After performing well on the beta branch, patch 2.2.2 is now live on the default main branch. These are the changes coming with the patch:
Gameplay
- Added more rift missions to mission boards of Rift Research Centers
- Rifts: Gravity anomalies are now further away from mission targets to avoid interference
- Rifts: Reworked "Applied Xenology" rift mission to make it easier to defend the probes
- Rifts: Contents of rifts are now less far apart on lower rift depths
- Rifts: Added Free Play settings for allowed mass and Xsotan damage in rifts
UI
- Added a button to request new rift missions at Rift Research Centers
- Sectors with Rift Research Centers are now specially highlighted on the Galaxy Map
- Added an explanation on how to get Rift Research Data in Research Center Shop
- Rifts: Improved highlighting of nearby objectives
- Rifts: Monoliths and buoys of nearby paths are now highlighted to make it easier to navigate in rifts
Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where identical captain clones were received from 'A Lost Friend' mission
- Fixed several issues where new subsystems gave too few turret slots
- Fixed an exploit where autopilot could refine more ores than available
- Fixed an issue where salvage and mining fighters didn't return to the hangar when a jump is ordered
- Fixed an issue where splitting the procurement of goods reduced the duration and chance of attack
- Fixed an issue where the corrupted AI did not become hostile to alliances after dialog
- Fixed an issue where patch notes window did not reset scrolling
- Fixed an issue where autopilot did not recognise when all required turrets were deactivated
- Fixed an issue where the Hermit quest did not continue if a player traveled to them via command
- Fixed an issue where ships could get lost/destroyed in rifts on higher difficulties when the game crashed or the server was shut down
- Fixed an issue where new players were all placed in the same sector after enough players joined a server
- Fixed several crashes in rifts
2022-09-08
- Improved some circumstances to help the game choose dedicated GPUs over Intel built-in GPUs
- This should drastically improve performance for some machines with both built-in Intel GPU and dedicated GPU
- Fixed a crash when opening the window to change turrets but ship is gone
- Fixed a crash when entering a rift
- Fixed some typos
- Improved translations
Changed files in this update