Some notable additions and changes are:
- Major revamp of Quarg outfits and many new ships.
- A continuation of the Patir Mystery mission chain.
- Two old ships and an old outfit rarely used by some human pirates.
- Numerous new jobs, culture conversations, and some short mission chains.
- The Coalition intros are easier to find.
- Many large battles throughout the Free Worlds story now involve smaller fleets on both sides.
- Different sources of cloaking now offer some different benefits and drawbacks.
- Ammunition for installed weapons can now be restocked at any outfitter.
There have also been changes to the user interface:
- There are now sounds when interacting with buttons or pressing some keys.
- Gameplay can now be paused without opening the main menu, while still being able to select ships and issue orders.
- The starfield in the background of the main menu is now animated.
And, lastly, new and changed game mechanics:
- Missions can be offered when entering a system.
- Missions can have an "offer precedence" property to control the order in which they appear when multiple are available at once.
- Turret hardpoints can define "blindspots"; angles an installed weapon can't turn towards, and multipliers applied to installed turrets.
- New swizzles can be defined in data files and offer more flexibility in the color combinations they can take.
For a complete list of changes, as well as further detail about the summarized changes, see the changelog. Special thanks to everyone who contributed to this release: @1010todd, @4T4RI, @alextd, @alexrovw, @Amazinite, @Anarchist2, @Arachi-Lover, @aradapilot, @Azure3141, @beccabunny, @bene-dictator, @Brick63, @CasparKielwein, @Cherrio01, @comnom, @Daeridanii1, @danaris, @DmitriK, @dorbarker, @dseomn, @geojak, @Hurleveur, @JimmyFiryh, @Just-Existing, @Kokiak-attack, @Koranir, @LilyIsTrans, @LixiChronikouOriou, @luzpaz, @mixx99, @mOctave, @nickshanks, @NomadicVolcano, @palant, @Petersupes, @petervdmeer, @pythonmcpi, @Quantumshark, @ravenshining, @reticent-rem, @RisingLeaf, @roadrunner56, @Saugia, @SomeTroglodyte, @SpearDane, @tehhowch, @TheGiraffe3, @thePeacemaker-66, @thewierdnut, @ThrawnCA, @tibetiroka, @tjubutsi, @TomGoodIdea, @UnorderedSigh, @warp-core, @Wedge009, @Zarkonnen, @ziproot, @Zitchas.
This release is also accompanied by an update to the high-DPI plugin.
You can also find a post on our blog about this release.
We also have a Google form where we're looking for feedback on this release. Head over there to tell us your thoughts!
Changed depots in beta branch