Void War news & patch notes

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.3.0f - Localization Beta

This update adds experimental beta language options for Spanish, French, and German.

Not Final Translations

These languages are available now on the main branch, but they are not final localization. The current translated text is machine-translated placeholder text, and this beta is mainly intended to test Void War’s multi-language font rendering before we move toward final translation work.

English remains the primary reference language. Spanish, French, and German are currently work-in-progress testing options and do not represent final translation quality.

What We Are Testing

Void War has thousands of lines of text, dialogue, events, tooltips, and combat messages, so full localization is a large project. We are using this beta to gauge player interest, identify technical issues, and understand what kind of translation workflow will make the most sense for the game.

The current translations are machine-translated placeholder text, so ordinary translation quality issues are expected. We are not treating these beta language packs as final translation passes.

At this stage, we are mainly looking for feedback on technical localization issues:

• Font rendering problems

• Missing characters or broken symbols

• UI text overflow

• Missing translated strings

• Incorrect language switching behavior

• CSV or language file issues

• Major context errors that make gameplay text confusing or misleading

Language Dropdown

Each beta language is clearly marked as BETA in the language dropdown in the Settings menu. Players will also see an in-game warning before switching to a beta language.

Community Feedback

We are using this beta to gauge player interest, identify technical issues, and better understand what kind of translation workflow makes the most sense for Void War.

We may ultimately use professional localization, community feedback, or some combination of both. For now, the most helpful thing players can do is report specific issues with the beta language packs rather than attempting a full translation pass.

If you try one of the beta languages, please join the Void War Discord and post feedback in the localization channels. The Discord link is available in the bottom-right corner of the main menu.

You can also join the Discord here:

https://discord.gg/4rV32dzxKr

Community Translation Files

Void War’s language files are stored as editable CSV files in the game’s 'lang' folder: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\Void War\\lang Players who want to inspect the current beta translations, test fixes locally, or experiment with language edits are welcome to do so.

However, these files should be treated as experimental modding/localization files, not as final official translation files. Full localization is a large production task, and the final workflow may involve professional localization, community feedback, or a combination of both.

If you are interested in doing a larger translation pass, please coordinate with us on Discord first. We do not want anyone to spend a large amount of time on work that may not fit the final localization pipeline.

Thanks to everyone who helps us test and improve Void War’s localization support.

Upcoming Beta Language: Russian

The next upcoming beta language will be Russian. Russian font support is nearly complete and you can expect an update with machine-translated Russian soon.

New Encounters & Balance Changes

Finally, this update comes with a few new encounters, balance changes to the weapons system to make gunship builds more effective, and set of new merchant rumors hinting at strange events beyond known space.

Version Number: Release v1.3.0f

Stability

• Provisional fix for Fleshling crash

Content

• Added 3 new encounters

• Added new merchant dialogue

Gameplay

• Reduced weapons system upgrade costs

• Increased Interfacer HP and decreased DPS

• Increased Interfacer HP and decreased DPS

• Fixed technocult quest outcome looping back on itself

• Fixed gold text in hot object encounter

UI

• Added beta language options for Spanish, French, and German

• Fixed certain local map nodes drawing with the wrong color

• Fixed quest marker draw issues

• Prevented quest markers from appearing in sector 6

Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.6a - Long March

The Long March update adds 12 new encounters, further expanding the game’s quest system. With quests now playing a larger role throughout the game, we also took the opportunity to fix several longstanding issues affecting quest marker generation and quest encounter spawning. Quest markers can now appear across sectors, and these improvements have also allowed us to introduce new 3-part quests.

There are also some stability fixes in this update including a revised system for profile backups and corruption recovery.

Version Number: Release v1.2.6a

Content

• Added 12 new encounters, including 3-part quests

Stability

• Improved profile backups and corruption recovery

• Fixed crash in necropolis encounter

Stability

• Quest markers can now spawn across sectors

• Fixed various quest spawning issues

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.5a - Noxious Descent

This update adds additional encounters involving planetary assaults on Death Cult installations. These sites are invariably former Imperial structures, overrun by cultists and fortified against counterattack. Attendant to the encroaching presence of these installations is the appearance of previously unseen equipment: the Hazard Pavise, Putrescent Armor, and Bubonic Scythe.

Version Number: Release v1.2.5a

Content

• New enemy type: Death Cult fortifications

• New crew equipment: Hazard Pavise, Putrescent Armor, Bubonic Scythe

Gameplay

• Fixed missing reward in Exclusion Zone encounter

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.4a - Second Contact

This update adds a second set of new encounters to further build on our quest encounter roster. Similar to the quests from The Holiday Update, these new encounters can be found in their respective faction’s special sectors. We are also introducing several encounters from our newest writer Scott, who may be familiar to some of you in the community as Ciggy.

Lastly, this update includes fixes to some long-standing bugs.

Version Number: Release v1.2.4a

Content

• Added 12 new encounters

Stability

• Fixed autosave migration crash from certain projectiles that apply effects to crew

• Provisional fix for rare crash when enemy crew are waiting in room to fight incoming player crew

Gameplay

• Fixed Translocator appearing in psychomancy item pools

• Fixed ionization dialogue failing to return reactor power

• Fixed quest destinations spawning on untraversable nodes

• Fixed Ruin nodes sometimes overriding Miniboss nodes

UI

• Improved quest marker hover feedback

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.3a - Destroyer

The Destroyer is a fully robotic combat commander built for pure violence: multi-target attacks, explosive kills, and a brutal combat loadout featuring 2 weapon slots and 1 armor slot. Being fully robotic, it’s immune to suffocation and resists poison damage.

Techno-Crypts Full Release

Techno-Crypts are now out of beta. For players who missed the last patch beta, Techno-Crypts introduced Ruins, a new type of Planetary Assault. After a period of beta testing, this new Planetary Assault type is now available in the main branch of Void War for all players. As a reminder, Beta access for Void War is always free and public, so if you didn’t jump in this time, you can join future betas anytime by switching to the Beta branch in your Steam settings for Void War. Big thanks to everyone who tested the update and shared feedback.

Version Number: Release v1.2.3a

Content

• New commander: Destroyer

Gameplay

• Fixed "The Apostates" achievement failing to check for wins by newly added commanders

• Added choice to leave or stay after completing a Planetary Assault encounter

• Increased subspace breach spawn rate for Ruins

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Beta v1.2.2 - The Techno-Crypts Beta

This update introduces a new type of planetary assault: Ruins. Ruins encounters can appear in any Exclusion Zone sector, letting you deploy your crew to plunder Ruined Fortifications and Infested Techno-Crypts.

Unlike the manned Imperial fortifications introduced in the Holiday Update (December), Ruins are sparsely occupied and far less heavily defended. But they aren’t safe. Exclusion Zones bring their own hazards: demonic infestations, breaches, and subspace storms. Rumors suggest that some Ruins conceal far greater threats.

How to Access the Beta

To access the latest beta, right-click Void War in your Steam library, click Properties > Game Versions & Betas. Then select beta - public beta for steam players and you're all set. 

Note that beta versions of the game represent works-in-progress. That means: expect bugs, UI issues, and other rough edges. We use the beta branch to gather feedback and improve the experience before the main release.

We highly recommend backing up your profile.sav file before enabling the beta. You can find it here: 

C:\\Users\\\\\AppData\\Roaming\\Void_War

As always, if you have suggestions, bug reports, or any other feedback, please don't hesitate to chime in on our Discord: https://discord.gg/4rV32dzxKr

Version Number: Beta v1.2.2

Content

• New encounter type: Planetary Assault - Ruins

Stability

• Fixed additional crash in war cult encounter

• Fixed crash caused by ion on death effect occurring at moment of ship destruction

• Fixed crash caused by explode on death effect occurring at moment of ship destruction

• Fixed crash caused by enemy AI using ability at moment of ship destruction

Text

• Fixed incorrect Core Miner victory text

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.1a - The Holiday Update

This update comes with the full release of Planetary Assaults, a set of new quest encounters, and a huge number of balance tweaks. This will be the only update for December, barring all necessary hotfixes. We will be resuming our usual release cadence roughly mid-January.

New Quests

Over the past few months, we’ve been quietly building new encounters with our new writer, Aleksi Nevalainen. He’s been expanding the Void War universe behind the scenes, and the first set of new encounters is ready for release.

The quest system is a part of the game that has been extremely underutilized and this patch marks the first steps in our efforts to address that. We think quest encounters and multi-part encounters are a lot of fun, so expect to see more in the coming months. Consider the seven new quest encounters added in today's update (one for each faction's special sector) a preview of what's to come. 

Major Balance Pass

In addition to the new encounters, we took some time this month to do a major balance pass across the game. New content can shift the meta, so we will occasionally make targeted tweaks to keep a wide range of builds and strategies feeling strong. This update adjusts stats and costs across the board, from commanders to wargear to ship weapons. The Assassin has also gained a new ability, Expunge, which helps her and her crew deal more effectively with certain enemy units that have been especially troublesome for her.

Planetary Assaults

Planetary Assaults are now ready for release and have now been integrated into the main branch. There were a ton of bugs in the beta release, some worse than others. We believe we have fixed all of them. If there are more, please don't hesitate to post a bug report in the Discord (https://discord.gg/4rV32dzxKr). Huge thanks to everyone who participated in the Planetary Assaults beta!

Retrospectus

What a year. It feels like yesterday Void War was still in alpha and we were still planning out the release. Now we’re already more than half a year past our official Steam launch. As 2025 wraps up, it’s time to look back on what we’ve accomplished.

In these last 6 months, we have seen the addition of 4 ships, 4 commanders, 38 achievements, planetary assaults, a marauding enemy faction, a clean font option, as well as a host of bug fixes and balance tweaks. In terms of the roadmap, we've hit about 60% of our targets. A big portion of this is due to the detours we've taken along the way. While we've delivered new ships and planetary assaults, items like new commanders and clean font options have been inspirational tangents. Meanwhile things like localization, dungeons, and the remaining hulls have taken longer than we anticipated and while we have been making steady progress on those things, they are inevitably being pushed to 2026. It has been fun to indulge in this meandering exploration of the Void War universe, and we hope that fun gets passed on to all of you.

With that said, our goals haven't changed. We will continue to move towards delivering all the items on the roadmap for 2026. Check out the updated roadmap below for a preview of what's to come.

Most importantly, while we’re proud of the work we’ve done, we’re even more proud of the community you’ve built around Void War. Time and time again, you’ve blown us away with your trust, support, and dedication. We’re closing out the year grateful for all of it, and we hope you’ll keep flying with us in 2026 and beyond.

We wish you a healthy, peaceful holiday season, and a happy new year.

Updated Roadmap 2026 

(in no particular order)

• Multi-language support

• Dungeons

• Hull 11

• Hull 12

• Oblivion C

• Shrines v2 - Indoctrination

• Karmic Vessel (name subject to change)

• New quest packs

• New encounters

• Planetary Assaults v2

Version Number: Release v1.2.1a

Content

• Seven new quest encounters

• Added Expunge ability to Assassin

UI

• Fixed Deploy Infiltrators button remaining clickable after ending encounter

• Fixed fortification encounters failing to end when last vault is destroyed without being retrieved

• Fixed deployment tooltip layer issue

• Fixed visual issues with deployment tray

Gameplay

• Replaced Light Destroyer B medkits with cryofoam

• Increased Ancient A reactor power

• Increased Ancient A munition count

• Increased Ancient A sensor strength

• Replaced Relic B Gladius Missile with Acid Missile

• Increased Interdictor A door strength

• Reduced Husk Rack scrap cost and level 3 upgrade cost

• Increased Shiv Missile fire chance

• Reduced Shiv Missile charge time

• Heavy Flayer Missile now always produces breach

• Increased Heavy Flayer Missile crew damage

• Increased Heavy Flayer Missile munition cost

• Reduced Heavy Flayer Missile charge time

• Reduced Heavy Flayer Missile scrap cost

• Flayer Missile now always produces breach

• Reduced Flayer Missile scrap cost

• Reduced Flayer Missile charge time

• Reduced Flayer Cannon scrap cost

• Reduced Energy Beam I beam length and beam speed

• Increased Energy Beam I scrap cost

• Increased Energy Beam II beam speed

• Reduced Energy Beam II charge time

• Reduced Energy Beam II scrap cost

• Reduced Photon Beam I beam length

• Increased Photon Beam I scrap cost

• Reduced Photon Beam II beam length

• Increased Photon Beam II beam speed

• Reduced Photon Beam II charge time

• Reduced Photon Beam II scrap cost

• Slight increase to Devastator Beam beam length

• Archmage now has bonus DPS against Demons and Psykers

• Increased Capitalist move speed

• Reduced Capitalist DPS

• Cybernetic now starts with Welding Torch

• Rock Crusher now additionally damage systems

• Reduced Power Field scrap cost

• Reduced Pressure Suit scrap cost

• Reduced Fire Suit scrap cost

• Reduced Combat Mesh scrap cost

• Reduced Ion Carbine scrap cost

• Increased Power Axe scrap cost

• Increased Siege Axe scrap cost

• Increased War Pick conditional DPS

• Increased Cursed Spear base DPS

• Increased Hellfire Blade scrap cost

• Reduced Grav-Carbine scrap cost

• Reduced Grav-Spear scrap cost

• Increased Spiked Club conditional DPS

• Increased Havoc Maul scrap cost

• Increased Gore Sledge scrap cost

• Reduced Electromaul stun duration

• Increased Electro Maul scrap cost

• Reduced Electrobaton stun duration

• Increased Electrobaton scrap cost

• Reduced Machine Cannon scrap cost

• Reduced Blessed Machine Cannon scrap cost

• Reduced Assault Rifle scrap cost

• Increased Eviscerator scrap cost

• Increased Elder Blood Mage scrap cost

• Reduced Death Cultist scrap cost

• Increased Greater Warseer HP

• Replaced Ashen Priest Force Shield with Mind Bolt

• Increased Flux Priest repair speed

• Increased Flux Priest death explosion damage

• Reduced Commando scrap cost

• Increased Commando HP

• Commando now has bonus DPS in vacuum

• Replaced Scavenger door break speed bonus with "phases through doors"

• Adjusted Imperial Marshal bonus DPS in fire 

• Reduced Imperial Scribe scrap cost

• Reduced Imperial Acolyte scrap cost

• Reduced Imperial Sorcerer scrap cost

• Deepcore Veteran now has bonus DPS in vacuum

• Fixed abstract wound torment level failing to reset after restarting run

Text

• Fixed typo in Raider sector empty node dialogue

• Fixed typo in Stygian Reagents description

• Fixed typo in Beam Carbine description

• Fixed incorrect unit names used in several gold text options

• Adjusted Paladin lore text

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Beta v1.2.0 - Planetary Assaults

This update introduces Planetary Assault encounters. Terrestrial strongholds and bastions have long served the Auric Throne by collecting vast tribute from the innumerable colonies of the Empire. As guardians of Imperial interests, these fortifications are built to withstand any orbital attack.

However, they are by no means unassailable. The ravages of time have left vulnerabilities in their defenses, and interminable years of service have rendered their garrisons lax and inattentive. For the daring commander, the tribute-filled halls of planetary fortifications offer only opportunity.

How to Access the Planetary Assaults Beta

To access the Planetary Assaults beta, right-click Void War in your Steam library and in the Betas section you will see a dropdown for Beta Participation. Select 'beta - public beta for steam players' and you're all set. 

Note that Planetary Assaults is a work-in-progress. That means: expect bugs, UI issues, and other rough edges. We use the beta branch to gather feedback and improve the experience before the main release.

We highly recommend backing up your profile.sav file before enabling the beta. You can find it here: 

C:\\Users\\\\\AppData\\Roaming\\Void_War

As always, if you have suggestions, bug reports, or any other feedback, please don't hesitate to chime in on our Discord: https://discord.gg/4rV32dzxKr

Version Number: Release 1.2.0

Content

• New encounter type: Planetary Assault

Gameplay

• Reduced Heiress HP and DPS

• Added Combat Knife to Barbarian

• Fixed recall button appearing for unlaunched assault sleds

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.4a - Clean Font

This update brings us the Clean Font feature which can be toggled in the Settings menu. The Clean Font feature replaces all body text in the game with a clean, sans serif font which you might prefer over the stylized serif font. This work was a natural extension of our ongoing work to support multi-language text and full localization, which we hope to begin beta testing by the end of the year.

Scroll down for patch notes plus a small teaser for what's coming up.

Version Number: Release 1.1.4a

UI

• Fixed dialogue choice collision issue

• Fixed clean fonts sometimes not appearing in system upgrade tooltips

Teaser

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.3 - Heiress

The Heiress is a renegade scion who siphons life from every kill and seizes control of enemy crew using her Hypnosis ability.

This update also includes a few UI improvements based on player feedback and a minor typo fix.

Version Number: Release 1.1.3

Content

• New commander: Heiress

Text

• Fixed typo in Hex Priest gold text

UI

• Added clickable menu button to in-game UI

• Added "Show Version Info" checkbox to settings menu

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.2 - Capitalist

The Capitalist is a powerful trader who arrives with an arsenal of utility equipment and an uncanny ability to negotiate favorable prices.

Tiny Window Bug

In addition to the new commander, we've also included another provisional fix for the tiny window bug that has been affecting some players. If it continues to occur please post a bug report on the Discord with your profile.sav file attached. You can also email it to us at:

[email protected]

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Version Number: Release 1.1.2

Content

• New commander: Capitalist

Stability

• Provisional fix for mid-run tiny window bug

Text

• Added "stackable" to Barrier Relay description.

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.1 - Barbarian A true noble savage, the Barbarian shrugs off every debuff and unleashes a triple-weapon arsenal for devastating combos and maximum carnage.

Version Number: Release 1.1.1

Content

• New commander: Barbarian

Stability

• Fixed rare crash when pressing Hangar button after losing commander

• Provisional fix for game launching in tiny window

• Fixed Steam overlay screenshot feature

Greetings Commander, The latest update has been released: Release v1.1.0d - Achievements In today's patch we’ve introduced 38 new Steam Achievements, organized into six categories: Exalted Feats, Covenants, Voidcraft, Dominion, Stratagems, Massacre, and Hosts of War. These challenges are designed to push you to approach Void War in fresh ways, adding new layers of depth and replayability to the experience you already know.

Retroactive Achievements

Some but not all Achievements will be retroactive, meaning the game can check your Archives data and automatically complete Achievements whose data can be verified in your past runs. Unfortunately most Achievements rely on data that was never stored in past versions of the game, so those will have to be completed in v1.1.0d or later.

Additional Changes

We’ve also rolled out the usual round of UI improvements, bug fixes, and balance adjustments inspired by player feedback. The new Dismiss Crew button makes it simple to clear unwanted crew from your ship, particularly handy when chasing the Covenant achievements. The commander and ship selection menus now provide detailed tracking of victories by commander and Torment level. Poison mechanics have also been refined: higher stacks now deal damage more rapidly, so piling on massive poison will drain enemy life far faster than before. Several underpowered units have been strengthened: Imperial Marshals now deal double damage in burning rooms, while Blood Golems have gained the ability to raise Thralls.

Version Number: Release 1.1.0d

Content

• Added 38 Steam Achievements

Stability

• Fixed husks and other crew rewards lingering in the background after not being picked during choice rewards (added during Beta)

• Provisional fix for rare Starflayer wave attack crash (added during Beta)

• Provisional fix for rare Summon Hound crash (added during Beta)

• Provisional fix for delayed crew death from ranged attacks (added during Beta)

• Fixed rare crew stuck bug from enemy crew spawner spawning past capacity (added during Beta)

Gameplay

• Added ‘Dismiss Crew’ button (added during Beta)

• Poison damage applies faster when stacked above 10, 20, and 30

• Reduced Imperial Enforcer buy price

• Reduced Imperial Marshal buy price

• Added "double DPS in rooms on fire" and fire immunity to Imperial Marshal

• Increased Corsair DPS

• Added Raise Thrall ability to Blood Golem

• Increased Death Knight buy price

• Increased Assault Cyborg buy price

• Increased Conqueror buy price

• Increased Gene Soldier DPS

• Reduced Death Cultist buy price

• Increased Death Mage HP

UI

• Victories on Normal difficulty are now displayed in the ship select menu (added during Beta)

• Added Victorious Commanders indicator to ship select (added during Beta)

Text

• Fixed Carnivore Hatch description (added during Beta)

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.5 - Doomweaver This patch introduces the brand new 13th commander to Void War. We originally planned to commit to 12 commanders, but we ended up having so many ideas that more than 12 was pretty much inevitable. 

The first of these new commanders is the Doomweaver. She is a powerful battle-psyker with a once-per-fight spell that has two different effects depending on how you cast it: Threads of Ruin - If manning Command Throne, instantly kill the highest HP crew in target room. Otherwise teleport to target room and deal 15 HP damage to hostile crew.

Achievements Beta

Today’s update also brings us a preview beta version of the next update, Release v1.1.0, which will include the 38 new Steam Achievements that some of you may have already seen in the Steam interface. We could use some help testing these achievements, so if you want to participate be sure to check out the beta discussion channel on Discord:

https://discord.com/channels/1205970613173354638/1387542180335190186

Void War beta builds are open to all players and can be accessed at any time in Steam. 1. In Steam, right-click Void War > Properties > Betas 2. Next to Beta Participation > select “beta - public testing for steam players”

Note that beta builds will be more prone to bugs than release builds. If you have any issues please post a bug report on the Discord and we’ll get you sorted out.

Version Number: Release 1.0.5

Content

• New commander: Doomweaver

Stability

• Fixed Stygian Worm crashing game when not present aboard ship while attempting to spawn Tentacle

Gameplay

• Added ‘Dismiss Crew’ button

UI

• Display hull name in upgrade menu

• Fixed incorrect name generators on some commanders

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.4b - Bellerophon Today's patch comes with the powerful new variant of Light Destroyer known as Bellerophon. Forced to flee mid-construction by the arrival of an Imperial purgation fleet, the half-finished Bellerophon nonetheless carries such advanced systems and armaments that observers believe its combat potential rivals or even surpasses that of any known warship.

In addition to the new ship, we've also included a few provisional fixes for several recurring bugs that have been present since launch, notably the profile corruption bug (the one that wipes your save and prevents you from launching the game entirely). This latest version of Void War should be able to detect profile corruption, and instead of crashing immediately it will attempt to load a backup or simply create a new profile and notify you of the corruption. As always, if you have lost progress due to profile corruption, you can always post a bug report in the Discord and we will happy to reconstruct your profile for you. Thanks for your patience. Lastly, we have a few random fixes and tweaks: Seeker Missiles felt a bit overtuned so that needed a change, more nuanced rules for recalling permanent AI-controlled friendly crew, and an in-game Announcements menu which will be useful for posting patch notes and any other important updates.

Version Number: Release 1.0.4b 

Content

• New ship: Light Destroyer C

Stability

• Provisional fix for occasional tooltip crash when hovering over crew on an enemy ship as it's destroyed

• Provisional fix for occasional crash when restarting game after losing commander on enemy ship

• Provisional fix for profile corruption bug

• Improved feedback and handling for profile corruption bug 

Gameplay

• Reduced Seeker Missiles shot count

• Permanent AI-controlled friendly crew with 15 HP or higher can be recalled

• Fixed Translocator appearing under Psychomancy merchant category 

• Fixed Breach Charge appearing under Equipment merchant category

Text

• Fixed typo in Photon Beam I

• Fixed typo in Technocult encounter

• Fixed typo in Light Destroyer B unlock description

• Changed 'Child Soldier' keyword to 'SDF Soldier'

UI

• Added 'Announcements' menu

• Fixed Ancient C variant designation

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.3a - Apocalypso

Apocalypso is the void-ravaged C variant of the 'Ancient' hull class. Lost for centuries, the enigmatic craft recently re-emerged from an unusually volatile riftstorm on the fringes of Imperial space. Around the same time, there have been increasing reports of strange, biomechanoid starships surfacing across multiple exclusion sectors. Whether or not these events are connected remains officially unverified.

In addition to the Return of the Apocalypso event we've also included a number of balance changes (particularly to beam weapons) as well as the usual host of bug fixes and improvements. 

Finally, this patch includes the much-requested confirmation dialogue when attempting to warp when friendly crew are still aboard the enemy ship. 

Version Number: Release 1.0.3a 

Content

• New ship: Ancient C

• Unknown threat sighted!

Gameplay

• Reduced Neuralizer charge time and power cost

• Reduced Gravitic Ray charge time and increased slow duration

• Reduced Corruption Beam charge time

• Reduced Energy Beam II charge time

• Reduced Heat Beam I charge time and power cost

• Reduced Heat Beam II charge time and power cost

• Reduced Bloatmite instability lifespan 

• Holy Scepter purify effect is now ship-wide

• Enabled player control of Stygian Worm on Overseer A

• Adjusted Tendril spawning rules for all Stygian Worm-type demons

• Fixed location of starting crew on Light Destroyer A

• Fixed Heavy Frigate C, Explorator C, and Overseer C failing to unlock after winning with requisite ship

• Fixed Giant Necrophage Displacement Caster

• Fixed reversed Storm Bombard and Thunder Bombard hardpoints Giant Necrophage

• Fixed Giant Necrophage repairing Life Support after Demon Heart transition

• Fixed missing power in Voltaic Cruiser's Technovirus Bombard

• Increased shot count of Voltaic Cruiser's Technovirus Bombard

• Adjusted Voltaic Cruiser's crew to make it slightly stronger

• Reduced Sensors scrap cost

• Reduced Weapons scrap cost

• Reduced Door Control scrap cost

• Increased Tower of Skulls scrap cost

• Fixed drive charge progress not saving/loading

• Seeker Missiles now fires 6 missiles at random enemy systems

• Reduced Husk Rack build times and costs

Visuals

• Adjusted spawn position of Voltaic Cruiser special attack

• Corrected Bloated Reagents spell projectile

• Added casting animation for Abyssal Tendril

• Added missing artwork for Bunker Drills

Text

• Fixed typo in Carnage Optics

• Fixed incorrect gold text assignment in war cult planetoid encounter

UI

• Added confirmation dialogue when attempting to warp while friendly crew are aboard enemy ship 

Greetings Commander,

The latest update has been released: Release v1.0.2a - Lantern of Ash

This update brings us the B variant of the Light Destroyer hull class, a prototype warship known as the Lantern of Ash. This new ship variant comes equipped with an Imperial Centurion, an Inferno Fougasse, a newly improved Bio-Regenerator module, and a suite of supporting equipment designed to maximize the module's effectiveness.

In addition to the new ship, we've included a few minor stability and bug fixes, plus one tweak to Major Threats: they now contribute to your score and will be displayed properly in the end game stats screen as well as the Archives menu. (Note: Archives entries for Major Threats from runs prior to this patch will appear as “Unknown.”)

Version Number: Release 1.0.2a

Content

• New ship: Light Destroyer B

Stability

• Fixed crash when attempting to place weapon in weapon slot without a weapons system installed

Gameplay

• Defeating Major Threats grants bonus score

• Bio-Regenerator module now affects all friendly crew aboard ship

• Fixed minor issues in boss difficulty scaling across higher Torments

Visual

• Fixed duplicate hull destruction part in Light Destroyer A

UI

• Fixed tooltip display bugs in ship list menu

• Prevent Additional Equipment tooltip from appearing in ship list menu

Text

• Fixed typo in Imperial C lore text

• Fixed typo in Bloated Reagents lore text

• Fixed typo in Seraphic Resonators lore text

Greetings Commander,

The first post-launch content update has been released: Release v1.0.1 - Profane Ecstasy

It features two new ships. The first one is Overseer C, a Blood Cult pleasure craft named Profane Ecstasy. Equipped with a Thrall Pit, Terminus Bands, and an Enslaved Fiend stalking its corridors, the Profane Ecstasy presents a terrifying foe for the enemies of Ariok. If you've ever wanted to throw exploding demonic flesh babies at your enemies, now's your chance. 

The second new ship is Light Destroyer A, Ultima Ratio. A relatively new pattern of starship constructed by Imperial defectors, Ultima Ratio, forgoes boarding capability for massive ship-to-ship alpha strike potential. Outfitted with the rare logic engine known as Wrath of Angels, it ensures lance weapons achieve unerring target lock in all combat conditions.

In addition to these new ships, the Profane Ecstasy Update contains a host of balance changes and reworks to existing ships, weapons, items, and commanders. We're excited to see how you adapt with these newly revised tools.

This patch took a bit longer than usual due to the need to implement cross-version autosave compatibility, something that wasn't present during the Backer Alpha. We also used the extra time to address a wave of bugs and balance issues based on the excellent feedback from our community. Moving forward, we hope to resume our previous cadence of roughly 2 patches per month.

Ok, onto patch notes!

Content

• New ship: Overseer C

• New ship: Light Destroyer A

• New weapon: Heavy Energy Lance

Stability

• Fixed rare shield hit crash

• Fixed rare warp breach crash

• Provisional fix for rare inventory crash

• Fixed Cyberfused sometimes attempting move while mind controlled

• Fixed crash from using repair drone on system that cannot be repaired

• Fixed commander sometimes being renamed "-4" and crashing certain encounters

• Improved Steam Cloud stability

Gameplay

• Replaced Witch's Mind Bolt with Death Bolt

• Adjusted Assassin

• Adjusted Cannibal

• Adjusted Wight

• Adjusted Exile

• Adjusted Cyberfused

• Adjusted Priestess

• Adjusted Interdictor C

• Adjusted Relic B

• Adjusted Oblivion A

• Adjusted Ancient A

• Adjusted Shiv Missile

• Adjusted Acid Missile

• Adjusted Blight Bomb

• Adjusted Graviton Bomb

• Adjusted Claymore Missile

• Adjusted Fury Missile price

• Adjusted Rift Bomb

• Adjusted Hellfire Missile

• Adjusted Incendiary Missile

• Adjusted Hellfire Cuirass

• Adjusted Breach Charge

• Improved miniboss rewards

• Adjusted Voltaic Cruiser

• Adjusted Core Miner

• Fixed Torment 9 and Torment 11 modifiers on bosses

• Demons that come with player ship starting crews are now recallable

• Fixed Giant Necrophage becoming disabled after crew kill

• Fixed issue preventing sensors from appearing in shops

• Destroyed doors respawn upon warp as closed instead of open

Text

• Added boss system lore text

• Added module lore text

• Fixed Wraithblade lore text

• Fixed Death Cultist lore text 

• Adjusted Circadian Stabilizer description

• Fixed typo in Imperial transport encounter

• Fixed typo in Embolden lore text

• Updated backer credits list 

UI

• Fixed weapons not updating in Archives

• Fixed unlock tooltip for variant C ships in the ship list menu

• Fixed green debug info appearing on reward entries when holding ALT

• Fixed upgrade panel scrap failing to refund when hitting escape while hovering over the upgrade button

Greetings Commander, Hope you're having a great time conquering the stars. Below you'll find the Roadmap for 2025.

• Powerful, customizable commander units, each with their own unique abilities
• SIGNIFICANTLY more emphasis on crew combat and boarding actions, with over 70 different crew types, each with their own unique characteristics including passive/active abilities, resistances, and equipment slots.
• Over 140 different types of wargear to outfit your crew, including weapons, armor, consumable, and psychic powers, all of which have the potential to drastically alter the performance of each individual unit.
• Multiple bosses
• A streamlined map interface that focuses on strategic decision-making. Say goodbye to the days of having your run tanked by forgetting to double-check pathing decisions on the star map. Points of interest such as merchants and repair points are telegraphed in advance so you can always plan your route with maximum tactical awareness.
• Weird and grim techno-artifacts such as:
• ...DEMON LANCE: Drains the life force of all crew aboard your ship (both friend and foe) and uses it to supercharge your starship's lance weapons
• ...CORPSE EFFIGY: Infuses your poison abilities with spectral torpor, halving the repair speed of affected crew
• ...HATE MATRIX: Makes all of your crew's non-lethal spells lethal using the power of HATE
• 12 Torment difficulties (for now) which will gradually ramp up the variety and challenge. We want to see you reach your peak potential as the last sane commander in a galaxy gone mad.
• And of course the usual weapons, shields, and life support systems you'd expect to find on a starship, but also displacement weapons, graviton field generators, profane altars to the dark gods, and more...