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Those are some of the deleted features, most were deleted in v2.0 alongside the Apocalypse DLC release.

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+ Titans and titan auras added (Apocalypse DLC only) now the only way to access previously free features No visual indication for the 2 different scopes (I still don't know what auras are working, if they're working and what targets they apply to and regularly see people mistake modifiers that apply to a single ship/fleet for ones that apply to all ships thanks to tooltip confusion) + Auras added, but now either fleet-wide or gravity-well. + Does damage to ships in the area of effect, these attacks could be evaded but ignored shields. Minefields had a lovely intimidating graphical effect with mines dotted around topped with bright glowing skull&crossbones markers. Effects with a set range that hit a percentage of all targets in that range. + Ion cannons added (Apocalypse DLC only) forces enemy to engage the starbase, late-game only FTL-inhibition breaks path-finding when selecting targets past the system + Forces any enemy fleet entering the system to arrive at this point placing one far away from the starbase and forcing the enemy fleet to move through several minefields or conversely forcing the fleet into the centre of the system with long-range platforms encircling them. These were effectively 1-shot inhibitors, drawing the entire enemy fleet directly onto them on entering the system wasn't great for their longevity but it allowed for significant tactical play e.g. upgrading them spams notifications than cannot be stopped

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+ Can now upgrade many with a single click Always shackled to the center of the system. Limited build numbers, each creates a zone around them preventing additional platform construction making them spread out and hard-capped in number. + Can place platforms at FTL connections so ships land on them/within their aura It's easy to avoid fighting when the starbase and platforms is forced to be the maximum possible distance from the hyperlane positions, much harder to avoid a fight when the player can place them freely. Platforms could be built freely in any location within a system. The game once allowed for starbases to be constructed in a location that wasn't directly over the star, namely around inhabited planets. + Ion cannons added (Apocalypse DLC only) fits the niche heavy platforms once had, late-game only Small platforms made even weaker with aura deletion Medium and Heavy platform sizes deleted + Had Small (what we have now), Medium and Heavy platforms with far more health and damage output, heavy platforms had additional auras. These were deleted for some reason when Ion cannons were added in the Apocalypse DLC. The game once supported a tech-tree for platforms, with mid and end-game variants with much better stats and slots. The game used to have the following defensive station features in v1.9.1:

I've been playing an ongoing and very fun game from 1.9.1 this past week.

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