Ships beta 1.5.3 incoming

Hey guys,

Quick update to let you know a new beta build is incoming. It should be here at 11am and the beta servers downtime will be roughly 30 minutes.

Here are the patch notes. :)

• Various server reliability fixes
• Fix Cutter not passing through docking port with landing gear up
• Made Cutter's cargo bay move down when deployed to allow for easier cargo pickup and fixed orientation of tiny hardpoints
• Left and right panels are smaller in 1.5 than 1.4
• Some Piracy missions now have their mission cargo overridden properly.
• Make missions unavailable to players in ships that cannot land at all stations during a mission
• Changes to when reward is displayed on panels and BB
• Assassination crash fix where system was trying to use the wrong ship
• Decrease mission respawn time and number of missions
• Don’t Die text fixes
• Fix for times in the past being mistaken for times in the future
• Make some assassination targets more likely to spawn
• Make some missions clearer to understand via timer’s etc.
• Fixed some ship names in the local traffic reports
• Fixed refuelling reserve tanks
• Update Viper MkIII descriptions to reflect the addition of the MkIV
• (all languages) Powerplay statistics tab missing translations
• Re exported Type 6 debris with charred materials
• Fixed Galaxy Map FOV cutting off the side panel
• Some missing Spanish and tweaks added
• Various text fixes
• Temporarily remove the new damage decals until a proper fix can be implemented
• Doubled the time a shield cell is actively providing a benefit
• Increased the amount of heat a heat sink can drain and doubling the time over which it drains it
• We are adding a small amount of thermal and kinetic resistance to hull reinforcement packages, again, increasing their effectiveness, including versus module damage
• Increased the maximum speed of recovery for collapsed shields (especially larger shields)
• Increased the manoeuvrability of the FDL, increasing its power plant capacity and increasing its heat dissipation
• Fixed Corvette hangar cameras
• Fixed orientation of Corvette's tiny hardpoints
• Fixed Corvette's collision so point defences work properly
• Make sure mission targets have the correct cargo
• Added missing discovery scanners to the Asp Scout, Imperial Clipper and Federal Assault Ship
• Bobbleheads should only render when inside the cockpit