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=== Tonnage — new empire limit ===
'''Gameplay'''

* '''Tonnage''' is now the soft cap on empire size: every ship and defense has a '''tonnage value''', and your '''capacity''' comes from '''Shipyard''' and '''Defense Yard''' levels across all colonies.
* '''Used tonnage''' includes docked ships, ships in active fleets, and planetary defenses.
* Empire totals are tracked server-side and shown in the app (yards, cards, fleet tools, events, colony picker, scout/nebula reports, monuments, profile, etc.).
* New '''Quick Guide → Tonnage''' in Settings.

'''Catalog & balance (server)'''

* '''All ships and defenses''' in the live catalog now include <code>tonnage</code> stats (derived from cost and combat profile).
* '''Shipyard''' and '''Defense Yard''' grant '''<code>tonnageCapacity</code>''' per level (capacity scales with yard level).
* '''Realm 4 weekly event''' milestone payouts for Silicium/Elerium were '''rebalanced''' (previously extreme values corrected).

'''Backend'''

* '''Colony Move''' boost: improved tracking/grants (migration + service updates).
* '''Imperial Overview''' API groundwork for tonnage rollups.

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=== Default colony on launch ===

* Choose which colony opens when you start the game — '''including moon colonies''' (Colony Settings).

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=== Quality of life ===

* '''Settings''' reorganized into sub-tabs (Fleet, Account, Game, Mail, Alliance) with clearer '''Imperial Access''' messaging.
* '''Colony selector''' UI overhaul.
* '''Fleet list''' improvements.
* '''Scout reports''' — better actions and guard against using outdated scout data.
* '''Colony Move''' boost artwork in inventory.