Release Notes: January 24, 2013

By PWE_BranFlakes @ January 23, 2013 at 6:32pm

34 Comments »

• calidhris @ Jan 25th, 2013 3:54PM

  Sadly, this patch has broken the game for me. The launcher starts, patches... but when I hit the "Engage" button the launcher closes and nothing happens. :( Also, there are a lot more important bugs in the game to fix rather than dealing with those which were actually beneficial to players. Fix those which are problematic for players first, please.

• catdust54 @ Jan 24th, 2013 1:46PM

  Uh guys, whatever you did it totally disabled all my keybind controls, my ship won't respond to anything, and I crash in just about 2 minutes after logging on. Ive re-installed the game freshly, got the new patch update, tried relogging, tried force verify, and all I get is dead in space and a sitting duck on the ground. Could you please spend more time working on basic functionality, and making the game actually work? Please? REAL advice and help would be appreciated, thanks.

• astrorobla

  1 on this MAJOR BUG. My keybinds appear to be in place, but this seems to have completely disabled my Xbox controller inputs. The game is uplayable (no, I'm not willing to relearn 3 years of controller technique for keyboard/mouse play).

• astrorobla

  False alarm on my part; coincidental hardware issue that hit right with the update. Hope you get your keybind issues sorted out.

• davagon @ Jan 24th, 2013 10:07AM

  I have reported the bug that affects the tailoring and visuals to S7 rep armour....nothing, no reply, no fix ?! I know its minor its a visual, but it is end game material and should work ! I bet this huge patch will still not fix it, ho hum.

• dakcuda @ Jan 24th, 2013 8:12AM

  I think it is great that the Fixes are being done. As for the down time, Guys remember its a GAME not Real Life, if you are getting upset over some down time i think you need to Reevaluate your life. Play the game to Relax.

• c0mbustiblelemon @ Jan 24th, 2013 7:53AM

  *round of applause* i got to hand it to you guys at perfect world... you do so little in a 5 hour down time... the server has been down for a lot less time with a whole page of updates... what's going on?

• ukcaptain420

  [QUOTE=pwebranflakes;7612941]And before anyone asks, "why does it take so long when the patch is smaller than last weeks?", let me pre-answer it: it's because it depends on the maintenance that needs to be done :) Cheers, Brandon =/=[/QUOTE]

• ghqcommand

  Your assuming they tell all. They do not, they do things they do not need or should tell us about. Things that must be done else it leads to other complaints. Either way they get the complaints, this way they control when and why the complaints come in from players like yourself :)

• syndonai @ Jan 24th, 2013 7:30AM

  All us recluse captains knew it wouldn't last forever, but it was bloody good fun flying it with all those fighters, felt like a real carrier for a change. Still, at least now there's the new dominion dreadnought to look forward to - it wouldn't have been worth it if the recluse was left unfixed.

• slavafox

  Yeah, really sucks :/ oh well, now at least I have a reason to try other stuff!

• ghqcommand

  A very good and positive point. However I find it amusing that the Recluse gets a fix as a new carrier comes. They haven't even fixed the exploit that lets us fill a new characters doff roster with blue and purple doffs within an hour. But it is now priority for the Recluse to fit in its place over all other problems the game has, why not before? I'm not complaining or trolling its a genuine question considering the bugs and exploits I could list. Some of which are bloody good let me tell you. Makes me wonder if they are happy for such a bugs/exploits to exist because there always seems to be a silver lining. Sort of like bad publicity is good publicity if you get me. Maybe the recluse 8 it was not a bug. Maybe it was just a temporary upgrade to help get the ship a good reputation among players so demand is generated. Maybe it was initially an accident and they though hey lets just leave it, we'll fix it when the time is right. Like when we want sell the next carrier and rake in the cash. Ahhh, these guys are not stupid. I love it.

• blznfun @ Jan 24th, 2013 7:26AM

  Can't wait to see the PvP forums light up over "OP" ships and abilities again...:)

• ghqcommand @ Jan 24th, 2013 7:15AM

  Wow so many people told me Vesta and Recluse were great. They never once mentioned bugs in them. So they must not pay attention to what their ship actually does in terms of numbers and maths. I nearly bought the Vesta for a team support build and told me fleet I was considering it. Not one person said, hold on a moment, its bugged lol

• kvet

  Well -- not too many people actually work as a team. Sure, they team up and go do STFs/Patrols/PvP whatever, but not too many people actually consider their teams nor pay close attention other than throwing an occasional heal at a teamate that's getting pummelled. And since the Recluse isn't a commonly own ship, and the bug was actually hugely benefical (24 fighters vs 12 when fully deployed), you probably wouldn't hear people complaining about it... Those folks will probably cry and whine that this is really a nerf and that the Recluse *should* launch 6 per wing instead because it's such and expensive ship (not an altogether bad argument) but it just doesn't work that way...

• kanonistis @ Jan 24th, 2013 6:57AM

  What, why so long and every time at the the same time! And will this come in future each 2nd or 3rd day, Maintenance for 5-6 hours? And the Bugs still Alive...

• ghqcommand

  You have a point there. A lot of so called fixes that still exist recently. However in their defense, downtime has to happen a little more frequent when there are events on. I would class a new box as a sort of event, its a big thing. New ships being added etc. Its worth some downtime and plenty hours while they ensure its all working smoothly.

• eskiss766 @ Jan 24th, 2013 6:30AM

  And KDF helmet? :(

• atroxvincentius @ Jan 24th, 2013 6:07AM

  5 hour downtime!!! NNNOOO!!!!!!!! What will I do!?!? :( Oh well, I'll be worth it for the Dominion Lockbox :)

• sunbob

  i dont think it released the dominion lockbox

• daddytrek @ Jan 24th, 2013 2:03AM

  FLASHLIGHT DOES NOT WORK!!!!!! HELP PLEASE!!!!

• targ35 @ Jan 24th, 2013 12:58AM

  Keep up the good work Criptic... to those that wish to moan about bugs not getting fixed go look at Another resent just out of Close Beta MMO by candian Dev's and see how good this really is...

• silverfaustx @ Jan 23rd, 2013 11:27PM

  5hour downtime wtf !

• wenom4

  We will be performing shard maintenance on January 24th from 6-11 AM PST (1400-1900 UTC). Please check the forums for more information.

• ghqcommand

  Time for you to get a wash mate. Maybe call a relative let them know your still alive ;)

• tdawg65 @ Jan 23rd, 2013 10:28PM

  I wish you would fix the damn problem some of us are having with not being able to do pve's and some of the other problems people are having since season 7 came out. I put a ticket in and did everything that was suggested and guess what? It's still the SSDD and it's really frakking ridiculous. It's a joke. I have upated drivers and still nothing. i can do everything else in the game EXCEPT the PVE's. This is getting quite old. What, you guys will fix the problems with season 7 when season 8 comes out? If I want to play a that's to FRAKKED UP, I'll go back to Bigpoint and play Battlestar Galactica Online.

• bpharma

  Try CLEARLY and SIMPLY explaining the bug, how it happened and what it is affecting. This way not only can Cryptic perhaps see and resolve this bug but other users might be able to 1) Avoid the bug 2) See if they get the bug and 3) Offer ways to solve your problem if they can.

• tdawg65

  I have done this. And all I get is that it's my op system. It's not that when I can clearly play all other parts of the game. It wasn't until s7 came out that I began to experience the problems of not being able to play PVE's. But I'm not the only one this has been happening to either. Other people have said they have problems similar to mine in regards to Season 7 as well. I just want it fixed.

• tdawg65

  I have done this and still got nowhere.

• cheroj @ Jan 23rd, 2013 7:53PM

  Alrighty then. As always, it seems people give Cryptic so much flak for not fixing that one specific bug a person doesn't like, but they seem to forget that the devs have no idea a bug even exists until enough people report it. It's nice to see that sooner or later, each bug is tracked down. Keep up the good work Cryptic! PS: Speaking of minor bugs, communicator badges have a major clipping issue with maximum bust size.

• kvet

  haha. better watch out or those pointy ends might pop an implant. :)

• ghqcommand

  Ah so its here we report bugs. Everyone post your bug right here folks, this guy knows how its done.

• c0mbustiblelemon

  there's clipping issues with a few clothing items like belts and coats too :(

• robertuso

  trills neck patterns are messed up with uniforms that expose the neck area. Federation borg bridge officer does not have the infected skin like its supposed to. Alien females missing the hand options like long nails and such that the alien males have(long nails should be an option on all females on all races imo). This last one is not a glitch, but more of a request. Female officers should have the option to be made thicker, especially in the leg area.