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Added tooltips and borders to warn players if their chosen galaxy size might exceed their hardware's capabilities.

This version addressed long-standing community concerns regarding late-game performance: File: Distant.Worlds.2.v1.0.8.3.zip ...

Doubled the number of available empire flags and colors , and made galaxy nebula clouds more visible. Added tooltips and borders to warn players if

Laid the groundwork for later updates with major improvements to fleet coordination and the "Position within Fleet" terminology (Core, Close Escort, Picket). File: Distant.Worlds.2.v1.0.8.3.zip ...

Galaxy-level star drawing now uses instancing to improve frame rates in large galaxies.