Stardock has announced today that the first major update to Gas Powered Games’ Demigod  is now available for download. Users will have the option to automatically install the updates via Stardock’s digital distribution platform, Impulse.

Demigod is the ultimate real-time tactical PC strategy game. For fans of strategic epic large-scale multiplayer battles, Demigod is an irresistible title that includes extensive role-playing elements: Players will vanquish other would-be gods, gain levels and unlock the power of mystic artifacts as they battle for ascent to the Pantheon.


Among the updates in Demigod:

 

• Custom Games make full use of new Demigod Online system developed by Stardock: Players who have opened their ports get directly connected, Players who don’t have opened ports will get connected via a NAT server, Players who still can’t connect will have their games hosted by Stardock servers based in Asia, Europe, or North America depending on player location.
• Teams can concede a game to end it early once it becomes apparent who is going to win
• Launch of the second Epoch online. Existing statistics archived and rankings based on new games
• Improved chat window handling
• When players sell a minion idol, minions connected to that idol are destroyed
• Improved computer AI
• Removed “spammy” achievement alerts
• Improved visuals on certain NVIDIA cards at lower quality settings
• Heart of Life more expensive, now an artifact, longer cooldown
• Hex Scroll is more powerful
• Reward for completing a game is now 40 favor points
• Reduced experience and gold reward from killing piling priests and angels
• Angel unit AI improved
• Many small tweaks and fixes to engine and multiplayer

With Impulse, users purchase their game and can then immediately download and install the game through the Impulse client which seamlessly manages updates, community features and more. Games become part of that user’s account such that when a user purchase a new machine, a user can simply re-download the Impulse client, logon to their account and re-download all their purchases, even years into the future.

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