Prosperous Universe Adds Automated Shipping Routes in Orchestration Update

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Prosperous Universe has rolled out its Orchestration update, adding automated shipping routes to the space economy sim as of November 11, 2026. The new system lets players set up waypoint-based routes so ships can travel, refuel, load cargo, unload materials, handle shipments, and wait at stops without manual input each time.

Route planning is available to all players through the new RT command, but actually assigning ships to those routes is limited to PRO users. To go with the update, PRO license purchases are 15% off for a limited time.

Routes work as a list of waypoints, with each waypoint carrying its own set of instructions. Players can set minimum and maximum load or unload amounts, including a “capacity” option that fills the ship as much as possible or empties all of a chosen material. Ships assigned to a route will plan each leg and move through the steps on their own. If something blocks progress, like missing fuel in storage, the ship waits until the step can be completed.

The update also adds an RTE command for tracking ships currently running routes, including their progress and whether a flight or step is blocked. Routes can repeat, though changes only kick in at the start of the next round trip. Shipment steps move goods, but contract pickup and delivery requirements still have to be met normally.

  • The new NEWS command reports major universe events, including named planets and systems, colonization, first engineers or scientists, gateway links, completed planetary projects, devlogs, and monthly economic reports.
  • News can be filtered by faction, including events outside faction space, and tracks unread items.
  • Mission calculations in FLT should now run faster.
  • Ship names now support characters from non-Latin alphabets.
  • Ships being upgraded in the shipyard now show status and upgrade ETA in FLT.
  • PROD and PRODQ now show a recipe’s main output instead of a random byproduct.

The full release also includes a few smaller fixes, including a restriction that prevents saving blueprints when their required reactor power exceeds the quick-charge reactor’s output.

Further reading: Official Prosperous Universe: Orchestration Release Live Now