Technology and Cargo are now displayed on a single, scrollable screen, eliminating the need to tab between multiple pages.
Upgrades are now strictly confined to technology slots. While this initially caused a stir by limiting active upgrades to three per system (fixing a long-standing "bug"), it allowed for better game balancing.
Waypoint introduced the most significant changes to item management since the game's launch, aimed at clarifying inventory specialization .
The update added dynamic difficulty settings , allowing players to customize nearly every aspect of their journey at any time.