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SE 1.30 : Morale and Makeover Update!

Shadow Empire 1.30 has just been publicly released. It brings many improvements from the open beta to the release branch. All Vidcoms and Stratagems now have a NewGfx version as well. Next thing coming up: Republica DLC! Read more over … Continue reading

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Design Philosophy concerning AI-Gen

2025 is almost over. The last thing I’ll do this year is finally write a comprehensive statement on my views on AI usage in my games.  So… Like a year or so ago I added a big new set of … Continue reading

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Shadow Moodboards Finished!

We just published the last moodboard sketch for Shadow Empire Republica DLC. That makes nine moodboards in total that we have now posted in anticipation of the Republica DLC release. We finished our moodboard series with Fanatical Autocracy. Click on … Continue reading

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Shadow Empire News

The sixth Moodboard & Designer Notes on the upcoming Republica expansion for Shadow Empire has been published some time ago already. It discusses how an Aristocracy can become your political system. Hop over here to read it: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1154840/view/502831523307717119 Also the … Continue reading

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5th Moodboard & Designer Notes

The fifth Moodboard & Designer Notes on the upcoming Republica expansion for Shadow Empire has been published. It discusses how an Oligarchy can arise. Hop over here to read it:https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1154840/view/555747819912167641

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4th Moodboard & Designer Notes

The fourth Moodboard & Designer Notes on the upcoming Republica expansion for Shadow Empire has been published. It discusses how a Meritocracy tries to find the best man for the job. Hop over here to read it: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1154840/view/502828352450593279

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