Release Notes
Release notes, newest first.
v1.2.3 — Bug Fixes
Version 1.2.3 fixes ship stat display, combat power, planet production, and starport repair — issues that were supposed to land in v1.2.1 but slipped through.
March 5, 2026
v1.2.2 — Web and Screen Data Fixes
Version 1.2.2 fixes the navigation screen going blank on web, the starport showing unavailable, and the ship screen failing to load after the v1.2.1 performance update.
March 5, 2026
v1.2.1 — Performance, Warp, and Combat Fixes
Version 1.2.1 dramatically improves app-wide performance, fixes warp drive timeouts, corrects combat power display in NPC encounters, and polishes ship repair.
March 5, 2026
v1.2.0 — Ship Class Overhaul and Upgrade Improvements
Version 1.2.0 reshapes ship class identities, doubles fighter and torpedo upgrade limits, and improves how upgrade information is presented throughout the game.
March 4, 2026
v1.1.2 — Mine Triggers and Deployed Mine Tracking
Version 1.1.2 fixes mine triggers so enemy ships actually take damage when entering a mined sector, and adds a deployed mine tracker to the Bridge.
March 4, 2026
v1.1.1 — Planet Production and Stability Fixes
Version 1.1.1 fixes the planet production system, aligns production ticks to 4-hour boundaries, and adds region multipliers to actual output.
March 3, 2026
v1.1.0 — Bounties, Trading Posts, and the Web Version
Version 1.1.0 ships the bounty system, player-built trading posts, past season history, and a round of stability fixes.
March 1, 2026
Planet Combat, Intel Brokers & Starport Fixes
Planet attack system, intel broker service, defense station PvP immunity, structure building UI, and 4 parallel agent fixes. 14 issues closed.
February 21, 2026
QA: Joshua Plays the Game
The AI assistant played Big Bang Smugglers via backend CLI and found 11 bugs — trading exploits, cooldown bypasses, data crashes, and worse.
February 20, 2026
3x Faster Load Times — The Composite Endpoint Overhaul
How we cut screen load times by 3x by rethinking how the game talks to the backend
February 18, 2026