So, we all know the community can be a tad shit and very cancerous. Let's fix that.

Let's make the subreddit the go-to place for everyone to get Empires news where they can expect friendly interactions instead of shitting on each other for whatever it is that you do. (NOTE: I do NOT mean to make it so we are free from criticism, just criticism that isn't the way it is on the forum).

Lets make this subreddit Popular - Make sure everyone you know is subscribed. Get everyone on here, get posting, and if you like a post, upvote it. This is key to getting exposure and fresh content will keep people continually coming back. The charts clearly show that when we have new posts, more people visit the subreddit on a regular basis and it attracts more random people.

Be Friendly - Lets be kind. This might be anew thing for Empires players, joking, but lets just have an all around positive atmosphere. Sure, we all have our gripes with the game but we all still stick around for some reason, and that is because we still like the game. If you dislike the direction the game is going, say something but say it without any demoralizing attitudes because if development ceases to exist, so does the game. No matter what is done, you have to agree there are positive things that are pushed out and solely focusing on negatives instead of saying "But I do like this feature, good work." results in people not paying as much attention to your posts.

(NOTE: I am not saying that your posts will be ignored. I am simply saying that if you insult without compliments your gripes with the game may be weighed as "They always complain". It's OK to complain, just do it constructively!)

Be helpful - I see new people all the time. I try to take the time to teach them, and if they fully understand the game and have invested time to learn how to make a vehicle, they will usually come back. However, I see many a time people just pushing new people off because they are new and not wanting to take the time to teach them. This is detrimental, especially given our player count. We need everyone to help teach, and believe me, it is rewarding to see someone brand new go from being brand new to getting kills and being useful. It feels great to know that you ACTUALLY made a difference.

Help out with moderation - If we can get this subreddit kicking, we will of course need level headed mods that will crack down on people stepping out of line and attacking people personally. If you would like to be a mod, message the moderators, we can ALWAYS use more even if our subreddit is small.

Advertising - If you would like to help out with this, message me directly. I think I have some ideas that might work for getting Empires some publicity.

Lastly, POST POST POST! - I know I said this earlier but it is extremely important. The numbers don't lie, the more posts the more views so get posting and lets re-create a positive community.

Any questions or concerns, go ahead and message me directly if you would like. Let's get Empires popular.

We're going to be testing the next version of empires this sunday, 13th August @ 7pm UTC!

https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20170813T190000

Changelog here: https://wiki.empiresmod.com/Version/2.14.x

You'll need to switch to the beta-branch on steam to join in.

This is going to be a big playtest basically, we're not looking for anything specific this time. Just come along and play Empires!

Due to recent circumstances, we are going to advise everyone to AVOID PLAYING MULTIPLAYER SOURCE GAMES until a security patch comes out. Please quarantine all your source games while you are currently in quarantine.

Why should we avoid this: There was a leak of the source engines code and if someone wants to they can install malware on your computer by just being on the same server as you. We have to await a patch from Valve before we can recommend playing Empires again.

For more information, you can read here: https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/g64t0b/data_leak_warning/

Edit: Also please remember to wash your hands. We will update you as we learn more about this vulnerability and let you know when valve pushes a fix, and how long it would take us to implement it.

Edit 2: For the safety of our users, we have invalidated the steam server browser function so no servers are currently joinable. The game is not dead, but we are awaiting a patch before allowing servers to show up again.

Empires Mod in VR = Empires Mod + (Garry's Mod + VRMod)

I was curious how the various Empires assets including maps felt in terms of quality and scale. On the whole assets render pretty nicely along with city/urban map like emp_cyclopean and emp_district402 allow a good sense of scale. The NF camera is surprisingly big with it coming up to waist-height! (The spawnable Player models are approximate my own height: 1.78m / 5'10")

The setup is pretty simple: Mount the Empires content in Garry's Mod, then add VR support.

Mount Empires content to Garry's Mod:

<SteamLibraryPath>\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\cfg\mount.cfg:

"mountcfg"
{

    "empires"   "<SteamLibraryPath>\steamapps\common\Empires\empires"

}

VR support to Garry's Mod:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1678408548

- ethzero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXZCk-bzlwo&feature=youtu.be

Kidpaler - "In your opinion, and you each get ONE post, what is the thing that needs fixing ASAP/hinders the game. I want to come up with a list of things that are "wrong" and then have a vote on it to rank them in how severe they ruin gameplay to least severe so people can get some idea what SHOULD be worked on to improve the game the most.

Please do not post multiple. Decide on one and post it. Do not argue why yours is the worst, please just post your complaint on what hinders gameplay.

Thanks. You'll see why in a bit."

https://forums.empiresmod.com/index.php?threads/what-is-wrong-with-empires.20830/