​1.0.5 Patch Released

Hello everyone,

we've just released the 1.0.5 patch! This is a big one and we're very pleased with how the game is at the moment. The highlights are the new production and research efficiency sliders, that give bonuses to the AI or the Human player, the substantial AI improvements, and the graphical improvements for the galaxy map lines (fleet lines, wormholes and exploitation lines), along significant balance changes, gameplay changes and some bug fixes.

The game is now much more challenging in the higher difficulty levels. Expect some serious opposition by the AI now! Average and the easier difficulty levels should have maintained more or less the same difficulty. With the new efficiency sliders, the game setup options are now much more flexible, and you'll be able to play a game as easy or as difficult as you wish. You can even choose different research and production speeds to different AI players, including yourself.

We've been playtesting this version internally and we can report that the game is now more balanced, more stable and much more challenging if you wish to play with the higher difficulty settings. Due to all of this, the game is also much more fun now. I know I had the most fun playing myself with this new version, so please enjoy the new update and let us know what you think!

Compatibility note: The saves from 1.0.4 are not compatible with this new version, so you must start new games to experience all the additions, changes and fixes of this new update. There were also changes made to the playable races, so please delete all your custom races, you can then create new ones with no problem. As usual, if you find any issues please let us know. Check here for the bug reporting guidelines.

If you want to finish your current game with the previous version (1.0.4) you can opt for the Beta branch on Steam and unlock the "unstable" version with password "interstellarsg".

Thanks a lot to everyone who has bought the game, and a special thank you to everyone who has been providing feedback and suggestions. We're always listening, so please keep those suggestions coming!

Have fun!
The Dev Team
Praxis Games