Category	📌 Tickets
Improve player autonomy	“stay in galaxy” setting add email field to /help for guest users allow players to change their name during round voting Round vote updates support dynamic count and size ban appeal auto-add spots update rulebook voteable race point cap setting Round vote for unit cost configuration galaxy manager buffer fam size during round generation
Modernize tech infrastructure	set up “snapshot” site to test recent prod backups add a cache in front of the db set up automated testing merge upgrade into main codebase query/cache optimizations Fix Lag find AMP solution that fits within budget upgrade server create plan for new codebase integration customizable tabbed interface page previews for external links refactor specops number inputs accept decimals
Add gameplay variety	set up solo galaxy locked options for galaxy setup Race options as a galaxy setting set custom start dates for automated rounds race point cap as a round setting voteable race point cap setting Round vote for unit cost configuration brainstorm pacing for fast games brainstorm on reviving hardcore galaxy round setting: auto-size/locked fam count refactor specops Different tick schedules brainstorm alliance modes brainstorm race rework
Improve development experience	disable email verification on lower envs error reports/notifications improve tick logging make it easier to add votable round settings set up process for cleaning and maintaining email list simplify code for queue/bor/start phases api error notifications audit/document tick script galaxy manager
Reduce website operating costs	shut down old servers move ic-wiki to shared server cancel AMP trial move back to an ic-specific Patreon
Maintain website security	upgrade forum Upgrade Discourse
Improve pre-round experience	allow pre-round science funding streamline galaxy join options register link from round page should enter the queue directly move discord webhook to env config round setting: auto-size/locked fam count brainstorm revised invite/join flow brainstorm alliance modes clarify start delays
Improve community engagement	add discord link to pre-round message transcribe Discord bug reports into roadmap global in-game announcements launch/integrate public roadmap update roadmap to use new board Restructure Roadmap provide vote-able feedback clean and process forum roadmap items add ic-related commands for stream dev stream Auto-promo dev stream on website move public feedback board items into new roadmap add way to close/defer/keep tickets translate fast-tick/hosting convo into roadmap work use ai to write about wars using its knowledge of players define process for post-stream game promo collect/transcribe different ic media Ic podcast relaunch Blog post strategy/schedule Uni news bot sidebar announcements
Facilitate playing with friends	restore/improve alliance feature page previews for external links brainstorm revised invite/join flow brainstorm alliance modes
Improve round setup clarity	improve round settings page keep round votes visible after votes close register link from round page should enter the queue directly page previews for external links brainstorm revised invite/join flow clarify start delays
Increase player retention	automated round start emails set custom start dates for automated rounds upgrade server streamline galaxy join options voteable race point cap setting Support more automated gameplay brainstorm revised invite/join flow brainstorm alliance modes
site usability	pair round name and tick speed add links to mobile apps update “turn” wording Review of design
gameplay improvements	rework/demystify battle logic brainstorm revised invite/join flow brainstorm alliance modes recover/scrap used explos customize map list colors number inputs accept decimals brainstorm race rework Brainstorm using old data as content for single universe password hash comparison Uni news bot Took bot pair family stats frequency to tick frequency
misc tasks	check if inactive attack bypasses attack delay rule pull rules/privacy/terms data from discourse api
bugfixes	site crashes for some returning users negative gold empty galaxy ids player can’t respond to messages players have positive resources despite deficit round generation breaks with fewer than 3 empires fix empty values on round settings page large orders take resources but don’t build there are 2 problems here: max science cap DS continues to travel to lost system fix php curl full family check isn’t always accurate SoR delay timings are off Fleets stationed dont show dev is showing past galaxies as open Ending galaxies nullify offensive op delay page crashes when viewing empty family