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- Empyrean Frontier
Patch 2/2/2025
-Added hotkeys to speed up / slow down game speed (by default these are + and - and can be changed to other keys in the options menu) -added new animated "build" cursor which appears when placing weapon modules on ships…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Empyrean Frontier
Game Update XNA -> FNA
This update migrates the game's codebase from using Microsoft XNA to the FNA Framework. The only noticeable changes should be a smoother launch and likely improved performance and stability. In the event of any unforese…
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Patch 3/12/2024
-Fixed potential crash when loading gladiator arena nodes -Fixed bugs relating to attempts to construct imperial station modules outside the map boundary
Announcement1 changeFixMaps - Empyrean Frontier
Update 11/28/21
This update adds a number of unit control improvements, optimizations, visual effects, UI refreshes, bug fixes, and campaign balance changes. It's a series of small changes I've worked on when I had the time over the pa…
Announcement2 changesFixBalance - Empyrean Frontier
Patch 9/12/20
-fixed bug that caused an overflow error in player resources when repairing lunar modules or capturable scrap turrets -Command Center modules properly maintain their rotations when loading saved games -lunar modules now…
Announcement1 changeFixBalance - Empyrean Frontier
Patch 5/15/20
Patch Notes: This patch decreases the difficulty of the campaign and makes several boss encounters more forgiving if the player doesn't know the boss mechanics. increased starting supply and starting resources and decre…
Patch notes9 changesFixGameplay - Empyrean Frontier
Update 1.1
Engine and Graphical Improvements: Added new effects engine and improved various destruction effects (For example, the new wave cannon effect and Command Center destruction effect above) Improved engine optimization for…
Patch notes39 changes4 numericFix - Empyrean Frontier
Update 1.05 7/3/19
Update 1.05 Added 2 new options in the graphics settings menu for hiding the map's grid lines and for hiding unit group icons. (when map grid lines are hidden, the map grid will be visible only for showing territory dur…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Empyrean Frontier
Update 1.04 6/25/19
Summer Update: 1.04 -Balance changes: a hardening of the counter system to give units more well defined roles: Most anti-fighter projectiles and green laser weapons have their damage reduced against frigates, cruisers,…
Announcement5 changesBalanceGameplay - Empyrean Frontier
Patch 1/20/19
A small patch to fix an issue where players could get stuck in the battle menu for campaign missions involving limited unit counts if the player currently had no units apart from their flagship and flagship modules.
Announcement - Empyrean Frontier
Update 1.01 9/16/18
Additional Save/Load Games This patch adds the ability to save/load skirmish games and to manually save/load multiple campaign save files. This update also adds shift click functionality for building 5x of the given uni…
Announcement1 changeBalance - Empyrean Frontier
Empyrean Frontier Full Release
Empyrean Frontier has officially left early access! I want to first say thank you to everyone who played and supported the early access release. It's been a long hard road to this point, but we're finally here. I hope y…
Patch notes2 changesMapsGameplay - Empyrean Frontier
Update 22: 8/26/18
Voice Effects: This update adds a variety of voice effects for unit selection, move orders, and attack orders, as well as notifications for important events (base under attack, construction complete, mission accomplishe…
Announcement1 changeFixUI/audio - Empyrean Frontier
Update 21: 8/22/18
New Price and Launch Date Announced Empyrean Frontier is now scheduled to leave early access on August 31st. The price has also been reduced from $19.99 USD to $11.99 and will remain at that price after the full release…
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Update 20: 7/10/18
-added 6 special unit upgrades which can be unlocked through collecting random crates or completing certain campaign missions -added new mouse-over panels to all persistent fleet lists in the campaign, showing the unit'…
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Update 19: 6/18/18
-added new enemy faction and boss fight to the campaign -added 6 additional campaign missions with multiple map and faction combinations -added new skirmish map -both corporate faction boss fights are now in the boss ru…
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