DescriptionCommand sprawling empires across orbiting planets, seamlessly zooming between empire-level management and precise fleet engagements—deploy titans, influence rivals, and exploit orbital mechanics to outmaneuver opponents.
More than a hotfix, but we’re calling it one anyway!
NEW - Texture Quality Setting
We’ve added a new setting to Settings → Graphics → Rendering Device to adjust the texture quality of units in the game.
Adjust this if you’re on a laptop or on Steam Deck, as those systems use Shared Memory for graphics and will crash if you run out of it. This is the #1 cause of crashes for players on these systems.
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We've switched gears for our June update. The ARES AI overhaul still needs more time in the oven, so rather than rush it, we're holding it in the opt-in build and shipping a smaller, focused v1.61 in the meantime.
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UI tweak to player setup window to add a button that goes to the full faction selection window. Also, updated behavior on clicking the full player faction button to be a quick dropdown selector as an alternate.
Fixed bug that could cause corvettes near a fleet leader to slowly tumble through space. This was due to the orbiting attack pattern that would cause flip-flopping on physics goals.
Fixed issue where allied AI players could end up in an endless tug-of-war trying to capture an object. This alters some of the capture mechanics:
Capturable extractors and labs are now invulnerable.
In cases where a human and AI ally(ies) are contesting a capture, the player will take precedence.
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Fixed bug that would cause the game to display multiple languages at the same time, if you changed your language setting repeatedly within the same session. This should also resolve a rare hang bug.
Fixed bug that would have some tooltips display “inf” instead of their true value.
Fixed bug that would sometimes cause point-defense weapons to overkill missiles.
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