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Release Notes for Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced

Update 1.51 (Fabruary 20th, 2023)

Thanks for enjoying Emperor of the Fading Suns! We appreciate all the feedback and are glad you found it both a lot of fun and very stable. That said, this patch addresses the bugs you did find, provides more balance to the AI, and improves the modding tools. This document addresses some significant gameplay changes for which players asked.

How Do I Get Started?
What are the Main Changes?
Why Do You Call It EFS 1.51?
Important Notes
Important bug fixes including (but not limited to)
New features

Full List of Changes:

Bug Fixes:
Enhancements:
Other Changes:
Map Editor:

Update 1.5 - Enhanced (October 4th, 2022)

Strategy

This may be one of the most ambitious game patches in PC gaming history, happening 25 years after the game launched and greatly improving how the game works.

We had several key goals for the 1.5 patch:

Overview

The 1.5 patch is a significant revision of the game, being released as Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced. Emperor of the Fading Suns has continued to inspire players not just because of the game itself, but also because of the many great mods fans made for the game. The focus of the 1.5 patch is to greatly enhance modding capabilities. Expect many more great mods for the game.

One of the most dramatic changes is one of the least seen. The game was initially built using the Watcom development environment, and one of the first things we had to do was migrate it to a modern compiler, increasing stability along the way.

Additionally, the 1.5 patch:

Game Changes

Modding Changes
Map Editor Changes

Specifics

Implemented enhancements:
Fixed bugs: