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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
  

[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
  
• Ship Transponders can now display the company name for a company ship
  
• Fixed an issue where picking up a solar panel setup caused it to vanish from existence
  

[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
  

[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]Ships[/h2]

• Moved The Manta-DC from Rando 1 to K-Bot ship shop
  

[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

[h2]Ship Designer[/h2]

• Fixed an issue that enabled building blueprints without building area restrictions
  
• Autobolt action in Ship Designer should now avoid bolting jointed objects so that joints would not move because of bolts
  

[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
  

[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
  

[h2]PTU Only[/h2]

• Removed the separated components of Capital Ship Devices from crafting
  
• Fixed an issue where players did not remain in same session during Capital Ship Fast Travel
  

[h2]Devices[/h2]

• Reconstruction Machine
  
  • Fixed an issue where the Reconstruction Machine activated at the station only after the player had relogged after the first time it was built
    
  • Machines now unlink players when they lose Factory Hall Area/Station safezone access
• 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]

• Building long lines with modules should no longer create considerable gaps. Miniscule gaps might still be noticed in extreme cases.
  

[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]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 Repair Terminal[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where components that were damaged but later repaired using the Building Tool sometimes counted as being damaged by the Ship Repair Terminal
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• 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
  

[h2]PTU Only[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where locking a ship with Towing Beam and releasing it did not remove the added mass or the thruster efficiency reduction
  
• Player Stations can now be renamed
  
• Towing Device
  
  • Now reports target mass in kg, not g
• Made the deformation prevention area under Moon Base Support Legs slightly smaller
  
• Added area validity for all station types. For an area to be valid, it must have at least 5 million KV of material in it. Expansion prevention if all current areas are not valid will continue to only affect Capital Ships.
  

Welcome back to Starbase Community News, your monthly post dedicated to all things Starbase community, both in-game and outside the game! Community News has been running since October 2020, and past issues can be found on the official Starbase forums under Developer topics.

February was a busy month for us Frozenbyteans - there were several new game updates both on the Early Access live build and the PTU, adding some much needed fixes and quality of life improvements, as well as introducing Ship Repair Terminals on the live build.

While we await the next update, let's check what shenanigans our players and the rest of the community have been up to during the shortest month of the year!



[h2]Community Highlights[/h2]

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Dropship combat action on the moon, presented by Red Vipre!

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FatFly World of Games introduces the bomber ship Kondor Mk2!

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Check out this amazing mech by Commando Doggo!

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Building a station hopper with Baboon King!

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Time to tackle a new project with Softwerker!

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Combat footage of a fighter engaging with an Empire gunship, presented by Biohazard!



[h2]Screenshot Showcase[/h2]


Posted by Nudelteppich#2409 on Discord


Posted by ChaosRifle on Steam


Posted by ZombieMouse on Steam


Posted by Kodey on Steam


Posted by PunchoKilla on Steam


Posted by dice2tilz on Steam


Posted by Talon on Steam


Posted by Sp1ceRub on reddit



[h2]Fanwork Showcase[/h2]


"ETLXS-062D Eleganz", posted by Astralion#5521 on Discord.


Posted by Sᵽɨđɇɍ on Steam


"MPMS-2", a multipurpose modular ship posted by Leslawangelo on reddit. Blueprint available for free here!


The Shoob, posted by JodTheThird on reddit


"Tachi" replica, posted by GluxDesigns on reddit



Would you like to be featured in next month's Starbase Community News? To submit your creations, contact us via e-mail at [email protected] with the subject headline "Starbase Community News"! Remember to mention who the submission is from and what name you want to be credited. We reserve the right to curate suggested content and cannot guarantee all submissions will be published.

We hope you've enjoyed this issue of the Starbase Community News. See you next month!

Note: this update is significantly larger than normal, around 24 GB. Prepare for a longer download time.

[h2]New features[/h2]

• 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

[h2]Audio[/h2]

• Added "Loop Ambience" volume setting
  
• Added UI sounds for chat window and settings
  
• Added missing UI sounds for quickbars and associated submenus
  
• Added UI sounds to Ship Designer
  
• Fixed an issue with rifle weapons making zoom in/zoom out sounds without actually zooming
  
• Updated Shotgun shooting sounds
  
• Updated Pickaxe swing sound timings
  

[h2]Animations[/h2]

• Polished sit tool normal and relaxed aim animations
  
• Polished tool sit normal and relaxed aim poses
  
  • Sitting and aiming around should now move smoothly
• Polished pickaxe stand and crouch relaxed
  
• Polished rifle stand and crouch relaxed
  
• Polished rocketlauncher sit normal and relaxed
  
• Modified pistol prone normal and relaxed animations
  
  • Aimings should now be smoother and left hand should now stay in its place when changing from default to relaxed state
• Tool crouch normal and relaxed aim animations polish
  
• Pistol crouch relaxed aim animations polish
  
• Rifle crouch aim animations polish
  
  • Lower body movement unified. Pelvis and knees should now move smoothly and similar compared to each other
• Tripod gunner (autocannon) stand aim animations polished
  
• Tripod gunner (autocannon) crouch aim animations polished
  
• Tripod gunner (autocannon) sit aim animations polished
  
• Tripod stand aim animations polished
  
• Tripod crouch aim animations polished
  
• Tripod sit aim animations polished
  
  • All these animation sets should now work more smoothly. Fixed some minor issues and polished movement overall.

[h2]Crafting and Research[/h2]

• New modules added to the Research Tree:
  
  • Edge Corner Inner
    
  • Edge Junction
    
  • Slope Corner Outer
    
  • Slope Corner Inner
    
  • Slope Turn Inner
    
  • Slope Turn Outer
    
  • Slope Junction
    
  • Ramp Corner Outer (Gentle)
    
  • Ramp Corner Inner (Gentle)
    
  • Ramp Turn Outer (Gentle)
    
  • Ramp Turn Inner (Gentle)
    
  • Ramp Corner Outer (Steep)
    
  • Ramp Corner Inner (Steep)
    
  • Ramp Turn Outer (Steep)
    
  • Ramp Turn Inner (Steep)
    
  • Bench Extension (Smart Casual)
    
  • Bench End Right (Smart Casual)
    
  • Bench End Left (Smart Casual)
    
  • Bench Curve Outer (Smart Casual)
    
  • Bench Curve Inner (Smart Casual)
    
  • Counter Chair (Smart Casual)
    
  • Table (Smart Casual)
    
  • Coffee Table (Smart Casual)
    
  • Shelf (Smart Casual)
    
  • Counter (Smart Casual)
    
  • Counter Curve Outer (Smart Casual)
    
  • Counter Curve Inner (Smart Casual)
    
  • Bench A (Idustrial)
    
  • Bench B (Idustrial)
    
  • Chair (Idustrial)
    
  • Office Chair (Idustrial)
    
  • Counter Chair (Idustrial)
    
  • Side Table (Idustrial)
    
  • Table (Idustrial)
    
  • Counter (Idustrial)
    
  • Shelf (Idustrial)
    
  • Shelf Wall (Idustrial)
    
  • Shelf Wall Long (Idustrial)
    
  • Modular Pillar A (Idustrial)
    
  • Modular Pillar B (Idustrial)
    
  • Modular Pillar Slanted A (Idustrial)
    
  • Modular Pillar Slanted B (Idustrial)
    
  • Modular Pillar Corner (Industrial)
    
  • Panel Long (Industrial)
    
  • Panel Medium (Industrial)
    
  • Panel Short (Industrial)
    

[h2]Easy Build Mode[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where M2 removal would stop working
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Station Easy Build Mode area borders to fade out when the player was in a corner area even though they were still in the building zone
  

[h2]Devices[/h2]

• Paint Tool
  
  • Added Area Paint mode
    
  • Fixed an issue where Paint Tool became unusable after painting Stations
    
  • Paint Tool now works on ships outside of Safe Zone without requiring access to the ship
• Cable Tool
  
  • Fixed an issue where the tool was collecting more Cable ammo than was placed down
• Reconstruction Machine
  
  • Fixed an issue that prevented a second player from linking to the machine
• Fuel Rod
  
  • Fixed Fuel Rod explosion push radius being too small to exist

[h2]Gameplay[/h2]

• Updated hitbox system for player characters. Projectiles, melee and mining laser use the new system. Also hitboxes should not lag behind players anymore
  
• Fixed an issue where Ship/Station owner could not enter the Safe Zone with a Ship if a player without access rights exits the game while standing on the Ship
  
• Fixed an issue where objects and ships were despawned in Moon craters
  
• Fixed an issue where players sitting on chairs ignored any object collisions
  
• Fixed an issue where Weapon projectiles could pass through ship LODs and kill player characters
  
• Revamped Exorium and Charodium Ore art and models
  

[h2]Inventory[/h2]

• Fixed an issue that caused dragged items to drop while moving on a fast ship
  
• Fixed an issue where reloadable tools (Bolt, Cable, Pipe) magazines could not be filled with their respective ammo stacks
  
• Fixed a crash that occured when picking up items to a Station Storage
  

[h2]Missiles and Torpedoes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where the sounds were not moving with the missile
  
• Missiles will now disappear if they hit players or objects while safety is on
  
• Removed "Detonate"-field from all fuses
  

[h2]Player Stations[/h2]

• Player stations should now load their far LODs and be visible from further than 1.5km away
  
• Fixed an issue where the Station Foundation Projector did not complete creation of the station if the button was spammed
  
• Fixed an issue where the Station Foundation Projector could delete the station upon server restart
  

[h2]Ships[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where Thrusters not fully bolted to frame consumed resources without thrust
  
• Fixed an issue where Ship velocities were affected by frame rates
  
• Updated:
  
  • Manta
    
  • Mustang
    
  • The Manta-DC
    
  • Buffalo
    
  • Marmot-TNK
• Added description:
  
  • Hexxer
    
  • Shifter
• Updated descriptions
  
  • Hellfire M2
    
  • On9-Duck
• Changed name:
  
  • Hellfire to Hellfire M2
• Added to Rando 1:
  
  • Shifter
    
  • Phat Roadster
• Added to K-Bot:
  
  • Komatsu T2
    
  • SkipJack
    
  • Ramora
    
  • Batfish
    
  • Atolla
• Added to OKI 2
  
  • Mammoth II W
• Removed from OKI 2
  
  • Moonfish Quadro
• Moved:
  
  • Kuitara Explorer from OKI 1 to OKI 2
    
  • Hopbox LCOT202 from OKI 2 to OKI 1
    
  • Consultor II LMOT402 from OKI 2 to OKI 1

[h2]Ship Designer[/h2]

• Creating a new module from selection even if the selection contains modules parented under one of the selected modules now allowed
  

[h2]Tripods[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where picked up Tripods sometimes disappeared from inventory
  
• Fixed an issue that caused Easy Build Mode to be usable while operating a Tripod
  
• Fixed an issue with Tripod Weapons not being attachable to Tripods via the Tripod Handle
  
• Prevented attaching damaged Tripod Weapons to Tripods
  

[h2]UI[/h2]

• Small update to the translations of all languages
  

[h2]Weapons[/h2]

• Remote Explosives
  
  • Now turn planet and asteroid ores into nuggets
• Revolver
  
  • Damage changed from 75 to 65
• Rail Rifle
  
  • Damage changed from 125 to 150

[h2]YOLOL[/h2]

• Fixed empty strings (inputted as "") being parsed as strings containing two quotation marks instead of being empty
  

[h2]PTU Only[/h2]

• Added Tripod Laser and Tripod Plasma weapons
  
• Tripod Railgun Projectile Energy Increased from 1080 to 2400
  
• Tripod Railgun Electricity Usage Increased from 900 to 3000