Version: EA v0.2.808
Release Date: October 15th, 2026
Build: Stable


Hello, captains!

We’ve heard your feedback and are back with another big batch of bug fixes. These should make the gameplay experience feel a lot smoother!

🛠️ Fixes

Fleetbreakers 0.2.808

Our big October patch is here! Based on feedback, we’ve focused primarily on DIFFICULTY and PROGRESSION. We did get a few other niceties in, too.

- Difficulty/Balance:

• Enemy forces have a reduction in base Ships per Squadron

• Enemy bosses less likely to pick Squadron Size and Count upgrades

• Enemy forces have a reduction in base Hitpoints and Shield Rating

• Enemy is more limited in how many Squadrons it can have on the map at one time

• Enemy Slaraash Stations have reduced Drone enhancements

• Enemy Scientists that contributed 3 Boss Meter points now just contribute 2

• Free Play

  • Lowered difficulty ramp across first two sectors

  • First sector boss meter is half Common and have Uncommon techs (instead of Uncommon and Rare)

  • Free Play Ascensions

    • Reordered a bit to adjust difficulty

    • Ascensions 1 and 2 are easier

    • Ascensions 7 through 10 got some additional difficulty

  • Fewer enemy energy nodes

• Story

  • Lowered difficulty ramp for Chapters 1 through 4

• Boss Battles spawn in fewer additional Squadrons during the waves

• Missions

  • Escort mission victory condition changed to “just one ship has to survive” and enemy bases start farther away

  • Protect Defense Station mission always has at least two Defense Stations (one must survive)

  • Kill All Enemies mission has larger map with player base more to the side

  • Many missions (e.g. Kill All Enemies) have been adjusted for enemy placement, initial attack size, and initial attack timing

  • Fewer damaging fields in missions

• General Gameplay

  • Extractors cost 30 Prisma

  • Several Tier 1 and Tier 2 colony techs have lower costs

  • Cobalt Warp Conduits cost 75 credits

  • Acid Bubbles do less damage to Stations

- Progression: Big pass to reduce costs on most Discoveries
- New Enhancements!

• Local Repair. Uncommon. Adds a heal ability to the squadron.

• Spinning Beam. Epic (in each damage type). Adds a spinning beam attack ability to the squadron.

- Engineers can now place mines at range
- Immunity flyoffs specify which immunity is being triggered
- Fixed: Inaccurate Setting Screen controller glyphs in some situations
- Fixed: Render issues with buffed Barrier Station shields
- Fixed: Extractors and Outposts no longer damaged by negative fields
- Fixed: Motherships no longer healed by unintentional sources (e.g. Guardian Heal)
- Fixed: Squadron radius for Engineers is correctly sized now
- Fixed: Slaraash Barrier Stations getting Drones from unintentional enhancements
- Fixed: Errant New Banya storylet no longer shows up during Free Play
- Fixed: Might Attack Drones upgrade reports the correct bonus
- Fixed: Issues where queued commands might not render correct positions on minimap
- Fixed: Drones no longer count for Overload accumulation
- Fixed: Clarified that players can kill all enemies to end an Onslaught mission (kill X ships)
- Fixed: Rail Cannon Backstab does not apply to Stations (as they don’t have a ‘back’)
- Fixed: Soft lock in pause screen if controller was disconnected

🔍 Known Issues

The following issues are currently under investigation.

• We are continuing to work on difficulty and balance. Keep the feedback coming!

• We’ve got some QOL improvements teed up for the next major patch. Please make any suggestions you’d like.

📝 Reporting Bugs

Report bugs by using the in-game report system by pressing F10. The best way to help us squash bugs is by including:

• A description of the issue

• Steps to reproduce it

Every report helps us improve Fleetbreakers.

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Thank you again for being part of Fleetbreaker's Early Access. Your feedback is helping shape the game, and we can't wait to continue building the game with you.