Patch Notes v1-0-1786

Patch version
 Is hotfix

Hello Pilots! We've just released a patch which will address the following issues:

## INSTANCES

* Hard modes instances are now available.
* Players who relog during 'Crash Down' will no longer be stuck inside the drop ship upon returning to Coral Forest.

## ARES JOBS

* Escort NPCs will now move on their own instead of following the players.
* If escort NPCs become stuck they will teleport to the end location of the mission.
* Completed ARES Jobs will properly clean up objects spawned in by the job.
* Objectives that spawn underground or in otherwise unreachable locations will respawn after a set amount of time so players can reach them.
* Players who are working on the same ARES Job in the same location will now both receive proper completion.
* ARES Jobs and ARES Missions will no longer spawn at the same time in the same location.
* 'Omnidyne-M - Field Testing - Shadow' will now spawn enemies at the correct level range.
* 'Abduction' will now start properly.
* 'Juan and the Scattered Scarborough' - Juan's face now displays properly.
* 'Proxy' - Players will only die if they run out of time on step 3.
* 'Chosen Tech' will now spawn a more appropriate amount of Elite Chosen Chaingunners.
* 'Securing the Contract' will now load faster.
* 'Juan and the Scattered Scarborough' will now load faster.
* 'Haikili' will now properly advance through the second step.
* 'Priority Job: Securing the Contract' will now properly advance.
* 'Out of the Fire' will now properly initiate when accepted.

## OPEN WORLD EVENTS

* Chosen Thumpers have been disabled for review.
* Devil's Tusk Calderas have been disabled for review.
* The Sunken Harbor Holmgang Challenge event has been disabled for review.
* Friends and Army filters will now work properly on the War Effort Leaderboard in Devil's Tusk.
* Players will now receive audio when approaching Crashed Thumpers.
* Aero's voice over will now properly play during Crashed LGVs. She will no longer exclaim "Nice!" when watching LGVs explode. She's crazy, that one.

## GARAGE/NEW YOU

* Battleframe and bodysuit patterns will now appear properly to players who own them.

## COMBAT

* Shields Up now properly scales the Rhino's Personal Shield.
* Player deployables will no longer despawn when leveling up.
* Fusion Cannons now properly deal AOE damage on alt-fire.
* Fixed an issue that caused melee attacks to hit twice at once.

## CRAFTING

* Players' accumulated time bank will now appear in the manufacturing terminal window.
* Salvaging stacks of Fiery, Toxic, Icy Aranha Glands, and Mosquito Wings will now award the proper amount of Chitin Fiber for the full stack.

## OPEN WORLD PVP

* Players can no longer use most consumables or calldowns in Broken Peninsula.

## GENERAL

* The voucher vendors at Dredge and FOB Sagan now properly appear in game.
* Players can now view the credits from the main menu.
* Load screens now come with snazzy new artwork!
* Arcporting to Tecumseh Airbase or FOB Sagan has been temporarily disabled as they were sending players to the wrong location.
* When starting the game client, the intro video will now play.
* AI has been adjusted to move smoothly during high load times (Now we won't have to rename "Hissers" to "Jitterbugs"! What...no one? Fine, I'll just sit over here and be quiet).
* Cobra XLR calldown now grants the player the proper LGV.

## KNOWN ISSUES

* Player to Player mail attachments are not enabled. We will provide an update on this as soon as possible.
* Icy Aranha Glands are not marked as salvagable.