HWS Connect | Changelog

HWS Connect v5.45.00 | 28.07.2020

  • Replaced ToU agreement checkbox with Disclaimer on Support Us page after legal consultation
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HWS Connect v5.46.00 | 18.08.2020

  • Added a new Inactivity Page. It is shown, as soon as a player is not active on that specific server for the last 7 days.
    To guarantee up to date information and avoid any side conflicts, you have to login to the proper server and play a bit again.

HWS Connect v5.49.00 | 25.08.2020

  • Added the permanent OCD Slot in HWS Connect to reflect that

HWS Connect v5.50.00 | 01.11.2020

  • Added Sticky Table Headers for HWS Connect Marketplace. Filter and Header stay at top now while you scroll

HWS Connect v5.55.00 | 31.12.2020

HWS Connect my old broken friend… you will get the love you deserve in 2021! I promise!

HWS Connect v5.58.05 | 07.02.2021

  • Adapted HWS Connect to Patch 1.4 new IDs. Converted all IDs in Marketplace, OAM, etc.

HWS Connect v5.58.10 | 26.02.2021

  • Preparations for HWS RE server
  • Fixed bug since ever: Guilty tag was only visible on the Hunterboard, if player had 0 Bounty. Properly fixed it now, that Guilty tag is set no matter the Bounty and that Guilty players’ Playfield is showen, where they are in.

HWS Connect v5.64.02 | 12.10.2021

  • Finally replacing annoying 404 not found item icons with empty placeholder item icon. Hover over it to see what item it should be.

HWS Connect v5.65.01 | 01.03.2022

  • Added Sell Ship in Structure Commander
  • Added Titan and Ice to OAM.
  • Prepared separate HWS Connect Skill Tree for Reforged Eden with the upcoming v1.7 season.
  • Reworked Patron Pledge popup
  • Changed PatronLock logic from localstorage to sessionstorage
  • Removed HWS Connect Skill Tree Reset button due exploits. You can now only reset your Skill Tree with cb:reset. You keep your Skill Points though.
  • Fixed that Survival Boost stats were re-applied with cb:reset
  • Fixed that you could sell damaged weapons in the HWS Marketplace
  • Fixed sidebar server time had summer time instead of current winter time. Should switch automatically now
  • Fixed sidebar had wrong online player count
  • Fixed that RE online players are not displayed in Hunterboard when on EU/NA and vice versa
  • Fixed no favicon
  • Cleanup code here and there

Note: after HWS+ I try to go back to the big HWS Connect v5 redesign project. Instead of v5 I probably call it HWS Connect+ as well.

HWS Connect v5.66.00 | 17.03.2022

  • Fixed HWS Marketplace filter were useable for Non-Patrons - since years! Only recently I discovered this faux pas. HWS Connect conveniences were always meant for HWS Patrons.

HWS Connect v5.67.06 | 29.03.2022

  • Changed Renamed Penthouse to Residence.
  • Fixed Missing Residence images in the slider (in the Read Me First popup)

HWS Connect v5.67.07 - v5.73.02 | 05.08.2022

  • Added HWS RE NA. We have 4 servers now in HWS Connect!
  • Added Dealer Origins can use the HWS Connect Marketplace filters for free now!
  • Added new HWS Residence POI to rent
  • Added HWS Ingot packages to buy
  • Changed Supergate image in web shop
  • Changed Conversion rate for HWS Trader credits <> Origin XP
  • Fixed couple of errors

HWS Connect v5.74.01 | 10.08.2022

  • Changed Feature
    • If you are a Pro Patron (or above) OR
    • If you have EB Bank Level 5 (or above) OR
    • If you are in the Dealer Origin
    … you get the HWS Connect Marketplace Filters feature for free .
  • Fixed Backend Patron check for some benefits were legacy

HWS Connect v5.74.01 | 18.08.2022

  • Prevent Portals to be sold in HWS Marketplace
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HWS Connect v5.78.06 | 08.01.2023

  • Changed .xls OCD download file to .csv

HWS Connect v5.80.00 | 04.03.2023

  • Added more tracks of what players bought on the Support Us page.
    the current undefined messages will disappear in few days…
  • fixed HWS Ingot exchange rate

HWS Connect v5.81.00 | 12.04.2023

  • Added more tracks of what players bought on the Support Us page.
    the current undefined messages will disappear in few days…
  • API Preparation for new HWS Connect feature… soon™

HWS Connect v5.81.07 | 29.04.2023

  • Finally fixed that HWS Trader purchases could go wrong, because of open windows. A Yes/No popup is coming now as workaround fix.
  • Fixed some wording of some popups HWS Connect sends
  • The Personal Teleportation Device (PTD) does not wipe your inventory anymore but instead cost got increased.
  • Added Warp Rescue button to Structure Commander

HWS Connect v5.82.55

A lot of versions got released in the meantime (really, 2+ years already!?!), I thought it’s time to mention the best one here again:

  • Added under HWS Universe the Favorite Playfields feature
  • Added better Ship Jump experience in the PDA of the Structure Commander
  • Added EGS Insurance support in Structure Commander
  • Added better EGS Recycle support in Structure Commander
  • Added EGS Reducebptime in Structure Commander
  • Added EGS Level to Structure Commander view
  • Added Epic Games Account support
  • Fixed one of the most annoying things: if you click on the HWS Marketplace you got a cached result, you had to refresh the page to get up to date trades. You do not have to reload the page anymore - same goes for backpack views
  • Fixed some timing issues between HWS Connect and EAH API
  • Fixed Marketplace Trade History were cut off
  • Fixed many things NPC Trader related
  • Fixed Security issues after an Audit-
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HWS Connect v5.82.56 - 5.84.10

  • added in the HWS Connect > Settings > General a fat red button to force to clear your cache. Will reference this next time OCD issues (wrong name/id) come up
  • added warning for cb:destroy, if you have docked ships on the given structure id
  • fixed an issue with HWS Connect > Marketplace filters (race conditioning)
  • Added EB Credits | HWS DNA | Playhours to the HWS Connect Marketplace page (see screenshot). That way you know directly what data you work with while trading
  • Added new HWS Marketplace Feature: Max Buyer Playhours . With this, when you sell items, you can set the Playhours, the buyer should have at least, to be able to buy it in the first place. This should prevent trade sniping (discussed in feedback channel ⁠:ballot_box_with_ballot:hws-re-feedback-and-suggestio…⁠tiered market filters
  • Added convenience visual that if no offers for a filtered item or in general no items are available (start of season) you see an info about it below the filters now (see last screenshot)
  • Redesigned the HWS Marketplace page!
    So often players did not even know how to sell items. Often players didn’t know about the Group Offers View (former Compact view) or why their offers were gone. The Market Stats on the Dashboard got randomly placed there for some reason.

It is now all consistent and nicely put together I think. With of course convenience features for you:
you can collapse the header area down. This is persistent stored in your localstorage, to remember your choice of layout.

The Sell Items from Inventory window is now not a fake popup anymore, getting you away from the offers, but instead is now visible with everything else. This layout choice is also stored in the localstorage, so it remembers the layout (if you want the Sell view always available or not)

Also improved the Group Offers View design in the offer listings. Instead of a “v” you see now a clear dropdown button with the count of offers within the group

  • Balance changes for the HWS Marketplace price changes in terms of the discussed undercutting concerns.

I’ve added a small adjustment to how price changes work on the Marketplace to reduce endless micro-undercutting while keeping normal trading untouched.

What changed?

Price changes on an active listing now have a progressive cost if done repeatedly.

  • The first price change is free (inside the Marketplace Zone)
  • Each further change costs slightly more
  • The more often you change the price, the higher the fee
  • Resets after successful trade or trade cancelation or after 12 hours without changing the price

If you rarely adjust prices, nothing changes for you.

Inside Marketplace Zones

  • First change: free
  • After that: costs increase step by step (2%, 3%, 4%, … N% credits + (N − 10) HWS DNA)
  • After many changes, a small HWS DNA cost is added

Outside Marketplace Zones

  • Price changes start with a higher cost ((N × 10)% credits + N HWS DNA)
  • Each additional change becomes more expensive

Why this was added

  • Prevents infinite “-1 credit” undercut wars
  • Discourages AFK price micromanagement
  • Rewards setting a fair price and sticking with it
  • Keeps the market readable and healthier for everyone

Additional safeguards

  • Price changes must be at least Âą1% or 100 credits
  • Each listing now shows a price change history icon
    • Click it / hover over it to see how often the price was changed recently (see screenshot)

Important

  • Added (finally) a confirmation popup for fees, reason for the fee inclusive (see first screenshot). Before they got just taken from you
  • Added the Max Playhour slider for changing your offers too now
  • Added new Filter Item Checkbox to the Seller panel (Patreon locked like the filter). A nice convenience feature, to instantly filter the items in the marketplace table for the item you want to sell
  • Added Item Sale History min max total min total max numbers to the title and gave option to make it collapsible (non patrons see the item sale history too now with ? values)
  • Added Max Buyer Playtime slider also to the OCD Sell popup
  • Added Item Sale History chart also to the OCD page when clicking at the trade min/max table cell
  • Added Hotview into the right sidebar
  • Allow to merge offers, if unit price and max playhours match
  • Remembering the unit price and max playhours you set on previous trade now. That way you can faster sell multiple items (session based)
  • Reworked and restyled the right sidebar in HWS Connect that it can be optionally stay static open, so the content adapts to it
  • Changed the filter logic for the Playhours table column to >= (greater than) instead of <= (less than).
  • Fixed Discord Join Link in the right sidebar wasn’t working
  • Based on feedback, a min. personal delta of 100 is too much, if we are talking about unit prices of <100
  • Added Dealer Origin bonus:
    • the Personal and Market Delta is only 1 (the Âą 1% stays)
    • the reset timer is 6h instead of 12h
  • Added Personal and Market Delta. Which means your own listings need to have the 1/10 or Âą1% delta (Personal Delta) and for undercutting attempts you need the 1/10 and Âą1% delta (Market Delta)
  • Added when timer resets in the icon text/popup
  • Made the Group Offers View button toggle more prominent when active and when inactive
  • Fixed Price Change icon is now respecting individual listings in the Group Offers View
  • Fixed Price change icon and group offer badge count got not applied when scrolling and new offers were listed
  • Buying and selling works exactly like before
  • No cooldowns
  • No price caps
  • No forced limits
  • Casual sellers are unaffected
  • This only targets excessive repricing, not normal trading.