Empires 1.04 Beta is now available for download. Both clients and servers will need to download this update as usual. Besides bug fixes, this update also includes one new map, Badland, and fixes to Escort and Canyon! Badland is a milestone as it is the first fan created map to be included as an official map. Gobanzo Mon is the creator and deserves recognition for his excellent work. If you're a mapper, you can get started mapping by using the included Empires.fgd with each public release, and visit the Mapping section of our forums for help. We look forward to including more fan created maps in future releases.

Important note to server admins: Emp_badland will have to be manually added to your "mapcycle.txt" file to place the map in your server's map rotation.