauri puts the player in command of the defense of Earth's first colony that is under attack by endless waves... [read more]

3/7/2019 By redskittlesonly in Siege of Centauri News

PREVIEW: Star Control: Origins - Return of the Lexites

The first expansion pack to Star Control: Origins, Earth Rising, is broken into 4 parts that is being delivered as a season pass (that is, a new part every season). The first part, Aftermath, was released in December and added a whole new region of space to explore, as well as new quests for your crew and the beginning of Earth's journey into being an interstellar power. Part 2 is arriving soon and it concerns itself mostly on the mysterious Lexites. The Lexites first appeared in Dawn ... [read more]

3/5/2019 By Frogboy in Star Control Journals

FREE Multiplayer Client and New DLC for Offworld Trading Company are Now Available!

Dominate the Free Martian Market and Snub Capitalism at the Same Time with the Offworld Trading Company FREE Multiplayer Client! New "Market Corrections" DLC also released today. You're able to join online lobby games or ranked games and play against other Offworld entrepreneurs, even if you don't own the base game. If you enjoy yourself, you can upgrade to the core version of the game to gain access to the campaign, daily challenges, and skirmish mode. ... [read more]

2/28/2019 By Tatiora in Offworld News

The Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution Expansion is Now Available!

Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution is Now Available in a Galaxy Near You What started as a crusade has become a war of retribution. Save 10%* on Retribution and 70%** on the Core Edition! Retribution Expansion Reg. 19.99 Sale Price: $17.99 Save 10% for a limited time! Galactic Civilizations III Reg. $39.99 Sale Price: $12.00 (Includes Crusade expansion and Mega Events DLC FREE) Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution add... [read more]

2/21/2019 By Tatiora in GalCiv III News

Galactic Civilizations III: Retribution Journal #8 - The Drath

The Drath were first introduced in Galactic Civilizations II. But, the lore behind them was developed in the 1990s during the stories that would ultimately serve as the game's underpinnings. Long ago, the Drath shared their world with the Altarians. They are, in effect, sentient dragons. They are very large, over 4 meters tall. Physically the strongest of any civilization in the game, they actually have evolved into a subtle and cunning species since they were taken from Altaria by... [read more]

2/21/2019 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

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