New Update Released for A Murder of Crows

Posted by: GameBorder Staff on 2009-01-07 13:05:20

Toronto, Canada - January 7, 2009 - Leading video game publisher Lighthouse Interactive and acclaimed developer Kerberos Productions continue to prove their commitment to the dedicated Sword of the Stars community, by releasing the second update (1.6.4) for A Murder of Crows (PC) to the public shortly after a surprise, early release to gaming fans on the Kerberos and Lighthouse messageboards.

The following key features are included in Update 1.6.4:

• Auto-pause feature added to single-player games.
• Added tech negotiation news event art.
• Fleet list can now be filtered by Flagship or Deep Scan.
• Slavers are back!
• Research bonus added for killing the VN grand menace.
• New avatars are available
• Morale bonus is now awarded when a grand menace is destroyed.
• Increased Cruiser and Dreadnought targeting manoeuvrability.
• Increased income from Q-ships.
• Added new controls to set ship or fleet facings… including Broadsides!
• Zuul alien language research now yields improved slave lifespans.

A Murder of Crows (PC) is the latest expansion to the highly acclaimed 4X space strategy game Sword of the Stars (PC). It is available for digital download at GamersGate.com and the Lighthouse Interactive webshop. Players are required to have either Sword of the Stars: Collector’s Edition or Born of Blood in order to play this new addition to the franchise.