Island Dog's Articles In Ashes of the Singularity News
February 1, 2018 by Island Dog
Build new units, conquer challenging scenarios, and engage in massive multiplayer battles on enormous maps in Secret Missions! Support for the DLC and additional fixes and changes available in the free v2.7 update today. See the changelog at the bottom of the post for all of the details. Also available from Steam Exciting new scenarios, new units, and huge maps await you in Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation’s largest DLC yet! Take on the role of a PHC leader...
December 12, 2017 by Island Dog
This Update Improves Maps, Adjusts Campaigns, and Provides Highly Requested Multiplayer Fix Update also adds new splash screens for campaigns, scenarios, and benchmark For a detailed list of updates, view the changelog at the bottom of this post.   v2.65 Highlights: Quality of Life Changes Fans of multiplayer are going to love this one! Regions owned by players who disconnect during a multiplayer match can now be claimed by others. Additio...
September 14, 2017 by Island Dog
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation FREE Juggernaut DLC Reveals Devastating New Warships Plus, check out the v2.5 update with lots of gameplay and modding improvements!      Free New Juggernauts DLC PHC Agamemnon Designed to annihilate swarms of enemy units and overrun defensive positions, the Agamemnon has the potential to hold territory against waves of enemies for long periods of time. With two rapid-firing laser batteries and tempest missil...
August 24, 2017 by Island Dog
  Wage a Massive War in Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation! Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is a massive-scale RTS where you can conquer alien worlds, build enormous and diverse armies, and engage in epic battles against up to a dozen other players on huge maps.     FEATURES:  Engage in Massive Sized Games Huge maps can hold over a dozen players at once.  Manage Your Armies Globally The global view feature shows the&nb...
June 8, 2017 by Island Dog
Juggernauts and a Brand New Campaign Arrive in v2.3 Dominate the battlefield with two brand new tier 4 warships and experience the fully voiced "Genesis" campaign   Let's take a Quick Look at these Terrifying Tier 4 units:   PHC - The Leonidas A heavy Dreadnought destroyer, this ship boasts the most powerful weapon ever mounted on a construct. It can tear Dreadnoughts apart and stand up to assaults by using its rail cannons and auto cannon...
December 13, 2016 by Island Dog
IGN has nominated Ashes of the Singularity in their Best Strategy Game of 2016 Awards! You can also cast your vote for the Peoples Choice winner.  http://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2016-awards/Best_Strategy_Game    
December 15, 2016 by Island Dog
New Features, WASD Camera Movement, and Audio Alerts in v1.5!   Check out the full list of updates in the change log below You spoke, and we listened! We are committed to providing updates for Ashes of the Singularity and we know this newest one will provide a lot of what you've been asking for. Some of v1.5's highlights include: WASD Movement: To make it easier to scan the map, we have added WASD enabled panning. Keep directing units ...
October 11, 2016 by Island Dog
PCGamesN has some exclusive video footage and screenshots from Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation! http://www.pcgamesn.com/ashes-of-the-singularity-escalation/escalation-gameplay-trailer
August 24, 2016 by Island Dog
More Players, More Worlds, More Units, More  Everything... in the new Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Standalone Expansion Stardock has revealed the first expansion pack for its massive-scale RTS, Ashes of the Singularity. Escalation lets you take your war to the next strategic level on huge maps, destroy your enemy with devastating orbital abilities, bolster your armies with unique new units, and much more!   Ashes of ...
August 4, 2016 by Island Dog
v1.3 Adds New Maps and More Responsive Units Have greater control over your army's movements and groupings in v1.3! Wage war against  your opponent on new maps and coordinate more easily with teammates using the Map Ping feature.  For a list of all the changes, check out the changelog below!   New Features Unit Responsiveness - Units now respond faster to move orders and reach their destination more efficie...
July 21, 2016 by Island Dog
Wage an Epic War on Sprawling New Maps Grab your friends - and your enemies - for some matches of epic proportions on these new, large-sized maps! Holding between 4 and 6 players, each map provides exciting opportunities for free-for-all matches, large team matches, and more. The new scenario will leave you fighting for a planet's control against the enemy Substrate in order to hold onto your fortified plateau long enough to seize victory. NEW SC...
June 23, 2016 by Island Dog
 It's that time of the year again...the Steam Summer Sale has begun Stardock's games and DLC are up to 75% off*, snag these deals while you can.   Offworld Trading Company $39.99 Now $19.99 Ashes of the Singularity $39.99 Now $19.99 Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion $39.99 Now $9.99 Galactic Civilizations III $39.99 Now $13.59   Additional titles on sale: ...
April 13, 2016 by Island Dog
Starburst Magazine  reviews Ashes of the Singularity and gives it a 9 out of 10! "Ashes of the Singularity mixes the best qualities of Supreme Commander and Sins of a Solar Empire, offering fast paced continual wars on an unprecedented scale. It takes the best qualities of recent RTS titans but sidesteps the easy pitfalls which could have made this all too derivative a release. If you have any investment in this genre at all, if the idea big Star Wars&n...
April 26, 2016 by Island Dog
  You spoke and we listened! Ashes v1.1 is here with new units, additional campaign options, new maps and more! Engaging with our community and hearing what you have to say is really important to us here at Stardock.  Over the last couple of weeks since Ashes' release, we have been reading your reviews and applying your comments to updates for the game. v1.1 is ready to go, and so far, we've added:   New Campaign Dif...
April 8, 2016 by Island Dog
V1.01 for Ashes of the Singularity is here! We have been listening to your feedback over the last week and we want to thank you for all of your extremely valuable input. In order to address some of your balance concerns, we’ve looked at the following: Balance of units, buildings, and economy Difficulty balance for the AI levels Difficulty balance for the Campaign In addition to looking at overall balance, we’ve also removed the “Fringe” map fr...