Build 0.8.5 Changelog
July 25, 2026 — Build 0.8.5
28 New 15 Changed
Everything in this update
Credits and Rewards
6 changes New Credits: Referral links now reward the inviting commander with 25 Credits and give the new commander a one-time 150 Credit welcome bonus. #
New Credits: Founder Pack and Supporter benefits now grant their included Credits automatically, including recurring membership grants. #
New Credits: Private-realm hosts can issue capped realm-only Credits that are spent before a commander's account balance and cannot leave that realm. #
Boosting
4 changes New Boosting: Clearly labeled boost-enabled realms now offer a Credit shop, while standard realms do not. #
New Boosting: The boost shop includes resources, emergency supplies, temporary production bonuses, worker support, and instant Storage Capacity upgrades. #
New Boosting: Every boost shows its Credit price, estimated effect, availability, personal limit, and realm-wide limit. #
Cosmetics
7 changes New Cosmetics: A new Shop and My Collection system lets commanders browse, preview, purchase, equip, and manage cosmetics with Credits. #
New Cosmetics: Map cosmetics now include colony skins, squad skins, conquered flags, and alternate flag shapes. #
New Cosmetics: Colony and squad skins can be equipped per realm while identity cosmetics remain available account-wide. #
New Cosmetics: Curated cosmetic sets can now be purchased together at a discount, including collections that combine identity and map items. #
New Cosmetics: Detailed previews show cosmetics in the profile, chat, hover-card, colony, and squad contexts where they will appear. #
New Cosmetics: Earned Founder, Supporter, achievement, and Hall of Fame items remain distinct from purchasable cosmetics. #
New In-House Game Art
5 changes New Art: New custom sprites designed in-house establish a consistent visual language for RealmConquest. #
Changed Art: Squads and spies now use new official ship artwork designed for clearer silhouettes at tactical and strategic zoom. #
New Art: New colony and squad cosmetic sprite families include Arctic, Golden, Magma, War-torn, Obsidian, Wooden, and other themed designs. #
Changed Map: Colonies and outposts now cast shadows to remain readable over pale desert and snow terrain. #
Recruitment and Squad Management
3 changes Changed Military: Recruitment and squad management have been optimized around faster, clearer unit handling. #
Changed Military: Unit tiles now show the new loadout artwork together with rank, veterancy, health, armour, experience progress, and training state. #
Changed Military: Recruitment queues now support whole-queue rush actions, clearer refund confirmations, and visible in-training units inside the destination pool. #
Hall of Fame and Medals
7 changes Changed Hall of Fame: All-time record cards and tables can be switched between Score, Power, Crystals, and Resource Production. #
Changed Hall of Fame: Public realms that are not eligible for competitive ribbons remain visible as Unranked; they can set records but never award ribbons. #
Changed Medals: Every Hall of Fame ribbon now has a new, individually designed service-medal pattern instead of relying on color alone. #
New Medals: New medals recognize era leaders in units destroyed, crystals held, and resource production. #
New Medals: Ribbon records show how often each medal has been awarded and identify its leading holder. #
Changed Medals: Earned medals now follow commanders into standings, profiles, hover cards, colony details, and My Collection. #
Realm Selector and Referrals
6 changes Changed Realm Selector: The selector now leads with "Jump back in" cards for active realms, including a live tick clock, era progress, and waiting notification count. #
Changed Realm Selector: Joinable realms now sit in one filterable list with plain-language pace descriptions, expandable rules, PvE filtering, and boost-enabled labels. #
Changed Realm Selector: Featured and beginner-friendly realms now receive richer cards, map art, freshness information, and clear recommendations. #
New Realm Selector: A new Announcements panel brings the latest community roadmap into the selector without taking players away from their realms. #
New Referrals: New invite landing pages identify the inviter and destination realm and explain Credit rewards. #
Private Realms and Community
5 changes Changed Private Realms: The realm builder has been redesigned and now supports additional map packages, PvP or PvE setup, pace and duration presets, invite-code previews, and a guided House Rules summary. #
New Private Realms: Hosts now have a dedicated management console for access, lifecycle controls, roster management, House Rules, announcements, operator mail, and activity history. #
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