Yet more mob damage balancing.
Fixed entry to clan bases.
Fixed enchanting not applying correct level and not capped at 70 cpx.
Auction channel now global.
Fixed a few bugs with mob's movement.
Examine and other actions no longer uncloak a ship.

Keep alive ping implemented, should stop "hanging" connections.
/item updated for new fab parts.
Mass of stacked items fixed.
Client group updated correctly when leader drops.
Mob damage re-balance

Summons no longer spam AOE buffs.
Fixed mobs Psi Blast text.
Mobs can now cast AOE direct attacks (Fire Nova).
Remove effect now removes stun and disable fields.

A test server is currently in place to test the overhaul of Obfuscate, and a new Psion for pyros called Amplify.

Obfuscate now renders the caster invulnerable for a set time.  The power cost is great, and it comes with it's own timer, so it can't be used, nor interfere with any other abilities.

Amplify, for a high psi cost and short timer, will increase the level of your pyro-kenetic abilities by 10%.

Please test these in the test server and report back any imbalance that may exist

Blue flying damage hidden if cloaked.
Attempt to narrow intended mob level for outpost defense.
Fixed a bug that gave a chance of spawning high level fighter mini-bosses for outpost defense... ouch
Doubled chance of outpost defense encounters.
Doubled the chance of getting skill from the new fab system.
+skill parts now drop from bosses.
Selecting your summon and using Shift + k or /kill will now destroy it.

Seems to be having some major issues.  Fortunately this is actually the first time we've had an issue since we moved back in January this year.

Nothing we can do atm guys, sorry

Reduced the variation in stat parts, will increase chances of finding duplicates.
Stat parts now obtain correct ID if a match is found.
Enchant will now announce the stone used if it fails.
Protection added to stop stat parts dropping with a value way over the mobs level. (eg level 12 items dropping from level 2 mobs)
Fixed using any conduit for level 0 weapons.

Ok, now, I believe everything is now balanced and set for this to be used live very soon.

I have just one decision to make, and that's how to have the items drop.

The actual drop rates I've already determined.

It's where these parts should drop.

I have already coded in support in order to have predefined mobs in areas drop only specific part types, eg a mold, a weapon core, stat part etc. These are still random values, only thing defined is that the mob has a chance to drop it.

So, either I set which mobs should drop parts, OR let ALL mobs have a chance to drop a part.

You guys need to consider, either hunting in one place for a particular part is better, and having the area never mature to multi, or leave it to chance and everywhere has the chance to spawn items, keeping the chance of multi fair.

Will also be reducing the variation of stat parts further by making Fore, Aft, SB and Port universal.  This can't be done with Auxiliary systems since the stats on these vary too much, and balancing them will cause a lot of item level issues with the current database.

EDIT: Test server is now up, make sure you reboot the launcher to get the latest client in order to see the update regarding universal Fore, Aft, SB, and Port stat parts.  And please test everything is working as intended.

Drop rates are currently in place, for the purpose of testing the system, farm lowest level areas.

Dry dock restore fixed.
Repairing a ship will now add blue ""flying damage"
Hull regen will also add "flying damage"
Summons will now teleport to thier master if too far behind.
A few extra warning messages.

Currently tracking down one of our last Errors.

Seems when a player is removed from the server, the aggro data for that player is not always deleted correctly.

However, I suspect that it is, but it is being added again with illegal pointers for a player.

Trying to find out where this happens is not going to be easy.

Fortunately it is a rare crash.

Server up in 5.