Hi everyone,

We have now released v1.3.8.0 as an official update. This update aims to address key stability and gameplay issues from the release of Shadows Rising, as well as introduce improvements to modding. See details below!

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to technical issues with the standalone platform ...

Since this is behavior that should affect empires, Shadows Rising shouldn't have an impact on retrofitting logic.

Good to hear

Glad to hear

We recently released a public beta that updates pirate faction defeat status. Please take a look and let us know if it improves your game

Hi everyone,

Please try this new beta and let us know if it helps your game. We encourage you to start a new game as there may be changes that only take effect upon starting a new game.

To facilitate frequent beta iterations as needed, this beta is only available for now on Steam and GOG. All ...

Thanks for the report. Do you have a save you could share showing the situation?

Please do send a save to this address at maxim.k@slitherine.co.uk showing your game state.

How far into your game are you? How many colonies? How long have you had your protection agreements for with the pirate factions?

Do you see any diplomatic bonus in your relations with them from maintaining protection agreements?

Pirates generally don't particularly like empires, so the fact that ...

does this offer anything to someone who isn't interested in playing a pirate faction. We already have a wondering fleet of survivors so not sure what this offers if i'm not interested in a pirate kingdom.


Absolutely! While the expansion focuses on expanding the pirates, there are a number of ...

Hey everyone,

With the release of Shadows Rising, we'd like to encourage folks to peruse the dedicated manual for the expansion to get a sense of how it plays.

CLICK HERE to see the manual.

Dev Diary #1 - An introduction to Shadows Rising

Dev Diary #2 - Pirate Factions

Dev Diary #3 – Lone Pirate

Dev Diary #4 – Improvements to Standard Empire Gameplay

Shadows Rising is now out, and with it, 1.3.7.9 is released as an official update to support this latest expansion.

Changes in 1.3.7.9 (October 7th, 2026):

CRASH FIXES
- fixed rare crash when loading game while diplomacy screen is open
- fixed rare crash when rendering weapon blasts
- fixed ...

Hey everyone,

With the announcement of Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East, we have created a new official Discord server for the Decisive Campaigns series. Join using this link: HERE.

Hey everyone,

With the announcement of Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East, we have created a new official Discord server for the Decisive Campaigns series. Join using this link: HERE.

Hey everyone,

With the announcement of Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East, we have created a new official Discord server for the Decisive Campaigns series. Join using this link: HERE.

Shadows Rising is about to release, so we're prioritizing issues around pirates and other areas that might affect Shadows Rising gameplay. We also think that we've generally improved the ship movement and refuelling logic, and we've covered a large majority of cases compared to previous versions ...

The date of the message in 2754.01.01, which is typically the starting date of any game. From the image, I can't tell how far you've gotten into your game. If you're seeing this right as the game loaded up - there wasn't enough time for other messages and items to generate.

What happens if you let ...

Thanks for the report. You can send the save to this address: maxim.k@slitherine.co.uk.

This is the right place to report such an issue.

Do you perhaps have a video clip showing the issue and a save with steps to reproduce?