The first thing I tested out in 1.3 is apparently broken:

 

When attempting to do crew skill missions with multiples of the same mission item (like the ones you get from Slicing) you can use multiple mission items but have only the first work.

 

Example: The 340 bioanalysis mission skill item that unlocks the quest "Under the Red Star". I use the item, send my companion out on the mission. I have several of the mission item, so in the hope I can send another crewmember out on the mission (like it said you could in the 1.2 patch notes) I use another mission start item. The item is consumed, and instead of unlocking the mission again, I get another verbal confirmation from the companion already out on a mission, and nothing else is unlocked.

 

I just used 3 340 Bioanalysis mission items in a row - I was able to send one companion out and wasted two.

 

/sigh

 

 

 

Update- you can use multiple mission items, they are all consumed, but no additional quests are unlocked. You can just keep using them for no effect whatsoever.

Edited June 26, 2012 by Kapono

This was the first thing I checked too and the same thing happened, except I did not receive any sort of confirmation or warning that the mission was already active. The mission discovery items simply disappeared.

This just happened to me. I submitted a bug report in game.

 

No warning was given to say that mission was already known/active.

 

Basically just consumed for nothing.

 

Any word on this anywhere?