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 path. Each phase now teaches what the next one needs.
- Phase 3 – Construction Technology, Research Lab and Shipbuilding.
- Phase 4 – your Shipyard and your first ships.
- Phase 5 – Espionage research and your first Espionage Probe.
- Phase 6 – Astrophysics, a Colony Ship and your second planet.
- Your progress is kept. Steps you have already collected stay collected.
Invite Friends
- Your friend gets 500 Lurchium once they verify their email.
- You get 1,000 Lurchium once your friend's email is verified, their account is 7 days old and they have completed tutorial phase 3.
- Up to 10 invite rewards per month.
- No reward when you and your friend play from the same IP address.
Email verification
- The reward for verifying your email has been adjusted. It is now 500 Lurchium, once per account.
Rankings
- The rankings page loads much faster. Points refresh at most every 2 minutes, so a fresh build or research can take a moment to show up.
Interface
- Scrolling and page changes are smoother in all browsers. The look stays almost the same.
- Light mode and the sound settings have been removed. Astro Lurch now uses the dark theme only.
Build times
- Trade Post, Military Academy, Deep Core Drill, Orbital Habitat and Atomic Assembler now take considerably longer to build.
Have fun, and let us know how the new tutorial plays.