Powerplay Update 1.3.06 - incoming

Hi all,

Powerplay update 1.3.06 is coming shortly, the servers will go down at 10.30 BST and will be down for up to 30 minutes.

Client change log:

• Prevent crash if we lose network connection while dying
• When a client requests contact with an as-yet-unseen different client, don't crash
• OSX: Fix crash in stellar forge
• OSX: Fix crash in supercruise
• OSX: Fix crash loading nebula textures
• Fix monotonic timer crash
• Fix crash in control bindings activity
• OSX: Fix input memory leaks
• Crash fix for a rarely reported issue ship being docked to a station that is not in a state to provide interfaces
• Fix prospector drone crash
• Promote people when they complete a rank up mission
• Fixes for malformed mission text strings, including minor faction symbols missing hashes
• Tweaks and cleaning up of salvage and smuggle delivery missions
• Fix having 0 shields after an ungraceful exit
• Fix to enable all wake scanners to work in super cruise
• Don't allow ships to score the last hit (or kill-assist) on themselves
• Fixed status labels/icons in expansion and control screens not matching what's going on in the graph
• Add skill for major factions in modify reputation detail
• Added language check when reading the cached powers list
• Fix faction consequence generators for donation missions
• OSX: Fix for pitch/yaw 'jolt' when using mouse input and launching, or returning to flight from another game state
• OSX: Fix for the mouse cursor remaining visible when it should not after OSX 'auto-shows' the dock
• OSX: Fixes for issues with the Apple Magic mouse and MacBook trackpad „scroll wheel“
• Reduced the stalk base alpha, and the radius from the cursor upto which they are drawn.
• reduced the dot, system label and region label sizes. The screen was feeling a bit too cluttered.
• Various text fixes

Server change log:

• The popular SideWinder now has a reduced tech level required to produce it, so fewer shipyards should be left empty across the galaxy
• Activated Powerplay effects to make the appropriate Commodities legal or illegal in markets controlled or exploited by Powers. The System - Authorities have been informed about these changes to their prohibited lists.
• Various reliability improvements for exploration scanning and station services

Balance change log:

• The number of votes assigned to players has been increased
• Requirements for fortify and undermine have been increased by 5 times – this is to encourage more tactical play and we believe this will need increasing further but will review on the next cycle.

Thanks!