The Infinite Black 2
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Major update | 2.2.0 Release Missions & UI * Reworked the Missions system to track all missions from a single menu, including Party Box and Daily Gift *Added tracking option for up to 10 missions total * Added Expedition countdown timers and type information in the Hangar menu * Changed Hardcore Expedition rewards UI to indicate base rewards * Fixed Oblivion Expedition UI to indicate double XP rewards Rogue Arena * Fixed R… | 23734827 | |
| Game update | 2.1.1 Restored stats on shield 04, 09, 10 and fixed hardening tech · Changed new player engine CRUX name to MFN Drive · Added Faction indicator & Gear Score for ships on Expeditions · Added Hardcore 4&5* Expedition · Fixed Steam purchases · Other bug fixes for menus and Rogue Arena | 23337574 | |
| Major update | 2.1.0 Added Expeditions missions with tiers based on player level: · 5 tiers of complexity, Easy/Hard difficulty for each · 3 free refreshes/day. You can refresh more times with Tech Points · You can deploy only the ships that are in Garage · Some Expeditions are more challenging than others, and you need to figure out the proper fleet configuration · Rewards scale based on success rate, you can chec… | 23198233 | |
| Game update | 2.0.1 Renamed BlackStar Arena to Rogue Arena · Fixed technologies for players & corporations · New shields technologies apply for players only and are added as secondary attribute, not corporation · Rogue Ghost special ship will have all a single tech build (Elite: Advanced Hacking, Scavenger) · Increased spawning points in Rogue Arena · Balanced cooldown for Rogue Arena: Cloak - 60s, Scan - 120s, Gr… | — | |
| Major update | 2.0.0 Arena · New Arena Mode (BlackStar): A fresh competitive arena experience, free for all with dedicated ships (Gladiator). Arena triggers with minimum 8 players, minimum player level: 7 (new feature) · Golden Skulls: Earn the new Golden Skulls currency by competing in BlackStar Arena matches. (new feature) · Seasonal Leaderboard for BlackStar Arena (prizes will be displayed in 2.1.0 update) (new… | 22529594 | |
| Game update | 1.9.1 Fixes for: -performance -titles -notch area | — | |
| Major update | 1.9.0 | 21878918 | |
| Game update | 1.8.1 -Reintroduced Notch option for mobile users -Added a TIB market prompt for non-store versions -Fixed cost in the confirmation prompt cost for shields & trails | — | |
| Major update | 1.8.0 Release TIB Market: -Added Ship tab offers! Discover the new shiny trails & shields (this resets every 15 days) -Updated Star Shards offers & exchange rates -Small tweaks & bug fixes Missions: -Removed Assassins from Outpost Missions to "Kill a Named NPC" -We now display the NPC type in mission details & visual/audio feedback when you scan and reveal them -Removed players & Invasions placed Outposts fr… | 21110102 | |
| Game update | Update 1.7.3 - Fixed the Daily Events bonuses. - Redeployed the Shield updates, increasing the Balance Bonus. - Reduced penalty of Offensive Armour from 50% to 25%. | — | |
| Game update | 1.7.2 - Reverted UI for items (v. 1.6.0) - Updated image & name for shop - Shop resize on mobile - Bug fixes for Outpost missions & Shop offers - Bug fix for Nova AoE -Arena trigger at 1 hour! | — | |
| Game update | Update Notes 1.7.0 Introducing in-game Shop* Daily offers include resources, Tech Points and Star Shards. The quantity is limited, but resets every 24 hours so you can progress faster. PvP offers include resources and equipment that can be bought with Skulls, so you can make more use of them. The quantity will be reset every week and new items might be added too! New offers will continue to be added, as we develo… | — | |
| Game update | 1.6.1 version Fixed internal links to redirect on spelbookgame.com Fixed an issue where jump portal menu remained open | 20013295 | |
| Major update | The Oblivion Join us on Friday February 14th at 6pm US-Central time! An entirely new experience with fast-paced progression, permanent ship loss and small corporation teams! Login Screen -> Select Character -> Oblivion Mode -> Create Character -= v1.5.2 - The Oblivion Server - PvP everywhere except systems near Earth - Corporations limited to 15 members - Alliances limited to 2 corporations - Items cannot b… | — | |
| Game update | Bug Fixes v1.5.1 - Many minor bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - Added Primary Citizen Count to alliances (see Wiki) - Backend prep for major game engine update | 17176359 | |
| Major update | Leaderboards & Mega Server Merge This is the largest update since the game went live! There are tons of quality-of-life improvements, new interface panels for viewing lists of items or ships, 80 leaderboards with weekly and monthly rankings, plus much more! The largest change is that all players now join a single server instead of regional servers. Additionally, players can create multiple characters per account instead of bei… | 16372815 | |
| Major update | Game Engine Overhaul II Today wraps up phase 2 of a 3-part game engine overhaul, adding additional support for modern graphics hardware, shaders, post-processing, and more. We're closer than ever to our goal of a lag-free experience with 500 ships in a single battle! We've also added several new features, like a Level 200 reward of the Vanquisher ship class! -= v1.4.3 - Game engine update improves lag and performance… | 15105573 | |
| Major update | Game Engine Overhaul Today's major update is a total refresh of the core game engine, with huge gains in performance. Lag during large fleet events is drastically improved. This update also introduces support for modern graphics hardware, shaders, post-processing, and more. Besides that, there's a ton of new features, daily events, item buffs and new combat mechanics such as shield regeneration! -= v1.4.0 - Major g… | 14044780 | |
| Major update | Void Items & Weekly Gifts This update has been in the works for months! Today we've added a new category of gear, called Void items, which are rare and powerful upgrades to normal equipment. Earn Void gear by logging in each week to claim a free gift box, then follow the mission it grants. There are tons of other improvements and features, all suggested by players like you! -= v1.3.7 - VOID loot is a new powerful class… | 13419034 | |
| Major update | Gladiator & Phoenix This major update introduces a ton of content, features and fun stuff to do! No matter if you're a PvP Gladiator or PvE Farmer there's something new for everyone! First, players can now transfer ships, items and currency between servers. This allows for our EU/UK players to access the London-based Universe 2 server, or North American players to get on Universe 1. See the in-game wiki for detail… | 12925871 | |
| Major update | Party Time! Today's update introduces the Party Box! These consumable items generate random group activities for corporations and alliances to do as a team. The box then gets thrown randomly into the universe for other players to find, who can then gift their own team with a party! In other news, Invasions have a victory condition on Wave 20 with bonus loot and new Unique Ship raffles are live! -= v1.3.5 -… | 12442863 | |
| Major update | Unique Ships & New Engines Today's update introduces many player-requested features, bug fixes and new content! You can now craft the powerful Interdictor Ship Mod, granting your Carrier-Class ships a disruptive gravity effect to slow down enemies. A new technology called Hack Ram slams opponents with disruptive data when you move in or out of their sector! One-of-a-kind unique ships will be auctioned and raffled by alie… | — | |
| Major update | Daily Events & Wild Mutations! Today's update adds tons of new daily PvE events to make hunting and invasions more interesting! There's a slew of additions to the invasion system and a re-design of defense unit engagements. The new Re-Mutate Item Kit allows a single re-roll of your badly mutated items! See the in-game wiki for details! -= v1.3.2 - Sage Computers gain Scan Technology & Resource Capacity - Re-Mutate Kits fix b… | — | |
| Major update | Invasions! Our first major PvE update introduces hourly Tower Defense-style Invasions across the galaxy! Jump to a garrison under attack to join other players in defense! PvP is suspended during invasions while captains battle waves of leaders, bosses and their minions! -= 1.3.0 - Invasions are live! (See Discord for details) - All ships repaired for 6% Durability (Aug 12 2023) - Lag and crashing signific… | 11924446 | |
| Major update | Deception, Stealth & Engagements! Today's update brings sweeping changes to Defense Unit Engagements, world PvP, The Arena plus many quality-of-life improvements! We've added several new items like the Deception Module which hides equipped gear from other players while giving enemies false information. If you've got 100+ Tech Points from us in the past type :GIFT into chat for a free bonus -- Thanks for your support! -= v1.2.8… | 11819739 | |
| Major update | Big Update & Launch Party Today's update wrapped up several major features while adding tons of fun new mechanics! · Mutate your items to add unique random bonuses · New mission types and bosses · Hundreds of items got buffed with big stat gains · Defense units gain immunity when you kill attackers · Many, many more changes -- Check it out! Are you ready for UNIVERSE 2 launch party TOMORROW?! Join us Friday, June 16th a… | — | |
| News | Early Access Ends & Universe #2 It has been a long journey but The Infinite Black 2 is now finally ready for full release. Join us on JUNE 16th at 7 PM US-CENTRAL for the launch of Universe #2! Come with friends or forge new alliances during this unique Day 1 Experience with over 50,000 free Tech Points from Server First Achievements! · Transfers between Universe 1 and 2 unlock January 2024. · Located in the EU/UK region for… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.