Set in a futuristic era of galactic strife, Dreadnought puts players in command of massive capital ships for all-out tactical action warfare in space and across the skies of distant worlds. Battleships come in a variety of shapes and sizes, each specialized to bring a unique, class-based role to the squad. Commanders will assume complete control, dedicating power to specific sub-systems, customizing weapons, engines, armor, abilities, crew and their ships’ aesthetics, all while collaborating with the development teams to help determine what comes next.

There are more than 50 playable vessels, each of which can be customized with a range of weapons, modules and cosmetic upgrades. There are five ship classes, specializing in vital roles like frontline assault, long-range bombardment, strategic support and more.

These new improvements are designed to give players even more progression choices and ship customization freedom, as well as stronger feedback on their performance in battle. This update contains three patches previously released on the Windows PC edition of Dreadnought, as the development team continues working to achieve parity between both platforms.

Leading the charge, every customizable ship in Dreadnought on PS4 now offers two loadout slots, allowing players to change each vessel’s secondary weapon, modules and appearance items on the fly in and out of matches. Tech trees have been streamlined with fewer branching requirements, making it easier to unlock higher ship tiers. There are also new enhancements to the game’s real-time combat stats and ship reticles to give players better, more transparent information with each moment, as well as revamped orbit and end-of-match screens to make getting into new matches even more convenient.

Rounding out this massive update are two new preconfigured legendary hero ships in the Sinley Bay market – the serpentine Naga corvette and the fiery Phoenix corvette – as well as a new “Any” game mode button for faster matchmaking.

Dreadnought is currently in free open beta on PC (Steam) and the PS4.