I've run into a problem with this patch. For observers, p_status is not being sent correctly. Before patch, they always get status sent as PALIVE. With patch, status changes to PEXPLODE upon locking onto a ship who is in combat, and it never changes back. I noticed this when trying to look at observer tractors..they weren't displaying, and it was because observer thought he was dead (p_status == PEXPLODE) so they weren't drawing. Bill