Full release notes here.

Forge Of Empires (Formerly Known As Sidekicks)

• Make the Hateful AI type just a little bit worse.
  
• Some nerfs to the biggest ships of the Flenserite AI Type.
  
• Human Ark Sidekick metal income buffed.
  
• Lots of balance to the Armada Empire.
  
• A few minor fixes and clarity updates to the DZ Empire.
  
• Full rework of the Spire Sidekick! Full rework of the Spire Sidekick. The Spire Sidekick no longer has any dependency on a Human Empire; it can now be played freely with any Empire. Badger notes: I find playing as the Spire Sidekick alongside a Dark Zenith Empire (which I mostly let play itself unless I want to hit a specific target) makes for a really fun way to invade the galaxy.
  
• Dyson Empire had a few nerfs to Moons, in particular the Templar Moons.
  
• Scourge Infused Empire's Swarm Summoners attrition more slowly, and now only cost Corbomite.
  

Other Updates

• Fix a bug where the Victory/Defeat screens weren't playing.
  
• AIW2 on Linux now connects to Steam. This was broken by the changes to make Steam work on OSX.
  

Heart of the Machine

Heart of the Machine is continuing to evolve, and is racking up positive reviews. Thank you so much for the ongoing support!