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Getting StartedSign up, join a season, and spend your first 250 turns well Turns, Credits & BasicsThe turn cycle, buying turns, wallet versus bank, and streaks Formulas & NumbersEvery constant on one page, current season defaults GlossaryEvery term the game and this guide use, in one place

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v2.10.1 Forgot password + Android 15 insetsForgot password on the sign-in screen, Android 15 inset fixes, and shipyards only where the app shows them. 9 Oct 2026 v2.10.0 DominionDominion arrives as a preview, scoring the ground you hold, and next season's rules are locked in: one season score, new awards, … 8 Oct 2026 v2.9.0 The Long ArcLegend ranks unlock Tier 7 hulls and level-8 structures, Tier 6 and 7 hulls on every line, epics that grow with you, four luxuries, longer … 8 Oct 2026 v2.8.0 Ports & Planets PayHeld ports earn a levy and can be taken solo, lawful stakes, planets that pay on what they store and sell to the local port, heat that cools … 8 Oct 2026 v2.7.0 The Turns UpdateTurns bank up to 1,000, smaller contraband loads, ports that feel your volume, faster planet starts, secret planet locations, hull … 7 Oct 2026 v2.6.0 Bounties, corps and favoritesSettle a warrant even when the capital refuses you, void a defense contract any time, corp leaders and officers get the storage and garrison … 6 Oct 2026 v2.5.3 Toolbar and badge fixesThe bottom tab bar is back in full on every Android phone, the Corp badge clears when you read the channel, and the planet raid result … 1 Oct 2026 v2.5.2 Keyboard fixesEvery text box stays above the Android keyboard, on every screen and in every pop-up; the chat composer fix from 2.5.1 is completed. 1 Oct 2026 v2.5.1 Comms fixesComposers stay above the Android keyboard, the Hail search box is usable, channel chips stop wrapping at large text, and unread counts clear … 1 Oct 2026 v2.5.0 CommsThe Feed tab is now Comms: free galaxy posts with @mentions, direct hails between captains, corp chat as a real channel, one spam gate and a … 1 Oct 2026 v2.1.0 Out of BetaOut of beta, minefield attribution, the Station Directory, escape-pod fixes, and groundwork for seasons of any length — everything since … 16 Aug 2026 v2.0.4 The Galaxy Comes AliveThe public feed now tells the galaxy's story — battles, captures, claims, and commissions — plus hull differentiation for all 45 ships, warp … 3 Aug 2026 v2.0.3 Launch Weekend FixesTwo rapid patches from the first prod weekend: real trade profit tracking, full combat immunity from defense contracts, real feed details, … 2 Aug 2026 v2.0.0 Big Bang Smugglers 2.0: A New UniverseBig Bang Smugglers 2.0 is a re-founding: a completely rebuilt engine, seventeen redesigned game systems, a fresh universe with no carried … 31 Jul 2026 v1.17.4 Security & StabilitySecurity updates and stability improvements. Update your app to stay current. 26 May 2026 v1.17.1 Toast Notification Fixesv1.17.1 adds swipe and tap gestures to dismiss toast notifications instantly, replacing the forced auto-expire wait. 28 Apr 2026 v1.14.3 Onboarding and Web Invite Accessv1.14.3 smooths out first-time account setup, keeps invite-only access scoped to the web flow, and cleans up version display inside the app. 21 Apr 2026 v1.14.1 Security Hardening and Web Launch Prepv1.14.1 strengthens account and session security across all platforms, adds clickable links to notifications, fixes cargo hold upgrade costs … 9 Apr 2026 v1.11.1 Alpha Season Completev1.11.1 closes the first alpha season with season-end recap, trader reputation pricing, in-app notifications, feed reactions, player … 3 Apr 2026 v1.10.1 Player Search & Keyboard Fixv1.10.1 improves player search reliability with case-insensitive matching and fixes keyboard overlay issues in the search flow. 23 Mar 2026 v1.9.5 NPC & Bounty Stability Updatev1.9.5 fixes attack flow wiring, federation scan/bribe errors, corp withdrawal policy handling, bounty service auth guards, and fully wires … 22 Mar 2026 v1.7.0 Corps Tab Rebuildv1.7.0 rebuilds the Corps tab with inline cards, fixes corp browse reliability, and cleans up corporation actions throughout the UI. 15 Mar 2026 v1.6.0 Corporation Overhaulv1.6.0 is a major corporation update — real-time sync, join policies, dynamic sizing, leader titles, and bug fixes throughout. 14 Mar 2026 v1.5.5 Trading UI & Toast Fixesv1.5.5 fixes the trading commodity layout and makes toast notifications visible above all modals. 14 Mar 2026 v1.5.4 Max Buttons & Toast Fixv1.5.4 adds Max buttons to all trading interfaces and fixes notification positioning. 14 Mar 2026 v1.5.2 Player Profiles, Toasts & Contractsv1.5.2 adds player profile cards, replaces system alerts with themed notifications, and fixes the Ship Contracts tab to show bounties … 13 Mar 2026 v1.5.0 Missions, Goals, Streaks & Faction Bountiesv1.5.0 is a major update adding a full engagement system — daily missions, goal rewards, login streaks, and faction bounties. 13 Mar 2026 v1.4.4 Alignment, Level Progression, and Feed Pinsv1.4.4 fixes alignment always showing as neutral, levels stuck at Recruit, and adds pinned announcements to the feed. 11 Mar 2026 v1.3.5 Repair Modal & Feed Polishv1.3.5 replaces the plain system repair dialog with a styled in-game modal and trims the feed highlights to one item. 8 Mar 2026 v1.3.3 Feed Privacy Fixv1.3.3 fixes a feed privacy bug where private combat messages were visible to other players, and adds clearer section labels to the Galaxy … 8 Mar 2026 v1.2.8 Ship Purchase FixVersion 1.2.8 fixes a bug where buying a new ship could leave your account pointing at a deleted ship, breaking ship-dependent features. 7 Mar 2026 v1.2.7 Turn Reset FixVersion 1.2.7 fixes the turn reset timer bug where countdowns could show up to 24 hours instead of the correct 4-hour cycle. 7 Mar 2026 v1.2.2 Web and Screen Data FixesVersion 1.2.2 fixes the navigation screen going blank on web, the starport showing unavailable, and the ship screen failing to load after … 5 Mar 2026 v1.2.1 Performance, Warp, and Combat FixesVersion 1.2.1 dramatically improves app-wide performance, fixes warp drive timeouts, corrects combat power display in NPC encounters, and … 5 Mar 2026 v1.1.1 Planet Production and Stability FixesVersion 1.1.1 fixes the planet production system, aligns production ticks to 4-hour boundaries, and adds region multipliers to actual … 3 Mar 2026 v1.1.0 Bounties, Trading Posts, and the Web VersionVersion 1.1.0 ships the bounty system, player-built trading posts, past season history, and a round of stability fixes. 1 Mar 2026 20 Feb QA: Joshua Plays the GameThe AI assistant played Big Bang Smugglers via backend CLI and found 11 bugs — trading exploits, cooldown bypasses, data crashes, and worse. 20 Feb 2026 18 Feb 3x Faster Load Times — The Composite Endpoint OverhaulHow we cut screen load times by 3x by rethinking how the game talks to the backend 18 Feb 2026 14 Feb Galaxy Creation Improvements - Clean, Easy, RepeatableStreamlined galaxy creation with Quick Create mode, 6 presets, and real-time validation 14 Feb 2026 14 Feb Galaxy Cleanup & StabilityGalaxy destruction now cleans up starports and all related collections; player stats reset properly on season exit. 14 Feb 2026 14 Feb Feed Notifications - Community Activity Without SurveillanceReal-time event feed with privacy-first design and admin broadcast tools 14 Feb 2026 12 Feb Quality of Life FixesFour polish fixes: XP display, nav screen refresh after warp, mission persistence across seasons, and a screen notch overflow. 12 Feb 2026 8 Feb Bug Fix Sprint8 quick bug fixes after the audit — credits in the wrong field, crashes, and a misnamed leaderboard tab. 8 Feb 2026 6 Feb Multiplayer Systems AuditPart 2 of the Feb 6 sprint: PvP disabled, leaderboards hardcoded, no chat, no corps — the full multiplayer gap report. 6 Feb 2026 6 Feb Mission, Performance & Docs AuditPart 1 of the Feb 6 sprint: mission system breakdowns, P0 performance work, and a full documentation overhaul. 6 Feb 2026 5 Feb Auditing the Foundation23 issues filed across UI wiring gaps, dead buttons, and broken API chains — setting the stage for the build sprint. 5 Feb 2026