- Fixed Spacebar opens most recent interface - 19 September 2026
This is a small patch that disables the game engine's default user input events. Now if you open and close the Research (or any other) interface, and then press spacebar, only the intended effect (whatever is set in the input map in the game options -- default is "end turn") will occur, and the Research interface will not re-open.
- Build your civ faster - 13 September 2026
More resources, cheaper structures:Increased starting resource productionNew building system -- structures cost less, especially in the early gameHunger and happienss reworked:Planets have better food productionColony bases don't consume foodHunger prevents new ship constructionHappiness ranges from 0-100 (instead of -100 to 100), bonuses rebalancedResearch balanced:Autobots allows Colony bases to produce researchTechnology costs rebalancedFull list of changes:- Capitol gives +4 resources instead of +3- New construction location cost system- Planets tend to have better farming bonuses- Can't build ships while hungry- Happiness ranges from 0 to 100- All techs cost more.- Autobots give science production instead of food production.- Colony bases don't consume food.- Mineral clouds planetary bonus gives +2 minerals- Arcades produce 1 happiness- No shipbuilding strike- No discoveries in sys…
- Demo coming September 7! - 8 August 2026
I'm thrilled to announce that the Vega Chronicle Demo will release September 7, 2026!
- Combat info overlay - 13 July 2026
Combat is more transparent and predictable with a new ship information overlay.Other improvements:Tech tree structure reorganizedGain a mineral bonus if you have Xenolinguistics whenever you meet an alienFixed Trade pacts and Peace agreementsRaiders are more aggressive toward alien civs
- Psionic crystals and Mineral clouds - 2 July 2026
v0.19.0 introduces two new planet perks: Psionic crystals and Mienral clouds. It also includes several quality-of-life improvements, UI tweaks, and bugfixes. Here is the full changelog: https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
- v0.18.0 Ancestral traditions, Random events and planet generation - 23 June 2026
Planet generationExploring the galaxy to find planets to colonize is more rewarding and intriguing. A new algorithm for generating the galaxy's planets and their production bonuses means that each galaxy's planets are more consistently varied and diverse.Ancestral traditionsSeveral Ancestral traditions have been updated:"Scientific" has been renamed "Explorer" and starts with an extra Scout ship."Defensive" now has Colony bases that can fire missiles."Utopian" gets a bonus to diplomatic relations.Random eventsFood overconsumption no longer reduces mineral or research production; it only affects happiness. The random event system has been simplified: random events are directly related to happiness, with higher happiness leading to more beneficial random events.UXNumerous UI, graphical, and informational improvements make the game easier and more fun.
- Missile Bases - 31 May 2026
Introducing Missile bases:static defensive structures to protect your civilization during the early game.Other improvements include:Combat salvage rewardsSimplified mechanics for Colony bases and Cryo-tunnelingMaps better show when multiple civilizations share a systemRebalanced raiders, Colony base production, difficulty settings, and moreThe full changelog is at: https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
- Better planets. Cheaper ships. Smarter opponents. - 19 May 2026
Version 0.15 has major updates:Star systems have more planets and more of those planets are habitable.Ships cost less so you can build a bigger navy sooner.The alien species are smarter.And many other improvements. Here's the full changelog: https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
- Planet descriptions - 15 May 2026
I added descriptions for each planet based on its type, features, and attributes.
- v0.14.6 - 8 April 2026
Fixed raiders weren't spawning.https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
- v0.14.3 - 6 April 2026
Fixed crash introduced in v0.14.2https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle/changelog
- New Website - 6 April 2026
I'm thrilled to announce that Vega Chronicle has a new website!Check it out at https://justaddlava.com/vegachronicle
- No AI - 28 February 2026
Vega Chronicle does not include the output of any generative AI technology.The entire project, including graphicsmusicsound effectstextbox artcodescriptspromotional materialsare made by (a very small number of) humans without the use of generative AI.
- Major updates coming soon! - 27 February 2026
The recent playtest gave so much helpful feedback and ideas! I've implemented almost all of it; here's what's been done so far that you can expect to see in version 12 in the next playtest:- Complete overhaul of alien civilization behavior- Completely new random event/happiness system- Colony shuttles: claim planets in the same system as your existing colonies- Build queues- Rally points- Techs added to demo: Starbases, Hyper-thrusters, Colony shuttles- Destroyed structures can be repaired- Show the route of the selected fleet in a different color- Removed nexus techs; nexuses are available by default- Play/pause button for game-over graph- Increased missile damage- Changed ancestral virtues available to demo- Added cheat codes for playtesting- Fixed many bugs and crashes
- New turn-based combat system - 31 January 2026
I'm excited to announce a complete overhaul of the combat system. Space combat is now turn-based and gives you much greater control over your fleets! I will start a public playtest soon to get feedback.
- Challenge Settings - 12 December 2025
Do you like intense, challenging strategy? Or do you prefer a more relaxed game? I'm thrilled to announce that Vega Chronicle now has adjustable difficulty settings:Casual: Alien civilizations are friendly unless you attack first.Normal: Alien civilizations try to win.Impossible: Alien civilizations have more resources than you.Other improvements over the last month include an entirely new fleet combat system, new prosperity and disaster events, and more technologies to research!Stay tuned for a playtest around the end of the month to try out these new systems.
- Ancestral Virtues Update - 24 October 2025
We have been updating the game with all the great feedback we got from our last playtest, including improved galaxy generation, more aggressive enemy AI, and new ancestral virtues, such as:Gastronomist: "Excess food production increases happiness.",Transmogrify: "Farms, mines, labs and colony bases can be can be transformed into farms, mines, and labs.",and Desert bloom: "Arid homeworld. You can terraform arid planets."We're going to run another public playtest November 1-14!
- Updated gameplay trailer with epic music - 13 September 2025
Hi everyone!I'm super excited to show you the updated gameplay trailer featuring an awesome new track by Omer Faran:
- Festival report - 25 August 2025
I'm excited to report that the Debut Festival and the 4X Festival were awesome for building awareness of Vega Chronicle:We more than doubled our wishlist count over about two weeksWe received feedback encouraging us to to translate the game into more languages, starting with Simplified Chinese, which we are currently working on.We learned about other cool 4X games currently in development (Check out Folk Emerging).
- Steam 4X Fest 2025 - 10 August 2025
I'm thrilled to announce that Vega Chronicle will participate in the Steam 4X Fest 2025, from 8/11 to 8/18, and will run a playtest during the festival with a new game version.
