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

== Alpha 15 ==

== Contents ==

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 15

{| class="wikitable sortable"

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/~~506204150025945341~~

! Version !! Release Date !! Summary

| release_date = {{~~#formatdate~~:28 May 2025}}

|-

}}

| [[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.

|-

Alpha 15 did not have an update video, but it did come with a whole heap of fixes.

| [[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.

|-

'''SURVIVAL MODE, CONTINUED'''

| [[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.

* Each sector now has a massive Jumpgate in the final system.

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* This Jumpgate is how you make the longer distance jump to the next sector.

| [[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.

* You must bring all of the ships in your fleet into the Jumpgate and then align together before you can activate it.

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* However, the Jumpgate is not always immediately available.

| [[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.

* As you progress further in Survival Mode, more problems will occur with the Jumpgates.

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* A special mission will be created listing the steps needed to activate the Jumpgate.

| [[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.

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Common problems that prevent the Jumpgate from being activated:

| [[Version History#Alpha 13|Alpha 13]] || 18 December 2024 || Introduces the '''Deflector Weapon System''', expands research, adds storage crates, and delivers new story episodes.

* You must pay a transit fee.

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* Damaged: You must repair the gate using Drones.

| [[Version History#Alpha 12|Alpha 12]] || 19 November 2024 || Major content expansion including new story missions, parallax effects, and performance and visual improvements.

* Specific components are required to repair the gate: you must acquire or fabricate them.

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* Pirates running a blockade: you must eliminate them and prevent further damage.

| [[Version History#Alpha 11|Alpha 11]] || 30 August 2024 || Revamped HUD, reworked tutorials, and improved mission discovery; significant user interface overhaul.

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''Thanks to Johnny Struggles for the Jump Gate ship design.''

| [[Version History#Alpha 10|Alpha 10]] || mid-2024 || Introduced early balancing changes, improved ship systems, and backend updates to support later story features.

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'''ARENA MODE, CONTINUED'''

| [[Version History#Alpha 9|Alpha 9]] || early 2024 || Expanded core mechanics for resources and enemy AI; groundwork for industry and survival systems.

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* You can now create battles between multiple different types of ships on each side of the fight.

| [[Version History#Alpha 8|Alpha 8]] || late 2023 || Added mining, manufacturing and trade economy systems; major step toward current gameplay loop.

* Each type of ship spawns in its own column at the start of the battle.

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* New display at the bottom of the screen compares the relative strengths of the two fleets.

| [[Version History#Alpha 7|Alpha 7]] || mid 2023 || Introduced crew management, oxygen systems, and the first working life-support and shipboard jobs.

** Ships are compared by trade price and combat rating.

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* A new '''GENERATE''' button creates a roughly balanced opponent.

| [[Version History#Alpha 6|Alpha 6]] || early 2023 || Added power distribution, resource handling, and basic combat systems.

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* Unlocked research for all ships in Arena Mode:

| [[Version History#Alpha 5|Alpha 5]] || late 2022 || First version with playable missions and early ship-building framework.

** Drone Speed 2 (drones fly twice as fast)

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** Drone Intelligence (drones collect resources in batches)

| [[Version History#Alpha 4|Alpha 4]] || 2022 || Internal prototype milestone: modular ship design and early industry systems.

** Track Speed 2 (tracks are three times as fast)

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** Robot Arm Speed (robot arms twice as fast)

| [[Version History#Alpha 3|Alpha 3]] || 2022 || Core engine stabilization and early AI testing.

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| [[Version History#Alpha 2|Alpha 2]] || 2021 || Expanded ship editor, first functional crew pathfinding.

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| [[Version History#Alpha 1|Alpha 1]] || 2021 || Initial public reveal build: base engine, ship movement, early visuals.

|}

== Update 18 ==

{{Infobox release

| name = Update 18 (Beta 1)

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/543372164837935701

| release_date = 24 October 2025

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/15 Milestone 15]

}}

A new Docking Assistant, major improvements to Drone Bays and Docking Port handling, and a variety of small fixes and localisation updates.

'''Drone Bays and Docking Port Unloading'''

Docking ports and Drone Bays frequently block up, with the crew unable to unload them fast enough, and drones waiting endlessly outside to drop off their loot.

This has been fixed with some new rules:

* If a Docking Port delivery zone becomes blocked up with cargo, the crew will now shuffle the blocking items into ANY nearby empty squares, to make space for more delivery items.

* This also means new players don't actually need to create cargo storage areas for a while — the crew will just keep moving things further from the blocked docking port.

* Drone Bays now have internal storage for up to 9 incoming items, meaning Drones don't have to wait before dropping off their items.

* If a Drone Bay is still blocked due to slow unloading, the crew will quickly unload the internal items into ANY nearby empty squares first.

These changes make docking ports and drone bays much faster to operate, and prevent them from blocking up so easily.

'''New Docking Assistant'''

Docking has been made much easier, with a new docking assistant that automatically takes care of the final manoeuvres when close enough.

You can override the docking assistant at any time by using your thrusters or engines manually.

'''Small Changes'''

* Add low deuterium alert

* Factories will dump their inventory contents before being dismantled

* The camera will now detach if you are focussed on an NPC ship that performs an FTL jump

* Removed 'Generator' and 'Energy Cell' from the game entirely

* Grated floors are available in the ship editor

* Trade screen resets category when closed

* Partially filled containers and incomplete components can now be sold in the trade menu

* Mac OS X: Don't map ctrl-click to right-click (allows ctrl to be used with left-click to select all items for sale/purchase)

* Toggle splitters with CTRL + RMB instead of only RMB

* Drone changes:

** Split drone state 'abandoned' into 3 states: home layer FTL’d out, home drone bay destroyed, home layer destroyed. This allows for better handling of the different cases.

** Drones carry on doing what they were doing instead of returning home when FTL jump cancelled.

** Drones carry on doing what they were doing if they can when left behind in an FTL jump (gathering, logistics...).

** Drones finish logistics transfers if their home layer is destroyed.

* Add "Cancel Trade And Refund" button to Trade Screen, to cancel all pending trades and refund the money due/owed.

* Added search box to equipment panel.

'''Bug Fixes'''

* Fixed: starting Phase 5 test before Phase 4 is completed

* Fixed: not being able to use the equipment panel when rendered over an award

* Fixed: Asteroid mineral composition was not showing up once an asteroid had been mined out

* Fixed: Sector-Destroy-Hostiles mission not being generated early in a survival game

* Fixed: If you export a ship with a shuttle attached, then load that exported ship, the shuttle shows up in the Logistics transfer list

* Fixed: Cannon shells have bubbles (other ammunition looks fine)

* Fixed: Meteor Showers are no longer possible at Jumpgates

* Fixed: When loading a game with a ship in hyperspace, resume the hyperspace jump correctly

* Fixed: When selling items in the trade screen, don't allow selling items being carried by tracks

* Fixed: Shuttle tooltip showing incorrect number of containers expected when partial containers are expected

* Fixed: Splitter track doesn't switch outputs when the output is full

* {{Issue|538|pre=Issue}}: Drones heading in one direction forever

* {{Issue|548|pre=Issue}}: Triangular paint rotated on reload

'''Localisation'''

* Russian Translation Updated (Thanks to skoniks and Ennorion)

* French Translation Updated (Thanks to Flooter)

* Now translated (Thanks to Flooter for pointing these out):

** HUD Overlay buttons

** Idle Crew in Crew Tooltip

** Resource tooltips (Hunger Per Person, Consuming Per Hour, Dehydration Per Person)

** HUD / Editor "Ship By Author"

** Engine THRUST in Schematic mode

** Derelict / For Sale ordering of words

** NEW OBJECTIVE in communicator / mission log

** (X) (BUY X) (SELL X) (SACK X) in Trade Window

** Reactor Efficiency / Activating %

** Research Window Complete

** STARGATE system in Galaxy Map

** Ship status: HULL, O2, BATTERY, POWER SHORTAGE

== Alpha 17g hotfix ==

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 17g (Hotfix)

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/515222130291377460

| release_date = 30 September 2025

}}

A small hotfix addressing translation updates, ship editor painting, and minor interface adjustments.

'''Changes'''

* Latest German Translations (Thanks to Lord Kazzak)

* Fixed bug when painting triangular shapes in the Ship Editor

* Asteroid composition now shows when the asteroid is exhausted

* Powergrid window tweaks

== Alpha 17 ==

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 17

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/515222130291376723

| release_date = 26 September 2025

| video = OP1oFZLee3c

| 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.

'''Survival Mode – Completion Event'''

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

'''Stargate Project'''

* 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

'''Industry / Automation Improvements'''

* 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

'''Sector Scanning'''

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

'''Ship Editor'''

* '''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

'''Translation Work'''

* 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

'''Small Changes'''

* 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

'''Bug Fixes'''

* 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 ==

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 16

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506206052172169845

| release_date = 24 June 2025

| video = dOhT-BA70Tw

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/13 Milestone 13]

}}

We have a brand new exterior painting tool that we think you'll absolutely love, along with new crew furniture, asteroid cracking, and lots of small changes and fixes.

'''New Ship Painting Mode'''

A new painting mode has been added to the shipeditor.

The painting mode allows you to colour the exterior of your ships.

'''What can be painted?'''

* Hull / Habitation / Scaffolding

Paint can be applied diagonally, allowing up to 2 colours per gridcell. Scaffolding can only have 1 colour applied to it per cell.

'''Eyedropper tool:'''

While using the painting tool, if you press the shift key, you will switch to the eyedropper tool. Using the eyedropper tool, you can select any point on your ship, and the paint tool will select the paint applied at that spot.

'''Paint Palettes:'''

* Paints are stored in a palette, and can be dynamically altered after they have been applied to your ship

* Palettes can be exported or uploaded, for easy reuse

* Palettes can be imported from palette or ship files

* Arena mode will also apply a simple paint palette to each team, ensuring they have matching colours. This overwrites the standard paints, as well as the base unpainted hull colour

'''Asteroid cracking'''

You can now crack any asteroid into smaller parts by targetting it with Cannons.

This will generate new mineral patches on the new smaller asteroids.

Nb. This only works on asteroids that once contained mineral patches.

Cannons will fire on manually targetted asteroids even when 'Battle Stations' is not enabled.

'''Furniture'''

New cosmetic furniture is available to buy from any good trading post. Crew will use this furniture to relax when they are not needed for work.

There is also a Pot Plant which takes some time to grow. It will slowly die if there are water or oxygen shortages on the ship.

Nb. The pot plant does not actually consume water or oxygen.

Added Table, Chair, Sofa, Small Table, Pot Plant

'''Translation Work'''

* Updates to German (Thanks to Michael Wäsch)

* New translations:

** Turkish

** Norwegian

* Exposed 'Accent Insensitive Search' and 'Translator Search' in the Other settings.

'''Small Changes'''

* Research for Stargate Phase 6 and 7 components are slightly cheaper

* Research for Stargate Phase 7 is now hidden until Phase 6 is unlocked

* Empty tanks reset their held resource when empty

* Tiddlets will hop towards the port in Tiddlets 1

* Removed the confusing weapon FIRE/HOLD button in the [[Tactical Screen]].

* Gatling guns will now target drones repairing hostile ships

* Gatling guns will now automatically fire during meteor storms, without requiring 'Battle Stations'

* Destroyed drones now leave behind a processor and some scrap metal

* Auto-trades can now be disabled per ship from the ORDERS menu

* The settings menu has been redesigned and categorised into Visuals / Audio / Gameplay / Other

* A new micro tutorial helps players to activate Battle Stations mode for the first time when required

* Exit saves - The game will now automatically create "exitsave.space" when you quit a game for any reason

* UI Highlight bounce effect - All UI buttons now bounce slightly when highlighted.

: Nb. You can disable this effect from the settings menu

* There is now a Command line tool to calculate ship stats, as requested by Zenrath.

: Run the game with the command line "--calculate-ship-stats {path to ship/folder of ships}"

: Stores results in appdata save folder.

'''Bug Fixes'''

* Fix Andromeda Project Part 3 unlock text including Phase 6

* Fix install jobs not being assigned on newly created ships until a reload

* Fix DSI Part 1 not taking stargate frames from storage crates

* Fix incorrect station name in DSI Part 2 objective

* Fix multi-system simulation sometimes being enabled on modes other than Boldly Go

* Fix storage crates getting stuck in dumping mode

* Fix some mission objectives not being shown in the mission summary

* Fix ships rescued in survival mode sometimes not having any crew

* Fix resolution and language scrollbars not scrolling in game settings

* Fix auto-sold items sometimes not cancelling when an auto-trade is cancelled

* Return ability for players to decide if a ship thumbnail is exterior or interior

* {{Issue|242|pre=Issue}}: Key bindings can now be edited in UI and also in keybindings.txt.

* {{Issue|487|pre=Issue}}: Unable to complete distress mission

* {{Issue|496|pre=Issue}}: Crash Loading a Save Game in OS X with Rescue Mission in progress.

* {{Issue|518|pre=Issue}}: Disable manoeuvring thruster keyboard shortcuts when in the editor / install menu.

* {{Issue|519|pre=Issue}}: Stargate vanishes after Phase 7

* Crash when creating a storage crate if its contents no longer exist

== Alpha 15 ==

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 15

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506204150025945341

| release_date = 28 May 2025

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/12 Milestone 12]

}}

Alpha 15 did not have an update video, but it did come with a whole heap of fixes.

'''SURVIVAL MODE, CONTINUED'''

* Each sector now has a massive Jumpgate in the final system.

* This Jumpgate is how you make the longer distance jump to the next sector.

* You must bring all of the ships in your fleet into the Jumpgate and then align together before you can activate it.

* However, the Jumpgate is not always immediately available.

* As you progress further in Survival Mode, more problems will occur with the Jumpgates.

* A special mission will be created listing the steps needed to activate the Jumpgate.

Common problems that prevent the Jumpgate from being activated:

* You must pay a transit fee.

* Damaged: You must repair the gate using Drones.

* Specific components are required to repair the gate: you must acquire or fabricate them.

* Pirates running a blockade: you must eliminate them and prevent further damage.

''Thanks to Johnny Struggles for the Jump Gate ship design.''

'''ARENA MODE, CONTINUED'''

* You can now create battles between multiple different types of ships on each side of the fight.

* Each type of ship spawns in its own column at the start of the battle.

* New display at the bottom of the screen compares the relative strengths of the two fleets.

** Ships are compared by trade price and combat rating.

* A new '''GENERATE''' button creates a roughly balanced opponent.

* Unlocked research for all ships in Arena Mode:

** Drone Speed 2 (drones fly twice as fast)

** Drone Intelligence (drones collect resources in batches)

** Track Speed 2 (tracks are three times as fast)

** Robot Arm Speed (robot arms twice as fast)

'''STARGATE PROJECT, CONTINUED'''

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* Crash unloading objects from non-equipment containers.

* Crash from drone logistics after completing another mission.

Alpha 15 received a Windows-only hotfix to resolve issues with the game crashing and with the new array textures.

=== Alpha 15 hotfix ===

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 15 hotfix

| release_date = 05 June 2025

}}

Alpha 15 received a Windows-only hotfix to resolve issues with the game crashing and the new array textures.

=== Alpha 15d ===

{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 15 hotfix

| release_date = 05 June 2025

}}

Alpha 15d is a Windows-only hotfix release that addresses only the game crashes caused by the new array textures.

== Alpha 14 ==

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| nickname = Buzzsaw and Dynamo

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| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~11 March 2025}}

| release_date = 11 March 2025

| video = q28rHubv52M

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/11 Milestone 11]

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| name = Alpha 13

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506189573340004378

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~18 December 2024}}

| release_date = 18 December 2024

| video = 4HKSXeGuSHc

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/10 Milestone 10]

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| name = Alpha 13d

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/541096269502742722

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~30 January 2025}}

| release_date = 30 January 2025

}}

Alpha 13d was released as a hotfix to Alpha 13:

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| name = DEMO2

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| release_date = 26 November 2024

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| nickname = Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones

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| release_date = 19 November 2024

| video = R85MUBMoO5s

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/9 Milestone 9]

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| nickname = Burke and Vasquez

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| release_date = 30 August 2024

| video = Bq1l6Wq-Dhg

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/8 Milestone 8]

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| name = Alpha 11d

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4576308214477647189

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~6 September 2024}}

| release_date = 6 September 2024

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Alpha 11d was released to make the game playable offline and fix some performance issues on AMD graphics cards:

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| name = Alpha 11d

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| release_date = 9 September 2024

}}

Alpha 11d hotfix was released to make the game playable offline and fix some performance issues on AMD graphics cards:

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| name = Alpha 10

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4200250669022467483

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~24 June 2024}}

| release_date = 24 June 2024

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/7 Milestone 7]

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| name = Alpha 10c

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/6338336761816401397

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~16 July 2024}}

| release_date = 16 July 2024

}}

Alpha 10c was released slightly later to Alpha 10 and fixed some critical bugs relating to missions:

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| nickname = Atreides and Harkonnen

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4101162602042836767

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| release_date = 13 March 2024

| video = WiqYv5GZHbE

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/6 Milestone 6]

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{{Infobox release

| name = Alpha 9c

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~14 March 2024}}

| release_date = 14 March 2024

}}

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.

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| name = Alpha 8

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3886108111271512496

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~18 December 2023}}

| release_date = 18 December 2023

| video = VwQ7DgIIk0E

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/5 Milestone 5]

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| name = Alpha 7

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/5913850762873923353

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~17 November 2023}}

| release_date = 17 November 2023

}}

Alpha 7 is an interim build with no update video, GitHub milestone, or nickname. Changes are covered in the update video for [[#Alpha 8|Alpha 8]].

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| name = Alpha 7c

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/5913850762877483119

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~18 November 2023}}

| release_date = 18 November 2023

}}

Alpha 7c is a hotfix build for [[#Alpha 7|Alpha 7]] fixing some FTL issues.

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| nickname = Frodo & Sam

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3719466041717039148

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~13 September 2023}}

| release_date = 13 September 2023

| video = 5dNaVX-gFKE

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/4 Milestone 4]

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| nickname = Schwarzenegger & Stallone

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3649655808283414158

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~28 July 2023}}

| release_date = 28 July 2023

| video = F1PWv6ZIMvE

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/3 Milestone 3]

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| nickname = Cash Integer Overflow and Northern Pennies

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/6489171662417416640

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~22 June 2023}}

| release_date = 22 June 2023

| video = Bo5xcKekv2Q

| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/2 Milestone 2]

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| nickname = Will and Harry<ref>https://forums.introversion.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=64524</ref>

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3680048129696261275

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~11 May 2023~~|dmy}}~~

| release_date = 11 May 2023

| video = YocmuecAJM0

| video_caption = Update video recorded on {{#formatdate:7 May 2023~~|dmy~~}}

| video_caption = Update video recorded on {{#formatdate:7 May 2023}}

}}

'''FULL CHANGE LIST'''

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| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/5458966262288548968

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~30 March 2023~~|dmy}}~~

| release_date = 30 March 2023

| video = 0rJVuS6CfH0

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| name = Alpha 1D

| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3667655623966334826

| release_date = ~~{{#formatdate:~~27 January 2023~~|dmy}}~~

| release_date = 27 January 2023

}}

Alpha 1D was the first [[Early Access]] build and was released on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store. This marked the end of the [[playtest]] and rejoined the game modes from [[Playtest#Alpha1C|Alpha1C]] and [[Playtest#Demo Alpha1C|Demo Alpha1C]]. No other changes were made.

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 This article contains changelog information for the [[Early Access]] period of [[The Last Starship]], which followed the closed [[playtest]].
-== Alpha 15 ==
+== Contents ==
-{{Infobox release
-| name = Alpha 15
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506204150025945341
+! Version !! Release Date !! Summary
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:28 May 2025}}
+|-
-}}
+| [[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.
+|-
-Alpha 15 did not have an update video, but it did come with a whole heap of fixes.
+| [[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.
+|-
-'''SURVIVAL MODE, CONTINUED'''
+| [[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.
-* Each sector now has a massive Jumpgate in the final system.
+|-
-* This Jumpgate is how you make the longer distance jump to the next sector.
+| [[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.
-* You must bring all of the ships in your fleet into the Jumpgate and then align together before you can activate it.
+|-
-* However, the Jumpgate is not always immediately available.
+| [[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.
-* As you progress further in Survival Mode, more problems will occur with the Jumpgates.
+|-
-* A special mission will be created listing the steps needed to activate the Jumpgate.
+| [[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.
+|-
-Common problems that prevent the Jumpgate from being activated:
+| [[Version History#Alpha 13|Alpha 13]] || 18 December 2024 || Introduces the '''Deflector Weapon System''', expands research, adds storage crates, and delivers new story episodes.
-* You must pay a transit fee.
+|-
-* Damaged: You must repair the gate using Drones.
+| [[Version History#Alpha 12|Alpha 12]] || 19 November 2024 || Major content expansion including new story missions, parallax effects, and performance and visual improvements.
-* Specific components are required to repair the gate: you must acquire or fabricate them.
+|-
-* Pirates running a blockade: you must eliminate them and prevent further damage.
+| [[Version History#Alpha 11|Alpha 11]] || 30 August 2024 || Revamped HUD, reworked tutorials, and improved mission discovery; significant user interface overhaul.
+|-
-''Thanks to Johnny Struggles for the Jump Gate ship design.''
+| [[Version History#Alpha 10|Alpha 10]] || mid-2024 || Introduced early balancing changes, improved ship systems, and backend updates to support later story features.
+|-
-'''ARENA MODE, CONTINUED'''
+| [[Version History#Alpha 9|Alpha 9]] || early 2024 || Expanded core mechanics for resources and enemy AI; groundwork for industry and survival systems.
+|-
-* You can now create battles between multiple different types of ships on each side of the fight.
+| [[Version History#Alpha 8|Alpha 8]] || late 2023 || Added mining, manufacturing and trade economy systems; major step toward current gameplay loop.
-* Each type of ship spawns in its own column at the start of the battle.
+|-
-* New display at the bottom of the screen compares the relative strengths of the two fleets.
+| [[Version History#Alpha 7|Alpha 7]] || mid 2023 || Introduced crew management, oxygen systems, and the first working life-support and shipboard jobs.
-** Ships are compared by trade price and combat rating.
+|-
-* A new '''GENERATE''' button creates a roughly balanced opponent.
+| [[Version History#Alpha 6|Alpha 6]] || early 2023 || Added power distribution, resource handling, and basic combat systems.
+|-
-* Unlocked research for all ships in Arena Mode:
+| [[Version History#Alpha 5|Alpha 5]] || late 2022 || First version with playable missions and early ship-building framework.
-** Drone Speed 2 (drones fly twice as fast)
+|-
-** Drone Intelligence (drones collect resources in batches)
+| [[Version History#Alpha 4|Alpha 4]] || 2022 || Internal prototype milestone: modular ship design and early industry systems.
-** Track Speed 2 (tracks are three times as fast)
+|-
-** Robot Arm Speed (robot arms twice as fast)
+| [[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.
+|}
+== Update 18 ==
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Update 18 (Beta 1)
+| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/543372164837935701
+| release_date = 24 October 2025
+| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/15 Milestone 15]
+}}
+A new Docking Assistant, major improvements to Drone Bays and Docking Port handling, and a variety of small fixes and localisation updates.
+'''<u>Drone Bays and Docking Port Unloading</u>'''
+Docking ports and Drone Bays frequently block up, with the crew unable to unload them fast enough, and drones waiting endlessly outside to drop off their loot.
+This has been fixed with some new rules:
+* If a Docking Port delivery zone becomes blocked up with cargo, the crew will now shuffle the blocking items into ANY nearby empty squares, to make space for more delivery items.
+* This also means new players don't actually need to create cargo storage areas for a while — the crew will just keep moving things further from the blocked docking port.
+* Drone Bays now have internal storage for up to 9 incoming items, meaning Drones don't have to wait before dropping off their items.
+* If a Drone Bay is still blocked due to slow unloading, the crew will quickly unload the internal items into ANY nearby empty squares first.
+These changes make docking ports and drone bays much faster to operate, and prevent them from blocking up so easily.
+'''<u>New Docking Assistant</u>'''
+Docking has been made much easier, with a new docking assistant that automatically takes care of the final manoeuvres when close enough.
+You can override the docking assistant at any time by using your thrusters or engines manually.
+'''<u>Small Changes</u>'''
+* Add low deuterium alert
+* Factories will dump their inventory contents before being dismantled
+* The camera will now detach if you are focussed on an NPC ship that performs an FTL jump
+* Removed 'Generator' and 'Energy Cell' from the game entirely
+* Grated floors are available in the ship editor
+* Trade screen resets category when closed
+* Partially filled containers and incomplete components can now be sold in the trade menu
+* Mac OS X: Don't map ctrl-click to right-click (allows ctrl to be used with left-click to select all items for sale/purchase)
+* Toggle splitters with CTRL + RMB instead of only RMB
+* Drone changes:
+** Split drone state 'abandoned' into 3 states: home layer FTL’d out, home drone bay destroyed, home layer destroyed. This allows for better handling of the different cases.
+** Drones carry on doing what they were doing instead of returning home when FTL jump cancelled.
+** Drones carry on doing what they were doing if they can when left behind in an FTL jump (gathering, logistics...).
+** Drones finish logistics transfers if their home layer is destroyed.
+* Add "Cancel Trade And Refund" button to Trade Screen, to cancel all pending trades and refund the money due/owed.
+* Added search box to equipment panel.
+'''<u>Bug Fixes</u>'''
+* Fixed: starting Phase 5 test before Phase 4 is completed
+* Fixed: not being able to use the equipment panel when rendered over an award
+* Fixed: Asteroid mineral composition was not showing up once an asteroid had been mined out
+* Fixed: Sector-Destroy-Hostiles mission not being generated early in a survival game
+* Fixed: If you export a ship with a shuttle attached, then load that exported ship, the shuttle shows up in the Logistics transfer list
+* Fixed: Cannon shells have bubbles (other ammunition looks fine)
+* Fixed: Meteor Showers are no longer possible at Jumpgates
+* Fixed: When loading a game with a ship in hyperspace, resume the hyperspace jump correctly
+* Fixed: When selling items in the trade screen, don't allow selling items being carried by tracks
+* Fixed: Shuttle tooltip showing incorrect number of containers expected when partial containers are expected
+* Fixed: Splitter track doesn't switch outputs when the output is full
+* {{Issue|538|pre=Issue}}: Drones heading in one direction forever
+* {{Issue|548|pre=Issue}}: Triangular paint rotated on reload
+'''<u>Localisation</u>'''
+* Russian Translation Updated (Thanks to skoniks and Ennorion)
+* French Translation Updated (Thanks to Flooter)
+* Now translated (Thanks to Flooter for pointing these out):
+** HUD Overlay buttons
+** Idle Crew in Crew Tooltip
+** Resource tooltips (Hunger Per Person, Consuming Per Hour, Dehydration Per Person)
+** HUD / Editor "Ship By Author"
+** Engine THRUST in Schematic mode
+** Derelict / For Sale ordering of words
+** NEW OBJECTIVE in communicator / mission log
+** (X) (BUY X) (SELL X) (SACK X) in Trade Window
+** Reactor Efficiency / Activating %
+** Research Window Complete
+** STARGATE system in Galaxy Map
+** Ship status: HULL, O2, BATTERY, POWER SHORTAGE
+== Alpha 17g hotfix ==
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Alpha 17g (Hotfix)
+| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/515222130291377460
+| release_date = 30 September 2025
+}}
+A small hotfix addressing translation updates, ship editor painting, and minor interface adjustments.
+'''<u>Changes</u>'''
+* Latest German Translations (Thanks to Lord Kazzak)
+* Fixed bug when painting triangular shapes in the Ship Editor
+* Asteroid composition now shows when the asteroid is exhausted
+* Powergrid window tweaks
+== Alpha 17 ==
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Alpha 17
+| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/515222130291376723
+| release_date = 26 September 2025
+| video = OP1oFZLee3c
+| 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 ==
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Alpha 16
+| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506206052172169845
+| release_date = 24 June 2025
+| video = dOhT-BA70Tw
+| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/13 Milestone 13]
+}}
+We have a brand new exterior painting tool that we think you'll absolutely love, along with new crew furniture, asteroid cracking, and lots of small changes and fixes.
+'''<u>New Ship Painting Mode</u>'''
+A new painting mode has been added to the shipeditor.
+The painting mode allows you to colour the exterior of your ships.
+'''What can be painted?'''
+* Hull / Habitation / Scaffolding
+Paint can be applied diagonally, allowing up to 2 colours per gridcell. Scaffolding can only have 1 colour applied to it per cell.
+'''Eyedropper tool:'''
+While using the painting tool, if you press the shift key, you will switch to the eyedropper tool. Using the eyedropper tool, you can select any point on your ship, and the paint tool will select the paint applied at that spot.
+'''Paint Palettes:'''
+* Paints are stored in a palette, and can be dynamically altered after they have been applied to your ship
+* Palettes can be exported or uploaded, for easy reuse
+* Palettes can be imported from palette or ship files
+* Arena mode will also apply a simple paint palette to each team, ensuring they have matching colours. This overwrites the standard paints, as well as the base unpainted hull colour
+'''<u>Asteroid cracking</u>'''
+You can now crack any asteroid into smaller parts by targetting it with Cannons.
+This will generate new mineral patches on the new smaller asteroids.
+Nb. This only works on asteroids that once contained mineral patches.
+Cannons will fire on manually targetted asteroids even when 'Battle Stations' is not enabled.
+'''<u>Furniture</u>'''
+New cosmetic furniture is available to buy from any good trading post. Crew will use this furniture to relax when they are not needed for work.
+There is also a Pot Plant which takes some time to grow. It will slowly die if there are water or oxygen shortages on the ship.
+Nb. The pot plant does not actually consume water or oxygen.
+Added Table, Chair, Sofa, Small Table, Pot Plant
+'''<u>Translation Work</u>'''
+* Updates to German (Thanks to Michael Wäsch)
+* New translations:
+** Turkish
+** Norwegian
+* Exposed 'Accent Insensitive Search' and 'Translator Search' in the Other settings.
+'''<u>Small Changes</u>'''
+* Research for Stargate Phase 6 and 7 components are slightly cheaper
+* Research for Stargate Phase 7 is now hidden until Phase 6 is unlocked
+* Empty tanks reset their held resource when empty
+* Tiddlets will hop towards the port in Tiddlets 1
+* Removed the confusing weapon FIRE/HOLD button in the [[Tactical Screen]].
+* Gatling guns will now target drones repairing hostile ships
+* Gatling guns will now automatically fire during meteor storms, without requiring 'Battle Stations'
+* Destroyed drones now leave behind a processor and some scrap metal
+* Auto-trades can now be disabled per ship from the ORDERS menu
+* The settings menu has been redesigned and categorised into Visuals / Audio / Gameplay / Other
+* A new micro tutorial helps players to activate Battle Stations mode for the first time when required
+<br>
+* Exit saves - The game will now automatically create "exitsave.space" when you quit a game for any reason
+<br>
+* UI Highlight bounce effect - All UI buttons now bounce slightly when highlighted.
+: Nb. You can disable this effect from the settings menu
+<br>
+* There is now a Command line tool to calculate ship stats, as requested by Zenrath.
+: Run the game with the command line "--calculate-ship-stats {path to ship/folder of ships}"
+: Stores results in appdata save folder.
+'''<u>Bug Fixes</u>'''
+* Fix Andromeda Project Part 3 unlock text including Phase 6
+* Fix install jobs not being assigned on newly created ships until a reload
+* Fix DSI Part 1 not taking stargate frames from storage crates
+* Fix incorrect station name in DSI Part 2 objective
+* Fix multi-system simulation sometimes being enabled on modes other than Boldly Go
+* Fix storage crates getting stuck in dumping mode
+* Fix some mission objectives not being shown in the mission summary
+* Fix ships rescued in survival mode sometimes not having any crew
+* Fix resolution and language scrollbars not scrolling in game settings
+* Fix auto-sold items sometimes not cancelling when an auto-trade is cancelled
+* Return ability for players to decide if a ship thumbnail is exterior or interior
+* {{Issue|242|pre=Issue}}: Key bindings can now be edited in UI and also in keybindings.txt.
+* {{Issue|487|pre=Issue}}: Unable to complete distress mission
+* {{Issue|496|pre=Issue}}: Crash Loading a Save Game in OS X with Rescue Mission in progress.
+* {{Issue|518|pre=Issue}}: Disable manoeuvring thruster keyboard shortcuts when in the editor / install menu.
+* {{Issue|519|pre=Issue}}: Stargate vanishes after Phase 7
+* Crash when creating a storage crate if its contents no longer exist
+== Alpha 15 ==
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Alpha 15
+| release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506204150025945341
+| release_date = 28 May 2025
+| github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/12 Milestone 12]
+}}
+Alpha 15 did not have an update video, but it did come with a whole heap of fixes.
+'''SURVIVAL MODE, CONTINUED'''
+* Each sector now has a massive Jumpgate in the final system.
+* This Jumpgate is how you make the longer distance jump to the next sector.
+* You must bring all of the ships in your fleet into the Jumpgate and then align together before you can activate it.
+* However, the Jumpgate is not always immediately available.
+* As you progress further in Survival Mode, more problems will occur with the Jumpgates.
+* A special mission will be created listing the steps needed to activate the Jumpgate.
+Common problems that prevent the Jumpgate from being activated:
+* You must pay a transit fee.
+* Damaged: You must repair the gate using Drones.
+* Specific components are required to repair the gate: you must acquire or fabricate them.
+* Pirates running a blockade: you must eliminate them and prevent further damage.
+''Thanks to Johnny Struggles for the Jump Gate ship design.''
+'''ARENA MODE, CONTINUED'''
+* You can now create battles between multiple different types of ships on each side of the fight.
+* Each type of ship spawns in its own column at the start of the battle.
+* New display at the bottom of the screen compares the relative strengths of the two fleets.
+** Ships are compared by trade price and combat rating.
+* A new '''GENERATE''' button creates a roughly balanced opponent.
+* Unlocked research for all ships in Arena Mode:
+** Drone Speed 2 (drones fly twice as fast)
+** Drone Intelligence (drones collect resources in batches)
+** Track Speed 2 (tracks are three times as fast)
+** Robot Arm Speed (robot arms twice as fast)
 '''STARGATE PROJECT, CONTINUED'''
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 * Crash unloading objects from non-equipment containers.
 * Crash from drone logistics after completing another mission.
+Alpha 15 received a Windows-only hotfix to resolve issues with the game crashing and with the new array textures.
+=== Alpha 15 hotfix ===
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Alpha 15 hotfix
+| release_date = 05 June 2025
+}}
+Alpha 15 received a Windows-only hotfix to resolve issues with the game crashing and the new array textures.
+=== Alpha 15d ===
+{{Infobox release
+| name = Alpha 15 hotfix
+| release_date = 05 June 2025
+}}
+Alpha 15d is a Windows-only hotfix release that addresses only the game crashes caused by the new array textures.
 == Alpha 14 ==
@@ Line 166: / Line 554: @@
 | nickname = Buzzsaw and Dynamo
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/523085041260037994
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:11 March 2025}}
+| release_date = 11 March 2025
 | video = q28rHubv52M
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/11 Milestone 11]
@@ Line 319: / Line 707: @@
 | name = Alpha 13
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/506189573340004378
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:18 December 2024}}
+| release_date = 18 December 2024
 | video = 4HKSXeGuSHc
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/10 Milestone 10]
@@ Line 436: / Line 824: @@
 | name = Alpha 13d
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/541096269502742722
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:30 January 2025}}
+| release_date = 30 January 2025
 }}
 Alpha 13d was released as a hotfix to Alpha 13:
@@ Line 461: / Line 849: @@
 | name = DEMO2
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4467102902950824864
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:26 November 2024}}
+| release_date = 26 November 2024
 }}
@@ Line 476: / Line 864: @@
 | nickname = Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/6632207880321761615
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:19 November 2024}}
+| release_date = 19 November 2024
 | video = R85MUBMoO5s
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/9 Milestone 9]
@@ Line 656: / Line 1,044: @@
 | nickname = Burke and Vasquez
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4597699678380481518
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:30 August 2024}}
+| release_date = 30 August 2024
 | video = Bq1l6Wq-Dhg
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/8 Milestone 8]
@@ Line 758: / Line 1,146: @@
 | name = Alpha 11d
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4576308214477647189
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:6 September 2024}}
+| release_date = 6 September 2024
 }}
 Alpha 11d was released to make the game playable offline and fix some performance issues on AMD graphics cards:
@@ Line 769: / Line 1,157: @@
 | name = Alpha 11d
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4576308214487815247
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:9 September 2024}}
+| release_date = 9 September 2024
 }}
 Alpha 11d hotfix was released to make the game playable offline and fix some performance issues on AMD graphics cards:
@@ Line 780: / Line 1,168: @@
 | name = Alpha 10
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4200250669022467483
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:24 June 2024}}
+| release_date = 24 June 2024
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/7 Milestone 7]
 }}
@@ Line 873: / Line 1,261: @@
 | name = Alpha 10c
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/6338336761816401397
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:16 July 2024}}
+| release_date = 16 July 2024
 }}
 Alpha 10c was released slightly later to Alpha 10 and fixed some critical bugs relating to missions:
@@ Line 890: / Line 1,278: @@
 | nickname = Atreides and Harkonnen
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/4101162602042836767
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:13 March 2024}}
+| release_date = 13 March 2024
 | video = WiqYv5GZHbE
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/6 Milestone 6]
@@ Line 970: / Line 1,358: @@
 {{Infobox release
 | name = Alpha 9c
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:14 March 2024}}
+| release_date = 14 March 2024
 }}
-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.
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 | name = Alpha 8
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3886108111271512496
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:18 December 2023}}
+| release_date = 18 December 2023
 | video = VwQ7DgIIk0E
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/5 Milestone 5]
@@ Line 1,105: / Line 1,493: @@
 | name = Alpha 7
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/5913850762873923353
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:17 November 2023}}
+| release_date = 17 November 2023
 }}
 Alpha 7 is an interim build with no update video, GitHub milestone, or nickname. Changes are covered in the update video for [[#Alpha 8|Alpha 8]].
@@ Line 1,175: / Line 1,563: @@
 | name = Alpha 7c
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/5913850762877483119
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:18 November 2023}}
+| release_date = 18 November 2023
 }}
 Alpha 7c is a hotfix build for [[#Alpha 7|Alpha 7]] fixing some FTL issues.
@@ Line 1,190: / Line 1,578: @@
 | nickname = Frodo & Sam
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3719466041717039148
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:13 September 2023}}
+| release_date = 13 September 2023
 | video = 5dNaVX-gFKE
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/4 Milestone 4]
@@ Line 1,255: / Line 1,643: @@
 | nickname = Schwarzenegger & Stallone
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3649655808283414158
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:28 July 2023}}
+| release_date = 28 July 2023
 | video = F1PWv6ZIMvE
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/3 Milestone 3]
@@ Line 1,314: / Line 1,702: @@
 | nickname = Cash Integer Overflow and Northern Pennies
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/6489171662417416640
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:22 June 2023}}
+| release_date = 22 June 2023
 | video = Bo5xcKekv2Q
 | github_milestone = [https://github.com/Introversion-Software/LastStarshipIssues/milestone/2 Milestone 2]
@@ Line 1,380: / Line 1,768: @@
 | nickname = Will and Harry<ref>https://forums.introversion.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=64524</ref>
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3680048129696261275
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:11 May 2023|dmy}}
+| release_date = 11 May 2023
 | video = YocmuecAJM0
-| video_caption = Update video recorded on {{#formatdate:7 May 2023|dmy}}
+| video_caption = Update video recorded on {{#formatdate:7 May 2023}}
 }}
 '''<u>FULL CHANGE LIST</u>'''
@@ Line 1,442: / Line 1,830: @@
 | nickname = Fred & Barny<ref>https://forums.introversion.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=64390</ref>
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/5458966262288548968
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:30 March 2023|dmy}}
+| release_date = 30 March 2023
 | video = 0rJVuS6CfH0
 }}
@@ Line 1,599: / Line 1,987: @@
 | name = Alpha 1D
 | release_news = https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1857080/view/3667655623966334826
-| release_date = {{#formatdate:27 January 2023|dmy}}
+| release_date = 27 January 2023
 }}
 Alpha 1D was the first [[Early Access]] build and was released on Steam, GOG, and Humble Store. This marked the end of the [[playtest]] and rejoined the game modes from [[Playtest#Alpha1C|Alpha1C]] and [[Playtest#Demo Alpha1C|Demo Alpha1C]]. No other changes were made.
 [[Category:The Last Starship]]
+__NOTOC__