Elite Dangerous - 4.4.1.0 Update Notes

Features of Note:

• Added Vodel's Rhino SRV:
  • Planetary Mining Deposit Scanner
  • Refinery
  • Mining Rig Deployment Module
• Adjusted the balance of:
  • Base mining time 
  • Maximum amount of content mined
  • The % of a commodity unit within the mined content
  • Frequency of additional Microresources
  • Efficiency recharge rates
  • Efficiency based on deposit density
  • Temperature affects on rig efficiency
  • Rhino Vessel stats
  • Rig stats
• Surface Mining gameplay added:
  • Updated the Detailed Surface Scanner module to detect Planetary Mining Locations on planets.
  • Initial balance pass on:
    • Deposit capacity per density level
    • Time to replenish a deposit
    • Commodity weighting for deposits
    • Planetary Mining Deposits/Planetary Mining Location sizes and amounts
  • Initial balance values for new commodities:
    • Bastnäsite
    • Deuterium
    • Diamond
    • Helium
    • Helium-3
    • Iridium
    • Magnesite
    • Olivine
    • Periclase dunite
    • Quartz pyroxenite 
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
    • Thortveitite
• Added Pre-built Vessel:
  • Rhino Standard (16,520 Arx)
    • Surface Mining Vehicle.
    • Owners Club Decal.
  • Rhino Stellar (33,000 Arx)
    • Surface Mining Vehicle.
    • Excavation Yellow Paint Job. 
    • Chase Ship Kit. 
    • Owners Club Decal. 
  • Rhino Galactic (60,000 Arx)
    • All Stellar Content.
    • Motherlode Galactic Miner Cosmetic Suit.
    • Proximity Yellow Holo-Kit Pack. 
    • Deflection Ship Kit Pack. 
    • Owners Club Decal.
  • Type-11 Prospector Galactic Mining Pack (100,000 Arx)
    • Type-11 Prospector High Spec Galactic Mining Ship.
    • Rhino Galactic Surface Mining Vehicle.
    • All Type-11 and Rhino Stellar Content.
    • All Type-11 and Rhino Galactic Content.
    • Motherlode Galactic Miner Cosmetic Suit.
• New Operation "Under Siege" added.
  • Under Siege will task Commanders with responding to a distress call from a planetary settlement, where urgent help is required to help lift a blockade and neutralise enemy forces attempting to take the settlement.

Bug Fixes:

• Resolved a crash when attempting to create a Powerplay Squad for Operations during a hyperspace jump. 
• Resolved a possible crash when attempting to load into the CQC menu.
• Resolved an issue where MercGear wasn't engineerable immediately after purchasing.
• Resolved an issue where Capital Ship's heat relays could become invulnerable.
• Resolved instances of some voice-over line and text discrepancies, within the Rapid Response and Firestorm Rescue Operations. 
• Resolved an issue where the bundle icon and yellow coloration were not displayed on bundles within the role panel. 
• Resolved an issue where when on-foot, the Scarab and Scorpion SRVs could display boarding circles. 
• Resolved instances where the tyre tracks and dust from the SRVs could appear too dark. 
• Resolved an issue where the Kestrel's cockpit could sometimes look blurry. 
• Resolved an instance where the vessel hangar was incorrectly referred to as a fighter hangar within the crew lounge. 
• Resolved an issue where the pistons on the Vessel Hanger could clip through their housing during the launch animation. 
• Resolved an issue where decals could clash with the Snowflake \ Snowfall paintjob on some ships.
• Resolved an issue where Docking Requests to the megaship in the Reclamation Point operation would be denied if you accidentally shot the vessel.
• Resolved an issue where damaged settlement lights could cause harsh strobing effects. 
• Resolved an issue where the circles around the modified stats may not animate, when engineering laser weapons with the Plasma Conversion modification. 
• Resolved an issue where placeholder text was visible on the "Resync Local Data" button. 
• Resolved discrepancies between the VO & text in the Tactical Takedown, Rapid Response & Firestorm Rescue operations. 
• Resolved an issue where Shipkit livery icons would not display correctly when items where installed on the Nomad. 
• Resolved an issue where the Seeker Missile Rack MercGear could not be engineered with Petra Olmanova.
• Adjusted textures in the Kestrel's cockpit. 

There are currently three known issues with the update which we aim to hotfix as soon as possible.

• Under Siege Operation can sometimes complete early.
• On-foot wing UI is currently missing.
• Rhino is only collecting 9 chunks from surface mining, this will be increased to 12.