Star Citizen Alpha 3.17.0c PTU.7996238 Patch Notes

Alpha Patch 3.17.0c has been released to Evocati, and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.17.0-PTU.7996238.

It is strongly recommended that players delete their USER folder for the Public client after patching, particularly if you start encountering any odd character graphical issues or crash on loading. The USER folder can be found (in default installations) at C:Program FilesRoberts Space IndustriesStarCitizenPTU.

Database Reset: Yes
Long Term Persistence: Enabled
Pledge Copy: Disabled
Starting aUEC: 15,000,000

The current build is under NDA
Please log out then back in on the issue council site to see the Evocati environment there. Please make sure to only select the Evocati 3.15 environment when creating IC reports while the builds are Evocati only

Please monitor etf-testing-chat in spectrum for updates and testing instructions.

USER.cfg settings: r_displaySessionInfo = 1

Note: This patch does not contain all of the intended features, which will be added iteratively to the notes as they become available. Additionally, some features may be implemented in a partial state and as such are not ready for testing. When those features reach a playable state they will be detailed on the notes and added to the “Testing Focus”. Please issue council all issues related to those in testing focus and in general gameplay.

Testing Focus

Starfarers and Refueling are in an incomplete state in this build and are not testable so please avoid using these if possible.
Ship Positional Desync Test
In 3.17.0 we have put in a networking update that should reduce ship to ship desync. We would like to know how well this update works and if there are any observable knock-ons. Relative to 3.16, you should feel as though the facing direction and position of other player ships are much more accurate and real time. We have created a feedback thread in spectrum so please let us know about any potential issues with this that could include ship jittering, rubberbanding, jittering, and other effects of that nature.
Lorville Hospital and Space Station Clinic Variations
River
Coffee Shop Vendor
Mining Gadgets
Player Injury Updates
DNA Head Texture Updates
Shopping and Selling T0

Known Issues

Players can not use VOIP to communicate
Players can experience severe delays and failures to equip items into the appropriate inventory slots
Party leaders / members on the main menu can not kick party members out or leave party
Nearby players will experience a visual stall when a player interacts with a shopping terminal, which lasts for up to several seconds
Player is unable to spawn into Klescher, encountering an infinite load / black screen after dying with a crime stat
There is no minimum altitude restriction to start quantum traveling
ASOP Terminals can be accessed by other players while in-use by another player
ASOP terminal displays successful retrieval with designated hangar number; however, there is no ship marker and designated hangar is empty
Cave interiors on planets with breathable atmospheres do not have an atmosphere which will cause the player to die from suffocation
AR Markers are present when opening the mobiGlas which can make it hard to read
Players cannot pick up module attachments if they were dropped on the ground (multitool or medical attachments)
The Filters in NikNax do not function
Players can get stuck inside geometry by sitting on and getting up from some boxes on refinery decks
Many mineable asteroids can’t be scanned
Ships can explode after players exit them
MFDs are difficult to interact with due to overriding Inner Thought prompts
Various repair areas don’t always spawn back all ship weapons after ship repair completes
Refueling cost per SCU is extremely high
Medpens and medical equipment have low LOD both in pharmacy kiosk and when being used

Feature Updates

Gameplay

Upped brightness and increased the drop shadow of the mining UI

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that could cause infinite loading when loading back into PU after crashing out
Players should now be able to complete purchases when using Pharmacy kiosk terminals
Repair services should now correctly repair destroyed engines
Players should now lose their loadout after dying and respawning and correctly leave a corpse behind
Fixed an issue causing a location to count down and store ships when the ATC is under its occupancy limit (% of pads/docks in use)
Fixed an issue causing some trees to not render for some players causing them to fly into invisible collision
Large New Babbage hangars should no longer be missing collision on the walls and floor
Final damage state in Hornet variants (F7C, Wildfire, Ghost) should no longer be missing their complete model for damage and ship
Fixed an issue causing markers for appointment missions to be positioned away from the actual mission givers
Casaba Kiosk should no longer be seen behind the desk in the Everus Harbor admin office
There should no longer be Replace Me balls in Orison and New Babbage hangars
Players should no longer experience severe delays when interacting with inventory after loading into locations that have a large amount of stored items