Patch Notes 04.08.2026: Mining Fleet Warfare & Fleet Operations

Mining Fleet Combat

• Mining Fleet Attacks can be launched from planets, moons, or Alliance-controlled stations containing your personal fleet.

• Players with Combined Operations can create combined attacks against mining fleets. Alliance members can join through Alliance → Convoys using fleets from planets, moons, or stations.

• Every participant’s own research, leader bonuses, Command Vessel effects, and hangar configuration are calculated separately.

• Battle reports include all attacking and defending participants.

• Debris created by these battles is initially visible to battle participants before becoming public.

• If the target mining fleet leaves before the attackers arrive, the attack is cancelled safely and the fleets return with a report.

Mining Fleet Defense

• You can now send a defensive fleet to your own active mining fleet.

• Combined Operations allows you to defend mining fleets belonging to Alliance members, allied Alliances, and personal allies.

• Defensive fleets remain stationed with the miners and participate if they are attacked.

• Incoming mining attacks now include a Send Defense action in the Fleet interface.

• Field Scan reports also offer a defense action for eligible friendly mining fleets.

• Defensive fleets automatically return when mining ends, the miners are recalled, the target disappears, or the diplomatic relationship no longer permits support.

• Mining fleet attacks now generate proper browser and in-game warnings for the miner and their Alliance.

Command Vessel

• Direct Command Vessel relocation is now represented as a real mission in the Fleet interface.

• Command Vessel movement can be tracked and recalled like other fleet missions.

• If the destination becomes unavailable while the Command Vessel is travelling, it returns safely.

• Command Vessels can now accompany asteroid field scans and pirate camp reconnaissance.

• A Command Vessel equipped with espionage capability can perform supported reconnaissance without accompanying recon ships.

• Command Vessel movement and reconnaissance received additional queue-recovery protection against interrupted or duplicated processing.

Reconnaissance

• Planet, Moon, Outpost, Station, asteroid field, and pirate camp reconnaissance now consistently accepts only:

  • Probe

  • Spy Probe

  • Stealth Ship

  • An optional Command Vessel

• Reconnaissance missions use peaceful travel rules instead of strategic combat-fleet timing.

• Pure recon fleets retain their dedicated rapid-launch profile.

• Failed or interrupted reconnaissance is recovered safely without repeating random results or leaving fleets stuck.

Fleet Travel & Interface

• Debris collection now always uses the peaceful travel profile, including pre-positioned collectors and collection near contested stations.

• Fleet cargo and mining-resource values are displayed as whole units instead of unnecessary decimals.

• Source Moon names are now shown correctly for incoming mining fleet attacks.

• Fleet-slot calculations are now consistent across ordinary fleets, patrols, Command Vessel movement, stations, moons, outposts, and Rift operations.

New Player Start

• When a new homeworld is created, its starting system is guaranteed to contain an ordinary Ore Belt if none currently exists.

• If an older belt was completely depleted, a later newcomer can create a replacement.

• The field uses the normal richness and resource rules for its security zone.