Early-Game Update: Part 1/2

Added

• -Added new narrative text and guides to better explain the different areas and systems of the game.
• -This work is still in progress and will be completed in Part 2.
• -Added a new window at Level 7 to help players choose their first ship class.
• -Players can immediately test each class on a separate PvE trial map using a Level 50 setup.

Edits

Gear progression and purchasing

• -Reworked progression for weapons, equipment and ships.
• -Purchasing a higher tier now also unlocks every intermediate tier below it.
• -When upgrading, you now only pay the price difference between your highest unlocked tier and the selected tier.
• -Uranium and Star prices have been adjusted, especially in the early game, to make progression smoother for new players.
• -Completely redesigned the purchase and upgrade interface for weapons, equipment and ships.
• -Each item now displays more detailed statistics, with a direct comparison against your highest unlocked tier.
• -Added clearer information such as:
• -Damage per hit and per second
• -Healing
• -Effect durations
• -Flat and percentage-based absorption
• -Maximum absorption capacity
• -Other item-specific values
• -Added a Tips section aimed at newer players.
• -Buttons and labels now make the difference between a new purchase and an upgrade much clearer.
• -Important formulas and values inside descriptions are now easier to read.
• -Items below Level 16 no longer require Research.

Weapon and equipment selection

• -Updated the weapon and equipment selection menu:
• -Added a short description below each item name.
• -Upgraded items are now grouped after their Standard counterparts for better readability.
• -Red progression indicators have been replaced with dark gray, which is easier to understand for new players.
• -Items that are completely locked by level are now displayed in grayscale.
• -Updated the weapon and equipment selection menu in the Event Building:
• -Upgraded items are now grouped after Standard items.

Ship progression

• -Added a completely new ship selection interface.
• -Each class now displays its Standard and Upgraded ship lines separately.
• -Ship progression is organized into clear level tiers.
• -Each class directly shows the selected ship preview, its name and an Equip button.
• -The classes shown in this interface can be customized or hidden from the game settings.
• -Upon reaching Level 8, players receive the first ship from every class for free, allowing them to try each playstyle.
• -Added a new Ships tab to the Skins window.
• -Colors for Upgraded ships are now unlocked and equipped per class, instead of separately for every individual ship.
• -An equipped class color is automatically applied to every Upgraded ship belonging to that class.
• -Global ship skins remain separate from these new class colors.
• -Owned global skins can still visually replace the current ship through the existing skin selector.
• -Updated tooltips for weapons, equipment and ships.

Garage and feature unlocks

• -Removed the Ships and Research tabs from the Garage window.
• -Research can now be accessed from the button next to the Research preview on the right side of the interface.
• -Gems now unlock in Galaxy 3 at Level 10.
• -Kits and the Daily Wheel now unlock at Level 13.
• -News now unlock in Galaxy 4 at Level 16.
• -Research now unlocks in Galaxy 4 at Level 16.
• -Rankings now unlock in Galaxy 4 at Level 16.
• -Added a new Last 30 Days tab.
• -Individual rankings inside this tab unlock between Level 16 and Level 50.
• -High Scores unlock at Level 16.
• -All-Time rankings unlock at Level 75.
• -Several rankings have been removed, while new ones have been added.
• -Guilds now unlock at Level 20.
• -Garage, Gem and Settings preset managers now unlock at Level 20.
• -Seasons now unlock in Galaxy 5 at Level 24.
• -The Skill Tree now unlocks at Level 30.
• -Squadrons now unlock in Galaxy 6 at Level 35.

Onboarding and progression

• -Updated the Stellar Journey to its latest version.
• -Updated the Tips window to its latest version.
• -Arena rank and Arena rankings are now hidden until the player reaches the Arena's required unlock level.
• -New players now finish the introduction at Level 5, with a Level 5 Balanced ship, instead of Level 4.
• -The previous tutorial has been removed while it is being rebuilt for Part 2.

Balance Changes

Progression migration

• -All lower tiers below your currently unlocked weapons, equipment and ships have been automatically unlocked.
• -Several Garage item families have been reorganized to make progression more consistent and easier to understand.

The main goals of these changes are to:

• -Limit affected item families to a maximum of 20 progression tiers.
• -Simplify overlapping variants so that, where applicable, only one Uranium version and one Stars version remain.
• -Redistribute stats across the new tiers while preserving the existing overall power curve as closely as possible.

Item families

• -The number of available tiers has been reduced and redistributed across the level progression for:
• -Laser
• -Cannon
• -Galactic gatling
• -Repair kit
• -Automatic defense units
• -Tier counts have been increased or reduced and redistributed so paired variants now share matching progression levels:
• -Life buff / Upgraded life buff
• -Reactor overcharge / Upgraded reactor overcharge
• -Support drone / Upgraded support drone
• -The following redundant Stars variants without Research requirements have been removed:
• -Life buff
• -Reactor overcharge
• -Fighting drone
• -If you owned one of these removed items, an equivalent or better version of the corresponding item has automatically been unlocked:
• -Upgraded life buff
• -Upgraded reactor overcharge
• -Upgraded support drone
• -Stats for each tier have been recalculated to preserve the previous progression curve as closely as possible for:
• -Laser
• -Cannon
• -Galactic gatling
• -Repair kit
• -Automatic defense units
• -Life buff
• -Upgraded life buff
• -Reactor overcharge
• -Upgraded reactor overcharge
• -Support drone
• -Upgraded support drone
• -The price of the Upgraded collecting drone has been reduced.
• -Balanced ship progression now starts at Level 8.

Other balance changes

• -Reduced mouse-wheel scrolling speed across interfaces.
• -Removed Time Capsules from Galaxies 2 and 3, as well as Bosses 121, 122, 123, 131 and 132, since Research now unlocks at Level 16.
• -Farming events such as Back-to-School, Halloween and Christmas now unlock in Galaxy 4 at Level 16.
• -Upon reaching Level 16, all Research is automatically raised to Level 16.

Bug Fixes

• -Fixed pixelated icons in the weapon and equipment selection menu inside the Event Building.
• -Fixed a rare issue where the Epics interface could fail to load.

What's Next?

This is only Part 1 of the Early-Game Update.

Part 2 will continue improving onboarding, complete the new guides and narrative explanations, and introduce the redesigned tutorial experience.

The Wiki will be updated soon.