*** Released 3/11/2021 ***

Features

Added the ability to crossplay with Epic players

Languages are now set in game (not in the Steam launcher).

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that causes icons to vibrate (especially over planets)
• Fixed an issue where friends wouldn't always show up in your friends list.
• Crash fixes
• Fixed an issue where fonts wouldn't load when installed to a directory with non-Ascii characters.
• Fixed an issue where movies wouldn't play when installed to a directory with non-Ascii characters.
• Fixed an issue where music wouldn't play when installed to a directory with non-Ascii characters.
• Fixed an issue where some user names would show up in quotes in the MP lobby.
• Fixed a timing issue where some DLC could show as disabled even if they are owned.

Balance

• Removed Synthetic Population cap modifiers from the precursor worlds.
• Removed food cost from the Colonization Center.
• Diplomatic Corps has an increased prod cost and provides +1 Diplomacy.
• Galactic Council has an increased prod cost and provides +1 Diplomacy.
• Avatar-278 mercenary Antimatter cost reduced from 5 to 1.

UI

• The Pollen mercenary ship now correctly states that it provides +20% Raw Production to the world it colonizes instead of +25%.
• New icons on the artifact screen for Betatron Collider, Nanite Transmitter, Preumbral Beacon, Bernal Sphere, Empathy Engine, Precognitient Sensor and the Kiln of Worlds.
• Fixed a bunch of improvements that incorrectly said they cannot be destroyed.
• An email will be sent to your mother for making inappropriate ships in the ship designer.
• Typo fixes.
• The game will now warn you about your directory path if you install it to a directory with non-Ascii characters.