Since its release in 25th of March Matrix Games has already released 2 patches for Distant Worlds. In 28th of March Matrix Games released v1.0.2, in April 8th released v1.0.3 that among other things fixes the following major issues.

Patch v1.0.3 major changes

• Extensive memory usage optimization. Large games now consume much less memory which should resolve the crashes related to Out of Memory and crashes during save/load.
• Added an AutoSave feature with a variable save interval between 10 and 60 minutes.
• Fleets now respond properly to manual control and will not automatically disband