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	This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].		This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].

	== ~~Version History~~ ==		== Contents ==

	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	! Version !! Release Date !! Summary		! Version !! Release Date !! Summary
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Version History#Update 18 ~~- Beta 1~~\|Update 18 ~~- Beta 1~~]] \|\| 24 October 2025 \|\| Marks the start of the '''Beta phase''', introducing a new '''Docking Assistant''', major improvements to '''Drone Bays''' and '''Docking Port unloading''', and extensive quality-of-life and localisation updates.		\| [[Version History#Update 18\|Update 18]] \|\| 24 October 2025 \|\| Marks the start of the '''Beta phase''', introducing a new '''Docking Assistant''', major improvements to '''Drone Bays''' and '''Docking Port unloading''', and extensive quality-of-life and localisation updates.
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Version History#Alpha 17g ~~(Hotfix)~~\|Alpha 17g ~~(Hotfix)~~]] \|\| 30 September 2025 \|\| Minor hotfix with updated German translations, asteroid composition display fix, and small powergrid UI adjustments.		\| [[Version History#Alpha 17g hotfix\|Alpha 17g hotfix]] \|\| 30 September 2025 \|\| Minor hotfix with updated German translations, asteroid composition display fix, and small powergrid UI adjustments.
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Version History#Alpha 17\|Alpha 17]] \|\| 26 September 2025 \|\| Adds a proper ending to '''Survival Mode''' (escape through the Sector 12 Stargate), introduces '''Stargate Phases 8 & 9''', improved automation tools, interior painting, and extensive bug fixes.		\| [[Version History#Alpha 17\|Alpha 17]] \|\| 26 September 2025 \|\| Adds a proper ending to '''Survival Mode''' (escape through the Sector 12 Stargate), introduces '''Stargate Phases 8 & 9''', improved automation tools, interior painting, and extensive bug fixes.
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	== Update 18 ~~- Beta 1~~ ==		== Update 18 ==
	{{Infobox release		{{Infobox release
	\| name = Update 18 - Beta 1		\| name = Update 18 (Beta 1)
	\| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/543372164837935701		\| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/543372164837935701
	\| release_date = 24 October 2025		\| release_date = 24 October 2025
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	** Ship status: HULL, O2, BATTERY, POWER SHORTAGE		** Ship status: HULL, O2, BATTERY, POWER SHORTAGE

	== Alpha 17g ~~(Hotfix)~~ ==		== Alpha 17g hotfix ==
	{{Infobox release		{{Infobox release
	\| name = Alpha 17g (Hotfix)		\| name = Alpha 17g (Hotfix)
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	Alpha 15 received a Windows-only hotfix to resolve issues with the game crashing and the new array textures.		Alpha 15 received a Windows-only hotfix to resolve issues with the game crashing and the new array textures.

	=== Alpha 15d===		=== Alpha 15d ===
	{{Infobox release		{{Infobox release
	\| name = Alpha 15 hotfix		\| name = Alpha 15 hotfix
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	[[Category:The Last Starship]]		[[Category:The Last Starship]]

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	== Update 18 ==		== Update 18 - Beta 1 ==
	{{Infobox release		{{Infobox release
	\| name = Update 18 - Beta 1		\| name = Update 18 - Beta 1

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	This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].		This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].

			== Version History ==

			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
			! Version !! Release Date !! Summary
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 17\|Alpha 17]] \|\| 10 October 2025 \|\| Adds a proper ending to '''Survival Mode''' (escape through the Sector 12 Stargate), introduces '''Stargate Phases 8 & 9''', improved automation tools, interior painting, and extensive bug fixes.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 16\|Alpha 16]] \|\| 24 June 2025 \|\| Introduces the '''Ship Painting Mode''' for exterior hulls, asteroid cracking, new crew furniture, translation updates, and many quality-of-life improvements.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 15\|Alpha 15]] \|\| 28 May 2025 \|\| Expands '''Survival Mode''' with multi-sector progression, enhances Arena Mode, advances the Stargate Project storyline, and improves performance and UI.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 14\|Alpha 14]] \|\| 11 March 2025 \|\| Adds '''Arena Mode''', '''Auto-Trade''', and major updates to pipes, crossings, and the overall Survival gameplay loop.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 13\|Alpha 13]] \|\| 18 December 2024 \|\| Introduces the '''Deflector Weapon System''', expands research, adds storage crates, and delivers new story episodes.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 12\|Alpha 12]] \|\| 19 November 2024 \|\| Major content expansion including new story missions, parallax effects, and performance and visual improvements.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 11\|Alpha 11]] \|\| 30 August 2024 \|\| Revamped HUD, reworked tutorials, and improved mission discovery; significant user interface overhaul.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 10\|Alpha 10]] \|\| mid-2024 \|\| Introduced early balancing changes, improved ship systems, and backend updates to support later story features.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 9\|Alpha 9]] \|\| early 2024 \|\| Expanded core mechanics for resources and enemy AI; groundwork for industry and survival systems.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 8\|Alpha 8]] \|\| late 2023 \|\| Added mining, manufacturing and trade economy systems; major step toward current gameplay loop.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 7\|Alpha 7]] \|\| mid 2023 \|\| Introduced crew management, oxygen systems, and the first working life-support and shipboard jobs.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 6\|Alpha 6]] \|\| early 2023 \|\| Added power distribution, resource handling, and basic combat systems.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 5\|Alpha 5]] \|\| late 2022 \|\| First version with playable missions and early ship-building framework.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 4\|Alpha 4]] \|\| 2022 \|\| Internal prototype milestone: modular ship design and early industry systems.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 3\|Alpha 3]] \|\| 2022 \|\| Core engine stabilization and early AI testing.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 2\|Alpha 2]] \|\| 2021 \|\| Expanded ship editor, first functional crew pathfinding.
			\|-
			\| [[Version History#Alpha 1\|Alpha 1]] \|\| 2021 \|\| Initial public reveal build: base engine, ship movement, early visuals.
			\|}

	== Alpha 17 ==		== Alpha 17 ==

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	This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].		This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].

			== Alpha 17 ==
			{{Infobox release
			\| name = Alpha 17
			\| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/524893265913240950
			\| release_date = 10 October 2025
			\| video = 6sLMoYcOQq4
			\| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/14 Milestone 14]
			}}

			Survival Mode can now be completed — or continued forever — alongside late-stage Stargate Project phases, improved automation tools, and a huge number of fixes and improvements.

			'''<u>Survival Mode – Completion Event</u>'''

			It is now (finally!) possible to complete Survival Mode, by taking your fleet through the Stargate in Sector 12.

			If you wish to continue surviving forever in a kind of hellish endless mode, you are free to travel past the Stargate and on to Sector 13 onward.

			* Sector 12 now has an escape route, through the Stargate
			* Your ships and crew must survive the long journey in intergalactic hyperspace
			* Ship maximum occupancy limits enforced in Trade Screen, based on interior size
			* NPC Ship density increases up to sector 12, then drops back to normal
			* You can now 'sack' civilians to get them off your ship, from the Trade Window
			: Trade window improved with respect to sacking crew, and taking on civilians
			* Credits & end sequence now shows during the final jump
			* Your final score for Survival Mode is shown at the end

			'''<u>Stargate Project</u>'''

			* Stargate phases 8 and 9 are now available for research and production
			* One new product – "Charged Crystals" – must be produced in a new '''Laser Infuser'''
			* Laser Infusers release radiation into the cabin, poisoning any crew not wearing spacesuits
			* Radiation can be blocked using the new '''Radiation Blocker''' wall segments
			* '''Brave New Sector''' – a new three-part storyline covering the later stages of the Stargate Project
			* Added a button in the sector map to switch between the Stargate sector and the Undiscovered sector

			'''<u>Industry / Automation Improvements</u>'''

			* A new '''Recipes window''' shows the required ingredients to manufacture any part
			* Asteroids that are fully mined out will now list their internal mineral composition, making it easier to know which asteroids to crack open with Cannon fire
			* New research: '''Mining Laser Precision II''' – triples the minerals released from each mining laser hit
			* Assembly tables use pipe inputs for recipes where they previously required containers
			* New type of track: '''Splitter''' – splits input items evenly between its output tracks (as best as it can)
			* New research: '''Advanced Tracks''' – adds ability to convert tracks into splitters (and vice versa)
			* Tracks are now more fair when merging
			* Loaders can now have their resource type set manually (default behaviour "auto")
			* Improved equipment panel for all Factory equipment, making it clearer which items are loaded and which are still needed

			'''<u>Sector Scanning</u>'''

			You can now scan a sector to reveal new locations.
			Scanning can be done by any ship with a Hyperspace Sensor, and reveals any nearby anomalies.
			Those anomalies must then be surveyed by a ship with at least one Super Computer.

			* Sector scans reveal lost derelict ships, where pilots can find a '''Research Credit'''.
			: These new items unlock late-game research projects that further increase ship efficiency.
			: These projects can be repeated endlessly; each one requires a Research Credit to begin.
			* In Industry Mode, sector scans must be done in the Undiscovered Sector (after Stargate Phase 5).
			: Scans in Industry Mode reveal:
			** Gas Nebulas
			** Storms with huge gas clouds
			** Asteroid Belts
			* Storms are incredibly dangerous, but can be mitigated with new '''Lightning Rod''' equipment

			'''<u>Ship Editor</u>'''

			* '''Equipment Planning Mode''' – rapidly design ships and place equipment, even if you don’t have it in stock
			: Auto-buy any equipment placed this way as soon as it becomes available
			: Enables easy queueing for installation and purchasing of required parts
			* New '''Oval brush shape'''
			* The Alt Tool key (previously the Eyedropper key) can make the Box Tool into a square or the Oval Tool into a circle
			* Export ships and palettes to the Steam Cloud
			* You can now paint the interior floors of your ship
			* You can also paint the walls of your ship

			'''<u>Translation Work</u>'''

			* New translations:
			** Chinese (Traditional)
			** Chinese (Simplified)
			** Korean
			** Japanese
			* A translation editing tool can now be accessed while Translator Assist is enabled, allowing in-game translation fixes

			'''<u>Small Changes</u>'''

			* All crew now have surnames and a basic rank, shown in their tooltip
			: Crew are '''Ens''', Weapons Officers are '''Lt''', Science Officers are '''Dr'''
			* You can no longer place furniture outside the ship on scaffold or in walls
			* Equipment is no longer deleted just for being outside the gridmap
			: (If the ports are outside it will still get deleted, but you can’t place them that way anymore)
			* Modified Powergrid window – more consistent layout with other windows
			* Removed "Tweet My Starship" feature (wasn’t used)
			* Lowered trade value of Precious Ore and Precious Metals (new money sources exist)
			* Sector Map now shows all your ships as small green triangles and displays names when highlighted
			* Uploading ships to the Steam Workshop now uploads screenshots of the ship’s exterior, interior, and schematic

			'''<u>Bug Fixes</u>'''

			* Reworded stable isotopes collection dialogue in DSI Part 2
			* Fix Translator Assist not working for communicator messages
			* Fix fortress systems sometimes spawning on top of existing systems
			* Fix assembly table phantom sprites still showing when item is fabricated
			* Fix assembly table showing a phantom of itself when stopped with an item in output slot
			* Fix DSI 2 Gas Collector sometimes spawning in Wolf systems
			* Fixed bug in Survival Mode that could cause the Jumpgate to be blocked even without activation mission
			* Fix auto-trades triggering in systems with no colony or shipyard
			* Fix drones returning home to a layer in another system
			* Fix user ships being used as shipyards and stations
			* Fix drones stuck outside ship when drone bay dismantles mid-operation
			* Fix tactical mode selection persisting when switching layers
			* {{Issue\|517\|pre=Issue}}: Shuttle docks at different distances depending on docking port orientation
			* {{Issue\|520\|pre=Issue}}: Jumpgate damaged but unrepairable – no external tiles available
			* {{Issue\|525\|pre=Issue}}: Text too long on mission goal
			* {{Issue\|532\|pre=Issue}}: Drone Bay deleted when saving/loading
			* {{Issue\|533\|pre=Issue}}: CMDR Harken used as a mission destination
			* {{Issue\|536\|pre=Issue}}: Crash on launch related to bad .ship file
			* {{Issue\|514\|pre=Issue}}, {{Issue\|539\|pre=Issue}}: Storage crates ending unrelated jobs when changing options
			* {{Issue\|540\|pre=Issue}}: File extensions removed twice on ship files
			* {{Issue\|541\|pre=Issue}}: Shuttle gets stuck if civilians were moved before handing in passenger mission
			* {{Issue\|542\|pre=Issue}}: Assembly Tables to have pipe input (thanks TomYeltz for suggested fix)
			* {{Issue\|543\|pre=Issue}}: Sector Map shows jump transits from both sectors
			* {{Issue\|544\|pre=Issue}}: Weppos have circles under their feet after being ejected into space

	== Alpha 16 ==		== Alpha 16 ==

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	* Empty tanks reset their held resource when empty		* Empty tanks reset their held resource when empty
	* Tiddlets will hop towards the port in Tiddlets 1		* Tiddlets will hop towards the port in Tiddlets 1
	* Removed the confusing weapon FIRE/HOLD button in the ~~tactical screen~~.		* Removed the confusing weapon FIRE/HOLD button in the [[Tactical Screen]].
	* Gatling guns will now target drones repairing hostile ships		* Gatling guns will now target drones repairing hostile ships
	* Gatling guns will now automatically fire during meteor storms, without requiring 'Battle Stations'		* Gatling guns will now automatically fire during meteor storms, without requiring 'Battle Stations'
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	Alpha 9c is a hotfix build for [[#Alpha 9\|Alpha 9]] fixing UI issues with the ~~Tactical~~ screen.		Alpha 9c is a hotfix build for [[#Alpha 9\|Alpha 9]] fixing UI issues with the tactical screen.

	Another [https://steamdb.info/depot/1857082/history/?changeid=M:3577530168993901596 build of Alpha 9c] was released for Windows on {{#formatdate:7 May 2024}}, but it is unclear what changed.		Another [https://steamdb.info/depot/1857082/history/?changeid=M:3577530168993901596 build of Alpha 9c] was released for Windows on {{#formatdate:7 May 2024}}, but it is unclear what changed.

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 * Crash unloading objects from non-equipment containers.
 * Crash from drone logistics after completing another mission.
 == Alpha 14 ==

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	* Unlocked research for all ships in Arena Mode:		* Unlocked research for all ships in Arena Mode:
	* Drone Speed 2 (drones fly twice as fast)		** Drone Speed 2 (drones fly twice as fast)
	* Drone Intelligence (drones collect resources in batches)		** Drone Intelligence (drones collect resources in batches)
	* Track Speed 2 (tracks are three times as fast)		** Track Speed 2 (tracks are three times as fast)
	* Robot Arm Speed (robot arms twice as fast)		** Robot Arm Speed (robot arms twice as fast)

	'''STARGATE PROJECT, CONTINUED'''		'''STARGATE PROJECT, CONTINUED'''