Stellaris 4.4.5 'Pegasus' Adds Resource Slider and Deeper Fleet Automation

Paradox has released Stellaris 4.4.5, codenamed 'Pegasus', available now on Steam, GOG, and the Microsoft Store.

What changed

The headline addition is a Resource Abundance slider in galaxy settings, ranging from 'Scarce' to x5 in 0.25 increments. The patch notes explain that x1 approximates the resource levels of v4.3, while x5 reproduces the denser 4.4 distribution; the default is set to x2. The developers acknowledge the framing is "a little confusing."

Fleet and construction automation received significant expansion:

• Waystation Voidlure modules added for Waystations and Arkships, with the Arkship variant allowing right-click luring of space fauna to a specific system.
• Fleet automation now offers per-action options; Nomad Arkships and Logistic Ships can fine-tune Harvest, Strip Mine, and Deep Scan behavior in granular detail.
• Automation settings can be saved as defaults per ship type and applied fleet-wide; each fleet retains its last-used settings.
• Construction Automation gains options for Mining Stations, Research Stations, Observation Posts, and Special Projects.
• An Explore automation order has been added to Arkships, which will attempt to navigate to Points of Interest.

On the quality-of-life side: Space Fauna now disable Waystations rather than destroying them (re-enabling on departure or death); the Details map mode cycles through three states instead of two; and the game will recalculate species rights on save load.

A fallback event has also been added to the CFL tournament to prevent fleets from becoming permanently unrepaired if the event runs past three years.

Taken together, the patch trades a blunt resource overhaul for a tunable one — a meaningful concession to players who found 4.4's abundance either too sparse or too generous.