HWS Connect+ 6.26.0 Changelog
Released November 13, 2026
HWS Connect+ is ready for the season wipe: a server being wiped shows a maintenance page, rewards nobody collected last season are dropped, and items keep pointing at the right blocks in the new season.
Maintenance: one clear page while a server is wiped
While a server is in maintenance (for example for the season wipe), every page of it shows a Down for maintenance page instead of failing page by page, bookmarks and direct links included, and changes for it are refused.
- The page lists the servers that are still open, has a Try again button and links to the HWS Discord for news.
- More in the guide: https://connect.empyrion-homeworld.net/guide/hws-resets-wipes-settings
Rewards: last season's undelivered rewards are dropped at the reset
Rewards still waiting in the delivery queue when the season ends are dropped at the season reset, instead of landing all at once in fresh inventories after the wipe.
- This covers claimed Daily Loot and Auto Daily Loot, vote rewards, Lost & Found, and event and speedrun prizes that never reached you in game.
- Daily Loot starts a new cycle with the new season.
- More in the guide: https://connect.empyrion-homeworld.net/guide/hws-daily-loot
Items: the right blocks in the new season
Some blocks get a new item id at every full wipe. HWS Connect+ now takes the ids from the running game, so items keep their identity across the wipe.
- Your OCD and the Orbital Auto Miner ore rows name the right items right after the wipe.
- Market prices and NPC trader packages stay on the items they were set for.
Questions, bugs and wishes are welcome here or on Discord. Thank you for playing on HWS! ❤️