Hello folks, we come to you with a new patch that is aimed at increasing the level of security and stability in multiplayer games, as well as making the experience of new players smoother and more engaging. Here are the full patch notes for 2.2.8 and 2.2.7, which went live a couple of weeks ago. · Increased security and anticheating measures. · Fixed a potential freeze/crash with villagers. · F…
Hello everyone, This is a little bit of a longer text than we usually do. But the team have been working very hard on this new update, and there is so much here that it takes a little bit of explaining :) Today we are launching Empires Apart 2.2.0b in Open Beta . This version is a little bit different, as, not only does it come with new units and a host of balance changes . It will also feature…
We are releasing a new patch for Empires Apart , introducing a brand new game mode: King of the Hill! In the new King of the Hill mode you will have to fight fiercely to control a spot in the center of the map. Every player will want to control it, but only one can be the King of the Hill! It's a fast-paced mode which brings a new way to play and enjoy Empires Apart! We are looking forward to h…
Empires Apart releases two new bundles of customized items after the Byzantines, and this time it’s the turn of the French and the Chinese to be featured. The Crates are bundles of cosmetic items used to customize your favourite faction. These tailored items will change the look of some of your units, buildings and banners allowing you to really personalize your army. You can get them by visiti…
Empires Apart has reached a new milestone. As part – apologize for the pun – of the new Free-to-Play model, a new wide array of content will be made available to keep the game fresh and interesting. The first of these items are Crates. These are bundles of cosmetic items used to customize your favourite. These tailored items will change the look of some of your units, buildings and banners allo…
Hello folks! After a brief period in public beta Empires Apart 2.1.4 is now live for everybody! Her's a list of the changes: · Banners are now available! Show your might by building a Banner on the Battlefield! · Fixed an issue with Market Buy/Selling which could result in “ghost” resources being showed. · Seasonal Decorations are now available. Until October 31st all the Berries in the game ar…
There are some big news for all Empires Apart players: today Empires Apart goes Free-to-Play! We are changing the format to make the game accessible for free to everyone. Anyone can go to Steam, download the game and play it at absolutely no cost. You will have access to all game modes and you'll be able to play with the Byzantines civilization. What does it mean for all those who had bought th…
Hello folks, we just put out a patch that should further improve the stability of the game. This should mean less FATAL ERRORs. We ran games lasting several hours without crashes. Please let us know if you're still experiencing issues. We're aware of a potential crash on Islands when playing vs the AI which we will fix with another patch very soon. In the meantime we hope to have improved the o…
Hello folks, for this patch we focused our efforts on stability and performance, particularly of the AI. We fixed tons of small bugs here and there and we’re laying the foundations for what’s coming in the future of Empires Apart: from a brand new AI to new Gamemodes and more. The Empires Apart community is growing every day and we encourage you to join us on Discord here: · Greatly improved st…
Hello folks, first of all, we'd like to apologize for missing some of the messages that have been posted here. We're hard at work on Empires Apart: development is still going strong and since 1.3.1 we have built quite a significant amount of improvements. Here's what we've been working on and what you can look forward to in the near future: Crashes This is obviously the number one concern of ou…
v1.3.1 Hello folks, for this patch we focused our efforts on performance and pathfinding. We fundamentally changed our pathfinding algorithm to address the issues it had on certain specific cases. On performance, we’re aggressively tackling every bottleneck and we’ve been able to improve the situation dramatically across the board. Even more performance improvements are on the horizon though, p…
Hey folks, today we are releasing 1.2.2 into the main branch of Steam. This should bring a number of performance updates as well as a new map, color picking and more. This patch has been live a few times, and for a few days, in the BETA branch of Steam so it should be now good to go. Please remember that the fastest way to reach us and find multiplayer matches is through Discord here: 1.2.2 Pat…
Lots of news today! First off, as part of our War Room event we will be running a live Empires Apart tournament between some of the best known RTS players in the world. There are some big names there: TaToh, Zero Empires, TheViper , and many more! We are truly honoured to have such guests playing Empires Apart, and it will be a blast to see them battle each other live. You can watch them too: t…
Hello folks, during the past week we focused a lot on improving the AI behavior, particularly its Attack behavior, we introduced a cheating AI and overall improved performance of the AI quite a bit. We're working to address the biggest concerns first and we're moving on to stability next, hoping for a new patch early next week. The Empires Apart community is growing every day and we encourage y…
Empires Apart is a Real-Time Strategy game which has something for everyone. With 6 completely unique civilizations, each with a radically different playstyle, it has enough variety to just keep you playing. In order to best showcase the variety of Empires Apart's civilizations we teamed up with a famous RTS player, Resonance22. Resonance started making some videos about the game's factions, di…
Hello folks, during the past week we worked night and day to improve the game and address all the concerns. Today’s patch brings a huge improvement to performance and lots of improvements on AI. This is just the beginning as we’re gonna release even more improvements in the next days as well as the first wave of free content. The Empires Apart community is growing every day and we encourage you…
- Charge has been removed from the French Light Cavalry Line. - Minor fixes. This is the same version as the one that was in the BETA branch. If you are in the Beta branch we encourage you to Opt Out and go back to the default branch. Here's how to do it .
Hello folks, as promised today we are pushing to the Performance branch an experimental build with a first round of performance improvements. Keep in mind that this build could be unstable and should not be used to play Ranked matches. For instructions on how to switch to the Performance branch click here . We worked to greatly improve the performance particularly on large maps and with a lot o…
The day has come! Empires Apart is out! Aztec warriors are ready for an ambush, eager to capture prisoners to sacrifice to their gods, while the powerful French cavalry is lined up, waiting to charge their foe. Ranks of Chinese spearmen are chasing nimble Mongol horse archers. General Belisarius rallies his kataphraktos while they are under heavy fire: a group of Arab naft throwers is unleashin…
We are very proud of how Empires Apart is shaping up. Years of hard work were put into it and it truly is a creation of love and passion. The soundtrack is something which was very important for the developers from DESTINYbit. They looked for great composers to write the music for the game, to make it memorable and give it a great atmosphere. They chose Michael Gordon Shapiro (who also composed…
Time for a new live faction preview of Empires Apart . This week we are going to showcase an entirely nomadic faction, one which strikes hard and unexpectedly, riding fast on the steppes: the Mongols. Join us on our Twitch channel at 8 pm GMT on Thursday March 22nd.
In our previous dev diaries we focused on the different available game modes , as well as the design behind the UI . Today we are going to cover a number of different subjects, but all have something in common: why we decided to make Empires Apart . It’s no secret that we drew heavy inspiration from games that marked our childhood: Age of Empires, Empire Earth, and others. We wanted to bring ba…
We have something special coming next week: Resonance22, one of the biggest RTS experts in the world, will be streaming Empires Apart live on his channel. Gian Paolo Vernocchi, head of DESTINYbit and developer of the game, will be in the stream with him to discuss Empires Apart with him and maybe even play against him. Don't miss this great event: live on Resonance22's channel at 9 pm GMT on Tu…
Another week, another preview live stream of Empires Apart ! We've already shown the Byzantines and the Chinese, so this time we'll move to mainland Europe, to a land of chivalry, castles, and maidens leading big armies. We're obviously talking of France. Come see their mighty cavalry at work in our weekly Empires Apart stream. DESTINYbit will be streaming the game themselves on Thursday March…
During the development of Empires Apart , one area where we really focused on was the UI. It was really important for us to make a functional UI which would also be good looking and smooth. We put a lot of time and effort into it. We looked at many different games from past and present and their approach to UI, particularly of RTSs. It turns out that not much has changed over the course of 20 y…
Last Thursday we showed the Byzantines and how they play in Empires Apart . We'll continue with our preview streams this week, and with a special guest... General Agrippa Maxentius returns to the battlefield. He will lead the Chinese civilization and show you their unique mechanics: expect lots of crossbowmen, snipers, explosives, flamethrowers and even Shaolin monks! Don't miss the stream on T…
Last weekend we were in London at the Olympia as part of the PC Gamer Weekender . It was great fun and we were really happy to see so many people show up and come play the two games that we were displaying: Empires Apart and Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War . We had such great feedback from you guys, and we apologize that not all of you could try the games. Unfortunately there was alwa…
When we started developing Empires Apart , we knew we wanted to create the game that we have always wanted to play. We took inspiration from our favourite games, and then we thought: “How can we build on these?”. We started to think on what other cool things we could add, what we could change and what we could improve. One of our goals with Empires Apart was to add more variety in Game modes. S…
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