Every crew member aboard the player ship is tracked in location, hunger, AI level, and fatigue.

A cease and desist letter was issued on behalf of 3000AD[7] to DreamCatcher alleging, among other things,[8] that the price reduction was "clearly calculated to inflict economic harm on 3000AD".

The presiding judge denied[9] the injunction, stating that 3000AD "made bold but unsupported assertions regarding the irreparable harm to it", allowing DreamCatcher Interactive to ship the game[10] and 3000AD to proceed with their lawsuit.

In 2005, 3000AD, Inc. also announced termination of DreamCatcher's publishing right for Universal Combat,[12] but the deal expired on 18 December 2007.

[15] In 2005, Turner Broadcasting licensed both Battlecruiser Millennium and Universal Combat Gold for their games-on-demand system, GameTap.

[16] Full localization supports Russian, French, Italian, German, and Spanish languages.

A compilation release that includes all previous Universal Combat games, plus all outstanding updates and fixes.

New scenarios include: Total scenarios now 58 Instant Action scenarios, 5 Campaign Mode scenarios ('A Fragile Hope', playable from the perspective of the Commander career; 'Way of the Titans', playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers; 'A World Apart : Episode 1', playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers; 'A World Apart Episode 2', playable from the perspective of the Commander and Elite Force Pilot careers).

In December 2006, Smart announced a collectors' edition consisting of his Battlecruiser and Universal Combat games.

[29] GameSpot scored it 59% and said "This wildly ambitious simulation is torpedoed by an almost incomprehensible interface, the absence of a tutorial, numerous bugs, and many fit and finish issues, including dated production values.