- Newly discovered sectors can now contain civilizations with varied technological development.
- Newly discovered sectors can now contain established civilizations with multiple inhabited worlds and starting infrastructure based on their technological development.
- Newly discovered civilizations now stabilize their home star on discovery, giving their home system a safer initial lifetime window.
- Newly discovered civilizations now start with a technology-scaled resource stockpile, helping their existing buildings and factories remain operational after discovery.
- Improved discovered planet placement so newly discovered civilizations and freshly explored sectors no longer place planets on immediately destructive collision orbits.
Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)