Stars in Shadow

Update v38568:Fix for a rare bug that could cause multiple splinter colonies to spawn on the same planet.Fix for a bug that could occur when colonizing a planet with an existing outpost.Fix for a bug that could cause an uncompleted battle to be treated as a stalemate.Fix for a bug in the AI end turn logic.Fix for a naming error in planetary bombardment reports.Fix for a formatting error in the empire annexation report.Fix for a bug in the logic for tracking tinkers\' Dzibix connection state.Attempted fix for a rare \'invalid bombardment request\' bug.Fixes for bugs that could cause an \'error in the food shortage report\' warning.Fixes for assorted typos in the in-game text.Fix for a rare bug in the AI fleet routing code.Fix for a UI glitch that could cause star names and territory outlines to not update immediately after territory changed hands.Gameplay ChangesThere is now a chance for Gremak to gain the option of annexing Marauder companies they\'re already in contact with.\'Marauder Weaponry\' and \'Stupendous Energy Physics\' can now always be reverse-engineered from captured ships.Decreased the number of heavy weapons that can be mounted in most siege mounts from 3 to 2.Increased the damage of Ion Artillery.Increased the number of siege weapons that can be mounted on Dread Stars from 2 to 3.

Patch Notes for 14 February 2019 (ver. 37980)Gameplay Changes and AdditionsAI-controlled factions now have an additional handicap when playing on the \"Easy\" difficulty level (ships cost additional Labor).The technology \'Cybernetic Organisms\' is now available to all factions. This allows Harmonized population units to be De-Harmonized, and increases Battle Mech strength by +2.Unescorted transports carrying civilian colonists will now surrender to the enemy if attacked.FixesEliminating an empire by capturing its last outpost should no longer cause an error.Fix for a coin rounding issue in the resource request event.Fix for a bug triggered by battles that included fleeing population transports.Destroying a colony immediately after creating it should no longer cause an error.Fixes for several bugs involving invalid starvation warnings.Fixes for several \"likely bug in the attack confirmation logic\" warnings.Fixes for logic errors in the \"please do not colonize\" requests.Reverse engineering captured ships should no longer cause errors in the technology queue.Updated the logic used to determine resource request quantities to better take into account what the player can practically afford.Destroying a ship while it\'s being refitted should no longer cause an error.Transports arriving at an outpost planet should no longer cause an error.Colonist morale modifiers should now persist when populations are transported between worlds.Agreeing to embargo an empire you don\'t have a trade charter with should no longer cause an error.