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May Community Update- Performance Optimizations and New Logos
Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.20 includes performance optimizations for AI research, rebellions, and AI destruction of planets. it also includes a fix for a rare end turn stall case. Additionally, five new logos h…
Release 1.19 Hotfix #2
Fix for case where chaos mode button saved option could reset on player Performance optimization for strategic combat AI Balance- Increased AI aggression towards undefended targets
April Community Update
Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.19 includes a community requested feature, chaos mode and a community requested new beam weapon technology that can be unlocked by defeating Von Neumann space monster types. What does…
Lord of Rigel Weekly Sale 75% Off
Greetings current and future Lords of Rigel! This week Lord of Rigel is 75% off. Help shape the galaxy or free it from those who would control it! The Lord of Rigel demo and soundtrack are available for free download. I…
Release 1.18 Hotfix #2
Fix for achievement sync issue with Ironman and 1999 mode achievements experienced by some players.
Release 1.18 Hotfix #1
Balance- Adjustments for population focus for single population planets. Will force assignment for industry and research, balance will focus on food for non-barren planets if a species is not Mechanoid or Lithovore.
Lord of Rigel Weekly Sale 75% Off
Greetings current and future Lords of Rigel! This week Lord of Rigel is 75% off. Help shape the galaxy or free it from those who would control it! The Lord of Rigel demo and soundtrack are available for free download. I…
March Community Update- Release 1.18
Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.18 includes a new leader, Tssardak the Enforcer and a new ship system, the Tholon Detonator. The Tholon Detonator makes a ship's warp core unstable, quadrupling the damage from warp c…
Release 1.17 Hotfix #4
Fix for cases where colony focus did not correctly update with end turn changes for non-sapiophage species. Balance- In farming, industry, and research focus modes increased population assigned to focus.
Release 1.17 Hotfix #3
Fix for rare case where maximum faction count could get stuck and cycle to next value in new game.
Lord of Rigel Weekly Sale 75% Off!
Greetings current and future Lords of Rigel! This week Lord of Rigel is 75% off. Help shape the galaxy or free it from those who would control it! The Lord of Rigel demo and soundtrack are available for free download. I…
Release 1.17 Hotfix #2- New leader and new leader skill
Ticket #2145 Content- New leader Ticket #2144 Feature- Assassination leader skill
February Community Update
Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.17 adds a community requested feature, special weapons unique to space monsters that can be available to the player. Now when defeating space monsters in addition to a chance for resc…
Lord of Rigel Weekly Sale 50% Discount
Greetings current and future Lords of Rigel! This week Lord of Rigel is 50% off. Help shape the galaxy or free it from those who would control it! The Lord of Rigel demo and soundtrack are available for free download. I…
Release 1.16- Autopause in Tactical and AI Ship Design Improvements
As requested by the community, release 1.16 includes a new autopause feature that can be adjusted in settings. Whether autopause is on or off by default and the autopause timer can all be set. It can be toggled at any t…
Release 1.15 Hotfix #8
Change Log: QOL- Loading a saved build queue preset will no longer clear the currently constructing item if it is in the new list. (before was only purchased items) QOL- Info Screen marks rebel factions with (Rebels) Cr…
Lord of Rigel Winter Solstice Community Update
Greetings Lords of Rigel. This week has had a number of hotfixes and some performance optimizations. These have ranged from UI fixes for non 16:9 or 21:9 resolutions to stability fixes. This week has also brought some q…
Steam Winter Sale 2025- Lord of Rigel 50% Discount
Greetings current and future Lords of Rigel! We continue our discount into this week with the Steam Winter Sale! The Lord of Rigel demo and soundtrack are available for free download. If you have comments, suggestions,…
Lord of Rigel Weekly Special 50% Off!
Greetings current and future Lords of Rigel! This week LoR is at a 50% discount! Shape the future of a galaxy in the throes of a cold war between the ancient Rigelan and Arcturan species. The Lord of Rigel demo and soun…
Lord of Rigel December Community Update
Greetings Lords of Rigel! Release 1.15 added a requested quality of life feature from community members- undoing purchased production. An additional leader has also been added to the game. Since the one year anniversary…
