Periphery Online — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Patch from October 17 | 2026-10-17 | - Three new technologies are now available for research at the spaceport: "Additional Colony Ship Cabins", "Additional cargo containers for the Heavy Colony Ship" and "Additional Cabins for the Descent Starship". - Fixed an issue with naval mines. |
| October 1st Update | 2026-10-01 | - A new technology has been added to the spaceport: Increased Cargo Capacity. This technology has three levels; each level adds five additional containers to the cargo ship. - When an enemy hub is destroyed, a notification now appears and a system log entry is created, detailing the types and quantities of resources obtained as loot. - In all tooltips, missing resources are now highlighted in red. |
| Updated on August 29th | 2026-08-29 | - Spies can now board and hijack another player's APC or ferry. This hijacking works only if the APC or ferry is empty, and the spy's disguise at the time of the hijacking is 100%. - Ground resource regeneration rate has been reduced by half. - Fixed a bug where a spy could build a campfire through a fence. |
| Update from August 9th. | 2026-08-09 | - Attack damage and attack animation are now synchronized. - When receiving damage, a number displaying the damage amount now appears above the unit. - When relocating to another planet on the Ark, all researched technologies affecting the flight range of spaceships are now fully preserved and transferred to the new planet. - Multiple objects can now be deleted at once. - When deleting objects or relocating to another planet on the Ark, a confirmation dialog box now appears. - Several bugs have been fixed. |
| August 2nd Update. Resource Regeneration. | 2026-08-02 | - All ground resources, trees, bushes, berries, and anthills now slowly but steadily regenerate, at a rate of approximately 1% per day. - Land and sea mine damage has been significantly reduced. - Maximum tank armor has been increased by 20. - Dreadnought HP has been increased by 20. - Now, if you paint a tank or dreadnought, they have a chance of surviving a mine explosion; the more expensive the paint, the higher the chance. - Amphibians speed has been significantly increased, almost 2 times. - Streetlight and monastery view radius have been increased by 5. |
| Update from July 13th | 2026-07-13 | - The font size in chat can now be increased; see the "+" button next to the emoji button. - The Geologist can now scan all resources at once with a single click; it's the rightmost button. Furthermore, the cost of scanning very rare resources is now significantly reduced. - Building destination points can now be placed not only on the ground, but also on any object in the game. Units exiting the building will behave as if they were selected with the mouse and right-clicked on that object the destination point is pointing to. For example, if you select a house and set a destination point for it on some resource, and then order a worker to be |
| Update from May 17th | 2026-05-17 | - When flying to another planet on a descent starship or ark, all unit stats and upgrades are now retained: HP, view radius, and paint. - When leaving a planet on an ark, in addition to 60 units and all resources, you now also take all your paint with you. - In addition to Earth and the regular planets, the game now features four more arenas: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western. Unlike regular planets, arenas are subject to constant anarchy. Those with the highest influence points in the arenas receive a 5% productivity bonus on all their planets. |
| Release. Version 1.0 | 2026-04-10 | Congratulations to everyone who's been following the project's development! Today, the game finally left Early Access. Meet Periphery Online version 1.0! |
| Update from December 4th | 2025-12-04 | - New 3D models for the barracks and monastery. - The oil rig has been replaced by an animated oil pump. |
| Update from November 21 | 2025-11-21 | - New 3D models for telescopes, military factories, and hospitals. - Destroying an enemy hub now rewards 50% of its contents. |
| Update from November 8th | 2025-11-08 | - All combat vehicles (tank, APC, radar, amphibian) are now twice as large and move more smoothly. - New 3D models for tanks, APC, and radars. - Spies can now disembark from ferries directly into shallow water. |
| Update from October 29th | 2025-10-29 | - New ship models.- Ships are now larger and occupy a 3x3 tile area on the map, compared to just 1 tile previously.- Spies can now wade waist-deep in water. This allows them to bypass a fence adjacent to the shore and infiltrate an enemy base. |
| Update from October 6th | 2025-10-06 | Spaceship range can now be increased. To do this, select any free spaceport and research the appropriate technology. Each technology has several levels. - Geological Probe Engine: 2 levels, +50 range per level, maximum range of 400. - Colony Ship Engine: 7 levels, +25 per level, max 300. - Heavy Colony Ship Engine: 5 levels, +25 per level, max 300. - Ark Engine: 2 levels, +50 per level, max 300. - Descent Starship Engine: 3 levels, +50 per level, max 300. - Cargo Starship Engine: 3 levels, +50 per level, max 300. |
| Update from July 9 | 2025-07-09 | - This update will be especially relevant for old players. In order to optimize the transportation of cargo and landing troops between planets, now when you launch a spaceship, automatic switching between planets does not occur. So, for example, you can first send several cargo or landing ships to a certain planet at once and only then switch to the selected planet. |
| Update from May 22 | 2025-05-22 | - Optimized server operation and switching speed between planets. - A one-time partial regeneration took place on Earth, 30% of resources were restored. - Fixed several errors. |
| Update from May 11 | 2025-05-11 | - The number of nuclear missiles available for construction is now limited. One player on one planet at a time can have no more than 10 missiles. If at the time of the update there were already more than 10 missiles, then the extra ones should be dismantled, otherwise the launch will be blocked. Dismantling of extra missiles occurs instantly, and all resources spent on construction are returned in full. - When the hub is destroyed, now not only part of the influence is lost, but also part of the resources. - Non-combat units (workers, spies, scouts, etc.), if they have the auto-attack function disabled, are now not the first to aggro on red p |
| Update from April 12 | 2025-04-12 | - Traveling around the galaxy and exploring different planets you can find artifacts. - Exploring artifact ruins you can find: gold, ants, very rare resources, elite paint, recipes for the laboratory. |
| Update from March 30 | 2025-03-30 | To make the game more dynamic at the early stages, the following changes are introduced: - The speed of construction of all buildings and fences has been increased by 2 times. - The speed of resource collection by workers has been increased by 2 times. - The amount of resources in open deposits has been increased by 1.5 times (berries, trees, anthills, all open deposits on the surface). - The construction time of some units has been reduced. - The movement speed of all ships, tanks and amphibians has been significantly increased. Other changes: - Switching the market mode between local and global now affects all markets simultaneously. - The |
| Update from March 16 | 2025-03-16 | Change in the rules: - In order to slightly limit the number of planets colonized by one player, so that one top player cannot capture the entire galaxy, and to stimulate the fight against crime and illegals, a new rule is introduced into the game. Now, if you already have 10 colonized planets, then each new additional planet gives a penalty of -1% to the mining productivity for all colonies on all your planets. For example, if you have 30 planets, then the total penalty will be: -1%*(30-10) = -20%. Changes in the market: - The tax on the market is no longer fixed, and the transaction now requires some time for delivery. - The minimum tax on |
| Update from February 25 | 2025-02-25 | - The list of spaceports in the Galaxy Map window can now be sorted. Left-clicking on the arrow buttons moves the selected spaceport up/down one position, right-clicking moves it to the beginning/end of the list. A spaceship from another planet will land on the first free spaceport from this list. - The information panel now displays the index of the selected unit in brackets after the name of the unit, plus two new buttons for selecting units of the same type with the previous/next index. And middle-clicking on the information panel now selects all units of this type. That is, now, for example, you can close all the gates on the planet in ju |
| Updated February 12 | 2025-02-12 | New unit - Submarine: - When underwater, the submarine cannot attack and does not receive damage itself, this allows it to safely approach dreadnoughts and pass through narrow passages protected by towers. - When submerged, the submarine's viewing radius is halved, and its speed is reduced to 4.3 km/h. - You can only give the order to dive in places that are deep enough, and if the oxygen supply is more than 30%. The oxygen supply is enough for 10 minutes. - Surfacing is possible at any time. When the oxygen supply is less than 5%, the submarine will surface automatically. When on the surface, the oxygen supply is gradually restored. - Anti-s |
| Update from January 17 | 2025-01-17 | - Workers can no longer repair units as before, only buildings. - To repair vehicles and ships, a new building is introduced into the game - the workshop. - The principle of the workshop is the same as the hospital, you need to select one or a group of units and right-click on the workshop. - The repair speed is 10 HP per minute, HP is restored simultaneously for all units in the workshop. - To cancel the repair, you need to click on the icon of the corresponding unit. - In order to be able to repair ships, the workshop must be located near the shore. |
| Update from January 10 | 2025-01-10 | New unit - Radar. - Radar is a land-based reconnaissance drone, has the largest viewing radius and the highest speed in the game. - In addition, the radar has a special function: by spending 100 energy, you can temporarily increase its viewing radius by 25 for 10 seconds. - The radar does not have its own weapons, so it can only ram at a distance of 1 cell. - The radar can be built at the military factory. In addition to regular resources, its production also requires rare and very rare resources. A small change in the rules: - now, every illegal every minute reduces the influence of the governor by 5. |
| Update from December 9 | 2024-12-09 | Nuclear weapons are now available in the game. Two new types of missiles, nuclear missiles and air defense missiles, can now be built at the spaceport launch pad. - Nuclear weapons have enormous destructive power and their use is considered illegal. Any peaceful player who starts building a nuclear missile is declared a criminal and receives the status of invader or tyrant on this planet, depending on his previous status, and all other players receive a notification in the system chat about the start of building a nuclear missile. - A nuclear missile is built in 24 hours, and a lot of uranium is required to build it. - In addition, due to inc |
| Update from November 21 | 2024-11-21 | New unit - Armored personnel carrier (APC). - The APC is used for fast and safe transportation of infantry and mines over long distances, it has good armor and very high speed. - Up to 8 units can be loaded inside the APC. To board units into an APC, select a group of them, then right-click on the APC. - When an APC is destroyed, units inside lose 10% of their HP. If there were mines inside when it was destroyed, they all explode. The power of this explosion is proportional to the number of mines. In this case, all infantry inside are killed. - The APC does not have its own weapons, so it can only ram at a distance of 1 cell. - The APC can be |
| Update from November 11 | 2024-11-11 | A new unit, the Amphibian, a lightly armored hovercraft, is available in the game. The main feature of the Amphibian is that it is the only unit in the game that can move both on land and on water. Among the disadvantages, it is worth noting the small range of view and attack, in addition, its production requires rare and very rare resources. The Amphibian can be built at the plant. |
| Update from November 6 | 2024-11-06 | - New players no longer need to register themselves, a new account is automatically created for them with the same nickname as their Steam nickname. This nickname can be changed if desired, if you register directly in the game. - The "auto-login" option is now available in the start menu, for new players it is active by default and they immediately and automatically start the game without entering a nickname and password. |
| Update from September 3 | 2024-09-03 | - You can now build a spy satellite at the spaceport. Once launched into orbit, the satellite dispels the fog of war across the entire planet for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, the fog of war does not immediately cover the planet, but begins to gradually thicken again. Thus, in total, there will be about 10 minutes to study the planet. - Only the governor or tyrant have the right to build a satellite. - A spy satellite cannot be sent to another planet, it can only be launched into orbit around the current planet. After launch, the satellite disappears, and a new one must be built to scan it again. - Damage from the explosion of spaceships when d |
| Update December 23rd | 2023-12-23 | - New 3D models for resources. - Fixed several bugs. |
| Update October 2 | 2023-10-02 | - Microtransactions have been introduced into the game. By paying a little extra money, you can now buy 15 new elite paints on the market. Elite paints have the same effect and cost the same amount in game currency as regular ones, but have brighter colors. - All paints are now 2.5 times cheaper and are sold in packs of 50 cans. - The Steam overlay is now displayed in full screen and responds correctly to the mouse. - New colored animals, white tiger, white cow, black cow, red and black spiders. Compared to ordinary ones, they are very rare, have enhanced armor, and some have enhanced attack. The reward for destroying colored spiders is large |