Elite Dangerous | Rhino SRV Update

Greetings Commanders,

The Rhino SRV Update is now live. 

Built for commanders who prefer extraction over exploration, this heavy-duty surface recon vehicle combines rugged performance with impressive mobility. Equipped with a planetary mineral scanner, deployable mining rigs and multi-crew capability for up to three occupants, the Rhino transforms planetary surfaces into financial opportunities for the budding pioneer.  

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. 

Known Issues:

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.