Hello Galaxy,

Happy Sim News spam day! Now that Winterfest is officially over, some development news for you. The Dev server is currently hosting the code updates that allow Light Freighters and Heavy Freighters to participate in combat. There is still a substantial amount of balancing work to be accomplished by the administration and the rules team, but in case the past several months worth of Sim News were not enough of a warning:

FREIGHTER COMBAT IS AROUND THE CORNER, AND THERE WILL BE STAT CHANGES!

Without going into any specifics, in general freighters will NOT be good combat vessels. In almost every case, their offensive and defensive stats will be inferior to fighters, gunboats, and corvettes.

This is your official notice to move your freighters to safety from the Petabys region (Space PVP) and deep space asteroid fields (Bandit PVE), or provide them with escorts. There will be a final one-week warning before release after balancing is finished, but depending on your circumstances, that may be too late if you choose not to act now. Freighters damaged or destroyed due to your inaction will receive no compensation from the administration.

The Development Projects page is frequently updated if you are ever curious about the status of upcoming releases. Fly safe!