Commanders of the Galaxy,

Interstellar commerce takes flight across the stars with update v4.10.2! A living, decentralized, and perilous economy emerges with the launch of the Cross-Empire Open Marketplace, real Physical Merchant Convoys, and High-Stakes Cargo Looting in space combat!

🪐 1. Cross-Empire Open Marketplace

Access the galactic exchange at any time through the new "Market" HUD dock button or directly from your colonies:

• Colony-Anchored Exchange: Switch seamlessly between your empire's planets to list surplus supplies or receive purchased freights.


• Minerals & Modular Equipment: Trade essential commodities (Minerals, Crystals, Biomass) as well as modular ship parts and blueprints from your hangars.


• Escrow Guarantee: Listed commodities and modules are safely held in imperial escrow until fulfilled or cancelled.


• Live Filters & Search: Easily sort by category, currency, and origin system with responsive pagination.

🚀 2. Physical Merchant Convoys in Transit

Trading is no longer an abstract transfer: it physically travels across the galaxy!

• Multi-Fleet Cargo Consolidation: Select one or multiple orbiting fleets with cargo space to assemble your merchant convoy. Selected fleets consolidate automatically into a unified expedition.


• Interstellar Space Travel: The convoy departs and navigates through star systems toward the seller's planet with real-time countdown tracking and distance calculations.


• Automated Round-Trip: The convoy hauls payment on the outbound voyage, completes the exchange at the destination, and journeys back to deliver the acquired goods.

⚔️ 3. Space Interceptions & Cargo Looting

Moving vast wealth across the galaxy now carries serious risk:

• Cargo in Play: Outbound payment currency and inbound purchased commodities are stored directly inside the ships' cargo bays.


• Loot Upon Fleet Destruction: Whenever a fleet carrying cargo is destroyed in combat, victorious forces immediately recover and loot the resource cargo (Minerals, Crystals, Biomass — troops are never looted).


• Smart Hold Distribution: Loot automatically fills available cargo bays in victorious ships, with any overflow safely banked onto the victor's planetary warehouses.


• Interception Protocols: If a convoy is destroyed outbound, the seller's escrowed goods are safely refunded to their world. Both empires receive tactical interception dispatch reports.

🏷️ 4. Module Compatibility: SHIP & STATION Tags

• Clear Compatibility: Modules now display explicit SHIP (mobile fleets) or STATION (orbital citadels) badges in the Shipyard and Ship Builder.


• Intuitive Filtering: Quickly locate modules matching your design requirements.

📚 5. Official Galactic Wiki & Imperial Archives

• In-Depth Encyclopedia: Explore the newly launched Galactic Wiki (via the navigation menu and footer), compiling module statistics, combat mathematics, and strategic imperial guides.

Assemble your freight armada, secure your trade lanes, or prepare your privateers to plunder enemy convoys!