The Stargate Worlds team has posted has released limited patch notes for its closed beta as a sneak peak for excited players.

Players can now play as members of the SGU faction! Both Commandos and Soldiers, both male and female are playable within the SGU faction at this time.

The patch notes can be found here or below.

Characters:

• Players can now play as members of the SGU faction! Both Commandos and Soldiers, both male and female are playable within the SGU faction at this time

• Commando and Soldier abilities for both factions have been filled out. Abilities for these two classes are almost complete

• Consumable Vendors on Harset (Praxis) and Omega Site City (SGU) now sell dyes and tints which will allow players to color their armor

o Dyes and tints can be traded to other players

o At this time, only ballistic armor can be dyed

Worlds:

• The following worlds have been opened for Closed Beta

o Stargate Command (SGU faction newbie instance)

o Beta Site

o Omega Site City

o Men’fa

o Iphet Crater for SGU faction

• The Castle now has dynamic spawning

o Hostile NPC spawning will adjust depending on the number of players in the instance and surrounding area. Play tests will be run to see how it responds to a large number of new players in the game.

• Gate address can now only be unlocked only through mission completion. Mission chains to start unlocking gate addresses will be available in Harset (Praxis) or Omega Site (SGU)

Game play:

• Missions for character levels 1 to 33 are now implemented

• The loot all button in the loot UI window is functioning

• Players are now able to trade items with other players

o To trade items, target the player and press shift+t to open the trade window

• Crafting and reverse engineering is implemented and functioning. Have fun!

• Players can now join squads

o To join a squad, right click the target player’s portrait

o Experience will be shared with squad members whenever a mission is completed

o Only Free For All (FFA) loot is available for squads

• All weapons are now in-game for the Commando and Solider archetype

o This includes Zats and Jaffa staffs

• Unique item graphical icons have been added for armor and weapons that are currently in-game

• Armor and weapons for players level 1 to 35 are now in-game