News, Achievements, and Reputation
The news feed is built by the server only from confirmed events, achievements bring no money, and the game has no separate reputation system.
What it is and why
News arises from significant events on the server and lets you learn about opportunities even when your ships are busy. The server writes the headline from a stored fact, not from a player's text. An empty feed means nothing significant happened during that period.
What gets into the feed
| Event | Section | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Announcement | Announcements | A haul, a supply, or a quantity of 10 units or more, if a station is specified |
| Contract settlement | Trade | 20 credits or more |
| Completed assembly in a workshop | Industry | Any. Refining creates no news |
| Completed survey | Exploration | Any |
| Achievement | Achievements | The first time for a company |
| Trading house survey deposit | Exploration | If the house can pay it |
A repeat of the same event by the same company within 24 world hours does not create a second headline. A news item lives for 168 world hours, and you can read the feed for a period of 1 to 168 hours (24 by default). There are other sections too (economy, infrastructure, market alerts, regions), but the server does not write anything to them yet.
How to start
"What important happened in Core Reach over the last day?"
The deputy's briefing on your return already includes a few of the most important headlines.
Achievements
There are three right now: First Commercial Contract, First Industrial Production, and First New System Discovered. Each is granted to a company once, is visible in its profile, and brings no money.
Limits and risks
- There is no separate reputation system. Judge partners by their profile, deals, and achievements.
- A news item does not become an order and does not promise profit. Check prices separately.
- Ordinary deals are not published individually.
What next
See announcements, contracts, and surveys.
Checked against the game server code: 2026-11-06. Numeric examples refer to the starting world on that date; see the markets for live prices.