Patch Notes Update Beyond 3.0 Beta 2 Incoming

Robert Maynard · Jan 30, 2018

Many thanks, Ed! (and The Team!!)

Very much liking the sound of the tweaks to Engineers.

Bunkerkind Anni · Jan 30, 2018

good changes to the engineers!

Fosdyke · Jan 30, 2018

Keep them coming FD

So far so good! Thanks a lot!

racer1 · Jan 30, 2018

I like the sound of the engineer changes, thanks.

Jetkar · Jan 30, 2018

Thanks for the update

CMDR Dreamstate · Jan 30, 2018

We'll see about the Engineers - I'm still on the fence until I re-test this afternoon.

Atrus5060 · Jan 30, 2018

Earth Ultimatum IV. said:
Yes. Efficient is the reason why you have godly plasma FDLs in PVP. Takes no effort to use, has no downsides, has huge damage.
Shields are already much stronger than armor, buffing them further is just absolutely nuts.

Right, well that proves me wrong. Appreciate the clarification!

lokvette · Jan 30, 2018

Well my faith in FD is on the rise again. Good to know you lot are listening to your player base.

AnarchyPrime · Jan 30, 2018

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Can someone check if the engineering upgrades are actually applying by checking the Outfitting screen?

Regards

AP

CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE · Jan 30, 2018

P. Roth said:
where do I find the "Civilisation filter". Can't see them where the Thargoid and Guardian filters were?

Removed Thargoid and Guardian from galaxy map Allegiance filter and added them to a new Civilisation filter

Any idea?

Galaxy Map -> 4th tab -> Map view -> Filter by Civilisation.

Makes much more sense now, nice change.

Mephane · Jan 30, 2018

Added two new materials - Boron and Lead which can most commonly be found in metal-rich asteroid rings.

Does that mean these are mining-exclusive?

Agony_Aunt · Jan 30, 2018

Very nice. There is only one slight issue i think now.... the power creep vs NPCs is getting larger. I think NPCs could do with a balance pass in the not too distant future.

[VR] Frank_G · Jan 30, 2018

Thank you very much. o7

Quite an impressive list for such short time since Beta 1.

Looking forward to test

GG7 · Jan 30, 2018

No mention of fixing the freeze of all control functions using a Game Controller in Engineering menus after applying first GENERATE command, requiring mouse to exit/back or continue with the upgrade process.

Has anyone tested this to see if this was fixed and not mentioned in the patch notes?

Mephane · Jan 30, 2018

Factions will no longer send you to scan their own Data Points for a Planetary Scan mission

That fixes only the issue where you cannot even turn in the mission due to the bounty. The actual problem is the bounty itself. A mission not marked as illegal should not make you wanted in the first place (e.g. by having a wanted target).

tharg2017 · Jan 30, 2018

Can we get some buffs for the greffers please, greffers are players too you know

Speccy · Jan 30, 2018

Speccy said:
Just gone into the engineer's workshop to upgrade my FSD, as the max G5 optimal mass has gone up from 50% to 55% in this beta release.

But when I select a G5 Increased range mod it says "This modification has been completed" and won't let me do it. It says my optimal mass is 55% when it isn't. It's 50%, from the previous beta. My jump range is the same as in beta 1.

I assume this is an anomaly due to max values changing in the betas, and if I started fresh with a new FSD I'll be able to upgrade it fully to the 55% level.

Actually, when I logged back into the game, my FSD range increased on its own, so it is taking into account the upgrade from 50% to 55% between the betas. Nice. Still leaves the bug though of the FSD range on the Functions panel not updating immediately.

mathspode · Jan 30, 2018

FSD:
- Increased FSD Range:
Optimised mass 50%->55%

Yay !

i hope you reduce the amount of material required to unlock new tech from tech broker, just for testing purpuses!

GG7 · Jan 30, 2018

FSD:
- Increased FSD Range:
Optimised mass 50%->55%

Is +55% now the max? Or are you instead simply increasing upgrades in the +50% range up to +55%?

I got a +56% OM overspec using the original 3.0 Beta at a max of the G5 upgrade process. Is that spec no longer possible? Anything over this +55% simply can't be done?

I thought there was going to be a move towards recreating GodRoll specs?

Those are in the +57% to +58% OM overspec range.

Speccy · Jan 30, 2018

GG7 said:
No mention of fixing the freeze of all control functions using a Game Controller in Engineering menus after applying first GENERATE command, requiring mouse to exit/back or continue with the upgrade process.

Has anyone tested this to see if this was fixed and not mentioned in the patch notes?

Not fixed :-/