New beta build! https://wiki.arcengames.com/index.php?title=AI_War_2:Multiplayer_Alpha_And_Beta#Beta_2.763_QoL_Explosion You need to use the current_beta branch on Steam or GOG to play this one. If you have trouble with it, there is a most_recent_stable_beta, now, too. I am indescribably proud of this new build, I have to say. It feels like an entirely different game in a variety of areas -- all just interface conveniences, really -- and it's entirely due to various folks pushing me on areas that I didn't think were important. It turned out that they were important, and the results are just... wow. I didn't think it would work out this well, which is why I hadn't done this in the past. There's a heck of a lot here, so let's break it down. First of all, the default sidebar view is now one that blends text and icons, and it so much easier to see what is happening via. In truly giant battles, it's better to switch to the icon view sometimes, or you can if you just prefer the old style. But this new style works super well, and that's entirely to my surprise. All units now have a full name and abbreviation now; lists are much easier to read. Many screens got tiny touches to make them more readable and more informative in general. There's a bunch of stuff on the selected ships panel that people have wanted for ages. There's an "advanced mode toggle" that hides huge number of settings that are superfluous for 99% of the time. But you can easily see where settings are hidden, and even unhide them with one click. The feeling is transformative, as information overload goes way down in the settings and lobby, and you can just see what you need. As part of this, we also now have a way of setting the four AI difficulties via one dropdown by default (though you can turn that off and set individually if you want). Scourge is smarter! UI more responsive to clicks! Multi-swap fleet members! Swap fleet leaders! Two new mods! Metric ton bugfixes! Enjoy!