Patch Notes - Printable Version

Discovery 4.91.0 Patch 9

Some of you have been calling me a developer. I have been denying that. But now that I have been forced to make these patch notes by other devs, I can no longer deny the obvious. I admit it: I am a dev (though only involved in cap balance, and not as influential as some paranoid people like to theorize).

These are related to balance, mostly capital ships. This should have happened earlier, but the drama interfered with out schedule. Anyways, onto the changes.

Ships:

Dunkirk

Armour: 1,750,000 -> 1,800,000

The Dunkirk had always been both the widest and the least armoured medium battleship, so we corrected this.

Crecy

Armour: 270,000 -> 290,000
Regens: 650 -> 700
Powerplant: 1,400,000 -> 1,800,000

There have been many complaints about this ship underperforming. Let's see if these changes will fix it.

Kagatsuchi

Armour: 250,000 -> 275,000
Regens: 650 -> 700
Powerplant: 1,400,000 -> 1,800,000

This ship has always been sub-par when compared to the LSC. That should be fixed now.

Praefect

This cruiser has become a battlecruiser. The Corsairs will soon get a destroyer.

Vidar

This cruiser has become a battlecruiser. The Hessians can use the Hel as their cruiser.

Jormugand

Hull: 1,800,000 -> 1,400,000
Shield batteries: 1600 -> 1500
Powerplant: 8,000,000 -> 9,000,000
Heavy slots: 3 -> 4
Forward gun efficiency increased from 0.38 to 0.76, damage increased from 720,000 to 1,000,000, range increased from 3,000m to 4,000m, speed decreased from 580m/s to 180m/s.

This is an experiment. Let's see how it works.

Zephyr

Secondary slots: 9 -> 13

Apparently it still lacked posterior secondary coverage. Four new slots that only fire backwards should fix that.

New ships:

- Bretonian battlecruiser (BBC) added. Purchasable on Aland Shipyard.
- The Gaian destroyer was planned, but the hitbox is bugged and needs rework. Border Worlds Destroyer (BWD) using an old "Fearless"-class - model added as a placeholder. It can be used by Zoners, Gaians and Xenos. Purchasable on Corfu Station, Torshavn Station and Nome Base.
- Outcast battlecruiser added. Purchasable on Venice Shipyard.
- Corsair destroyer soon to be finished.

Misc:

- Chair.dds texture removed. Report any bugs you see.
- The Dunkirk model is being reworked to feature a posterior cannon. It is supposed to make the combat between Valors and Dunkirks fairer. It will be leaving a cloud of strong radiation behind the ship, resembling those of Leeds.
- Super heavy fighters can now only mount one Mini Razor.

Credits:
@Xalrok
@Durandal
@Kaze
@"Auzari"
@Felsvar
@Lucas
@Thunderer