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

• Major revamp of Quarg outfits and many new ships.
• A continuation of the Patir Mystery mission chain.
• Two old ships and an old outfit rarely used by some human pirates.
• Numerous new jobs, culture conversations, and some short mission chains.
• The Coalition intros are easier to find.
• Many large battles throughout the Free Worlds story now involve smaller fleets on both sides.
• Different sources of cloaking now offer some different benefits and drawbacks.
• Ammunition for installed weapons can now be restocked at any outfitter.

There have also been changes to the user interface:

• There are now sounds when interacting with buttons or pressing some keys.
• Gameplay can now be paused without opening the main menu, while still being able to select ships and issue orders.
• The starfield in the background of the main menu is now animated.

And, lastly, new and changed game mechanics:

• Missions can be offered when entering a system.
• Missions can have an "offer precedence" property to control the order in which they appear when multiple are available at once.
• Turret hardpoints can define "blindspots"; angles an installed weapon can't turn towards, and multipliers applied to installed turrets.
• New swizzles can be defined in data files and offer more flexibility in the color combinations they can take.

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:
@1010todd, @4T4RI, @alextd, @alexrovw, @Amazinite, @Anarchist2, @Arachi-Lover, @aradapilot, @Azure3141, @beccabunny, @bene-dictator, @Brick63, @CasparKielwein, @Cherrio01, @comnom, @Daeridanii1, @danaris, @DmitriK, @dorbarker, @dseomn, @geojak, @Hurleveur, @JimmyFiryh, @Just-Existing, @Karirawri @Kokiak-attack, @Koranir, @LilyIsTrans, @LixiChronikouOriou, @luzpaz, @mixx99, @mOctave, @nickshanks, @NomadicVolcano, @palant, @Petersupes, @petervdmeer, @pythonmcpi, @Quantumshark, @ravenshining, @reticent-rem, @RisingLeaf, @roadrunner56, @Saugia, @SomeTroglodyte, @SpearDane, @tehhowch, @TheGiraffe3, @thePeacemaker-66, @thewierdnut, @ThrawnCA, @tibetiroka, @tjubutsi, @TomGoodIdea, @UnorderedSigh, @warp-core, @Wedge009, @Zarkonnen, @ziproot, @Zitchas

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