I’ve finally finished the reworked history generator. It’s now much easier to expand with new types of events, and it already makes the galaxy feel much more alive.
When you look at the galactic map, you’ll now see entire empires forming. They build fleets, colonize planets, collect taxes, and fight each other. Exploration fleets can establish new settlements, while military fleets can conquer them. Of course, space isn’t safe — fleets might get lost in the void or destroyed in asteroid belts.
Settlements have their own stories too. A bad harvest, a raider attack, or even a reactor explosion can reduce their population — sometimes to the point where people abandon the place entirely.
All of this happens in a massive simulation that runs before you start the game, generating about 600 years of galactic history. It takes some serious calculations, and watching the progress bar tick along feels like you’re watching centuries of chaos unfold.
The generated data is already being hooked into gameplay. Empires created by the simulation appear on the galactic map. If an empire can’t manage to hold a single sector, it’s marked as a fallen empire. On planetary maps, you’ll see settlements — and behind each one there’s a small history. If you stumble across ruins, you’ll even be able to find out why that settlement was abandoned.
It’s a big step toward making every game feel like it has a unique backstory — a galaxy shaped by centuries before you even arrive.
I’m working on generating settlements, fleets, and space stations directly from the history data, so they’ll appear in the game world as real, interactable objects. This way, the galaxy you explore will feel even more alive, shaped by centuries of simulated history.