Rhino SRV Update

Greetings Commanders,

The Rhino SRV Update is now live.

Built for commanders who prefer extraction over exploration, this heavy-duty surface recon vehicle combines rugged performance with impressive mobility. Equipped with a planetary mineral scanner, deployable mining rigs and multi-crew capability for up to three occupants, the Rhino transforms planetary surfaces into financial opportunities for the budding pioneer.

Features of Note:

• Added Vodel's Rhino SRV:

• Planetary Mining Deposit Scanner
• Refinery
• Mining Rig Deployment Module

Adjusted the balance of:

• Base mining time
• Maximum amount of content mined
• The % of a commodity unit within the mined content
• Frequency of additional Microresources
• Efficiency recharge rates
• Efficiency based on deposit density
• Temperature affects on rig efficiency
• Rhino Vessel stats
• Rig stats

Surface Mining gameplay added:

• Updated the Detailed Surface Scanner module to detect Planetary Mining Locations on planets.
• Initial balance pass on:

• Deposit capacity per density level
• Time to replenish a deposit
• Commodity weighting for deposits
• Planetary Mining Deposits/Planetary Mining Location sizes and amounts

• Initial balance values for new commodities:

• Bastnäsite
• Deuterium
• Diamond
• Helium
• Helium-3
• Iridium
• Magnesite
• Olivine
• Periclase dunite
• Quartz pyroxenite
• Ruby
• Sapphire
• Thortveitite

Added Pre-built Vessel:

• Rhino Standard (16,520 Arx)

• Surface Mining Vehicle.
• Owners Club Decal.

Rhino Stellar (33,000 Arx)

• Surface Mining Vehicle.
• Excavation Yellow Paint Job.
• Chase Ship Kit.
• Owners Club Decal.

Rhino Galactic (60,000 Arx)

• All Stellar Content.
• Motherlode Galactic Miner Cosmetic Suit.
• Proximity Yellow Holo-Kit Pack.
• Deflection Ship Kit Pack.
• Owners Club Decal.

Type-11 Prospector Galactic Mining Pack (100,000 Arx)

• Type-11 Prospector High Spec Galactic Mining Ship.
• Rhino Galactic Surface Mining Vehicle.
• All Type-11 and Rhino Stellar Content.
• All Type-11 and Rhino Galactic Content.
• Motherlode Galactic Miner Cosmetic Suit.

New Operation "Under Siege" added.

• Under Siege will task Commanders with responding to a distress call from a planetary settlement, where urgent help is required to help lift a blockade and neutralise enemy forces attempting to take the settlement.

Bug Fixes:

• Resolved a crash when attempting to create a Powerplay Squad for Operations during a hyperspace jump.
• Resolved a possible crash when attempting to load into the CQC menu.
• Resolved an issue where MercGear wasn't engineerable immediately after purchasing.
• Resolved an issue where Capital Ship's heat relays could become invulnerable.
• Resolved instances of some voice-over line and text discrepancies, within the Rapid Response and Firestorm Rescue Operations.
• Resolved an issue where the bundle icon and yellow coloration were not displayed on bundles within the role panel.
• Resolved an issue where when on-foot, the Scarab and Scorpion SRVs could display boarding circles.
• Resolved instances where the tyre tracks and dust from the SRVs could appear too dark.
• Resolved an issue where the Kestrel's cockpit could sometimes look blurry.
• Resolved an instance where the vessel hangar was incorrectly referred to as a fighter hangar within the crew lounge.
• Resolved an issue where the pistons on the Vessel Hanger could clip through their housing during the launch animation.
• Resolved an issue where decals could clash with the Snowflake \\ Snowfall paintjob on some ships.
• Resolved an issue where Docking Requests to the megaship in the Reclamation Point operation would be denied if you accidentally shot the vessel.
• Resolved an issue where damaged settlement lights could cause harsh strobing effects.
• Resolved an issue where the circles around the modified stats may not animate, when engineering laser weapons with the Plasma Conversion modification.
• Resolved an issue where placeholder text was visible on the "Resync Local Data" button.
• Resolved discrepancies between the VO & text in the Tactical Takedown, Rapid Response & Firestorm Rescue operations.
• Resolved an issue where Shipkit livery icons would not display correctly when items where installed on the Nomad.
• Resolved an issue where the Seeker Missile Rack MercGear could not be engineered with Petra Olmanova.

• Adjusted textures in the Kestrel's cockpit.

Known Issues:

There are currently three known issues with the update which we aim to hotfix as soon as possible.

• Under Siege Operation can sometimes complete early.
• On-foot wing UI is currently missing.
• Rhino is only collecting 9 chunks from surface mining, this will be increased to 12.