Update 0.8.1 — Beyond Sol Steam update #888585

Thanks for all the amazing feedback we've received during the week! We are hard at work fixing bugs and improving the gameplay experience. The most notable changes in this update are: In-game option menu for controlling sound effect and music volume New ship ability – Shield Boost New random event – Valuable Minerals in nebulas Reduced expansion behavior of AI cities The reduction in expansion behavior of the AI cities is the first step in the game's diplomacy overhaul explained in the War and Peace Devblog. We'll be making further enhancements over the next few weeks on top of bug fixes and new content. You can read the full patch notes in this forum post.