Changelog: 1.5.57 - PatchPreview

Hotfix Beta[]

Reduced the military support requirement of the Sophons Quest "Chapter 2. Seeding the Cloud - Part 1" and the "Masters of the Arena" quests so that they were reasonably achievable
Re-added removed technology "Vacuum Protection", moved the following items onto it:
- Advanced Explosive Drones (Empire Improvement)
- Increased bombardment damage from ground battle strategies
- Extreme Swarm Missile (module)
- EMP Disruption Field (module)
- Repulsive Plates (module)
Moved "Weapon Interference Beam" to Advanced Game Theory
Made "Shield Interference Slugs" exclusive to Tensor Algorithms
Moved several technologies around in T3 &T4 Military (This has no effect on gameplay)
Clarified some confusing tooltips
Dust Bonanza no longer has an upkeep cost
Denarque University industry cost reduced by 2/3
Decreased speed at which the Academy ranks up
Cleaver module has had its damage and manpower damage increased to match its tier
Improved AI from using some incorrect module combinations

Fixed the game crashing if you don't have Awakening enabled
Fixed Bait / Jammer modules not correctly applying movement effect
Fixed Nakalim Ground Strategy variants missing images
Fixed Nakalim Relic Boost missing image
Added missing EmpireAttitude localization strings
Adding missing warning strings
Fixed many typos
Fixed Hero Skill GUI showing an incorrect amount of available relics
Fixed building a Cathedral not always unlocking the appropriate slot
Fixed only the first two relic slots being able to be unlocked
Academy Expansion: None setting now functions properly
Fixed temples not showing the correct turn count in the construction queue
Increased scroll speed in Academy Diplomacy
Toggling the Empire Relic now updates the Empire UI Screen
Fixed Unfallen not having the Influence Conversion technology
FIDSI per Population bonuses on Planets no longer appear as though they are giving you a large percentage
Fixed Aligning a minor faction not failing any assimilation quests associated with it
Fixing colonization module tooltip appearing in the incorrect category
Fixed some modules appearing as though they require a different strategic resource in the tech tree
Minor factions can no longer run out of quests to give
Fixed brainwashed faction still allowing their boosts to be used
Fixed terraformation not showing delta between planet FIDSI

Captain Cobbs: We are testing the effects of allowing every faction to grow multiple population each turn, feedback and bug reports are appreciated.