Alpha Patch 3.1.0 has been released and is now available to test! Patch should now show: LIVE-738964

It is strongly recommended that players delete their USER folder for the Public client after patching, particularly if you start encountering any odd character graphical issues or crash on loading. The USER folder can be found (in default installations) at C:\Program Files\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizenPTU\LIVE.

KNOWN ISSUES:

The top turret of the Reclaimer has been disabled pending fixes.
Temporarily disabled Star Marine match in-progress loadout swapping.
Not all ships have the full function of customizable CVIs.

Contents:

New Features

General Content

Added a logout timer when logging out in range of other players.
Implemented the Character Customizer.
– Players will be required to create a character when attempting to access the “Universe” menu.
– Available to customize: Head, eye color, hairstyle, hair color, and skin tone.
– Once selections are made, players can “accept” or “revert” back to default.
– After a custom character is created, that character will be used for all game modes.
– Character’s can be changed after being accepted via the “Character Customization” tab on the “Universe” menu.

Universe

- Safe/persistent logout locations: Major stations (Levski, GrimHex, Port Olisar). Note: These logout locations should persist between sessions.
- Added the ability to earn virtue reputation for killing NPC pirates.
- AI pilots interdicting players can now carry interdiction dampening devices. Those ships must be destroyed or outrun before the player can QT away.
- Implemented service beacons.

Creating a beacon
– Locate “Create Beacon” on the far right of the Contract Manager of the MobiGlas.
– Select a “Beacon Type” and subsequent options.

Personal Transport: Destination, reputation requirements, payment offered.
Combat Assistance: Reputation requirements, payment offered.

-Created beacons can be viewed under the Beacons tab.
-Created beacons can be canceled at anytime.

Accepting a beacon
-Beacons can be found under the “Beacons” group of the “General” tab of the Contract Manager.
-Beacons will display beacon type, initiator’s name, and payment offered.
-Once accepted, you can cancel/withdrawl from the contract at anytime.

Completing a beacon
-Completed beacons will automatically move to the “History” tab.
-Transport beacons will automatically be completed based on the transport destination.
-Successfully completed beacons will automatically get a “positive” rating.
-Upon cancellation, players can “rate” the other party “positive” or “negative”.
-Players can also view their current reputation on the beacons tab.

Ships & Vehicles

Added: Aegis Reclaimer.
Added: Anvil Terrapin.
Added: Tumbril Cyclone.
Added: MISC Razor.
Added: Nox Kue
Added: PRAR Distortion Scattergun including size 4(Salvation), size 5(Absolution), size 6(Condemnation).
Added: APAR Ballistic Scattergun including size 1(Havoc), size 2 (Hellion), and size 3 (Predator).
Added: KBAR 10-Series Greatsword (size 2)
Added: GATS Yellowjacket Ballistic Gatling (size 1)
Added: CF-557 Galdereen Repeater (size 5)
Added: Omnisky IX Laser Cannon (size 3)

FPS

Added: Gemini R97 shotgun.

User Interface

Added visual change to better indicate when the player is in “focus mode” of interaction mode.
Replaced old combat markers with new 3D markers including target brackets, hit indication, and missile locks.
Added outline and further polish to target/self visor screens including additional hit effects for shields and hull areas.
Added an additional MFD screen to customize the view angles of the target/self visor screens.

Feature Updates

General

Removed the port modification system from all vehicles.
There is now an interaction trigger to exit a usable (seat, stool, ect.).
Reduced the sideways sway of the camera during breathing.
Minor adjustments to options menu text to increase readability.
Updates to AI behavior relating to accuracy variability and missile usage, along with bug fixes.
Updated loading screens.

Universe

Expanded the interactable seating in GrimHex.
Increased the brightness of the interaction highlight on GrimHex’s elevator buttons.
Lock on interactions during quantum travel to prevent passengers from climbing out mid-travel.
Improved GrimHex audio ambience.
Expanded seating usables and updated some interaction points in Port Olisar.
Lowered the virtue cost for ramming and removed the virtue pentalyt for illegal parking.
Updated lighting within Levski hangars.
Updated the various shopkeepers with additional performance capture and dialogue.
Updated surface textures and topography of Crusader’s moons.
Expanded the “00” landing pad at Port Olisar to accommodate the Reclaimer.
Additional environmental missions added.
AI pilots may be feeling a bit chatty.
Updates to helmet lighting.

Missions

Polish to admin NPC animations.
When first opening the MobiGlas the contract maanger should now display the first mission.
When accepting a mission, the MobiGlas contract manager automatically displays that missions objectives.
Updated missions with additional dialogue.
Reduced the virtue penalty for criminal missions and added virtue reward for killing criminal players.
Expanded environmental missions.

Ships & Vehicles

Updated glass shader on MFDs for the following ships: Vanguard, Cutlass, Prospector, 85x, Hornet F7C, Nox, Dragonfly, 300 series, M50, Prospector, Gladius.
Increased the power draw of the EMP when charging, increased the cooldown after use, lowered distortion damage.
Added new distortion values to all ship items capable of taking that kind of damage.
Increased the self-destruct timer length on ships that require multiple interactions to exit.
Increased the EM and IR signatures on countermeasures altered ship countermeasure sizes and loadouts to better reflect their relative signatures.
Reduces shield health, updates shields to operate as independent faces for regen, increased setback, lower regen and regen acceleration.
Adjusted countermeasure signal decay to reduce the need to spam CMs to divert missiles.
300 series: Increased the hardpoint size of all gun mounts: 325A: Nose S4, wing S3. Other 300 series: All mounts S3. Updated fuel usage and retuned atmospheric flight.
Updates to Glaive and 325a health.
Decreased the spread on the Sawbuck repeaters.
Ships now have variable radar ranges based on size and role.
Adjusted the effects of ESP.
Reorganized the default MFD screen layout on the Reliant.
Updates and polish to ship destruction VFX.
Art rework of the Omnisky series of laser cannons.

Cargo and Trading

Kiosks should now display first two digits after decimal place under buy/sell price.
Altered the despawn timer on cargo so it will persist for longer.
Various polish to box carry animations and placing.
Added a holo effect to held items when attemtping to “place” them so players aren’t visually blocked by the held item. Added a “quick place” mechanic where you can hold LMB to start placing (don’t need to select the place interaction).

Arena Commander

Removed ejection ability from multiplayer modes.
Allowed the Prospector to be selected in race modes.
Players will now periodically gain lives during swarm modes.
Removed the interaction nodes for open/close exterior and lock/unlock ship in competitive multiplayer.
Reduced the health of Vanduul scavengers.
The Scorpion Gatling is can now be mounted on any size compatable hardpoint.
Increased ammo box round counts.
Rebalancing ammo drops around increased ammo box counts.
Vanduul swarm now has 9 waves and has had waves reworked.

Star Marine

The prior loadout customizer has been replaced with management system mirroring the PMA app of the MobiGlas, allowing players to use weapons and armor purchased in the universe in applicable game modes.

User Interface

Various menu and MobiGlas audio fixes and improvements.
Updates and polish to visor displays including the addition of IR/EM signature.
Reworked the VMA and PMA along with Star marine and Arena Commander loadout managers.