[Update Announcement] First Major Version Update Now: English&MOD

Version 0.11 is now live!

Most importantly, the English version of Astrobuilder is now officially available. English-speaking players can now experience the game with full English language support. Thank you for your patience and support while we worked on the localization.

In addition to the English version, this major update also brings the MOD Editor, Steam Workshop support, voice input, Life Planner, descendant nurturing system, achievement system, and many other new features. We have also made extensive improvements to Prophecies, Wormhole Exploration, Free Mode, guild management, character customization, desktop companion mode, and more.

Important Notice: This update includes major adjustments to the Wormhole Exploration system. After updating, alien planet exploration progress in old saves will be reset.

Below are the full details of what you can experience in the game after this update:

1. New Features and Gameplay Content

English Version Now Officially Available

The English version of Astrobuilder is now officially live!

Players can now switch to English and experience the game with English localization, including major systems, UI text, NPC interactions, quests, and gameplay content.

Since Astrobuilder contains a large amount of dynamic text and AI-driven dialogue, localization has been a major part of our development work. We will continue to improve translation quality, terminology consistency, and the overall English player experience in future updates.

MOD Editor and Steam Workshop Support

MOD support is now available for the first time! The “Gameplay Lab” is now connected to the Steam Workshop.

We have also provided a standalone MOD Editor, which supports editing the following content:

(1) Global settings (2) Planets (3) Factions (4) Characters (5) Items (6) Relationships (7) Prices (8) Spaceships (9) Buffs, and more

The MOD Editor also supports using AI to generate character biographies, rename characters, and more.

A MOD user manual and official examples have been included in the game installation directory, including a “Three Kingdoms” MOD template for reference and creation.

Added Voice Input

Added speech recognition. You can now speak directly to NPCs or desktop companions, improving the conversation and interaction experience.

Added Life Planner

Added the “Life Planning” system. Players can now plan a complete life path for descendants and view the corresponding progress timeline.

Added Descendant Nurturing System

(1) Added descendant nurturing gameplay. Players can now give birth to and raise the next generation. (2) This system also adds a descendant interaction interface and home-stay mechanics. It is integrated with the Life Planning system, giving descendants more complete long-term growth goals.

Added Achievement System

Added an in-game achievement system. Achievement progress tracking and ending achievements are now supported, allowing players to unlock goals gradually during gameplay.

Added AI Dialogue Polishing and Behavior Derivation

Added dialogue polishing. Players can now choose different language styles for chat content. In addition, some casual conversations may influence characters’ later behavior, giving NPC interactions more room to develop.

Added Relationship Customization

Added relationship customization. Players can now add custom descriptions to established relationships, further enriching how different relationships are expressed and affect gameplay interactions.

Added Custom Difficulty to Free Mode

(1) Added a custom difficulty entry to Free Mode. (2) Players can now adjust multiple rules, including spaceship bonuses and trade goods buying/selling prices, allowing greater freedom in deciding the pace and difficulty of each playthrough.

Wormhole Exploration Adjustments

This version includes major adjustments to Wormhole Exploration:

(1) Wormhole exploration planets have been adjusted to 25 wormhole alien planets. (2) Adjusted the target difficulty of early alien planets. (3) Enriched the internal mechanics of mid-to-late-stage alien planets. (4) Added paid material teleportation for alien planets.

Reminder: After this adjustment, alien planet exploration progress in saves created before the update will be reset.

Sofia Prophecy System Improvements

(1) Added a “continuation” mechanic to Sofia’s Prophecies. (2) The system will now determine the subject of a prophecy. After the player accepts a prophecy related to a certain subject, some subsequent prophecies may continue to revolve around that same subject, creating more continuous prophecy effects.

2. System Expansions and Experience Improvements

Character and Appearance Customization Improvements

Custom character appearances can now be edited, making character appearance configuration more flexible.

Desktop Companion Mode Improvements

(1) Desktop companion mode now supports switching between custom characters. (2) Desktop companion conversations now include character information and support voice input, making interactions feel more natural.

Business and Economy System Improvements

(1) Optimized guild inheritance rules. (2) Shop policies now affect manager behavior. (3) Added more expanded operations to mind control, including going home, fraud, disbanding guilds, and more.

My Story and Ending Improvements

(1) Added rewards when reaching “My Story” endings. (2) Optimized character pool generation rules, making character selection and ending experiences more reasonable.

Wish Quest Improvements

Added the ability to abandon and re-accept wish quests after accepting them, reducing the burden caused by mistaken quest choices.

Underlying and Performance Optimizations

Optimized some underlying logic, stability, and performance costs to improve overall runtime performance.

3. Bug Fixes

Visual and UI Adaptation Fixes

(1) Added support for 21:9 resolution. (2) Fixed UI misalignment issues in market prices, character information, faction information, planet information, and other interfaces.

Faction, Guild, and Shop Fixes

(1) Fixed abnormal faction intelligence and history records. (2) Fixed incorrect faction name recognition. (3) Fixed an issue where branch shops were not correctly inherited when a shop manager created a guild. (4) Fixed abnormal starting funds when opening branch shops. (5) Fixed incorrect display of shop shelf restocking limits. (6) Fixed an issue where the main command to slander a guild could not be completed.

Quest and Gameplay Fixes

(1) Fixed incorrect wish quest display. (2) Fixed an issue where commission quests were not settled after expiring. (3) Fixed possible value overflow in fraud-related calculations. (4) Fixed abnormal business war cooldown checks.

Alien Planet Exploration Fixes

(1) Fixed abnormal fog unlocking. (2) Fixed scorched-earth-related abnormalities. (3) Fixed conflicts between moving buildings and environmental events. (4) Fixed issues where quests such as “Maintain Panic” could not be completed.

Character and Relationship Fixes

(1) Fixed abnormal relationship network filtering. (2) Fixed abnormal hover mask display in the relationship network. (3) Fixed residual data issues with custom characters. (4) Fixed abnormal random skins for rare species. (5) Fixed incorrect gender fields and relationship tags for some characters.

Save and System Fixes

(1) Fixed an issue where reading and deleting a manual save could cause an auto-save null reference crash. (2) Fixed abnormal desktop companion return behavior. (3) Fixed some abnormal sound effects. (4) Fixed abnormal topic settlement in non-Chinese environments. (5) Fixed abnormal region parsing. (6) When saving fails, more specific reason prompts will now be provided.

Voice and Localization Fixes

(1) Unified multilingual terminology. (2) Fixed multiple text errors. (3) Optimized some voice and localization-related behavior.

4. Balance and Configuration Adjustments

Spaceship and Military District Adjustments

(1) Fixed an issue where the Balanced Ship’s HP dropped sharply when upgraded to Level 4. (2) Adjusted the price and command configuration for manufacturing warships in military districts to prevent related content from becoming impossible to complete in the new version.

Commission Quest and Prompt Adjustments

(1) Commission quest progress checks have been changed from “actual increased quantity” to “purchased quantity.” (2) Adjusted favorability gain notifications. (3) Adjusted salary-related prompts.

Prophecy Gameplay Adjustments

(1) Optimized prophecy continuation logic. (2) Added a dual-anchor mechanic. (3) Added “Beginner Prophecies.” The first two prophecies will now take effect. (4) Improved prompts before the Book of Prophecy is unlocked to reduce misunderstandings.

Thank you to all Builders for your continued feedback and support. Version 0.11 is a major content update, and we will continue to pay close attention to your feedback on the English version, MODs, the Steam Workshop, the descendant system, Prophecy gameplay, Wormhole Exploration, and the mid-to-late-game experience as we continue developing the next version.

WA Studio June 24, 2026