Matrix Games announces the release of a new patch for Distant Worlds: Return of the Shakturi, updating the sci-fi strategy game to version 1.5.0.8. Here's word: "The comprehensive 1.5.0.8 update has a notable concentration on AI improvements that cover a wide variety of fields such as how the AI handles fleets, invasions, colonization and research. The update also includes a long list of bug fixes and other changes effecting colony balance, diplomacy, and the Ancient Guardians." The patch is available on this page.