so iv heard patch 2.5 is out for devnet5 or somthing!!!! (Now With Changelog!)

[mohammadm55]

We're still hard at work on 2.50 and have just released another private beta for L5 DevNet. Of course we want it to get to public beta soon but just not quite yet. Still, I'm able to pass the changelog as it stands right now.

Enjoy.

2.50 Pre-Public Beta Changelog

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• New Feature: New side-bar based main menu (with option for legacy main menu.)
• New Feature: External camera view.
• New Feature: Free look in cockpit.
• New Feature: New shipyards for small and medium sized ships.
• Added respawning of specialists with increasing hire fees.
• Added incoming remotely ordered wares to item trader menu.
• Added auto-refuel setting.
• Added small ship traders.
• Added primary shields to large ships which did not already have them.
• Added "civil war" behaviour between Pluatrch and Heart of Albion in Albion.
• Added ability to replace destroyed CVs so that station construction can can continue.
• Added event monitor display to drone control mode.
• Improved event monitor with "picture-in-picture" mode.
• Improved hacking gameplay.
• Improved engine animation and effects.
• Improved ship AI behaviour in numerous situations.
• Improved generation of mission enemies.
• Improved mission target indicator to point always to the closest mission target.
• Improved trade offers menu (shopping list is included in ship cargo).
• Improved docking behaviour of drones.
• Improved build tree menu user experience.
• Improved several mission briefings.
• Improved Open Comm Link menu in legacy main menu.
• Improved rendering of distant objects to reduce flickering slightly.
• Improved Mission Bar so it no longer obstructs menus.
• Fixed player ship cover faction not being reset from Xenon after plot.
• Fixed several plot and other mission issues.
• Fixed player ship slowing down when a menu is opened in a highway.
• Fixed left mouse clicks not closing ability/interact menus in some cases.
• Fixed double clicks on current target not always opening interact menu.
• Fixed stuck scroll-bar when returning to a previous menu.
• Fixed various other issues with UI and targeting behaviour.
• Fixed pressing ESC/DEL on loading screen returning to startmenu after loading is done.
• Fixed targets being lost with mouse-controls in certain cases (e.g. when mission targets update).
• Fixed upgrade resources being counted twice for building.
• Fixed upgrade level rounding issues resulting in incorrect upgrade counts.
• Fixed an issue with station expansions not completing out-of-sector.
• Fixed multiple ship dealers per platform.
• Fixed escort ships disappearing after loading a savegame.
• Fixed a pathing issue for ships flying to stations.
• Fixed an issue with gas collectors not collecting.
• Fixed production module animations being stuck after having been out-of-sector.
• Fixed problems with transport drones not picking up containers.
• Fixed drones failing to get a new commander if theirs is destroyed.
• Fixed ability to comm from a remote control drone using the "C" shortcut.
• Fixed stuck shift keys when alt-tabbing or changing window focus.
• Fixed inconsistent upgrade counts between encyclopedia and ship dealer.
• Fixed player ship selectable in Assign to Commander conversation.
• Fixed managers pestering the player for money.
• Fixed stuck trade offers and refunded money to all participants.
• Fixed excessively bright lights on certain objects.
• Fixed problem involving disappearing wares.
• Fixed input actions and states mapped to axis on joystick 3-8 not working.
• Fixed several of the most common causes of crashes.
• Fixed mining drones not picking up asteroids in some cases.
• Fixed rare cases of hotkey buttons not working.
• Fixed occasional freeze when opening the options menu.
• Fixed ships getting stuck waiting for drones.
• Fixed some ships not shooting at large objects.
• Fixed certain invisible ship/station components being selectable as target.
• Various optimisations resulting in performance improvements.

ok oK OK i dont see any pancakes on there, death to xenon lord.
JK
ok so the list looks good and i appreciate the hard work. also plz plz plz add fleet control.

[jeroll3d]

Can talk more about

• New Feature: External camera view

[lordpazuzu]

External view! About friggin time. I hope to jesus christ and his blessed saints that external view works while on board large vessels.

I pray to Lucifer and his legions of fallen angels for a working economy!!

[Scoob]

I do hope the External view is implemented in a similar way to prior games, i.e. Target a ship, Press F3 and use the num pad / joystick hat to rotate with another combo for zoom in/out.

IF this is the case, I'm looking forward to seeing some epic cap on cap fights - should keep those who like posting videos very happy too!

Scoob.

[BlackRain]

Fleet control (as in heirarchies and such, not talking about any kind of extensive fleet commands or ui or anything like that) are included. I will make a post once the mod is released into public beta to explain how this works, along with some of the new functions.

[BlackRain]

I do hope the External view is implemented in a similar way to prior games, i.e. Target a ship, Press F3 and use the num pad / joystick hat to rotate with another combo for zoom in/out.

IF this is the case, I'm looking forward to seeing some epic cap on cap fights - should keep those who like posting videos very happy too!

Scoob.

This is exactly how it works currently, barring any changes as it is still beta. F1 to return to normal view, F2 to zoom out of your ship (or whatever ship you are docked on so yes you can dock on your Arawn and then do external camera) and F3 for external view of your target.

[Scoob]

Thanks BlackRain,

Really liking this new freedom of information thing that ES Devs and Forum Mods have going on!

Edit: to be clear, this feature only works on ships the player is on? I.e. the Skunk, or the ship the Skunk is currently docked to. So, I cannot, for example, target an NPC ship and view it externally? Regardless, this is a nice feature.

Scoob.

[BlackRain]

Thanks BlackRain,

Really liking this new freedom of information thing that ES Devs and Forum Mods have going on!

Scoob.

Well, I am not sharing any extensive info. Egosoft has released the changelog to you guys so I am not really saying anything new actually. The heirarchies thing already can be done in the existing game (it just doesn't do anything currently).

[Santi]

Looks like a nice patch, really looking forward to the small/medium ships as it opens up some nice possibilities. Bug fixing looks solid and hopefully includes ships getting stuck in unknown zone that required a game load to sort out.

[Miniding]

Thanks BlackRain,
... So, I cannot, for example, target an NPC ship and view it externally? Regardless, this is a nice feature.[/i]

Scoob.

Sorry Scoob but you misread... F3 to see external from target...

[white_avatar]

wow , cant wait for next pancake.... eerrr I mean patch , I hope they would add capital bridges and fix the economy and the production cycles of tech stations

[Marcus Aseth]

though they say nothing about Spacefuel fix...I still can't jumpdrive...

[Santi]

By the way is the new sidebar menu integrated with the gamepad? Because we are still waiting for Shift-e to be implemented in gamepads together with the other targeting function, same for radar modes.

[BlackRain]

though they say nothing about Spacefuel fix...I still can't jumpdrive...

You can with jumpdrive mod

[BlackRain]

Thanks BlackRain,

Really liking this new freedom of information thing that ES Devs and Forum Mods have going on!

Edit: to be clear, this feature only works on ships the player is on? I.e. the Skunk, or the ship the Skunk is currently docked to. So, I cannot, for example, target an NPC ship and view it externally? Regardless, this is a nice feature.

Scoob.

If you target a ship, any ship, and hit F3, you can externally view that ship.

[YorrickVander]

though they say nothing about Spacefuel fix...I still can't jumpdrive...

You can with jumpdrive mod

Heh the spacefuel thing is a joke... Cheap liquor powered starships....

[Scoob]

Thanks BlackRain,

Really liking this new freedom of information thing that ES Devs and Forum Mods have going on!

Edit: to be clear, this feature only works on ships the player is on? I.e. the Skunk, or the ship the Skunk is currently docked to. So, I cannot, for example, target an NPC ship and view it externally? Regardless, this is a nice feature.

Scoob.

If you target a ship, any ship, and hit F3, you can externally view that ship.

Ah, pardon me, I miss-read your post in all the "patch pending" excitement!

Thanks Miniding for pointing this out too!

Short version: yay!

P.S. way to distract from the Pancakes guys!

Scoob.

[BigBANGtheory]

Fleet control (as in heirarchies and such, not talking about any kind of extensive fleet commands or ui or anything like that) are included. I will make a post once the mod is released into public beta to explain how this works, along with some of the new functions.

"extensive fleet commands or ui" is THE break through moment for XR, ok it's not now but as long as its on the roadmap I am patient (if a little noisy on occasion). Just don't add more crap to the radial menu please, use it for quick one off commands as intended.

[Marcus Aseth]

I said my captain: "go buy some spacefuel,we have to move fast" and now he is an alcoholist and his wife divorced him...fix it Egosoft please,this game is ruining families

[Nikola515]

• Fixed managers pestering the player for money.
• Fixed stuck trade offers and refunded money to all participants.
• Fixed problem involving disappearing wares.


Finally