Starbase Early Access Update 15.3.2022 (EA Build 824)

Note: the same update also released on the PTU server. No separate PTU patch notes will be posted as the same changelog applies.

[h2]New Features[/h2]

• Station Renaming: Stations can be renamed via the station list
  
• Towing Beam
  
  • Towing Beam can tow ships and only ships
    
  • Only one ship can tow one additional ship at a time
    
  • The device consumes electricity in relation to the mass of the ship it's towing, 1000 kg mass requires 3 electricity per second
    
  • Towing a ship inside a safe zone can be enabled for a specific ship in the Ships menu, from the setting "Allow towing in safe zone" allowing anyone to tow the ship
    
    • Without this setting ships need to be decommissioned to be towable inside safe zones
      

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

• Towing a ship at high speeds can cause the towed ship to gradually move further away from the towing ship and ultimately detach from the tow beam
  

[h2]Art[/h2]

• Xhalium raw ore art updated
  
• Exorium raw ore UI icon art updated
  

[h2]Auction House[/h2]

• Fixed a crash where adding Ores that were already being listed at the Auction House in another auction caused the game to crash
  

[h2]Audio[/h2]

• Prevented the playing of multiple Missile launch sounds per launch
  

[h2]Crafting[/h2]

• Crafting Benches now allow crafting from anywhere within one Player Station Easy Build Mode area
  

[h2]Devices[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where Asteroids got stuck on ships when a Cargo Lock Frame was used on them
  
• Company owned ship's transponders now show company name to outsiders and ship name with color to company members
  
• Fixed an issue where picking up a solar panel setup caused it to vanish from existence
  
• Reconstruction Machine
  
  • Fixed an issue where Reconstruction Machine activated at station only after the player has relogged after the first time it was built
• Fixed an issue where Solar Power recharge did not start/work when built with items from inventory in-game
  
• Ducts
  
  • Fixed side edge connectivity issue for three ducts, edges of these ducts did not connect with hardpoints
    
    • Duct Straight 12x192 cm
      
    • Duct Straight 12x36 cm
      
    • Duct Corner 15x15 cm

[h2]Easy Build Mode[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with M2 unwelding not working more than once
  
• Expansion visualizations are shown when in Easy Build Mode or when close to an expansion
  
• Building long lines with modules should no longer create considerable gaps, miniscule gaps might still be noticed in extreme cases
  

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

• Fixed issues with dead endoskeletons showing as default models and colliding with players
  
• Fixed an issue that caused the game to freeze when loading/unloading certain ships
  
• Player characters that were stuck in a permanent death state have now been fixed and unstuck
  
• Fixed an issue where ship Batteries did not recharge
  

[h2]Inventory[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where items that can't be equipped to hand/leg inventory slots could still be placed in those slots. This has now been prevented and only items that can be equipped to hand/leg slots can be placed there.
  

[h2]Player Stations[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where being close enough to another station made setting up new stations sluggish or impossible in nearby cells
  
• Updated Station Info HUD
  

[h2]Settings[/h2]

• In Gameplay - Mouse Rotations you can now set default behaviour of mouse scroll to push/pull or rotation
  
• In Gameplay - Mouse Rotations you can now toggle on or off the hold M2 to rotate objects feature
  

[h2]Ships[/h2]

• Updated:
  
  • 30 Allons Danser
• Added descriptions for:
  
  • Mammoth II W
    
  • Phat Roadster
    
  • Atolla
    
  • Ramora
    
  • Batfish
    
  • Komatsu T2
    
  • SkipJack
    
  • Vector7a
• Updated description of:
  
  • Manta-DC

[h2]Ship Shops[/h2]

• Removed the following ships from OKI ship shops:
  
  • Piece of Cheese from OKI 1
    
  • Flatter Extands from OKI 2
    
  • Barrow84 from OKI 2
    
  • Barrow40 from OKI 2
    
  • Miredge 8 from OKI 3
• Added the following ships to ship shops:
  
  • Rocker Duo to Rando 2
    
  • MPMS-2 T2 CLF to Rando 4
    
  • Arundel Mk1 TypeA to Rando 4
• Moved The Manta-DC from Rando 1 to K-Bot ship shop
  

[h2]Ship Designer[/h2]

• Fixed an issue that enabled building blueprints without building area restrictions
  
• Autobolt action in Ship Designer should now avoid bolting objects connected to joints to rest of the ship, which would cause the joint to no longer be able to move
  
• Added ship design workshop halls to the moon city
  

[h2]Ship Repair Hall[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where damaged components that are not part of the ship were sometimes not moved to Station Storage
  
• Fixed an issue where components that were damaged but later repaired using Building Tool sometimes counted as being damaged by the Ship Repair Terminal
  
• Added Ship Repair Halls to the moon city
  

[h2]Stations[/h2]

• Added Ship Designer and Ship Repair Halls to the moon city
  
• Added new Furniture research for stations
  

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Fixed Tripod Weapon UI showing 0 as Magazine count when entering a Tripod
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Fixed collision detection, highlights and sound for quickbar placement previews
  
• Added "don't show this again" option to Station expansion notification
  
• Added "reset pop-up hints" option to Esc menu settings tutorial section
  
• Tooltips now follow cursor when mouse is moved instead of closing
  
• Tooltip opening delay can be adjusted in settings
  
• Removed permission edit page from Stations Tab
  
• Permissions are now changed by clicking Permission icons
  
• Fixed broken station names in Insurance Transfer Menu