Alpha Patch 3.8.2 has been released to LIVE! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.8.2-LIVE.4640289.
New Features
Ships and Vehicles
New Ship Available: Anvil Carrack and Anvil Carrack Expedition: The Anvil Carrack features reinforced fuel tanks for long-duration flight, an advanced jump drive, and a dedicated computer core for jump charting operations. Originally a military exclusive, the Carrack is now available for civilian use. On-board accommodations include crew medical and repair facilities, and a mapping-oriented sensor suite.
Core Tech
Added initial long term persistence. (LTP)
We have added an early version of long term persistence to allow player purchases and UEC earnings to persist between database wipes. For now, we will persist FPS item purchases, ship component purchases, ship purchases, and UEC earnings. While we intend on minimizing the frequency of wipes and persisting as much data as we can, at this stage in development we will still undoubtedly encounter scenarios that require full wipes. We'll communicate these scenarios as they arise.
Increased the light radius and intensity of the Cutlass Red searchlight.
You can now interact with medical bed computer on ships while standing next to it to save your spawning location.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that was causing FOIP to be turned on by default. (Please note, if you have a previous USER folder from 3.8.1 you will need to delete this as it may still be set to have FOIP enabled)
Fixed the missing audio on Cutlass Red medbay door.
Fixed a possible click in the Cutlass Red thruster audio.
Fixed the game-wide crackling audio caused by weapon fire report audio.
Insurance claims should consistently work without duplications.
Bed logout should now work consistently and no longer cause an infinite load.