firefall patch notes

Patch Notes - Beta 1330
New Features
Added more research nanotemplates to research vendor in Copacabana
When a character logs back in the same zone, they will spawn at the nearest spawn point from their previous logout location
When a character joins their squad leader on another instance, they spawn at the closest spawn point to the leader
Added ability for Red 5 to communicate with all servers via broadcast system (we are now The Voice)
Game Changes
"Drop the Hammer" is no longer a repeatable mission.
Awards the research scanning and thumping nanoprint at the end. Updated dialog, but no audio yet
"The Resources Must Flow" is an entirely new mission intended to be the repeatable mission for Copacabana
Bug Fixes
Potential fixes for players getting stuck in states that prevented queuing into PvP matches
Updated matchmaker to create more even and balanced games.
Players are pooled into three groups... Levels 1-6, 7-9, 10-15. Players in pool 1 will be queued together with extras being pulled from pool 2, but never pool 3. Pool 3 players will only play with players from pool 3 unless additional players are needed from pool 2.
Modified the skill rating to better identify top-tier players
Multiple fixes to Login and Character create screens
New checkbox for remember me
Fixed depth of field on skyboxes
Changed lighting on characters in character create
Disabled facial hairs for heads that don't support them yet
No more beta server status (yay 24/7)
Much more
Fixed ability to repeat authentication packets to login when auth servers are down
Players can no longer log into multiple instances with the same account
Removed the power level UI element. It'll return when there's gameplay attached
Fixed a bug where HMG sounds would repeat continuously
Fixes to the AI system and server support to fix the slow dumbing down of creatures
Fixes to server infrastructure and server-side crashes
Improved performance on ATI video cards
Fix for not being able to complete "Drop the Hammer" due to Thumper being destroyed