Bébé PU / Alpha 2.0

Hangar Module
Additions:

Gameplay

   Added a back button to the “Universe” menu to allow users to return to the top of the Main Menu.

Fixes:

Gameplay

   Removed the unnecessary scroll bar from the Main Menu.


Environment

   Fixed an issue where the ambient audio cut off after spawning into Revel and York hangar.
   Fixed an issue with Selfland Hangar, where the bloom lights were both not rendering and flickering from a distance.

Arena Commander Module:
Fixes:

Ships

   Fixed an issue where the Avenger Warlock and Stalker had no visor HUD for important ship UI elements.
   Ship reticles have received a performance pass.


User Interface

   Fixed a bug where “TAB” could still trigger head look. The correct keybinding is “Left-Alt”.
   Scoreboard is now on “Left Ctrl+TAB”.
   Default control mapping images have been updated for the Joystick and Gamepad.


Technical

   Fixed a server crash that occurred in Arena Commander, Vanduul Swarm Co-op.

Social Module/Persistent Universe:
Additions:

Gameplay

   Unique loading screen has been implemented for Crusader.


Equipment

   Dropped P4-AR weapons can be picked up for approx ~10 after the character has died.

Balance/Tweaks:

Environment

   Armistice zone radius has been increased to prevent attacks toward players.


User Interface

   The HUD for navigation points while in Quantum Travel mode has been overhauled to make points easier to find, see and read.

Fixes:

Gameplay

   Fixed an issue where repair drones could not repair a ship more than once.
   Increased the rotation-physics tolerance for leaving the ship into zero-g in order to prevent ships from spinning out of control on EVA.
   Fixed an issue where characters going from prone to stand without a weapon equipped could get tossed into the air.
   Fixed an issue where a Vanduul Ambush was not correctly triggering at the end of one of the Black Box retrieval missions.
   Fixed an issue where the Cry-Astro repair drones would follow player ships if they flew off during repair.
   Fixed an issue where AI ships were spawning unnecessary AI NPC’s into the ship seats.


Environment

   Fixed an issue where shadows in and around Port Olisar would flicker at certain distances.
   Fixed an issue where battle music would play globally for all players in Crusader.
   Fixed an issue where thruster visual effects would not be visible at high distances.
   Fixed an issue where Comms Array 306 lacked collision around the entrances and terminals.
   Fixed an issue where the landing pad icons on Port Olisar were too high in relation to the actual platforms.


Ship

   Fixed an issue where the AEGIS Retaliator and Gladius did not have Quantum Fuel indicator on the HUD.
   Fixed an issue where the landing gears for the Retaliator were missing collision.
   Fixed an issue where it was impossible to use doors and turrets on multicrew ships when in flight.


Equipment

   P4-AR audio has been fixed so it reverberates properly.


User Interface

   The names of the Avenger variants no longer appear as localization text.
   Fixed an issue where untracking a mission in MobiGlass did not untrack the objective icons in the main screen.


Technical

   Fixed a crash caused by shooting the Crusader level boundary.
   Cleaned up a large amount of game.log spam while in the Crusader map.
   Fixed crash caused by going to Comms Array 275.
   Fixed a client crash that would occur if chat was used while the ship HUD is zoomed in.
   Fixed a client crash that would occur in and around Port Olisar.
   Space stations have received a level of detail optimization pass.
   Fixed a memory-related server crash.
   Fixed a client side crash related to the Comms Array 5 encounter.
   Fixed a client-side crash that would occur when zooming in on certain screens on the Constellation.
   Fixed a client-side crash that would occur when many ships crashed into each other at once.

Fixed a server crash that occurred in Arena Commander, Vanduul Swarm Co-op.

Additions:

Gameplay

Contacts that have been invited to party will now go to the top of the contact list.
The “Party Leader” is now specified on the contact list.
There is now a chat message for both the invitee and invited when a party invitation is accepted and successful.

Fixes:

Gameplay

Reduced the excessive ship-turbulence from gforces, so that it only becomes noticeable when a character is close to blacking out.
Fixed an issue where the Constellation and Retaliator HUDs were missing Quantum Travel nav points.
Fixed an issue where the Mission Objective marker remained on the screen even when it had been told to hide in MobiGlas.


Character

Fixed an issue where Mobiglas is severely offset from the left wrist of the player character.


Environment

Fixed an issue where the lights in the center of AstroArmada would flicker on and off as characters ran through the center.


Equipment

Fixed an issue where sprinting with the Arclight pistol would force the camera to lock and the player character would be unable to look up or down.


Technical

Fixed several server-side crashes and performance problems.
Fixed several client crashes around Port Olisar.