In-game event11 Aug 2026Patch #20: The Space Defense Force UpdateGreetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.4.1d - Space Defense Force This update adds the new Starfoil hull class, a series of ships designed by the SDF that have fallen outside their control. The first variant, the Type-99X, is a stun focused vessel staffed exclusively by SDF units. The ship also possesses the new Drone unit, a small support automaton seen aboard SDF…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.6a - Long March The Long March update adds 12 new encounters, further expanding the game’s quest system. With quests now playing a larger role throughout the game, we also took the opportunity to fix several longstanding issues affecting quest marker generation and quest encounter spawning. Quest markers can now appear acros…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.5a - Noxious Descent This update adds additional encounters involving planetary assaults on Death Cult installations. These sites are invariably former Imperial structures, overrun by cultists and fortified against counterattack. Attendant to the encroaching presence of these installations is the appearance of previously uns…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.4a - Second Contact This update adds a second set of new encounters to further build on our quest encounter roster. Similar to the quests from The Holiday Update, these new encounters can be found in their respective faction’s special sectors. We are also introducing several encounters from our newest writer Scott, who may b…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.3a - Destroyer The Destroyer is a fully robotic combat commander built for pure violence: multi-target attacks, explosive kills, and a brutal combat loadout featuring 2 weapon slots and 1 armor slot. Being fully robotic, it’s immune to suffocation and resists poison damage. Techno-Crypts Full Release Techno-Crypts are now ou…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Beta v1.2.2 - The Techno-Crypts Beta This update introduces a new type of planetary assault: Ruins . Ruins encounters can appear in any Exclusion Zone sector, letting you deploy your crew to plunder Ruined Fortifications and Infested Techno-Crypts . Unlike the manned Imperial fortifications introduced in the Holiday Update (December), Ru…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.1a - The Holiday Update This update comes with the full release of Planetary Assaults, a set of new quest encounters, and a huge number of balance tweaks. This will be the only update for December, barring all necessary hotfixes. We will be resuming our usual release cadence roughly mid-January. New Quests Over the past few…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Beta v1.2.0 - Planetary Assaults This update introduces Planetary Assault encounters. Terrestrial strongholds and bastions have long served the Auric Throne by collecting vast tribute from the innumerable colonies of the Empire. As guardians of Imperial interests, these fortifications are built to withstand any orbital attack. However, t…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.4a - Clean Font This update brings us the Clean Font feature which can be toggled in the Settings menu. The Clean Font feature replaces all body text in the game with a clean, sans serif font which you might prefer over the stylized serif font. This work was a natural extension of our ongoing work to support multi-language t…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.3 - Heiress The Heiress is a renegade scion who siphons life from every kill and seizes control of enemy crew using her Hypnosis ability . This update also includes a few UI improvements based on player feedback and a minor typo fix. Version Number: Release 1.1.3 Content · New commander: Heiress Text · Fixed typo in Hex Prie…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.2 - Capitalist The Capitalist is a powerful trader who arrives with an arsenal of utility equipment and an uncanny ability to negotiate favorable prices. Tiny Window Bug In addition to the new commander, we've also included another provisional fix for the tiny window bug that has been affecting some players. If it continues…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.1 - Barbarian A true noble savage, the Barbarian shrugs off every debuff and unleashes a triple-weapon arsenal for devastating combos and maximum carnage. Version Number: Release 1.1.1 Content · New commander: Barbarian Stability · Fixed rare crash when pressing Hangar button after losing commander · Provisional fix for game…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.0d - Achievements In today's patch we’ve introduced 38 new Steam Achievements, organized into six categories: Exalted Feats, Covenants, Voidcraft, Dominion, Stratagems, Massacre, and Hosts of War. These challenges are designed to push you to approach Void War in fresh ways, adding new layers of depth and replayability to the…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.5 - Doomweaver This patch introduces the brand new 13th commander to Void War. We originally planned to commit to 12 commanders, but we ended up having so many ideas that more than 12 was pretty much inevitable. The first of these new commanders is the Doomweaver . She is a powerful battle-psyker with a once-per-fight spell…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.4b - Bellerophon Today's patch comes with the powerful new variant of Light Destroyer known as Bellerophon . Forced to flee mid-construction by the arrival of an Imperial purgation fleet, the half-finished Bellerophon nonetheless carries such advanced systems and armaments that observers believe its combat potential rivals o…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.3a - Apocalypso Apocalypso is the void-ravaged C variant of the 'Ancient' hull class. Lost for centuries, the enigmatic craft recently re-emerged from an unusually volatile riftstorm on the fringes of Imperial space. Around the same time, there have been increasing reports of strange, biomechanoid starships surfacing across…
Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.2a - Lantern of Ash This update brings us the B variant of the Light Destroyer hull class, a prototype warship known as the Lantern of Ash . This new ship variant comes equipped with an Imperial Centurion, an Inferno Fougasse, a newly improved Bio-Regenerator module, and a suite of supporting equipment designed to maximize t…
Greetings Commander, The first post-launch content update has been released: Release v1.0.1 - Profane Ecstasy It features two new ships. The first one is Overseer C, a Blood Cult pleasure craft named Profane Ecstasy . Equipped with a Thrall Pit, Terminus Bands, and an Enslaved Fiend stalking its corridors, the Profane Ecstasy presents a terrifying foe for the enemies of Ariok. If you've ever wa…
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