Features · Add generate custom faction random faction mode Improvements · Improve performance · Improve AI station building and ship movement Fixes · Fix sorting custom factions by creation time · Fix crash on AI turn
Features · Add option to override basic faction primary color for accessibility Fixes · Fix an issue which prevented player choosing a faction assigned to an opponent · Fix issue which caused xenophile to reveal all minor factions
Features · Make the save & load menu faster · Make ships find a new path if their path is blocked in end of turn movement Fixes · Fix an issue that caused some antivirus software to block the game
Surprise! Did you think we'd ship custom factions with only 6 portraits and 12 emblems? We did. But not anymore, portraits are doubled to 12, emblems doubled to 24. We also added more custom faction traits, bringing the total to 107. Changelog below: Features · Improve custom faction menu · Improve custom faction AI · Move remove trait button so it isn't covered by tooltips · Add more emblems f…
Custom factions are here! Build your own faction from the ground up! You are no longer limited to the six premade factions. You can now customize the name, color, emblem, portrait, home planet and traits of your own faction. Most options are purely visual, but the home planet and traits can completely change how you play the game. There are 97 traits available to choose from, with up to 4 per f…
Features · Improve AI decision speed · Improve AI tactical ship positioning · Improve AI decision making between defending and attacking · Improve AI ship damage calculation · Improve AI station replacement logic · Improve AI scouting
Fixes · Fix an issue which caused ships to be repaired over 100 hull points · Fix issue which made it possible to disband ships while in combat · Fix an issue which caused defeated minor factions to grant alliance upgrade · Fix an issue which caused liberating unknown minor to break ui · Fix an issue which prevented pathfinding to navigate through neutral minor planets
Fixes · Fix an issue which allowed two simultaneous combats · Fix an issue which allowed ships with neutron bombs to exterminate without action points · Fix an issue which caused minor factions to get major faction type ships Other Changes · Improve AI
Fixes · Fix an issue which caused allied factions to not like you if you captured their unconnected station · Fix mercenaries alliance tooltip · Fix an issue where player was not marked defeated after game was over · Fix an issue which caused hacker to keep offering duplicate tech
Features · Improve mercenary alliance desc · Improve minor faction ship descriptions · Make research labs bigger Fixes · Fix crash when starting a new game in demo · Fix an issue which caused minor relations to improve when it should not have
Features · Improve major faction descriptions Fixes · Fix surveyors icon · Fix AI attack and movement issues · Fix issues with AI overbuilding stations and retreating from neutral minor ships
We have just released the first major content update for Astro Protocol. This update completely reworks minor faction diplomacy , transforming them from passive bonuses into persistent political actors that remember your actions and react throughout the match. They are no longer just bonuses sitting on the edge of the map. In Version 1.1, they behave more like independent powers that respond to…
Features · Pressing esc now closes the anomaly menu Fixes · Fix double clicking end turn button causing a crash · Fix techs to work for others than Thermortis when capturing a planet, improve tech visibility · Check victory on player turn start instead of round end to fix issues and imbalance
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