Patch v114 – Pirate Gold

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Hi everyone,

We pushed a new patch earlier today. There are a few new features, changes and bug fixes. You can find the full details below.

We weren’t planning to release this patch today. But this morning one of the game servers went down for a few hours and it was better to push the changes we had ready alongside applying a fix to bring the servers back online.

While the servers were experiencing issues earlier the game was launching as normal but no orders were processed e.g. ordering a fleet to move or a building to construct had no effect. Apologies to those of you that were affected by this.

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Galactic News #4 – May 23rd

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Hi everyone,

In this week’s news we’re introducing the changes coming to how technology research works. They should benefit a lot of players.

If you’re a new player we recommend you check out yesterday’s 5 Quick Start Tips for New Players post. Even if you’re not a new player, there’s a bonus tip at the end on exploration that might surprise you…

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Galactic News #3 – May 16th

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Hi everyone,

In this week’s Galactic News we’re unveiling some of the new features and changes we’ve been working on for the new Skirmish galaxy we’re launching soon. They affect galaxy generation, player spawning and new player protection.

But first of all let’s take a look at the leaderboards!

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Galactic News #2 – May 9th

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Hi everyone,

Welcome to the galactic news. This week we’ve got a special segment for you looking at player progress through the tech tree. Which technologies have players focussed on? How many of the most difficult technologies have been researched?

But before we get to that, let’s take a quick look at the leaderboards and see what’s happened there over the last week.

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Galactic News #1 – May 2nd

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Hi everyone,

The new Main 2 galaxy has been open for a few weeks now and there’s already a lot going on.

This post marks the start of a new weekly ‘Galactic News’ series. Each week we’ll keep you updated with the state of the galaxy and what’s been going on.

  • You’ll be able to find out how your empire compares to other players’
  • See if you were one of the biggest movers on the leaderboards
  • Get useful insights into what other players are doing
  • Find out what’s been going on in the last week e.g. new patches, hot topics in the community
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Patch v113 – Auto-transfer Resources for Fleets

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Hi everyone,

We’ve got a new patch for you and there’s one new feature in particular we think you’ll love.

Many of you have been asking for some freighting automation for a while, so we’re very excited to have this first version ready for you.

The rest of the patch is mostly balancing changes. You can find all the details at the end of this post. If you have any questions or feedback please let us know on the forum.

Auto-Transfer of Resources for Fleets

Growing a successful empire requires freighting resources to where they’re needed most: Ziryl and Farsu from your mining colonies to your shipyards, Beron for construction to colonies that aren’t able to produce their own, Troops to reinforce a planet’s defense etc.

Fleets can now automatically transfer resources from a colony to either another colony or a jettison pod – and can do so continuously.

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Patch v112 – Better Government

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Hi everyone,

Patch v112 has now been released. There are a couple of bug fixes and some rebalancing for the Government Buildings (Central AI Node for Syntis) that were added in the new Skirmish 2 and Main 2 galaxies.

If you haven’t yet started playing in either of these new galaxies you can find out more about them here.

Improvements to the New Government Buildings

Your empire has one government building (Central AI Node for Syntis) that massively boosts credit income on that colony.

In a new game you start with it pre-built on your home planet, but you can move it to another planet at any time if you choose.

Government Building Now Also Boosts Population Growth

We noticed that in the new galaxies population had become a bit of a bottleneck in the early stages. So we added a 50% population growth rate to the government building.

The knock-on effects of the faster growing population will be more credits and more personnel to construct more buildings.

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Patch v111 – New Galaxies Are Open!

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Hi everyone,

The new Skirmish 2 and Main 2 galaxies are now OPEN and ready for you to play!

Start playing today and enjoy building your empire in a massive persistent galaxy.

Better yet – why not invite your friends to play alongside you?

The start of a new galaxy is a very exciting time to join – for both new and experienced players.

Choose a different civilization, try a new strategy – what are you waiting for?

Starting a New Game

  • New players and existing players with a spare game slot can join a new galaxy from the game lobby immediately
  • Existing players already using both Skirmish and Main game slots will need to free one up before they can join another galaxy
  • You can use a spare slot to join either a new Skirmish or Main galaxy – we’ve made these slots cross-compatible for you so if you want to continue your Main 1 game but also start a new Main 2 game – you now can

Old Skirmish 1 and Main 1 Galaxies to Continue

The Skirmish 1 and Main 1 galaxies will run in parallel with the new Skirmish 2 and Main 2 galaxies (we’ll let you know well in advance if we plan to close them). But it will only be possible to start a new game in either Skirmish 2 or Main 2.

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Play Outscape Next To Your Friends

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Hi everyone,

Outscape is a space strategy game contested by real players – not AI controlled players.

As you explore and expand your empire across a huge persistent galaxy, it’s these other real players and their own empires that you’ll encounter.

Some may become loyal allies that you fight alongside against a hostile enemy. Others you may never interact with, only briefly observe them pass harmlessly beyond the edges of your territory.

But wouldn’t it be better – and even more fun – if your own friends were also playing alongside you?

You and your buddies could discover the game together and join forces. Or compete against each other for bragging rights!

And what’s more – new galaxies have JUST launched! You and your friends can experience playing in a new galaxy from the beginning together.

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