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September 2026 Dev Progress Report
Anyone who has seen Jason and the Argonauts, the Ray Harryhausen classic from 1963 might see a familiar scene here. The old blind man furiously defends himself…
v0.3.0 - Spotting & Accuracy
Spotting & Accuracy One of the biggest issues infantry has had in Drone Sector is dying too quickly. In some situations that makes sense. They aren't super…
Progress Update - Mayors / Captains.
Ahoy Mateys! As most of you have probably noticed the slowdown in updates over the past month! The reason being the Mayors/Captains update has finally started…
Patch 1.0.21.1 - "Old Faithful"
A small patch today and an explanation. We shipped last week in haste, and in our haste we neglected to explain the ramifications of the improvements that we’ve…
Deck & Conn v1.1.4 is live!
A few small fixes this build while I work on 1.2.0, which will enter open testing some time this weekend. It will include a new patrol type, some new content…
Deck & Conn v1.1.3 is live!
A few more fixes and tweaks are now live. VERSION 1.1.3 Changes: * Surrendered vessels will now un-surrender when there are no threatening vessels around Fixes…
Deck & Conn v1.1.2 is live!
Some quality of life changes and a few small bugs crushed today. VERSION 1.1.2 Changes: * Can now load up on APU fuel when docked at friendly stations *…
A Small Update on the Factory Default Launch
A Small Update on the Factory Default Launch We were looking forward to welcoming everyone into Factory Default today, but we’ve encountered a slight hiccup in…
Patch Build #546
Hi everyone! Here's a hotfix for a crash occurring when one of the ships in your fleet starts sinking. \ -Fix bug causing game to crash when ship in fleet sinks
Deck & Conn v1.1.1 is up!
Thanks to everyone sending in suggestions & bug reports! I've created a pinned thread where I will be posting general development updates going forward. VERSION…
UPDATE 1.3023
We fixed a few community-reported bugs that in rare cases could be detrimental to the game experience, and made some minor improvements that trickled down from…
Update v.0475
Balance Sapper has 7 move speed (from 6) Dev notes: this makes them reach walls and towers slightly faster with fewer shots taken. Sapper costs 25 food and 25…