We're planning a small gameplay expansion and maintenance update for Wednesday (tomorrow). This is intended to release some new hive-related missions and related infrastructure, as well as utilize the new NPC/AI work that Andy has been doing lately. There should be a much wider variety of NPC traders, with escorts, and the roles and purposes of these ships will expand as we start to release new major features in the coming months.

The economy redux and faction fixing will come with the new UI, hopefully in another week or two. We haven't forgotten about these issues, and they will be handled before any major gameplay is added. Hope to see you all Weds.

-john