22 October 2026

Astrylon 0.1.8

Major galaxy rebalance

The whole progression has been reworked to feel smoother from the first sector to the last.

Each sector now requires a minimum level: level 5 for Sector 2, rising up to level 45 for Sector 9 and 50 for Fleet Command. Portals and the galaxy map show the required level.
Enemies in sectors 5 to 9 have been recalibrated for a gentler difficulty curve.
Repairing while resting is faster.
Offline farming is calculated more fairly: it earns half of what you would earn playing, in the sector where you logged off.
Permanent bonuses earned from quests now properly apply: damage, hull, shield, experience, credits, loot and refining.
The Engineer job finally levels up: crafting a P2 grants experience from level 1.
Quests now reward P1 equipment.

Abilities have been rebalanced against each other. Laser Beam, Ricochet, Shockwave, Torpedo and Ion Storm hit harder. Quantum Burst and Turret hit a little less hard.

T3 ships now cost 4M.
Upgrading a ship costs half as many credits.
Every Overcharge attempt now costs credits, whether it succeeds or not. The price depends on the item's grade: from 12,500 credits at S1 to 1.25M at S5 for a P3, much less for a P1 or P2.
Extra workshop slots now cost 250,000 then 1M credits.
Crafting and upgrading an ability module costs more.

Upgraded items are priced on what they really cost to produce: an Overcharged item finally sells for what it is worth.
The allowed price range is much wider.
You can now pre-order an item by choosing its grade and upgrade level.
Pre-orders can be cancelled properly and now show up in the market.
Credits can now go above 2 billion.

Mining and scavenging jobs level up more slowly, and each gathering cycle yields less. Jobs you already levelled keep their level.
Offline gathering only works for resources from sectors you have access to.
Titanium Ore and Nebula Condensate can now be found from Sector 4.
Crafting a P2 or P3 requires far more materials: moving up a grade has to be earned.
Upgrading from +1 to +20 requires twice as much Proto Alloy.
Proto Alloy now requires Alloy Fragments and Plasma Shards: your combat loot finally feeds the forge.
Stabilization Fragments now require Ion Cores.
T1 and T2 ships require materials you can get by the time you can afford them.
Several cell recipes have been updated.

Material tooltips now show how to get them: mining, scavenging, loot, crafting or shop, with the sectors involved.
The galaxy map now spells out each sector's number.
The forge shows the credit cost of each Overcharge attempt.

Switching characters no longer loses the selected character's offline reward.
Upgrade effects no longer linger on empty inventory slots.
Convoys can be attacked again as soon as they return, even before they get into formation.
Resource deposits are much easier to click, especially Comet Ice.
The forge message now correctly says "Overcharge" instead of the old name.