Game Update 31

Game Update 31 – Open all the boxes!

We are deploying an update to all live servers on Thursday, January 23rd. This release will contain an option to open multiple Unidentified Objects at once – including a better loot table, a solution for the “refresh/close browser exploit”, a new Shop UI and some minor bugfixes.

Unidentified Objects, or as we call them: Unopened Objects, have been cluttering the lockers of many players for way to long. Now they contain more valuable loot (including map parts for Interdictions Duties) and it’s furthermore possible to open multiple objects at once.

Also in this release: A fix for the circumvention of fights or being destroyed by closing or refreshing the browser. The ship will stay in the game for some time, making this exploit obsolete.

Additionally we have implemented an option to display the titles you have earned in the game.

We also improved the shop interface – a picture will say more, therefore: Check this out!

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This update will need a server maintenance of approx. 120 minutes overall. We are going to start to shut the servers down at 9.30am CET (UTC+1). The countdown will start around 15 minutes beforehand on each server.

The game update will be deployed as following:


9.30 am CET – EU Kobol
10.00 am CET – EU Libran, Virgon, Canceron
10.30 am CET – EU Tauron, Picon, Sagittaron
11.00 am CET – US EAST
11.30 am CET – US WEST


Features:

- Items: Implemented the mass activation for Unidentified Objects / Technical Analysis Kits
- Items: Improved the loot table for Unidentified Objects
- Items: Added a “Sell all” function for salvage
- UI: Added an option to display titles on brackets (via Options Menu)
- UI: Made adjustments to improve the Shop interface

Bugfixes:

- Fixed another issue that reset the camera when changing ships (thanks for your feedback!)
- Fixed an issue that allowed to escape from battle by refreshing / closing the browser
- Fixed an issue that didn’t show the correct member status in the wing roster
- Fixed an issue where the War Raider showed the wrong texture after using a Surtur
- Fixed some minor issues to improve gameplay with a gamepad / joystick

Pilots,


without a "server downtime" we have been able to fix the most critical two issues that occurred after release of GU31 and didn't occur during thorough internal testing or on Troy or Kobol.


* Fixed an issue where mine fields exploded after the first points of damage
* Fixed an issue where hull damage wasn't calculated properly, making ship repairs unnecessary
* Fixed an issue where the user camera was frozen in space when docking to a carrier while using the BAMS module

Thanks for your reports and support!

Your Battlestar Galactica Online Team