Build 26385260

Stellar Ascendancy v0.9.4 — Hotfix
- Fixed jump-gate battles failing to start and potentially deleting the attacking fleet and gate without combat.
- Fixed Human fleets calling captured alien homeworlds “Earth.” Relocated capitals now use the appropriate voice response.
- Fixed surviving Human/Canine allies losing their empire when their eternal partner was defeated.
- Protected human-controlled and reserved hot-seat empires from automatic AI surrender.
- Fixed stale alliance operations remaining after peace, including recovery when loading affected saves.
- Fixed inherited ships losing their original hardware during alliance succession or mergers.
- Strengthened saved-merger validation and required explicit acceptance from human recipients.
- Fixed related multiplayer battle validation, second-player battle identity, and installation ownership in battle reports.
Build: 3431c3a · Steam Build ID: 26385260