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			= Patch Notes — 1.4.2 =

	A stability-and-tuning patch on top of 1.4.1: ~~[[Alliance Archive]]~~ '''territory records''', easier early unlocks, stronger defense research, and a '''Rapid Fire kill-cap''' fix — plus nebula, asteroid, and research-network adjustments.<blockquote>Archive tools live under the alliance '''Archive''' building. Full rules (current delay / keep curves, what is logged): Alliance Archive. Combat rules are in Fleet Combat. Or open '''Settings → Quick Guides''' in-game.</blockquote>		A stability-and-tuning patch on top of 1.4.1: '''Alliance Archive territory records''', easier early unlocks, stronger defense research, and a '''Rapid Fire kill-cap''' fix — plus nebula, asteroid, and research-network adjustments.

			<blockquote>Archive tools live under the alliance '''Archive''' building. Full rules (current delay / keep curves, what is logged): [[Alliance Archive]]. Combat rules are in [[Fleet Combat]]. Or open '''Settings → Quick Guides''' in-game.</blockquote>

	== New Features ==		== New Features ==
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	* The '''Archive''' now records delayed activity for missions that finish in '''alliance-controlled systems''': pirate attacks, player attacks (including vs alliance members), scouts, and debris recycling.		* The '''Archive''' now records delayed activity for missions that finish in '''alliance-controlled systems''': pirate attacks, player attacks (including vs alliance members), scouts, and debris recycling.
	* Visibility delay starts at '''6h''' (Lv1) and steps down '''20m''' per level to '''30m''' (Lv18). Keep time is '''+6h per Archive level'''. See the Alliance Archive level table.		* Visibility delay starts at '''6h''' (Lv1) and steps down '''20m''' per level to '''30m''' (Lv18). Keep time is '''+6h per Archive level'''. See the [[Alliance Archive#delay keep by level\|Alliance Archive]] level table.
	* Open the Archive building → '''Records''' to browse the log. Relic storage and cosmetic shop behaviour are unchanged.		* Open the Archive building → '''Records''' to browse the log. Relic storage and cosmetic shop behaviour are unchanged.

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	== Balance ==		== Balance ==

	* '''Nebula rotations''' now use '''easy / medium / hard / extreme / ~~medium or hard~~'''. Expedition tech gates follow '''zone difficulty''' rather than map position.		* '''Nebula rotations''' now use '''easy / medium / hard / extreme / extreme''' (one fewer medium, one more extreme). Expedition tech gates follow '''zone difficulty''' rather than map position.
	* '''Asteroid ore efficiency''' from Planetary Engineering '''10% → 15%''' per level and Industrial Supremacy '''20% → 25%''' per level.		* '''Asteroid ore efficiency''' from Planetary Engineering '''10% → 15%''' per level and Industrial Supremacy '''20% → 25%''' per level.
	* '''Defense Engineering''', '''Advanced Fortifications''', and '''Planetary Bastion''' grant substantially higher '''HP and attack''' per level for their realm’s defenses. '''Fortress Doctrine''' no longer grants defense HP and focuses on '''shield dome capacity'''.		* '''Defense Engineering''', '''Advanced Fortifications''', and '''Planetary Bastion''' grant substantially higher '''HP and attack''' per level for their realm’s defenses. '''Fortress Doctrine''' no longer grants defense HP and focuses on '''shield dome capacity'''.

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	== Balance ==		== Balance ==

	* '''Nebula rotations''' now use '''easy / medium / hard / extreme / ~~extreme~~''' ~~(one fewer medium, one more extreme)~~. Expedition tech gates follow '''zone difficulty''' rather than map position.		* '''Nebula rotations''' now use '''easy / medium / hard / extreme / medium or hard'''. Expedition tech gates follow '''zone difficulty''' rather than map position.
	* '''Asteroid ore efficiency''' from Planetary Engineering '''10% → 15%''' per level and Industrial Supremacy '''20% → 25%''' per level.		* '''Asteroid ore efficiency''' from Planetary Engineering '''10% → 15%''' per level and Industrial Supremacy '''20% → 25%''' per level.
	* '''Defense Engineering''', '''Advanced Fortifications''', and '''Planetary Bastion''' grant substantially higher '''HP and attack''' per level for their realm’s defenses. '''Fortress Doctrine''' no longer grants defense HP and focuses on '''shield dome capacity'''.		* '''Defense Engineering''', '''Advanced Fortifications''', and '''Planetary Bastion''' grant substantially higher '''HP and attack''' per level for their realm’s defenses. '''Fortress Doctrine''' no longer grants defense HP and focuses on '''shield dome capacity'''.

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A stability-and-tuning patch on top of 1.4.1: [[Alliance Archive]] '''territory records''', easier early unlocks, stronger defense research, and a '''Rapid Fire kill-cap''' fix — plus nebula, asteroid, and research-network adjustments.<blockquote>Archive tools live under the alliance '''Archive''' building. Full rules (current delay / keep curves, what is logged): Alliance Archive. Combat rules are in Fleet Combat. Or open '''Settings → Quick Guides''' in-game.</blockquote>

== New Features ==

=== Alliance Archive Records ===

* The '''Archive''' now records delayed activity for missions that finish in '''alliance-controlled systems''': pirate attacks, player attacks (including vs alliance members), scouts, and debris recycling.
* Visibility delay starts at '''6h''' (Lv1) and steps down '''20m''' per level to '''30m''' (Lv18). Keep time is '''+6h per Archive level'''. See the Alliance Archive level table.
* Open the Archive building → '''Records''' to browse the log. Relic storage and cosmetic shop behaviour are unchanged.

=== Planet image cosmetics ===

* New '''planet image''' cosmetics replace the colony’s galaxy-view sprite (families for rocky, hazardous, oceanic, and volcanic surfaces). Unequipping restores the seeded default image. Moons keep their seeded moon sprite.

=== FCS warp hop for joiners ===

* When joining an FCS rally, joiners can use the same '''warp hop''' rules as a solo / lead launch (PvE, inactive, and neutral targets only), including hop readiness time in travel estimates.

== Improvements ==

=== Onboarding & early unlocks ===

* '''Probe''' unlocks at '''Chemical Propulsion 1''' and '''Sensor Technology 1''' (was 2 / 2).
* '''Cargo Ship / Kamikaze''' unlock at '''Chemical Propulsion 2''' (was 3). '''Weapon Systems''' only needs '''Energy Systems 2''' (was 4).
* '''Fighter''' unlocks at '''Shipyard 4''' with '''Chemical Propulsion 3''', '''Weapon Systems 2''', and '''Shield Technology 2''' (was Shipyard 7 / Chem 4 / Weapons 4 / Shield 3).
* Onboarding quests add explicit '''Shipyard''' and '''Weapon Systems''' steps, lower early research and mine targets (mine quest '''10 → 8'''), and grant more starter cargo on that step.

=== Over-cap Colony Relocate boosts ===

* Compensated '''planet''' abandon now grants '''3 Colony Relocate boosts''' (was 1), capped at '''12''' rewarded boosts on hand, with a longer expiry window for those rewarded boosts.

=== Research network ===

* Research Lab network keep-factor is stronger: about '''6.25% faster per networked lab level''' (was ~5%).
* '''Colonial Administration''' levels above your colony count each reduce research time by '''2%'''.

=== Defense yard floors ===

* Defense build-time floors are now tiered by the defense’s realm requirement. At Realm 4+, early defenses finish much faster (Realm 1 defenses down to a '''1 ms''' floor).

=== Second moon Day 14 ===

* Surplus second moons that remained after the two-week window are '''auto-abandoned''' with the same compensation as a voluntary Abandon Second Moon. Commanders receive a completion mail listing warehouse, refund, ships, and Building Nano Boosts.

== Balance ==

* '''Nebula rotations''' now use '''easy / medium / hard / extreme / extreme''' (one fewer medium, one more extreme). Expedition tech gates follow '''zone difficulty''' rather than map position.
* '''Asteroid ore efficiency''' from Planetary Engineering '''10% → 15%''' per level and Industrial Supremacy '''20% → 25%''' per level.
* '''Defense Engineering''', '''Advanced Fortifications''', and '''Planetary Bastion''' grant substantially higher '''HP and attack''' per level for their realm’s defenses. '''Fortress Doctrine''' no longer grants defense HP and focuses on '''shield dome capacity'''.
* '''Chemical Propulsion''' and '''Warp Technology''' ship-speed bonus per level '''10% → 5%''' (fuel effects unchanged).
* '''Probe-only attacks''' no longer loot resources, drop items, clear pirate strongholds, or write attack-history rewards.
* '''Pirate / NPC''' colonies no longer accrue resource production — lootable stockpiles stay at their stored balances.
* '''Rapid Fire kill cap''' — each shooter type may only spend kill slots from its own damage share. Soft / logistics hulls with RF=1 can no longer pad capital overkill (e.g. Titans + huge Kamikaze stacks).
* Personal '''warp gate''' hops are blocked when the exit colony sits in '''at-war enemy''' territory.

== Bug Fixes ==

* '''PvP Retaliation Window''' carries correctly when relocating flagged fleets — relocating neither clears nor restarts an in-flight window; a new PvP fight still refreshes the surviving hull.
* Build / research '''queue locking''' no longer stalls advancement when the queue head changes under load.
* Combat mail, scout reports, and push delivery are more reliable under concurrent FCS and attack processing.