4.95.0 Patch 6 - Printable Version

Discovery 4.95.0 Patch 6

Pennsylvania Problems

Liberty has sat dormant for many months, not getting involved in the Kusari-Gallia Conflict, and not starting its own issues. But Liberty remains a house beset with domestic issues, and rowdy neighbours cause many headaches in the halls of the Liberty Congress. Pennsylvania has seen an increase in smuggling as of late, and as ever the local law enforcement has failed to stem the flow of shipments of illegal goods, this is in spite of heavy bounties on Pirate Trains. Recently, a large shipment of highly dangerous weapons were halted south of Bethlehem, and the seriousness of the incident has demanded the Delaware make an unprecedented move to secure the site. What will the ship, now floating disabled near the Delaware reveal, and will this incident have far-reaching consequences?

Coronado Rework

As part of a focus on the Independent worlds in the upcoming patches, the Coronado system has been reworked. The primary feature is that the system has been gifted with a particularly impressive new asteroid and nebula field inspired by the old Alberta fields before the system was removed. The presence of this large field will create a better sense of "where to be" in the system and spreads out bases more evenly. Another major addition is the new Warzone, which will replace the warzone found currently in Cortez.

Zeta Rework

Omicron Zeta has been completely reworked featuring a far more unique aesthetic and extreme focus. The warzone that currently exists in the system has also been reworked for a more unique experience compared to other zones in the game. The concept of the system is Hammen Hole in the Omicrons, with an instantly recognizable backdrop and a dose of spooky.

Democritus Luxury Yacht

The Luxury Yacht has received a new model courtesy of @Kuze, and well fitting of the name, this new model also comes with a range of customizable hull panels! These new customizable panels are set up similar to transport cargo pods. Check the "External Equipment" tab in Equipment Dealer after purchasing the ship to select from a range of custom colors for these decorative inlays of your new yacht. If you already own a Luxury Yacht, head to closest Yacht sellpoint (or Connecticut) to purchase your choice of panels.

EQUIPMENT
- Added: Bomber NPCs now have a small chance of dropping Bluebird Thruster and Furnace Performance Thruster (similar to scidata codenames from cruiser NPCs).
- Added: Coalition Transport, Gunboat and Cruiser engine effect.
- Added: Xeno SNAC replacement effect added.
- Changed: Bretonia NPC gunboats now use lower damage forward guns.
- Fixed: Nomad Cruisers no longer drop Gunboat Remains.
- Fixed: Duplicate armor removed from dsy_dragoon and dsy_li_elite & varient entries.
- Fixed: Updated OFL ID tractor beams to match faction colours. Some indie IDs have been adjusted to match their faction color (eg, Bundschuh are no longer orange, Gaians are no longer orange, Coalition are no longer pink, etc. )

INFOCARDS
- Added: News article related to Delaware.
- Fixed: Riverside infocard (which seems to have been broken forever).

SHIPS
- Added: New Luxury Yacht model by @Kuze
- Added: Civilian Reinforced Train
- Added: Newport Frigate
- Changed: "Obsidian" is now open-use.
- Changed: Adjustments to Nephilim, Ranseur and Barge jumphole and tradelane docking.
- Changed: Adjustments to Xenos snubline textures.
- Fixed: Maquis capital ship cockpits now display the correct insignia.
- Fixed: Light hardpoints on Upholder and Stinger.
- Fixed: Headlight on Xenos VHF and bomber.

SYSTEMS
- Added: Farmers Alliance bribes on Kreuzberg and Heisenberg.
- Added: Nebula in Coronado named Sierra Vista Nebula. Some minor edits of the nebula, adding in some exclusion zones and putting the holes within the nebula.
- Changed: Coronado reworked.
- Changed: Omicron Zeta reworked completely.
- Changed: Kwinana Startport renamed Sierra Startport, changed to Freelancer.
- Changed: Omega-48 is now 15k/s scale, jump holes repositioned & Lanzarote/planet moved.
- Changed: Delaware moved within Pennyslvania.
- Changed: Carrier Ohio moved to New York.
- Changed: Battleship Rio Grande returns to original location (is still LPI).
- Changed: Cortez warzone moved to Coronado, factions changed.
- Changed: Edinburgh cruiser heavy pve zone toned down, BAF cruisers/BC replaced by BHG.
- Changed: Rebalanced the Lorraine PvE zone with latest innovations.
- Fixed: Attempts to improve navmap positining (o48, zeta/minor/nu/mu moved deeper)
- Fixed: Re-added incorrectly removed Omicron Major spawns.
- Fixed: BIS ID Sold on Sunderland now.
- Fixed: Heisenberg Ships sold fixed.
- Fixed: Wild bases in Zurich now visible on navmap again.
- Fixed: Tau-44 missions fixed.
- Fixed: Lanzarote less crooked.
- Fixed: Crayter NPC no longer selling bribes to Gallic Navy on Riverside.
- Fixed: Fixed empathy/rep with ALG and RM/RFP.
- Fixed: Fixed Silent Man bar bug.

BALANCE
- Added: Light Fighter weapons have received an update. Various new weapons have been added and old weapons have had their stats changed to improve variety and faction identity.
- Changed: Bismarck powercore charge rate increased to 450000.
- Changed: General Arbiter overhaul: Improved weapons' arcs. Armor: 2350000 -> 2475000. Turn rate: 9.17 -> 9.85.
- Changed: Bretonia Dreadnought horizontal turn rate reduced.
- Changed: Standardized pricing for fighter weapons.
- Changed: Class 6, 8 and 9 fighter weapon power usage has been changed. The formula generating these values now weighs damage with a minor exponent, making lower refire weapons slightly less efficient. In addition, dispersion affects efficiency more exponentially: minor (0-1.0 degrees) dispersion has very little effect, but very high dispersion (2+) weapons - were they to exist - would receive a significant energy cost reduction.
- Fixed: Unique guns can now be correctly mounted on Crecy, Donau and Claymore.

CREDITS

Dev Leads: @Alex., @Backo, @Haste, @Markam, @Treewyrm, @Widow
Developers: @bakugone, @pillow, @Reeves, @TheShooter36, @Val, @Kauket
Models: @Kuze, @aerelm