Servers Downtime
Servers will close today (day March 16) around 10:00 GMT during 1 to 2 hours to technical operations.
The game time will also change from the actual GMT+2 to GMT+1 (being the same as European Central Time) .Continue Reading »
Servers will close today (day March 16) around 10:00 GMT during 1 to 2 hours to technical operations.
The game time will also change from the actual GMT+2 to GMT+1 (being the same as European Central Time) .A Wolf In Monkeys Clothing
All this waiting around was getting on his nerves. And he was bored. He wondered how alert the enemy was and decided to test them a bit...with a Levi!! He knew the enemy was not paying as much attention to their blob fleets at this time of day. His buddy had snuck a Levi in under their noses into the same region as their blob and he had managed to hit a fleet of 850 FCs and one of 11k FT's, 76 Recs and 28 FCs.
Stealth. That was the key. He breathed a sigh of relief as his Levi landed on the JG in the same region as the enemy blob with no attack or enemy fleet movement in his direction. Maybe they hadn't noticed him.…Continue Reading »
AE homepage redesigned
The game homepage (www.astroempires.com) was redesigned. It has a new background and makes use of the game 3D units into animations.
The intention is to make the frontpage more appealing to new visitors.…Continue Reading »
A bump on the road
Hi guys,
It's been over a month since our last blog and sadly what a month it's been. We've been through a lot together with the DDoS attacks over the month of February. Our new servers are incoming (watch this space for announcements) and our temporary DDoS protection has been implemented. We're finalising negotiations for a more permanent solution and should have it implemented soon. We're aware some players have limited issues accessing the game based on their IP, if you know anyone having trouble have them click here and follow the instructions to get back into AE. Once again we would like to thank everyone for their patience during this period.…Continue Reading »
The Prelude to Empires
The Prelude to Empires: A Brief History of Mankind's Venture to the StarsThough the universe is now filled with unending turmoil and factionalism on a cosmic scale, things were not always as they are today. The rise of the United Colonies came during a period of rapid expansion many thousands of years ago, during the great exodus of mankind which spanned nearly millennia. During this time, the control between the so called governing body of the colonies inevitably loosened as humanity expanded further and further from their home systems, away from the center of civilization and the shackles emplaced by the U.C. government. Before long hundreds upon thousands of colonies were founded by groups who sought to carve out a section of space for themselves, a place they could establish a home freprisalar from the prying gaze of the distant U.C. bureaucracy.…Continue Reading »