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Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced Updated on Steam and and GOG

Thanks to all the players who have been giving us input on changes and modifications they would like to see. We were glad to be able to introduce the following updates April 27, 2025:

  • You can now use Ctrl+P while on a planet map to toggle on and off what is being built in each city, as well as how long it has left;
  • We have added a variety of tooltips on the unit dialogue screen, providing more information on attack types, movement types and more. Please let us know what others you would like to see;
  • You can now use CTRL+T on the planet map to toggle on and off both the type of resource (e.g., Gems) and city types (e.g., Fusorium);
  • You can now use CTRL+G on the planet map to toggle on and off the underlying hex grid;
  • The Esc key now allows you to exit the unit view, build and message dialogs;
  • We adjusted the unexplored terrain colors for visibility;
  • We fixed a bug that could cause the production timer to go negative; and
  • We fixed a crash in the mapper CSV import.

Thanks also for telling your friends about EFSe. It is great to see so many multiplayer games getting underway.

Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced Now Available on Steam, GOG, and Zoom-Platform
Experience the epic reimagining of the 4X strategy classic

[Atlanta, GA – April 4, 2025] – Reach for the stars and prepare for intergalactic dominance as sci-fi 4X strategy classic Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced launches on Steam for PC and Linux. The enhanced edition offers both longtime fans and new players the chance to experience the legendary 4X strategy game like never before!

Check out the trailer HERE

In Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced, you take command of one of five Royal Houses vying for power in a universe on the brink of collapse. The stakes couldn’t be higher as you lead your house through battles on land, sea, air, and the vast reaches of space. The enhanced edition introduces new features, modernized gameplay, and immersive visuals designed to expand on the already treasured strategy title. With over 28 years of dedicated mod support, the Enhanced Edition marks a thrilling milestone for the strategy game community and a signal of many years of intergalactic conquests yet to come.

Plot your betrayal from the shadows of space and prepare for victory as Emperor of the Fading Suns Enhanced is available now on Steam for PC and Linux for $9.99! Celebrate launch with the Fading Suns book series from Ulisses on sale now. Keep up to date on the latest news from throughout the galaxy by joining the Discord and visiting the official website. 

Key Features:

  • Master Your Domain: Reach for the stars and fight for intergalactic dominance on land, air, sea, and space. Battle for control of humanity’s known worlds as one of five Royal Houses.
  • Think Strategically: Utilize combined arms tactics to overcome enemy positions and use a robust diplomacy engine to trade technologies, political offices, threats, favors, and even votes for the imperial crown.
  • Manage a Thriving Economy: Enjoy a powerful economic engine that allows you to trade any of the dozens of resources you develop. Engage in diplomacy with the Church, Merchant League, and alien races to expand your reach across the known worlds.
  • Navigate Political Turmoil: Betrayal, corruption, and shifting alliances await as you navigate the volatile political landscape of a galaxy teetering on the verge of collapse. Watch for the treacherous influence of the Church and the wrath of alien races—your path to power is fraught with uncertainty.
  • Unleash Powerful Legions: Recruit and command powerful forces, including theurgists, psychics, warbeasts, mutant soldiers and more.
  • Join a Passionate and Dedicated Community: Help evolve the known worlds of Emperor of the Fading Suns as a part of the modding community.

[Press Kit]

About Holistic Design, Inc.

HDI (Holistic Design, Inc.) is a multimedia company that has produced computer games, roleplaying games, fiction books, and miniatures games. Holistic Design is best known for their work on Fading Suns, a science-fiction universe featured in many different games and stories. The Fading Suns tabletop roleplaying game is available from Ulisses Spiele.
About V Publishing

​Spawned from video game marketing firm Vicarious PR in 2018. V Publishing is a games label dedicated to Strategy, Simulation, and RPG’s for PC and consoles. Please visit V Publishing for more information.

Blessed Lux Splendor!

From the journals of Guiseppe Alustro, December 24th, 5023, Holy Terra:

As the glowing embers in the nearby grate warm my study and I prepare to record recent events, I am reminded of that pilgrim I encountered those many years ago on Nowhere. We had joined a caravan to journey to the Gargoyle and encountered, late in the evening, a similar caravan returning from that goliath’s site. Among them was an old hesychast named Martina. I could see in her eyes a certain light, which I deduced to be a fervor evoked by an encounter with Urzenkai. I asked to join her by the fire. Young and impertinent, I intruded upon her hospitality by asking what I later learned was considered to be a terribly rude question on Nowhere. I asked her what the Gargoyle had shown her.

She stared at me for a while, judging me. Perhaps my sincerity shone through, as she eventually gave a curt nod and gazed into the fire. “Gifts. So many gifts. We are told that the Pancreator’s grace is tiring, like the light in the dying embers of this fire. We are fools, like children on Lux Splendor who have opened all our presents and complain that there are no more to unwrap. The Pancreator’s creation is endless. Are there not always more presents when Lux Splendor comes around again? So it is with the universe.”

I nodded. It was a heartwarming message, but not the thunderous prophecy I expected from the Gargoyle. As I rose to rejoin my companions, she spoke again. “Worry not, young Alustro. Urzenkai has a message for you.” This halted me. I had not given her my family name, only my first name. I opened my mouth to speak but she had pulled the hood over her head, signaling that she was done speaking.

She spoke truly, of course. The Gargoyle did give my lady and I a vision of great import. Yet, only now, as I think back upon it, do I believe that her message of grace and gifts was the more important one.

Emperor of the Fading Suns Wants You!

Buy Emperor of the Fading Suns on sale today (July 5, 2022)

EFS and Hammer of the Gods are both on sale today! In addition, the 1.5 patch for Emperor of the Fading Suns has just entered the beta testing phase. That’s right,. we are patching a game that first came out 25 years ago! There have been a lot of changes in this patch, including migrating it to the Visual Studio development environment. If you are interested in being one of our beta testers, please email HDIAndrew@aol.com. Include your Discord address. 

Also, the Fading Suns TTRPG is about to launch the Lost Worlds Kickstarter campaign. You can follow it now to get the news when it launches July 7. 

“Lost Worlds will provide exciting new information on several planets that have existed in isolation since the Fall. Gear up with your friends and set off to rediscover these mysterious planets.”

In other news, GOG has now released the map editor for Battles of Destiny. You can access it from the game start-up screen. We look forward to you sharing the maps you create in the game forums!

ABOUT HOLISTIC DESIGN INC.

Holistic Design is an Atlanta-based game design company. Since 1995, Holistic Design has developed, produced, licensed and sold IP related to roleplaying game products such as Fading Suns and Real Life Roleplaying; tabletop miniature games such as Noble Armada and Carnage; computer games such as Emperor of the Fading Suns, Hammer of the Gods, Machiavelli the Prince, Mall Tycoon and Warhammer 40K Final Liberation; and is currently developing cross-platform video games. Holistic Design was originally founded as Several Dudes Holistic Gaming in 1992.

You can buy Machiavelli the Prince on GOG at https://www.gog.com/game/machiavelli_the_prince
You can buy Noble Armada for Switch and Xbox at
https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/noble-armada-lost-worlds-switch/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/noble-armada-lost-worlds/9p7lqqqcwpm2Check out our Heretical Musings about Fading Suns at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bkIL7-IVJ4&list=PLW3nBruaKfwyVrp8tdnKPYSbC8NJDFcbV