2.4 Open Beta live!
Fixes and Improvements
Audio
Fixed the loud ambient audio in Empire Stations
Fixed some missing landing pad audio
Fixed other player's ships being nearly silent when close to planet's surface
Fixed ship engines sounding strange when loading into another player's ship in Supercruise in Multi-crew
Controls
Added default bindings for the vanity camera switch views for keyboard and mouse control scheme
CQC
Fixed the 'Waiting for Players' and 'Starting Game' text that was obscured on the Elevate map
Fixed a UI issue whereby many weapons were incorrectly displaying the 'gimballed' icon on the HUD
Factions
Engineers should no longer distort influence % displayed for the other factions in that starsystem
Galaxy Map/System Map
Corrected the colour of the Metals trade routes shown on the map to match the colour shown in the legend bar
Fixed an issue whereby the System Map popup auto minimised when using a control pad
Tweaked the route progress bar to show when updating route options
General Fixes & Tweaks
Various localisation updates
Various text fixes
Holo-Me Creator
Fixed the 'Grime' facepaint not being very visible when applied in the white colour option
Corrected the order for some of the female skin tones for the smooth complexion head type
Fixed an issue whereby the 'Full 02' mouth shape was also incorrectly adjusting the jaw size
Fixed issue whereby players could apply rank decals to their flight suits for ranks they have not yet obtained
Missions
Fixed an issue whereby missions could still be locked even if you met the minimum reputation requirements
Fixed some over-inflated mission rewards
Increased the chance of in-space chain missions spawning
For ship kill missions, the mission giver is considered when deciding if a kill should count. This allows for some mission stacking, but only when missions are from different factions
Multi-Crew
Fixed an issue where if a crew member joined a helm docked in the hangar, the crew would appear docked on the surface while the helm stayed in the hangar
Fixed the Multi-crew power distribution pips being reset during Hyperspace and Supercruise transitions
Fixed holograms on a Fighter's HUD disappearing during Multi-crew
Fixed missile lock audio not working correctly in Multi-crew
Network
Re-enabled UPnP by default in the AppConfig
Improvements made to prevent network disconnections in poor network traffic conditions
Outfitting
Fixed an issue where Bobbleheads were not appearing in the Livery section
Fixed an issue where clicking "remove" on a decal slot when no decal was fitted caused the menu to stop responding
Player Journal
Population statistic now included in the system info on 'FSDJump'
included info about StationServices available when docking at a station
Info about all bodies in the system added when scanning a Nav Beacon. If you have a Detailed Surface Scanner installed, this will include detailed info (such as materials available on landable bodies)
Included 'TransferTime' property in 'ShipyardTransfer' event
Added mission name to player journal for mission redirect message journal entries
Render
OSX: Fixed an issue with gas giants not rendering correctly
Fixed an issue whereby ship shadows were missing when first arriving at a planet's surface
Fixed hologram scaling issue when targeting a torpedo
Server
Fix a transaction server error when marking an inbox message as read
Fix for ships in transit automatically completing their transfer when logging into the game
Companion API
Some modifications for modules are now displayed in /profile, some modifications are not yet included
Market & Starsystem controlling Factions & Superpowers displayed in /profile are now correct
Added current ship's Fighters and / or SRVs to /profile
Ships
Asp Explorer
Fixed the wing cameras when in Outfitting and using VR
Federal Corvette
The 3rd chair in the Federal Corvette is no longer manufactured by DeLacy and has been replaced with the appropriate Core Dynamics model
Federal Dropship
Adjusted the nameplate camera for the Federal Dropship when using VR
Imperial Clipper
Fixed the missing icon in the Livery screen
Keelback
Fixed the missing icon in the Livery screen
Viper MkIV
Fixed the missing icon in the Livery screen
Vulture
Patched up a small hole in the Vulture cockpit
Fixed an issue with the Vulture's co-pilot console
Stability Fixes
Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to delete an inbox message
Fixed a crash that could occur when loading in to an SRV
Fixed a crash that could occur when visiting Jacques Station in Colonia
Fixed a crash that could occur when entering the Planetary Map view
Fixed a crash that could occur when scanning another Commander's ship while in your SRV
Fixed a crash that could occur when firing weapons that apply the camera shake effect at targets that cannot be shaken
StellarForge
Renamed Eol Procul Centauri 1 to Hutton Moon
UI
Fixed an issue whereby the 'Buy Game Extras' button would not work correctly when using a mouse
Made some changes to better accommodate text and prevent it from being cut off when playing the game in Russian
Fixed an issue where faction text was overlapping Engineer details while docked at an Engineer base
Scanning indicator now appears correctly in the Contacts panel when scanning a Commander
Powerplay inbox messages will now show the name of the power that you are aligned with as the sender
Fixed an i$$ue where Commander name$ that contained '$' were not di$playing correctly
Fixed an issue whereby other players were not displayed as hollow squares on the scanner
Players that have you on their sensors are now informed when you enable or disable "Report Crimes Against Me". Additionally, enabling crime reports now has a 15 second delay before actually becoming active (there is currently no delay when disabling crime reports)
Made some changed to ensure the Navigation Panel UI stays in sync with the backend code
Fixed some ship names that were incorrect on the 'Sell Ships on Rebuy' screen
Fixed an issue that caused various elements of the UI displaying the currently selected destination to be out of sync, and allow surface destinations to be selected from the SRV
Fixed a small dot that appeared next to the throttle pin on several ships
Re-aligned the cargo scoop UI
VR
Fixed a tiling issue that occurred when taking high resolution screenshots when using VR