The Dark Space Official Website has a new update on the latest changes to the open beta of this online space game including news that servers now check in for updates every 30 minutes and will automatically restart when there is a new version available (giving players five minutes notice before doing so), rank limits can now be specified in the server settings to allow the creation of newbie servers, a new distress system has been implemented, and word that some important keys have changed: Control-B now toggles point defenses, and Control-D kicks off the self-destruct.