03.06.2016 - 2.1.02 "The Engineers"

Elite Dangerous: Horizons update 2.01.02

Greetings commanders,

we have an update on the way this morning for PC and Mac platforms.

The galactic servers will go offline at 10AM UK time and we expect for up to two hours of maintenance.

Below are the changes for this update.

Stability Fixes

Prevent crash on encountering a replicated cash-for-cargo trader
Fix server crash on non-turn platforms
Fix for VR crash entering a location
Guard against player recreation when transferring location for exploration databases

General Tweaks & Fixes

Fixed commander name on Xbox when receiving an inbox message for a newly granted system permit
Fix rank up notification inbox messages being incorrectly hidden
Fix ammo being incorrectly removed from modules that have had their ammo capacity increased by an Engineer
When resurrecting at a station controlled by a hostile faction, automatically adjust the reputation up to disliked to avoid unnecessary peril
Added latest batch of translations
Various text fixes

NPCs

Fix NPCs ending up with overpowered hybrid weapons
Stop NPCs deciding to attack if they only attack opposing powers and the player and AI powers are aligned to the same superpower
Slight rebalance of the ambient AI rank chances, should see slightly less of the top end and more of the low/mid range
Smooth out the mission-spawned USS AI levels so that high ranks are rarer and only elite missions hit the top end ai (though deadly can get close)

Engineers

Un-filter blueprints when entering the blueprints selection panel

Missions

Correct Microresource contract panel is now being used in any panel at a mission's hand in stage(s). This should now indicate why a mission cannot be handed in if the player's microresource inventory is full
Using a Discovery Scanner in Planetary Rescue or Salvage missions should now give an inbox message
Microresouce Contract Elements now included on relevant panels
Fix target spawn times and allow new destination delivery missions to work
Fix landable planet issue with dynamic scan rescue

Powerplay

Fix incorrect thresholds displayed for Fortify and Undermine actions
Fix being unable to deliver Powerplay commodities in a handful of starsystems, including Sol
Fix Zachary Hudson's actions when being opposed by other Federal powers
Fix supporters of Independent powers being unable to earn merits from conflict zones
Fix a bug in the Powerplay turn processor so it once again gives the correct result for preparations

Server

Fix the background sim’s daily influence caps behaving incorrectly with large negative influence change
Enable shipyards at many Planet Ports

Elite Dangerous: Horizons - Xbox One update

Hey guys,

Just a quick post to let you know that the Xbox One update is coming at the same time as the seperate PC update today. Servers will be going down at 10:00 BST and we are aiming for them to be up within the hour.

The update should be 368MB and contains the following changes.

Patch notes…

Xbox One

Horizon - Season Pass and Bundles available for purchase from the Xbox Store which brings The Engineers Update
Added 39 Achievements with a total Gamerscore of 500
Fix for Context Menu, now on by default
Fix for 'boost' triggering when exiting some menu's

Stability Fixes

Fix station services being left open - to crash - when player deploys their buggy while in a station menu
Prevent soft lock if NPCs are spawning in a region that hasn't been constructed yet
Fix for crash when opening the edit loaded screen in CQC after unlocking new modules from ranking up
Fix for soft-lock in module data gatherer when loading into the game
Fix a crash if transmitting a message when there's no location object (e.g. on death)
Fix a crash creating certain scenarios
Fixed crash in fighter cockpit when kinematic is ready before its target
Fix crash when trying to use FSD Interdictor on a target object that is not a ship
Fix crash with ship components activating before the object is ready
Crash fix for when a weapon with the Malfunction Hit special effect hits a module that can't malfunction
Prevent crash when applying livery items while deploying or boarding with the SRV
Fix soft lock happening sometimes when editing or deleting a bookmark
Handle the case where we don't have a reference module more gracefully, and output some more useful logs for debugging this

General Tweaks & Fixes

Fix case where save could get in an inconsistent state and game would think the player was flying while the server thought they were docked, preventing cargo collection among other things
Fix a cause of becoming stranded in an SRV above a planet's surface
Make sure that flight model handles forces correctly
Add links to new tutorial videos
Community Goal rewards now automatically redeem after 2 weeks
Fix Imperial Cutter hull issue blocking cargo scooping
Set server status and in-game main menu notifications during weekly server maintenance
Missile and Torpedoes Icons are wrong way around fixed in outfitting
Adding ship type string for damaged fed cap ship so it doesn't assert on contacts panel
User cannot return to gameplay after selecting the Spoiler option in Livery Outfitting with a ship paint job already applied fixed
Updated nested bookmark icon to improve clarity
Various text fixes

Missions

Fix founder delivery to not go to smaller ports / outposts
Fix for mission cargo being marked as illegal salvage when dropped from a target ship
Temporarily remove SRV mining
Reduced the chance of wrinkles from test levels
Reduced chance of treasure tips from test levels
Rather than the total number of micro resources (spanning all types), say what type and how many of that type we need space for
Make planetary missions use rank to determine base strength
Remove economy dupes in info panel and popup when secondary economy is the same as main economy
Remove low level materials from the rewards lists so that players can't be given them by missions
Various text fixes

Engineers

Allow some Engineers to gain reputation by activities other than crafting
Rebalance engineer reputation gain from crafting blueprints
Updated rate of Engineer progression balancing numbers
Prevent superpower reputation from affecting rep gained by Engineers crafting recipes
Engineers invite mission does not take into account the size of your ship when it selects destination fixed
Remove unused variables from engineer missions because they may have been blocking progress
Increase default size of Pop Up Engineer Dialogue s in order to accommodate larger strings
Resource Grade icons have been updated to support grade 5 resources
Updated buff icons to make them more readable

Render

Improvement for ice planets to increase the detail in the mid distance. Required Light power(albedo boost)/Mid amp increase and a larger mid fade distance
Correct the proclaimed maximum terrain feature height on planets to fix issues with some physics patches not generating

SRV

SRV turret mode give incorrect hull information
SRV wheels don't spin on networked player fixed

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