Performance pass
The game runs much better on low-end PCs.
- Improved interface and nebula rendering performance.
- Changed the Low and Medium graphics presets to also lower the render scale.
- Fixed stutters during combat and in busy sectors.
Changelog
What's new, newest first — 380 updates and counting.
Guild Veteran rank
New Veteran rank between Member and Officer.
- Added a Veteran guild rank between Member and Officer.
- Added a Veterans-and-up access preset for player bases.
Base cloaks and guild access
Cloak a base to hide it from radar.
- Added base cloak fields that hide a base from scanners.
- Added guild-access presets to the base settings tab.
- Added more base types across every tier.
Base command and settings
Steer your base from a radar map.
- Added a command radar to steer a free-floating base.
- Added map markers your guildmates can see.
- Added a base settings tab with rename and defense posture.
- Added more base types across the tiers.
Base recovery and more modules
Rebuild a wrecked base by staying near it.
- Added rebuilding a wrecked base by staying near it.
- Added shield and capacitor conditioning base modules.
- Added surface versions of the combat base types.
Base sieges and mobile bases
Siege rival bases in the Void.
- Added Siege Camps to attack rival bases in the Void.
- Added a per-system limit on how many bases fit.
- Added a jump inhibitor that traps hostiles near a base.
- Added capacitor modules so base turrets sustain fire.
- Added recall so free-floating bases can move to you.
More base types and modules
New base families with fresh utility modules.
- Added eight new player-base families.
- Added a special utility slot to every base.
- Added Sensor Array modules that extend base turret range.
- Added a Repair Bay module that rebuilds base structure.
Player bases fight back
Bases now defend themselves in the Void.
- Added base kits so bases deploy with working starter gear.
- Added base defense turrets that auto-fire on nearby hostiles.
- Added base shields, structure, and damage resistances.
- Reworked base gear to hit much harder.
- Enabled attacking and destroying bases in the Void.
Expanded the opening tutorial
A longer tutorial across a bigger starter zone.
- Expanded the opening into a 10-quest tutorial.
- Grew the starter zone from 4 systems to 8.
- Added the Spur Relay trade station.
Fix: uncompletable trader cargo missions
Trader cargo-recovery missions are completable again.
- Fixed trader storyline missions that asked you to recover scattered cargo but spawned none.
Added the Tier Up certification quest
Earn all five tier-1 gear certs, guided.
- Added Tier Up I, a quest for earning all five tier-1 gear certifications.
- Moved the weapon, shield, and sensor trials to their own dedicated systems.
- Made some mid-game story combat tougher.
Fix: an uncompletable Mercenary patrol contract
A Mercenary patrol contract can now be finished.
- Fixed a Mercenary patrol contract, run out of Boneyard Salvage, that could not be completed.
Added a salvage tax on looted credits
Looted credits now carry a small salvage tax.
- Added a small salvage tax skimmed from every batch of looted credits.
- Changed credit loot to count toward the Top Earners board.
Fix: two unbeatable story missions
Two story missions are now completable.
- Fixed a Mercenary story mission whose module thief target could not be killed.
- Fixed a Federation convoy-defense mission that could not be completed.
- Toughened the friendly convoy freighters so a stray shot no longer destroys one.
Added profile standings and a Top Earners board
Your leaderboard ranks now show on your profile.
- Added your live leaderboard standings to your player profile.
- Replaced the wealth leaderboard with a Top Earners board for lifetime earnings.
Added career stats and live leaderboards
See how your pilot stacks up.
- Added a career stats panel to your account page.
- Made the leaderboards show live standings.
- Split the kills leaderboard into separate NPC and PvP boards.
- Started tracking missions completed, credits earned, damage dealt, and bosses killed.
A meatier opening fight
Early fights have a bit more bite.
- Reworked the opening tutorial fight into a proper short engagement.
- Made the weakest tier of gear a bit stronger.
Snappier story fights, kill-quest finder
Find where to hunt your kill-mission targets.
- Fixed a Federation story fight that dragged on against an over-tough enemy.
- Added a journal hint showing where to find a kill mission’s targets.
Storyline arcs reworked
Less go-fetch, more action in the storyline arcs.
- Reduced go-talk and go-read steps across the three storyline arcs.
- Changed each storyline arc to tour several stations instead of one hub.
- Added five new dockable stations.
- Changed Meridian Cross to an independent station.
- Fixed objective text that could show a raw internal tag.
Fix: storyline document missions
Read-and-sign storyline missions no longer need salvage gear.
- Fixed storyline read-and-sign missions that wrongly required salvage gear.
- Added a basic mining laser and salvage cutter to the starting hub’s shop.
Fix: marker system names
Markers name the destination system, not a number.
- Fixed route and quest markers showing a sector number or Unknown System instead of the destination’s name.
Fix: edge marker labels
Off-screen marker labels are readable again.
- Fixed off-screen marker names getting cut off at the bottom edge of the screen.
- Changed off-screen marker names to white with a black outline.
Fix: UI scale slider
UI scale snaps in steps and applies on release.
- Changed the UI Scale slider to snap in 5% steps and apply on release instead of rescaling the interface live while you drag.
Enemies drop what they were flying
Kills drop the enemy's actual gear, rarely.
- Changed kills to drop one or two of the modules the enemy was actually using, at a low chance.
Added stealth shields and engines
Fly dark with low-signature shields and drives.
- Added stealth shield and engine families that trade some strength for a much lower signature.