The first Astro Empires server (Alpha) was opened on the day 20th of May of 2006, 5 years ago.
Thank you to all players for your dedication to AE, and to the forum moderators, game translators, volunteers and game staff for all the help! :)
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Hi guys,
I have something special for you this time around. Mike has been hard at work since the completion of the AE interactive map and is now working hard on a fresh new skin for the game. As it isn't a complete rebuilding of the interface like the development of the 'Deep Space' layout we can expect it to be launched into beta soon! …Continue Reading »
Foreword
Space is a dangerous place. The fleet is the hammer that strikes into the darkness to enforce order in chaos. There is much glory to be found, but there is also much death, especially among those who bear the brunt of the assault. On the world of Prime, the fate of both local Primers and Luners, surviving refugees from the moon, is determined by the outcome of a single terrifying test. Marek, a Luner, is on the verge of undergoing his.
Part 1
Marek and the others followed the female Sergeant down a series of long hallways honeycombed with numbered doors, each adorned by a single solid red light above the handle. The sound of their footfalls dominated the otherwise silent corridors. The Sergeant came to an abrupt halt in front of two adjacent doors, marked by blinking green lights. She directed the Luner in the red jacket to her left, and Marek to her right with mechanical jabs of her finger. "Step inside. Your test will begin shortly."…Continue Reading »
Admiral Archibald couldn’t believe this. They seemed to have popped out of nowhere. A thousand Leviathans… Enough to blast away every habited planet of the Empire ten times over, Archibald deliberated over the thought. But a thousand Leviathans? Archibald still couldn’t shake off the idea that this was all just a hoax. Some dream. And this huge fleet hadn’t even registered on the scanners until alpha proximity alert was triggered. By then, the enemy was already in-system. It was far too late.
As though to reassure him how real this was, a lance of photonic energy shot right through the death star. The entire moon-sized behemoth cringed under the impact. The shield went into overload within a millisecond. The ship AI reported hull breach in sector 49 through to 75, but overall structural integrity retained, for now. Archibald was thrown across the bridge. He thought he felt something wet behind his head.…Continue Reading »
We are pleased to announce the full launch of our new game language, Arabic.
A special thanks to TrueFact and DareDevil for their work translating.
To set this language in the game, you just need to go to the Account > Display menu and change the language.…Continue Reading »