5.3.2

[jammi]

USEFUL LINKS

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

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Discovery Freelancer 5.3.2 - Hotfix 2
16th April 2026

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ART

- Changed: Rescaled rh_plasma_gat_cannon to be the same size as other Rheinland fighter gun models.

CODING

- Fixed: Possible EngBase.DLL related crashes.
- Fixed: Engine kill triggering cruise animations.

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Discovery Freelancer 5.3.2 - Hotfix 1
16th April 2026

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CODING

- Fixed: Burstfire being broken.
- Fixed: Engine kill triggering cruise animations.

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Discovery Freelancer 5.3.2
15th April 2026

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ART

- Added: Fighter docking animation for Mako Battleship.
- Added: Secret roundel(s).
- Added: Blood Dragon, Green Front, Liberty Rogue, Militant, Zoner roundels.
- Added: Official faction roundels for 46th, GC-, [LN], OSI, XA
- Added: Roundel hardpoints for House, Coalition, Crayter, Praefect cruisers.
- Added: Roundel hardpoints for Imperial Kusari HF and bomber.
- Added: Docking hardpoints to Ishtar.
- Added: Docking hardpoints to Kusari Battlecruiser.
- Added: New music for Galileo.
- Added: Corrupt AI bomber FX
- Changed: Resized roundels for S, M, and L variants.
- Changed: dsy_mining_base01 quickdock points and docking paths.
- Changed: dsy_towerstation quickdock points and docking paths.
- Changed: trade_station01 quickdock points and docking paths.
- Changed: dsy_solarbase quickdock points and docking paths.
- Changed: Removed unusable Jump Drive equipment slot from the Corvo Civilian Explorer.
- Changed: Battleship Railgun impact FX.
- Changed: Gunboat Annihilator imapct FX.
- Changed: Nova and Rage Torpedo trail FX.
- Changed: Claymore Torpedo FX.
- Changed: Driller Missile impact FX.
- Changed: Battlecruiser Whirlwind rocket impact SFX.
- Changed: Gaian GB roundel hardpoints.
- Changed: Unlocked additional running lights on Luxury and Passenger Liners.
- Changed: Improved textures for the Tora ( @Lord Caedus and @Weapon).
- Fixed: BHG Roundel name and description text.
- Fixed: Quickdock on Gallic Academy model type. Large ships should no longer explode when undocking.
- Fixed: Quickdock issues with Pilgrim Liner bases.
- Fixed: Quickdock issues with Newark Station.
- Fixed: Brigand / UC VHF missile hardpoints no longer clip into gun hardpoints.
- Fixed: Seam between the Osiris nose and front sections.
- Fixed: Barge not having defined materials.

BALANCE

- Added: Integrated Mining Array to Mining Drone.
- Changed: Cruiser Attenuator Turret armour penetration increased from 0 to 100.
- Changed: Increased liner reverse speeds to 50ms.
- Changed: Removed Countermeasure equipment slot from Barge.
- Changed: Armour Upgrades limited to fighters and bombers.
- Changed: Hegemon can now mount a Mining Array and Cruise Disruptor.
- Changed: A bunch of stuff with the Akhetaten that Haste will need to explain (sorry -jammi)
- Fixed: Nomad Cruiser Light Missile Array arming time reduced from 5 to 2 seconds.

CODING

- Added: Additional FLUF support for internal equipment subclasses.
- Added: Significant reduction in NPC related collision flipping.
- Added: Ships now get get pushed away from each other when colliding in MultiPlayer.
- Added: Camera acceleration no longer bound to framerate.
- Added: Support for the serverside editing of system files.
- Added: Cruise animations now synchronize between players in Multiplayer.

ECONOMY

- Added: Core POB shipyards now able to produce Corrupt AI Drones and Bombers.
- Added: RoboPet collectible commodities.
- Added: Industrial Materials sellpoint on Rochester Station.
- Added: Gjallarbru Research Station sells Anomaly Scanner Batteries.
- Added: Additional ship sales on Freeport 14
- Added: "Sealed Containers" on NPC transports - they can be opened on POBs for a variety of useful goods.
- Added: Imperial Kusari fighters sold on Battleship Nagasaki ([KNF] exclusive faction perk).
- Added: Less efficient BHG Prison Factory recipe.
- Changed: Reworked Criminal Processing recipes, also allowing BHG to use them.
- Changed: Solar Panels are now a HRC.
- Changed: Solar Panels now primary produced on Nansei Research Complex.
- Changed: Superconductor sellpoint on Nansei Research Complex
- Changed: Scrap Metal is now half volume in Heavy Mining Ships (Archon, Hegemon, etc).
- Changed: Removed Earhart materials from Encounter blueprint manufacturing recipes.
- Changed: Overhaul of Pinnacle Base buy / sell / resell.
- Changed: Increased base price of Criminal Cells.
- Changed: Processing speed for Military Salvage decreased.
- Fixed: Ginza Bazaar, removed Interspace ID and added KSP ID and Kusari Roundel.
- Fixed: Gallic Brigand bases now import all varieties of drugs.
- Fixed: Battleship Harlow now sells equipment and ships.
- Fixed: Merged Kyoto and deprecated Kyoto Drydock shops for full equipment options.
- Fixed: Inaccurate mining time calculation reduced; prices close to mining zones reduced.

INFOCARDS

- Added: 30 news articles.
- Added: Prefixes and names for Gallic Brigand large ship NPCs.
- Added: Custom text for Freelancer bribes.
- Added: Clisham Research Complex, 6 LSF rumours and 1 bribe.
- Added: Fort Ramsey, 3 rumours.
- Added: Battleship DeGrasse, 12 rumours.
- Changed: Nansei Research Complex infocard, 17 rumours.
- Changed: Birmingham Station and Planet Wight infocards.
- Changed: Battleship Nagasaki infocard.
- Changed: Battleship Minneapolis infocard.
- Changed: Battlecruiser Lehigh infocard.
- Changed: Bulwark infocard.
- Changed: Maquis F8 description updated; Gaians listed as allies.
- Changed: Imperial Kusari fighter infocards.
- Changed: Stokes Reconstruction Site infocard.
- Fixed: Replaced instances of Grand Marshall with Grand Marechal.
- Fixed: System classifications updated to match server rules.
- Fixed: Tohoku battlecruiser infocards.
- Fixed: Battleship Westfalen now Westfalen class.
- Fixed: Typos in Oder Shipyard infocard.
- Fixed: Fischer discription Schwarzschild radius matches mass

SYSTEMS

- Added: Additional Inverness patrol paths.
- Added: BHG, CR, Order missions on FP14.
- Added: Additional Order/Gaian patrols to trigger Vagrant/Wendigo missions at Leniex.
- Added: Extra navigation aids to The Burrow.
- Added: Bristol Bulwark in Ontario.
- Added: Freelancer bribes to Freelancer bases.
- Added: BIS bribes to the Battleships Essex and Harlow.
- Added: Battlecruiser Akatsuki in Shikoku.
- Added: Battleship Fukuyama under construction at Kure Shipyard.
- Added: Gravity to planetary atmosphere systems.
- Added: Multiple solars across Pennsylvania.
- Changed: Gunboats now allowed to use medium moors, rather than large moors only.
- Changed: Battlecruiser Trier set to medium moor.
- Changed: GNI now has its own independent NPC spawn list, rather than using GN's.
- Changed: Kyushu and Nansei to reflect Superconductor factory progression.
- Changed: Wildau Station model and loadout.
- Changed: Nimes Station loadout.
- Changed: Fort Ramsey and Battleship Liberty Rose.
- Changed: Nobeoka Platform model.
- Changed: Dublin Jump Bridge minefield completed.
- Changed: Pennsylvania's Driftwood Field's band and asteroid render distance.
- Changed: The location and integrity of a particular asteroid in Magellan.
- Changed: Battleship Matsumoto returned to service in New Tokyo.
- Changed: Battleship Minneapolis model.
- Changed: Battlecruiser Lehigh model, moved to Chadwick Station.
- Changed: Titusville Station model.
- Changed: Solars in Tau-61.
- Changed: Battlecruiser Tuscaloosa departs Ontario into deep space.
- Changed: Oder Shipyard changed from DHC to RM.
- Changed: Stokes Reconstruction Site has progressed.
- Changed: Pacifica Guard cruiser now christened as Cruiser Harz
- Fixed: Heisenberg exterior ships for sale no longer read "Unknown".
- Fixed: Multiple issues with Thunder Bay Depot geometry.
- Fixed: Multiple issues with Planet Quillan bar NPCs.
- Fixed: Bornholm depot attempting to be its own parent.
- Fixed: IMG no longer offer missions (against CR) on Borneo.
- Fixed: Corsairs no longer offer missions (against Zoners) on Livada Shipyard.
- Fixed: Multiple issues with Bristol's empathy settings.
- Fixed: Multiple issues with Coalition's empathy settings.
- Fixed: Bundschuh and MND no longer have positive empathy.
- Fixed: Bundschuh NPCs will now scan for stealable cargo.
- Fixed: Corporate NPCs should now only scan listed Competitors.
- Fixed: The Burrow should no longer have holes (except for the Jump variety).
- Fixed: Restored "sensitivity screens" to Rambouillet Shipyard.
- Fixed: Battle music in Shikoku KNF Encounter.
- Fixed: Dublin Jump Bridge now notransport (650 cargo cap) connection rather than fighteronly.
- Fixed: Patrol path errors in Cambridge, Champagne, Edinburgh, Omicron Pi
- Fixed: Crash caused by Heaven's Gate room transition.
- Fixed: Removed mine billboards from Melun Minefield.

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Discovery Freelancer 5.3.1 - Hotfix 6
7th February 2026

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ART

- Changed: Gaian VHF roundel location.
- Changed: Gallic Battleship Forward Cannon FX.
- Changed: Battleship Ion Blaster impact FX.
- Changed: Battleship Railgun FX.

CODING

- Fixed: Crash in FLUF Expanded Hardpoints module.

ECONOMY

- Changed: MOX carried by capital ships (GB 50/ CR 75/ BC 100/ BS 150).

SYSTEMS

- Changed: Roppongi Wreck salvage progression.
- Changed: Freeport 14 construction complete.
- Changed: Kreuzburg Depot model.
- Fixed: Champagne patrol path crashes.

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Developers:
@Aingar - Coding
@Alex. - Keeping It All Running
@Amba - Art
@DarkTails - Systems, Infocards
@Haste - Balance, Economy
@jammi - Art, Economy, Systems, Infocards
@JorgeRyan - Systems
@Kauket - Art
@Krmloo - Economy, Infocards
@Titan* - Art
@Sombs - Systems, Infocards, Christmas

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