Recent updates included:

VO 1.8.713
- Improved collision detection for Avalons/rockets/missiles.
- Fixed issue with incorrectly receiving Cargo Full message when the cargo isn't actually full.
- Changed 'Your cargo hold is full.' message to 'Insufficient cargo space.'

VO 1.8.712.1
- Improved alignment of name text under 2D selection box on the HUD.

VO 1.8.712
- The range of the Cargo Tractor Beam for non-capships has been extended to 15 meters, acceleration increased to 80 m/s^2, and an extra conic tractor region has been added to the front of the ship.
- Fixed rendering issue with missing shadows on certain ships on Android.
- Improved robustness of sector shutdown under extreme conditions, to fix a rare problem.
- Lua bug fixes.

The last couple of weeks have seen some really significant changes. We've been able to start digging into important improvements to the collision detection system, which are necessary to support certain types of next-generation combat gameplay.

Similarly, we're continuing to pursue a major "redux" of the entire new user experience, and all related interfaces. Part of this has been enhancing the Cargo Tractor Beam to help new players (on all platforms) be more easily able to pick up cargo, and to help them identify that cargo once they've acquired it.

We still have a lot to do in enhancing the experience for new players, including interfaces, tutorials and localization challenges, but we are making progress. As mentioned previously, small "features" are each added and tested, usually just one or two at a time; then at a later point, a lot of changes will be pulled together into a version update and polished into new defaults that provide a "smoother" experience.