Greetings all,

We're in the home stretch for Early Access 4, so we wanted to share an early look at some of the changes coming. These are not the only changes -- not by a long shot -- but they were some of the easier to show off in screenshots. Let us know what you think.

Diplomacy

It is now possible to view diplomatic information for a race while in the audience screen.

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Espionage

A mission queue has been added, along with a new Steal Charts mission. Acquire Data now also reveals all of the current colonies of the target race.

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Galaxy Map

Additional wormholes have been added during galaxy generation for Large and Huge Circular maps. We’ve also updated the galaxy art. One of the goals here is to make the systems near the galaxy core easier to see.

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Game Setup

New options have been added for Starting Age (3 choices), Production Speed and Population Growth Speed.

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Ship Design

Blueprint upgrades now take place within the ship designer, allowing you to see how the upgrade will affect your ship. We have also brought back many of the good elements from the previous iteration of the ship designer, like clicking on a slot to add an item.

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