#sc-patch-notes

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sc-testing-chat | Wakapedia-CIG: Wikelo in today’s 4.2.1 PTU will have some big changes. We’ll be making a post later with details!

Also in ETF spectrum chat: “Security ships are returning to LEOs and with updated balance :slightly_smiling_face:”

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Spectrum MOTD:

(Thursday) We are currently putting together a new 4.2.1 build for a potential Wave 3 PTU later today with further Wikelo, Exec Ship Component, and Security Forces updates.

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Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9900767 Patch Notes

Audience: Wave 3

Features and Gameplay

Gameplay

  • Wikelo Recipe Updates
    • No more random rewards
    • All collector rewards will become deterministic, meaning you’ll know what you are going to get when accepting a mission.
  • Greenzone Security Re-Activation
    • Greenzone security around Stanton Space Stations has been re-activated in 4.2.1. This includes a complete re-balance of security forces with escalating response to accumulated crimerates in the area.
  • Further Refining Improvements
    • Cost Reduction for most goods in regards to Refining Cost. Removal of Discard Cost to Refining.
  • Resource Gathering Mission, Bugfixing, and Corporation Branding Polish
  • FPS Mining Beam Brightness has Been Slightly Reduced
  • Added chance of new Small Pure Carinite FPS minable in the Hathor Site cave
  • 2 Handed Carryables are now thrown up with the player takedowns instead of dropped

Ships and Vehicles

  • Executive Ship Component Loadouts have been reverted to previous higher-tier versions
  • Greatly Reduced Incorrectly High Idris Turret Health
  • Updated base Valkyrie to have the new Doors and Door Panels from the Asgard

Weapons and Items

  • New FPS Weapon: VOLT Pistol (Weapon lootable and in AC. Ammo added today into shops)
  • The 5 Qualities of Valakkar Pearls now have separate names so players can identify the Quaility

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Turret - ships with power set to weapons in capacitor do not update until another shot or turret is powered off and back on for full ammo capacity and recharge rate (STARC-172154)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Resource Gathering - Mission / UI / mobiGlas - Resource Drive contract name overlaps the number of contract available (STARC-172648)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Ship Battles V1 - Patrol / Ambush - Mission Feature / Mission Refactor - Mission does not progress after destroying targets (STARC-165141)
  • Potential Fix: MultiVehicle - PU/AC - UI - Missile Lock variables behave erratically
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Resource Gathering - Open delivery - Mission Content / Cargo - Materials submitted toward resource drive goal are inconsistently counted toward SCU score (STARC-172704)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Storm Breaker - Pyro - Creatures / Mission Content - Creatures aren’t spawning once egg has been taken
  • Potential Fix: PU - Creatures - Apex Valakkar/ Audio - Apex audio cuts out for a few seconds
  • Potential Fix: PU - Missions - Resource Gathering - mobiGlas / UI - Your Total progress bar does not scale properly to reflect Your Total SCU Score

Technical

  • Fixed 2 Client Crashes
  • Fixed 4 Server Crashes
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:video_game: (Frjádagr) We are currently preparing a new 4.2.1 build for a potential Wave 4 and 5 PTU release later today

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Hauling Mission Changes, coming to a future 4.2.1 patch - KoakuCIG

Your initial Intro mission will be in the standard hauling Expander, after you complete this, that tab will vanish!

Afterwards, missions will be split into:

  • Bulk Grade
  • Supply Grade
  • Small Grade

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[Wave 4 PTU] Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9903833 Patch Notes

Audience: Wave 4 (Potential Wave 5 after a couple hours)

Mesh Configuration: 5:5 - 600 Players

Features & Gameplay

  • Gameplay
    • Further Polish for New Wikelo Missions
  • AI
    • Juvenile and Adult Valakkar Repositioning Movement and Attack Polish

Ships and Vehicles

  • Reclaimer: Added Point Defense Systems/Cannons

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: Tumbril Nova - Vehicles / Art / Liveries - Paint does not apply to Tumbril Nova NV57 Ballistic Gatling (STARC-168341)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - The Collector - Missions / UI / mobiGlas - Collector Vehicles tab has placeholder name in mobiGlas
  • Potential Fix: Multivehicle - AC - Spawning - Multicrew - When spawning in a turret for multicrew gameplay the actor is not spawned and the background goes black cannot hit escape only way to clear is force close
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Collector - Mission Content / UI / mobiGlas - ‘Want Polaris? Need something special’ does not state the required item name Quantainium in mobiGlas objectives
  • Potential Fix: PU - The Collector - Missions / mobiGlas / UI - Wikelo mission contractor name is showing as Uninitialized

Technical

  • Fixed 1 Server Crash
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PTU open to all waves!

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:video_game: (Mánadagr) We are currently currently putting together a new 4.2.1 build for a potential PTU release later today

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[All Waves PTU] Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9910524 Patch Notes

Audience: All Waves

Mesh Configuration: 5:5 - 600 Players

Features & Gameplay

  • Gameplay
    • Further Wikelo Mission Polish
    • Split cargo Hauling Missions Into Supply Grade Tabs
    • Change to supply lines of Medical Supplies Commodity: Increased Premium, and Reduced Availability
  • Locations
    • Further Area18 Proxy Updates around Windows and Interiors
  • Weapons and Items
    • Volt Pistol VFX Polish Pass

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: Greycat MTC - PU/AC - Vehicles / Vehicle HUD / UI - There are no crosshairs present while in the driver seat (STARC-168277)
  • Potential Fix: RSI Aurora ( All Variants ) - PU - Vehicles / GFX - The doors of RSI Aurora appears too dark while closed (STARC-169193)
  • Potential Fix: Caterpillar: leaving aft turret gets operator stuck hovering (STARC-173022)
  • Potential Fix: Esperia Prowler Utility - PU - Vehicles - Vehicle Components - VMS - Countermeasures can’t be restocked (STARC-171902)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Pyro - Pyro 1 - Lazarus Research Laboratory - Locations / Design / Art - Player can become stuck between Medical Beds in the Infirmary
  • Potential Fix: Esperia Prowler Series - ( ALL VARIANTS ) - Vehicles / Animation - Entry / Exit Seat Animation - When the actor is attempting to exit the jumpseats, they do not step away from the seat as intended
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - microTech - New Babbage Interstellar Spaceport - Shopping / Art / Locations - NBIS shop has protein bars that are overlapping and clipping into each other (STARC-169060)

Technical

  • Fixed 5 Server Crashes
  • Fixed a Hybrid-Service Crash
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:video_game: (Tysdagr) We are currently putting together a new 4.2.1 build for a potential PTU release later today

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[All Waves PTU] Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9916134 Patch Notes

Audience: All Waves

Mesh Configuration: 5:5 - 600 Players

Features & Gameplay

  • Gameplay

    • Further Wikelo Recipe Updates

  • Station Defense Updates

    • Increased health and damage output of size 10 station defenses. Made improvements to the way they take damage to ensure the weapon never stops firing before the base is destroyed and will now delete the weapons on destruction.
    • To prevent uninvited players getting aboard docked ships (technically any ship near enough a station) we now teleport trespassing players out of ships they don’t own (unless in party with owner) when within 5km of an ATC with teleport points.

Ships and Vehicles

  • Ship Flight Tuning Changes

    • Heavy Fighters & Interceptors:
      • Minor rebalance and a general increase in maximum angular speed, providing improved maneuverability across all ships in these categories.
    • Medium Fighters & Interceptors:
      • A comprehensive tuning pass has been applied to Medium Fighters to deliver more distinct flight characteristics per ship.
      • Alien ships such as the Glaive, Scythe, San’tok.yāi, and Reliant variants are included.
      • Key adjustments focus on:
        • Angular rotation max speeds
        • Angular accelerations
        • Linear acceleration (Gs)
        • SCM speeds
    • Gun Boats and other medium-size ships:
      • Several ships in this class have received updates aimed at refining flight dynamics, including:
        • Angular rotation speed
        • Linear acceleration (Gs)
        • SCM and NAV top speeds
    • Other aspects of some of the ships in all the categories mentioned have been addressed:
      • Mercury Star Runner:
        • Increased Quantum Fuel capacity for extended travel range
        • Slight buff to critical health hardpoints
        • Retains previously boosted top speeds
      • Ares Inferno:
        • SF7B Gatling spread got reduced for improved weapon accuracy.
      • 400i:
        • Added an additional S2 Powerplant and Cooler back to the default loadout

  • Other Ship Updates

    • Salvage Balance: Reduced Reclaimer Hull Scraping Efficiency and increased Vulture and Fortune Efficiency

  • Weapons and Items

    • VOLT Pistol Audio and Overheat Polish

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / Art - Single usable seats are showing as template geometry (STARC-172249)
  • Potential Fix: AEGS Retaliator - PU - Vehicles - Retaliator headlights are always on (STARC-141441)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Lorville / Maria Pure of Heart - Locations / Art / Collision - The floor at the lobby of the hospital has no collision (STARC-172507)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Resource Gathering - Mission Feature / SFX - Completing mission can sometimes trigger an incorrect voiceline
  • Potential Fix: PU - Transit / Locations - Art / Graphics - Area18 - Transit carriages have severe visarea and lighting issues when used

Technical

  • Fixed 1 Client Crash
  • Fixed 1 Server Crash
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:video_game: (Waka’s Day) We are currently preparing a new 4.2.1 build for a potential PTU release later today.

:alien_monster: The current Client Hotfix on the HOTFIX Channel is now on the LIVE channel!

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[All Waves PTU] Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9918121 Patch Notes

Audience: All Waves

Mesh Configuration: 5:5 - 600 Players

Features & Gameplay

  • Gameplay
    • New Mission Type: Ship Escort
      In this new Mission Archetype, players will be tasked with fending off enemy ships whilst escorting friendly ships into a hanger around the asteroid mining bases as well as escorting them out until they can QT away. This mission type comes in 6 difficulty levels under the Foxwell group in both Stanton and Pyro and awards Scrip upon completion.
    • Further Wikelo Recipe Polish

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: Volt Pulse Pistol - PU - Actor / Weapons - Backpack reloads with female characters do not function
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Resource Gathering - mobiGlas / SFX - Voicelines for milestone does not play upon completion
  • Potential Fix: Multivehicle - PU - Vehicles / VMA / Weapons - Missile PDCs are not visible in VMA
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Resource Gathering - Mission Feature - SCU do not Split on Party Members when Completed (STARC-173290)
  • Potential FIx: Misc Starlancer TAC - PU - Resource Gathering - Vehicles / Livery / Rewards - The “Starlancer Hurston” Livery causes some parts of the vehicle to have a Visarea (STARC-173340)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - Area 18 - Locations - VisArea - Trams interior is missing (STARC-173635)
  • Potential Fix: Quartz Energy SMG - PU - Weapons - Audio / SFX - Quartz energy SMG does not have SFX when firing, reloading, or scoping

Technical

  • Fixed 1 Client Crash
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:video_game: (Thor’s Day) We are currently preparing a new 4.2.1 build for a potential PTU release for over the long weekend.

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ETF-testing-chat | Wakapedia-CIG: Might be a special Evo callout for this weekend cause I’m not sure how much testing naturally will happen, but we’re going to have PVP Interdiction back on in tonight’s PTU

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[All Waves PTU] Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9922165 Patch Notes

Audience: All Waves

Mesh Configuration: 5:5 - 600 Players

Features & Gameplay

  • Gameplay
    • Re-enabled PVP Quantum Interdictions
    • Further Improvements to help stop Ace Pilot corpses despawning during missions
    • Further Escort Mission Narration Polish
  • AI
    • Various adjustments to Apex Valakkar awareness, aggressiveness, and combat potential with more range and damage
  • Weapons and Items
    • VOLT Pistol Audio Polish
  • Core Tech
    • Updated Loading Screens

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: 4.2.1 PU - Locations - Executive Hangar - Actor / Damage - Comp Boards - The Executive Hangar’s death zone remains active after all comp boards are inserted
  • Potential Fix: PU - Hathor / Lazarus - Locations / Tractor Beam / Mission - The battery in the Battery Storage buildings cannot be removed by using a tractor beam (STARC-173419)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Weapons / VFX - Weapon Attachments - All colored Tracer Laser Pointers leave a trail of effects instead of a laser
  • Potential Fix: VOLT Weapons - PU - UI - Inventory / Weapons - Narrative - In-Game name of the VOLT Parallax and VOLT Quartz are changed to GCD Army Rifle/SMG
  • Potential Fix: PU - Armor / UI / Personal Inventory - Items equipped and/or attached on the actor can’t be dragged to be held by the actor’s hands as its port will be missing
  • Potential Fix: PU - Resource Gathering - Weapons / Mission Content - ArcCorp rewards incorrect liveries and weapon/armor variants

Technical

  • Fixed 1 Server Crash
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:video_game: (Mánadagr) We are currently preparing a new 4.2.1 build for a potential PTU release later today

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[All Waves PTU] Star Citizen Alpha 4.2.1 PTU 9929531 Patch Notes

Audience: All Waves

Mesh Configuration: 5:5 - 600 Players

Features & Gameplay

  • Gameplay
    • Escort Mission Ship Combat Balance
    • Updated Collector Recipes and Banners
    • Reverted Missile Lock UI back to 4.2.0 Version

Core Tech

  • Further Network Stall Optimizations
  • NPC Networking Performance Optimizations

Bug Fixes

  • Potential Fix: PU - Law / Security - Security ships around stations do not spawn in until the criminal is right on top of the station
  • Potential Fix: PU - Escort Missions - Mission Content / AI - Some escort ships do not take off when the hangar opens
  • Potential Fix: PU - Escort Missions - Mission Content / AI - Very Easy and Easy difficulty missions can be completed without the player engaging the enemy AI
  • Potential Fix: PU - Missions - HUD objectives go over multiple lines when there is space to fit on a single line
  • Potential Fix: PU - Pyro / Pyro IV - Eliminate All - Farro Data Center - AI / Mission Feature / Mission Content - Hostile AI are stuck inside spawn closets making the side mission impossible to complete
  • Potential Fix: PU - Lorville / Maria Pure of Heart - Locations / Art / Collision - The floor at the lobby of the hospital has no collision (STARC-172507)
  • Potential Fix: AC - Multiple Game Modes - Crossroads of Crime - Art / Lighting - The main light source for the map is missing (STARC-164973)
  • Potential Fix: Escort Missions - AI - Ship disappears instantly on escape rather than QTing
  • Potential Fix: PU - Antium Armor Helmet ( Some Variants ) - Art / Lighting / Armor - Some Antium Armor Helmets are missing its light designs (STARC-163267)
  • Potential Fix: PU - FPS - Hand mining/ UI - minables are not able to be scanned by Grin tractor beams that are not default (STARC-102801)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Mission - Wikelo Navy F7 / Collection - Wikelo Navy F7 mission reward is a broken F7 Hornet Mk Wikelo (STARC-172358)
  • Potential Fix: Oracle Helmet Series - PU - Armor / Art - Certain variants of the Oracle Helmet appears as gray and lack detail (STARC-162355)
  • Potential Fix: PU - Stanton - The Collector - Missions Content / Rewards - Wikelo ATLS missions do not give the correct reward

Technical

  • Fixed 1 Client Crash
  • Fixed 2 Server Crashes
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EAC Heartbeat appears to have been re-enabled in PTU

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