Patch Notes - v1.5.0

Chaos Events

Random mini-games that hijack gameplay after Ascension 1+. Fail = real death. Win = valuable rewards.

• Blackout — Survive 60s in total darkness with only a light radius around your ship. Invisible enemies deal 2x damage.

• Labyrinth — Navigate a procedurally generated maze from entrance to exit before the timer runs out. Walls deal damage on contact.

• Bullet Hell — Survive 4 waves of projectiles in an auto-fire arena. Pre-allocated object pools for zero-allocation performance.

• Rewards scale with progression (minerals pre-T5, equipment post-T5).

Hive Mind

New strategic endgame layer a full scale viral colony simulation.

• Build and manage a colony with 21 building types across 5 categories: Residential, Military, Logistics, Research, Mega-Projects.

• 4-layer resonance reward system tied to main game progression.

• District system with overlays, keyboard shortcuts, and detailed info panels.

• Purple-themed UI with enlarged text and improved contrast for readability.

• Procedural terrain with world-space noise, edge blending.

• Buildings and progress persist across sessions via Steam Cloud save.

Planetary Expansion

Colony Builder receives a major style upgrade.

• New progression system: levels, stages, population growth, and threat mechanics.

• Interactive dashboard with upgrade buttons and stage display.

• Wider colony builder panels with detailed UX feedback on every tab.

• Conduit System with micro-cell particles for visual flair.

Progression & Balance

• Fixed organelli multiply bug causing negative stats.

• Blocked dismantling equipped organelli to prevent accidental loss.

• Fixed duplicate resource production in colonies.

• SSR/UR organelli upgrade paths corrected.

Tutorial & UX

• Fixed broken tutorial flow — now guides new players correctly.

• All building types have proper names and descriptions in 8 languages.

• Dashboard tooltips explain every blocked action: what's missing, how much is needed, and how to get it.

• Empty states now explain what features do and how to unlock them.

• SciFi dashboard restyle with interactive upgrades.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Hive Mind buildings lost after logout.

• Fixed overlay system: names, descriptions, and keyboard shortcuts now work correctly.

• Fixed building textures floating above tiles.

• Fixed zoom reset bug in terrain view.

• Fixed chaos event collision: proper post-movement checks, enemy cleanup on save/load.

• Ship sprite now used in chaos events instead of placeholder green dot.

• Fixed compact card height and 6-column crafting grid layout.

• DNA forge error messages now display correctly.