5.3.1 - hotfix 3

[jammi]

Discovery Freelancer 5.3.1, hotfix 3 - Cosmetics
24th January 2026

USEFUL LINKS

1. 5.3 main release patch notes
   
2. 5.3.1 release patch notes
   

ART

- Added: Added cosmetics hardpoints for all VHFs and bombers (more classes will come with time).
- Added: Generic flag roundels for Bretonia, Gallia, Kusari, Liberty, Rheinland, and pirates.
- Added: Official Faction roundels for Bristol, CDI, GNI, IMG, KNF, MFE,
- Added: Unique event roundels for LWB, Argonaut, 20th Anniversary.
- Added: Station billboards for BHG, BMM, EFL, GMG, Kishiro, OSC, Planetform, Samura, Synth, UC, Zoners.
- Added: Disabled Gallic Docking Ring model.
- Changed: Battleship Railgun FX
- Changed: Zulfikar FX
- Changed: Gunboat Annihilator Rocket FX
- Fixed: Komainu's windows no longer broken.
- Fixed: Zulfikar audio FX.

BALANCE

- Changed: Gunboat mines moved into their own unique equipment subclass.
- Changed: Internal and external gunboat FWGs moved into their own unique equipment subclasses (can no longer mount the wrong one).
- Fixed: Bretonia battleship turret elevation issues.
- Fixed: Redemption battleship HP reduced from 1,178,000 to 777,480.
- Fixed: Nomad Gunboat Forward Gun armour penetration increased from 100 to 150.
- Fixed: Nomad Gunboat Cutter Turret turn rate increased from 30 to 40.

CODING

- Added: Support for unlimited equipment subclass types.

ECONOMY

- Added: Various sellpoints of Consumer Goods / Industrial Materials.
- Added: Gallic Dissident commodity. Purchased on Marne Atmospheric Point, sold to Bundschuh, (some) Blood Dragon, Brigands, (some) Coalition, Gaian, Junker, Maquis, Unioner bases.
- Fixed: Contraband commodities now have red outline around icon.
- Fixed: Armour added to Aralsk, Apeiron, Hurr-Durrikun.
- Fixed: Adjusted the volume of Osmiridium Panels and Osmian Platinum Foil.
- Fixed: All Wendigo NPCs now drop Wendigo pilots.
- Fixed: Crete now imports luxury goods (El Commandante demands the best).

INFOCARDS

- Fixed: Farmers Alliance replaced by LWB as listed Unioner allies.
- Fixed: Gallic Royalist Pilots no longer believe they're members of the Gallic Navy.
- Fixed: Gallic Navy Pilots no longer pine for the days of the Gallic Confederacy.

INTERFACE

- Changed: "You are dead" message updated to remind players of one hour death rule.
- Fixed: Reverted changes to player name font scaling.

SYSTEMS

- Added: Gallic systems reorganised: Champagne moved south, Picardy between Champagne and Ile-de-Frane, Burgundy connects to Ile-de-France.
- Added: Unstable Jump Holes between Champagne and Provence, and Provence and Orkney.
- Added: Complete overhaul of Champagne, redesigning the system and updating all lore.
- Added: Gallic Brigand affiliated Atmosperhic Docking Point on Planet Marne.
- Added: Montmirail Anchorage, Maquis base in Champagne.
- Added: Forward Operating Bases for Official Faction deployment.
- Added: LN capital ship patrols in Colorado.
- Added: Outcast capital ship patrols in Omicron Alpha.
- Added: BAF capital ship patrols in Leeds.
- Added: Ageira Superconductor HRC convoy in Colorado.
- Added: Gallic Navy Enfer Blaster HRC convoy in Ile-de-France.
- Added: Kishiro Optronics HRC convoy in Honshu.
- Added: Imperial Shipping Nanocapacitor HRC convoy in Hamburg.
- Added: Outcast Cardamine HRC convoy in Cortez.
- Added: Outcast Cardamine HRC convoy in Tau-44.
- Added: Bundschuh Black Market Munitions HRC convoy in Frankfurt.
- Changed: Base loadouts updated and cosmetics added in: Bretonia, Kusari, Liberty, Gallia, part of Rheinland, GMG/Sigmas.
- Changed: Demon Valkrie added to Kaarst Station - locked for purchase to the Wilde. Official Faction ID.
- Changed: Radiation free zone added around Davos Base, Zurich.
- Changed: Omega-5 NPC patrols extended.
- Changed: Removed cruisers from Lend-Lease area in Magellan.
- Changed: Gallic station loadouts changed to use purple running lights.
- Changed: Allentown model updated.
- Changed: Heisenberg Research Station model updated.
- Changed: Moths have eaten Toronto Station.
- Fixed: Unknown system infinite jump hole bug.
- Fixed: Encounter markers now mapped by default in Hokkaido, Omega-55, Tohoku, Omicron Zeta.
- Fixed: Battleship Atum now sells Order ships rather than Liberty (battleship currently undockable).
- Fixed: Aspis NPCs now use Aspis engines, rather than freighter engines.
- Fixed: Brigand gunboat NPCs now use the Ascos Torpedo rather than generic alternatives.
- Fixed: Issues with Newcastle's nebulas.
- Fixed: Prevented Madeira from eating transports.
- Fixed: Battleship Concord has hired new gunners.
- Fixed: Numerous issues with incorrectly parented objects.

Developers:
@Aingar - Coding
@Alex. - Keeping It All Running
@Amba - Art
@Antonio - Systems
@DarkTails - Systems, Infocards
@Haste - Balance, Economy
@jammi - Art, Economy, Systems, Infocards
@JorgeRyan - Systems, giving bad economy advice
@Titan - Art
@Krmloo - Economy, Infocards
@Sombs - Systems, Infocards, Christmas

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News article library, feedback and content requests.

[TheSauron]

- Added: Support for unlimited equipment subclass types.

Is this as big as it sounds like? Can we actually do however many hardpoint types we like?

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One MD Admiral

[jammi]

- Added: Support for unlimited equipment subclass types.

Is this as big as it sounds like? Can we actually do however many hardpoint types we like?

Yep.

Once again, Aingar has added impossible support.

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News article library, feedback and content requests.

[TheSauron]

Bless.

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One MD Admiral

[Krmloo]

- Fixed: Marines not consuming food/CG. Will be live after a restart.

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[Culbrelai]

Why do Navy pobs still have no bonuses? Can we get at least something? Please? Xenos can build codename parts with a bonus but not the literal Navy? ????

Otherwise, Amazing patch. Especially the bit about the weapon types. That is a huge deal. Well done.

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#NotMySNAC

[Egon Bigmemes]

- Fixed: Nomad Gunboat Forward Gun armour penetration increased from 100 to 150.
- Fixed: Nomad Gunboat Cutter Turret turn rate increased from 30 to 40.

cool and good

- Added: Support for unlimited equipment subclass types.

actually incredible

[IahimD]

SYSTEMS

- Added: Gallic systems reorganised: Champagne moved south, Picardy between Champagne and Ile-de-Frane, Burgundy connects to Ile-de-France.
- Added: Unstable Jump Holes between Champagne and Provence, and Provence and Orkney.

Will the interactive NavMap be updated at some point? Or with Barrier leaving, that will also become an outdated tool?

[JorgeRyan]

Talks are on-going and we'll let the community know as soon as we have an answer.

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Feedback and comm bumping here

[Toaster]

- Fixed: Battleship Atum now sells Order ships rather than Liberty (battleship currently undockable).

This is just mean-spirited teasing at this point.

Also, have the in-game patch notes been abandoned again already?

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Olivia Sable