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Take control of a vast and ancient realm in this real-time grand strategy game. Barbarians attack your frontiers and treacherous vassals plot against you. You know your crumbling empire won't last forever, but it's up to you to see how long you can save it.

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Demo Hotfix: 11/05/25

May 11

I've pushed a small update that should solve some of the issues in the demo, most specifically around not being able to attack Vituria.

The save issue still remains, I'm in the progress of replacing the entire system with a custom one - currently it's just automated and regardless of whether it's buggy it still won't work in the full game due to being too slow and causing hitches every time that the game is autosaved - very annoying.

The next update is going to have a revamped diplomacy screen (removing the dialogue system and making everything more of a sandbox-type experience where the player makes dynamic choices and actions to defeat the emperor, rather than following a railroaded path), 20-40 more unit types, more buildings and proper spying.

- Joe

Fall of an Empire

What the hell is that demo ?

Man, I really wanted to try out the game so I downloaded the demo. Looked promising, but hell, so many bugs. I can't go past the "Eyes of vituria" : I either just can't do anything after the dialog ends, even if I have the required army. OR Everyone declares war on me, and I just can't attack anyone. I restarted at least the tuto 5 times in a row. Even with that, the save/load does not work, it 100% crashes. I have also random crashes, and with the save system that does not work, it make the game unpla...

Hraezvelg

May 30 @ 6:01pm

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Demo Update: Characters and Navies

Feb 28

Hi all, I've released a pretty big new update which is the culmination of the last few months of work on the game. The two biggest features are a naval system and characters.

Now instead of being a faceless ruler abstractly managing a faction, you're the Duke of Histria, a character with traits and statistics who can be assigned to lead armies and navies and govern settlements. Your faction, and other factions, now also have their own characters who can perform actions. They can also have families and age realistically. Instead of being a purely army-focused game, FOAE now lets you construct ports and navies, move your armies over the oceans and blockade your enemies.

The new update might be a bit buggy due to all the new stuff in it, so please let me know via either the Steam Community or Discord, or any other method because I monitor them all.

Here's a list of the new changes. There are a variety of other little changes as well that I didn't add to the list.

Update Notes

Gameplay Improvements

Added Markets to towns
Added farms as building type
Added soft limit on max gold
Locked battle tactics behind higher commander tactics levels (with tooltips)
Improved battle balance for outnumbered armies
Added "Continue Game" button
Added map modes, like culture and religion

Character System

Added character system
Added regnal names system
Added age progression for character portraits
Added functions for gaining and losing traits
Added characters and character portraits to:

- Diplomacy screen
- Battle screen (commanders)
- Dialogue events

Added special trait to prevent scripted characters from dying

Military Improvements

Added navies and port system
Fixed armies strafing while moving
Made armies face correct direction when moving to target
Added standards for idle armies
Added selection indicator for armies
Fixed double right-click being needed for military movement
Fixed new armies not having correct faction
Added stat bonuses/penalties based on general's tactics
Added naval battles
Added special events for battlefield deaths and ship sinking

Visual & UI Updates

Added new main menu scene
Added new islands to south of the map
Added tutorial for navy selection
Added FPS counter
Added DOF to graphics settings
Improved graphics:

Better lighting
Enhanced vegetation
Fixed wall materials

Replaced building destruction icon
Fixed unit selection display issues
Press ESC to close all panels

AI & Navigation

Made AI build army buildings during wartime
Made AI factions limited by their actual building capabilities
Improved navigation to prevent military units from colliding
Fixed attack functions

Other Bug Fixes

Fixed "Bribe" button in battle not deducting money
Fixed production queue progress not clearing properly
Fixed various military and faction-related bugs

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Demo Update: 7/11/24 (Patch 1.43)

Nov 7, 2024

Patch Notes

Dynamic Settlement Generation

Settlements are procedurally generated on the world map
When you construct new buildings, they appear in real-time on the overworld map
Settlement walls and fortifications are now visually represented when built

UI Improvements

Added target indicators when settlements are targeted by armies
Added expected population increase display to population center glance
Moved resources widget to prevent production amount from covering icons
Building income tooltip now displays in green when settlement produces gold from buildings
Press 'R' to reset camera rotation
Fixed stutter when mousing over minimap

Gameplay Features

Disbanded soldiers now move to the nearest settlement
Building restrictions:
- Markets can only be built in settlements producing secondary goods
Military Visualization Updates:
- Siege towers are now displayed during sieges
- Catapults in world map are now displayed and now correspond to artillery numbers

Population & Settlement Features

Added culture system
Added religion system
Added health display in population center screen
Added culture display in population center screen

Bug Fixes

Fixed issue where AI armies could spawn outside the game world
Fixed inability to disband, split, or merge units more than once
Fixed statue incorrectly increasing training time
Fixed buildings that reduce garrisoned costs of armies
Fixed mismatch in population numbers
Fixed issue preventing clicks on armies after initial selection
Fixed issue allowing phase advancement by depleting action points
Fixed issue with region control not updating when game is loaded

Balance Changes

Slightly rebalanced Vituria's forces

Known Issues

Bridges are too big. I will have to redo the road system anyway, so this will be fixed in an update soon.

Fall of an Empire

"Barbarian" Suggestion

Hi, sorry if the suggestion I'm giving is already planned or present, I saw the ad for this game and thought "looks interesting" and added to wishlist but I won't be able to play the demo just yet so can't check it. Considering this game seems to be heavily inspired from the Roman Empire, there is one thing I'd like to see that Roman Empire both before the fall of the West and long after it has done, incorporating foreigners by allowing migration and marrying them. To be more specific, by marriage I'm n...

Abaçı

May 27 @ 3:45am

General Discussions

Achievements - Demo

Hey, I didn't know there were achievements when I started the demo. Right now, only one is obtainable. I got it without knowing. As an achievement hunter, it bothers me a little that the rest is currently not obtainable, and a lot of players will feel the same as me. Wouldn't it make more sense to remove unobtainable achievements, or just put achievements in the base game and remove them from the demo ?...

Hraezvelg

May 17 @ 4:58am

General Discussions

Couldn't finish Eyes of Vituria even though I had 2 armies

I had one army with 14 units and one with 3. I couldn't figure out how to combine them into one army and so I had no idea how to attack. I Also got a tutorial pop up that just said "Test Tex/"

HatedSovietLion

May 11 @ 2:30am

General Discussions

Interface Suggestions

Your game has a rather mediocre interface. In settlements, it's inconvenient to scroll through the building list. The building icons are way too large – you could easily make them smaller. Take a look at how it's done in the Total War games, for example. Why is the top panel placed so awkwardly? When you hover the mouse over it, the world map camera starts moving upward. Lower the panel just a bit. Your city overview panel is extremely uninformative. Why can't I double-click on a city in the panel to o...

ivan_rn

May 11 @ 2:33am

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