Patch Notes Update Powerplay Beta 4 Incoming

[iroker]

Michael,

please increase the amount of mineable chunks from an asteroid . In my opinion is far too low now.

 

[Loriath]

Yes - but if you keep doing it then the time will be extended.

Michael

Thank you for this change Michael, as it was my largest gripe. And as usual, the fixes are coming fast and as a non-beta tester, I am waiting (impatiently) for this update to go live. Until then, please tell everyone working on it that if I ever find myself in Frontier's neck of the woods, I will buy them all drinks (but don't tell them it's at McDonalds and they all have to take turns refilling the cup since it's Bottomless)

 

[Cosmos]

Cool.. I think the adjustment to how the bounties work is bang on.

When are we going to see the new Galnet?

 

[Julissa Silver]

A sliding scale for wanted status duration is a very welcome change. I expect I'll still get really annoyed (with myself, mostly) for having to take a 15 minute break from whatever I was doing for a stray shot, but it's a very reasonable change from the initial 7-day solution.

Thank you for listening and responding!

 

[Ydiss]

A very elegant change to the bounty system. Good job.

 

[Jaykay]

What about the terrible DK2 graphic quality we are all having? Why has it still not been acknowledged by anyone?

This please .....

 

[Cosmos]

Micheal,

please increase the amount of mineable chunks from an asteroid . In my opinion is far too low now.

You just want to see more of those super cool and cute collection drones zipping around dont you?

I really like the drones.. I could spend hours watching them at work.

 

[Ian Phillips]

(Slaves are no longer food)

Can we replace them with thargoids?

 

[Starender]

- Diamondback is now the Diamondback Scout

Michael

so you prefer to rename the ship rather than buff the internals, to make sure that the Cobra will stay dominant in his ship category.............

 

[Michael Brookes]

What about the terrible DK2 graphic quality we are all having? Why has it still not been acknowledged by anyone?

We're investigating.

Michael

 

[Jaykay]

We're investigating.

Michael

Thanks, good to know

 

[bliss]

- Stop gimbaled weapons being eager little beavers wiggling around when they've no target

Yes, far too much wiggling.

- Mining mission template fixes - Improved tests in Smuggle delivery (Slaves are no longer food)

God damit, they have nerfed cannibalism.

 

[ToniB]

bounty change is very good! so i hope i can pack my cheese for all the whine back into the fridge.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

"Diamondback is now the Diamondback Scout"

Is that a fix so players cant complain about exploration in this ship ? (its a scout not explorer you fool ! LOL)

It's still one better than the "Diamondback Mostly Aimless."

 

[rizal72]

Hi everyone,
- Bounty timers are proportional to the size of the bounty

I love you, Frontier!!!!! Thanks for listening! Awesome...

 

[Carcharodon]

There is a change to the bounty system in this build:

Another new change is coming to the Powerplay beta to how the bounties system works. The length of time bounties are active will scale according to the level of the bounty. So at the bottom end – an assault charge, for example – you would receive a bounty, but the time it remains active will be quite low, say 15 minutes. For more serious crimes the time will increase according to the value of the bounty, so at 1,000 credits it’s a day and up to a cap of seven days for bounties of 7,000 credits or higher. The active time will increase if you commit further crimes, so committing numerous assault crimes will increase the bounty value and the time that it is active. We think this will provide better proportionality for crimes that are committed

Perfect! Thanks so much for listening and changing this so quickly.

 

[Starender]

It's still one better than the "Diamondback Mostly Aimless."

not sure about that, a scout is basically an expendable soldier...

 

[drkaii]

We're investigating.

Michael

Thanks Michael!!!!

You never let us down. I don't envy your workload, but I do admire your ability to handle it

 

[Jenrai]

Hi everyone,

Server Changes:

- Some neutral systems are now excluded from powerplay

Thanks!

Michael

Does this now include Shinrarta Dehzra?

 

[Cmdr Synapse]

Michael, I have a question regarding bounties;

With the change the other day regarding attacking ships aligned to the same major faction decreasing your powerplay standing, does this apply to ships with a bounty either issued by the major faction itself or a minor faction that is aligned to the major faction? Or is there a conflict of interest if those targets are attacked?