Greetings Commanders,

We are releasing Trailblazers Update 1 on Thursday March 6th. This update will address a number of reported issues.

Release Schedule (All times in UTC)

• 07:00 - Servers offline for maintenance
  
• 11:00 - Servers back online and update available

These times are estimates and are subject to change.

Please note that the pause for System Colonisation[www.elitedangerous.com] will be resolved separately to this update when we are confident the issues have been resolved.

• The powerplay data in the event "Location" and "FSDJump" supplied regardlesss of if the Commander is pledged to a power or not.
  
• "PowerplayCollect"
  
• "PowerplayDeliver"
  
• "PowerplayMerits"
  
• "PowerplayRank"
  
• "CarrierLocation"
  
• Added a new status flag for the npc crew to indicate if they're active or not.
  
• Added a new status flag SupercruiseOvercharge for overcharge status.
  
• Added a new status flag SupercruiseAssist for whether assist is active.
  
• Ensured that the lightsOn status flag is active when the flashlight is active.

• Fixed claimed systems showing as unclaimed for players
  
• Fixed instances of colonisation ships not arriving in claimed systems
  
• Fixed a crash when viewing system maps with fleet carrier stacks
  
• Fixed a crash related to Powerplay ranks
  
• Fixed instances of crashes when completing another Commanders construction effort in a multiplayer instance
  
• Fixed hardlock when navigating through the "Financial Support" screen during the death flow when having a large number of ships
  
• Fixed softlock when navigating facility selection screens
  
• Fixed instances Colonisation ships transfer UI becoming unresponsive with keyboard & mouse
  
• Fixed instances of exposed text strings in purchase flows
  
• Fixed Architect view persisting when switching between Powerplay mode & Architect mode on the Galaxy Map
  
• Fixed Galaxy Map filters resetting
  
• Fixed System Information from going blank when switching between map modes when viewing on the System Map
  
• Fixed instance of Facility Details being blank when navigating the facility selection screens
  
• Fixed issues with backing out of My Colonies screen on controller
  
• Fixed lack of controller functionality on Colonisation tutorial screens
  
• Improved autodock in asteroid bases
  
• Fixed Powerplay helpscreen images being missing
  
• Fixed various typos in Colonisation text
  
• Adjusted flickering landing pad light on newly constructed outposts
  
• Fixed Thargoid Titan debris being misplaced/clumped together

• Improving colonisation information digest for client refresh rate and stability;
  
• Allowing players to login if they can't be moved to finished markets by our code;
  
• Ensuring systems can't be claimed by two commanders at once;
  
• Improving failed claim cleanup flow to ensure faster unblocking of colonisable systems;

Greetings Commanders,

Thank you so much for your feedback and participation in the live Beta for System Colonisation. The response and engagement we have had has been phenomenal and you have progressed in colonising the galaxy at an incredible rate.

So far you have colonised over 8000 systems and completed over 13,000 facilities! In just a few days that is an astounding achievement!

One of the reasons we launched System Colonisation as a live beta was to test this at scale, which is something very hard to do for us internally. Thanks to your astounding efforts we have received lots of incredibly helpful data and feedback and it has also identified an important issue that needs to be addressed. This issue greatly impacts the ability to claim systems and needs more thorough investigation.

To that end we have made the decision to temporarily disable the Colonisation contact and pause the ability to claim new systems. This will prevent further expansion for the time being but does not impact any of the progress already made. Players that have already claimed systems will still be able to colonise within them.

The development team are working on this as a matter of urgency. As soon as we have more to share we will let you know.

Will there be any more changes following this investigation?
During this live Beta we will be continuing to review data and feedback and make changes where necessary. The live Beta is designed to gather data on scale to ensure we can offer the best outcome.

Will my progress be lost?
No! Any efforts made to colonise the galaxy so far will continue to remain in place and you can continue to focus on building and upgrading your systems. This only affects the ability to claim new areas.

I made a claim but it reset when I logged in, what happens now?
Any progress which was made before the pause will have taken effect but may not have been shown on the UI. This is a visual issue and progress will be correctly displayed once our investigations are complete. No progress has been lost.

Will you be rolling back?
There are no current plans for a roll back.

What about the CG Megaships coming to support System Colonisation?
We have temporarily delayed these until next week.

Will my progress be lost?
No! Any efforts made to colonise the galaxy so far, including any System Architect status', will continue to remain in place and you can continue to focus on building and upgrading your systems. This only affects the ability to claim new areas.

My system architect status is missing/I can't continue to work on my systems
This issue is currently being investigated and a solution will be available very soon. Once this solution is in place your system architect status and progress will be displayed correctly.