This is an unstable release, introducing new content and features that may contain bugs. Some notable additions and changes are:

• Re-implementation of the "Hold Fire" command for escort ships.
• Improved the autopilot's ability to use reverse thrust and handle ships with insufficient crew.
• Added animations to incoming in-flight messages, the mini-map transitioning between systems, and zooming in and out in the map panel.
• The Heavy Gust now becomes available shortly after the Autumn Leaf.
• Some new and continued mission chains, including one involving the Ka'het.
• Ramscoop fuel and solar energy collection are now based the distances from each star in a system to a ship, instead of from the ship to the center of the system.
• Sprites can now be loaded from AVIF files and music from FLAC files.

For a complete list of changes, as well as further detail about the summarized changes, see the changelog. Special thanks to everyone who contributed to this release: @Amazinite, @Anarchist2, @Arachi-Lover, @Azure3141, @beccabunny, @bene-dictator, @Daeridanii1, @LixiChronikouOriou, @mbartlett21, @NobodyIII, @Quantumshark, @r41k0u, @reticent-rem, @RisingLeaf, @TheGiraffe3, @tibetiroka, @TomGoodIdea, @warp-core, @Wedge009, @xobes

If you are using the high-dpi plugin, you should download and install the updated version that goes with this release.