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Shadows Rising is out now!

Last post by LordMM « Sat Oct 17, 2026 7:07 pm
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by sofia12 » Wed Oct 07, 2026 2:44 pm » in Distant Worlds 2

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Commander: Europe at War - Start of Beta & Developer Interview

Last post by CraigMatthews « Thu Oct 15, 2026 1:56 pm
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by Sandrasy » Thu Oct 01, 2026 11:35 am » in Commander: Europe at War

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Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East | Game announcement

Last post by CSSS « Wed Oct 14, 2026 12:47 am
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by tebaf3 » Thu Oct 01, 2026 10:22 am » in Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East

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Armored Brigade II: Rhine Shield DLC - Announcement

Last post by NotTooBad « Thu Oct 01, 2026 8:17 am
Posted in Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix

by NotTooBad » Thu Oct 01, 2026 8:17 am » in Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix

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Strategic Command: Korea - Announcement + Beta Sign Ups

Last post by CraigMatthews « Sat Oct 10, 2026 5:31 am
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by NotTooBad » Thu Oct 01, 2026 8:10 am » in Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix

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Combat Mission Cold War Battle Pack - Out Now

Last post by Rebelpl « Thu Oct 08, 2026 6:21 pm
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by NotTooBad » Thu Oct 01, 2026 7:58 am » in Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix

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Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War - Lowland Lions Out Now

Last post by Aragorn2002 « Sun Oct 11, 2026 10:07 am
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by danielastefanelli » Wed Sep 30, 2026 2:34 pm » in Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix

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Anniversary coupons delivery

Last post by SophieBennett « Wed Oct 07, 2026 9:57 am
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by tebaf3 » Mon May 04, 2026 3:42 pm » in Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix
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Modding Characters

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DW2 Modding Roadmap

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by elliotg » Thu Mar 10, 2022 2:14 am
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DW2 Cheat Sheet - A reference list of everything - Version 7 (25/7/2025)

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by OrnluWolfjarl » Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:19 am
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German translation v1.3.7.9 incl. Shadows Rising DLC

Last post by rxnnxs « Fri Jan 10, 2025 8:17 pm
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by marty651 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:25 pm

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Localizing DW2 for non-Latin character sets

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by elliotg » Sat Dec 14, 2024 11:46 pm

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Localization Issues Investigation

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by MaximKI » Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:12 pm

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Command-line Arguments (v1.1.0.9 +)

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by Erik Rutins » Sat Jul 09, 2022 12:29 am

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Is there an easy way to add a custom race/specie?

Last post by runandhidegamer « Thu Sep 03, 2026 10:14 pm
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by Rising-Sun » Thu Aug 20, 2026 2:30 pm

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1.3.6.1 Mod-Tool: Smaller Diameter/Orbits for suns and planets

Last post by szaki2 « Wed Aug 19, 2026 11:08 am
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by rxnnxs » Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:05 pm
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Loading xml files into the vim text editor

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Discussing Issues creating a offline Tech Tree browser.

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by kanliot2 » Wed Jul 15, 2026 5:34 pm

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1.3.6.1 Ships and Weapons-Size-Mod

Last post by rxnnxs « Tue Jul 07, 2026 7:53 pm
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by rxnnxs » Sat Apr 01, 2023 9:30 pm
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Translation problems

Last post by ivandolgov « Wed Jun 03, 2026 7:34 am
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by ivandolgov » Tue Jun 02, 2026 3:56 pm

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DW2-XL Available

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Sorted list of troop strength for Distant Worlds 2 Infantry!

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by kanliot2 » Sat May 09, 2026 2:05 am

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Global modifiers would be great and general improvements for modding

Last post by fruitgnome « Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:51 pm
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by fruitgnome » Sat Nov 23, 2024 7:13 pm

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Possible for mods to take effect in current save?

Last post by fruitgnome « Wed Apr 29, 2026 1:50 pm
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by Captainspaceguy » Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:08 pm

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Real Star Names mod

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by Stuie » Sun Mar 20, 2022 6:21 pm

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Removing Techs

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by Stuie » Thu Mar 26, 2026 4:50 pm

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Star Trek Original Series Era - Coming this Year in 2026

Last post by runandhidegamer « Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:35 am

by runandhidegamer » Wed Mar 25, 2026 4:37 pm

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Feature Request: Automation Hotkey

Last post by kanliot2 « Mon Feb 23, 2026 1:02 am
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by Handbanana » Mon Feb 02, 2026 8:59 am

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Ship art models?

Last post by Jorgen_CAB « Wed Jan 14, 2026 11:12 pm
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by Jorgen_CAB » Sun Jan 11, 2026 4:51 pm

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CONQUEST - TERRAN FRONTIER WARS: RETURN TO TERRA (Human Faction DLC Campaign) - Update 30/12/2025

Last post by ChrisGb « Tue Dec 30, 2025 8:51 pm
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by ChrisGb » Mon Jul 28, 2025 5:32 pm
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CONQUEST - TERRAN FRONTIER WARS (2024) - deprecated!

Last post by ChrisGb « Mon Jul 28, 2025 5:42 pm
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by ChrisGb » Wed May 01, 2024 10:56 am

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How does the AI handle reduced ship ranges?

Last post by ChrisGb « Tue Jul 22, 2025 8:59 am
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by razaron » Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:28 pm

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Anex Realistic System Names

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by Anexgohan » Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:26 am

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Original Alternative Soundtrack mod

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by hemosis » Mon Jun 05, 2023 12:29 pm

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Font Modding

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by rxnnxs » Sun Dec 22, 2024 9:43 pm

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Reshade mod for Vibrant shading (Screenshots)

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The Boskaras

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