Release Notes (Navigation & Quality of Life)
A cleaner way to get around the game, less popup noise, and a batch of fixes for things that were getting in the way.
New navigation layout
The sidebar has been rebuilt so it scales better as your empire grows.
What you'll see
Left rail: workspace icons (Home, Studio, Politics, Tech, and so on)
Screen panel: the list of screens inside whichever workspace you picked
Politics uses the panel for its own sub-views (News, Map, Parliament, and the rest) instead of cramming everything into one flat list
Getting around
Goal | How |
|---|---|
Switch workspace | Click an icon on the left rail |
Open a screen | Click it in the screen panel (middle column) |
Jump anywhere fast | Ctrl+K (or / when the panel is open) |
Collapse the panel | ] or the collapse control on the rail |
My View (personal shortcuts)
You can pin your favourite screens into their own workspace.
Set it up
Click the pencil at the bottom of the left workspace rail
Open the My View tab
Tick the screens you want
Drag the handle (six dots) or use the arrows to reorder
Click Save layout
Use it
A bookmark icon appears on the left rail when My View has at least one shortcut
Click it to see only the screens you picked
Workspaces tab (same modal)
Pencil on the left rail → Workspaces tab
Drag to reorder workspace icons, or uncheck to hide a whole workspace
Save layout
Optional: tick Show all workspaces & screens if you want everything visible regardless of unlock progress (good for sandboxing or late saves).
Who's Who from the phone
On Pulse and your social network feeds, you can hover a poster's name or handle to see a quick dossier (role, employer, relationship). Click Open full profile for the full Who's Who entry.
Path: Founder phone → Pulse or Social Network → hover a post → profile card → full dossier
Who's Who is also on the People screen under the phone dock when you want the full directory.
Platform deals: no more surprise popups
When a platform holder wants a featured slot, subscription deal, or exclusivity, it won't hijack the screen anymore.
Where deals live now
Studio → Studio Decisions (or open Studio Decisions from the status bar alert)
Each offer is a card: Accept, Counter-offer, or Refuse
More time to decide
New offers last 12 weeks (was 4)
Counter-offers and bidding-war rounds give you more breathing room too
Paths
Status bar Platform deal alert → Studio Decisions
Weekly Brief mention → Open Studio Decisions
Industry screen still shows deal context per platform if you want the hardware angle
Studio Decisions inbox (cross-tab decisions)
Several decisions that used to interrupt you in random tabs now sit in one place:
Studio → Studio Decisions
Includes things like console war events, property maintenance, salvage offers, internal politics, leadership departures, and platform deals (new this release).
The dashboard may still mention pending items; the place to resolve them is Studio Decisions.
Quick reference: new or moved paths
I want to… | Go to… |
|---|---|
Customize nav / My View | Left rail → pencil (bottom) |
Jump to any screen | Ctrl+K, type, Enter |
Handle a platform deal | Studio Decisions |
See all pending decisions | Studio → Studio Decisions |
Check someone from social | Phone → feed → hover name → profile |
Reorder workspace icons | Pencil → Workspaces → drag → Save layout |
Build a personal shortcut rail | Pencil → My View → tick screens → Save layout |
After you update
If nav looks odd on an old save, open pencil → Workspaces → Save layout (or Reset then Save)