Corebound
Welcome to the bridge
Our first playtest said it plainly: too many numbers, too many lists, too many decisions before anything happens. Fleet Commander is meant for five-minute breaks, so this step is about doing more with fewer taps. The rules did not change.
Two screens instead of three tabs
- Galaxy is the map, and the map is the game.
- Bridge puts you inside your flagship. The window shows where you are; around you are the stations – shipyard, academy, research, infirmary and hangar. A station that is waiting for orders glows, and the Bridge button shows how many are waiting. Tap a station to see its orders.
Attack with one tap
Tap a pirate sector and one line tells you how it would go: easy win, even fight, risky or too strong for your fleet right now. This is not a guess – the game fights the battle five times in the background with your strongest ready ships and counts the wins. Attack launches exactly that fleet. Picking ships, doctrine, retreat and abilities is still there, under Advanced….
Next step
A small card above the map suggests the most useful thing to do right now: a battle waiting for you, an easy target, a free shipyard, a ship without a pilot or an upgrade you can afford. One button does it. When everything is running, the card tells you when the next result comes in – a good moment to close the game.
Fewer numbers
The resource bar now shows an icon, the amount and how full your storage is. Yields, garrisons and distances are still one tap away under Details.
Next
Shorter cycles, so that five minutes always bring visible progress, and goals for longer sessions.