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Galactic Civilizations Weekend Sale on GamersGate!

GamersGate.com has a weekend sale featuring Galactic Civilizations games and DLC.   GalCiv III - 50% off Reg. $49.99 Now $25 - Get it now Revenge of the Snathi DLC - 50% off Reg. $4.99 Now $2.50 - Get it now  Precursor Worlds DLC - 25% off Reg. $4.99 Now $3.74 - Get it now GalCiv II: Ultimate Edition - 66% off Reg. $19.99 Now $6.78 - Get it now    And several more are on sale!  View the full sale here . ... [read more]

1/22/2016 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Offworld Trading Company in RedBull's 7 Amazing Strategy Games Coming in 2016

RedBull has a list of 7 "amazing" strategy games that are coming in 2016, and Offworld Trading Company made the list! "Yes, the cutthroat world of Martian capitalism is a cruel and unforgiving place, with different races mining, harvesting and bartering in a bid to bankrupt their opponents and take all their stuff. As you expand your business empire you'll have to undercut and outbid other players for control of precious, randomly generated resources, or maybe employ hackers a... [read more]

1/19/2016 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Sorcerer King Q&A on GOG.com Today

There will be a Sorcerer King Dev Q&A today on the GOG.com forums with some of the Stardock team. The thread will open on the GOG forums around 12pm ET today, and the team will be answering questions players may have. Be sure to stop by:  https://www.gog.com/forum/general/sorcerer_king_developer_qa_9396d       [read more]

1/15/2016 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Stardock Game Engine History

  This past week I was on Explormiate ( http://explorminate.net/2015/12/16/strategic-expanse-interview-with-brad-wardell-2/ ) and the subject of game engines.  Given the emails and feedback I’ve gotten it is pretty clear most people are not that familiar with game engine generations.   So consider this a basic primer on them and why they matter. Beginnings It’s important to note that historically, every game had its own custom engine.  Id was a pionee... [read more]

12/19/2015 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Version .71 is here with some new game play adjustments and updates!

Ashes of the Singularity v.71 is Now Available! This build addresses a few bugs and makes a couple of adjustments to game play balance. The cost of the Hades unit has been reduced, Centaur missiles are now armor piercing, and archer rockets fire less often but deal more damage, to name a few. The UI has seen a few tweaks, the largest of which is the "Invite Friends" button, which will now be enabled for non-host players. To see what additional changes were made to graphics, sound, ... [read more]

12/17/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

The coming 4X Armageddon

Be careful what you wish for. Next year all the 4X’s are going to come out.  What I write below is not under some NDA. I know it because it’s my job to know it. Let me walk you through the schedule: 1H2016: Stellaris, Master of Orion 2H2016: Civilization VI, Endless Space 2 I could be wrong on the dates. You could swap some of this around a bit but you get the idea.  Where is GalCiv III in this? Stardock will be announcing its first expansion in... [read more]

12/16/2015 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Offworld Trading Company Beta 9 Now Available

New stock mode and ELO rankings for the top players. [Gameplay] Subsidiary dividends now come each turn. Reveal Map is on for Daily Challenges Renamed Parks to Warehouses. Offworld Markets launch faster if next to Warehouses. Hacker Arrays are faster next to Offices. Patent Labs are faster next to Labs. Upgrade Labs are faster next to Toolshops. 2-3 players: start with 1 share of stock. 4-5 players: start with 2 shares. 6+ players: start with 3 shares. Fixed issues wi... [read more]

12/16/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (December 16) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

  Join Kristy and Scott for another modding in Sorcerer King episode @3pm ET on Twitch!  Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel -  http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our  YouTube channel  so you can catch up on the latest episodes. [read more]

12/16/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Sixth Offworld Tournament Finals

The Sixth Offworld Twitch Tournament has finished, and the four-player best-of-5 finals was between Blues, Cubit, Gameslayer, and Soren Johnson. The streams were broadcast by  Zultar , and the first game is linked below. The final bracket can be viewed here:  http://challonge.com/offworld6 . [read more]

12/16/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Dev Stream (Friday, December 11th) at 3pm EST, Noon Pacific

Got questions? Leader designer Paul has answers! Talk v1.5 on Twitch with us @3pm today!  Come on over to our  Stardock Twitch channel  and join us for our live broadcast at 3pm EST! After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our  YouTube channel  so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

12/11/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Ice Maps, Orbitals, and more Make their Debut in Ashes v.70!

  v.70 adds Ice Maps,  Orbitals, New "Cruiser Factory" building, and more!       Progress for Ashes of the Singularity is moving along nicely and the Dev Team is pleased to present you with their latest update, v.70! This update includes a lot of exciting new features and bug fixes. For a full and detailed change log, check the bottom of the post.   Orbitals The new Orbital Command and the Orbital Fabricator buildings now offer you new way... [read more]

12/10/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

The Big Diplomatic Feature Update is Here Along with the Lost Precursor worlds!

Galactic Civilizations III v1.5 adds lots of new diplomacy features to better shape the destiny of the galaxy! Version 1.5 offers more diplomacy options, the new Coercion ability, and a unique twist on the Planetary Spending Wheel while the "Precursor Worlds" DLC brings exciting new worlds, events, and anomalies to the game! You can view the update's full change log down below.   Plus: New "Precursor Worlds" DLC Unlock the mysteries of the Precursors and explo... [read more]

12/9/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (December 9th) at 3pm ET, Noon Pacific

  Join Kristy and Scott for another modding in Sorcerer King episode @3pm ET on Twitch!  Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel -  http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our  YouTube channel  so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

12/9/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Wayward Strategist: Brad Wardell Catches Us Up on The Amazing Tech Behind Ashes of the Singularity

Brad has an AAR from a game with Ashes of the Singularity, and talks about some of the tech behind it in an article on Wayward Strategist. "By the time I finally wiped out the AI opponent, I had over 8,000 units.  I mainly wanted to see how far we’d come on performance. We’re doing pretty well with memory. We might be able to bring down the memory requirement to 6 GB.  Video memory is still 2GB minimum. You need a 2013 or later video card.  I’m playing this ... [read more]

12/8/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Sixth Offworld Tournament

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   We are announcing the Sixth Offworld Twitch Tournament! Here are the rules: All tournament matches are free-for-alls, with a medium map and default settings, with the exception of Masquerade and Reveal Map, which must be turned on. All games must be played on the next_version branch (password is “MohicanSun2015)”). The format for winning is that games continue until one player has won&n... [read more]

12/7/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Sorcerer King 1.4 Preview

Greetings! In October we released v1.3 of Sorcerer King which added a ton cool things like the build queue, a bunch of UI improvements, bug fixes and more. 1.4 is a somewhat bigger change and as a result has taken longer to get out.  Much of it is under the covers but should be pretty noticeable in play. Let’s take a look:   Three things to take notice here: 1. There’s an Auto-Equip button now to take out some of the tedium on new units. 2. Y... [read more]

12/5/2015 By Frogboy in Sorcerer King Dev Journals

OTC Beta 8 with New and Improved Buyout Mode is Now Available!

Mercy is for the weak. Crush your enemies -- and your friends! -- one share at a time with  the new "No Buyout!" Mode in Offworld Trading Company Beta 8! The new "No Buyout" mode makes it so that rival corporations must buy out your shares one at a time instead of all at once. When your shares are out, you are eliminated from the game.  Full Change Log: New stock mode: “No Buyout!”, new music, and leaderboards for multiplayer... [read more]

12/2/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

Tom's Hardware Interview: Pioneering The Multi-GPU Future With Oxide Games

Tom's Hardware has an interview with Dan Baker on the Nitrous Engine, DirectX 12, and multi-GPU support. "Baker suspects that Oxide Games and the Nitrous Engine are just the pioneers of an industry-wide change in how graphics are rendered in the future. He was reluctant to elaborate, but when I asked if he thought this will be used in VR, he allowed, "I would say yes."   It’s fine to get excited about a new game -- Ashes of the Singularity may well be a terrifi... [read more]

12/2/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Check out the Newest Stardock Titles to come to GOG.com!

A New Title Appears! Fallen Enchantress: Ultimate Edition  AND  Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - Ultimate Edition  are now available on GOG.com! Come and get the Ultimate Editions for two of Stardock's classic games on GOG.com!  Fallen Enchantress : Ultimate Edition  Rise from the ashes and journey into a dark fantasy world . This set includes  Fallen Enchantress ,  Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes , and al... [read more]

11/30/2015 By Island Dog in Elemental News

The New Stock System

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   We’ve never been super happy with the original stock system – in which after all of a player’s stock is purchased, another player can buyout that player by paying double for all stock owned by other players. Although the initial period of stock buying is exciting, there is also a long period of time while players are just stockpiling cash for the final buyout, which can be a little boring and also has gam... [read more]

11/20/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Modding Stream And GalCiv3 Governments

  Stardock will be holding a special Galactic Civilizations stream Monday at 2pm EST at www.Twitch.tv/GOGcom We will have a few people streaming including Paul Boyer (lead designer) and Alan Batsford (AI programmer). I (caffeinated nair-do-well) will also be streaming the creation of a mod. I'm hoing to try adding governments to the game as a mod. There will be 3 first tier government types (Polystate, Technocracy and the Overcouncil) and each of these has 2 specializations. ... [read more]

11/20/2015 By DerekPaxton in GalCiv III News

Ashes v.64 Introduces a New Structure: The Power Amplifier!

Update v.64 for  Ashes of the Singularity  is here! We are making our way out of Alpha and toward Beta, but we're not quite there yet.  The Dev Team has been working on refining game play details, bug fixes, and other game improvements like new maps, some improved destruction graphics (who doesn't love a good explosion?), and a new Power Amplifier building.   The addition of the Power Amplifier  allows players to   double their re... [read more]

11/19/2015 By Island Dog in Ashes of the Singularity News

Fifth Offworld Tournament Finals

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   The Fifth Offworld Twitch Tournament (the first one with teams) has finished, and the best-of-5 finals was between PBHead/Roler and Blues/Zuzani. The streams were broadcast by  Zultar , and the first game is linked below. The final bracket can be viewed here:  http://challonge.com/offworld5 . [read more]

11/18/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

GamePolitics Interview with Brad Wardell about The Political Machine 2016

GamePolitics.com has an interview with Stardock CEO Brad Wardell on The Political Machine 2016. " How do you think the issues have changed since the last game – the important issues voters care about – are they the same or have they changed dramatically? Wardell: They are quite a bit different this time. When you have don’t have an incumbent everything kind of goes up in the air. Last time tax cuts and Obamacare were the major issues; this time we’ve got... [read more]

11/18/2015 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (November 18th) at 3pm ET, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET!  Mod Workshop #3 today - our users continue to help us create our frozen wasteland because Scott can't just "Let it Go."   Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel -  http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our  YouTube channel  so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

11/18/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

Let the Mudslinging Begin! The Political Machine 2016 now on Steam Early Access!

Let the Mudslinging Begin! Dodge mud and sling some of your own as you fight against other candidates for the honor of becoming the next President of the United States.  Play as more than 18 candidates including Bernie Sanders , Donald Trump , Hillary Clinton , and more!  Not a fan of the candidates? Create your own custom front runner and take to the campaign trail to out talk, outsmart, and out spend your opponent to win the heats and mind... [read more]

11/17/2015 By Island Dog in Political Machine News

Check out the Newest Stardock Titles to come to GOG.com!

  A New Title Appears! Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion - Ultimate Edition AND  Fallen Enchantress: Ultimate Edition  are now available on GOG.com! Come and get the Ultimate Editions for two of Stardock's classic games on GOG.com!  Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion  Ultimate Edition  Command a space-faring empire in an exciting game that combines 4X depth with real time strategy game play.  This set includes&n... [read more]

11/13/2015 By Island Dog in Sins News

Adventure Awaits in Fallen Enchantress: Ultimate Edition - Available Now!

You Survived the Cataclysm - Now You Must Survive the War in Fallen Enchantress: Ultimate Edition  Rise from the ashes and journey into a dark fantasy world . This set includes Fallen Enchantress , Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes , and all DLC for both games. In these 4X fantasy strategy games, the world of Elemental is at war and it’s up to you to either conquer it or destroy it. Lead your empire as one of 21 sovereigns, such as the traitor Emperor Ka... [read more]

11/13/2015 By Island Dog in Elemental News

Sorcerer King Dev Stream (November 11th) at 3pm ET, Noon Pacific

The next Sorcerer King dev livestream is today at 3pm ET!  Join Scott for Lesson #2 of our Modding Walkthrough as we continue to create a frozen wasteland!  Join us and follow our Stardock Twitch channel -  http://www.twitch.tv/stardock After the live broadcast today, we’ll post the replay on our  YouTube channel  so you can catch up on the latest episodes. Update : Replay is on YouTube. [read more]

11/11/2015 By Island Dog in Sorcerer King News

GalCiv III v1.41 Offers Option to Re-Enable Planetary Wheel

In response to your feedback on update 1.4 for  Galactic Civilizations III , the Dev Team has made it so that you may optionally re-enable the old planetary production wheel through a pref.ini setting.   The reason the wheel is no longer part of the main game is two-fold. First, we don't want players to feel like they must micromanage every planet to this level in order to get an optimal result. Second, the result of such micro management was compelling in that it coul... [read more]

11/4/2015 By Tatiora in GalCiv III News

The Latest Ashes Update Brings a New Map, Gameplay Improvements, & More!

You've been asking when a new update for  Ashes of the Singularity  would be here -- surprise, it's today! This update sees numerous bug fixes and improvements to game play, graphics, UI, and more. The Development Team has been keeping an eye on your feedback, so please continue to share your thoughts with us! Check out the full change log below. Gameplay Orbital abilities use quanta instead of radioactives Opponents default to beginner... [read more]

11/3/2015 By Tatiora in Ashes of the Singularity News

GalCiv III: Economics, Command Economies and Citizens

With GalCiv III v1.4, we’ve removed the per planet production wheel.   You can read more about that here . This has sparked a lively debate on just how much control a player should have on their economy.  Planet Specialization Planets in Galactic Civilizations III can be specialized much more than in previous versions.  An industrial world, through adjacencies, can result in massive bonus manufacturing.  However, on top of that, players can direct thei... [read more]

10/31/2015 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Fifth Offworld Tournament! (Teams!)

Originally posted by Soren Johnson on the Mohawk Games blog.   We are announcing the Fifth Offworld Twitch Tournament! Here are the rules: The tournament uses a single-elimination bracket of 8 two-player teams. All tournament matches are 2v2, on a medium map with default settings. The format for winning is best-of-3, except for the finals, which will be best-of-5. If a team is not responsive to  finding a time  or does not show up to the match, they... [read more]

10/30/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld Dev Journals

Reinventing the Wheel

Yesterday was the long-waited big update to Galactic Civilizations III.  Version 1.4 added many many AI and UI updates to the game based on months of player feedback. You can see the news here: https://forums.galciv3.com/472349/   !! UPDATE !! READ THIS:  https://forums.galciv3.com/472865/   We’re pretty happy with the response overall.  But there is one change I’d like to discuss with you guys: THE WHEEL. Who am I? I’m Brad W... [read more]

10/30/2015 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Galactic Civilizations III v1.4 Mega AI update is now available!

New version of GalCiv makes the AI more fiendish, bigger galaxies easier to manage and much more! For those of you not familiar with Galactic Civilizations III a quick recap.  GalCiv III is a game where you choose an interstellar civilization to lead in the 23rd century. One of these includes Earth in the year 2250.  What sets it apart is the scale and modability of it.  You can literally build up your own galaxy to play in.  When people say it’s the ultimate sand bo... [read more]

10/29/2015 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News

Galactic Civilizations III v1.4: The mega AI update

New version of GalCiv makes the AI more fiendish, bigger galaxies easier to manage and much more! For those of you not familiar with Galactic Civilizations III a quick recap.  GalCiv III is a game where you choose an interstellar civilization to lead in the 23rd century. One of these includes Earth in the year 2250.  What sets it apart is the scale and modability of it.  You can literally build up your own galaxy to play in.  When people say it’s the ultimate sand ... [read more]

10/29/2015 By Frogboy in GalCiv III Dev Journals

Majority Buyout and Subsidiaries added to Offworld Trading Company Beta 7 -- Available Now

Majority buyout and subsidiaries have been added to Beta 7. The brand new UI is also live in this update . The team continues to work on performance and bug fixes while continuing to add new game play content.  We appreciate the continued support from our great community! You can see the full list of changes here:  https://forums.offworldgame.com/472417 Every Thursday at 10am ET you can watch our developer livestream on the Mohawk Games Twitch channel... [read more]

10/28/2015 By Island Dog in Offworld News

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