GAMEPLAY

• Balance changes:
  • Megaprojects under construction are now processed last in order to prevent economy stalls
  • Population now die from starvation much slower
• Treasure changes:
  • Treasures drop resource caches
  • Treasures drop Shards
  • Treasures contain less Artifacts
• New Artifact modifiers added:
  • Increased chance to add positive modifier when crafting
  • Increased chance to discover higher tier Artifacts in Treasures
  • +X% Increased amount of Shards when salvaging Artifacts
  • +X% Increased amount of resources dropped from Treasures
  • 7 more new modifiers
• Artifact changes (Old and new Artifacts):
  • The Unmaker is now limited to one per player instead of one per universe
  • The Pegassians Redeemer is now limited to one per player instead of one per universe
  • The Faithless' Lament is now limited to one per player instead of unlimited
  • The Great Forge Station is now limited to one per player instead of unlimited
  • The Great Forge Station is no longer Infinite. Existing Great forges have had their duration changed
• Artifact changes (Only new Artifacts):
  • There is now a small chance to find Perfect Artifacts with only positive modifiers in Treasures
  • 8 new types of Artifacts added
• Hostile NPC fleets can now attack planets (Note a)
• Two new buildings added to help defend against raids
• Electricity can now be produced and provides a buff to production cycle speed

INTERFACE

• Artifacts can now be linked in the chat by right-clicking them
• Artifact crafting buttons are now more responsive
• Powerplant management widget added

SYSTEM

• Preparation for upcoming event, some secrets are better left alone...

BUGS

• Fixed issue related to apostrophes in planet- and star- names
• Fixed issue that could prevent Space Elevator Tether stage from progressing
• Fixed issue with Space Elevator management panel appearing off-screen
• Fixed server not counting number of Elevator Tethers properly
• Fixed issue caused by planets without a name - Thanks swegjesus21
• Fixed tooltips using the wrong font causing alignment and scaling issues

Notes:
a) NPC raids will steal resources and damage buildings unless they are fought off using defensive installations. Raids can only target planets that have begun, or completed, the Space Elevator project