Roadmap

This is the official roadmap for Avorion by Boxelware.

Dev Comment: "These are all features that we would like to introduce to the game, but it's no guarantee that we actually do it! Some of these have been partially added, others are worked on right now. So please be patient, it might take us a while to get through the list!"

Confirmed Upcoming Updates

These are confirmed features/updates that will be coming to the game.

Big Updates

Community Features
Black Market

Small Updates

Ship-to-Ship Docking

Unconfirmed Planned Content

This is the official list for what we've planned with the game. Just because a feature is listed here, doesn't mean it'll be implemented. These features aren't in any kind of order.

General Content

Fleet warp drive to take your entire fleet with you when jumping as long as they're in close proximity
More different upgrade types, ie. Reducing hyperspace calculation time, more physical/energy damage
Real docking where one ship actually attaches to the other
Improved visuals for AI ships
Autopilots
Strafing in Keyboard mode
Travel Hubs where players can fast-travel to other travel hubs
Hackable Containers
Specialty goods, maybe 1 - 3 per faction
Improved controls of allied ships
AI uses workshop ships

Graphics

Blocks that create an exhaust particle effect
Blocks that create a spark particle effect
Motion Blur

Combat

Stealth Mechanic
Cloak blocks
Weapon: Ion Cannon that drains energy on hit
Weapon: Mines
Weapon: Anti-Matter cannon that shoots slow but incredibly powerful anti-matter shots, drains entire battery on shot

Multiplayer

Settings for balancing PvP on servers
These settings will include limited number of ships, volume and stations per player

Scripting API/Modding

Make galaxy size moddable
Make materials moddable
Control camera via scripts

Endgame Content

Legendary Bosses for after the Guardian was killed, that are really hard to beat and require different tactics
Legendary Weapons with unique visuals and/or effects
Anomalies
Radiated sectors

Events, Missions, Story

More Events happening
More Distress Calls
Repeatable missions that (for example) give you more money/better loot the faster you complete them
Lots more Bulletin Board Missions
Spawn Xsotan fleet when the wormhole to the center is opened
Event: Distress call from ship with a reactor leak, players must fix the leak
Event: Wave-By-Wave attacks from Enemies that end in a boss fight
Event: A crewmember has a life-threatening accident and you have to ship them to another station for medical care
Event: A station needs resources/goods in 20 minutes
Mission: Protect a convoy during a transport mission
Mission: Find a smuggler's stash (then decide if you want to keep it or give it to him)
Mission: Investigate missing freighters
Mission: Investigate goods being stolen from container fields
Sector: Deserted pirate asteroid with lots of stolen goods in containers floating around it
Sector: Minefield

User Suggestions

These features are user suggestions that were confirmed as future features.

General

(done) Changing of save game location
(done) Make trailer ship designs to be available as blueprints
General lower size (volume) limit for ships: Reason is griefing
Reputation gain for healing AI crafts (up to a certain level)
Balance missions in starting region to have easier conditions
Civilian ships that travel around for improved flair
Have ships attack with priorities: Ships -> Stations -> Rest
Have Energy Suppressor Satellites turn into wrecks when they burn out
Warnings before buying dangerous/illegal goods
(done) Execution of map commands only after confirmation
Increase range of mining/salvaging fighter salvaging command
(done) Station that uses Industrial Tesla Coils
(done) Tutorial improvements: New features (map commands & enchaining)
(done) Have ships of factions refuse to give out the coordinates of their home system if relations are at bad

Scripting & Modding

Improve render callbacks for cleaner layering
Add server side API that tells when player loaded the sector. Not just joined, but all resources were loaded and "Space" pressed.
Add functionality to check if chat window is open

Visuals

Scale explosion size with weapon size

UI Improvements

Turret Factory: Add "duplicate turret" function (will be resolved through turret blueprints)
Allow movement of fighter squads in list
Color menu: Add favorite function and extra bar with “last used” => this may come in some different way, but we definitely want to change the current system
Make the player's ships' hyperspace bars visible on galaxy map if charging
Show credit rewards for mission completion on the current missions screen under player info
Cancel Button for refinery
Change sorting of dialog options, so that player will never accidentally take option that is bad for him
(done) Show the ship dimensions (x-y-z meters)
(done) Add ship name to chat report about passage fee to give players more information