What changed in ENDLESS Space™ 2 in 2023

Unfallen now start with an additional vineship.

Adding new modifier operations, Minimum & Maximum.

Fixed Hero Skill GUI showing an incorrect amount of available relics.

Cathedrals now damage enemies within their system's influence radius.

Denarque University industry cost reduced by 2/3.

Fixed some empire relic effects not toggling correctly.

Fixed many typos.

Fixed Behemoth Mining not properly transferring its FIDSI to your planets.

FIDSI per Population bonuses on Planets no longer appear as though they are giving you a large percentage.

Improved AI from using some incorrect module combinations.

Fixed some new tooltips having variables that do not resolve.

Fixed building a Cathedral not always unlocking the appropriate slot.

Fixed only the first two relic slots being able to be unlocked.

Added new Nakalim minor faction interaction, Align.

Increased bombardment damage from ground battle strategies.

Fixed Nakalim Relic Boost missing image.

Ship Health, Hull weakness, and manpower capacities are adjusted.

Fixed Influence Radius flickering and huge influence border growth projects.

Slightly increased infantry health and damage.

Defense module stats are rebalanced, and Shield Capacities are substantially buffed.

Fixing colonization module tooltip appearing in the incorrect category.

Squadron movement speeds are substantially buffed.

Fixed Unfallen not having the Influence Conversion technology.

Toggling the Empire Relic now updates the Empire UI Screen.

Fixed starting Behemoth modules not unlocking when you research the Behemoth hull technology.

Xirmisala assimilation traits and law have been reworked.

Fixed the game crashing if you don't have Awakening enabled.

Fixed terraformation not showing delta between planet FIDSI.

Ruins can no longer spawn on Minor Faction systems, their spawn ranges have been tweaked to be more fair.

Moved 'Weapon Interference Beam' to Advanced Game Theory and made other technology adjustments.

Re-added removed technology 'Vacuum Protection' and moved several items onto it.

Fixed some modules appearing as though they require a different strategic resource in the tech tree.

Dust Bonanza no longer has an upkeep cost.

Fixed temples not showing the correct turn count in the construction queue.

Added missing EmpireAttitude localization strings.

Reduced the military support requirement of the Sophons Quest 'Chapter 2. Seeding the Cloud - Part 1' and the 'Masters of the Arena' quests.

Minor factions can no longer run out of quests to give.

Factions who participate in the Academy auction will receive an amount of relation points, which can be redeemed for a selection of favors from the Academy.

Adding missing warning strings.

Academy now has its own diplomacy screen, accessible by clicking on the icon above their systems or by the Academy button in the diplomacy menu.

Cleaver module has had its damage and manpower damage increased to match its tier.

Fixed Nakalim Ground Strategy variants missing images.

Each major faction now has its own preferred Academy roles.

Weapon DPS values, fire rates, effective ranges, and various module stats are tweaked.

Fixed Nakalim planet FIDS malus not applying.

Relics can now be collected while a fleet is cloaked.

Decreased speed at which the Academy ranks up.

Fixed Aligning a minor faction not failing any assimilation quests associated with it.

Fixed building a Cathedral putting you over the production limit.

Vastly increased the ability of modders to change Academy diplomacy, AI, ship spawns, etc.

Fix miscellaneous tooltips from not showing up properly / being duplicated.

Fixed malus for missing colonization tech not showing up in planet FIDSI breakdowns.

Fixed Bait / Jammer modules not correctly applying movement effect.

The patch aims to address major combat-related problems and revitalize the combat system.

Nakalim now start with a colonizer.

Diplomacy relic effect has been entirely replaced due to community feedback, now provides a constant amount of minor faction relation and increased influence radius.

Fixed brainwashed faction still allowing their boosts to be used.

Fixed many slots on Academy ships not functioning properly.

Fixed some icons appearing as much lower resolution than they should.

Clarified some confusing tooltips.

Fixed some new content missing their images.

Academy Expansion: None setting now functions properly.

Nakalim politics have been adjusted.

Two systems marked as Slumbering Ruins per Nakalim player, providing bonuses upon awakening.

Added an alternate Forgotten Lore trait that only unlocks the first tier of techs for custom factions.

Significant changes to Nakalim to balance their gameplay, including reduced base FIDS and new temple mechanics.

Battle Result Notifications no longer block the turn.

Unfallen Terraform Options now use the correct forest art.

Planets do not generate science and all science improvements are 50% less effective.

Starts with the area around them revealed.

The Diagnostics.xml file should no longer be filled with errors when displaying the Nakalim main menu.

Adjustments made to population traits including Fervent Diligence.

Academy's aggression & power level now starts at 0 and grows slower.

Relics gained from converting will always be 2, no longer scaled by gamespeed.

Horatio's Main Quest will no longer get stuck if another empire destroys the fleets.

All but one hero skill have been adjusted.

The Academy will no longer siege your systems while you have neutral relations, and their fleets are now smaller and less aggressive in the early game.

System Trade Value no longer scales with Game Speed.

Introducing a new hero, Comrade, who can heal generators and place a turret.

A new event where players can interact with terminals to restore electricity during runs.

The game will now support multiple languages including English, French, German, and more.

Players can claim rewards including Dungeon of the Endless and the DLC, Deep Freeze.

A new boss character, the Shelldiver, will be introduced in the 'Final Rodeo' OpenDev.

Pre-orders for Endless Dungeon have started, granting access to a closed OpenDev, 'Final Rodeo'.