Weekly newsletter · Every Monday
Every week, Aephia Industries sums up all the Star Atlas news in one newsletter — team revelations, announcements, governance, releases and issues. Nothing here is ship or financial advice!
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This week’s newsletter is on the shorter side, but it’s the calm before the storm! The first Town Hall of the year is set for this Wednesday, and it promises to be action-packed. Additionally, we’ve got DAO updates, a new PIP that’s open for voting, a new show for Builders, and an interesting Atlas Brew!
SAGEDAOTown Hall
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The team has released a follow-up patch for the May UE5 update, addressing gameplay balance and technical issues, along with some small quality-of-life improvements. Meanwhile, the Lore Keepers meeting shed new light on how the game world will expand with the upcoming C4 release, making it essential material even for those not particularly interested in lore. To round things off, we have a few minor news items and some exciting concept art sneak peeks!
SAGEUE5Crew
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The past week brought us major developments across both UE5 and SAGE Labs. The May UE5 Patch is now live, introducing dedicated servers for Gunplay, co-op dogfighting, and improved multiplayer features, though a few game-breaking bugs were introduced as well. In SAGE Labs, the team rolled out the first phase of food consumption and crafting updates, with more balance changes expected soon. A new approach to FIC refills is also in the works. Meanwhile, two DAO proposals—one for local meetups and another supporting Eveeye—are nearing the end of their voting period.
SAGEUE5DAO
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Another week, another wave of developments in the ever-evolving universe of Star Atlas. With new patches just around the corner for both the UE5 and SAGE modules, players can expect impactful changes to gameplay and economic balance. Meanwhile, DAO activity continues with two proposals entering the voting phase, and Michael (CEO) has shared some fresh glimpses of what’s to come!
SAGEUE5DAO
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This past week, the Star Atlas team introduced The Vantarah, a new group of dedicated community testers selected to help shape upcoming UE5 features. The Economic Forum returned with updates on FIC sniping prevention, food upkeep, scanning changes, and more. We also got a sneak peek at the evolving Galia Expanse resource map coming with C4. And finally, the team is back on Telegram and has confirmed a major town hall is planned for mid-year!
UE5DAOFaction Fleet
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Surprise stealth updates? We’ll take them! While there’s no major official news from Star Atlas this week, the team quietly pushed a significant SAGE UI overhaul live, without a formal announcement or changelog (yet). We also got several high-quality beauty shots of the fully modeled Pearce X5, including a full 360-degree video. Get ready for one of the shortest issues of the year so far!
SAGE
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This past week in Star Atlas was relatively calm—no major releases, interviews, or surprise alpha drops from the team. However, we did see a small but meaningful update to the fleet rentals UI, featuring a long-awaited overhaul of the scoring system. Meanwhile, the DAO has three active PIPs open for voting, so make sure your voice is heard. We’ve also included a few smaller updates at the end that are still worth checking out!
SAGEDAOMining
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Last week, there was a juicy 2+ hour interview with Michael that’s well worth the watch. He dove into upcoming gameplay (SAGE and UE5), new mechanics like battle lines, changes to the map system, and much more. On the DAO side, the second Council term officially began this Friday, while the outgoing Council pushed three more PIPs through the pipeline on their way out. Over in SAGE, the team significantly changed how FIC buy orders are refilled. Meanwhile, testing for the SAGE Free-to-Play version—now called Holosim Universe—has kicked off with community members. And that’s still not all the news from this past week!
SAGEUE5DAO
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The second Council Election has wrapped, revealing the community-elected members who will help guide the DAO over the next nine months. While some familiar faces return, three new members are stepping in to claim a seat. A new Roadmap update has also landed, introducing exciting additions to the upcoming Preseason. The Q1 2025 Economic Report is now live, offering insights into ATLAS trends, the impact of fleet rentals, and the effects of the Golden Carnival event. We’ve also got highlights from Economic Forum #11, where the team discussed upcoming changes to Faction Infrastructure Contracts, a new XXS ship crafting recipe, and rental score updates. On top of that, a newly published article outlines Star Atlas’s bold vision for a decentralized cybernation. And, of course, April Fools’ Day brought a few laughs with some playful announcements from the team.
SAGEUE5Crafting
Star Atlas News
Solaria Nyx, a mission-giving NPC enhanced by SingularityNET’s AGI systems, has vanished from the Star Atlas testnet—stalling a major UE5 content patch. Sources point to emergent behavior and internal disruption.
UE5
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The exciting thing about developing a game today is the opportunity to use AI in innovative ways we’ve never seen before. Undoubtedly, last week’s biggest news was the team’s announcement of its partnership with SingularityNET, a major player in this AI arena. Virtual companions and AI-driven NPCs are on their way! In other news, Council Elections are open for one more week, the team has implemented two gameplay updates for SAGE, and another Lore Keepers event was held!
SAGE
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Last week, a small delegation from the team visited GDC in San Francisco to showcase and promote Star Atlas. Meanwhile, the development team successfully launched the UE5 March Patch, and the DAO completed nominations and kicked off elections for the second-ever DAO Council! Plus, we’ve got plenty of exciting sneak peeks and additional news updates to share!
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