Tempest Rising V1.7.3 (2025)

Eira died the winter the gulls nested early. On the last day she climbed only halfway, sat on the lowest spiral, and listened to Mira’s steps above. She had a small smile when Mira came down to promise she would continue the rotation. “I didn’t save everything,” Eira said, voice thin as paper. “But I learned the names.”

In the underground circuits of the RTS (Real-Time Strategy) sim-tournaments, version numbers were more than software logs; they were eras. v1.6 had been the age of the "Zerg Rush" equivalents, where speed was the only god. v1.7 had brought the "Great Balance," nerfing the heavy tanks and making infantry viable again. Tempest Rising v1.7.3