Development Roadmap

The vision for Fall of an Empire - what's next and where it's headed.

Plans may shift based on community feedback and development priorities.

Released
In Development
Planned
Future
ReleasedMarch 24, 2026

Next Major Update

A large content update adding several new systems and reworking existing ones, alongside a ton of balance changes and bug fixes.

  • Religion system expansion - appoint Bishops, reworked Clergy power bloc
  • Manual battle control - select formations, flank the enemy
  • Victory conditions - multiple progressively harder win conditions
  • Patronage system expansion - demands, favours & power bloc integration
  • Difficulty levels
  • Trade rework - merchant tolls, levies & trade agreements
In Development

Steam Workshop & Modding

Full Steam Workshop integration and continued work on the mod kit to make the game easier to mod.

  • Steam Workshop support
  • Expanded mod kit & tooling
In Development

AI Events Model Update

Redone Qwen-based AI models for the events system, replacing the current models with larger, more capable ones.

  • Larger 9B model
  • Improved Qwen-based replacements
Planned

Play as a Vicarius

Play as a Vicarius of a diocese within the Empire, or as the Western Rebels, or any faction of the Rephsian culture group. Join and influence power blocs, manage your territory, and start rebellions to claim the throne.

  • Play as a Vicarius
  • Play as the Western Rebels or any Rephsian culture faction
  • Join & influence power blocs
  • Launch rebellions to become Emperor
Future

Expansion: Barbarian Factions

Choose a barbarian faction to play as. Turn into a migratory horde with no settlements, conquer territory from the Empire, and create fusion cultures as feudalism begins to form.

  • Playable barbarian factions
  • Migratory horde mechanics
  • Fusion cultures with dynamic naming
  • Adopt Rephsian traditions
Future

Expansion: Custom Start

Start the game as a minor character you design - a Magister Militum of the army or a complete nobody - and rise through the ranks to the position of Emperor.

  • Character creator
  • Start as any rank in the Empire
  • Rise-to-power campaign arc
Future

Expansion: Majorian

A new historical campaign set on a map of Europe. Play as Emperor Majorian, the Eastern Empire, the Sassanids, or any barbarian ruler of the era.

  • Historical map of Europe
  • Play as Majorian, the Eastern Empire, Sassanids or barbarian rulers
  • Historical campaign scenario

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