Ship Designer - Update 2026-05-24

Pirate salvage
Crimson Wake / Iron Hyenas / Voidsingers now can drop ship mods.
Fleet hulls get one Auxiliary slot
ECM Suite - evasion up, shields slightly down.
Fire Control Array - attack & rapidfire (unlocks after ECM).
Field Coil Package - flat shield, small speed penalty.
Combat cargo options
Light Stores Bay - more cargo capacity, slower.
War Reserves Locker - less cargo, bonus shield (unlocks after Light Stores).
Existing designs keep working; open Ship Designer to use the new Auxiliary tab where your hull allows it.
Faction modules are hunt-only.

Cadet Corps is live 2026-05-24

Cadet Corps a full referral and recruitment system.
Invite players, track your roster, climb liaison ranks, and earn Dark Matter when your cadets grow.
Rewards
Dark Matter is paid on the referral cycle when cadets gain fleet rating
Your corps rank applies a bonus multiplier to those payouts
Co-op bonus: if you and a cadet were both online within the last hour, you can both receive extra officer levels
Cadets must reach the server operational point threshold before they count fully for rewards
Open your account menu - Cadet Corps (Recruit)

General Updates 2026-05-23

Mobile Overhaul
Major improvements and optimizations to the mobile experience.
Messaging System Revamp
DMs and Social have been merged into the in-game chat.
Hall of Fame and Records have been moved to the Statistics section.
The ticket system has been completely reworked.
Other Changes
Various minor bug fixes and overall improvements.

Pirate Factions - System Update 2026-05-19

The pirate threat has evolved.
Stations across the galaxy are no longer nameless targets, they are now controlled by one of three rival pirate factions, each with its own fleet doctrine, preferred loot, and attitude toward intruders.
Three Pirate Factions Now Active:
Crimson Wake - Fast, aggressive, and relentless raiders.
Iron Hyenas - Heavy fleet specialists built for brute-force engagements.
Voidsingers - Elusive and unsettling forces operating from the shadows.
Dreadnought - Flagship World Event
Every few hours, a named Pirate Flagship will emerge somewhere in the universe, bringing a high-risk encounter and valuable rewards for those capable of taking it down.

Massive UI & 3D Overhaul in Progress 2026-05-19

A lot is currently being worked on behind the scenes, primarily focused on UI improvements and new content in preparation for the upcoming permanent server. A major overhaul is also underway, including new 3D elements and visual upgrades.

General Updates 2026-05-17

Various UI improvements and refinements.
Two new store items added:
Class Change
Name Change

Exchange Rate 2026-05-16

Changed the regular Resource Merchant exchange rate from 4:2:1 to 3:2:1 ratio. This affects Metal, Crystal, and Deuterium trades through the merchant. Fleet Merchant ship selling tax is unchanged.

Megastructure upgrades 2026-05-16

Megastructure upgrades now show the correct name and description for each type (Ringworld, Habitat, Dyson, Sentry, Decompressor)
Dark Matter burn-rate estimate based on current balance for Decompressors
Power slider can now be applied to all owned Matter Decompressors at once
Habitat panel now shows berth summary and fleet activity
Last Coordinates shortcut for faster relocation setup

General Updates 2026-05-15

Issues preventing new Battle Pass tasks from updating correctly have been fixed.
Several UI issues have also been resolved.

Sentry Update Deployed 2026-05-15

Scan has been expanded into a dedicated tab featuring Intel Posture indicators, Watchlist tracking, shrouded resource readings, and bait detection markers.
Players can now pin targets for live range monitoring and instant fleet dispatch access.
New Ops abilities are now available: Signal Shroud conceals exact resource data from weaker scans, while Bait Footprint injects false readings into enemy intel sweeps.
Intel comparisons between Sentry levels now determine how accurately contacts can be read, or whether your sweep risks detection.

Progression and System Improvements 2026-05-14

Additional tasks and refinements have been added.
Further UI optimizations implemented across multiple systems.
Bug Fix: Resolved a fuel consumption miscalculation issue that could result in free fuel usage.

General Updates 2026-05-13

UI Optimization and adjustments.
Hall of Fame is now permanent.

Chat System 2026-05-12

In-game chat system added, currently in experimental testing.

General Updates 2026-05-11

Empire window overview now tints resource amounts orange when storage is almost full and red when its full or over cap.
Minor UI adjustments.

General Updates 2026-05-09

Shipyard, Messages, Barracks, and Research have been completely reconstructed and overhauled into windows.

Active Fleets + Bug Fix 2026-05-06

Active Fleets on the widget and the Mission panel in the fleet window will now refresh automatically in real time.
Defense build missions were showing how many defenses you already had instead of progress on new builds, the counter and completion state now match.

General Updates 2026-05-05

Fixed queued Robot Factory levels now correctly speeding up the next queued builds.
Improved memory usage

Localization support 2026-05-01

Improved localization support across all systems. Work is ongoing with further refinements planned.

General Updates 2026-04-30

Fixed an issue where using quick-finish on the first queued research could show incorrect (much longer) times for the next research item.

Alliance and Pacts Overhaul 2026-04-30

Alliance has been re-structured.
Pacts are displayed now in Alliance Windows
Galaxy - Pact Alliance Fleet Visibility Fleet movements from alliances you have an active pact with are now visible.

System Overhauling 2026-04-29

Fleet system has been fully overhauled and reworked for improved flow and consistency.
Ground Operations missions have been reworked for consistency.
Archaeology has been redesigned for consistency.
Some minor features are still pending and will be introduced in upcoming updates, alongside further adjustments.

Officer System 2026-04-28

Officer system rework in progress, incorporating player feedback to improve early-game onboarding and overall gameplay flow.

Legacy Hall 2026-04-27

Legacy Hall is now online, a central archive of every universes history. It preserves the records of top players, alliance milestones, and the snapshots that capture defining moments, all held in a single, enduring record. Accessible via the public index and the account lobby.

General Updates 2026-04-27

Issue fixed where using Dark Matter to quick-finish research could occasionally consume DM without correctly applying the research level/progress update.

New Modes 2026-04-26

Weekly Tasks are now live, bringing rotating weekly goals and rewards.
Introducing Planet Modifiers Mode: planets can now gain unique traits via Terraformer.

Quality of life 2026-04-26

Terraforming has been reworked
Page optimizations for faster response time
Added missing translations for several languages
Tutorial progression (Levels 1 - 4) improved with clearer highlights (ongoing)

Quality of life 2026-04-25

Fixed espionage activity notifications so they now correctly show the enemys source planet as the origin and your planet as the location that was probed.
Added a Simulate action to espionage reports that opens Battle Simulator with the scanned fleet, defenses, and known combat techs prefilled automatically.
Quick Finish has been improved across Area, Research, Shipyard, and Barracks to complete in one smooth update without the extra 0s intermediate refresh.

General Updates 2026-04-24

Fixed Ship Designer engine consistency: ships now use the highest installed engine tier instead of incorrectly upgrading tier from stacked same-type engines.
Ship Designer requirements for each slot are now made clearer.
Implemented Moon information to mission summary in messages.

Latest Update Highlights 2026-04-23

Simulation has been added to the menu.
Added a new Planet Optimization Snapshot to the Resources window.
Introduced a new accessibility option: Larger Fonts.
Improved technology and building descriptions for better clarity, especially for new players.

General Updates 2026-04-23

Fixed an issue where Ground Mission notifications failed to display resources.
Fixed a bug where deleting all messages also removed player chat.
Added the option to buy templates to Fleet Planner window.