New Feature: Improved graphics engine to support new visual effects.
New Feature: Better sound effects.
New Feature: Virtual seminars and quicker skill progression for crew training.
New Feature: Configurable alert system.
New Feature: Individual and group crew transfer.
New Feature: Policing options for player-owned space.
New Feature: Ability to dock using a spacesuit directly.
New Feature: Improvements to menus including Map, Encyclopedia, Logical Station Overview and Logbook.
New Feature: Improved target display and mission guidance.
New Feature: More control over drones and turrets.
New Feature: Alternative steering methods including head tracking systems and X3 retro mode.
Added tutorial gamestarts (Flight School, Combat Scenario and Advanced Gameplay).
Added new paint themes for player ships.
Added weapon mods that increase damage done to surface elements.
Added skill gains for crews opening lockboxes, exploring ships discovering stations and gates, and returning from ventures.
Added order parameter to forbid attacking ships from boosting.
Added option to arm/disarm turrets in ship interaction menu.
Added option to call stored ships to dock via its console.
Added option to (de)activate multiple deployables at once.
Added option to control the turret modes on stations.
Added option to rename fleets (formerly known as wings).
Added order to collect player-owned deployables.
Added shortcut to scan ships in scan mode.
Added drone modes to specify when defence drones launch.
Added Attack Capital Ships and Attack Fighters weapon modes.
Added Remove All Assignments option when multiple ships are selected on map.
Added more variations to existing missions.
Added support for dragging positions of all orders which show position information on map.
Added Distress Drones sent from ships attacked in friendly territory but far away from any stations, to report attacks to the police.
Added option to change player organisation name independently from player name.
Added option to focus map on object currently viewed in Info or Behaviour menu.
Added 'station' keyword to map search.
Added confirmation when entering space suit.
Added cursor movement, selection and delete features to text edit boxes.
Added options to invert emulated mouse cursor axes and mouse steering controls.
Added NPC skills and post/role to target monitor.
Added information about pilot's current command to Behaviour menu.
Added new Info tabs in map and updated layout.
Added ship type to Info menu for ships.
Added subordinate list to Info menu for ships and stations.
Added surface element hull status to loadout Info tab.
Added information about which factions produce ship to Info menu and Encyclopedia.
Added known production module overview per sector to Encyclopedia.
Added list of known illegal wares to the Encyclopedia entries of factions with police forces.
Added new-entry marker to individual Encyclopedia and Timeline entries.
Added information on which inventory items are obtainable via crafting to Encyclopedia.
Added option to hide statistics section in Logical Station Overview.
Added consumption and production numbers to storage nodes in Logical Station Overview.
Added Alert and News categories to Logbook.
Added option to export Logbook as tab-separated text file (use "/exportlogbook example.txt" in chat window, exports to game sub-folder of documents folder).
Added support for showing pages in Logbook thereby removing limit of 1000 entries that can be shown.
Added input icons in Controls menu and several other menus.
Added 'forcehmd' command line parameter for head tracking systems.
Added sound device selection option.
Changed Bomber ship type designation to Gunboat.
Removed loadout options from ship configuration menu at resupply ships.
Removed possibility to give new orders to ships without a pilot.
Removed restrictions for reassigning crew (via comm) on a single ship in space.
Removed 500m restriction for (de)activating deployables.
Removed Squad category from Logbook (merged with Upkeep category).
Improved faction mine placement.
Improved trader deal selection and cargo space utilisation logic.
Improved fighter behaviour by preventing them using boost in combat if they have less than 50% shields.
Improved smuggler behaviour by adjusting wares traded in depending on what is illegal in their area of operation.
Improved Explore order behaviour and parameters.
Improved AI/autopilot collision avoidance when flying through asteroid fields.
Improved fleet coordination when moving through gates.
Improved several cases of shakiness when flying on autopilot.
Improved stability of drones undocking from capital ships.
Improved encounters by increasing distance from sector centre that system considers deep-space.
Improved character pathing on large dock areas to better take elevator distances into account.
Improved ammunition usage of stations when player is not present.
Improved transition from travel mode to docking by allowing ships to approach closer with travel mode active.
Improved automatic storage allocation when multiple different storage types (container, solid, liquid) are available.
Improved detection of gravidar contacts in remote sectors.
Improved information about licence requirements at blueprint trader and in Encyclopedia.
Improved visual consistency of building and recycling station modules.
Improved presentation of already-built modules in station Build menu by grouping by type.
Improved shopping list in ship Build menu.
Improved sorting of objects by name in Map.
Improved layout of Object List and Property Owned menus in Map to reduce text cut-off.
Improved visualisation of modes with charge time such as Travel Mode or SETA.
Improved Logbook timestamps to show how much time has passed since logbook entry.
Improved Save and Load menus.
Improved context menu header when using context menu while having other ships selected.
Improved subtitles by making them wider and preventing last lines from having only one word.
Improved support for gamepad text input overlay for Steam Big Picture mode.
Improved visibility of game hints.
Fixed NPC-owned ships attached to fleets with resupply ship not preferring their designated resupply ship.
Fixed laser towers not being able to aim correctly against player ship.
Fixed ships failing to disengage when attacking target whose ownership changes due to being abandoned.
Fixed fighters continuing to fire forward-mounted guns while firing forward-mounted missiles.
Fixed docked ships firing their forward-mounted weapons.
Fixed rare case resulting in ships docked at wrecked platforms.
Fixed ships docking at stations always moving towards station's icon before moving to dock with some station setups.
Fixed ships' captains saying Awaiting Orders after attacking if their default order potentially leads to attack.
Fixed ships with turrets not stopping firing if they change ownership and their targets are no longer hostile.
Fixed ships no longer attacking after losing their commander while in formation.
Fixed another case of station-based drones not being recovered.
Fixed ships in combat not consuming ammunition when player is not present.
Fixed ships being able to be set to protect stations or ships that are hostile to them.
Fixed pirates inadvertently causing limited wars between NPC factions.
Fixed sector patrols only patrolling small area within sector.
Fixed police ships responding to their own distress calls.
Fixed escape pods attempting to look for stations in a highway.
Fixed escape pod behaviour to be consistent whether player is present or not.
Fixed mining ships mining in hostile territory.
Fixed excessive delays when ordering a ship to deploy deployables at a location.
Fixed behaviour of transport drones collecting crates for capital ships.
Fixed drones fleeing when attacked.
Fixed orphaned defence drones getting orders to patrol sector.
Fixed inactive satellites still uncovering space.
Fixed lasertowers launched by fleeing ships not shooting at their attacker.
Fixed dropped inventory/cargo crates that cannot be picked up by ship that dropped them due to missing collisions.
Fixed some Argon and Antigone ships not having crews.
Fixed Ion weapons doing damage to hull when player is not present.
Fixed EMP missile effects on travel mode and boost.
Fixed being able to claim ships by using EMP and repairing signal leak.
Fixed being able to unlock trade subscriptions at enemy stations.
Fixed subordinates of ships with docking facilities sometimes not responding to external events for excessive periods after having docked.
Fixed subordinates potentially waiting a long time if their commander moves into highway or through gate to different sector while in formation.
Fixed fighter escorts flying in formation not doing damage to their commander's target in combat when player is not present.
Fixed ships remaining subordinate to sold ships.
Fixed crew of ship that is personally piloted by player not getting skill gains.
Fixed mission to retrieve item from target ship not having an objective to return it.
Fixed mismatch between upkeep mission to give station managers more money and corresponding notification in message ticker.
Fixed budgets of player-owned stations changing when funds are transferred to or from station build storage.
Fixed player-owned shipyards and equipment docks that make no money from trades not sending surplus funds to player account.
Fixed station budget being incorrectly set when taking money from stations using Account Management menu.
Fixed funds on build storage and station accounts not being transferred back to player when objects are destroyed or removed.
Fixed changing assignments in order queue menu not changing behaviour.
Fixed station rooms changing doors when revisiting.
Fixed player facing wall after teleporting.
Fixed engines on Condor and Stork not being protected by shield generators (new ships only, fix for existing ships will be added in an upcoming build).
Fixed incorrect turret position on Magnetar.
Fixed missing faction logo and missing lights in transporter room on Nodan.
Fixed mirrored ID text on Plutus.
Fixed landing gear not being visible on Nodan and Quasar.
Fixed spotlights on Quasar not turning off after landing.
Fixed shield and hull values in Selected Objects section of map being calculated incorrectly.
Fixed Location and Object not being displayed in the Order Queue menu for one partner of a ware exchange.
Fixed Manage Funds option not opening correct information tab.
Fixed weapons in weapon panel being displayed as active in both weapon sets, while weapon is only active in either primary or secondary set.
Fixed build progress display for station modules that are being rebuilt.
Fixed missing objective progress visualisation in mission briefing context menu.
Fixed conversation with manager working for player not displaying correct options.
Fixed missing shield info for S and M ships in Encyclopedia.
Fixed Encyclopedia entries for star systems not showing description texts.
Fixed wrong inventory wares being marked as read.
Fixed appearance of pending upgrade warning.
Fixed turret mode dropdown options not being in intended order.
Fixed order of ships in the undock menu.
Fixed jumping column selection in order queue.
Fixed player name reverting to default if aborting renaming process.
Fixed cases of NPC occupation name not matching crew gender (e.g. Crewman vs Crewwoman).
Fixed formatting error in construction-related Logbook messages.
Fixed Numpad key bindings not working for first-person movement on platforms.
Fixed mouse cursor remaining visible after saving game in first-person mode.
Fixed rare cases of target elements not being displayed while they should and vice-versa.
Fixed various issues with mission guidance targets.
Fixed non-working subtitles during intro scenes when starting a new game through Start menu.
Fixed physics not working correctly in certain rooms until player enters.
Fixed very rare situation where ships could rapidly flicker between two positions.
Fixed Boost Toggle game option not working at all.
Fixed Pause key not working during text input.
Fixed issues when looking straight up or down in first person.
Fixed external target view sometimes incorrectly returning to cockpit.
Fixed broken voice playback when closing Timeline menu.
Fixed short freeze when opening the station build menu in some cases.
Fixed very rare freeze condition.
Fixed causes of several performance issues in specific circumstances.
Fixed several causes of crashes.