Get the Armada 2526: Supernova v1.03 Patch off WP (30mb)

The update comes with some improvements to how the AI handles relations with other players, various tweaks to gameplay, a fix for an issue with saving games, and some additional bug fixes as well.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Armada 2526: Supernova is not simply a small add-on that brings some new content to Armada 2526, it’s a massive expansion that improves the game in virtually every aspect. Couple that with the exiting new ability to engage in multiplayer and you’ve got a recipe for near limitless intergalactic fun!”

The exploration side of the game has been greatly enhanced with new  types of stars and planets, and a wide variety of special characteristics that a system may possess. There’s a new trade system that lets you build up a trading network, a system for espionage and special operations, many new technologies to research, and lots of new units types.

Although the game is complex, and the possible strategies endless, powerful help and advisor features, help you get up to speed quickly. Unlike many games in this genre, Armada 2526 focuses on providing a game that can be finished in a reasonable time, and emphasizes battle and strategy over economic micro-management.

The game consists of two sections. The Star Map is where you run your empire: manage your colonies, deploy your fleets, do research, and conduct diplomacy. It uses a turn based system, so you can take as long as you wish to plan your actions. However, once battle is joined, you switch to the battle module and fight it out in a real-time 3D system that brings to life the beauty and visceral carnage of space combat.

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “There are so many exciting new features packed into Armada 2526: Supernova.  This expansion is about as dense with rich new gameplay as a neutron star, including the ability to square off against friends via multiplayer!  Here you have a 4X space strategy game for the ages, don’t miss it!”

Key features

• Two new races to exterminate
• Various new types of stars and planets
• Wide selection of special characteristics that star systems may possess
• New trade system that allows you to build up a trading network
• New espionage and special operations systems
• Many new technologies to research
• Challenge your friends over LAN or by e-mail