Changelog: 1.5.8 - Balance

**CHANGES**

* Sobra has received a new texture with significantly less ocean
* The Nakalim Protector class hull now has more hybrid slots to allow using additional support modules
* Added relic rewards to several quest chapters
* Adjusted effects of Temples of the Lost
	+ Reduce FIDS by 50% rather than setting it to 0
	+ Generate +10 Influence per Population
* Increased the speed of the Academy Master Fleet by 10 to improve utility on large galaxies
* Nakalim Peace and Prayer Act now reduces conversion cost by 50% instead of setting it to 0
* Reduced power of Academy Attack Fleet and Insignia Ships in the early game
* Improved scaling of relic spawns with Galaxy size
* Lowered the objective of the Pacifist “Invigorate” quest of the Nakalim faction Quest Chapter 4 Part 1A (Convert 14 systems -> Convert 7 systems)
* Relics on owned colonies can now be collected through a system improvement
* Empire Relic slots now require 2 temples to unlock but provide a 15% bonus (up from 10%)
* Lowered cost of Librarian questions by 25%
* The Diplomacy screen shows a temple icon for systems with temples
* Reenabled rotation of main menu scene

**FIXES**

* Fixed an issue that could cause an infinite pending turn when the Academy tries to colonize a system that already contains an outpost.
* Fixed some causes of “Pending” turn and “in talks” issues
* Fixed the game freezing due to an interaction between Fold singularities and Temples of the Lost under construction
* Diplomatic terms should no longer vanish
* AI empires will now value the Master of Dust’s Academy Grants
* Laws unlocked through the Vault Keeper now show on the law screen regardless of number of empty law slots
* Academy systems no longer block trade routes unless you are at war with the Academy
* Systems converted to the Academy now properly supply strategic and luxury resources to the player
* “Laying Down the Law” Achievement should now only unlock under the listed conditions
* “Not for Profit” achievement tracks only Dust granted during a single match, as per the description
* “Making Amends” achievement now accumulates progress over multiple payments rather than requiring a single reparation payment.
* Fixed glitches in hero relic assignment interface
* Relics are now unassigned from Empire slots by click rather than ctrl-click
* Laws unlocked by the Vault Keeper role will now display even if no empty law slots remain
* Fixed heroes not displaying their skills when viewed from the marketplace menu
* Nakalim Explorers properly receive an additional Support Slot when researching Adaptive Colonies
* System output shown on the empire screen now refreshes immediately as relics are assigned/unassigned
* Riftborn Explorers will now properly save modules placed in the top support slot
* Clarified effect of the “Cannot declare war” diplomatic pressure demand
* Clarified conversion requirements in the Temple of the Lost tooltip
* Academy Diplomacy screen will no longer briefly show the diplomatic relations screen behind it on opening
* Converting a minor faction to the Academy will no longer state Isyander assimilated that faction
* Master of Dust text will no longer overlap with the Diplomacy button in non-English languages
* Vaulters receive only the Vaulters-specific New Colony Rule from the Vaulter Keeper role
* Unfallen can vine Academy systems when allied to the Academy
* Player names no longer overflow role cards
* Happy Augurs population trait can no longer be selected without the Nakalim affinity
* Improved Lost Templar AI economy management
* Fleet Accelerator Tooltip now uses the hero icon
* “Tools and Fools” Hissho law now displays properly in the keii tooltip
* Clarified tooltips of the Revive and Rebuild tactic, “Stop Peaceful Conversion” Accept choice, and Negative Anomalies
* Clarified tooltip about metaplot finale blocking hero healing and recruitment
* Clarified hacking tooltips to indicate that losing the starting node will cancel the hack
* Clarified the cost reduction in the description of Democracy governments
* Removed erroneous line from the description of The Last Empire affinity
* Nakalim no longer start predominantly scientific in their home system
* Added a notification when the loss of a temple locks an Empire Relic slot
* Nakalim Relic skills for fleets now work and display properly
* Nakalim are properly considered humanoids for the purposes of the Celestial Worlds quest now
* Nakalim faction Quest Chapter 4 Part 2B now counts only terraformed planets
* FIDSI bonuses from the Cathedral of the Lost are now marked as such rather than “Percentage Bonus”
* Academy Systems will no longer construct copies of improvements
* The Academy will now abort ground invasions after reparations have been paid
* Academy systems generate resources when pillaged
* The Academy will no longer settle on Sanctuaries
* Xirmisala troops properly display in ground battles
* The “Academy Ally” assimilation trait no longer appears twice in the list of traits and displays its value
* The Academy no longer delays reparations for obliterating a system during a request phase until the next request phase
* Added art for the “Empire Relic Slot Locked” notification
* Propitious Season and Long Season are now mutually exclusive
* Nakalim Carrier default design no longer places a defense module in a support slot
* Librarian answers no longer display half a line of text when folded
* The tooltip for Academy requests is positioned properly now
* The tooltip for the Academy’s relations to other empires now correctly refers to them instead of you
* The Academy fleet uses the correct wireframes on the galaxy map even if not including a carrier now
* Improved subtitle timing for Nakalim outro
* “Relic Reliquary” quest reward now shows its correct category (Empire, not hero)
* Improved tooltip of “Relic Reliquary” quest reward
* Fixed minor graphical issues with Xirmisala hero portrait
* Properly position Nakalim leader in “Diplomatic relationship changed” notification
* Fixed vfx issues with the Nakalim carrier
* Fixed shaking of the Nakalim carrier
* Nakalim system defense station properly shows during battles