Welcome to 2023! Our first release this year is Internet Multiplayer testing, with support for up to 5 players (this will increase to 10 in the future).
NOTE: This update is currently available on Sins of a Solar Empire II - Test Edition from the Epic store. This update is not save game compatible with prior versions.
TEC players now start with a Retrofit Bay at their homeworld.
Updated capital ship armor leveling curve.
Fixed culture from not working properly.
Added auto-queuing of research tiers when conducting research.
Fixed alliance offer assets and exotics not being properly refunded in all cases.
Defeated players now reset their auction bid state so they cannot win an auction.
Added charge duration capability to weapons.
Fixed units sometimes breaking out of ‘hold position’ order.
Added check that there are at least two teams to allow starting a game.
Fixed starbase tradeports.
Fixed AI picking a starbase as a desired factory to build at the start of the game.
Fixed strikecraft not using hangar points.
Fixed dead units from instantly losing their momentum.
Changed “Unbreachable Hull” research to unlock the last structural integrity component rather than the first.
Fixed missing burst pattern and misuse of phasemissile for TEC missiles.
Removed asteroid as valid location for Porous Core and Rusted Core planet bonuses/penalties.
Fixed Missile Barrage not benefitting from Precision Targeting tech.
Removed Akkan as a valid tradeport destination target (but he can still target other tradeport destinations).
Delinked Missile Barrage from a target that phase jumps.
Made most NPCs friendly with one another.
Added new, thicker research completed border.
Added new research frames.
Added completed research frame glow.
Added new research_has_external_link icons (e.g, pre-requisite).
Added first batch of new research icons.
Improved research completed notification tooltip.
Added research domain specific icon to insufficient_research_tier queries.
Added research queue claws.
Added research tooltip title pictures.
Removed research prerequisites from purchase tooltip in certain states.
Added uppercase research names for tooltip title.
Added flash to research tier buttons when acquired.
Added glow to research being unlocked or completed.
Added states to research link arrows.
Added completed overlay to research tier buttons.
Added research button outline state for unavailable.
Added glow to research field header labels.
Fixed research tree field windows not using full width.
Added alternating colors to research fields.
Added research field seperators.
Added alpha and disabled states to research tier buttons.
Added alpha fade out of research subject icons that don’t have unlocked tier.
Added research field picture stretch to fit.
Removed research field icons.
Added research domain details to tooltips.
Added research level indicators to domain buttons.
Added build overlay to research tier button.
Fixed production window showing over research window.
Improved research tier button tooltip title.
Added display of research needed in future to purchase tooltip.
Added auto-acquire previous research tiers when acquiring high level tier.
Added auto-acquire research tiers to all purchases.
Added research acquire_tier time tooltip section.
Changed research field names to be all uppercase.
Fixed some research window margin values.
Added new research tier button backgrounds.
Fixed research domain active glow only showing when mouseovered.
Removed hover flare glow from top of research buttons.
Improved waiting for research tier tooltips.
Added unlocked weapons to research tooltips.
Changed pan direction default setting.
Improved chat text readability.
Improved cursor picking.
Added culture change indicators to planet icon.
Added blinking “upkeep” indicator to planet icon.
Fixed notifications of “never detected” planets.
Added player icons to notifications to indicate context.
Fixed notification size and layout to handle other sizes.
Fixed missing waiting_for_factory_to_be_built tooltip icon.
Fixed jittering of unit group bandboxing when one unit is selected.
Fixed jittering unit group tooltip.
Added tooltip for bandboxed units.
Improved purchase section of starting tooltips.
Improved visibility of disabled lobby options.
Improved player tooltip section spacing.
Fixed camera focus target being lost on unit leaving gravity well.
Camera now detaches from focus target when panning.
Disabled rendering of planet bonus and artifact windows if empty.
Fixed new ability buttons not rendering passive abilities properly.
Added big build extractor buttons to colonized planet window.
Unified all build structure buttons to use pips.
Fixed “not ok” planet track upgrade icon not showing in tooltip.
Added status icons to planet track buttons.
Added HUD icon button pips.
Fixed tooltip window being stuck in huge size when changing dpi.
Fixed cannot build unit icon showing up too often.
Added waiting for supply icon.
Fixed assert in unit_items when attempting to sell a planet bonus (you can’t sell planet bonuses).
Added standardized waiting/cannot build icon style to tier buttons.
Updated scroll bars.
Added drag and drop player slots between teams in lobby.
Split planet components and civilian structure views in colonized planets window.
Improved tradeport tooltip.
Improved one,two decimal place text rendering.
Added ability to refund fully built items.
Added display of refund amount on tooltips.
Aligned tooltip value column when label is too large.
Improved purchase tooltips.
Updated alliance type tooltip icons.
Removed flare from planet bonus buttons.
Added new metal and crystal asteroid icons.
Fixed Military Orbital Structures string.
Fixed structure tooltip adding culture_side_effects when base provided culture is 0.