Welcome to our 189th newsletter on Star Atlas! This weekly newsletter, published by Aephia Industries, focuses entirely on the development of this ambitious game. Here, we attempt to aggregate all the newsworthy tidbits revealed, primarily by the team, throughout the past week.
The big reveal is here—last week’s announcement of an announcement has now turned into the launch of a full-fledged summer campaign. The Star Atlas team officially unveiled Star Atlas Summer, a month-long stretch packed with product launches, community events, and cinematic reveals. At the heart of it are three Town Halls, with the first set for July 30th.
That day will also bring the release of the long-anticipated UE5 Summer patch, alongside the public debut of the first cinematic video in a new trilogy.
It’s shaping up to be a busy and exciting season! Let’s dive in!
Star Atlas Summer
Last week, the biggest news was an announcement of an announcement. This week, as expected, we got the actual announcement.
The team is hosting three Town Halls, each tied to a product release, spaced out over the next month—on July 30th, August 13th, and August 27th.
The first, taking place during Community Week, was previously teased as the “Secret Event.” That mystery is now solved: it’s a Town Hall and a product launch.
What’s launching? The long-awaited UE5 Summer patch! A release the team had hinted might land in July, and they’ve just made it, right at the tail end. Among other highlights, this patch will introduce the fully finished Paizul Arena (see sneak peek below), persistent servers for gunplay matches, and on-chain progression!
Together with Community Week and the run of Town Halls, this full campaign is being promoted as Star Atlas Summer.
Star Atlas Cinematic
Alongside the UE5 Summer patch announcement, the team revealed that a 3-minute cinematic video will premiere on July 30th. This marks the official release of Part 1 of the cinematic trilogy first shown at last year’s Impact Summit. Until now, it hadn’t been shared through any official channels.
While many community members have likely seen a version of it, this will be its first wide release.
It’s not clear when the next two parts will be published, but the team let us know that it won’t be during the Summer event. As part of the announcement, the team teased the first minute of the cinematic on X as a teaser.
Community Week
As part of the Star Atlas Summer announcement, the team also announced the dates for the Community Week. It will take place from July 28th to August 2nd. This means we now have the complete schedule:
- Monday (July 28th) — Kick off
- Tuesday (July 29th) — COPA
- Wednesday (July 30th) — Town Hall & UE5 Summer Patch release
- Thursday (July 31st) — Team vs Community shooter (prizes)
- Friday (August 1st) — Joni awards
- Saturday (August 2nd) — Community Carnival Raffle
Sneak Peeks
This week, we have two weapons and a first sneak peek of the 100% finished Paizul Arena, which will be released on July 30th alongside the UE5 Summer patch.
![Star Atlas — Paizul Arena in UE5 [final]](https://aephia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-5-1024x504.png)
![Pearce Energy Beam Weapon XS - Star Atlas [by Vertpaint Studios' Robin Karlsson]](https://aephia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-4-1024x432.png)
![Ogrika Energy Rapidfire Weapon XS - Star Atlas [by Vertpaint Studios' Robin Karlsson]](https://aephia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-7-1024x428.png)
That is it for this week! Thanks for reading!
![Star Atlas - Pearce MR8 [Concept Art]](https://aephia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-768x432.png)
