[If you've just downloaded the game for the first time, you can safely ignore this message]For debugging reasons (details here), the lobby client launcher/wrapper (but not the client itself, once you log in) will re-download the latest Zero-K stabl…

To stick with the theme of crazy Defender changes we've cooked up something that few thought was even possible. Defender now has a reload bar. Trident is another benefactor of this change and its fancy new bar even convinced Angler and Hacksaw to m…

Sea has a balance update, with a more interesting Reef and less dominant Ronin. The amphibious bots are fleshed out with their own crawling bomb. There was mixed feedback on the Defender cost increase. Personally, I missed the choice of light turrets b…

Many people are concerned by Defender so here is a test with a Defender that cost 120 metal, up from 80 metal (the image above is a tiny bit exaggerated). Is it still useful? What does the game look like? Play to find out.Mostly we are working on fixes…

The largest change in this version is internal: most of the internal filenames for units have been renamed. The files now follow a sensible system which will make them more approachable for developers. Anyone with local widgets or a non-Circuit AI will…

Due to caster availability the May 1v1 tournament has been pushed back a week. The start time is now 10AM UTC, Saturday 27th May. See the original thread for more information and to sign up. http://zero-k.info/Forum/NewPost?threadID=24075

The time has come for a 1v1 tournament. Aquanim is coordinating this tournament – direct any questions/requests there.The tournament is planned to take place at 10AM UTC, Saturday 20th May. Registration will be open up until 1 hour before the start tim…

A few days ago, Empire won the latest round of Planetwars with a deep strike to capture Sparta, the Federation homeworld. Throne was lost in the process (due to a malfunctioning warp jammer) but after a developer discussion we decided to continue the r…

The main part of this release is a stack of balance tweaks that have been floating around the forum and/or my head. Hover has a few nerfs while some more maligned units were buffed to try to bring them up to a decent strength. Dagger has a damage reduc…