Stardock is still making good on their promise to release meaningful content for their games, post-release.  Now available is a major free update to 
Sins of a Solar Empire, upgrading its sins to version 1.1.  Highlights to the 1.1 change log include:
    - Alloy Networking Technology -- allows for seamless multiplayer without needing to deal with port forwarding or other router settings
 
    - Major upgrade to the graphics engine for better performance on all systems
 
    - Updated/improved graphics (textures, new models, explosions, and more)
 
    - Mini-Underground Window -- allows you to buy/sell resources and make pirate bids on the main gameplay screen [Hallelujah! - Ed.]
 
    - Improved game balance
 
    - Improved AI
 
    - Bug fixes and much more
 
Plus!  If you pre-order the 
Sins of a Solar Empire expansion, "Entrenchment," that 
guarantees you some early-access beta time.