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0.16.1 Optimization & Bugfix Update

Hello everyone. Today I have some optimization related things to release. I wanted to hold off a little longer to finish character updates but there have been reports of very bad performance and I think I have the solut

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Hello everyone. Today I have some optimization related things to release. I wanted to hold off a little longer to finish character updates but there have been reports of very bad performance and I think I have the solution for the most part taken care of. This is especially important for AMD graphics card users.

What changed

1 fix4 additions6 changes0 removals
  • Performance
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Workshop
changedHello everyone. Today I have some optimization related things to release. I wanted to hold off a little longer to finish character updates but there have been reports of very bad performance and I think I have the solution for the most part taken care of. This is especially important for AMD graphics card users.
changedChangelogGeneral performance improvements
changedChangelogPlanetary map shaders simplified and optimized significantly
addedChangelogNew bad character traits
addedChangelogNew really good character traits
addedChangelogYou can now pay stability to recruit characters

Solar Nations 2 changes

changedHello everyone. Today I have some optimization related things to release. I wanted to hold off a little longer to finish character updates but there have been reports of very bad performance and I think I have the solution for the most part taken care of. This is especially important for AMD graphics card users.
changedGeneral performance improvements
changedPlanetary map shaders simplified and optimized significantly
addedNew bad character traits
addedNew really good character traits

Changelog

  • General performance improvements

  • Night lights on colonized planets

  • Planetary map shaders simplified and optimized significantly

  • New bad character traits

  • New really good character traits

  • 1% of characters will generate as "great people" and get very high stats and other big bonuses

  • You can now pay stability to recruit characters

  • CPU optimizations for backend logic

  • Fixed crash bug with AI returning territories to itself

  • Workshop Items can now include .json files which modify game content

  • Changed workshop item creation workflow

  • Protectorates now give unrest reduction but also reduce assimilation

NOTE

I have recently updated Engine versions for the project. This means there are a bunch of small incongruities I may have not found yet, so if anything looks out of place let me know.

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Steam News / 20 March 2026

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