changelog-experimental.md

 This page features all the experimental branch releases. Our experimental branch are usually updated multiple times a day and typically are perfectly safe to play, but you might want to back up your saves just in case we introduce a feature that will be changed during testing.
 
+# 0.597.0:
+- Damage model for the AR1500 Salvage Manipulator. The manipulator can now wear out or be damaged in different ways.
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+Feedback Focus: The manipulator damage model balance and operation costs. Introducing wear and damage for the manipulator should tip the balance a bit and cause it not to be the best universal choice for your high-stress hardpoint. If you use it for salvage and ore retrieval, the wear should accumulate and incur maintenance costs and increased challenge for subsequent derelict recovery. A brand-new manipulator should feel like it felt before; it is supposed to be more problematic after extended use or after some accidents. Please report how the new balance feels and how it balances out with the ore and salvage you bring back.
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 # 0.596.7:
 - When deploying a B8 claim beacon on the rim of the rings (less than 10km), it will still contact you automatically.
 - When you cancel your B8 claim and move the beacon to a new location, you will now establish a new claim in a new place when deploying. A recent regression caused B8 beacons to use the site of the initial contact as the final claim location, which made moving established claims impossible.