There have been significant changes to this version of the game that will require reinstalling the entire game client. It will be required to uninstall the game and delete any files that remain afterwards before downloading the new patch.

Feedback:

Once you’re back in the game, we greatly appreciate any feedback about changes that have made. We’re using a forum thread here.

Contents:

Gameplay

Added Free Flight Multiplayer

Added backend functionality for IFCS to turn off when a ship lands

to turn off when a ship lands Added Landing/Docking mode to Free Flight (engaged using N)

Added ability for ships to request landing permission in Free Flight (engaged using middle mouse button while Landing/Docking is active)

Added Automatic Approach landing mode to Free Flight (engaged using M when in range of a landing zone after having been given permission to land)

Added groundwork tech for new ship damage state system

Added the Rental Equipment Credits system. Our community team have a walkthrough here

Added a system for ships to generate turbulence when using their thrusters to hover over something

Ships

Gladius is now combat ready

Added new ship damage state system to the Gladius

Retaliator is now hangar ready

Components

Added Aurora SXSW paint skin

paint skin Redesigned ballistic weapons so they have their own loadouts which will allow them to automatically be attached with ammunition

User Interface

Added a visual overheat warning to the HUD to accompany the auditory warning

to accompany the auditory warning Added identifier numbers to the end of non-unique Vanduul in Vanduul swarm

Added HUD element to display status of ESP toggle (no keybinding option yet but it can be turned on and off in the Main Menu)

element to display status of toggle (no keybinding option yet but it can be turned on and off in the Main Menu) Added HUD element to display when landing gear is deploying and deployed

element to display when landing gear is deploying and deployed Added an altimeter for Landing/Docking mode to show ships how far away from the platform the ship is

Added Rental Equipment Credits to scoreboard (the total value of credits earned is not calculated until the match is over)

Added ping value to scoreboard (currently doesn’t work)

Added custom sensitivity curves to control options

Added backend support to allow the creation of subgroups within subgroups in control options

Environment

Added Simpod to hangar (replaces ship cockpit arena commander menu)

Added Xian ship miniature

Added Khartu-Al ship miniature

Gameplay

Increased number of landing platforms in Free Flight to 8

Changed friendly fire system – Pilots now receive “Infractions” for doing an amount of friendly fire damage in a short space of time. Too many of these causes them to be kicked from the game

Comstab is less aggressive in how quickly it decelerates the ship which will lead to some drift

Scoreboard is now bound to the tab key

Freelook is now bound right ctrl+tab

Crouch is now bound to ctrl

G-safe now limits based on ship velocities rather than set points

Adjusted handling for multiple ship families

Updated lighting system for 300 series

300 series have had their wing mount size changed to the correct value of size 2

Aurora headlights system updated to use multiple light sources

Hornets have had their ball turret weapon mount size changed to the correct value of size 2

Hornets now fold their wings back while landing

The Cutlass have had their turret weapon mount size changed to the correct value of size 2

M50 can now mount size 2 weapons on its wings if it is not using gimbals

Mustang nose turret adjusted to hold size 1 weapons

Components

Replaced Mass Driver Cannon fire sound with something more appropriate for a 60mm Ballistic (was laser)

Gimbaled weapon mounts have been adjusted so that they now hold weapons that are one size smaller than the mount

Fixed mounts are now a part of the ship and allow weapons equal to the slot size to be attached to the ship without the need of an additional equipment

Adjusted damage and heat per shot for Sledge II to normalize it vs other size 1 weapons

Adjusted missile mass to a more realistic value

Rattler second stage rockets are slightly faster and have better acceleration

Removed Arena Commander UI from all ship cockpits (available through Simpod and escape menu)

Removed landing pads from ship radar sphere unless ship is in landing mode

G-safe light deactivates when boost is held down

Self-destruct is now a customizable binding

Holotable now sorts items based on type, subtype (where applicable) and name

Holotable can now be interacted with after pressing F (no longer need to press tab)

Changed importing custom control setups so that it allows the entire default profile to be overridden based on forum feedback

(PTU) – Denotes an issue from PTU that was fixed

Gameplay

REC now reports to the website( PTU )

now reports to the website( ) Ships are now able to take off if a pilot reenters a seat after they land using automatic approach( PTU )

) Fixed multiple issues where landing a ship would prevent it from being able to take off( PTU )

) Fixed issue where using AMD crossfire would cause the new damage state system to display incorrectly( PTU )

crossfire would cause the new damage state system to display incorrectly( ) Fixed an issue that was causing AI pilots to misjudge the position of a ship they were trying to avoid

Fixed final kill alert sound playing any time a ships is destroyed after a pilot reaches 13000 points in battle royale

Fixed a bug where calculated torque was occasionally incorrect causing instability in the ship

Fixed issue that was causing thrusters to twitch back and forth

Fixed Vanduul missiles skipping their flight phase in Coop Vanduul Swarm

Enemy and friendly NPC ships are now spawning correctly in Dying Star Vanduul Swarm( PTU )

ships are now spawning correctly in Dying Star Vanduul Swarm( ) Fixed an issue that was causing time played to be reported incorrectly

Fixed an issue where opening the holotable after equipping certain weapons would cause the game to crash( PTU )

) Increased distance that ships will deploy their landing gear to prevent them from pushing themselves off the landing platform( PTU )

) Fixed an issue where passengers entering a ship while the pilot is still sitting in the cockpit will cause the pilot to go through the same animations( PTU )

) Characters should now die when hitting collision at high speed instead of going through it( PTU )

) Fixed an issue where using HOMAS or TrackIR whilst using Target Focus causes the players head to shake and move uncontrollably

or TrackIR whilst using Target Focus causes the players head to shake and move uncontrollably Fixed issue where character will sometimes spawn with the helmet on backwards

Ships

300 series have their starboard cooling components back

350r now respawns without damaging its components

350r center of mass was in the wrong location and has been corrected*

Mustang Beta will no longer have one of the doors in the cabin float above it if it’s used

Mustang variant ships were using the incorrect thrusters( PTU )

) Retaliator now appears in the hangar( PTU )

Components

Fixed several shield generators having visible one sided geometry in the holotable

Adjusted weapon tech setup that was preventing the 9-Series Longsword from animating when fired

MaxOx NN-13 Neutron Cannon has had its name corrected

Tigerstriek is no longer missing collision

User Interface

Fixed an issue that was causing the game client to steal mouse focus when loading into the hangar

Fixed an issue that was causing the scoreboard to appear when modifier keys were pressed with the tab button

Known Issues:



Gameplay

Network divergence can cause situations where it appears like a ship is not taking damage when the shots are actually missing

A combination of sprinting and shaking the mouse can cause the character to clip through a number of game objects

Sprinting and jumping into walls will sometimes cause the character to fall out of the game world

Weapons fire can appear offset from weapon muzzle when fired while moving

Entering or exiting a ship will cause other clients to see the character T-pose

Characters rolling while prone is not seen by other clients

Characters will sometimes fail to animate correctly when exiting the pilot seat after landing

Lateral G-Force head animation is too fast which causes the camera to jerk around while strafing

All ships aside from the Hornet are missing ship trails when carrying a Core

Multiple ships will sometimes tilt back when landing on landing platforms

300i jitters after having landed on a landing pad

Aurora intakes aren’t displaying paint

Aurora are not showing lateral G-force animations for the character

Avenger has some doors that cannot be opened in multiplayer

Entering the back seat of the Gladiator plays the animation for entering the front seat.

Freelancer loading ramp has no collision

Cutlass isn’t attaching its Trireme thrusters for its default loadout

Cutlass Trireme thrusters are not able to be attached in the holotable (this will be left this way until they are ready for use)

Character is sunk into the seat when sitting in the Cutlass Blue and Red

There will sometimes be an invisible block of collision in the cargo area of the Cutlass after landing the ship

Freelancer loading ramp has no collision

Freelancer main thrusters are missing

Multiple objects in the Retaliator are missing use prompts

Retaliator maneuvering thrusters are not in landing mode when in the hangar

User folder issues can cause weapon ammunition to go missing as well as other ship component malfunctions

Rattler Cluster missile second stage rockets will all use the same trajectory

Missiles aren’t inheriting velocity from the ship that launches them

Seal Corporation shield generators will not be visible when equipped to Hornets

User Interface

Lag pips will drop out with increased distance depending on how quickly a ship is approaching their target (only happens within a few hundred meters)

Scoreboard is not able to be opened when in spectator mode

Shield hardpoint in the holotable is too small for Mustangs and 300 series

Ship status HUD for Gladius will display damage incorrectly

for Gladius will display damage incorrectly Missiles have a small portion of the ship targeting UI on them after being launched

Multiple in game items and ships are missing text and are displaying their internal names

Paint objects in the holotable are placeholders

Loading back into a lobby will reset the ship selection to its default (sometimes this doesn’t happen visually but still happens on the backend)

Power throttle doesn’t work

Environment

There are several locations in the hangars where the character can fall out of the world

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