- Galactic Ruler, Update 7, version 1308 - 16 July 2024
We have not heard any complaints with our latest fasttrack build, so we're going to make it public for all users. If anyone does spot an issue, please let us know. Here's the full changelog for v.1308 Description for boosted speed changed to be more accurate Updated hotkeys for triggering departments Fix for MP Start button being stuck, preventing MP games Minor updates to tutorials General engine improvements from SR development Resolved MP Sync issue with destroying beacons Found a fixed a potential crash in the user interface We also recently posted a video showing some tricks for efficient galactic exploration. You can view it here;
- Galactic Ruler Enlightenment Release! - 18 April 2024
The BattleGoat team is excited to announce the release of Galactic Ruler Enlightenment, a new chapter in the Galactic Ruler universe! Check out the new features and two brand new Campaigns, ready for your Galactic dominations! Existing Galactic Ruler players receive a 50% discount using the Steam Bundle https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38063/Galactic_Ruler_Enlightenment_Bundle/
- Update Notes for Build 1272 - 14 March 2024
As we continue to work on the new campaign system and content for Galactic Ruler Enlightenment, this gives us the opportunity to focus on extra testing for the overall systems used by both games. Numerous updates, fixes and adjustments have been made which also benefit Galactic Ruler. This update also addresses the issue that newly formed colonies often lack enough military personnel to get their initial military facilities online. Having reviewed the overall design, the decision was that when moving population to a colony, if the colony population is below 1M citizens, then 80% of the new colonists immediately enlist for military service. This content has been available on fasttrack for a few weeks and is now public for all players. Here's the full changelog for v.1272 Change to population migration - when total population is below 1M, most colonist become military personnel Tutorial 4…
- New Pricing, and announcing Galactic Ruler Enlightenment! - 1 February 2024
It's been a big month for Galactic Ruler! Announcing the next game in the Galactic Ruler series, Galactic Ruler Enlightenment ! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2338470/Galactic_Ruler_Enlightenment/ Galactic Ruler Enlightenment will be available as a $10 bundle for existing GR owners, or it will be available on its own for those that don't own GR yet. GRE adds two campaigns, two new races, and other updates. We'll have more information in the next few weeks on GRE, but it will also be taking part as a Demo in the Steam Next Fest starting February 5th! We will be continuing support of the original Galactic Ruler with bug fixes and game improvements, however all completely new features and new content will be coming out in Galactic Ruler Enlightenment Galactic Ruler is now available at a new lower price! And if you haven't yet, make sure to check out our recent Game Update for Galactic…
- Galactic Ruler Update 6, version 1249 - 26 January 2024
Update 6 for Galactic Ruler tackles a long time concern of the community - the balance of the energy commodity. Planets now start with more power output and more exploitable resources. The Merchant AI offers more energy for trade. We think we've found a balance that is much less punishing but still presents a challenge as players expand. We hope it resolves this issue for most players. If you'd like to see the new balance in action, YouTuber Arquebus-X has posted a new video with the latest update. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-fLcb6Wh5M GR also continues to benefit from underlying AI improvements being made as part of the ongoing development of the Supreme Ruler series. And for those who missed it, on our YouTube channel we've announced Galactic Ruler Enlightenment, a new title in the series which will feature campaign stories using much of the same mechanics and design. Watch for…
- Galactic Ruler Update 5 - 21 November 2023
This update continues to add game improvements gained from Supreme Ruler 2030 development, specifically the Battlegroup Manager. Integration of this feature is ongoing, but a number of other fixes have been made to the engine so the decision was made for those to be moved from fasttrack to public. GAME SPEED The game option for Boosted Fasted Game Speed from SR2030 now exists in GR as well. When on, game speed is capped. When off, it's the same as before. It can be found in the Game Options - General section Fixed RoE panel that had gotten broken in version 1202 Fix capturing land on other planets BattleGroup Manger screen added Functional improvements to the controls for unloading units from cargo Fixed orbital stations on undeveloped moon again remains part of the empire if adjacent Fix to display of remaining build time of facilities Fix to alert messages all disappearing if the list…
- Galactic Ruler Update 4 - 13 October 2023
Over the last few months work has picked up again on Galactic Ruler as we start to integrate improvements made for Supreme Ruler 2030 into GR. We've had 2 updates on Fasttrack so far and both have seemed relatively stable. Stable enough that we've now made this an official public update. Below you'll find the full changelog for this update. We have more work planned, so stay tuned for further news. GAME SPEED The game option for Boosted Fasted Game Speed from SR2030 now exists in GR as well. When on, game speed is capped. When off, it's the same as before. It can be found in the Game Options - General section Added game option Boosted Fasted Game Speed. Currently defaults off, turn on for top speeds similar to previous versions General pathing improvements at planet level Revised terrain bits Performance improvements Combat AI Improvements Pathing AI Improvements Changes to multiplayer…
- Supreme Ruler 2030 Development Update - UI - 8 February 2023
The BattleGoat Team talks about new features in Supreme Ruler 2030... this week, features from the Supreme Ruler Ultimate User Interface wishlist that have now made it in to our upcoming game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlZT9o6xVxU
- Galactic Ruler - Weeklong Sale! - 1 February 2023
Check out our midweek sale on Galactic Ruler! Did you also remember to catch the recent news about Update 3? Looking to get a feel for Galactic Ruler Gameplay? Tune in to Average Gamer as he plays through GR - now Broadcasting (pre-recorded) on the Steam Store page! Look for more Galactic Ruler news coming soon. Also be sure to add our next title, Supreme Ruler 2030, to your steam wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093410/Supreme_Ruler_2030/
- Supreme Ruler 2030 Development Update - 25 January 2023
The first of our video updates about Supreme Ruler 2030 development - a look at new Unit Trading and Pathing features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRSqo-dIbkU Be sure to add Supreme Ruler 2030 to your Steam Wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093410/Supreme_Ruler_2030/
- Millennium Bundle Special! - 18 January 2023
Looking to complete your library of BattleGoat titles? For a limited time only we've created a special "Millennium Bundle" with special pricing, including Supreme Ruler Ultimate, Great War and Galactic Ruler - if you own SRU/SRGW but not Galactic Ruler, pick up GR at up to 75% off! If you own GR and not SRU/SRGW, same deal! If you already own the entire BattleGoat library, this is a terrific opportunity to introduce a friend! And don't forget to add our upcoming new release, Supreme Ruler 2030, to you Steam Wishlist - it helps us a lot! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2093410/Supreme_Ruler_2030/
- Galactic Ruler Update - 21 December 2022
Update 3 for Galactic Ruler brings in some extensive changes. The colonies you build on other worlds now work better as feeder colonies. AI factions can be given a build rate advantage for a bigger gameplay challenge. Leaders can now be assigned to battlegroups you assemble. A number of the changes in this update are the direct result of ongoing development for Supreme Ruler 2030. Since they share a common code base, improvements to one game are often supported by both. Update 3 also includes a number of additions specifically to address user feedback. We've been able to analyze user provided savegames as well as tracking forum and discord discussions. And of course it includes many general fixes. It should also be noted that some of our updates required a structural change to savegame files. For this reason, savegames created in previous versions will not be compatible with the newest…
- Join us for our 40th Anniversary Sale! - 15 November 2022
The original Supreme Ruler game was released for the TRS-80 computer in 1982, making Supreme Ruler the longest strategy game franchise still in development. Join us as we celebrate 40 years of Intelligent Strategy games! All BattleGoat titles are on sale, including our latest release, Galactic Ruler. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138440/Galactic_Ruler/ Also tune in to our Store Page and watch community member Average Gamer do a broadcast walkthrough of many of the features of Galactic Ruler. Stay tuned as we release Developer Vlogs and updates in the coming weeks, looking back at our history and forward to our upcoming updates and new releases! Thank you to all our players and fans for your continued support!
- Join us for our 40th Anniversary Sale! - 15 November 2022
The original Supreme Ruler game was released for the TRS-80 computer in 1982, making Supreme Ruler the longest strategy game franchise still in development. Join us as we celebrate 40 years of Intelligent Strategy games! All BattleGoat titles are on sale, including our latest release, Galactic Ruler. Also tune in to our Store Page and watch community member Average Gamer do a broadcast walkthrough of many of the features of Galactic Ruler. Thank you to all our players and fans for your continued support!
- The Developers Play Galactic Ruler! - 8 September 2022
Join us as we play Galactic Ruler and answer questions. Part of the Games from Ontario #playthenorth Event!
- Galactic Ruler Update - 7 September 2022
Update 2 for Galactic Ruler is focused on a few very specific improvements. First is a visual change, water now has a visual effect so it's more distinct and a bit nicer visually. But we also made some functional changes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQR8xzxLyG8 Planet controls - the governor screen in the planet info popup now includes a pulldown list of options for defining the focus of worlds you own. When establishing a new colony, you can choose between Balance, Industrial or Military focus to set a series of governor priorities all at once that should have the governor pursue a predictable course of action with your newly acquired world. You can return this to manual control at any time. Pirate World Redesign - The way pirate worlds are generated has been changed to bring the majority of their settlements and improvements closer together. Feedback from players was that defeatin…
- Galactic Ruler Update - 25 August 2022
Our first major update post release includes a number of balance changes based on community feedback and the request for a greater amount of energy available from planets - not just from trades with Merchant AI. This also fixes a bug that was found in exploiting gas giants and lava moons. We've also added a feature to the game lobby. When selecting which faction to play, you can now disable some of the races so AI regions won't get those factions either. Furthermore, there are now anomalies scattered randomly through the systems. Some of them won't yield any benefits but some will help with energy, research progress or research efficiency. Another new feature is that at the game lobby, when setting up the game, it's possible to set certain races as inactive, so they won't be randomly given to an AI faction. This does of course reduce the number of available races. The update is in Fastt…
- BattleGoat Developer Blog - 19 August 2022
Just today we posted onto Steam's Tools section the modding tool for editing Galactic Ruler files. This will allow you to import many of the files players commonly like to play with, make your changes, then export them again. Combined with the previously provide upload tool, players can now make and share their mods. Earlier this week, our first video blog since release was posted over on YouTube. In case you missed it you can watch it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YSjrZGuJTc Since release we've had one minor update. A bigger update with some major balance changes is in testing and should be ready for next week. It will also include fixes and a few new features. If you've gotten into the game and played around a bit, please leave us some feedback on how it's going so far.
- Galactic Ruler Official Release and Launch Discount! - 9 August 2022
BattleGoat Studios is very proud to announce the Official Release of Galactic Ruler. Join us and take advantage of a 25% off Launch Discount until August 10th. BattleGoat's new Real-Time strategy game incorporates exploration, resource management, diplomacy, and tactical planetary and space battles. Start from a humble home planet, dominate your system, and expand across the stars to become Galactic Ruler!
- Galactic Ruler Official Release! - 3 August 2022
BattleGoat Studios is excited to announce that Galactic Ruler, a new space-based strategy title from the creators of the Supreme Ruler series, is officially released. Galactic Ruler has been developed through Steam's Early Access and we've received lots of great feedback, suggestions, and input from our player community. We're excited to unveil it to an enthusiastic audience of strategy gamers! Galactic Ruler is unique in offering real-time strategy tactical game play at both the planetary level and in the vastness of space. From your homeworld, consolidate your power throughout your solar system and from there, throughout a custom-generated galaxy. The possibilities are endless with options for galaxy size, system density and a variety of alien races to play as or against. Lead your faction in diplomacy or conquest across a unique galactic map where any system might hold hostile enemie…
