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Starbase EA Update 13.8.2021 (EA Build 550)



[h2]Major Updates[/h2]
  • Tripod and Tripod Autocannon add 20 tons of weight to the ship they are attached to
  • In total complete tripod weights 40 tons
  • Very small ships have a risk of suffering catastrophic structural damage, if too many Tripods are added to them
  • This is ship specific and results may vary based on structural integrity of the ship
  • Inventory crafting with ore crates
  • Free weld Easy Build Mode at stations (single parts can be attached to stations). Use C to toggle between modes
  • New rotate logic in Easy Build Mode: Shift+Mousewheel rotates the piece in hand around its horizontal axis. This replaces the old X/Y/Z rotate logic
  • New single icon crafting menus

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]
  • Starting crafting at the same time from same ore crates with other player may cause ores to be lost
  • When equipping weapon or tool magazines straight from station storage or inventory they may get stuck in the magazine slot
    - To fix a stuck magazine, try double clicking it or sell it through sell panel and this will free up the magazine slot for use again
  • Separating any part with thrusters in it from a ship in Easy Build Mode will permanently break the ship and make it unusable


[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]

[h3]Audio[/h3]
  • Added UI sounds for Fast Travel Gate menu
  • Added sounds for Mining Laser firing
  • Modified Maneuvering Thruster sounds a bit

[h3]Crafting and Research[/h3]
  • Added 47 window modules
  • Added Hinge B 48x48 CM to Hinges & Hatches node in Research Tree
  • Added crafting bench requirements for:
    - Lever Mirrored
    - Small Navigation Receiver
    - Hinge (C-profile) 48x144x36 cm
    - Slider Basic A 48x144 cm
    - Hinge A 48x48 cm
    - Hinge B 48x144 cm
    - Hinge (L-profile) 24x144x36 cm
    - Navigation Receiver
    - Hinge A 48x144 cm
    - Lever
    - Turret Cradle
    - Launcher Mount Small Turntable
    - Fixed Launcher Mount
  • Added material composition for Metal Bender and Metal Saw bench upgrades
  • Changed the bottom of the Advanced Crafting Bench to look more like the other crafting benches and updated the bolt profile for it
  • Inventory crafting with ore crates
  • Fixed Block Module Slope v2 and Block Module Edge v2 not showing up properly
  • Fixed an issue that caused a crash
  • Fixed refill options not requiring a Crafting Bench
  • Fixed unnaturally low entity material costs
  • Increased crafting range for crafting benches from 10 meters to 20 meters
  • Modules are now sorted alphabetically
  • Temporary images of window pieces have been replaced and their naming errors have been fixed

[h3]Easy Build Mode[/h3]
  • Free weld Easy Build Mode at stations (single parts can be attached to stations). Use C to toggle between modes
  • New rotate logic in Easy Build Mode: Shift+Mousewheel rotates the piece in hand around its horizontal axis. This replaces the old X/Y/Z rotate logic
  • New, single icon crafting menus
  • Fixed issues caused by loose objects aligning wrong
  • Fixed issues caused by relogging during Easy Build Mode
  • Items now remember their rotation when placed
  • Fixed being able to place Easy Build Mode modules on top of yourself

[h3]Economy[/h3]
  • Fixed economy fallback sell values for some crafted items

[h3]Effects[/h3]
  • Fix for Bolt Tool vfx not attaching to the tool while on moving ships

[h3]Gameplay[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue that caused a crash after dropping quickbar items from Station Storages
  • Fixed an issue that caused occasional player death when relogging on moon surfaces due to inaccurate kill zone radius
  • Fixed an issue that caused ships to become unusable/unresponsive (group/owner issue)
  • Fixed issues that caused ghost objects

[h3]Inventory[/h3]
  • Items that are bound to the quickbar from Station Storage no longer move automatically to player inventory
  • Items can now be placed to quickbar straight from station storage

[h3]Jobs[/h3]
  • Fixed an issue that caused the weekly reward cap for mining job to apply to hauling asteroids improperly
  • Fixed demolition job rewarding wrong amount of credits for completing a ship

[h3]Settings[/h3]
  • Added control settings menu item for ship mouse steering toggle (default bind: C)
  • Host Owned Ships defaults to true

[h3]Ships[/h3]
  • Updated multiple ship descriptions (Sunny Ship Center & OKI ships)
  • Updated ship description styles (Skill level -> Skill Level), ISAN spelling consistency (ISAN Mono & ISAN Quad)

[h3]Ship Designer[/h3]
  • Crafting Benches added to Ship Designer device category

[h3]Stations[/h3]
  • Fixed resigned station's objects getting marked as item derelicts
  • Limited bolting in stations to only work inside operational Factory Hall Areas

[h3]Tools[/h3]
  • While blueprint tab is open, hovering over durability errors selects them for a few seconds

[h3]Tripod[/h3]
  • Tripod and Tripod Autocannon add 20 tons of weight to the ship they are attached to
    - n total complete tripod weights 40 tons


[h3]Tutorial[/h3]
  • Added a rotate guide for Fuel Rod tutorial
  • Fixed an issue that caused the player to be guided to sit on a ship that disappears
  • Fixed an issue that caused the repair job tutorial to use ore from the player instead of the crates at the site
  • Fuel Rod tutorial triggers when player is seated at a ship
  • Added new rotate logic guide to Easy Build Mode tutorial

[h3]UI[/h3]
  • Added chat messages when a ship enters or exits gravity hover
  • ESC menu default binds icons image updated with bigger letters and less transparency
  • Fixed Research Tree window pixel border not showing