hotfix · June 16, 2026

Stellaris Pegasus 4.4.2 Hotfix Addresses Situation Speeds and Crashes

Stellaris 4.4.2 'Pegasus' hotfix reduces Forever Cruise situation speeds, extends contract grace periods, and squashes multiple stability crashes. The update is available now on Steam and GOG.

Paradox Interactive released the 4.4.2 'Pegasus' hotfix for Stellaris, targeting balancing issues with the Forever Cruise situation and resolving multiple crash bugs across the game.

Balance Adjustments

The rate of the Forever Cruise situation speed has been reduced across all difficulties, with scaling based on game difficulty lowered further than previous beta iterations. Additionally, completing a crew or passenger contract now doubles the grace period, pausing passenger satisfaction situation progress for 24 months.

Crash and Stability Fixes

Numerous crash bugs have been eliminated, including issues tied to waystation UI use on low resolutions, changing the animated main menu background in-game, AI contract evaluation, and combat ship design calculations. Further fixes prevent crashes during combat escapes, orbital fleet anomaly generation, and hovering over empire ethics tooltips.

UI and Achievement Fixes

The Defenders of the Galaxy achievement can now be completed properly. Single-player game setup screens no longer feature overlapping or missing items.

Why this patch matters

The 4.4.2 hotfix provides crucial stability fixes while dialing back the harshness of the Forever Cruise situation ahead of next week's larger patch.