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Hello everyone,

Thank you again to everyone playing Beyond, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. Fixes for these were released on Steam experimental earlier today, and this patch, 2.06d, is now live on PC. We’ll be rolling out these fixes to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug fixes

• Fix to prevent issues with base ownership.
• Improve messaging for error messaging at start-up.
• Fix for freighter crash related to corrupt ship slot.
• Fix for crash when game is shutting down on certain GFX cards.
• Fix for crash failing to initialising graphics card on specific mix of card and driver.
• Deal with game initialising while minimized.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know

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Hot off the news of Anthem’s lead producer Ben Irving leaving BioWare, it has been revealed that another key member of the BioWare team is heading for different pastures. It has been announced that today was the last day for Fernando Melo, former Senior Producer for Dragon Age 4. Melo worked as a Senior Producer on Dragon Age Origins and its sequel, as well as companion apps for various games. Check out his announcement via Twitter below:

(1/4) Today was my last day at BioWare. After 12 years.. that’s a heck of a lot of feels. ?

Tonight I got to write my name up at our local pub, alongside many other amazing peers over the years, and it reminded me of a lot of folks no longer here that I miss dearly. pic.twitter.com/MFQELPM2jr

— Fernando Melo (@DiscoBabaloo) August 17, 2019

In his farewell email to the company (shared within the Tweet thread), Melo talks a little bit about the state of the new Dragon

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To the Wing Commander Combat Information Center's 21st birthday celebration! TONIGHT at 7:00 PM Eastern US (4:00 PM Pacific and 11:00 PM GMT) in #Wingnut - now on Discord! BONUS: A special episode of All Wings Considered will precede the formal party! We expect this to start at 4:00 PM Eastern US (1:00 PM Pacific and 8:00 PM GMT) - please tune in!

Featuring...

• Amazing updates from virtually all of your favorite fan projects!
• LIVE in your face, the biggest gathering of CIC Staff for a streaming event!
• Alcohol, because now we're legal in all CIC jurisdictions!
• Lots of fellow fans chiming in through text and audio!
• The return to flexible customizability!
• Twenty-fifth anniversary revelry for Wing Commander 3!
• Trivia - from Grathas to Ghellen lan Dorv!
• Cake... and more!

So point your browser to

Discord

, channel

#WingNut

! It works easily on the web or via mobile app.

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Last week we posted about an

Amiga promotion

that highlighted the CD32 port of Wing Commander. While this is a relatively unknown version of WC1 for most fans, we heard from Wingnuts who fondly recalled waiting for this game. So to help whet the appetite of those folks as well as educate people who might not be as familiar with this iteration, here's a new playthrough by

Shiryu

. It's about twenty minutes of footage from the first mission. I love these because everyone knows Enyo 1 like the back of their hand, so all of the little micro differences really stand out!

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The latest episode of ALL WINGS CONSIDERED is live now! All Wings Considered is the CIC's first ever streaming variety show which features news, conversation and gameplay relating to our favorite series. This week's Nav Points include:

• Privateer Replay: breaking blockades and dodging rocks!
• What if Wing Commander III didn't take place in 2669?
• We learn all about stars, nebulas and planets
• Privateer 2 ships of the week: the Freij and Freij Mk II!

Missed the stream? The replay will be available below once it has been processed by YouTube. You can subscribe to the AWC channel for future notifications here.

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A celebration of literature at H.G. Wells Terminal in the Olgrea system is the focus of the fourth week of the Alliance Festival of Culture.

Leyton Farris reported on the event for The Alliance Tribune:

"Devotees of both modern and classic fiction have gathered to celebrate a shared love of literature and meet their favourite authors. The event is also an opportunity for writers to promote their work and attract new readers."

"One highlight has been local author Hanna Darrold releasing a novel titled 'Chronicles of Olgrea'. The book concerns a local author releasing a novel during a literature festival, and has become an instant bestseller in the metafiction category."

Fans of the wildly popular Corsair King series expressed hope for an appearance by Olav Redcourt, but he remains in seclusion working on his science fiction novel. A spokesperson for Bonespire Publishing suggested "Redcourt is

Quote from No Man

Hello everyone,

Thank you again to everyone playing Beyond, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. Fixes for these were released on Steam experimental earlier today, and this patch, 2.06c, is now live on PC. We’ll be rolling out these fixes to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug fixes

• Reduce texture quality if it is causing an out of memory error.
• Don’t let the VR player punch in places they aren’t allow to use weapons.
• Revert to the non-device-local heap in low memory situations.
• Removed misleading version number from main menu.

We will continue to release patches as issues are identified and resolved. If you experience any issues, let us know by submitting a bug report.

Thank you,
Hello Games

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“My namesake once said Mycelium was ‘like the Earth’s internet’. He was right, but it turns out he was off on the question of scale. It’s more like a quantum internet. For the universe.” - Paul Stamets Beneath the Skin is a brand new episode coming to Star Trek Online with the launch of Awakening, and brings the story of STO back to the year 2410. J'ula, the fierce and uncompromising Klingon warrior who was catapulted forward in time by the use of her Mycelial weapon in Age of Discovery, is now threatening Andoria with that very same weapon. In order to stop her, you’ll have to use holographic technology to resurrect Paul Stamets, as played by Anthony Rapp. Together, your Captain and Stamets will venture into the Mycelial Network itself, to discover the source of Ju’la’s power and put a stop to it. This episode will be available for Captains who have completed the tutorial, as part

Quote from No Man

Hello everyone,

Thank you again to everyone playing Beyond, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. Fixes for these were released on Steam experimental earlier today, and this patch, 2.06b, is now live on PC. We’ll be rolling out these fixes to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug fixes

• Improved localisation.
• Fixes for more rare crashes in Nexus.
• Fixes for performance issues within the Nexus and Trading Posts.
• Fixes buffer in flight memory issues during loading.
• Reduced maximum base node count to allow very large bases to load better.
• Reduce render memory usage to improve stability in high watermark situations.
• Fix crash for older chipsets without SSE support.
• Fix cockpit screens and render targets from not rendering after precise Alt-Tab

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We've gotten some good

looks

at the static Dralthi cockpit in

Wing Leader

, but now

Howard Day

has given us our first look at the fighter in action. The alien VDUs and display readouts look especially fantastic. Battle damage and other finishing touches are also already incorporated. This is another 60fps video, so you can see again how smooth it looks below!

Dralthi updates! Enjoy!

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The Fortunes Corsairs faction has organised an initiative to transport food commodities to the Chamas system.

A fundraising event has been organised as part of efforts to greenlight the construction of a new asteroid base. Many of the system's elected officials are expected to attend the grand feast, prepared by the most eminent chefs in Chamas.

Silas James, representing the Chamash Foods conglomerate, announced:

"We feel that nothing but the finest foodstuffs from the Inner Orion Spur should be on hand for this momentous occasion. Couriers are invited to play their part in helping the region towards an era of prosperity."

A request has been made for independent traders to deliver fruit and vegetables, fish, grain and synthetic meat to Denton Dock in the Chamas system.

The initiative is scheduled to run from the 15th to the 21st August 3305. If the final target is met earlier than planned, the

Quote from No Man

Hello everyone,

Thank you again to everyone playing Beyond, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. Fixes for these were released on Steam experimental earlier today, and this patch, 2.06, is now live on PC. We’ll be rolling out these fixes to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug fixes

• Fix for instance rendering crash.
• Added improved warnings for GPU issues.
• Added improved warnings for Vulkan driver support.
• Fix for incorrect fullscreen or max size on 4k/scaled displays.
• Fix for uninitialised render buffer returned from API.
• Fix for crash when incorrect number of freighters spawn.
• Fix for crash when disconnecting from Multiplayer in UI.
• Fix for crash on controller remapping screen.

We will continue to release patches as issues are

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Captains! We're happy to announce that you'll be able to enjoy 20% off all Duty Officer Packs! Captains can select from the following Duty Officer Packs for 20% from Thursday, August 15th at 8AM PT to Monday, August 19th at 10am PT. Gamma Quadrant Duty Officer Cadre Reinforcements Duty Officer Pack Fleet Support Duty Officer Pack Romulan Survivor Duty Officer Pack Delta Alliance Duty Officer Pack Delta Pack Federation Pack Klingon Pack In addition to this sale, purchasing and opening any of the above packs (except the Fedeation and Klingon Packs) during this promotion will provide an extra bonus prize, on top of all the Duty Officer packs’ existing contents! Opening any of them will be guaranteed to provide either 10 Lobi Crystals or a Special Requisition Choice Pack, which contains one of the Tier 6 Starships featured in previous similar promotions. The Special Requisition Choice

Quote from No Man

Hello everyone,

Thank you again to everyone playing Beyond, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.

We are listening closely to your feedback, and have identified and resolved a number of stability issues. Fixes for these were released on Steam experimental last night, and this patch, 2.05, is now live on PC. We’ll be rolling out these fixes to other platforms as soon as possible.

Bug fixes

• Fix for crashes occurring in the Space Anomaly.
• Fixed a number of issues causing some players to experience low framerate after visiting the Space Anomaly.
• Fixed a rendering related crash.
• Fixed an out of memory crash.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when manipulating inventory in close proximity to a high number of players.
• Fixed a crash affecting VR with supersampling enabled.
• Fixed a situation where network connectivity issues could prevent players

Quote from No Man

Hello everyone,

No Man’s Sky: Beyond was launched only yesterday, and we are overwhelmed and delighted by the number of players who have already spent time enjoying the update. It’s incredible to see so many players engaging with the new features so soon after release. It means a lot to us to read all your enthusiastic and supportive comments.

Thank you so much to everyone playing, and especially to those reporting any major issues they’ve encountered via Zendesk or console crash reporting. All the information you provide really helps us track down and tackle problems quickly.

We have been working to address a number of the reported stability issues, and have released a patch, 2.04, to PS4 and Xbox One.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a number of crashes on PS4 and Xbox One caused by rendering large textures.
• Adjusted PS4 and Xbox One memory management settings to fix a number of crashes.

Thank you,
Hello Games

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Quote from Star Trek Online News-Bot

From Thursday, August 15th at 8AM PT to Monday, August 19th at 10am PT, we are running a special weekend event where you can earn Bonus Commendation XP by completing any Duty Officer assignments! To those junior officers who work tirelessly in cramped Jefferies Tubes, perish namelessly on away missions, or provide the endless streams of reports and analysis necessary for a starship to function – this event is dedicated to you! During this event, you’ll gain a 50% increase in all Commendation XP earned by completion of Duty Officer assignments. You don’t need to do anything special for this bonus – it’s automatic. Receive a FREE* special Purple quality duty officer with a unique active roster power by speaking with your duty officer contact. For Starfleet officers and Romulan allies, this is an engineering Exocomp duty officer; for KDF officers and Romulan allies, it is a Reman duty

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Hello Everyone,

Welcome to BEYOND!

Well, where do we start?

After the NEXT update in July 2018, we started work on a series of smaller, more focused updates. You saw the first of these with our Exocraft rework, with Abyss and with Visions. We’re very proud of these updates, but we realised that by focusing on one area at a time we were missing out on the chance to make something bigger. And so here we are, nearly a year later, with the results.

The early work on virtual reality got us really excited and convinced us that we couldn’t just tick the box. The chance to truly experience an alien world, to be totally lost in these strange lands – it was an utterly perfect fit for the dream at the heart of our game. The chance was there to do something very special which could set a new benchmark for VR.

Meanwhile, the multiplayer team had conceived of a whole new social hub – The Nexus – which enables you to meet up

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Comic Book Ads

has spotted a neat advert for Wing Commander 4. It's a derivative of a

print

we saw a number of years ago that spelled out various magazine accolades. This variant highlights just one from Next Generation Magazine,

"One of the most eagerly awaited games of 1996."

That was certainly true! (although it was originally due out in December 1995) It's interesting to see the other minor differences: Tolwyn's profile is cropped further away, the fonts are overhauled and it's listed as "Available now on PC CD-ROM!" It seems like the version with the three quotes came later, since they're all citing actual reviews, and there's a small red logo denoting the Macintosh version, which was released four months later in June 1996.

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The highly anticipated launch of

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

is

here

! Our previous

coverage

has highlighted many of the things that made it a great tribute to Wing Commander and a fun game on its own. LOAF and Dundradal also got a chance to fly around in a preview copy in the last episode of

All Wings Considered

(returning this Thursday!), and they had a blast. You can check out their playthrough below (jump to 30:15 if it doesn't autostart in the right place). Chief developer and Wingnut Travis Baldree also put together a nifty 'getting started' video to acquaint players to RGO. You can grab for PC it on the

Epic Game Store now

for $29.99. Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch ports have been announced for future release.

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UnnamedCharacter

has discovered another nifty developer trick in the code of Wing Commander. By observing what gets loaded into active memory while playing the game, he noticed how certain palette colors become blanked out and then revert back to magenta/red as the ship takes damage. This is how parts of the cockpit flicker when taking damage! Here he is to walked through the details:

Shades of Magenta

The following images are two different representation of the game palette. The first image represents the colors as extracted from the GAME.PAL file and the second represents the colors as extracted from game memory. Notice how several of the magenta colors have been blacked out when loaded into memory.

At first I found that curious: Does the game not use those colors? Often time magenta is used to indicate a transparent color, but several of them? Then I remembered what seemed like an oddity of the