Unfortunately I did not get a chance to test the mission timer last night. Was too busy playing around with GUI disabled and taking high resolution screenshots. Perhaps tonight I will have some better luck.
Although I did discuss a lot of the new developments with friends:
The Corvette is one serious beast now in beta3.
SCBs got a decent enough buff, with a certain build you can use them to make shields very potent.
The new bi-weave shields are interesting but I don't see a lot of players using them.
The cutter has some serious firepower, it's downfall comes with agility. It's only slightly faster at turning than the Type-9. Which is bad, however it can take more cargo. So that's a fair trade off.
There's a new type of mine launcher that does more damage to shields than hull. But I have not had a chance to test this out yet.





