
In this case, if playing on Steam, a player can roll back to a previous version in order to preserve their current playthrough. Patches, specially major ones, can introduce anomalies or incompatibilities with save files and mods from older versions. Released alongside Synthetic Dawn.īanks: 5th major patch. Released alongside Distant Stars.Ĭherryh: 9th major patch. Released alongside Nemesis.īugfix: AI and crisis improvements, including fleet AI, purge mechanics tweaks.īutler: 16th major patch. Released alongside the Aquatics Species Packĭick: 17th major patch. Released alongside Toxoids.Ĭepheus: 21st major patch. Released alongside First Contact.įornax: 22nd major patch. Released alongside Galactic Paragons.Ĭanis Minor: 24th major patch. This is also applicable to mods, which have various levels of compatibility with new patches.

Patches and hotfixes are free updates for Stellaris, though they are different in purpose:
