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 — Research
All1045
Economy152
Fleet & Defense87
Combat255
Research29
Alliances77
Expedition & PvE136
Events & Promos120
Interface117
Other72
- 02.09.2025 Research Added Added a research Overlock: resetting a maxed research increases the final bonus but raises the science cost by 50%. Update 2.12.1 [WoA] ↗
- 02.09.2025 Research Added Added saving of research study progress when an upgrade is canceled. Update 2.12.1 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Research Changed Fleet loss chance in the Endless Reaches now depends on Fleet, TM and GR search research. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 30.03.2023 Research Changed Increased the cost of GR search research. Update 2.10.0 [WoA] ↗
- 15.02.2023 Research Fixed Fixed the display of combat units unlocked by research when upgrading. Update 2.9.5 [WoA] ↗
- 15.02.2023 Research Added Added a Free indicator if a research can be upgraded for free. Update 2.9.5 [WoA] ↗
- 11.01.2022 Research Added The maximum research level is now shown on the research card. Changes 11.01.2022 [WoA] ↗
- 08.05.2021 Research Changed Attack, Armor and Shield technologies now add up with the species' sub-technologies instead of multiplying Update 2.7.2 [WoA] ↗
- 08.04.2021 Research Changed Active Armor and Precise Shots research bonus reduced from 2% to 1% per level Update 2.7.1 [WoA] ↗
- 08.04.2021 Research Changed Star Ore Search research bonus increased from 0.5 to 0.6% at maximum Update 2.7.1 [WoA] ↗
- 08.04.2021 Research Changed Alliance bonus to star ore search reduced by 0.1% at maximum Update 2.7.1 [WoA] ↗
- 25.12.2020 Research Added Added a free research completion button; the time is calculated as 200+2 sec per player level Update 2.6.0 [WoA] ↗
- 17.07.2020 Research Changed Maximum level of the Pirate Aggression research raised from 2 to 3 Update 2.5.0 [WoA] ↗
- 17.07.2020 Research Added Added the Devastator Aggression research (max 3 levels) Update 2.5.0 [WoA] ↗
- 21.11.2019 Research Changed Lowered the prices of the initial levels of the Colonization, Astrophysics and Expedition research Update 2.4.1 [WoA] ↗
- 16.10.2019 Research Added Added a Requirements list for research with auto-start while the player is active Update 2.4.0 [WoA] ↗
- 16.10.2019 Research Added Added a tooltip when hovering over the Science icon in the research section Update 2.4.0 [WoA] ↗
- 01.08.2019 Research Changed Reduced prices of several research; at a price of 1 science the research time is 15 sec Update 2.3.3 [WoA] ↗
- 12.07.2019 Research Changed Increased the maximum level of most research Update 2.3.2 [WoA] ↗
- 12.07.2019 Research Changed Increased the cost of leveling research with DM (for example 2000→2500 per day, 8000→10800 per 7 days) Update 2.3.2 [WoA] ↗
- 20.03.2019 Research Added The "To research" button for not-yet-unlocked fleet/defense highlights the required research and level. Update 2.3.0 [WoA] ↗
- 20.03.2019 Research Changed Starting science amount increased from 15 to 25. Update 2.3.0 [WoA] ↗
- 20.03.2019 Research Changed Reduced the starting price of several research: Colonization, Astrophysics, Expedition, Fleet Search. Update 2.3.0 [WoA] ↗
- 20.03.2019 Research Changed Simplified the requirements to unlock FL-1 and FL-3 fleet. Update 2.3.0 [WoA] ↗
- 18.05.2018 Research Changed Raised maximum research levels: Shields/Armor/Attack/Engines to 40, branches to 25, bonuses to 12. Update 1.2.2 [WoA] ↗
- 18.05.2018 Research Changed Shield Recovery research bonus reduced from 3.5% to 2% per level. Update 1.2.2 [WoA] ↗
- 07.04.2018 Research Changed Cost of researching the first colony reduced from 100 to 50 science. Update 1.2.1 [WoA] ↗
- 09.02.2018 Research Added Added new research Barbarian Aggression. Update 1.1.0 [WoA] ↗
- 09.02.2018 Research Changed Raised research maximums: Resource Mining and Energy to 25, Espionage to 30. Update 1.1.0 [WoA] ↗
