Patch 1.30 is now available for public Beta

Zepixel · Post by **Zepixel** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 01:30

I love the details they added to the graphic engine: there is now glow effect everywhere in space
All the lights now get some volumetric effect and this is simply awesome.

The mood is great and the game more immersive than before.

I ve noticed some improvements in the sound design too. (more dynamic music in highways, and I think the voice of the main character has been improved)

Captsavmhoe · Post by **Captsavmhoe** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 06:34

Ok,click link for beta and just brings me back to main page n download or directions,is it closed ? if so something stating that would be nice.

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 06:52

Captsavmhoe wrote:Ok,click link for beta and just brings me back to main page n download or directions,is it closed ? if so something stating that would be nice.

That issue is commonly identified as being a browser cache problem though I have never encountered it myself - perhaps it is because I tell IE to always check the web-site for new versions of files (the default is some Microsoft automated caching logic).

Captsavmhoe · Post by **Captsavmhoe** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 07:16

Thanks Tried changing that still same thing,why don't ego put beta patch on steam like all the other steam games do ,To easy Maybe?.sry this game is just eating at my soul.game don't work and beta patch wont download .I think its a sign to just move on ,thanks again for the reply.

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 08:06

Captsavmhoe wrote:Thanks Tried changing that still same thing,why don't ego put beta patch on steam like all the other steam games do ,To easy Maybe?.sry this game is just eating at my soul.game don't work and beta patch wont download .I think its a sign to just move on ,thanks again for the reply.

The patch is distributed on Steam but the information to get it is on their site (which you can not blame them for really).

What browser are you using? If you are using IE10/IE11 then you really need to be running the Egosoft site in compatibility mode (Tools --> Compatibility View settings) otherwise you get quirky behaviour (I started doing that a while back which could be another reason I have few problems with this site).

Ormac · Post by **Ormac** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 08:36

I Like the NPC UI improvements to distinguish them but whats the letter in the small circle mean?

Sam L.R. Griffiths · Post by **Sam L.R. Griffiths** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 08:59

Ormac wrote:I Like the NPC UI improvements to distinguish them but whats the letter in the small circle mean?

+1

From looking at them, I think they are supposed to indicate specifics about their role. The Engineer icon is also used for Specialists for instance, and I think the same icon is used for Captains and Defence Officers (both Commanders from the Manual).

Post by **Santi** » Sat, 5. Apr 14, 09:20

YorrickVander worked out some of the NPC's letters here:

http://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=364951

Ronixis · Post by **Ronixis** » Sun, 6. Apr 14, 19:12

Found a dancing ships in Gushing Spring (DeVries) while running a plot.
Do i need to send a save file or devs already working on it?

Post by **Santi** » Sun, 6. Apr 14, 19:17

It has already been posted several times in the Patch Public Beta and they got a few savegame too.

InDigital · Post by **InDigital** » Mon, 7. Apr 14, 19:52

When the 1.30 patch will come out?

Post by **Alan Phipps** » Mon, 7. Apr 14, 20:32

.. when all the various 1.30 RCs have been through public beta and the build is considered suitable to release to the general public.

_nox_ · Post by **_nox_** » Mon, 7. Apr 14, 20:55

The dancing ships seem to be elements of the highway animation that are not behaving properly. They don't explode when killed, and don't react properly to events.

Also I've run into a bug where I can't hire anyone anymore. Everyone responds with "negative", regardless.

EDIT - scratch that. It just happened to be a long series of NPCs that apparently can't be hired.

Grevas · Post by **Grevas** » Mon, 7. Apr 14, 22:34

Weird, can't access the changelog thread. Have seen it a few minutes ago (it's in the list, but redirects me to board-index). Unimportant DB stuff, nevermind.

Anyhow, the efficiency update on Trader-docking sounds promising and may be the tipping point where i finally restart :)

kinda offtopic / irrelevant (got a first-week save with ~30h gameplay)
Have been checking the progress for months, the beta-pipe seems to work really great for egosoft after all :)
Just hope more people will pick it up again, the metascore is still crushing (it's lower than Goat simulator... c'mon, how's that "fair"?)

pr0nflakes · Post by **pr0nflakes** » Mon, 7. Apr 14, 23:05

Grevas wrote:Weird, can't access the changelog thread. Have seen it a few minutes ago (it's in the list, but redirects me to board-index). Unimportant DB stuff, nevermind.

Anyhow, the efficiency update on Trader-docking sounds promising and may be the tipping point where i finally restart

kinda offtopic / irrelevant (got a first-week save with ~30h gameplay)
Have been checking the progress for months, the beta-pipe seems to work really great for egosoft after all
Just hope more people will pick it up again, the metascore is still crushing (it's lower than Goat simulator... c'mon, how's that "fair"?)

I didn't buy Goat simulator myself but i would have to say the reasons may be
1:It doesn't cost £39.99 and
2:The devs give you fair warning that you probably should not buy it.
quote from the steam store page-
"Disclaimer: Goat Simulator is a completely stupid game and, to be honest, you should probably spend your money on something else, such as a hula hoop, a pile of bricks, or maybe pool your money together with your friends and buy a real goat."

Forewarned is forearmed as they say.....

Grevas · Post by **Grevas** » Mon, 7. Apr 14, 23:25

pr0nflakes wrote:I didn't buy Goat simulator myself but i would have to say the reasons may be
1:It doesn't cost £39.99 and
2:The devs give you fair warning that you probably should not buy it.
quote from the steam store page-
"Disclaimer: Goat Simulator is a completely stupid game and, to be honest, you should probably spend your money on something else, such as a hula hoop, a pile of bricks, or maybe pool your money together with your friends and buy a real goat."

Forewarned is forearmed as they say.....

Fair enough, point well made. I didn't even read any disclaimers since by the video / screenshots it was obvious it isn't anything for me, just watched a few vids on it. I guess they hit some #yolo trend there.

Back to X:R, i used the time to check steam recommendations, and my hopes may not be fullfilled yet, atleast if i believe the recent ratings. Will have to check myself though.

Post by **CBJ** » Tue, 8. Apr 14, 00:32

Grevas wrote:Weird, can't access the changelog thread. Have seen it a few minutes ago (it's in the list, but redirects me to board-index). Unimportant DB stuff, nevermind.

Just clear your browser cache and refresh the page before clicking the link again, and you will be able to access it.

Nikola515 · Post by **Nikola515** » Tue, 8. Apr 14, 03:27

_nox_ wrote:The dancing ships seem to be elements of the highway animation that are not behaving properly. They don't explode when killed, and don't react properly to events.

Also I've run into a bug where I can't hire anyone anymore. Everyone responds with "negative", regardless.

EDIT - scratch that. It just happened to be a long series of NPCs that apparently can't be hired.

1.30b is pretty buggy at this point. But it is beta after all so that is understandable.... My station(H20) cant sell anything that makes

Best thing is just go to beta forum and post there and hopefully EGO is going to notice that and fix it in next update....

Post by **CBJ** » Tue, 8. Apr 14, 17:30

An update taking the patch to version 1.30 RC5 is now available for public beta. See the release notes in the Patch Public Beta forum for the additional changes and fixes that it includes.

hawlk2004 · Post by **hawlk2004** » Tue, 8. Apr 14, 18:07

ships in highways doing barrel rolls and corkscrews also not letting me dock after a reload from the rc3 to rc3 auto save

Patch 1.30 is now available for public Beta

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When the 1.30 patch will come out?