Empires News

Version 2.21.1 has been released! Changes include:

• Unassigned players and players that can no longer spawn now cycle through map overview entities.
  
• New team selection menu.
  
• Switching teams during the game now reduces the amount of Total XP you gain.
  
• Total XP Rank description is now more descriptive.
  
• Palmbay has been updated to fix the waves and blinding light.
  
• Scout rifles now zoom further.
  

Full changelog can be found here: https://wiki.empiresmod.com/Version/2.21.x#2.21.1

Version 2.17.1 has been released with the following features:

• Enabled new engine impact effects.
  
• Added scripts to add bot spawners on the crosshair location (exec imp_npcs, exec nf_npcs).
  
• Lobby now automatically redirects to the correct server instead of asking for confirmation.
  
• Buildings and tanks now have a ricochet effect if shooting at them is ineffective.
  
• Players now always spawn facing the front of the barracks.
  
• Added vehicle script reloading commands.
  
• Tutorial bot spawner has an input that can disable / enable it.
  
• Added tutorial trigger entity.
  
• Quite some bugfixes
  

Full changelog is here: https://wiki.empiresmod.com/Version/2.17.x

We just released 2.16.1 to stable. Changes include:

• Automatic HDR management
  
• Updated vehicle handling
  
• Fractional resource management (no longer rounded down)
  
• Quickplay lobby
  
• Security updates
  

And a lot more changes

It's finally time, here's a new version of Empires, featuring...

Script Changes including:
Normalising melee damage, tweaks to infantry rifles and vehicle engine fixes.

Some notable Bugfixes:
Correct shooting at players in vehicles, shells working properly with artillery feedback and homing missiles now hit repair stations properly.

With Map Updates to:
Coast, Crossroads, Cyclopean, District402, Duststorm, Escort, Glycen City, MValley, Palmbay, Streets Of Fire and Urban Chaos.

And some new Features:
Spanish language support (provided by Joy), basic NPCs and bots and updated research item descriptions.


This is just a small selection of the full changelog so update the game and find out what else changed!

Fix to address key binds not executing properly.