Demise of Nations Fixes - February 24, 2026

February 24, 2026

Stardock is proud to announce a major update to Demise of Nations, the 4X turn‑based grand strategy wargame that spans the rise of Rome to the fall of modern civilization.

Highlights & New Features

• AI Chat Bot now accessible via the @ai {message} command.
• Free publishing and downloading of maps - modding & upload is completely open.
• Modding tutorial published on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FbW2ZjuPue8.
• Visual cue: the game window flashes when a bundle update finishes, indicating readiness.
• Rollover effect enabled while editing.
• Keyboard shortcut CTRL+S now correctly saves maps.
• File Dialog double‑click opens and saves files.
• Latest language translations added.
• QR‑Code generator integrated for in‑game QR codes.
• Self‑hosted server status page introduced for real‑time server health.
• Performance improvements: audio volume updates only when changed, I/O and string allocation optimizations.
• Maintenance: libGDX upgraded to version 1.14.0 (crash fixes).
• Maintenance: time utility switched to ISO‑8601 (proleptic Gregorian calendar).
• Maintenance: StringBuffer replaced with CharArray for better performance.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Epic purchase validation that broke with the latest Epic SDK.
• Fixed Getdown files not showing in the file selector.
• Fixed wrong error handling in transaction when score server was offline - exception now forwarded properly.
• Fixed SHIFT + ESC behavior - no longer triggers dialog popup, correctly toggles fullscreen mode.
• Fixed crash when a blank image was added in the animation editor (modding section).
• Fixed null‑pointer crash when the wait panel was not yet created.
• Fixed crash related to animation editor blank image addition.
• Fixed crash when wait panel creation was pending (null pointer).
• Fixed crash caused by StringBuffer usage - replaced with CharArray.
• Fixed performance‑related crashes (various stability improvements).

For more details, visit the official announcement: https://steamcommunity.com/games/338810/announcements/detail/526494450238621901.

Stardock thanks the community for continued support and looks forward to future developments in Demise of Nations.