Ages of the Federation is a new total conversion mod for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion. This mod takes place in the Enterprise and Original series eras, focusing on the conflict between the early Federation and Klingon Empire. A resurgent Romulan Star Empire, angry and still licking its wounds after their defeat to Earth and her allies waits in the shadows, ready to take advantage of any of misstep by either the warring powers. The Xindi, new to the galactic stage are also eager to forge their own path.

Report RSS Ages of the Federation - Milestone Reached!

The team celebrates a big achievement in the mod's progress.

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Greetings all,

As many of you will already know, we just reached a major milestone in the development of the mod. But what the heck - we're excited about it, so we're going to announce it again!

The Federation faction is done!

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The Federation's ready to rock, baby! Peacefully, of course...


That's right - all the in-game features for the Federation faction are in place and functioning. There are still tweaks and some small additions to be made, of course - icons, particle effects, that sort of thing, as well as balancing - but in terms of functionality the Federation faction is now officially complete.

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Next, of course, will be the Klingons. We've already got a bit of a head start on the Klingon faction - their ship list is complete, Max and Neph are updating and Substance Painting their models, and we've already made a solid start on their research tree. From here on out progress should (hopefully) move somewhat faster as many of the foundations for the upcoming factions can be transplanted directly from the Federation. We're up and flying now!

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The Klingons are now the priority


Expect a lot more Klingon-centric updates from this point on.

Many people, myself included, will naturally be holding out for more Romulan progress. That'll take a little while longer, I'm afraid. Compared to the state of the Federation or even the Klingons, the Romulans are still fairly bare-bones. That said, we've got a number of really great ideas for the Romulan faction. They're going to play a lot differently than the other two. Have no fear - once we've reached a certain level of progress on the Klingons, we'll be devoting more time to those pointy-eared hobgoblins.

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Prepare yourselves to receive their burning balls of justice


So what have you been working on lately?
Over the last couple of weeks both Max and especially Hobbs have been working like a couple of Trojans - the recent completion of the Federation faction is due in no small part to their hard work. Hobbs in particular (having some time off from work) has been putting a lot of hours into the mod lately, completing a number of research tree functions, icons, and menu screens. There are still a few gaps here and there but as it stands right now the Federation's research trees look like this:

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From top-left: Spaceframes, System Upgrades, Logistics, Diplomacy, Fleet Capacity,
and Discoveries. Click each for a closer look


Each and every one of those research options now works, where only a few short days ago many of them were not functional. As you can imagine, a great deal of work has been done in the last few days. We're very proud of our whole team.

So when will the mod be released?
Ah yes, the million dollar question - one that seems to be popping up more often as we get closer to the end of the year. That's understandable - since AotF was announced we've held that we were aiming for at least a beta release by the end of 2018. Sadly, this is looking increasingly unlikely. Considering how much work there is still to do and how little time there is left in the year, a more realistic ballpark estimate puts a beta release early in the new year. Just where did 2018 go, anyway?

We get that many of you may have been looking forward to playing Ages of the Federation during your Christmas breaks (if you're lucky enough to get one), so we're sorry to disappoint you on that front. Have no fear, though - AotF is coming. Maybe a bit late, but she'll be with you soon. Soon-ish, anyway.

We'll certainly let you know when we have a firm release date.

Alas, that's all for now. We'll be trying to post updates more often in the future - time permitting, of course. In the meantime, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube and Twitch channels to catch our weekly livestreams and watch us develop the mod in real time. Most of the time we just end up laughing at memes, but it's your best chance of being able to chat with us and ask us questions directly. Join in the shenanigans!

'Til next time, stay classy. Or don't.
- OrionSlaver

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Lord_Kane
Lord_Kane

The day draws near.
CAN'T FRAKKIN WAIT.
ahem
wrong franchise.

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Nephlim20
Nephlim20

YESSSS!!!! Congrats!

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Centurian128
Centurian128

I greatly look forward to their "burning balls of justice."

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TheLoneGunnman
TheLoneGunnman

That looks like a picture in the discoveries tab from 'New Chicago' from the Buck Rogers television show ;)

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OrionSlaver Author
OrionSlaver

There are so many Easter Eggs in the Discoveries list...

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Tyzan
Tyzan

Teh Singularity Engine!

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donos_47
donos_47

Congrats, team!

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Tyzan
Tyzan

Very much looking forward to seeing Klingons in the Dev Streams for a change! Its been Federation all year, so it'll be nice to see something different!

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Guest
Guest

Please do not add that -1 credit feature. It makes the game significantly less fun. If you do at least create a build without before putting that in.

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Hobbs203 Creator
Hobbs203

The AOTF upkeep system will be different to the STA3 one.

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Guest
Guest

Im so glad to hear that, dont suppose you could just use the upkeep from the base game?

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Centurian128
Centurian128

Okay, it's gonna drive me mad. In the Discoveries. Right hand column, second row from the top. I can't figure out what it is. I recognize the picture, but can't place it. Where is that from?
Is that from Andromeda?

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bigpun4040
bigpun4040

cant wait for the MOD i hope by Christmas we will get a demo for us to play

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