update · July 8, 2025
Stellaris Wilderness Open Beta Update Patch Notes
Stellaris Wilderness Open Beta update 4.0.22 introduces Wilderness empire quality-of-life adjustments, fleet command limit increases, AI logic overhauls, and bug fixes.
Paradox Interactive has updated the Stellaris Wilderness Open Beta, refining Wilderness empire mechanics, balancing fleet command limits, and upgrading artificial intelligence decision-making.
Wilderness Empire Quality of Life
All Wilderness jobs are now automatically worked by the primary species without requiring biomass, and jobs are visually represented individually. Grown pops now spawn in a default stratum and job like Civilians rather than remaining unemployed.
Fleet Balance and Economic Reworks
Base command limits for fleets and most command limit sources are substantially increased. Arc Furnace structures no longer drop mineral output as alloy output increases, and Shattered Ring and Holo-Museum structures receive adjustments.
AI and Performance Improvements
Artificial intelligence economic plans are overhauled to prioritize research, naval capacity, and ship production while reducing excessive building of hydroponic farms and commercial nexuses. Shattered Ring AI empires clear blockers and colonize additional segments. Performance optimizations improve nascence stage logic, planet UI rendering, and monthly biomass calculations.
Why this patch matters
Update 4.0.22 streamlines Wilderness mechanics and updates AI behavior for Stellaris.