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Fix mana amulet
SniDrako: Fix mana amulet setting mana to 0 instead of removing mana burn SniDrako: Increase duration of mage light 50% SniDrako: Reduce steel upkeep of hero units
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Empire of Ember
Also known as Empire of Ember, empire of ember, empire-of-ember
Become a battlemage, build a city, and command your troops in this fantasy warfare simulator. Jump into the fray and use your might, magic, and wits to fight enemies in battles of up to a hundred units and fully destructible city siege combat. The fate of an empire is in your hands.
Last update
25 Jun 2026
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20 updates
January 2022
- Fix for market gold diminishing returnsThe market was previously given diminishing returns for gold. However, due to the structure of the game it wasn't possible to accurately reflect this in the gold per turn tooltip. Now the market no longer gives diminish…
- Empire of Ember goes to FULL RELEASE TODAY!!!Lightbringers! The wait is finally over!!! We're thrilled to announce that Empire of Ember has left Early Access today and is now fully released on Steam! Since the game went into Early Access on March 30th 2021, we've…
- Release build update #2A few scenes were broken via integration, this build fixes them.
- Final release candidate 1/18/2022This release contains a month of gameplay balancing and minor bug fixes. As long as no major issues are found this will be the final version for the 1.0 release. Overall player weapon and monster health balancing Sieges…
December 2021
- Empire Of Ember Will Leave Early Access In January 20th, 2022!!!Lightbringers! Get both steel and magic ready, for it is time to decide the fate of an Empire!!! We're so happy to announce that Empire of Ember will be fully released on Steam on January 20th, 2022! It's been a long wa…
- Archery updateThis balance update makes archery easier to use for the player, slightly decreasing sway, increasing shot speed, and increasing damage at the end of drawing the bow rather than in the middle.
November 2021
- Fix final quest not startingSmall change to fix final quest not starting
- Added missing voice over cinematic to final missionThis patch adds a missing voice over cinematic to final mission
- Dev Blog #19 - Last content update before full release!Hi there, Lightbringers! It’s been some time since the last dev blog, but we haven’t been idle at Poleaxe Games, and, as the end of the last milestone approached, we’ve been working tirelessly to finish the last level o…
- Final level patchThis patch adds the final level to the game. Also makes some other minor fixes and tweaks.
- Covid recovery patchSorry, slow progress due to COVID Rebuilt linear mission 3 lightmapping Final two bosses done Units now follow orders better in commander mode Units now hold position better Fix not having dodge on multi level dungeons…
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