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Game updates, patch notes, and announcements.

Patch Notes

Astro Lurch v0.7.1 – Alliance attacks, guides & faster pages

✍️ AstroDevTest 📅 Oct 29, 2026

v0.7.1 is live. This patch focuses on making Astro Lurch easier to find, faster to load and clearer for new commanders – with a reward system for supporting the game on its way. **Beginner guides** - Three new public guide pages walk you through …

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Astro Lurch v0.7 – Achievements, Badges & a Longer Tutorial

✍️ AstroDevTest 📅 Oct 26, 2026

v0.7 is live. It brings 64 achievements with badges for your profile, three new tutorial phases and a new Help page. **Achievements** - **64 achievements** across economy, research, fleet, combat, espionage, expansion, alliances, trade and missio…

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Astro Lurch v0.6.2 & v0.6.3 – Better Tutorial, Invite Friends, Smoother UI

✍️ AstroDevTest 📅 Oct 25, 2026

v0.6.2 and v0.6.3 are live in every universe. The tutorial now leads you step by step from your first mine to your first colony, inviting friends works with new rules, and the game feels a lot smoother. **Tutorial** - The steps follow a clearer p…

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Astro Lurch v0.6 – New Ships, New Defences, Deeper Planets

✍️ AstroDevTest 📅 Oct 24, 2026

v0.6 is live in every universe. It brings four new ships, two new defence installations, a new research and a change to how combat rounds play out. **New ships** - **Corvette** – a cheap escort that tears through Light and Heavy Fighters and hunt…

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Astro Lurch v0.5.4 – v0.5.6: Stay logged in

✍️ Astro Lurch Team 📅 Oct 23, 2026
#patch notes #login #v0.5.6

Three small hotfixes, mostly behind the scenes. ## v0.5.4 - Strategic Doctrines: The hint on the research page is clearer now. Doctrines are unlocked by the one-time research "Strategic Doctrine", which needs a level 5 Research Lab on the selec…

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Astro Lurch v0.5.1 – v0.5.3: Strategic Doctrines now in Universe 1

✍️ Astro Lurch Team 📅 Oct 22, 2026
#patch notes #strategic doctrines #v0.5.3

Strategic Doctrines and all v0.5 content are now live in Universe 1. Thanks to everyone who tested them in the Test Universe. These three small updates fix the issues you ran into. ## Now available in Universe 1 - Strategic Doctrines (Expansion…

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Astro Lurch v0.5: Strategic Doctrines

✍️ Astro Lurch Team 📅 Oct 21, 2026
#patch notes #strategic doctrines #v0.5

**Strategic Doctrine:** A new research that lets you pick a direction for your empire. Your first choice is free. Switching later costs half the research cost and locks your choice for 7 days. - **Industry:** +10% mine output on every planet, Deep C…

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Patch Notes - Fair Shipyard - v0.4

✍️ Astro Lurch Team 📅 Oct 20, 2026
#patch notes #balancing #shipyard

## Patch Notes v0.4 – Fair Shipyard This update closes a few remaining gaps in the economy and prepares the ground for the bigger content expansion coming next. ### Balancing - **Graviton Technology** is no longer free. It now costs 250,000 Si…

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Patch Notes - Economy Rebalance - v0.3

✍️ The AstroLurch Team 📅 Oct 19, 2026
#patch notes #balancing #economy #v0.3

# Economy Rebalance: Patch Notes v0.3 Commanders, this update changes how your mines grow. It was necessary: with the old values, each new mine level paid for itself faster than the last one. Over time the economy could grow without limit, and the…

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Patch Notes - Clearer Skies - v0.2

✍️ The AstroLurch Team 📅 Oct 19, 2026
#patch notes #update #v0.2

# Clearer Skies: Patch Notes v0.2 Commanders, this update is all about making your daily routine smoother: easier login, faster galaxy navigation, clearer screens and a long list of fixes under the hood. Thanks to everyone who reported issues! …

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News

Welcome to AstroLurch — Your Journey Begins

✍️ piroh1990 📅 Apr 6, 2026
#news #launch #announcement

Today, we're thrilled to announce that **AstroLurch** is officially live and open to all players. After months of development, testing, and countless cups of coffee, the galaxy is ready for you to explore. AstroLurch is a **free browser-based spac…

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Patch Notes - The Stars Await - v0.1

✍️ piroh1990 📅 Mar 18, 2026

# The Stars Await: Welcome to Our First Official Test Version! The galaxy is vast, untamed, and ready for the taking. We are incredibly excited to open the airlocks and welcome you to the very first official test version of our space strategy browse…

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