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CoolAndGoodGames · CoolAndGoodGames·$29.99
Jun 16, 2026 · 3d ago

Patch 5 available on Beta Branch

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Patch 5 introduces significant autopilot pathfinding improvements, new T2 cargo packages for better performance, and a new financial transactions screen.

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  • Autopilot
    • Autopilot now features intelligent obstacle avoidance, preventing ships from attempting to fly directly through objects.direct collisionobstacle avoidance
    • Outliner Commands:Added 'Fly To' and 'Rotate To' commands to the outliner for more precise ship control.Fly To / Rotate To
  • T2 Cargo PackagesNew T2 Cargo Packages increase capacity from 50t to 500t, reducing clutter and improving performance in large operations.50t500t t
  • Nuclear CellNuclear Cell power generation duration tripled, significantly extending the life of power sources.100s300s s
  • MothershipsMotherships now retaliate heavily when attacked, making them more dangerous targets.heavy
  • TurretsTurrets will now hold fire if a friendly structure is in the line of fire, preventing accidental friendly damage.fire through friendlyhold fire
  • General Systems
    • Missiles:Missiles are now smarter and will avoid hitting friendly structures.avoid friendly
    • Trade Routes:Trade routes now warn the player if a destination is too far and will auto-cancel with a refund if the limit is exceeded.warn/refund
    • Research:Fixed a bug where research modifiers were not correctly applying to factories.applied

Bug fixes2

  • AutopilotFixed a bug where clicking an NPC station would erroneously trigger the autopilot.
  • General SystemsStability:Implemented numerous crash fixes, specifically targeting save and load operations.fixed

Other changes3

  • UI & Interface
    • Ops Interface:Added a new transactions screen to the Ops interface to track money flow and expenditures.Added
    • Station Control:Moved the station storage grid to the station control section for improved accessibility.previous locationstation control section
    • Overview Panel:The hangarship widget has been moved into a dedicated tab in the overview panel.previous locationtab in overview

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Starminer · Jun 16, 2026
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Patch history

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  1. Patch 4 is now live on the beta branch
    Jun 5, 2026 · 2w
    +61
  2. Patch 2 out now
    May 30, 2026 · 3w
    +2
  3. ILL Space Early Access Demo 0.4.1.0 update available!
    Aug 12, 2022 · 46mo
    +3
  4. ILL Space 0.2.5.3 pre-alpha Hotfix
    Feb 22, 2020 · 76mo
    +1
  5. ILL Space 0.2.5.2 pre-alpha Hotfix
    Feb 19, 2020 · 77mo
    +7
  6. ILL Space ALPHA 0.2.5.1 Hotfix
    Feb 15, 2020 · 77mo
  7. ILL Space ALPHA 0.2.3 Released
    Dec 18, 2019 · 79mo
    +31
  8. ILL Space ALPHA 0.2.2 Released
    Dec 4, 2019 · 79mo
    +21

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