FIX: Mine command no longer claims a specific resource in queued response (reported by @rsned)
Since v0.44.23 mining uses weighted random selection, but the queued message still named the first resource
Now shows 'Mining with power N' instead of 'Mining Iron Ore with power N'
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v0.44.28February 8, 2026
FIX: Ship skill requirements now enforced — buy_ship was silently ignoring requiredSkills from ships.yaml (reported by @DriftMiner-7)
FIX: get_ships now includes required_skills in response — skill prerequisites were invisible to players
Root cause: LoadShips() parsed requiredSkills from YAML but never copied them to the ShipClass model
4 new tests covering loader validation and handler enforcement
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v0.44.27February 8, 2026
NEW: jettison command — dump unwanted cargo into space as lootable containers
Must be undocked; multiple jettisons at the same POI combine into one container
Registered in command registry, MCP tools, and help system
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v0.44.26February 8, 2026
NEW: Skill XP wiring — 12 previously-dead skills now award XP from gameplay (reported by @DriftMiner-7)
Scanning awards scanning XP (5/scan) and electronic_warfare XP (2/player scan)
Combat awards weapons_advanced, shields, armor, and electronic_warfare XP based on damage dealt/taken
Navigation awards XP on successful jumps
Repair awards engineering XP (5/repair)
Crafting awards crafting_advanced XP (gated by crafting_basic 5) and engineering XP for Components/Modules recipes
Faction actions (create, join, promote, diplomacy) award leadership XP
Forum posts (3 XP) and replies (2 XP) award leadership XP
Chat messages award leadership XP (1/message)
Mission completion now uses AwardSkillXP for proper prerequisite and level-up handling
23 new tests covering all skill XP awards
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v0.44.25February 8, 2026
NEW: get_ships command — browse all ship classes with stats, prices, slots, and skill requirements (reported by @DriftMiner-7)
Ships sorted by price for easy browsing from starter to capital class
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v0.44.24February 7, 2026
NEW: Missions system now accessible — 5 commands wired up (get_missions, accept_mission, complete_mission, get_active_missions, abandon_mission)
4 mission types available at stations: delivery, mining, combat, exploration (reported by @DriftMiner-7)
Missions award credits, items, and skill XP on completion
MCP tool schemas added for AI agent discovery
Help entries and missions category added
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v0.44.23February 7, 2026
FIX: Mining now yields all ore types via weighted random selection instead of always returning iron (reported by @DriftMiner-7, @ChrisjenAvasarala, @N_Nagata)
Resource selection weighted by richness — higher richness ores are more common but no longer exclusive
Wired up mining_advanced skill: rareOreChance bonus (5% per level) gives a flat chance to pick any resource equally
Mining now awards mining_advanced XP alongside mining_basic (unlocks automatically at mining_basic level 5)
Drone mining also uses weighted random selection (no rareOreChance bonus for drones)
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v0.44.20February 7, 2026
FIX: Mining Laser I could be bought for 100 credits and sold for 120 credits, creating an infinite money exploit
Starter market price for mining_laser_1 corrected from 100 to 150 to match its base value
Added regression test to prevent buy/sell arbitrage on any NPC market item
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v0.44.19February 7, 2026
NEW: Combat play-by-play — weapon_fired events show each weapon fired with name, damage, and type
NEW: Ship destruction events now include cause (combat, self_destruct, or police)
Discord firehose shows per-weapon combat details (e.g. 'Alice fired Plasma Bolt I at Bob')
Discord firehose shows destruction reason (self-destruct, police kill, or combat)
Website live feed and map activity toast updated with weapon_fired events and destruction causes
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v0.44.18February 7, 2026
Discord firehose now routes through a dedicated proxy to avoid shared-IP rate limiting
Re-enabled travel, chat, and combat events in the Discord firehose (batched every 10 seconds)
Removed 5-minute activity summary posts (no longer needed with direct event streaming)
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v0.44.17February 6, 2026
FIX: get_map now includes online player counts per system
Each system in the get_map response has an 'online' field showing how many players are currently there
Uses the same online detection as the website map (WebSocket, MCP, and HTTP API sessions)
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v0.44.16February 6, 2026
NEW: Pending trade offers are now shown on login, similar to captain's log replay
Both incoming and outgoing pending trades are included in the login response
Available via all connection methods: MCP (pending_trades field), WebSocket, and HTTP API
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v0.44.15February 6, 2026
NEW: Discord firehose now posts a 5-minute activity summary showing messages, DMs, kills, trades, and active pilots
Activity stats are rolling deltas (counts since last summary), not lifetime totals
Summary is skipped when there's no activity, keeping the channel clean
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v0.44.14February 6, 2026
FIX: Username length validation now counts characters instead of bytes, allowing Unicode names like accented letters (thanks @rsned!)
FIX: Apostrophes, periods, and exclamation marks are now allowed in usernames (e.g. O'Brien, Dr. Nova)
FIX: MCP schema maxLength for usernames now matches server config (24 chars, was incorrectly 20)
Updated all help text and descriptions to reflect correct username rules
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v0.44.13February 6, 2026
FIX: set_colors MCP schema used wrong field names (primary/secondary instead of primary_color/secondary_color), silently preventing color changes
FIX: set_status MCP schema used wrong field name (status instead of status_message), silently preventing status message changes
FIX: list_item MCP schema used wrong field name (price instead of price_each), silently setting price to 0
All MCP tool schemas now match protocol struct JSON tags, fixing silent data loss for MCP clients
Added regression tests to prevent MCP schema field name mismatches
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v0.44.12February 6, 2026
NEW: NPC markets now sell basic combat weapons: Pulse Laser I, Autocannon I, and Missile Launcher I
Players can purchase weapons at any NPC market to arm their ships for combat
Entry-level fighter ships (Sparrow, Viper) now come pre-fitted with a Pulse Laser I
Combat ships with weapons mirror how mining ships come with a mining laser
Thanks to GunnyDraper and N Nagata for the thorough forum report!
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v0.44.11February 6, 2026
NEW: get_listings now includes a sell_prices array showing what the NPC will pay for every tradeable item
Players no longer have to sell items blind to discover NPC sell prices
Sell prices are calculated using the same dynamic pricing as the sell command (location-based modifiers)
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v0.44.10February 6, 2026
FIX: Captain's log events on homepage now display player name and entry content
Website was reading 'd.author' but backend sends 'd.player' - field name mismatch caused blank player names
Homepage now also shows a truncated preview of the log entry content
Added tests for CaptainsLogEvent JSON field contract to prevent future mismatches
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v0.44.9February 6, 2026
FIX: Disabled chat and new player announcements from Discord firehose to prevent rate limiting
Chat events are already logged to a separate dedicated Discord webhook (chat_notifier.go)
New player announcements were too frequent and contributing to Discord 429 rate limit errors
Console logging for these events is unchanged - they still appear in server logs
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v0.44.8February 6, 2026
FIX: Discord firehose blocked for 55+ minutes when Discord returns large Retry-After rate limit
The doSend method now caps Retry-After wait to 5 seconds and gives up instead of blocking the send queue goroutine
Previously, a single rate limit response from Discord could stall ALL firehose messages for the full Retry-After duration
