Early Access Update v1.9 adds the Modding Workshop, Galactapedia, Missions, and New Civilization

Highlighted Features:

NEW! Korath Civilization: The Korath Clan returns, vicious as ever!
NEW! Modding Workshop: Players can now browse, download, and manage custom community created content.
NEW! Galactapedia: An in-game encyclopedia of concepts and terms.
NEW! Missions: Curated challenges on a custom galaxy and win conditions.
Sector Bonus: You now earn a Bonus for owning a Sector.
Consequence Events: Events where your choices early on have effects much later.
Culture Trait Update: Added powerful new "Capstone" traits to set your Civilization on the path to victory.
More Civilization Focused Content: Unique tech, planetary improvements, and other content based on Civilization abilities, biology, and culture.
Major quality of life improvements, including Auto-Asteroid Mining, a Monthly Summary screen, minimizing event windows, etc.
Big AI Update: Improved decision-making, reduced nagging, enhanced economic management, and more responsive to wartime circumstance.
Improved galaxy generation, including larger maps.
Tons of crash fixes.
Tons of bug fixes.
Much much more!