May update 2026

Finally, 0.22.0 is out!

Issues with Ubuntu performance and a bug in an experimental feature had me hanging on to a buggy build with a huge amount of new stuff. Most significantly, Captain Croissant will occur later, and you can upgrade your ship more easily. Here's the changelist:

• Step drawer added to make editor GUI more readable and easier to navigate

• More encounters and variations to encounters

• More stations and upgrades

• More environment and planets

• Highspeed and lowspeed encounters

• Added experimental quickfix to laser targeting

• Groundwork to multiple saves

• Added simulated lagrange points and transfer windows

Next focus is adding stuff to Mercury and Venus, expanding the story even more and looking into a market rework. Would it be worth it? Basically, I want to model capitalism in raw form. I know I can't without loans, stocks and suits, but I'm making general assumptions to build a personal experience and criticize a corrupt system.

Alternatively, I could work on creating a branching mission structure. Will probably be more fun and add more character to the world, but I really want to see where a dynamic market would go. So, what do you think?

Markets or missions?