Greetings Commander,
The latest update has been released: Release v1.2.1a - The Holiday Update
This update comes with the full release of Planetary Assaults, a set of new quest encounters, and a huge number of balance tweaks. This will be the only update for December, barring all necessary hotfixes. We will be resuming our usual release cadence roughly mid-January.
New Quests
Over the past few months, we’ve been quietly building new encounters with our new writer, Aleksi Nevalainen. He’s been expanding the Void War universe behind the scenes, and the first set of new encounters is ready for release.
The quest system is a part of the game that has been extremely underutilized and this patch marks the first steps in our efforts to address that. We think quest encounters and multi-part encounters are a lot of fun, so expect to see more in the coming months. Consider the seven new quest encounters added in today's update (one for each faction's special sector) a preview of what's to come.
Major Balance Pass
In addition to the new encounters, we took some time this month to do a major balance pass across the game. New content can shift the meta, so we will occasionally make targeted tweaks to keep a wide range of builds and strategies feeling strong. This update adjusts stats and costs across the board, from commanders to wargear to ship weapons. The Assassin has also gained a new ability, Expunge, which helps her and her crew deal more effectively with certain enemy units that have been especially troublesome for her.
Planetary Assaults
Planetary Assaults are now ready for release and have now been integrated into the main branch. There were a ton of bugs in the beta release, some worse than others. We believe we have fixed all of them. If there are more, please don't hesitate to post a bug report in the Discord (https://discord.gg/4rV32dzxKr). Huge thanks to everyone who participated in the Planetary Assaults beta!
Retrospectus
What a year. It feels like yesterday Void War was still in alpha and we were still planning out the release. Now we’re already more than half a year past our official Steam launch. As 2025 wraps up, it’s time to look back on what we’ve accomplished.
In these last 6 months, we have seen the addition of 4 ships, 4 commanders, 38 achievements, planetary assaults, a marauding enemy faction, a clean font option, as well as a host of bug fixes and balance tweaks. In terms of the roadmap, we've hit about 60% of our targets. A big portion of this is due to the detours we've taken along the way. While we've delivered new ships and planetary assaults, items like new commanders and clean font options have been inspirational tangents. Meanwhile things like localization, dungeons, and the remaining hulls have taken longer than we anticipated and while we have been making steady progress on those things, they are inevitably being pushed to 2026. It has been fun to indulge in this meandering exploration of the Void War universe, and we hope that fun gets passed on to all of you.
With that said, our goals haven't changed. We will continue to move towards delivering all the items on the roadmap for 2026. Check out the updated roadmap below for a preview of what's to come.
Most importantly, while we’re proud of the work we’ve done, we’re even more proud of the community you’ve built around Void War. Time and time again, you’ve blown us away with your trust, support, and dedication. We’re closing out the year grateful for all of it, and we hope you’ll keep flying with us in 2026 and beyond.
We wish you a healthy, peaceful holiday season, and a happy new year.
Updated Roadmap 2026
(in no particular order)
Multi-language support
Dungeons
Hull 11
Hull 12
Oblivion C
Shrines v2 - Indoctrination
Karmic Vessel (name subject to change)
New quest packs
New encounters
Planetary Assaults v2
Version Number: Release v1.2.1a
Content
Seven new quest encounters
Added Expunge ability to Assassin
UI
Fixed Deploy Infiltrators button remaining clickable after ending encounter
Fixed fortification encounters failing to end when last vault is destroyed without being retrieved
Fixed deployment tooltip layer issue
Fixed visual issues with deployment tray
Gameplay
Replaced Light Destroyer B medkits with cryofoam
Increased Ancient A reactor power
Increased Ancient A munition count
Increased Ancient A sensor strength
Replaced Relic B Gladius Missile with Acid Missile
Increased Interdictor A door strength
Reduced Husk Rack scrap cost and level 3 upgrade cost
Increased Shiv Missile fire chance
Reduced Shiv Missile charge time
Heavy Flayer Missile now always produces breach
Increased Heavy Flayer Missile crew damage
Increased Heavy Flayer Missile munition cost
Reduced Heavy Flayer Missile charge time
Reduced Heavy Flayer Missile scrap cost
Flayer Missile now always produces breach
Reduced Flayer Missile scrap cost
Reduced Flayer Missile charge time
Reduced Flayer Cannon scrap cost
Reduced Energy Beam I beam length and beam speed
Increased Energy Beam I scrap cost
Increased Energy Beam II beam speed
Reduced Energy Beam II charge time
Reduced Energy Beam II scrap cost
Reduced Photon Beam I beam length
Increased Photon Beam I scrap cost
Reduced Photon Beam II beam length
Increased Photon Beam II beam speed
Reduced Photon Beam II charge time
Reduced Photon Beam II scrap cost
Slight increase to Devastator Beam beam length
Archmage now has bonus DPS against Demons and Psykers
Increased Capitalist move speed
Reduced Capitalist DPS
Cybernetic now starts with Welding Torch
Rock Crusher now additionally damage systems
Reduced Power Field scrap cost
Reduced Pressure Suit scrap cost
Reduced Fire Suit scrap cost
Reduced Combat Mesh scrap cost
Reduced Ion Carbine scrap cost
Increased Power Axe scrap cost
Increased Siege Axe scrap cost
Increased War Pick conditional DPS
Increased Cursed Spear base DPS
Increased Hellfire Blade scrap cost
Reduced Grav-Carbine scrap cost
Reduced Grav-Spear scrap cost
Increased Spiked Club conditional DPS
Increased Havoc Maul scrap cost
Increased Gore Sledge scrap cost
Reduced Electromaul stun duration
Increased Electro Maul scrap cost
Reduced Electrobaton stun duration
Increased Electrobaton scrap cost
Reduced Machine Cannon scrap cost
Reduced Blessed Machine Cannon scrap cost
Reduced Assault Rifle scrap cost
Increased Eviscerator scrap cost
Increased Elder Blood Mage scrap cost
Reduced Death Cultist scrap cost
Increased Greater Warseer HP
Replaced Ashen Priest Force Shield with Mind Bolt
Increased Flux Priest repair speed
Increased Flux Priest death explosion damage
Reduced Commando scrap cost
Increased Commando HP
Commando now has bonus DPS in vacuum
Replaced Scavenger door break speed bonus with "phases through doors"
Adjusted Imperial Marshal bonus DPS in fire
Reduced Imperial Scribe scrap cost
Reduced Imperial Acolyte scrap cost
Reduced Imperial Sorcerer scrap cost
Deepcore Veteran now has bonus DPS in vacuum
Fixed abstract wound torment level failing to reset after restarting run
Text
Fixed typo in Raider sector empty node dialogue
Fixed typo in Stygian Reagents description
Fixed typo in Beam Carbine description
Fixed incorrect unit names used in several gold text options
Adjusted Paladin lore text
