2026.09.10 Patch Notes

Missions Expansion

• A new INTEL BROKER band in the Starbase store sells one-off sector contracts for fuel
• Each Intel Pad names its sector, mission type, difficulty and payment before you buy
• Purchased side missions stay active until you complete them, making that sector more difficult
• Unlocks at level 12
• Mission objects are already in the world when you arrive instead of appearing around you
• Clearer waypoints and interact targets

High & Low Caliber Weapons

• Bullet weapons are now split into High Caliber and Low Caliber classes
• New High Caliber weapons: Thumper and Thunder
• High caliber weapons recoil as you fire (not as crew, yet)
• Rebalanced bullet and laser projectile velocities

Tutorial

• Ship vitals hidden until you board your first ship
• Tutorial turrets do slightly more damage
• The Wayfinder line is much easier to follow

General

• Permanent store unlocks now shown as 0-cost perks in Upgrades > Perks tree
• Simplified up the PROXIMITY ALERT sequence in the first mission
• When the run ends, you're now given a choice to quit or start a new run
• The end screen now walks you through each page

Balance

• Rebalanced weapon fire rates, damage, kickback, mass and value across the board
• Narrowed the flak cannon spread slightly
• Reordered the unlocks ladder so items arrive in a smoother order
• The Store now unlocks at level 4 (from 3) and the Workshop at level 8 (from 12)

UI

• Added hover explanations to many HUD and inventory elements
• Made the ship indicator on the minimap larger
• Added missing glyphs for zoom in and zoom out on both mouse and gamepad
• Replaced the Pyre's placeholder art with hand-drawn sprite
• The application now has a proper icon for the OS