The Valerian Ancients have returned to the Universe and have started to gain a foothold. Reports have come in from the Inner Rim of attacks by the Ancients on 10 planets as well as a port. The Galactic Federation recommends the immediate production of Drones, Missile Batteries, and Star Fighters now available on all known planets to protect your planets and ports. They have also extended the expansion capabilities of new planets to 15,000 from 5,000.

Upon hearing of the attacks on these planets the Galactic Federation immediately dispatched a fleet of Battle Cruisers to destroy the invading fleet, the attack failed and every ship was lost however. The Ancients had ships far more advanced than anything we had and our ships and cannons couldn't penetrate their shields.
The loss of the fleet wasn't all for nothing though, during the battle our drones managed to scan several of their fighters and broadcast this data back to our stations. With the data collected from their ships we were able to replicate their technology and build our own. The ships armor consists of an Aluminium interior with an advanced hardened Valerium exterior. Their power source was similar to our own but required much more Helium-3 to produce.

Intelligence received indicates that each of the planets now under their control has rapidly grown in size and production and their Battle Cruiser is under constant construction. With access to a well protected Galactic Port and 10 planets they have an ever increasing supply of everything they need to expand further.

To help the Universe prepare for their inevitable invasion we have compiled all of the data we have on the Ancients and inserted it into the Valerian Wiki. Along with these data submissions we have sent every Battle Cruiser the blueprints for Star Fighters, Missile Batteries, and the Chemists Lab. Each of these new additions can be built/created on every Valerian Planet.

Do be warned, the Ancients will target all defenseless planets and ports first before moving on to populated planets and ports. If you wish to delay the invasion of your planets then you should build Drones, Missile Batteries, and/or Star Fighters in each of your planets.

The Ancients haven't begun their full invasion yet, they still need some time to prepare. Use this time to build defenses and prepare for their attacks.

The Ancients will begin their invasion on November 10, 2017 at which point they will begin to expand their new empire randomly throughout the day.