Battle Retreats
Attacking ships will now automatically retreat when they can no longer damage the the defending planet/ships. This only works when attacking a planet. Once detected, your fleet will start retreating in batches, giving the defenders some free shots while you are retreating.
Ministry of Siegecraft
Since the battle rework, planets and fleets fight in a single combined phase: planetary defenses fire back while the defending fleet still holds orbit, and attacking ships can slip the occasional bombardment passed the defending ships in orbit. The new Ministry of Siegecraft lets you double down on either side of that siege.
Elect one of two ministers:
Marshal Korrath, defender of the volcanic fortress-world Pyrresh. His Unbroken Barrage Doctrine keeps your planetary batteries firing twice as often while your defense fleet still screens the skies. "The ground never yields."
Strategist Zenix, breaker of unwinnable sieges. Their Needle Fall Protocol threads your bombardment fire through gaps in the enemy fleets, landing twice as many hits on the planet while the orbital battle still rages.
The battle simulator has toggles for both ministers, so you can test your siege before you commit your fleet.
Victory indicator
You can now quickly see on the leaderboard who is close to winning the game. Players as well for alliances.
Alliance adjustments
Alliances can only have up to 5 players now.
Player info
Hover over any name, and you right away see information about the player, such as protection status, rank etc. Saves you from going to the leaderboard/diplomacy page to get this info.
Revised Ship Frames
A new medium frame has been introduced and is available much sooner in the tech tree.
Ship Type/Size gfx update
Ships gfx are now determined by its type and size of the hull. So its much easier to identify what type of ships you have in your fleet or what you are up against in the battle report.
Battle Reports visual update
Battle reports are now rendered in full 3D. You can now zoom into the battle to see things a bit more up close.
Battle reports section
Added a battle report list where you can lookup any battle report easier in stead of the flood of messages in the news section.
Larger Arena
Arena 46 will have a larger map with more stars/planets. More room for everybody to grow!
Faster Starts
The starting colonizer ships are twice as fast (speed 1 >2) and the homeworld population has increased. Making the start of the game a bit faster and more dynamic.