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Welcome back explorers, 

The wait is finally over. The Aurora update, the biggest update ever made for Distant Worlds 2, is out now and ready for you to explore.

Download the new Aurora update here.

This update brings new features and improvements to the game, including a greatly upgraded engine, enhanced automation, improved fleet management, and much more. With these new additions, players will be able to experience Distant Worlds 2 like never before.

But that's not all. For those of you who want to know every detail of the Aurora update, a detailed changelog is available at this link. This document outlines all the changes made in the update, from major new features to minor bug fixes. Additionally, a list of highlighted changes since release is also available here for those who want a quick overview.

To celebrate the release of the Aurora update, we have organised a special sale for Distant Worlds 2 and Distant Worlds: Universe.

And if you missed Erik's stream on what's new in Distant Worlds 2, don't worry. You can rewatch the stream on our youtube channel.

During the stream, Erik Rutins, producer and co-designer of Distant Worlds 2, previewed the Aurora update and discussed the future of the game. 

So what are you waiting for? Get ready to experience the ultimate version of Distant Worlds 2 and take your empire to new heights.

The galaxy lives on

Links don't work. Looks like you forgot to put in http:// infront of the links.

Both links get me "The requested page could not be found."

Apologies, those links should now be fixed and working.

Erik Rutins wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:43 pm Apologies, those links should now be fixed and working.

Yes, now they work.

Thanks for this awesome surprise update!
I still have to watch erics video. I am sure the playstyle is interesting - for everybody plays different.

Is anything changed compared to the most recent beta?

When will this update be available on GOG? The latest version on GOG is currently the last beta.

MusashiPL wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:23 pm When will this update be available on GOG? The latest version on GOG is currently the last beta.

It is already available on GOG as the default branch. 1.1.0.9 is the Aurora update.