Demo - In The Black – Patch Notes (v1313)

🚀 Post-Match Overhaul

• Introduced a new Post-Match streaming system for faster, more reliable result transfers between server and clients.

• Added player performance breakdowns: credits, XP, commendations, repair costs, and rentals now display clearly.

• Victory bonuses, commendations, and economic adjustments now roll into a final credit payout.

• Improved post-match cameras, spacing, and ship animations for a more cinematic results screen.

• UI reworked: holo grids, pilot reports, and ribbon-style commendations added.

• New cinematic intro updates: shorter delays, mission unique IDs shown in text crawl, improved hologrid visuals.

• Added new loading throbbers and SFIOS branding/iconography to post-match UI.

 

🏅 Commendations & Rewards

• Commendations now reward credits and XP, integrated into the new ribbon system.

• Placeholder credit/XP values added for kills, assists, objectives, and commendations, with tuning ongoing.

• Repair and rental deductions applied correctly to final payouts.

 

📜 Match History

• Match History saving implemented: up to 25 recent matches are stored locally.

• Each saved match includes IDs, start/end times, and detailed breakdowns.

• New UI components in the Master App show past results with expanded detail.

 

⚔️ Combat Balance

• Adjusted global projectile damage multiplier: temporarily raised to 5.0 (nerfing missiles) then reset to 3.0 for balance.

• Ongoing tuning for missile behavior and projectile damage math.

 

👥 Multiplayer & Squads

• Build version check added for squad invites: prevents mismatched builds from joining sessions.

• Improved error messages for failed squad joins, with clear “client out of date” or “host out of date” reasons.

• Added hangar popups to notify players of build mismatches before attempting to join.

• Friend list sorting and cleaner squad invite handling added.

 

🛠️ Vehicles & Assets

• Shrike updates: cockpit meshes, dashboard sockets, and fuselage improvements added.

• Added Reus ship schema prep assets and updated templates for Reus variants.

• Adjusted post-match ship spawner and scene environment for client-side stability.

• Fixed duplicate SimulationRoot crash on some vehicles.

• Updated SpaceVehicle construction and module management to align with thumbnail/system changes.

 

🎨 UI & Experience

• Polished post-match and hangar menus.

• Fixed camera interpolation in post-match sequences.

• Expanded match history entries and updated footers in the Master App.

• Improved **Squad Member Ready **visuals, disabled "Training" button for squads larger than 1.

• Adjusted DPI scaling, fonts, and top button styling.

• Added animated floating stars background and new loading throbber visuals.

 

🖼️ Thumbnail System (Hangar Ship Previews)

• Major Thumbnail System overhaul:

  • Queue-based pipeline for stability, modules rendered before vehicles.

  • Per-item warmup delays and inter-queue timing for cleaner renders.

  • Added texture streaming residency to ensure high-quality thumbnails.

  • Added light toggling controls for thumbnails, including per-capture disabling of tagged lights.

• Default thumbnail camera positions adjusted for Shrike and Reus.

• Updated thumbnail lighting and rendering scene for better fidelity.

• Editor crashes due to blueprint dependency loops identified and under review.

 

💡 Hangar & Environment

• Gantry lights now reset to default rotations when inactive.

• Lighting in hangar baked and improved for clearer visuals.

• Added mission contract countdown timers to Hangar Game State.

• Shop & Inventory

  • Shop widget now properly rebuilds lists after selling an item.

  • Added sell option to the inventory menu.

  • Monies change animation now works as intended.

  • API: After purchases, inventory refresh events are now broadcasted alongside currency refresh.

• Economy

  • Default credits are now 30,000.

 

• UI & Vehicles

  • Fixed Shrike’s battery and utility slots protruding out of the frame.

  • Locked slots now correctly display in the Hardpoints Editor.

  • Multiple Shrike rental and store templates updated.

  • Header bar, Hardpoint Slot Container, Shop Widget, and Hardpoints Editor UI assets updated.