Release notes/20180911c

Event

 * The Crystalline Cataclysm Event has returned for 3 weeks with a new reward and gameplay updates!
 * The Entity shards that it deploys are now immune to control effects.
 * Small Shards will no longer buff the Entity’s damage for the entire queue but instead, they will give the entity buff stacks towards a more powerful Energy Release after its Absorption Phase.
 * This change results in a potentially stronger Energy Release attack.
 * In response to that, we’ve added a growing AoE indicator to show the area of the Energy Release and how long it will be before it goes off.
 * The Entity Beam attacks no longer apply a Flight Speed debuff to players.
 * Instead, Large Shards on Advanced Difficulties will apply a Flight Speed debuff if they are able to explode on a player.
 * The Entity is now entirely immune to damage while in its Absorption Phase.
 * The Entity Absorption Phase is now 15 seconds long rather than 30 seconds in Normal.
 * Once the Entity has been destroyed it will explode into many Small Salvageable Crystal Fragments.
 * These fragments can be destroyed to gain 1-5 Salvage from each of them!
 * These changes will not affect the Crystalline Catastrophe non-event queue with the initial rollout.
 * For more details, please visit the Crystalline Cataclysm blog at: https://www.arcgames.com/en/games/xbox/star-trek-online/news/detail/10998873

General

 * The critical severity of Enemy ships on Normal difficulty has been reduced from 100% to 50%.
 * This does not affect the values for Advanced and Elite difficulties.
 * This is subject to further change as we continue to monitor late game difficulty.
 * Resolved an issue that could prevent players from starting the missions "Melting Pot," "Scylla & Charybdis," and "Renegade's Regret."
 * Resolved and issue where Reputation projects can sometimes get in a state where the player is unable to contribute towards the project.
 * Resolved an issue which would occasionally cause queues in the Gamma Battlezone to not start if a previous attempt to start one was declined by a player.
 * Resolved an issue which would occasionally cause queues in the Gamma Battlezone to not start from a player timing out while waiting for a queue to start.
 * "Stranded in Space" is once again turned off for Romulan Captains.
 * Added names to the Memorial Plaque including:
 * Doug Grindstaff
 * Dan Uhrich
 * Added short description to Fleet Mark Bonus Pool, Reputation Mark Bonus Pool, and R&D Research XP Bonus Pool items.
 * Added glows to "crystals" on top of the saucer for Excelsior and Enterprise B.
 * Resolved an issue that was causing the Species description to not display for Jem’Hadar space Duty Officers.

Character Art

 * The Temporal Battle-suit Helmet is now available for Jem’Hadar Captains who have unlocked this uniform.
 * The Lukari Helmet is now available for Jem’Hadar Captains who have unlocked this uniform.
 * Klingon Honor Guard outfit is now available to Jem’Hadar Captains.
 * Hirogen Armor is now available for Jem’Hadar Captains.
 * Sphere Builder outfit is now available for Jem’Hadar Captains.
 * The Head Covering is not available at this time.
 * Resolved an issue where the Omega Upper Body Armor neck and Helmet clipped with the head of Jem’Hadar Captains.
 * Resolved an issue where the the Nol-Enis Helmet clipped with the head of Jem’Hadar Captains.
 * Resolved an issue that was causing Jem’Hadar Captains to not have access to Undine reputation EXO suit pieces.
 * Added additional color options to Discovery Starfleet Upper Uniforms.

Systems

 * Resolve and issue that was causing low level players to receive a MKXII Agony Phaser Torpedo instead of MKII.
 * Reclaim store will now only show Singularity Cores for Romulan characters.
 * Resolved an issue which caused some NPC's to have significantly higher than intended resistances to power drains.
 * Added the ability to reclaim "Warp Shadow Decoy" Starship Trait if you have purchased the Aelahl Light Warbird Battlecruiser, and are not a Romulan captain.
 * Resolved an issue that was causing the Lead Foot trait to not increase speed and turn while in Slipstream.
 * The Slipstream Turnrate boost from the Obelisk Subspace Rift Warp Core and Polaric Modulator Engineering Console has been increased to 100%, from 20%.
 * Resolved an issue that could cause the Talaxian Loyal trait to fail to apply to your teammates in some cases.
 * Duty Officer Mission Buffs:
 * The Duration of the buff only counts down while on the correct map type (space or ground).
 * The mission text now correctly displays what buffs will be received on critical outcomes.
 * The buff that previously gave Long-Range Targeting Sensors now gives Targeting Expertise.
 * Resolved and issue that was causing the Kentari Excessive Development set bonus power, Residuum Reactant Deployment, to not appear in player’s power wheel.
 * Resolved an issue where Co-Opt Energy Weapons could cause excessive amounts of healing in some cases.
 * The Slipstream Turnrate boost from the Obelisk Subspace Rift Warp Core and Polaric Modulator Engineering Console has been increased to 100%, from 20%.
 * Resolved an issue that could prevent players from changing the registry number on the Fleet T5-U Avenger.
 * Resolved an issue that could prevent players from changing the registry number on the Peregrine Fighter.
 * Resolved an issue that where Warp Cores would sometimes have their Warp Speed overriden by an Impulse Engine that has a slower Warp Speed.
 * Resolved an issue that was causing the Gamma Reputation Wide-Arc Torpedo Launcher icons to not display properly.
 * Resolved an issue that was causing the registry name to not appear properly on the standard Excelsior ship.
 * Updated description on Bajoran racial trait description to match functionality.
 * It now correctly indicates +Kit Performance instead of generic healing increases.