Release v0.3.3b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Minor additions, adjustments and fixes related to gameplay.

Release v0.3.2b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Fixes related to gameplay.

Release v0.3.1b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Minor additions, adjustments and fixes related to gameplay.

Release v0.3.0b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Improvements and rebalances have been made across the board to make the mod more balanced and overall more polished.

*** Quality of life features have been added, such as the possibility to automate cargo haulage from one point to another, including the automatic use of FTL.

*** Added new planet and star types.

*** This version introduces an entirely new feature focused on the management of populated settlements. Settlements can be of different types depending of a number of criteria and can choose a particular focus to contribute to the empire. Civil acts can also independently be enacted on each settlement for various effects, but beware of the population morale!

Release v0.2.3b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Fixes related to gameplay.

Release v0.2.2b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Fixes related to gameplay.

Release v0.2.1b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Minor additions, adjustments and fixes related to gameplay.

*** Two new system types have been added.

Release v0.2.0b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** The underlying Rising Stars version has been updated to 1.2.1. Only bug fixes and a few minor features have been carried over.

*** The scale of the game has been fine-tuned.

*** Some elements of relativistic physics have been implemented: the speed of light is now a determined in-game constant and nothing can go beyond it except while using FTL means. Acceleration is also adversely affected by the current speed relative to the speed of light.

*** New subsystems have been added to provide a (costly) way to mitigate long colony ship travel times and / or open options to create independent space-based settlements.

*** Resource variety on gas giants has been increased.

*** Some mechanics of the Star Children and Mechanoid lifestyles have been overhauled, both to adequately fit them in the balance of the mod and to increase their flavor.

*** This version introduces a new type of Project for populated settlements, Policies, which allows to buy specific influence cards at will in exchange for high costs and a long build time, equivalent to 3 budget cycles.

Release v0.1.2b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Minor additions, adjustments and fixes related to gameplay.

Release v0.1.1b

Detailed release notes can be found in the forums.

Release Highlights:

*** Minor additions, adjustments and fixes related to gameplay.

*** Ancient lifestyles now have more building options on gas and ice giants. Their balance is still a work in progress though.

*** The first of new system types has been added.