Major update13 Feb 2026Patch 2.1 LiveAttention Captains, Patch 2.1 of Astra Protocol 2 is now live. This patch brings in a mix of new features and improvements alongside the usual bug fixes. We've added some new exploration options and a few ways of dealing with some tricky situations. Here's all the changes: New Features Achievements We've added eighteen brand new achievements to the game - some simple to obtain, others not so mu…
Attention Captains, We are in a celebratory mood as Astra Protocol 2 has just turned three years old! To celebrate this occasion, we have brought a gift - a new patch! This patch makes some major changes to Astra Protocol 2 as we've brought in a new renderer and framework (those eagle eyed of you might recognise it as the one we've implemented on the Astra Protocol Remake). These changes mean t…
Ahoy Captains, We've just uploaded a new build to the beta branch. This update makes a small tweak to how the logging works (which should be invisible to the users) and adds a new experimental feature: Telemetry. Telemetry outputs data for your ship and discovered planets. Users can specify how often the data is outputted and where it sent - so those of you with a dot matrix setup could even ou…
Ahoy Captains, Patch 1.7 is now live! This patch was influenced by feedback from the Astra Protocol 2 community, and includes additional player information, and more options to control the players’ experience. This patch brings a mix of new features, improvements, and bug fixes: New Features · DISABLE ALL command to cut power to all systems in a pinch · ALIAS command to allow for user remapping…
Attention Captains, Patch 1.6.1.0 is now live. This patch focuses on improving the rendering times and bugfixes. The changes are as follows: · If not running in a window, the game will ask the user on launch whether they want to run in 800x600 mode. This lowers the resolution of the screen that the game is running on to fix issues when running at higher resolutions. Closing the game will return…
Attention Captains, The Patch 1.6 for Astra Protocol 2 is now live! Star-fighters have been overhauled and new features have been programmed into the terminal. This patch brings a mix of new features, improvements, and bug fixes: New Features · Overhauled fighters · Battleships and destroyers launch fighters · Hardcore mode - type a syntax error and the ship explodes · Ships can drop chaff · Pa…
Attention Captains, Minor Patch 1.5.1 has been released for Astra Protocol 2. This patch enables music to be played in game, set up using the config screen. Whilst intended for use with the upcoming Audio Pack DLC, it can be adjusted to play your own music. We're planning to have the free Audio Pack DLC release in the next few days. There was also a fix regarding a missing transmission for a sc…
Attention Captains, The Patch 1.5 for Astra Protocol 2 is now live! Space stations have come online and can provide benefits to you on your exploration and investigation into the Astra Protocol. This patch brings a mix of new features, improvements and bug fixes: New Features · Can request to DRYDOCK with space station - docking will allow ship to be repaired · Can request RESUPPLY from a space…
Attention Captains, We have released a Minor Patch 1.4.3.0. This is a quality of life patch, adding in a few minor features to allow captains to adjust their experience. · Seeding the random number as mentioned in the Patch 1.4.2.0 Beta · Second screen functionality. Allowing certain instrumentation to be displayed on a second screen / monitor. For more information, check out the SECONDARY SCRE…
Attention Captains, We have uploaded a minor version to the beta branch that allows those who are a little more technical minded to tinker with Astra Protocol 2. There are two main components to this patch: · Ability to seed the game's random numbers. · Ability to configure most of the game's variables. The biggest change of this build is that you can set the value that the game uses to seed th…
Minor patch to re-enable logging to a dot-matrix printer which was lost between the v1.3.1 and v1.4 patch. To enable, you need to do some configuring of your computer - DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. In a command prompt, you need to register your printer as a parallel printer: "NET USE LPT1: \\ \Printer /PERSISTENT:YES" Then, in the Terminal Configuration (accessed using the command argument -c) you n…
Attention Captains, Patch 1.4 is now live! This is possibly the biggest patch we've released to date with over 120 tasks and bug-fixes involved. This patch brings in a mix of new features, improvements and bug fixes: New Features · Ships can dock with space stations · Ships now have a life-support you must manage · New failure state - loss of life support · Science missions · Animation when rea…
Minor patch to allow users to enable logging to a dot matrix printer. Disabled by default. Enabled by selecting External Log in the config menu and entering LPT1: in the text box
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