v1.2.0

SOS signals now run on fuel donations

Getting stranded no longer depends on someone flying out to rescue you.

• Sending an SOS signal is now free. It stays open for one hour and is announced in the Help channel.
• Any player with fuel to spare can donate 10 fuel to an open signal from the SOS list, once per signal. Donating never leaves you stranded yourself.
• Everything donated reaches the stranded player, whether the signal fills their tank or the hour runs out.
• When a signal fills the tank, one of its donors, picked at random, wins an exploring mystery box.
• Teleporting back to a starter system while stranded now costs 1,000,000 credits. Once your signal has run its hour, the trip back is free.
• Signals can no longer be cancelled, and there is no cooldown before sending a new one.
• You are now stranded when you are outside a starter system, under 10 fuel and carrying no warp capsule.
• The rescuer ranking now gives one point for every signal you donated to. Rescues from before this update still count.
• Your log now records SOS teleports, donations and expired signals.
• SOS announcements can be hidden from the Help channel in your chat settings, under SOS Signals.
• SOS signals left open from before this update will be closed after the patch hits.
• The exploring and galaxy map wiki articles explain the new flow.

Additions

• Base building is now available. Check the game news for everything it brings.
• New accounts now start with a full fuel tank.

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug with squadron leaders not being able to cancel an invite the squadron had sent. Invites that were stuck can be cancelled now too.
• Fixed a bug with the installed app hiding your phone's status and navigation bars.

QoL

• Players now get told when a squadron cancels their invite.
• The installed app is now called Stellar Odyssey on your home screen.
• The installed app now follows your device's rotation, so tablets get the wide layout.