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Faction and End-Game Playtest

Faction and End-Game Playtest

We’ve been focused on expanding Astro Protocol will soon be running a closed playtest ahead of our planned Q1 2026 release to validate larger-scale gameplay.

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Improved Extermination, New Game Settings and Better Map Generation

Improved Extermination, New Game Settings and Better Map Generation

New map settings, Steam Cloud saves, better AI, better performance, reordered tech tree, improved extermination, and map-generation improvements

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Weekly Challenge, Ship Rebalance & UI Rework

Weekly Challenge, Ship Rebalance & UI Rework

New Weekly Challenges arrive with a new seed every Monday, rebalanced ships with updated abilities, and redesigned build menus for faster scroll-free navigation.

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Faster AI, New Stations & Notifications

Faster AI, New Stations & Notifications

Astro Protocol 0.16 brings faster multithreaded AI, new Armament Grid & Shield Matrix stations, improved UI notifications, and over 3,000 wishlists after Next Fest!

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Astro Protocol Joins Steam Next Fest with a New Playable Faction

Astro Protocol Joins Steam Next Fest with a New Playable Faction

Astro Protocol joins Steam Next Fest Oct 13–20! Command the new Myrmidon Horde, master new ship classes, and explore strange new anomalies in Update 0.15.

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