Firmament Wars

Released: Sep 3, 2018
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 07 Sep 2026, 08:43 GMT

Updates & announcements

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09 Mar 2026Developer post
Server-side update in favor of AWS support
First update in over 8 years... =) I moved the back-end from a traditional web hosting solution in favor of AWS. This should make the game more stable, reliable, and cheaper in the long-term. Expect many more years of support for Firmament Wars. Maybe I should market this game? I
26 Mar 2019Eurogamer
Myst developer Kickstarting new steampunk VR puzzle adventure Firmament
Cyan Worlds, the developer behind seminal puzzle adventure Myst, has launched a Kickstarter to fund development of its new VR game Firmament. Those with decently honed memory skills might recall that Firmament was initially unveiled in March last year, whereupon it was referred t
12 Nov 2018Developer post
Patch 1.0.6 - Minor bug fixes
Just another round of improvements: Computer cannon statistics now register correctly on the game's final stat screen. The final stat screen now properly displays the computer's difficulty. The game's targeting system will no longer attempt to automatically target a valid tile, b
Just another round of improvements:

Computer cannon statistics now register correctly on the game's final stat screen.
The final stat screen now properly displays the computer's difficulty.
The game's targeting system will no longer attempt to automatically target a valid tile, but will instead display an error message. This was originally implemented to help the player, but it proved to be too disorienting.
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03 Oct 2018Developer post
Patch 1.0.4 - More bug fixes
• The AI now uses cannons as intended. • Fixed the "cannot join the game" bug. • Fixed a bug that caused an unintended "not adjacent" error message that had extra information in it. • Fixed a bug that caused your government selection to not save properly. • Game names can now hav
13 Sep 2018Developer post
Patch 1.0.3 - Enhancements and Fixes
• Blank or "Unknown" flags for CPU and human players are now shown as dark blue solid flags. • When adding CPU opponents, it will now default to the difficulty you last selected. • Fixed a bug that caused the CPU opponents to erroneously disconnect in some cases. • Your computer
03 Sep 2018Developer post
Patch 1.0.2 - More Fixes and Improvements
Cleaned up a few more minor bugs after streaming last night: • You can now re-fortify tiles that have been nuked. • AI players have received a bump in their calculated resource values. This will help them appear more aligned with human players. • Fixed a tile in central China tha
03 Sep 2018Developer post
Patch 1.01
Minor bug fix: • Fixed diplomacy flag images for AI players when it is manually selected in the game lobby.
01 Sep 2018Developer post
Patch 1.0 is live!
Patch 1.0 is here! Here are the final bug fixes and enhancements for the full release version: • Fixed a bug that caused CPU player state in the game lobby to get out of sync in some circumstances. • Fixed the displayed status of online players on your friend list. • Fixed the in
30 Aug 2018Developer post
Patch 0.3.1 Is Finally Here!
The mega update is finally here! Firmament Wars has been upgraded with a highly optimized caching system to store game data. Expect gameplay to feel much smoother and faster than ever! Along with the redesign are some updates as well: • Literally everything should feel faster and
26 Aug 2018Developer post
Upgrading to version 0.3 - Outage Taking Longer Than Expected
Apologies for the extended outage. We'll be right back when everything is working as expected! The latest update came with some unexpected behavior.
08 Aug 2018Developer post
Full Release Pushed to Late August to Finish Netcode Optimization
Thanks to all of the helpful feedback from players, we found several important improvements to work on! For the time being, we are finished adding maps. Since the start of Early Access on June 23rd, we have added five new maps and improved one map. We hoped to release today, howe
23 Jul 2018Developer post
New 8-Player Flat Earth Map And More!
Patch 0.2.6 has added the following: • A new 8-player Flat Earth map has been added to the game. • The map now zooms out farther than before to allow players to see more at once. • Made various server-side performance optimizations.
20 Jul 2018Developer post
New 6-player Map: China!
Patch 0.2.5 has changed the following: • A new 6-player map in China! They say never fight a land war in Asia, but we'll make an exception for this 126-tile behemoth! • Adjustments and optimizations to several maps and the mouse zoom feature. Continuous optimizations are still on
17 Jul 2018Developer post
New Leaderboards!
Patch 0.2.4 Introduced the following updates: • There is a new national power ranking leaderboard that lists players' actual nations by wins. • There is a new flag power ranking leaderboard that lists all player-selected flags by wins. • The game will now prevent you from firing
15 Jul 2018Developer post
Free New Map: Europe Mena!
Patch 0.2.3 notes: • New 8-player map called Europe Mena (Middle-East, North Africa). This huge 137-tile map is perfect for battling groups of friends around the Mediterranean Sea! • Updated the game engine to run more recent versions of everything for better performance and feat
11 Jul 2018Developer post
New Alpha Earth map! And 90+ new flags!
Patch 0.2.2 notes: • New 8-player Alpha Earth map! A giant world map for your global warfare needs! This is also the new default map. • Added about 90 new flags. I lost count. I added every flag for existing nations that were missing. • You can now zoom OUT on the map to get a wi
07 Jul 2018Developer post
Free New Germany Map! Over 50 New Flags!
Patch 0.2.1: • There is a new 8-player map: Germany! Duke it out on the biggest map ever! • There are now over 50 new flags in the game! • Flags now support transparency where appropriate such as Nepal and Ohio. • You can now select the flag of CPU players • The AI has been adjus
23 Jun 2018Developer post
Early Access Begins!
Patch 0.2.0 is now available and early access has begun! Expect continued development, bug fixes, and new maps up until the scheduled release date: August 8th, 2018!
22 Jun 2018Developer post
Update 0.1.7 released!
• Attack and Split Attack now have a 1-second cooldown. • Six new languages are now supported: French, Korean, Japanese, Turkish, Polish, and Italian.
20 Jun 2018Developer post
Patch 0.1.6 Updates
• Localization support added for simplified Chinese, Russian, German, and Portuguese!