This patch is not a content patch, but a technical patch to increase the security of Neocron's network traffic. These changes will break all known cheat programs.
Neocron now also requires newer Visual C++ runtimes. Odds are that another game or program has already installed these on your PC, but if Neocron does not start after applying the patch, you will need to go to
Microsoft and download and install the vcredist_x86.exe at the bottom of the page.
All Neocron servers will be offline from 13:00 CET to approximately 15:00 CET to apply this patch.