You asked for it, and we heard you! We’re very excited to announce that the [b]much-anticipated patch 1.3 is out NOW[/b]! Among tons of polished features and bug fixes, it includes the (by far) most request feature by our community: [b]full online matchmaking, in-game chat, and lobby systems[/b], and we can’t wait for you to test it out! Read more for details: [previewyoutube=1B_SnY6B3r8;full][/previewyoutube] [b]MATCHMAKING & ONLINE IMPROVEMENTS[/b] [list] [*] New lobby menu where players can browse and join public games [*] New game host options: create public/private sessions, configure guest permissions [*] New in-game chat [*] New kick/ban feature for game hosts [*] Loading screen now shows loading progress of other players in online games [*] Major optimization of bandwidth usage in online games [*] More detailed disconnection messages [*] Several stability and synchronization improvements in online games[/list] [b]GAMEPLAY & QUALITY OF LIFE[/b] [list] [*] Several adjustments to game difficulty for 1, 2, 3 and 4 players [*] Adjustments to the game economy [*] Added new “patch notes” pop-up to main menu [*] Added new section in tutorial level and A.R.T.H.U.R message regarding fuel usage and ship acceleration [*] Sick players using the Medical Capsule now show a healing progress indicator [*] Improved size of Medical Capsule interaction area [*] “New unlockable” icons for company logos and colors now only get removed when they are used [*] Improved camera behavior for far away players in large spaceports [*] Tweaked rotation of ship systems in some ship blueprints[/list] [b]BUG FIXES[/b] [list] [*] Fixed Flying Restaurant achievement not being properly updated [*] Fixed online synchronization of Ejector Toaster animation [*] Fixed an issue that could duplicate cleaning progress bars when using the mop [*] Fixed passengers getting stuck in some behaviors when docking with public toilet [*] Added several new safeguards related to gamepad disconnection in certain moments of the game [*] Fixed internal collision mesh of Econo-Cruiser and Tereshkova ships [*] Improved some areas of the collision mesh in the Company Terminal [*] Fixed passengers sometimes getting stuck at the airlock while trying to enter and leave the Tereshkova Icebreaker [*] Fixed “reset preferences” button not properly resetting confine cursor and stabilize camera effects settings [*] Fixed an issue that could cause the Inspector to get stuck on the front of the ship while flying his scooter [*] Fixed an issue that caused the Inspector to start scanning ship systems before he entered the ship [*] Fixed bloom effect not being properly updated when changing quality settings [*] Fixed some physics objects falling out of the ship during some cinematics [*] Fixed an issue that made closing the pause menu on an online match also close it for other clients [*] Fixed issues that could cause the amount of money not syncing properly in online games [*] Fixed an issue that could cause A.R.T.H.U.R not to give players money when they lose a ship [*] Fixed food ejected by the Ejector Toaster sometimes clipping the floor in online games [*] Fixed an issue that could cause ship systems to repeatedly break in online sessions [*] Fixed synchronization of food states [*] Fixed an issue that could cause the music to stop mid-transitions during flights [*] Fixed an issue that could cause generated company names not to sync properly online[/list] [b]VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS[/b] [list] [*] Fixed Lucy’s eyelid clipping issue [*] Fixed Pingella’s skirt clipping issue [*] Fixed material on the ship ramps [*] Fixed material of trucks in Terminal cinematic [*] Fixed some characters being clipped by the interface on the parcel unlock window [*] Fixed harsh insane G camera transition [*] Fixed outdated Econo-Cruiser Deluxe portraits on blueprints window [*] Polished textures on some ship models [*] Fixed characters sometimes not getting properly blasted off during explosion cinematic [*] Fixed Service Station ship system repair beam VFX ending abruptly [*] Fixed withdraw/deposit/parcel money bill animations [*] Fixed an issue that could cause Kinetic Plasma Shell to spin wildly while on display at the Upgrade Store[/list] Like what you see? Want more? Then stay tuned because we have a lot more features and updates planned for this year! If encounter any issues or would like to leave us some feedback and suggestions, make sure join our [url=https://discord.gg/playspacelines]official Discord server[/url] and contact us there. We’ll be happy to hear your thoughts!