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Demo coming September 7!
I'm thrilled to announce that the Vega Chronicle Demo will release September 7, 2026!
Announcement - Vega Chronicle
Combat info overlay
Combat is more transparent and predictable with a new ship information overlay. Other improvements: Tech tree structure reorganized Gain a mineral bonus if you have Xenolinguistics whenever you meet an alien Fixed Trade…
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Psionic crystals and Mineral clouds
v0.19.0 introduces two new planet perks: Psionic crystals and Mienral clouds. It also includes several quality-of-life improvements, UI tweaks, and bugfixes. Here is the full changelog: https://justaddlava.com/vegachron…
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v0.18.0 Ancestral traditions, Random events and planet generation
Planet generation Exploring the galaxy to find planets to colonize is more rewarding and intriguing. A new algorithm for generating the galaxy's planets and their production bonuses means that each galaxy's planets are…
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Missile Bases
Introducing Missile bases: static defensive structures to protect your civilization during the early game. Other improvements include: Combat salvage rewards Simplified mechanics for Colony bases and Cryo-tunneling Maps…
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Better planets. Cheaper ships. Smarter opponents.
Version 0.15 has major updates: Star systems have more planets and more of those planets are habitable. Ships cost less so you can build a bigger navy sooner. The alien species are smarter. And many other improvements.…
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Planet descriptions
I added descriptions for each planet based on its type, features, and attributes.
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v0.14.6
Fixed raiders weren't spawning. https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
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v0.14.3
Fixed crash introduced in v0.14.2 https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
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New Website
I'm thrilled to announce that Vega Chronicle has a new website! Check it out at https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle
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No AI
Vega Chronicle does not include the output of any generative AI technology. The entire project, including graphics music sound effects text box art code scripts promotional materials are made by (a very small number of)…
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Major updates coming soon!
The recent playtest gave so much helpful feedback and ideas! I've implemented almost all of it; here's what's been done so far that you can expect to see in version 12 in the next playtest: Complete overhaul of alien ci…
Event8 changesFixGameplay - Vega Chronicle
New turn-based combat system
I'm excited to announce a complete overhaul of the combat system. Space combat is now turn-based and gives you much greater control over your fleets! I will start a public playtest soon to get feedback.
Announcement - Vega Chronicle
Challenge Settings
Do you like intense, challenging strategy? Or do you prefer a more relaxed game? I'm thrilled to announce that Vega Chronicle now has adjustable difficulty settings: Casual: Alien civilizations are friendly unless you a…
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Ancestral Virtues Update
We have been updating the game with all the great feedback we got from our last playtest, including improved galaxy generation, more aggressive enemy AI, and new ancestral virtues, such as: Gastronomist: "Excess food pr…
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Updated gameplay trailer with epic music
Hi everyone! I'm super excited to show you the updated gameplay trailer featuring an awesome new track by Omer Faran: View store page
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