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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New Galaxies Launching Next Week

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Hi everyone,

The last time we launched a galaxy was back in October 2019 and a lot of you have been asking for a new one. So next week, we’re launching not one, but two new galaxies for you.

The new ‘Skirmish 2’ and ‘Main 2’ galaxies will ‘big bang’ on Wednesday March 25th (we’ll confirm the time a couple of days before).

The current ‘Skirmish 1’ and ‘Main 1’ galaxies will continue. So if you are playing in those galaxies, don’t worry, you can carry on playing there. See the FAQ below for more details.

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Patch v110 – Bug Fixes

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Hi everyone,

We’ve got another bug fix patch for you today. While there aren’t any new features, some of the bugs that have been fixed were significant and caused a lot of frustration.

Which is why we’ve pushed this patch today on a Friday (the 13th) rather than waiting until early next week. One of the bugs in particular was preventing players from entering the galaxy, and we expected more players would have been affected by it over the weekend – which releasing the patch today should avoid! And the devs will be keeping an eye on things in case any serious issues come up over the weekend.

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Patch v108 – Fleet Docks + False Flag Ops

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Hi everyone,

We’ve got a fantastic new patch for you. Want to stockpile fleets without hitting your fleet limit? Fleet docks! Want to attack an enemy without them finding out it was you? False flags! Read on to find out more about these exciting new features and what else is new with this patch.

New Fleet Docks Added

Fleet docks are finally here – and they’ve redefined how fleet limits work.

What was your empire’s fleet limit is now its ‘active’ fleet limit, because docked fleets don’t count against your fleet limit.

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Release: Patch v107 – Friend or Foe + Lightning Guns

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Hi everyone,

The new v107 patch has been released and there are two exciting new features to tell you about: lightning guns are now in the game and scanners can now always detect a fleet’s owner. There are also other changes and bug fixes you’ll like – read on for details…

Friend or Foe – Play with Friends

You can now see the player and fleet name for all fleets visible to your scanners and whether they’re a friend or foe.

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Patch Preview – Ebombs

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Hi everyone,

Here’s a quick preview of the new large energy weapons coming in next week’s patch. Although content isn’t a priority at the moment, these weapons were partially implemented some time ago and we didn’t want to keep those of you that have been asking for them waiting any longer 🙂

Ebombs: Large Energy Weapons

  • As an energy weapon, they’re blocked by shields and powered by the ship’s power supply
  • Compatible with all large weapons slots
  • Each shot deals damage to each enemy ship within the ship’s line of fire
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Release: Patch v106 – Zonikloids

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Hi everyone,

The new v106 patch has just been released on Steam. There’s a new minor faction, German language support, some feature tweaks, but more importantly for many of you – some very annoying bugs have been fixed!

German In-game Translation Now Available

Outscape is now available in German as well as English and Russian! You can change the language used in-game from the game lobby (top right corner).

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No Reset for Skirmish or Main Galaxies yet – but Pre-beta Galaxy Ends Feb 5th

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Hi everyone,

We’ve been asked if we’re going to reset the Skirmish and Main galaxies because of the exploits that were introduced with Play with Friends. After analysing the data we’ve concluded it’s better to keep Skirmish and Main running and don’t plan to reset them at this time.

Across the playerbase the exploit was used to a relatively low degree, whereas a reset would affect everyone and likely cause much more frustration. Of the players that did use the exploit only a handful used it to a significant degree while others used it only once or twice. We do appreciate that if you are next to one of these players it will be dissapointing and we apologize to you for this. But for most of you it should have little to no affect on your game.

At some point we may well add a new game slot but that won’t happen before more new features are added – in particular those that make sense to be introduced with a new galaxy – or when a new game type is ready…

More Play with Friends Fixes on the Way

In the last patch we added some fixes to address how Play with Friends can be exploited. In the next patch we’re adding a couple more:

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