5.3 - Hotfix 6

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Discovery Freelancer 5.3 "Singularity" - Hotfix 6 Patch Notes
September 4th - September 5th 2025

USEFUL LINKS

1. Discovery 5.3 Dev Diary #3 - Announcement Trailer, Systems, Story, and More - Systems, Story, and More
   
2. Discovery Freelancer 20th Anniversary Celebration - Special event celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the DIscovery mod
   
3. 5.3 main release patch notes
   
4. 5.3 hotfix 1 patch notes
   
5. 5.3 hotfix 2 patch notes
   
6. 5.3 hotfix 3 patch notes
   
7. 5.3 hotfix 4 patch notes
   
8. 5.3 hotfix 5 patch notes

ART / MODELS
- Changed: Heavy Mortar impact FX.
- Changed: Shockwave Torpedo impact FX.
- Changed: Plasma Mortar impact FX.

BALANCE

ECONOMY / POBs

ENCOUNTERS / NPCS
- Changed: Cruise Disruptors removed from all Deep Omega NPCs larger than a bomber.

FLHOOK / CODING
- Fixed: Incorrect clienthook version that was causing directplay crashes and antivirus flags for some users.

INFOCARDS
- Added: 33 rumours, 4 infobribes to Skye Base.
- Added: 12 rumours to Kaarst Shipyard.

SERVER ADMINISTRATION / CONFIGS

SYSTEMS

Developers:
@Aingar - Coding
@Alex. - Keeping It All Running
@Antonio - Art, Systems, NPCs, Infocards
@Grumblesaur - Infocards
@Haste - Art, Balance, Economy
@jammi - Infocards, Systems, NPCs
@Laz - Coding
@Kauket - Art
@pillow - Balance
@Sombs - Systems
@Titan* - Art, NPCs
@Treewyrm - Art

Contributors:
@TheSauron - Skye rumours.

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