Star Citizen Alpha 3.13.0j PTU.7257687 Patch Notes

Star Citizen Patch 3.13.0j

Alpha Patch 3.13.0j has been released to the PTU and is now available to test! Patch should now show: VERSION 3.13.0-PTU.7257687.

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 Files\Roberts Space Industries\StarCitizen\PTU.

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

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

USER.cfg settings: r_displaySessionInfo = 1

Testing Focus

Cave Entrances
FPS Cave Missions
Ship to Ship Docking
Signed Distance Fields (SDF) Shield Tech
Reputation UI
New Quantum Sensitive and Timed Delivery Missions
Pushables T0
Mounted Guns
Force Reactions – Staggers
Cyclone MT

Known Issues

Customized loadouts are reset to default when the ship’s name is changed
100 Series is missing pitch/yaw/roll
Constellation Ship Elevators lose collision when snub ship is undocked
The Quantum Sensitive Cargo can become stuck to the players hand, while lacking all functionality
On landing pads, trolleys are unable to be pushed / pulled up the entryway / cargo ramp, or elevator ramps.
Docking with a moving ship lags behind, causing a large snap into the docked position
Docked merlin enter interactions don’t show when constellation is moving
Mounting weapon while holding a grenade will cause the player to enter a broken state upon exiting via interaction mode during low FPS
When refuelling quantum fuel with hydrogen at full, the ‘100% fuel’ announcement will repeat until quantum fuel is refilled
Character will suffocate for a few seconds whenever you change helmet
Weapon icon, Ammo count and Grenade count are missing from the user HUD
Leaving a trolley in a door way will clip through the floor erratically and can kill players

New Features

Locations

Moved cave near Lorville to be outside the city greenzone
Improved lighting for cave gameplay area

Gameplay

Increased the ASOP terminal use time before it kicks the player off

Ships and Vehicles

ROC-DS Balance pass

Updated ROC-DS with a unique mining head that improves it’s mining/tractor range and power. Increased cargo capacity.

Ship in Ship Docking ASOP and Parasite Ship Changes

We’ve made a few temporary changes to how parasite ships such as the p-52 and p-72 are handled for insurance and ASOP spawning. Where ships are granted to the player because the ship (Example: Merlin on a Connie), is part of the ship’s default loadout, that secondary “attached’ ship should no longer be treated as a separate ship from the ASOP’s point of view. Because of this, they will no longer be spawnable via the ASOP unless you have bought in game or pledged for these smaller ships separately. Merlins (and other loadout based ships), will always be claimed by claiming their parent ship and is the only way to replenish them if destroyed. If a party member/friend/anyone is flying your docked Merlin and you make a claim on the Connie, the previous instance of the parasite ship your friend/party member is flying will immediately be considered as a stolen vehicle. Doing this will give the pilot of it a crime stat for stealing a ship.

Updated the Cyclone AA/MT missiles to ignite immediately on launch
Greatly increased the base health of the Terrapin

Major Bug Fixes

F12 should now correctly toggle on/off the Comms UI along with the chat
Players should no longer be able to cause low framerates for all players on Hurston while near coastlines
Players who have a lawful bounty mission should now correctly lose the lawful missions when becoming a criminal
Star Runner fuel scoop should now function
Ships should no longer spawn in shaking, damaged, or in a destroyed state
If a player is in a party or group voice channel their VOIP should no longer switch to the ship VOIP channel when they enter a ship
Players should no longer fall through the personal lift in the Constellation series while the ship is in quantum
S1 Sukorans shields should no longer incorrectly recharge instantly
Target ship’s shield status should now be visible on the Target Status MFD or CVI
Running into the stairs of the 100 series as the door of the ship opens should no longer cause players to fall through the ground
Death “black screen” should now fully stretch to cover ultrawide displays
Opening mobiGlas or equipping an item during MedPen Heal animation should no longer cause the player to pull out another MedPen that doesn’t work
DRAKE Bucaneer and MISC Prospector’s thrusters should no longer overheat if they maintain 100% thrust
Fixed an issue causing multiple ship bridges to have an overly bright fog volume around them while around gas clouds
Fixed an issue causing overly blurry cockpit glass wear buildup after using a ship for a short period of time
Valkyrie Liberator right side passenger door should no longer kill the player when mantling up
Fixed an issue that allowed some vehicles to sometimes pass through sections of ground, causing damage
Fixed many gaps in the floor around cargo decks where trolleys could get stuck or flip when pushed
Gun fire from the Revenant Gatling should no longer rapidly create overly bright flashes on the cockpits of ships
Reflections from the lights inside the Aegis Eclipse should no longer create a bright ball of light that obscures the players ability to look out of the cockpit
Highlights should now correctly appear when interacting with off the shelf ship components at stores in the PU
FPS Weapons should no longer block the flashlight when aiming down the sights which caused high reflection on the guns
Tecia Pacheco (Twitch) should no longer be missing and away from her chair
Players should no longer receive a journal entry is suggesting that they have been fired by Crusader / Hurston security, when they have not been, every time they log back into their account.
Quantum Sensitive Cargo should no longer have a change to become stuck to the players hands while holding
Procyon cargo carryables for missions should no longer endlessly drop and reapear in players hands when holding them
Constantine Hurston objective should now correctly show when accepting his invite mission
Fixed Missing geometry around the cave entrance near Lorville which caused players to fall through the world