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
All1045
Economy152
Fleet & Defense87
Combat255
Research29
Alliances77
Expedition & PvE136
Events & Promos120
Interface117
Other72
- 23.01.2025 Expedition & PvE Changed Planned rework of the Hostile enemy map — 50 linear points instead of branches. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 23.01.2025 Expedition & PvE Changed Reworked the reward window across all Expedition points. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 23.01.2025 Expedition & PvE Changed The power of all Hostile points is no longer tied to player upgrades — the player's bonuses now fully improve their standing. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 23.01.2025 Interface Changed Statistics switched to real-time data. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 23.01.2025 Interface Added When simulating from an espionage report, the scouted player's technologies will be auto-filled. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 23.01.2025 Interface Added Planned: display the espionage report's margin of error percentage. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 23.01.2025 Alliances Changed The Alliance Wars tournament is planned to be made flexible — by War Points, resource contributions, and Star Ore simultaneously. Discussion of global changes to the WoA universe ↗
- 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 ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Added Restored the Shelter fleet mission with limits: 1 simultaneous mission, max 36 hours. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Economy Changed Anomaly upgrade now costs 20 TM. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Expedition & PvE Removed Removed all blueprints and most parts; each sector now has only one part with an increased find chance. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Changed Maximum upgrade level raised from 30 to 40. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Changed Reduced per-level upgrade chance: Pirate upgrades from 1 to 0.75%, Ravager from 1.25 to 1%. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Events & Promos Changed Shields are now granted only with Monthly containers — 2 per stage, up to 6 per month. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Changed Fleet points in a SAB are distributed among participants; the creator sends any amount and the rest top up the shortfall to 100%. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Changed The Engineer senator's blueprint-find bonus changed to a parts-gain bonus. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Expedition & PvE Changed Achievement requirements for finding parts in Hostile increased 100x. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Fleet & Defense Changed Automatic fleet repair time doubled. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Changed The limit on teleporting/topping up fleet before an attack reduced to 1 minute. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Economy Changed Resources lost when canceling a building's construction raised from 5 to 50%. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 22.01.2025 Combat Changed At a power coefficient of 0.79 or lower, War Points are not counted. Update 2.11.4 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Combat Added Added the Imperial Shield artifact. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Events & Promos Changed Changed the conditions for daily achievements. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Events & Promos Added Completing the first stage of Daily/Weekly/Monthly achievements grants an Imperial Shield artifact for 24 hours. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Combat Changed While under the Imperial Shield you cannot fly to Expeditions or move resources and fleet from your planets. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Interface Added Added activation and deactivation of the Imperial Shield in the Orbit section. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Combat Added Every player received 3 Imperial Shields. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Combat Removed Removed the planet cooldown after teleport — an attack is now possible immediately. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Combat Changed Minimum flight speed reduction changed from 10% to 50%, the adjustment step from 10% to 5%. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
- 30.12.2024 Fleet & Defense Changed Fleet flight speed reduced from x10 to x8. Update 2.11.3 [WoA] ↗
