• Calmer first minutes: the Combat tip now appears only in flight and after your first delivery. • The Fan flak now deals its full damage at range — and pirates armed with it hit harder too. • Shield overcharge: after the channel, energy pauses recharging for a few seconds; a striped countdown on the energy bar shows how long. • Fixed: during the tutorial the Jump button could slip off the screen. • Fixes and improvements.

• Your first cargo is now a quest item: it can't be lost or dumped by accident. • New pilots are safe from pirates until their first delivery — or until they open fire themselves. • Trading: prices now shift with every unit you buy or sell, and if you can't afford the whole lot, you buy as much as you can. • Fixed: during the tutorial the Jump button could slip off the screen. • Fixes and improvements.

• Special assignments. From level 20, planetary governments entrust you with 13 special missions: tail a suspicious ship, recover a black box from a minefield, fly blind through a solar storm, slingshot around a star, hijack, regatta, photo hunt and more. Sometimes the governor calls you in person. • A new beginning. Your first job is a short story: deliver parts to a repair station, and its automation will trust you with a unit for the factory in the neighbouring system. • The goal arrow now leads around the star. • Calmer first minutes: no NPC calls or event banners until your first delivery. • Fixes and improvements.

We reworked the first minutes of the game. • Character creation is now a single screen: a big ship, stats that change as you choose, and every bonus says what it actually gives you. • Hints now point at the button you need instead of listing tabs in text. • Your first contract is the shortest one available, and an arrow leads you to the jump point. • The first delivery is finally celebrated. • On phones, buttons no longer run off the edge of the screen.

• The delivery goal now names the destination system correctly in every language. • Small interface fixes on phones: the goal no longer overlaps the instrument bar and its text is never cut off. • While a new pilot is finding their footing, world event banners stay out of the way.

• The delivery goal now names the destination system correctly in every language. • Small interface fixes on phones: the goal no longer overlaps the instrument bar and its text is never cut off. • While a new pilot is finding their footing, world event banners stay out of the way.

• New pilots now get a clear goal that leads them to their first paid delivery. • Repair stations accept you whatever your reputation — refuelling and repairs are always available, even on credit. • Autopilot only heads to ports that will actually let you dock. • The on-screen keyboard no longer covers the text field. • Fixed the stretched splash screen and several interface glitches.

• New pilots are now guided to their first paid delivery — a clear goal is shown right from the start. • Repair stations accept you no matter your reputation: you can always refuel and repair, even in debt. • Autopilot only flies to ports that will actually let you dock. • The on-screen keyboard no longer covers the text field you are typing in. • Fixed the stretched splash screen and several interface glitches.

Performance improvement

Performance improvement