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We are happy to announce that Empire 4.4.1 is now available. You can
download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes bugs, some of them critical. Player visible
changes include fairer worlds when the deity uses fairland, and
mountains having the same amount of gold per resource point as other
sectors. Deity visible changes include deletion of exotic fairland
options, and game customization improvements.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.4.0 is now available. You can
download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes many bugs, in particular around the update. Player
visible changes include revised rules for spy and security units, and
for flying into and out of mountains. Deity visible changes include
game customization improvements. The client now supports fancy line
editing and persistent history.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.33 is now available. You can
download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes many bugs, some critical, some abusable. Player
visible changes include changed retreat syntax, submarine
identification on return fire, removal of autonav and sail, and the
new stockpile command. Deity visible changes include stricter
checking of configuration tables, ability to build anywhere, and
further improvements to the edit command.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.32 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes a few bugs. Deity visible changes include a much improved edit command.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.31 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes several bugs, some of them critical.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.30 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes several bugs, some of them critical. Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.29 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes several bugs, some of them crash bugs.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.27 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/files/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes many bugs, some critical, some abusable. Player visible changes include bridge towers requiring fewer materials (to make them buildable again in the default game configuration), and land units no longer hitting allied landmines. Deity visible changes include optional logging of all player output.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.26 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes critical bugs.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.25 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes critical and abusable bugs.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.24 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes serious bugs. Player visible changes include ships and land units stopping on interdiction regardless of damage. Deity visible changes include restored support for much larger maps.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.23 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes a number of minor bugs. Player visible changes include limiting nukes to strategic roles, revised cargo plane rules, and changed launch command syntax for anti-sats. Deity visible changes include configurable sector maintenance cost.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.22 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes a major bug that crept into 4.3.20, and a couple of minor ones.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.21 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This a quick release to correct an annoying bug that crept into 4.3.20. It comes with a few bonus bug fixes.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.20 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

This release fixes serious bugs. Player visible changes include flak without shells, interception and air defense cleanup, escort and reserve mission op areas.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.19 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

This release fixes one major bug and a couple of minor ones. Player visible changes include option RAILWAYS and ships being able to assault in port.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported, and expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.18 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire coukd be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

if it weren't down right now. Sorry about that.

This release fixes a serious bug that crept into 4.3.17.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is generally not supported, but you can upgrade from 4.3.17 to 4.3.18. Upgrading from older versions is expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.16 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.17 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com/

This release fixes many bugs, and works around a major abusable bug. Player visible changes include occupied sectors no longer revert to the old owner when all military and land units go away. Deity visible changes include a more readable journal.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.16 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes major bugs. Some of them crept into 4.3.11 and later, and some of them are much older. Player visible changes include changes to commands show and spy. Deity visible changes include a magic terr selector, and changed zdone syntax.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.15 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes major bugs. Some of them crept into 4.3.12, and some of them are much older. Player visible changes include removal of option FUEL.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported expected to result in total disaster. Fine print: you should be able to upgrade from 4.3.12 or later with the empdump utility, if you know what you're doing.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.14 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes abusable bugs. Some of them crept into 4.3.12 and 4.3.13, and some of them are much older. Deity visible changes include live crash dump on internal error.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is normally not supported, but upgrading from 4.3.12 and 4.3.13 to 4.3.14 is.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.13 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes bugs that crept into 4.3.12.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is normally not supported, but upgrading from 4.3.12 to 4.3.13 is.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.12 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes abusable bugs.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported and expected to result in total disaster.

The new utility program empsched lets you export and import game state as plain text. This is useful for archiving games, or transferring them to a different server. It still has some limitations; check its manual page for details.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.11 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

More information on Empire can be found on our home page

http://www.wolfpackempire.com

This release fixes serious bugs. One of them can be abused to crash the game on some hosts.

We recommend deities use it for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported. We are not aware of any specific reason why upgrading from 4.3.10 should fail, so you might wish to push your luck.... read more

We are happy to announce that Empire 4.3.10 is now available. You can download it from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/empserver/

This release fixes abusable bugs. Player visible changes include reduced cost of bridges. Deity-visible changes include a completely new way to define the update schedule.

Deities are urged to use this release for new games. Upgrading mid-game is not supported and expected to result in total disaster.... read more