Patch Notes 05.08.2026

This update focuses on research timing, fleet logistics, Leadership consistency, reports, and mobile usability.

Research & Production

• Active research now dynamically responds when research-speed bonuses are gained or lost.

• Completed research progress is preserved during recalculation. Only the remaining work is adjusted.

• Dynamic recalculation covers:

  • Research technologies

  • Leader and Diplomat doctrine changes

  • Command Vessel modules, talents, levels, movement and mission status

  • Research-speed artifacts

  • Quantum Nexus construction, demolition or planet abandonment

• Paused research, including Laboratory upgrades and Vacation Mode pauses, is also recalculated correctly.

• Newly started and queued research now use the same unified bonus calculation.

• The Command Center resource calculator now correctly accounts for:

  • Starter boost expiration during the selected projection

  • Planet-specific production modifiers

  • Vacation Mode

  • Constructing, relocating or drifting Outposts

  • Storage caps at each individual location

  • Dark Matter production at Outposts

• Maximum-level building cards now display the correct current production, energy and defense values instead of previewing a nonexistent next level.

Command Vessel & Leadership

• Standalone Command Vessel travel now benefits from applicable ship, FTL and transport-speed bonuses.

• Command Vessel relocation uses peaceful travel rules where appropriate, including normal station transfers.

• Command Vessels can now accompany Station Supply and Station Collection missions.

• Local Command Vessel research bonuses now update research timers correctly when the vessel docks, departs, attaches to a mission, enters recovery, finishes repairs, gains a level, or changes equipment.

• Strange Wormhole directives now display their proper localized status instead of STRANGE_WORMHOLE_ACTIVE.

• Successful AI Officer Scatter activations now generate a report containing:

  • Number of evacuated ships

  • Evacuation duration

  • Hydrogen consumed

  • Total cargo evacuated, when applicable

Stations & Logistics

• Station Supply and Collection are now treated as peaceful logistics missions while neither endpoint is under attack.

• If the source or destination is under attack, normal strategic travel time is used.

• To prevent logistics missions from becoming a fast combat deployment method, these missions now accept only:

  • Freighters

  • Salvaged Freighters

  • Transport Shuttles

  • Tankers

  • Bulk Carriers

  • Ore Freighters

  • An attached Command Vessel

• Supply missions that become stuck during arrival can now be recovered automatically.

• Return-cargo logistics routes now correctly include cargo-capacity research and leader bonuses.

Fleet Dispatch

• Fuel and travel-time previews have been restored or added for:

  • Outpost mining

  • Xenoarchaeology surveys

  • Wormhole missions

• Dispatch is blocked directly in the modal when the selected source lacks sufficient Hydrogen.

• Outpost-origin previews now use the Outpost’s actual Hydrogen, garrison, position and Command Vessel state.

• Pirate Camp attack source selection now displays the distance from each available planet.

• Fuel consumption is now displayed as Fuel/ly instead of the incorrect astronomical-unit label.

Patrols & PvE Reports

• The accidental additional no-reward roll for common patrol events has been removed.

• Patrol events affected by insufficient cargo capacity now show a warning indicator explaining that part of the reward did not fit.

• Patrol ship quantities can now be entered directly as whole numbers in addition to using the + and - controls.

• Pirate Camp reports now display artifact rewards correctly as an Unidentified Artifact.

• Artifact details are no longer exposed prematurely through the main report or participant breakdown.

• Mine combat reports now include their report ID for easier identification and support requests.

Combat

• Carrier Bomber hangar HP bonuses are now included before battle HP percentages and retreat thresholds are calculated.

• This prevents healthy carrier formations from appearing above 100% HP or requiring excessive damage before retreating.

• Alliance and regular battle reports have improved mobile layouts:

  • Ship icons and names remain visible

  • Losses and surviving quantities stay aligned

  • Command Vessel status no longer overflows or hides fleet information

Mobile & Interface

• Mobile top-bar menus now remain inside the viewport and can scroll when necessary.

• Language and sound panels no longer extend beyond the screen.

• Compact phone layouts provide more room for the profile, store and menu controls.

• Galaxy Map controls now use a cleaner two-column mobile layout.

• Moon headers, location selectors and building upgrade controls have improved responsive sizing.

• The compact Android energy display has been simplified to prevent redundant formatting.

• Covert Mining requirements are now documented directly in Mine Warfare research:

  • Stealth Technology and Assault Tactics

  • At least one Stealth Ship and one Mine Layer

  • One EW Ship and one Hacker Ship per Mine Layer

• New descriptions, warnings and AI Officer reports have been localized across all supported languages.