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Welcome New Partners! | Elite Dangerous Partner Program

​The time arrives once more, Commanders, with a celebratory post to proudly announce the latest stars stepping forth into the ranks of our official Elite Dangerous Partner Program.

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Joining forces alongside our current partners (Wave 1 | Wave 2), we'd like to give a warm welcome to:


As ever, you'll find a wealth fun and knowledge on an astronomical scale within the Elite Dangerous Galaxy, just by tuning in and engaging with these incredible creators.

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[h3]Twitch Drops[/h3]
By tuning in to watch those of our official Elite Dangerous Partners who stream via Twitch, you can earn yourself some unique paint jobs for a selection of your favourite ships, to coincide with the duration of your stay!

[h3]YouTube Paint Job Gift Codes[/h3]
If your preferred streaming platform is YouTube, fear not, our YouTube creators are issued their very own paint job bundle codes to share with their communities as they choose!

Tune in to the next instalment of Frameshift Live airing July 20 at 16:00 BST, over on YouTube or Twitch, to find out more about the latest partner paint offerings and when they'll be activated!

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[h3]Future Applications[/h3]
If you haven't been selected this time around, or you're yet to apply to become an official Elite Dangerous Partner and are considering doing so, our next review date for applicants will be in October 2023.

By becoming a member of the program you can gain access to these exciting benefits!
  • Content and channel promotion from Elite Dangerous channels and streams.
  • Twitch Drops for your own Twitch channels and code bundles for YouTube channels containing in-game cosmetics.
  • An exclusive set of Elite Partner Program merchandise.

Click the following link to access the official Elite Dangerous Partner Program portal for more information and to look around HERE.

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We love seeing creators share their passion for Elite Dangerous and the Galaxy in which our community is forged.

Thanks to all of you, partnered, applying or simply journeying ambitiously alongside - we appreciate you endlessly o7

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Changes To Elite Dangerous Default Download

Greetings Commanders.

As of Monday, June 19th Elite Dangerous 'Live' will will be the default download version on Steam.

Legacy will be available as an optional alternative, ready to be installed via selection through the launcher product list.

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[h3]How will this affect my installation? [/h3]

I am a non-Odyssey owner with nothing installed: Pressing "Install" on Steam will download the 'Live' version of Elite Dangerous.

I am an Odyssey owner with nothing installed: Pressing "Install" on Steam will download the 'Live' version of Elite Dangerous and Odyssey content.

I own Legacy and have not installed the 'Live' version of Elite Dangerous: Steam will uninstall Legacy as it is no longer the default download and will install the 'Live' version of Elite Dangerous. Legacy will need to be re-installed, if desired.

I am an Odyssey owner with the game already installed: Pressing “Update” on Steam will verify your files, but no changes will occur to the Live version. However the Legacy version will be removed as it is no longer the default and will need to be re-installed, if desired.

I am a non-Odyssey owner, but I have the 'Live' game and Legacy already installed:  Pressing "Update" on Steam will verify your files, the 'Live' version of Elite Dangerous will remain however the Legacy version will be removed as it is no longer the default and will need to be re-installed, if desired.

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[h3]How do I Install Legacy? [/h3]
  • Launch your copy of Elite Dangerous.
  • Select "Legacy Elite Dangerous" from the launcher's sub menu.
  • Select "Install".

If you have any issues with the above process, or any questions, please do get in touch with the Elite Dangerous Customer Service team by submitting a ticket here.

See you in the black, Commanders.

o7

Update 15.02 Update Notes

Greetings Commanders.

Today sees the release of Update 15.02 for Elite Dangerous Live/4.0, where the team have addressed a number of issues for you, following the release of Update 15.

The Elite Dangerous '4.0/Live' servers are now offline until approximately 11:00AM BST, when they shall return with the update available to you.

You can find the full list of contents included in this update at the following link: https://www.elitedangerous.com/update-notes/15-02

Have a great day!

o7

Update 15.02 is coming on June 5

Greetings Commanders.

From all of us, thank you as always for your continued feedback across the Galaxy of Elite Dangerous.

One of the reasons we're so grateful for your thoughts, is because it allows us as teams across the board to help better your experience in a multitude of ways, one of which being the provision of interim updates in response to 'Quality of Life' improvements in game.

With that in mind, we're happy to announce a forthcoming update for you in the form of 15.02.

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Release Schedule.
The update will be taking place on Monday June 5th.

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Server downtime for Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 servers only will take place from 08:00AM BST until approximately 11:00AM BST, when they will return online with the update deployed and available to you.

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Additional Information.
On the morning of the deployment, the update notes for 15.02 will be made available to you in a standalone post.

Thank you so much again for all of your continued, valuable thoughts and feedback which help contribute further to such quality of life updates for Elite Dangerous.

See you in the black o7

Update 15.01 Incoming...

Greetings Commanders.

As with any major update for Elite Dangerous, thank you all once again for your constructive thoughts and feedback.

The team have spent the last week reviewing and investigating and we're happy to announce that a further update is to be released tomorrow, May 18, in the form of 15.01.

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[h3]Release Schedule.​[/h3]
The update will be available following routine server maintenance tomorrow, May 18.

Routine server maintenance downtime for Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 will be EXTENDED in order to accommodate 15.01 until approximately 11:00am BST, when the servers will be back online with the update deployed and available.

Head on over to the full update release notes here to learn more: www.elitedangerous.com/news/update-1501-release-notes

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As always, Commanders, thank you for your continued commitment and dedication to the Galaxy.

We remain ever grateful for your efforts in discovery o7