Sins of a Solar Empire puts players in control of an interstellar empire that must battle up to 9 human or computer controlled opponents. The game blends real time game play with "4X". With epic level scalability, multiplayer games that can be saved and restored, and fantastic visuals, Sins of a Solar Empire has become the highest rated and best selling new PC game of 2008.

The new version adds dozens of new features into the game including:

• Many new game setup options such as fleet size, pirate options, income rate speeds, build speeds and more
• Players can use the + and - keys in single player to control the game speed
• Improved black market provides a more volatile market
• Players who drop can now be placed by cunning computer AI players
• Much improved computer AI
• New difficulty level "Unfair" for really hard core players
• Computer players will surrender
• Improvements to Ironclad Online
• Lots of tweaking and balancing based on feedback
• MUCH more...