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Final Change Log v2.96  

4.14.2025 

Key Features 

• All New AlienGPT 2.0. We developed a new and improved version of AlienGPT that is smarter and generates higher quality Custom Civilizations. 

• Gameplay Bug Fixes.  We fixed gameplay bugs for techs, leader recruitment, wealth anomalies, Civilization traits and abilities. 

• Quality of Life Improvements. We improved UI issues, confusing text, camera scrolling, and default map settings. 

• DLCs Updated.  We added updates to the gameplay and UI for the Tales of the Arnor and Megastructures DLCs. 

V2.96 Change Log 

AlienGPT 

• Added in AlienGPT 2.0 

• Alien images are cached as part of the install 

• Added the ability to browse through all alien images 

• AlienGPT is smarter, enhancing the writing and image selection  

Gameplay 

• Advanced ship design mode is now on by default 

• Fixed the Capital City improvement to increase population correctly 

• Anomalies that give wealth have been reduced in turns to survey and are more likely to occur 

• Artifact anomalies have their turns to survey reduced from 8 to 5 

• Minister of Justice crime reduction benefit is doubled 

• Gave ship sensor range a minimum of 1 

• Removed duplicate Egalitarian Awareness buff from Radiated Ability 

• Fix Famer Civilization Trait to give the correct Farmer Bonus 

• Shipyards after an invasion will display correct build times instead of N/A 

• Players cannot offer more credits than they own in a trade 

Leaders 

• Leadership recruiting is given higher priority by AI so that AI can start using factions more effectively 

• Increased the odds that a new leader will show up in each turn by 20% 

• Fixed a bug where leadership recruitment cost appeared negative 

Techs 

• Beacon Reconstruction Lab adjacency bonuses for tech is increased from 1 to 3 

• Added Tech requirements for Commercial Starliner and Orbital Destination Resort 

• Fixed The Opportunity Mission Logistics Tech Tree to appear correctly 

Map Settings 

• Default map settings changed from Binary to Singular Sectors 

• Default map settings changed from medium map size to small map size 

• Default map settings changed from starting near another civ to starting further away 

Misc 

• Fixed stuck Camera scrolling issues 

• Sped up scrolling in and out of the map with the mouse wheel 

• Fixed an issue where Custom Civilizations with Random citizen don’t maintain the random citizens if used in multiple games 

Missions 

• Fixed a bug during The Opportunity Mission where players are unable to scan the Navigators planet 

Ships 

• Ship designs with the Precursor Particle Beam will no longer become locked and unable to build 

• Fixed a bug where freighter ships could go onto the same tiles as planets 

• If you redesign an existing ship and change its class, it will now properly remove the old class’s ability 

• Auto survey now correctly identifies surveyable anomalies 

• Auto mine correctly identifies asteroid fields 

Text 

• Added missing "(We are at War)" text to Korath war declaration 

• Added missing descriptions for resource tooltips 

• Fixed loading screen tooltip to say, “You can rebind useful hotkeys in the Key Bindings section of the Options menu." 

• Corrected the probe tooltip in the ship designer to say “Ignored by pirates, space monsters, and precursor sentinels” 

• Added clarifying text onto Techs that unlock Galactic Challenges 

• Added in text to the tutorial pop-up to explain Executive Orders and Control 

UI 

• Fleet/Ship context panel shows combat rating and related stats first 

• Tweaked the planet window to give a bit more space for the planet improvements list 

• Fixed the scientist tech tree tooltip to show the correct information 

• Fixed the “Customize your Civilization” screen from disappearing after clicking back and forth between the Civilization Select Screen 

• Prevented the abilities in the “Customize your Civilization” screen from duplicating when changing them 

• Added in a new Defeat Video with new music  

• Fixed a bug where you can take a Leader out of the Leaders screen  

• The Pause Menu no longer opens when the Automation screen is open 

• Resized the Alterian citizen role UI 

• Added an Approval Icon for Lagoon Tiles 

War 

• If a player is in a permanent war with another civilization players cannot speak, trade or end the war 

Tales of the Arnor DLC 

Gameplay 

• Fixed Citizen Stat effects for Systemic Processing Overload Event 

• Fixed the effect for The Nexus of Computation Event 

• Fixed and Buffed Supply Attrition Bonus for Prime of Colony Oversight 

• increased Supply Attrition Bonus for Prime of Colony Oversight from -0.1% to -0.5% per point of resolve 

• Removed the Liberate option from the Tales of the Arnor Mission 

• Fixed a bug where if you locate a minor Civilization before you locate the Iconians the objective to locate the Iconians is completed 

Tech Tree 

• Cybernetic ability techs don't show up in tech tree for Synthetic Civilizations 

• Added Urbanite techs to the Nyx Tech Tree 

• Added Exotic World Colonization to the Nyx Tech Tree 

• Holometric Culture Vistas unlocks Entertainers for the Nyx 

Localization 

• Fixed Polish localization Issues 

Multiplayer 

• When a player joins a multiplayer game and own Tales of the Arnor DLC, they do not need to exit and reenter the lobby to see the Nyx as a Civilization option 

UI 

• Added clarifying text that Synthetic races do not have access to the Cybernetic Ability and tech tree unlocks 

• Updated Computational Core description to indicate that it needs to be built before certain Improvements and Districts 

• Fixed Incorrect Text for Lost Weapon Jammer anomaly Event 

• Fixed a bug where the Free Will tech does not show up in the Tech Library 

Megastructures DLC 

Stellar Nexus 

• Fixed Blue Nexus: Quantum Mirror intelligence buffs   

UI 

• Added new icons to represent Megastructures in the tech tree