-Raptor Mk11 now available in Latos N-15 (same requirements as Dau)
-Corvus Greyhound now features integrated cargo scanner and turbo energy usage dropped to 45.
-Combat level 4 required to be featured in Duel Rankings.
-Duel Rating K-factor is now scaled by rating number. Players over 200 (Master) now gain/lose points at half the normal
-Duel Rating lower limit clamped to 900, only characters above 900 are displayed on the ranking page.
-chrn declared official guild of Vendetta Online. All other guilds judged ninnehs
-Middle Mouse button click now acts as ^v (paste) when an editbox has focus.
-Sun flare effect no longer rendered in foggy sectors.

AWESOME UPDATE! Pirates FTW!

Neat, but just out of curiosity, was the flare effect removal an aesthetic or a performance issue?

Aesthetic. It was showing through the wrong objects at the wrong time.

I think I've seen that issue a few times. Rocks outside the clipping range don't obscure stars. So you could at one moment see a star and as you move just a bit closer it's suddenly blotted out by a huge rock.
It would actually be cool if it worked properly. Then stars could used as a navigation aid. Like to find a safe path through storms or locate distant objects.

That 45 turbo energy isn't a bit much? Maybe I'm biased ..I'm not much of a fan of high speed infini boost ships in general.

It was already infiniboost before; now it's better at chasing with energy but not better at anything else. So, quiet, Spucker.

whatever

nice update. :)

-chrn declared official guild of Vendetta Online. All other guilds judged ninnehs

That is not quite the way I read it on the updater......

45 drain on the fastest ship in the 'verse seem a bit excessive to me as well.

also, scene when are there 11 makes of the raptor?

Ugh, try reading something about the ship before whining. Also compare its prior stats and 100k credit purchase/repair costs to a 8k Hog Mk II; maybe you'll see why nobody used it much. Serious, what the fuck is with balance bitches? Ooooh, that's excessive! You can, like, chase things better!!

Oh, wait, it's a Goddamn Corvus INTERCEPTOR. Which is finally a better chaser than the Valk or Hog Mk II, which is as it should be. All while giving it zero ability to do anything other than shoot at stuff while turboing.

Great updates, thank you devs!

Actually, its the Corvus Greyhound. I'll admit that it is a bit concerning to see its fire power effectively doubled or made infinite while turboing depending on the power cell of choice. I look forward to seeing what kind of an impact it makes on gameplay now. I just hope the old saying 'Polish a turd, its still a turd' doesn't hold true in this case :P

Regardless, it does give me a better choice for travel ship since I won't have to wait to recharge at wh's in a hog 2 anymore.

being declared official vo guild?

aye only ninnies can want that kind of legitimacy lol

anyway bleed well : )

Any improvement can always be nerfed again, nothing's cast in stone. I welcome feedback based on actual gameplay (probably in another thread on Suggestions or something, if such feedback is needed).

I'm still waiting on a two Lport heavy fighter!

I see you're confused about general and specific articles, Fluffer. Next time, consider rubbing a couple neurons together before trying to be smart.

If i don't see a gat flechette/gat cannon buff next game i'm going to walk to Milwaukee and crash a monday meeting with a gauss cannon from across the street.

I will weep as the sound of hydrogen plasma buzzes through the air.

Our office shield has an incredible recharge rate. You have to destroy all of our homes first.

There's a Milwaukee Sheriff's substation right across the street from their office building. The deputies might have something to say about your high-energy plasma discharges in a populated area.

Considering the nature of some players, Incarnate may come home to a smoking crater.....I just hope he didnt forget to turn the house shields on before he left for work today....