We’ve opened up the doors to another section of the Galactic Civilizations III website: the Civilizations page in the Databanks. Curious where the Torians are at? Want to spot-check your knowledge of the wars that shaped the Drengin? Read up on them and the rest of the major players in the upcoming crusade right here. [read more]
11/5/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III Dev Journals
Explore the newest, most dangerous battlefield yet The ever-expanding conflicts within and between the TEC, Vasari, and Advent have pushed the battlegrounds into uncharted space. The sectors now being drawn into the war feature the most dangerous and powerful natural phenomena in the galaxy. In addition, Stellar Phenomena lets players seize the moment with 11 optional random events that can alter the fate of not just your empire but the galaxy at large. Stars ... [read more]
11/5/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News
Stardock is retiring the early-adopter upgrade discounts for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. Any owners of previous games in the Elemental or Sins of a Solar Empire franchises who want to take advantage of discounts they are currently eligible for will need to make those purchases by Friday, November 15. Thank you all for your support over the years. We’re on the cusp of an exciting new era for Stardock, with the announcements of Galactic Ci... [read more]
11/1/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News
Stardock is retiring the early-adopter upgrade discounts for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. Any owners of previous games in the Elemental or Sins of a Solar Empire franchises who want to take advantage of discounts they are currently eligible for will need to make those purchases by Friday, November 15. Thank you all for your support over the years. We’re on the cusp of an exciting new era for Stardock, with the announcements of Galactic Ci... [read more]
11/1/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
We've added a cool new feature to our Founder's program : a behind-the-scenes look at some of the pieces of Galactic Civilizations III as they're being built. We're planning on adding new content to the Repository on a regular basis, but for now all Founders can listen in on some of the music our talented composer has already finished for the game. In the future, we're looking at dropping the following types of things into the Repository: Music Con... [read more]
10/30/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III Dev Journals
Design your own undead army or lead the Empire of the Dead to dominion over the living in the latest DLC for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. The ancient sorcerer now known as Morrigan the Risen returns to leave another black stain on history as he leads the Empire of the Dead in his skeletal form. All-new mechanics change the way undead empires form and grow; they grow their population by spreading cemeteries and mausoleums rather than farming food like lesser races. Undead cas... [read more]
10/29/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Deadly Foes update released! v1.4 Stardock is proud to announce the release of v1.4 of Legendary Heroes, the expansion to Fallen Enchantress. Version 1.4 adds dozens of significant enhancements to the game including but not limited to: The original Fallen Enchantress scenario has been added A host of new summoning spells Enhanced AI for handling the new summoning spells Significant improvements to late-game performance for multi-core PC players Rebalancing of m... [read more]
10/25/2013 By abiessener in Elemental News
Meet the Yor, though the sociopathic murderbots don’t much care to meet with meat. Our sentient race of homicidal machines are sitting pretty in the Galactic Civilizations III timeframe. The clever Drengin plot to hold back during the Dread Lord war and crush their enemies’ exhausted militaries afterward appealed to the Yor’s calculated self-interest. The robotic Yor fleets joined the Drengin in smashing the Terran and Arcean empires and their allies, and now hold joint mili... [read more]
10/23/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III Dev Journals
Stardock Entertainment VP Derek Paxton (or Kael, as you may know him) has strong feelings about the practice of game studios forcing massive overtime on their employees to meet milestones and deadlines. He spoke to Gameranx.com in the wake of the controversial #RyseFacts conversation on Twitter. [read more]
10/18/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III News
Lead Designer Paul Boyer answered a pile of questions about Galactic Civilizations III. Want to learn more about random events, Stardock's development philosophies, and multiplayer? Check the interview out here. [read more]
10/18/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III News
It is Stardock's 20th Anniversary and to help celebrate we have a big sale going on with games and DLC 50 to 75% off! You can buy directly from the Stardock store or through Steam until October 21st. See the games available in the sale in our latest mailer here . [read more]
10/17/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Stardock has turned 20 years old this month and to celebrate, we're holding our biggest sale ever! Gamers can save between 50-75% on our released titles and DLC by purchasing either direct from Stardock or via Steam from October 17th to October 21st. For full prices, check out our mailer ! [read more]
10/17/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News
We’re very proud to announce the upcoming Galactic Civilizations III, the definitive 4X space strategy game from Stardock. Coming exclusively to 64-bit PCs, Galactic Civilizations III stays true to the core mechanics that keep the franchise amongst the highest-rated strategy games in history while adding more depth and options for players to create their own immortal legacy as rulers of the galaxy. For the first time in the franchise, players can compete or cooperate with each oth... [read more]
10/15/2013 By Island Dog in GalCiv III News
Stardock announced the third installment of its award-winning PC strategy game series today as the company celebrates its 20 th anniversary: Galactic Civilizations III, the long-awaited next chapter in one of the highest-rated strategy franchises of all time. Coming exclusively to 64-bit PCs, Galactic Civilizations III stays true to its core gameplay while adding new features including multiplayer, political intrigue, vastly improved visuals and much more. Galactic Civilizations cas... [read more]
10/15/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News
Galactic Civilizations III is coming. The galaxy is dominated by the evil Drengin Empire but those Humans from Sol 3 are about to show them how war is waged. [read more]
10/15/2013 By Frogboy in GalCiv III News
We’re far from finished with Galactic Civilizations III, but we are thrilled to start sharing what the team has been hard at work on. You’ll have to forgive us for being a little cryptic about gameplay specifics that are still in development yet, but we hope you find the trailer an acceptable peace offering. The whole point of Galactic Civilizations III is to live up to what our fans are hoping for without screwing up the core gameplay that make the franchise one of the high... [read more]
10/15/2013 By abiessener in GalCiv III Dev Journals
Help us test the next patch coming to Legendary Heroes and get an early taste of the AI improvements and the new toys we’ve given the monsters use in their futile resistance to your unstoppable expansion. The Fallen Enchantress scenario is also playable for the first time in Legendary Heroes v1.14. To get the beta: Open your Steam client Right-click on Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes in your library Select Properties Select the Betas tab In the upper drop... [read more]
10/10/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
The news out of Stardock today is that Derek Paxton was promoted to VP of Stardock Entertainment, and the folks at PC Gamer have an interview up about his new role at Stardock. “ PC Gamer: How did you end up at Stardock? Derek Paxton: I worked in business software. I worked for a company called Novell for 12 years. In my off hours, I was making video games. It’s always been a passion of mine. Playing video games, making video games. I made a mod for Civilization IV ... [read more]
9/9/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Stardock is pleased to announce that a new Loot pack has been released for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. The Loot Pack adds dozens of new items, weapons, armor, rings, and much more. Explore abandoned graveyards and you may find a Cursed Bell which can be rung at desperate moments in battle. Treasure chests may contain a Staff of the Serpent or a piece of Blood God armor. Even comfy Bunny Slippers may aid in your ability to dodge incoming attacks! Design your custom ... [read more]
9/4/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
The Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes 1.3 update brings major AI, Balance and UI improvements! Features: More Diverse AI (different AI players will pursue different paths to victory) AI is Smarter at Defending Cities, Waging War and Using Magic Enhanced Monster and Tactical Battle AI NEW Spell! Ineluctable Vision (reveals the world to those who can maintain its mana cast) Improved Performance Balance Updates UI Improvements Bug Fixes and more! ( http://bit.ly/175FqjE) ... [read more]
8/22/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce the start of an opt-in BETA for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion today. Available as an opt-in via Steam, the v1.79 beta updates the game's graphics shader system and contains several balance changes. For a full change log visit: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/447729 [read more]
8/21/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News
Greetings! Our story so far... Long ago, Paul Reiche and Fred Ford developed an amazing game called Star Control that was published by Accolade. They formed Toys for Bob and it was well received. A couple years later, Toys for Bob made Star Control 2 and it was an instant classic. When it came time to do a third one, Toys for Bob opted out and Accolade contracted development to a third party to create Star Control 3 which, while not a bad game, was no where near as well r... [read more]
8/13/2013 By Frogboy in Star Control News
Some of you have noticed that Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes has added Steam Trading card support. If you aren’t familiar with the trading cards you can get an overview here. http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/ Basically, you get these cool cards when playing games on Steam. You can then trade them, or craft them into badges. which give you XP on Steam where you can earn even more stuff. Lets give a big kudos to Leo who is an incredible artist at Stardock w... [read more]
7/17/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Some of you have noticed that Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion has added Steam Trading card support. If you aren’t familiar with the trading cards you can get an overview here. http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/ Basically, you get these cool cards when playing games on Steam. You can then trade them, or craft them into badges. which give you XP on Steam where you can earn even more stuff. Lets give a big kudos to Leo who is an incredible artist at Stardock wh... [read more]
7/17/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News
Quest Pack DLC Now Available for Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes! The DLC pack brings: • NEW Improvements • NEW Weapons • NEW Armor • NEW Items • NEW Monsters • NEW Events Cults have arisen around the worship of strange gods. Will you embrace these new religions and build wonders to... [read more]
6/27/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
This update focuses on improving the AI at both the strategic and tactical levels. The top players have developed their winning strategies and their input was used to improve the decision making of the AI (special thanks to our Forum and YouTube subscribers). It has also learned a few new tricks and though the AI now receives fewer bonuses at the higher difficulty levels, it is more lethal. The update also includes bugs fixes and balance changes to further improve what Game Informer called ... [read more]
6/27/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Play on maps custom designed by Stardock's artists and developers. The pack includes a new, hand-crafted map for every map size, plus new stamps to spice up random map generation. It also includes the full Anthys map, a gigantic map that contains the entire known world of Elemental (at least as of ~150 AC). The 5 maps include: • Clash - Play against a single opponent on a balanced map, or discover a ship and explore the nearby islands. • ... [read more]
6/20/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are happy to announce the release of the v1.51 update for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and the Forbidden Worlds DLC today. Now available automatically via the Steam client, this new update fixes several reported bugs by users. For a full change log, visit: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/445833 [read more]
6/18/2013 By Yarlen in Sins News
FE: Legendary Heroes get a 4/5 from The Escapist! "Pick up Legendary Heroes if you're looking for a pleasant strategy challenge with a fantasy bent" Read the full review here . [read more]
6/7/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
The Forbidden Worlds DLC Pack is Now Available for just $4.99 The war between the loyalists and the rebels within the TEC, Advent and Vasari continues within the depths of Trader Space. Yet, this sector of the galaxy has far more worlds and history than any of the factions are aware. The need to survive forces each to expand into the unknown, discovering worlds of hazard, wealth, risk, and mystery. Most ominously, the Trader factions have been loathe to expand to these worlds due t... [read more]
6/5/2013 By Island Dog in Sins News
GameSpot's review of Legendary Heroes is up, and they give it an 8/10! "Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a terrific 4X strategy game that builds upon the good work done in its immediate predecessor last year." Full review at GameSpot.com . [read more]
6/5/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Rock, Paper, Shotgun has put up their 'Wot I Think' for FE: Legendary Heroes. "As with Fallen Enchantress, I’ve found myself enjoying the battle against the world and its wandering elements more than the larger conflict, which often seems a distraction rather than an epic war, but Legendary Heroes finally fulfils the promise of the deeply customisable fantasy strategy-RPG hybrid." Read the full review at RPS . [read more]
6/4/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Capsule Computers reviewed FE: Legendary Heroes and gave it an 8.5! "In conclusion, Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes has been a thrill to play due to its addictive nature as well as the plethora of customizations available for its characters. " Read the review here . [read more]
6/3/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Space Sector reviewed FE: Legendary Heroes and scored an 8.9! "Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is the best 4X fantasy game in recent history." Read the review here . [read more]
5/31/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes gets an 8.5 from Game Informer in their review that was posted today. “Stardock has finally delivered on the promise that Elemental once held, back in the halcyon days of 2009. You don't have to be any kind of strategy savant to appreciate what this exceptional release has to offer. “ Full interview at Game Informer . [read more]
5/29/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
IGN has published their review of Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and gave it an 8 out of 10! “Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes has found what makes this fantasy 4X adventure series great.” Read the full review at IGN . [read more]
5/29/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
ZTGD has published their review of Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes and gives it a score of 8.7 and Editor’s Choice! "Fans of 4X games and RPGs should really look into Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes. The amount of customization and the way city building and character progress is handled left me coming back for just one more turn." Read the full review here . [read more]
5/24/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
GamingNexus has their FE: Legendary Heroes review up today. Scored an 8.8! "This is a good expansion/patch to a good game. It fixes some bugs, adds some interesting features, and slips in lots of changes to quietly improve gameplay and balance. It's definitely worth $20 for “Fallen Enchantress” owners, and $40 for anybody looking for a good 4X fantasy TBS." Read the full review at GamingNexus . [read more]
5/23/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
The folks at Gameranx have put up their review of FE: Legendary Heroes and gave it a 9 out of 10! “For fans of the genre, and for those with fond memories of Masters of Magic and Age of Wonders , Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a fun, easy way to lose countless hours. All it takes is just one more turn.” Read the full review here . [read more]
5/23/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
RTSguru has their review of FE: Legendary Heroes and gives it an 8 out of 10! “Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes is a solid 4x game with a huge range of customisation for replayability. A turn-based 4x strategy game set in a fantasy universe with RPG elements.” Read the full review at RTSguru . [read more]
5/22/2013 By Island Dog in Elemental News
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