Galactic News: July 5th

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Hi everyone,

Last Sunday the new faster Awakening of the Dark galaxy launched with a bang!

Have you played in the new galaxy yet? Let us know what you think on the forum after you have. We’ve seen some fantastic feedback already from players that are enjoying the new game mode. Why not try it and see for yourself?

A massive new patch was also released alongside the new galaxy, and this week the devs have already pushed out two more patches to address a couple of issues that came up after adding all that new content.

Let’s see how things stand after the first week of the new ‘Awaken the Dark’ galaxy…

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‘Awakening of the Dark’ Galaxy Launched + Patch v116 – Alliances

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Hi everyone,

The new faster ‘Awakening of the Dark’ galaxy is NOW OPEN and ready for you to play!

And the v116 Alliances patch has also been released – a huge event in its own right!

Play in the ‘Awakening of the Dark’ Galaxy NOW!

The new ‘Awakening of the Dark’ galaxy is unlike any galaxy we’ve launched before. And you can join it from the game lobby right now.

You can experience in a couple of days what takes weeks in the other galaxies (e.g. ‘Main’ and ‘Skirmish’).

It’s perfect for those of you that prefer an all-action pace. And if you’re at home with the more casual pace of the other galaxies, it’s somewhere to try out another civ or experiment with a new strategy. We recommend all new players try the ‘Awakening of the Dark’ galaxy before the ‘Main 2’ galaxy.

Hyperspeed

  • 10x faster fleet travel, growth and construction (more details)
  • The regular 1x speed ‘Main 2’ galaxy remains open if you prefer a more casual pace (you can play in both galaxies at the same time if you like)
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New ‘Awakening of the Dark’ Game Mode Launches Sunday, June 28th

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Hi everyone,

We’re super excited to announce that the new galaxy with the faster ‘Awakening of the Dark’ game mode will launch on Sunday, June 28th at 19:00 UTC.

Oh. And alliances too 😉

‘Awakening of the Dark’ Game Mode

The new galaxy will be unlike any galaxy we’ve launched before. We’ve had a lot of requests from many of you for a faster game mode and we’re sure you’re gonna love it.

Hyperspeed!

With this new game mode you’ll be able to experience in a couple of days what takes weeks in the other game mode (e.g. ‘Main’ and ‘Skirmish’ galaxies).

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Alliances Preview

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Hi everyone,

We’re working on alliances at the moment and wanted to preview how the first version will work. Many of you have been waiting for deeper alliance mechanics for a while and we appreciate how patient you’ve been.

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Hyperspeed Galaxy Preview

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Hi everyone,

We’re working on a much faster game galaxy that’ll be launching soon. But how fast is it? Let’s take a look…

Colonies

The following table shows game actions related to colonies and how much faster they are in the upcoming new galaxy compared to current galaxies.

Action Skirmish 2 New Galaxy Increase
Mining: 60% density 60/hr 600/hr 10x
Construction: Beron Mine 12 mins 1 min 12x
Construction: Shipyard 12 hours 1 min 720x
Ship Construction: Cruiser 25 hours 15 mins 100x
Credit income*: +450/hr +5,200/hr 12x
Growth rate*: +950/hr +9,500/hr 10x
Troop training: +252/hr +2,520/hr 10x

* When starting a new game as Mankind

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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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