The way Event Gates work when linked to a Yoke (like the old "Hotkey gate") has been improved.
This will allow a more versatile approach to fire weapon systems allowing for smoother integration of upcoming gameplay elements (repair, mining, scavenging).

• It is now possible to use hotkey 1-9 as Fire group:
  
• You will still use Main Fire or Secondary Fire to shoot but can choose which weapon group will be active by toggling them on/off with their respective hotkey.
  
• It is possible to set a Fire Group to be exclusive (ie it will toggle off all other groups when activated)
  
• It is still possible to fire a weapon with hotkey 1-9.
  
• New HUD elements have been added for each hotkey (can be toggled off).
  
• HUD element display name can be customized.
  
• HUD elements can be hiden or their display order can be tweaked
  

Other changes:
A safe zone of 4km around stations was implemented. Pirates and auto-fire turrets wont attack inside the safe zone.

Community Suggestion:
#4296 Material removal will get back to steel

Hotfixes:

• #4276 #4288 Surface heat computation has been reversed to the old (wrong) way to ensure blueprint compatibility
  
• #4299 Bevel collisions incorrect
  
• #4286 #4284 Pasted Mechanism top part is orphaned
  
• #4295 Light brick glow is too strong to see actual color
  
• #4237 Exporting blueprint now clears docked entity info
  
• #4299 Repair End Mission message does not display long enough
  

Thanks for playing!