Revision as of 12:21, 14 September 2026

Patch Notes — 1.4.0

A galactic-events-and-empire-scale release: alliances fight the weekly Riftwake Incursion, empires align with the new Astrophysics planet cap, and Realm 4+ shipyards get a build-floor and hull tuning pass.

Riftwake rules are in Riftwake Incursion. Planet slots follow Astrophysics in the Research tree. Or open Settings → Quick Guides in-game.

New Features

Riftwake Incursion

A recurring weekly alliance event on Realm 4+ galaxies. Five fixed Riftwake Scars rotate; one flares each week as the Active Scar.
Phase 1 — Siphon Spines: Clear four PvE Siphon Spine targets in the scar system. Each clear eases the galaxy-wide Astral Siphon (production drain) and grants your alliance a Wakeheart hold bonus.
Phase 2 — Wakeheart hold: Once all spines fall, attack the Wakeheart at the system center. The alliance that holds it continuously long enough wins.
The victor becomes Realmwarden for seven days and receives the Mandate of Regna: leadership can gift Mandate Caches to fighters and assign up to eight server-wide Regnal Honors (prestige buff titles).
Realmwarden members gain +5% resource production while the Mandate lasts. Winning again next week applies Mandate fatigue on Riftwake battle stats (Siphon Spines / Wakeheart only; stacks up to −15%) until another alliance takes the crown.
Rift Contagion marks the scar and neighboring systems as unconquerable — travel and staging still work, but permanent territory claims do not.
Launch Riftwake strikes from your own, alliance, or diplomatic ally colonies within two hexes of the Contagion belt. Alliances may run up to two concurrent Riftwake FCS rallies.
Spine respawns during the Wakeheart phase offer late alliances a chance to steal hold-bonus credit. 2nd / 3rd place alliances and spine-clear contributors receive automatic participation packs at window end.
Diplomatic allies cannot displace each other on the Wakeheart (break ally first). NAP partners can still contest the hold.

Astrophysics planet cap

Astrophysics now grants one additional planet slot per three levels (limit = homeworld + floor(level ÷ 3)). Research costs and your current level are unchanged — only the capacity formula updates.
Realm 3+ timeline (after announcement):

 - Day 7: Excess planets (most recently colonized beyond your cap) become access-restricted, including their moons. Restricted colonies cannot produce, build, research, or be fleet targets — but you can still dispatch fleets from them.
 - Day 14 / Day 21: Reminder mail with refund and Building Nano Boost estimates.
 - Day 28: Remaining excess colonies retire automatically with the same compensation as a voluntary abandon.

Voluntary abandon: From Colony Settings on a restricted planet, Abandon Excess Colony moves warehouse resources and hangar ships to your homeworld, refunds 100% of building investment (planet + moons), and grants Building Nano Boosts from major infrastructure levels.
Realm 1–2: No access restrictions or auto-retirements. New colonization beyond the cap is blocked once live.
The Research screen shows progress toward your next planet slot.

Balance

Ship build-time floors (Realm 4+): Early-tier hull floors are lower so short queues finish faster — Realm I 10 ms, Realm II 25 ms, Realm III 50 ms (Realm IV stays 200 ms).
Dreadnought: +20% attack, hull, and shield. Rapid fire now also covers Prism Tower (×3) and Planetary Dome (×2). Minimum build time 60 ms at Realm 4+.
Colossus: Minimum build time cut to 2.5 s (was 5 s). Carrier and Megahauler roles unchanged — Carrier remains a screen ship; Megahauler stays a pure hauler.

Improvements

Alliance building lists show the correct options for HQ, Division, and Bastion roles — including doctrine-gated signatures once a doctrine is chosen.
Riftwake map overlay, contribution board, and Mandate tools live under Alliance → Riftwake for the Realmwarden alliance.

Bug Fixes

Very large building upgrade queues no longer show invalid completion dates.
Alliance doctrine building availability stays consistent between the build menu and empty slot prompts.

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+= Patch Notes — 1.4.0 =
-A galactic-events-and-empire-scale release: alliances fight the weekly '''Riftwake Incursion''', empires align with the new '''Astrophysics planet cap''', and Realm 4+ shipyards get a '''build-floor and hull tuning''' pass.<blockquote>Riftwake rules are in Riftwake Incursion. Planet slots follow Astrophysics in the Research tree. Or open '''Settings → Quick Guides''' in-game.</blockquote>
+A galactic-events-and-empire-scale release: alliances fight the weekly '''Riftwake Incursion''', empires align with the new '''Astrophysics planet cap''', and Realm 4+ shipyards get a '''build-floor and hull tuning''' pass.
+<blockquote>Riftwake rules are in [[Riftwake Incursion]]. Planet slots follow Astrophysics in the Research tree. Or open '''Settings → Quick Guides''' in-game.</blockquote>
 == New Features ==
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 * '''Phase 2 — Wakeheart hold:''' Once all spines fall, attack the '''Wakeheart''' at the system center. The alliance that '''holds it continuously''' long enough wins.
 * The victor becomes '''Realmwarden''' for seven days and receives the '''Mandate of Regna''': leadership can gift '''Mandate Caches''' to fighters and assign up to eight server-wide '''Regnal Honors''' (prestige buff titles).
-* Realmwarden members gain '''+5% resource production''' while the Mandate lasts. Winning again next week applies '''Mandate fatigue''' on battle stats (stacks up to −15%) until another alliance takes the crown.
+* Realmwarden members gain '''+5% resource production''' while the Mandate lasts. Winning again next week applies '''Mandate fatigue''' on '''Riftwake''' battle stats (Siphon Spines / Wakeheart only; stacks up to −15%) until another alliance takes the crown.
 * '''Rift Contagion''' marks the scar and neighboring systems as unconquerable — travel and staging still work, but permanent territory claims do not.
 * Launch Riftwake strikes from your own, alliance, or '''diplomatic ally''' colonies within '''two hexes''' of the Contagion belt. Alliances may run up to '''two''' concurrent Riftwake FCS rallies.
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 * Astrophysics now grants '''one additional planet slot per three levels''' (limit = homeworld + floor(level ÷ 3)). Research costs and your current level are unchanged — only the capacity formula updates.
 * '''Realm 3+ timeline''' (after announcement):
-** '''Day 7:''' Excess planets (most recently colonized beyond your cap) become '''access-restricted''', including their moons. Restricted colonies cannot produce, build, research, or be fleet targets — but you can still dispatch fleets from them.
+  - '''Day 7:''' Excess planets (most recently colonized beyond your cap) become '''access-restricted''', including their moons. Restricted colonies cannot produce, build, research, or be fleet targets — but you can still dispatch fleets from them.
-** '''Day 14 / Day 21:''' Reminder mail with refund and Building Nano Boost estimates.
+  - '''Day 14 / Day 21:''' Reminder mail with refund and Building Nano Boost estimates.
-** '''Day 28:''' Remaining excess colonies retire automatically with the same compensation as a voluntary abandon.
+  - '''Day 28:''' Remaining excess colonies retire automatically with the same compensation as a voluntary abandon.
 * '''Voluntary abandon:''' From Colony Settings on a restricted planet, '''Abandon Excess Colony''' moves warehouse resources and hangar ships to your homeworld, refunds '''100%''' of building investment (planet + moons), and grants '''Building Nano Boosts''' from major infrastructure levels.
 * '''Realm 1–2:''' No access restrictions or auto-retirements. New colonization beyond the cap is blocked once live.