ORBIS VICTOR Update: Universe Conquest, Better Scoring, Cleaner Leaderboards
The April and May updates were some of the biggest so far. This update adds major groundwork for Universe Conquest, improves classic scoring, cleans up scenarios, fixes leaderboard presentation, and makes the overall player experience smoother.
Universe Conquest
Universe Conquest is a new strategic layer being built around the existing battle game. Instead of replacing classic battles, it adds a larger campaign map where sectors can be captured, defended, fortified, and contested over time.
Recent Universe work includes:
- Strategic sector map foundation
- Sector ownership and capture flow
- Auto-resolve battle support
- Manual battle entry from the Universe map
- Universe progression tracking
- Pirate sector and conquest-chain progress
- Shared/server-authoritative multiplayer groundwork
- Live database migration support for Universe data
- Documentation for future balancing, seasons, and multiplayer rules
The goal is to let players fight individual battles while also building toward a larger conquest across the galaxy.
Classic Scoring Upgrade
Classic scoring has been improved so strong victories can now score beyond the old practical cap. The new scoring model rewards:
- Fleet efficiency
- Clean wins
- Battle performance
- Harder difficulties
- More AI opponents
- Active hazards and modifiers
Server-side leaderboard validation was also updated so the stored score matches the game-over score more reliably.
Leaderboards And Hall Of Fame
Leaderboards received several quality fixes:
- Table rows and columns now align correctly
- Current-player highlighting no longer shifts cells
- Score submission includes more game context
- Hall of Fame assumptions were updated for the new scoring model
- Classic, Scenario, Universe, and Multiplayer scoring are being kept separate for fair comparisons
Scenario Cleanup
Scenario data was audited and cleaned up:
- Public scenarios were validated
- Broken draft/test scenarios are hidden from the public browser
- Official scenarios were normalized to supported formats
- Scenario launching by ID is more reliable
- Scenario documentation now tracks what to keep, fix, archive, or review
Player Experience Improvements
This update also improves the overall flow:
- Post-game feedback prompt with emoji + text ratings
- Registered commander panel now uses real player data
- Login now refreshes game state automatically
- Footer version number now opens version history
- Cleaner recommendations for returning players
What’s Next
Universe Conquest will continue to grow in phases, with focus on:
- Better sector balance
- Season scoring and rewards
- Stronger server-authoritative multiplayer
- Replay/debug tools for shared battles
- More polished strategic-map UI
Thanks for playing ORBIS VICTOR and helping shape the game as it grows.