Planets

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Planets are the late-game economy: a slow, compounding, defensible income that runs whether or not you’re logged in — and a fixed target other captains can find.

Claiming


Level gate	A mid-early ladder gate — roughly a fifth of the way up
Cost	150,000 cr, wallet only
Turns	1
Requirements	Be in the sector, planet unowned
Truce after claim	12 hours

Alignment gates by territory:

In Federation territory you need alignment ≥ +100.
In pirate territory you need alignment ≤ −100.
Unincorporated space has no alignment gate.

Claiming in aligned territory pays ±250 alignment — the single largest alignment swing available from one action.

v1.20.0 — Limpet Tracker and Deployable Mines

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000

v1.20.0 sharpens the deployable layer and ships a batch of critical fixes from v1.19.0.

The headline is the Limpet Tracker — the first device in the game designed for intelligence gathering rather than direct combat. Proximity mine behavior also closes a long-standing warp loophole, and the Hangar gets a proper home as a visitable location with better trade-in terms.

Limpet Tracker

The Limpet Tracker is a new deployable available for purchase at ports.

Starbases on Big Bang Smugglers

Planets

Claiming

v1.20.0 — Limpet Tracker and Deployable Mines

Limpet Tracker