January 28, 2016 Hotfix

The servers will be coming down at 6am (pacific) tomorrow morning for a hotfix. The estimated downtime is approximately 1.5 hours. The changes are listed below:

Squad/Platoon System:

 * Squad privacy toggle and recruitment is now controlled by the individual squad leaders in the platoon instead of PL
 * PL can be assigned to any squad now instead of being forced to only be in Alpha
 * PL can be promoted to SL by current SL
 * Platoon Ban now functions correctly
 * SL can be used to create a platoon via drag/drop interface from the squad member list
 * will no longer work if a platoon is not present
 * Squad browser filters ( Friend / Outfit ) should now function correctly and return the list of squads that have your friends, outfit members, or either if both are toggled on
 * If a player is banned from any one squad in the platoon, he/she will no longer be able to join any other squad in the platoon
 * Platoon mute should now save and reload state properly
 * Linkdead state should now work consistently for platoon members
 * SL auto-assign now looks for the member with the highest BR. PL auto-assign looks for the SL with the highest BR.
 * Misc bug fixes that were causing mismatched state between server and client, e.g. players erroneously thinking they were SL on the client when they weren’t on the server

Cosmetic Changes:

 * Updated Auraxium Color (NC auraxium should be more yellow/blue than white.)
 * Updated Yellow Dot Size (VS yellow, red dot sight should be similar in size to the TR’s equivalent.)
 * Updated some Vehicle Cosmetics (Vehicle cosmetic LODs should be noticeably further back.)
 * Cosmetic bug fix: Camo coverage fix for the VS Darkstar Acolyte helmet

Misc:

 * Outfit “Invite All Online Members To Squad” should now function correctly
 * Added “Send Message” functionality to the map context menu
 * Speculative fix for minimap indicators not showing
 * Fix for missing button assets for the [Customize>] button on the redeployment UI
 * Bullet impact decals should now be showing up properly
 * Accounts with experienced characters will no longer be able to create new characters to access Koltyr
 * We’ve scaled up the Region Tool Tip to be more readable
 * The PlayerStudio tool should now be functioning properly
 * Explosive HUD icon fix
 * Fixed facility benefits display bug
 * Removed “Warp To” option to the same zone a player is already in