New beta build! https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:Multiplayer_Alpha_And_Beta#Beta_2.752_Golden_Devourer
You need to use the current_beta branch on Steam or GOG to play this one. If you have trouble with it, there is a most_recent_stable_beta, now, too.
This one brings in a new golden ring laser that is mostly a feature for DLC2, and adds it onto the Devourer Golem. That Golem was looking kind of pathetic compared to more recent dangers in the galaxy anyway, but now it has a strong new danger level to it: https://youtu.be/IckDa6s_7j0
Fireteams in general now are a lot less timid, and thus most factions in the game (base and DLCs) are likely to seem more active. It's hard to cut of the Praetorian Guard as much, but there's a nice interplay where you still CAN... but not as firmly.
A couple of bugs were also fixed, and several new features for DLC2 were added. The AMU mod works once again, having been updated to support the new features relating to repair that were added last version.