Player abilities that are unlocked will now have their own timer.

Thus, players can now use their racial/profession abilities without affecting other abilities they unlocked. As a bonus, this April update resets the cooldowns on all 'Tactical Re-modulation' abilities.

Damage cap ceilings have been adjusted.

Prior to this change, the maximum damage dealt to a ship in a single shot was (0.5 x # of ship decks)
Now, that ceiling is (0.5 x # of ship decks), OR (0.5 x (player rank + 19)), whichever is greater.

Most ships will not notice this change, as they typically apply at least 1 deck per rank.

A new planet type, 'Irradiated', has been added. This is an upgrade to the Toxic type, available via the new mission 'Potent Residuum'. This mission is the 3rd in the planet upgrade chain starting with 'The Pawlacite Thaw', followed by 'Crystal Inferno'.

Toxic Purifiers can now be used on either Toxic or Irradiated planets.

Legion Member 'Status' tooltips will now display the time since the member was last online, as well as how long they have been a member of the legion.

The Octafari / Mylarai mission chain has been completely archived for ranks 7+. This is a long chain that includes the following missions:

Octafari Distress
Following the Trail
The Mylarai Embargo
Octafari Migration
Dubious Intent
The Grid Crisis
Grid Resistance
Embattled Retreat
The Mylarai Accord

As usual, the missions must now be done in that order - so you will likely need to complete some of the earlier parts if you started later. Good luck!

Small sidenote: As a result of the mission chain, the description of the 'Mylarai Extractor' enemy has changed slightly.