Universe 3

Status: closed (4-month runtime, started 2023-12-01, ended 2024-03-31). See Universe Overview for a comparison with the other universes.

Resource speed 2x, fleet speed 1x, build speed 1x, research speed 2.5x
40% of a destroyed fleet goes into the debris field
15% of destroyed defense goes into the debris field (effectively 4.5%: with 70% rebuild, that's 15% of the remaining 30% destroyed defense)
2 galaxies, 350 systems, ring galaxy type (system 1 to system 2 is the same distance as system 1 to system 400, system 2 is 2 systems away from 400)
Inactive accounts are deleted after 28 days
Maximum moon size 5,500 km (26% destruction chance)
Bad-luck protection for the first moon: with each 20% attempt, an additional X% is added until the moon forms (e.g. 2% per attempt → attempt 2 = 22%, attempt 8 = 34%)
Players are no longer kicked out of vacation mode
On inactivity, the player is kicked from their alliance and their buddy list is cleared (not while in vacation mode)
Repair Dock: allows rebuilding part of your own defending fleet (roughly 15–30% of the fleet that didn't end up in the debris field)
Resource stash (working title, work in progress): allows protecting resources based on daily production (1–10%) — Metal Storage 5 → 5% of daily metal production not raidable, Crystal Storage 10 → 10% of daily crystal production not raidable
Espionage-technology-dependent statistics detail: initially only total points are visible in stats and player cards; higher Espionage Technology levels reveal more detail (level 0 → total, level 2 → buildings, level 4 → research, level 6 → fleet/defense/combat statistics)

Maximizer requirements lowered from Research Lab 8 and Energy Technology 5 to Research Lab 4 and Energy Technology 3
New planet sizes, home planets with equal temperature (50°C), first colony at the average value
Deuterium formula adjusted, expedition change, planet placement algorithm (see Universe 2)