Beta Branch Patch 1.2 - Patchnotes

[koonschi]

"While working on the next big update, we also added a few more quality-of-life features. We're releasing a small patch with a selection of those features that are already done."

Client

• Lights of wreckages can now flicker independently for each block & material type

Building Mode UI

• Silhouettes of real-world monuments can now be shown in building mode for an improved sense of scale
  • Silhouettes can be modded
• Block template brush's blocks are no longer all red while selecting a new anchor block
• Improved controls for scaling blocks and shapes

General UI

• The amount of goods is now directly visible in the fleet tab
• Improved coloring of cargo overview in the fleet tab
• When commanding ships, sectors reachable via gate are now highlighted
• Claimed asteroids now show up on the map
• Added sorting of DPS/Slot
• Guidebook and its tutorials can no longer be abandoned

Server

• Added new game settings variables for maximum ships & stations of an alliance
• Added file clustering options to server.ini
  • When enabled, packs small files into larger ones on shutdown of server
• Added a notification for when a player is assigned to be the new leader of a group

Scripting API

• All setValue() functions for objects now return the previously set value
• Player.craftFaction now returns the player faction if the player is not in a craft

Bugfixes
"As always, fixes marked with [UBR] are bugs that have been reported through our in-game bug reporting tool. Thanks to everyone who reported and keep it up!"

• [UBR] Fixed an issue where directing ships over the galaxy map wasn't working correctly for bought maps
• [UBR] Fixed a rare crash in building mode
• [UBR] Fixed several issues in missions
• [UBR] Fixed an issue where alliance ranks with empty names could be created
• [UBR] Fixed research satellites showing nil chatter after reload
• [UBR] Fixed an issue where upgrades would remain on ships after being removed from the game (ie. through enabling/disabling mods)