Empires 2.41 has been released!

Following up the success of 2.4, we're proud to present our latest patch, 2.41. 2.41 is a smaller release mainly consisting of balance improvements and bugfixes, however, does manage to fit in a few extra features, as well as a continuation of our map overhaul project, with the final improved version of the Veteran favourite Slaughtered making an appearance, as well as the latest version of Crossroads, which has undergone extensive redesigning, not to mention a good amount of beautification.

As with our last patch, I have to remind you all that with Team Fortress 2 being Free to Play, Empires is totally free for everyone, with no prior source games required!

Key Empires v2.41 features:

Crossroads has been improved even further! Now with improved textures and new infantry paths.
Infantry weapon rebalancing for the Pistols, Brenodi Rifles and Northern Faction Heavy Rifle
Tank weapons can now be reloaded mid way through a clip (will dump the remaining ammo from the clip)
Shortcuts to select class in the class selection menu. E, G, R, S will now select Engineer, Grenadier, Rifleman and Scout appropriately whilst in the class menu, same for general and class specific skills in the skill menu
An improved news panel, allowing us to reach players with information, blogs and update news. We plan to use this to inform players of special events, such as tournaments.

We have also fixed the "SteamMountAppID" error which prevented a large proportion of the player base from playing Empires.

You can view the full changelog here:
http://forums.empiresmod.com/showthread.php?t=17505

I look forward to seeing you all ingame.

Empires 2.41 has been released!

Following up the success of 2.4, we're proud to present our latest patch, 2.41. 2.41 is a smaller release mainly consisting of balance improvements and bugfixes, however, does manage to fit in a few extra features, as well as a continuation of our map overhaul project, with the final improved version of the Veteran favourite Slaughtered making an appearance, as well as the latest version of Crossroads, which has undergone extensive redesigning, not to mention a good amount of beautification.

As with our last patch, I have to remind you all that with Team Fortress 2 being Free to Play, Empires is totally free for everyone, with no prior source games required!

Key Empires v2.41 features:

Crossroads has been improved even further! Now with improved textures and new infantry paths.
Infantry weapon rebalancing for the Pistols, Brenodi Rifles and Northern Faction Heavy Rifle
Tank weapons can now be reloaded mid way through a clip (will dump the remaining ammo from the clip)
Shortcuts to select class in the class selection menu. E, G, R, S will now select Engineer, Grenadier, Rifleman and Scout appropriately whilst in the class menu, same for general and class specific skills in the skill menu
An improved news panel, allowing us to reach players with information, blogs and update news. We plan to use this to inform players of special events, such as tournaments.

We have also fixed the "SteamMountAppID" error which prevented a large proportion of the player base from playing Empires.

You can view the full changelog here:
http://forums.empiresmod.com/showthread.php?t=17505

I look forward to seeing you all ingame.

Apologies for this announcement being so late. The patch was actually released about 10 days ago, but I completely forgot to post it up here.

After a long period of development, Empires has finally been patched with a whole host of new additions. A conversion to an improved Steam delivery system will now allow us to patch much more frequently, making development of the game much easier from this point onwards. Released for 2013, we're looking forward to a great year of progressing this Award Winning Mod even further, showing how unique the RTS/FPS Hybrid genre really is.

In other news, our main website has been revamped, and is currently undergoing improvements. Head over there now to see how it's progressing. It's also worth mentioning that since Team Fortress 2 became Free to Play, Empires is actually free for everyone, with no prior source games required!

Key Empires v2.40 features:

5 new Official maps, taking the total to 20.
Improved performance.
Reskinned User Interface.
Makeovers and improvements to 8 current Official maps.
New models for the Brenodi Heavy Tank and Heavy Pistol, and the Northern Faction APC.
Vehicle carcass recycling for the engineer. Making the battlefield a greener place!
Kill Assist points.
8 Steam achievements.

The full changelog is actually too large to post into this announcement, I'd need 3 full announcements to post it here! If you head over to the forums, or to the ModDB posting, you'll be able to see the full changelog there.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/empires/news/empires-24-released
http://empiresmod.com

Empires was even featured at PCGamer.com!

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/03/half-life-2-empires-mod/

I look forward to seeing you all ingame.

Apologies for this announcement being so late. The patch was actually released about 10 days ago, but I completely forgot to post it up here.

After a long period of development, Empires has finally been patched with a whole host of new additions. A conversion to an improved Steam delivery system will now allow us to patch much more frequently, making development of the game much easier from this point onwards. Released for 2013, we're looking forward to a great year of progressing this Award Winning Mod even further, showing how unique the RTS/FPS Hybrid genre really is.

In other news, our main website has been revamped, and is currently undergoing improvements. Head over there now to see how it's progressing. It's also worth mentioning that since Team Fortress 2 became Free to Play, Empires is actually free for everyone, with no prior source games required!

Key Empires v2.40 features:

5 new Official maps, taking the total to 20.
Improved performance.
Reskinned User Interface.
Makeovers and improvements to 8 current Official maps.
New models for the Brenodi Heavy Tank and Heavy Pistol, and the Northern Faction APC.
Vehicle carcass recycling for the engineer. Making the battlefield a greener place!
Kill Assist points.
8 Steam achievements.

The full changelog is actually too large to post into this announcement, I'd need 3 full announcements to post it here! If you head over to the forums, or to the ModDB posting, you'll be able to see the full changelog there.

http://www.moddb.com/mods/empires/news/empires-24-released
http://empiresmod.com

Empires was even featured at PCGamer.com!

http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/03/half-life-2-empires-mod/

I look forward to seeing you all ingame.

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http://www.forums.empiresmod.com/showthread.php?t=14573

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