Each change is broken down by category and type (added / changed / fixed / removed) — this is a brief summary; the full patch text is on the forum.
Changes by year
Changes by year and category
| Year | Economy | Fleet & Defense | Combat | Research | Alliances | Expedition & PvE | Events & Promos | Interface | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 7 | · | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 139 |
| 2024 | 15 | 9 | 45 | · | 14 | · | 6 | 2 | 5 | 96 |
| 2023 | 33 | 7 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 163 |
| 2022 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 117 |
| 2021 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 126 |
| 2020 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 64 |
| 2019 | 39 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 193 |
| 2018 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 115 |
| Total | 152 | 87 | 255 | 29 | 77 | 136 | 120 | 117 | 72 | 1045 |
All changes — Other
All1045
Economy152
Fleet & Defense87
Combat255
Research29
Alliances77
Expedition & PvE136
Events & Promos120
Interface117
Other72
- 08.06.2026 Other Changed Newbie protection increased: was 500,000 points, now 1,000,000. Update 2.12.6 [WoA] ↗
- 08.06.2026 Other Added Added protection from SAB attacks during the first 3 months of play. Update 2.12.6 [WoA] ↗
- 23.01.2025 Other Changed Under discussion: shrinking the galaxy or moving to a global X:Y coordinate map without systems. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 11.03.2024 Other Added Added playing in multiple universes at once without multiple browsers. Update 2.10.9 [WoA] ↗
- 11.03.2024 Other Changed Changed how a number of sound and notification settings are stored (they may reset). Update 2.10.9 [WoA] ↗
- 11.03.2024 Other Added Added a Notifications feature for the Android app. Update 2.10.9 [WoA] ↗
- 11.03.2024 Other Added Added resetting Senator levels (only those not hired at the moment of reset). Update 2.10.9 [WoA] ↗
- 11.03.2024 Other Added Added a friend request limit: 1 to a given player per month and no more than 100 requests per month. Update 2.10.9 [WoA] ↗
- 21.12.2023 Other Added Added nickname change for DM (no more than once a month). Update 2.10.8 [WoA] ↗
- 09.07.2023 Other Added Added watching ads for contract progress and an Expedition bonus (after Android update 1.3.9). Update 2.10.3 [WoA] ↗
- 19.05.2023 Other Changed Updated the Android app to version 1.3.7. Update 2.10.2 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Fixed Fixed the order of tutorial tasks. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed Increased rewards for completing tutorial tasks. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed Reduced the requirements for completing tutorial tasks. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed Changed galaxy size to 99x150. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed System size changed from 12 to 8 planets. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed Distance between arms changed from 10000 to 900. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed Distance between systems changed from 100 to 200. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Other Changed Made unlocking Senators harder: the 3rd and 4th Senator require 150-250 achievement points. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 15.02.2023 Other Added Added 5 tasks, reworked hints, changed the chain of the first 140 tasks. Update 2.9.5 [WoA] ↗
- 02.10.2022 Other Added Added 16 new languages (Ukrainian, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, etc.). Update 2.9.2 [WoA] ↗
- 02.10.2022 Other Added Added 46 new countries to choose in your Profile. Update 2.9.2 [WoA] ↗
- 24.08.2022 Other Changed A player is now considered a newbie up to 1M points instead of 5k. Update 2.9.1 [WoA] ↗
- 09.06.2022 Other Changed Increased the number of arms in the galaxy from 2 to 3. Update 2.9.0 [WoA] ↗
- 09.06.2022 Other Removed Removed tasks for unlocking and building missing fleet and defense, and for buying/selling upgrades. Update 2.9.0 [WoA] ↗
- 09.06.2022 Other Fixed Fixed tasks that were not counted on completion; added transport ships as a reward for starter tasks. Update 2.9.0 [WoA] ↗
- 18.11.2021 Other Changed The flag/language choice during registration via the mobile app is now mirrored in the game. Update 2.8.2 [WoA] ↗
- 11.10.2021 Other Changed Changed the way the game initially loads — faster and without the scaling error on mobile. Update 2.8.1 [WoA] ↗
- 29.08.2021 Other Fixed Fixed spelling errors Update 2.8.0 [WoA] ↗
- 08.04.2021 Other Fixed Fixed the condition of the Dark Matter Contributor achievement at level 34 Update 2.7.1 [WoA] ↗
