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Steam News6 July 20261mo ago

build 0.4.2

Newly discovered sectors can now contain civilizations with varied technological development.

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addedNewly discovered sectors can now contain civilizations with varied technological development.
addedNewly discovered sectors can now contain established civilizations with multiple inhabited worlds and starting infrastructure based on their technological development.
changedNewly discovered civilizations now start with a technology-scaled resource stockpile, helping their existing buildings and factories remain operational after discovery.
changedImproved discovered planet placement so newly discovered civilizations and freshly explored sectors no longer place planets on immediately destructive collision orbits.

Once Upon The Universe changes

addedNewly discovered sectors can now contain civilizations with varied technological development.
addedNewly discovered sectors can now contain established civilizations with multiple inhabited worlds and starting infrastructure based on their technological development.
changedNewly discovered civilizations now start with a technology-scaled resource stockpile, helping their existing buildings and factories remain operational after discovery.
changedImproved discovered planet placement so newly discovered civilizations and freshly explored sectors no longer place planets on immediately destructive collision orbits.
  • Newly discovered sectors can now contain civilizations with varied technological development.

  • Newly discovered sectors can now contain established civilizations with multiple inhabited worlds and starting infrastructure based on their technological development.

  • Newly discovered civilizations now stabilize their home star on discovery, giving their home system a safer initial lifetime window.

  • Newly discovered civilizations now start with a technology-scaled resource stockpile, helping their existing buildings and factories remain operational after discovery.

  • Improved discovered planet placement so newly discovered civilizations and freshly explored sectors no longer place planets on immediately destructive collision orbits.

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Steam News / 6 July 2026

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