Release notes/20160128

New Featured Episode "Time and Tide"

• The new Featured Episode “Time and Tide” has been added to the Featured Episode tab in the journal.
• This episode can be played by captains who are level 10 or higher.

General

• Improvements made to the map loading time for large maps such as ESD and DS9.
• Captains can once again challenge each other to a PvP match when on different maps.
• Resolved an issue which was occasionally causing a crash while completing tasks in a mission.
• Resolved an issue which would cause some Dry Dock slots to be inaccessible.
• FX Updates:
  • All standard shield hit FX have been updated with new visuals.
  • Visuals for the Undine, Elachi, and Tholian Reputation shields have been upgraded with their colored versions of new FX.
  • Updated the Gorn Rock Throwing FX.
  • Updated the Stun FX to act in a more continuous state rather than just once.
• Resolved an issue where the Breen Rezreth Dreadnought Cruiser did not appear in the Reclaim store if it was already owned by the player.
• Update made to the journal banner of Future Proof for KDF Captains.
• The correct art appears when firing Polaron space weapons using Fire at Will.
  • Also updated the audio for these weapons.
• Updated the Verteon Particle harvest node to give out Dilithium during Crafting Weekends.
• Security officers on ESD no longer randomly beam in and out in rapid succession.

Content

• Cutting the Cord:
  • Resolved an issue that could cause teamed players to get multiple credit for planting the same spatial charges.
  • Orbital strike cutscenes are now skippable.
  • Resolved an issue that prevented support teams from beaming out after completing a fight.
  • Romulan captains now use Romulan transporter effect when beaming up after completing the ground mission.
  • Resolved an issue that prevented the support team from spawning while fighting Romulan officers on the rooftop for KDF captains.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause Hakeev to get stuck while running to the center of the promenade to call for reinforcements, which then caused him not to trigger a cutscene and thereby stopped progression.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause "Call for Support" button to keep appearing for KDF captains during the ground fight against Hakeev, even after calling for support.
  • Added a bouncing arrow to the Romulan officer with the access chip so it's easier to find after defeating the Romulan squad on the roof.
  • Updated headshot style in various minicontact windows.
  • Polish to animation and text while conducting various interactions such as scanning for Hakeev and planting charges.
• Fleet Marks are now eligible for daily bonus marks boxes.
• Resolved an issue which was causing the Light Cruiser to be missing from the Ship Vendor when the player turned in "[Promotion]: Lieutenant Commander".

Systems

• Crafting/Upgrading:
  • Resolved an issue in the Beams Crafting School where selecting a Focusing Lens would open the Emitter Module crafting page and vice versa.
  • Setting the Spire Tactical consoles, the crit hit ones, to accept Projectile Tech Upgrades.
  • Piercing Tetryon Turrets no longer become Dual Cannons when upgraded.
• Corrected a text error in the Elite Special Task Force Completion project.
  • The text now states it requires 3 Borg Neural Processors instead of 5 as this was just a text error.
• Resolved an issue that would cause the Deflector mod [SciCdr] to show up with an X after it.
• Updated the descriptions of the daily and hourly reputation tasks.
  • Hourly now mentions how many times they can be repeated for reputation and how they give a Requisition box.
  • Daily now mentions how to acquire their appropriate mark/elite marks and how they give a Requisition box.

Powers

• Subspace Vortex can no longer be activated while under the effects of any Cloaking Device.
• Resolved an issue where the Advanced Herald Antiproton Beam Projector removed Strike Team Specialist stacks.
• Resolved an issue where Energy Weapon Entanglement was not properly applying its buff to the player.
• Updated the Tactical Escort variant's Stealth Fighter item set to include the Phaser Quad Cannons.
  • This set now has a 3 piece bonus which upgrades the Cloaking Device's cloak to Battle Cloak.
• Resolved an issue where the Iconian Shield debuff clear removed the Weapons System Synergy lockout.

Foundry

• Added a small Omega Molecule as a Detail object.
• Added a closed Dyson Sphere door as a Detail object.
• Updated the Dyson template map:
  • The pointy down bits aren't simultaneously open and closed now.
  • Removed the invisible collision around the platform in the main room.

UI

• Unlocked Trait slots no longer become "Locked" while teamed at lower level.
• Resolved an issue where changing the windows in the ship tailor also changed the materials.
• Mail:
  • Removing ability to check the "Delete" box on mail that has attachments.
  • Added an indicator before the Mail's subject line if it has any attachments.
  • Adding missing message key and disallowing "Select All" to select mail with attachments for deletion.
  • Resolved an issue where Item slots showed up as empty even though items were attached while composing a message.
• Reduced the maximum size of the left pane in the ship selection UI to prevent overlapping buttons in Dry Docking.
• Long ship names now shrink to fit the UI they are displayed in.
• Shuttles no longer have a full red outline in the Admiralty system.
• Resolved an issue where Cross-faction ships commissioned by Romulans had the "None" prefix available twice.

Known Issues

• February does not display the coming weekend events in the calendar.
• The new Winter Event items are not appearing in the Winter Store.
• The Breen Rezreth is not positioned correctly in Sector Space.