diff --git a/games/vms-empire/Makefile b/games/vms-empire/Makefile
index 9a4735250241..42a4bc9399cb 100644
--- a/games/vms-empire/Makefile
+++ b/games/vms-empire/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	vms-empire
-DISTVERSION=	1.18
+DISTVERSION=	1.19
 CATEGORIES=	games
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.catb.org/~esr/vms-empire/
 
 MAINTAINER=	uzsolt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Simulation of a full-scale war between two emperors
 WWW=		http://www.catb.org/~esr/vms-empire/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 USES=		gmake ncurses
 MAKE_ARGS=	LIBS="${LDFLAGS} -lncurses"
 
 PLIST_FILES=	${DESKTOPDIR}/${PORTNAME}.desktop \
 		bin/${PORTNAME} \
 		share/appdata/${PORTNAME}.xml \
 		share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/${PORTNAME}.png \
 		share/man/man6/${PORTNAME}.6.gz
 
-PORTDOCS=	AUTHORS BUGS HACKING NEWS README
+PORTDOCS=	AUTHORS BUGS HACKING NEWS
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/${PORTNAME}
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS:S|^|${WRKSRC}/|} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/games/vms-empire/distinfo b/games/vms-empire/distinfo
index 69e21369c6a2..60ba2248cce8 100644
--- a/games/vms-empire/distinfo
+++ b/games/vms-empire/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1728146872
-SHA256 (vms-empire-1.18.tar.gz) = 2560a6ac64b88c29528ba302706362abccd41fef767e2a8cb64e7c07ec0c2909
-SIZE (vms-empire-1.18.tar.gz) = 111335
+TIMESTAMP = 1774410411
+SHA256 (vms-empire-1.19.tar.gz) = 717aa3c9407c322526fe8a0aee7d6a0b902e0ebbe43f7454aabd63a76d7620e7
+SIZE (vms-empire-1.19.tar.gz) = 113348
diff --git a/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile b/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile
index 65c3d9d39f20..c6b6d80b9daa 100644
--- a/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile
+++ b/games/vms-empire/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,32 @@
---- Makefile.orig	2024-10-05 16:57:31 UTC
+--- Makefile.orig	2026-03-25 03:48:37 UTC
 +++ Makefile
-@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ LIBS = -lncurses
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LIBS = -lncurses
  # You shouldn't have to modify anything below this line.
  
  # There's a dynamic format in the object-display routines; suppress the warning
--CFLAGS = $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) -Wall -Wno-format-security
-+CFLAGS ?= $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) -Wall -Wno-format-security
+-CFLAGS = $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-format-security -Wno-unused-parameter
++CFLAGS ?= $(DEBUG) $(PROFILE) -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-format-security -Wno-unused-parameter
  
  FILES = \
  	attack.c \
-@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@ install: empire.6 uninstall
- 	@cppcheck --quiet --inline-suppr --suppress=missingIncludeSystem --suppress=unusedFunction --template gcc --enable=all --force *.[ch]
- 
+@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ install: empire.6 uninstall
  install: empire.6 uninstall
--	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
--	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man6
+ 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)
+ 	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man6
 -	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/applications/
 -	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
 -	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/appdata
--	install -m 0755 vms-empire $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/
--	install -m 0644 empire.6 $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/man/man6/vms-empire.6
--	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/applications/
--	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
--	install -m 0644 vms-empire.xml $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/appdata/
-+	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
-+	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man6
 +	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/applications/
 +	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
 +	install -m 0755 -d $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/appdata
-+	install -m 0755 vms-empire $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/
-+	install -m 0644 empire.6 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man6/vms-empire.6
+ 	install -m 0755 vms-empire $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/
+ 	install -m 0644 empire.6 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man6/vms-empire.6
+-	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/applications/
+-	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
+-	install -m 0644 vms-empire.xml $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/appdata/
 +	install -m 0644 vms-empire.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/applications/
 +	install -m 0644 vms-empire.png $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/
 +	install -m 0644 vms-empire.xml $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/appdata/
  
  uninstall:
- 	rm -f /usr/bin/vms-empire /usr/share/man/man6/vms-empire.6
+ 	rm -f $(BINDIR)/vms-empire $(MANDIR)/man6/vms-empire.6