Ares starts tomorrow

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Ares starts tomorrowThe first round of our first speed server, Ares, is starting at 17:00 (game time) this Saturday. If you haven't signed up for it yet you can still join the first round, by going to ares.astroempires.com and registering your account. Be part of history by joining the first ever round-based server in…

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Expedition: Atlantis (Just Another Day At The Office, Part 4)

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Expedition: Atlantis (Just Another Day At The Office, Part 4)(Author’s note: if you haven’t read the earlier parts of this story, you should read that first before enjoying this story. Start with “Just Another Day At The Office”. --- “Ahhh.” Sam sighed contentedly. “It feels like forever since I’ve enjoyed one of these!”. “Glad you are enjoying it, Sam. There aren’t that many left, so we only break them out for special occasions.” “I’m honored, then! Cheers!” Sam thrust his can outward and then took another long sip of his OtraCerveza, relishing the taste and texture he hadn’t experienced in many weeks. Otra was pretty much the best beer out there, too. Their catchy slogan, “it’s always time for an OtraCerveza!” was a pun in itself, as “otra cerveza” literally meant “another beer” in one of the languages spoken on their planet Cestus 3.…

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Speed Server: Full details

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Speed Server: Full detailsAs most of you already know, our first speed server is being launched on September 24th. Today we announce the full details on this first round. Round duration: 1 monthRound start: September 24th, 17:00 (game time)Round end: October 24th, 17:00 (game time)Server speed: 3xStarting credits: 300 creditsMaximum players: 4000 playersMax guild members: 20 players per guildEntry fee: 3.99€ (Paypal)…

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Those Other Times

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Those Other TimesDay 1:A home. A planet.I’m chief engineer and overseer for this expedition… We arrived here by outpost ship. The trip took its toll on some of us but enough of us made it to make a new home.Day 7:Trouble at the fields, which is to say we have, ran out of space.The emperor paid for the next few terraformer devices but eventually we are going run up too much cost for space.Tomorrow when the terraformer is built we will start building more shipyards.…

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