Patch Notes Update Server Update Incoming - 19.06.2015

[Michael Brookes]

Hi everyone,

a server update is incoming at 3.30pm BST. They will be down fore up to 30 minutes.

There are two changes for this update. The first addresses the server stability issues encountered last night and the second tackles the repair cost issue.

The fix should bring repair costs into line according with a module’s cost and current integrity; at zero health the maximum repair cost should be one percent of a module’s base value.

The net result should be fewer trivial repair costs and fewer costs that are crazy high. Overall, repair costs will be higher, but importantly, they will be consistently in accordance with module worth; coupled with the following change for ship integrity, on average overall repair costs should be lower.

We’re bringing ship integrity repair costs into line. Maximum integrity repair costs will be one percent of the ship’s hull cost, down from 5%; still potentially significant, but no longer so high as to tempt Commanders into trashing a ship and paying the insurance premium over fixing it back up.

Thanks

Michael

 

[Pufferfish]

Thanks for the update... on the update.

 

[Nicou]

Damn second time I want to play, second time update ^^
Thank you for the announcement, I'll wait

 

[Soopyyy]

Thank you Michael,
Is there any chance that there may be a change to the RES spawn rates? Currently it is very hit and miss, sometimes I can have a continuous flow of wanted ships other times I am sitting twiddling my thumbs for extended periods of time. The later doesn't make for much fun at all.

 

[Vasious]

Sounds good

 

[Traveler]

Thanks for the update.
When can we expect rank progression fix?

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Thanks.

And thank you for sorting the discovery tag problem from earlier this week.

Any word on the military mission rank and permit reward bugs?

 

[Felix Lewis]

Thanks Michael, particularly for letting us know exactly what the values are supposed to be.

 

[Conley]

Thanks Mr Brookes, will you please add a cookie into my cargo hold, i will be very hungry after this update.

 

[Robert Maynard]

Thanks very much, Michael - something for the weekend!

 

[Starbuck_]

I'm feeling like a beta tester.

Can you please do these balancing changes and fixes in the beta stage?

 

[Kavid]

BTW it is 'for' not 'fore', we cutting into your golfing time?

Regards

 

[Haleks]

Any word on the military mission rank and permit reward bugs?

Ah, I was suspecting something was wrong; I ranked up to "Master" and am allied with the Empire : I should have received the permit for Achenar unless I missed something?

 

[Trinity Star]

Do mission timers stop when there's a server update?

 

[Conley]

BTW it is 'for' not 'fore', we cutting into your golfing time?

Regards

Get on top!

 

[Commander Galateus]

Any Idea when you people are going to fix the double scan?

 

[Rauminen]

Thanks! And special thanks for the in-depth explanation of how will this work!

If it's not too much to ask, it would be really nice to have something similar for the upcoming updates.

 

[fred]

I'm feeling like a beta tester.

Can you please do these balancing changes and fixes in the beta stage?

Sorry to be the one to tell you this mate, but you are a beta tester.

It's been this way with all of FD's updates. (all three of them)

 

[The Natoorat]

Sorry to ask a noobish question:
How are Hull Repair (not integrity) costs made up? Is 1% of hull value for 100% damage repaired? (theoretical question obv)

 

[sayakho]

thanks for all the hard work FD