Vic wrote: Fri May 29, 2026 8:45 am fixed the link to actually point to subversion B

Thank you, Vic

Vic is currently online on the Shadow empire discord https://discord.com/channels/1375391758027984976/1493943531642028032 .
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Already contacted Vic on discord and asked for clarification.
Thank you for your, quick, response. Still ...

That is not it works; downloading the file from page 1 & changing the name of it still shows 1.31a in the game.
The link you posted has a '.dll' file which does not exist in any previous beta patch, nor is that file in the main directory.
What is this file...Newtonsoft.Json.dll that is in the patch ...

Vic, the latest patch (1.32b) still shows as 1.32a...after downloading & applying.

I would, but I am involved in 5 games already!

Agreed, reliability is key. I have been involved with a great group of folks for the past 5+ years; & a few others, as well, as time has passed.
Per the GOG updates; it is current through v1.31.18 (beta 1.31q), while the latest beta v1.31t can only be applied to the Matrix & Steam versions, sadly ...

Nice; & I share your views on how great/wonderful this game has become via the hard work by Vic.

Until one's boundaries are determined via a treaty, etc., it is a 'free for all' per grabbing space. Attacking another player's/AI unit is another matter, & requires being at or declaring war.
If a minor, or major for that matter, offers a peaceful resolution to the separating boundaries; take what ...

According to the 'whatsnew' file per the recent (14 April) official update v1.31.17; it appears this included the v1.31h beta additions.
Thus, 1.31j & 1.31k beta patches are more recent than the latest official update; wow, thank you Vic for all your dedication & work...amazing.

No worries, the other full manual is up to date; & an impressive one it is.

Not a big deal, but the 'Shadow Empire manual printer-friendly' is still v1.27 - 17.7.2025.
The other manual is up to date.
Thank you Vic for all your, impressive, work.

So disappointing to read that the bulk of the recent, negative, reviews on Steam are related to the adding of AI art.
This, amazing, 4x deserves so much better per those willing to offer their opinions about this gem, imho.
I have been playing 4x pc games for 30+ years; if there is a better one out ...

From the manual:

"""
5.4.2.7. ARACHNIDS
A non-human Minor. These spider-like creatures are on the verge of
consciousness and are found on many Planets. They have very tough
carapaces and slow metabolism and they survived almost everywhere they
were present when the Dissolution War happened. Why ...

Playing a 'PBEM' game vs 1 other, the Unclassified Planet turned out to be an Ice Planet; which, btw, is a great challenge for anyone interested in this planet type. Reminds me of a RimWorld Ice Sheet Challenge.
The surprising thing, for me, was encountering Arachnids on this ice cube...would never ...

MaximKI wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 1:29 pm Thanks, we'll consider this for future improvements.

Please do; would help, immensely, per being able to read that screen.

JamesHunt wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 9:45 am Idk if there is an ingame option for that but depending on your res by setting a 25% higher windows scale it will become fullscreen with everything else also scaled up ofc.

Odd way to have to do it, but I will try...thank you.

How to allow for a full screen per the Ship Designer.
Checked the Preference file in the 'saves' folder...did not see anything to help. Also, (per the Preference file) what does Scale = 0 apply to; thank you for any response.

How to allow for a full screen per the Ship Designer.
Checked the Preference file in the 'saves' folder...did not see anything to help. Also, (per the Preference file) what does Scale = 0 apply to; thank you for any response.

On the day of release...to include the GOG version.

As always, thank you Vic for another excellent update to one of the best 4x games in 'pc history', imho.