Patch Notes Update Powerplay Beta 5 changelog

[Edward Lewis]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your patience while we updated to Powerplay Beta 5. The full list of changes are below:

Crash fixes:
- Fix cases where RouteGeometryInstance could crash if locking the instance buffer fails (OSX specific)
- Fix for when glGenBuffers() fails (OSX specific)
- Fix for occasional crash when in the Galaxy map and using the Powerplay view
- Fix very rare crash found in busy network sessions
- Fix for a crash when using limpets

Fixes/Tweaks:
- Prevent supercruise music playing over Galactic Powers screen when viewing in supercruise
- Shield Cells now usable in supercruise
- Balanced another stat that effects heat build up in the Courier
- Ignore request from UI to redeem all trade vouchers if you don't have any vouchers to redeem
- Tweaked the transition between Galaxy Map and Powerplay music
- Fix for Smuggle branches (text)
- Fix for Courier landing gear doors being closed even when gear is deployed
- Text fix for mining mission rewards
- Fix an over-speed exploit that would let people maintain maximum boost speed indefinitely in flight assist off using transverse thrust
- Fix regularly reported turret issues where a turret pushed up to maximum confusion becomes useless
- Fix for final destination lock being lost whenever player targets anything other than a celestial object
- Fixed Diamondback outfitting camera angles
- Fix for Diamondback landing gear not fully extending when deployed
- Fixes for Diamondback hitcheck, decal slot 2 and 3, and lens flare orientation
- Added slave mission variants
- Fixed Diamondback jump flare positions
- Added more chatter lines for hunter NPCs in Supercruise
- Fix for mission text inconsistencies
- Fixed typos and spelling mistakes
- Fix for Merit value not updating after delivering cargo/claiming a voucher
- Fixed camera zoom when focused on comms panel in Courier

 

[fergal]

Balanced another stat that effects heat build up in the Courier
Good

Fixed camera zoom when focused on comms panel in Courier
and good

 

[Alexander the Grape]

Does this fix the Power Exploit/Control modifiers not being applied?

 

[Teldja]

Thank you for your hard work !
Will test this Beta 5 right asap.

 

[Rubbernuke]

Turrets now work? I can hear an Eagle sizzling!

Q: does the Galnet window now work?

 

[mckayi]

Will this balance me being attacked constantly by AI ships attached to other powers...I think this needs balancing as it makes Powerplay almost unplayable

 

[AlianAnt]

Beginning to assume this won't be a week-long beta =(

All is well that ends well, though. Keep up the great work, guys! Can't freaking wait!

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

Beginning to assume this won't be a week-long beta =(

All is well that ends well, though. Keep up the great work, guys! Can't freaking wait!

It will be. They have always released another update before release on Tuesday.

 

[SlackR]

Are Rift graphics sorted?

 

[Frankfort]

Are Rift graphics sorted?

There is a thread that discussed this ont he forrum

 

[SlackR]

There is a thread discussing whether the new Beta patch fixed the graphics for the Rift?

...patch was only released 20 mins ago

Edit: tried it and still the same blurry graphics!

I don't even care if it doesn't get upgraded I just want it to be at the same level as 1.2 currently is! You can't add more text to the game and then make it LESS readable! That's just mean!

 

[MattBW]

Shield Cells now usable in supercruise...

So shields no longer instantly recharge in super cruise?

 

[Inodoro Pereyra]

Good work!!
Will check Turrets confusion when back home... Hopefully they don't get too confused....
Thanks!!

 

[cmbloise]

It will be. They have always released another update before release on Tuesday.

I would not be so sure this time, it's a really big update and also they haven't said a word on the release date, with the previous updates they always said the release date.

 

[Cmdr Eagleboy]

I would not be so sure this time, it's a really big update and also they haven't said a word on the release date, with the previous updates they always said the release date.

They have. Newsletter on Friday said 1.3 goes live next (this week) Tuesday.

 

[RabidRich]

"- Fixfor final destination lock being lost whenever player targets anything other than a celestial object."

Great!

 

[Deathwatch]

Will the Courier ever be allowed decals or will it only be paint jobs.

 

[Javert]

They have. Newsletter on Friday said 1.3 goes live next (this week) Tuesday.

I don't think it did - it just said "when Powerplay is released". The copied version of Michael's dev update said it was "expected to be next week" but didn't mention Tuesday and put a caveat on it, so no date is set yet.

 

[Arubeto]

Thanks a lot for the rapid updates!

- Added slave mission variants
- Added more chatter lines for hunter NPCs in Supercruise

Hope this is a hint about things to come: adding more mission variants and chatter lines is something that is always welcome! I always appreciate the added variety!

- Fixed camera zoom when focused on comms panel in Courier

Nice to see one of the few bugs I encountered in Powerplay already fixed. Splendid work!

 

[excalibus]

it would be best to release it fully tested and problems resolved methinks and if that means longer timeframe before release so be it...