For those wondering where our website went, we're going to be down for a bit while we move servers and do some long overdue updates. If you need support you can still reach us at help@longbowgames.com and check social media for updates on the new DX-Ball 2 and Hegemony III content that is in the works.

In case you missed it, this is the last weekend for owners of Hegemony Rome or Gold to grab your 20% loyalty discount on Hegemony III. For those who are still wondering what the new game is all about, we've got a live preview of the latest update going on this afternoon at 3pm EDT (2 hrs from now) on Twitch [www.twitch.tv].

The battle for the ancient world has begun! Command armies and manage resources to forge the next great empire of the ancient world! Hegemony III is now available on Steam with a 30% launch discount for owners of Hegemony Rome or Gold. And join us in 1 hour (3pm EDT, August 25th) for a developer playthrough and Q&A on twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/longbowgames

Hegemony Rome 2.2.3 beta 1 is now available in the 'update_testing' branch. This patch fixes two minor bugs that were reported by the community with error messages like 'Group member is not controlled by the same faction' and 'Dir not valid'.

It's also the last day to submit an entry to the Hegemony III portrait contest. So, dig up those Rome reviews or Gold let's play videos and send the links over to rob@longbowgames.com for a chance to see yourself as a general in Hegemony III!

New grouping and ship controls, improved mercenary balance, expanded mod support and lots more! Thanks to the community for all the support and feedback during the beta. For all the details checkout the full changelog over on the forums.

Hello fellow military leaders, new DLC 'Advanced Tactics' and update 2.2 are now live! DLC adds 6 all-new units and the update features the new ambush/recon game mechanic, modding samples as well as several bug fixes and improvements. Have fun everyone! Visit the discussion boards for a complete changelog!

Strike fear into the hearts of your enemies and raise troop morale on the battlefield with the free ‘Bannermen’ micro-DLC for Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar! This new cosmetic content adds four fully-animated units to the game: including the Roman Aquilifer and the Gallic Hornblower.

The DLC is a small thank you for the fantastic support from the community, but larger additional content is planned and will be coming soon.Click on the link below to access the new content

In order to publish updates on a more regular basis, we'd like to invite you to join the public update beta testing branch here on Steam. We really appreciate everyone's passion and want to improve the game with each update for everyone who enjoys playing and playtest Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar. But, there's more to come! We have some more cool stuff up our sleeves, like a big thank you everyone who helped us playtest during early access and beyond. So, stay tuned!

How to access the update testing:

- Right click Hegemony Rome in your Steam library and select Properties
- Switch to the BETAS tab and enter the following password: HegemonyRome (case sensitive)
- Now choose the 'update_testing" branch from the drop down menu

Please note: If you want to report problems/bugs/comments related to the update_testing branch then please add an [Update] tag to your thread name on the forums.

And here's some more information on the current build in the update_testing branch:

Release Notes 2.0.5 Beta 1
- Warning: This is an preview update for Hegemony Rome. While it contains multiple improvements and fixes for the game, it has not been thoroughly tested yet and may contain new issues. If you have any questions or problems, please contact us on the forums or you can send dump files to rob@longbowgames.com

Change Log:
- Bug Fix: Fixed CTD related to unit LODs
- Bug Fix: Fixed CTD caused by ship pathfinding in narrow rivers
- Optimization: Fixed significant performance bottleneck in late-game sandbox
- Optimization: Improved rendering speed for large armies

Have fun!

Hi everyone, we just put out a new update which brings some more improvements, bug fixes, general gameplay adjustments, and finally the Russian localisation.

Here's the latest changelog:

- Added Russian localization
- Added new forts and resources to the map
- Fixed multiple pathfinding issues on the map
- Fixed some sandbox objectives that were not completable when started as certain factions
- Fixed problems with marsh and alpine movement
- Fixed problem with missing supply radii around forts/cities
- Fixed problems with sound effect playback
- Fixed problems with moving units off beached ships
- Improvements to resource overlays on the strategy map
- Adjustments to faction hostility
- Cities/forts now take longer to capture when there are units inside
- New option to disable the tutorials in the campaign
- Plus various objective, CTD and AI fixes