This release combines the 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 work into one major update for Asteroid Mining Empire, with a big focus on combat progression, UI polish, onboarding, and stability. What’s new · New dedicated Weapons menu for unlocks, loadouts, and upgrades · New secondary weapon mount and the first secondary weapon system: Missile Rack · Clearer weapon identities and improved progression flow across…
This update focuses on improving clarity, accessibility, and late-game depth, alongside a broad round of polish across the entire experience. The tutorial and guidance systems have been refined to behave more reliably across different screen sizes and states. First-run and post-tutorial flows now scale correctly, guidance highlights no longer point to incorrect HUD elements, and upgrade steps a…
If Asteroid Mining Empire hits a fatal error, sending a report is now much simpler. · Added a new Send Report button to the crash dialog. · Crash reports can now be sent directly from the game. · This should make it easier to track down crash issues and get fixes out faster. Thanks to everyone who keeps sending in reports and helping improve the game. I am thinking of adding some localization s…
Update 1.4.1 expands the drone hull lineup with more unlocks for both mining and attack drones, while also cleaning up a few rough edges around Ship Designer and UI readability. What’s new: · Added a wave of new drone hulls to unlock for both mining drones and attack drones · New drone hulls are now earned through progression by mining derelict ships and destroying enemies · Restored locked hul…
This release adds a major quality-of-life upgrade for players who want more control over their progress, along with stronger save protection and a new crash reporting system to help track down issues faster. What’s New · Added support for multiple save slots, with up to 10 available. · Updated the main menu so you can view and manage your save slots directly. · Added save names to the save form…
This update includes: · Fixed the intro tutorial so rebirth runs no longer restart first-run onboarding. · Fixed post-tutorial drone guidance so mining drone, attack drone, and ad-drone hints do not reappear after rebirth. · Auto-save is now always enabled, the toggle has been removed, and the game saves every 30 seconds during play. · Fixed rebirth cleanup so space ads, active special events,…
This patch fixes save and progression persistence between versions. · Save data now uses the stable per-user save folder again. · Profile, run save, and local stats now migrate out of older legacy save locations automatically. · Local stats are now stored separately so main menu totals are less likely to be lost during update-related save format changes.
Update 1.2.0 is live. This update focuses on smoother visuals, stronger drone behavior, improved customization, and clearer progression. Highlights · Background planets now move more smoothly. · Smuggler Run couriers use proper ship-style flyby movement and can be intercepted by attack drones. · Nanite Swarm visuals have been upgraded with tiny drone-like ships and live particle trails. · Attac…
This patch updates how the game behaves when it loses focus. · The game now keeps running in the background by default. · Added a new settings option: Pause On Defocus.
This update focuses on clearer progression, stronger combat behavior, and a cleaner sector overall. A lot of the work in this update is about making the game easier to read whilse also making the system behind it behave more consistently. Highlights · Improved tutorial flow The opening tutorial is now clearer, with stronger target highlights, better skip controls, and improved information for A…
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