View source for Update:Star Citizen Patch V0.8.3

{{PatchData|version=Patch 12.3|buildnumber=150.39890|publishdate=2014-06-17|Prev=Star Citizen Patch V0.8.2|Next=Star Citizen Patch V0.8.4}}
== New Features/Fixes ==

=== Arena Commander ===

* [[Arena Commander|Arena commander]] menu now accessible through options menu
* Proper score awarded when an enemy is destroyed in Vanduul Swarm
* All ballistic weapons now use ammo boxes
* Frozen effect no longer appears for everyone after ejecting
* Command pp_rebindKeys layout_joystick_spacesim now properly works
* HOTAS X55 Joystick is diplayed under controller options menu
* Run no longer toggled off when user interacts with something
* Cockpit and ship should now despawn after ejecting
* All [[Ships|ship]] controls now have smoother animations
* Xbox right joystick can now be inverted
* Countermeasures should now be more effective
* [[:Category:F7 Hornet series|Hornet]] chaingun audio should no longer cut out
* No longer stuck unable to respawn if chat open while killed
* Spawn warping audio no longer heard by everyone in the match
* Broadsword when equipped now has ammo and properly overheats
* Ship debris can no longer pass through cockpit
* Improvements to zero-g movement
* Various performance improvements
* Various server and client crash fixes
* Switched spawn points so that players respawn next to their own bases in CTC
* Match end after reaching over 100 points.
* Helmet Animations
* Various matchmaking tweaks (public matches were requesting private ones)
* Reduced texture sizes on the 300i
* Implement new win mechanic into Team Deathmatch. Fixed up next kill wins mode, audio and HUD alerts.
* Item Balancing
* [[Shield generators|Shield]] energy reallocation does not lose energy but realloc existing energy
* Loading screen remains on screen after the level has loaded
* Pausing the game as DFM loads from hangar sticks on a black screen
* Added directional indication for shield impacts not in view (similar to an older version of the shield) for gameplay feedback.
* ReExported LandingGear_deploy animation
* [[Player characters|Player]] is able to enter ship while he is also able to 'press X to respawn'. Ship now correctly rez's out when landed after ejection.
* Improved lighting but for real this time
* If a [[Vanduul]] becomes sufficiently damaged they disappear from the map and their name in-game becomes "undefined". Need to be destroyed to progress. Added missing return to fix.
* Allow custom user CFGs to be specified in cmd line.
* When one player ejects from their ship, the frozen visor FX may appear on all player's screens.
* After destroying another player their body will float in space in a t-pose.
* MP Fix – Player is now hidden following a vehicle destruction death as in SP.

=== Hangar ===

* [[PTV|Buggy]] can now drive properly in the Business Hangar
* Turrets no longer mountable on [[missile]] racks hardpoints
* Third person camera no longer rotates using Q and E
* Replace me ball no longer present under Hornet Trainer
* Improvements to Trainer Hornet rear landing gear geometry
* No longer able to place [[325a]] engine on other ships
* [[F7C-S Hornet Ghost|Hornet Ghost]] engine no longer able to be equipped on other ships
* Resolved issue of no ammo when chaingun removed and added back to ship
* Fix for third person camera rotating when pressing Q or E when not in zero-g
* Created basic mapping for Logitech G940. Fixed up a number of asserts it caused in the Joystick device handler.
* The Logitech G940 completely changes if you install the correct drivers. Updated the mappings to work with those drivers rather than the default windows ones.
* AC menu can be navigated using a gamepad

== Known Issues ==

* HUD target indicator arrows can be missing
* Graphical issues can occur while using SLI/Crossfire
* It can be possible to sometimes load into a black screen when choosing an Arena Commander match
* Hornet gatling guns take heat damage when not being fired
* Hornet gatling gun ammo temporarily shown as missile racks in the Holo-Table

== Sources ==
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