Elite Dangerous News

Greetings Commanders,

At 11am BST today, we will release a new launcher for Elite Dangerous on PC.
This will provide Commanders with easy access to all versions of Elite that they own.

We do not anticipate any major downtime.



The new launcher will be available via Steam shortly, in a prompted, small update to the game once deployment is complete.

If any critical issue technical support is required on first experience of the new launcher deployment, please submit a customer support ticket at the following link.

See you in the black, Commanders o7

Greetings Commanders.

Here with an alert to a number of summer-time savings from Frontier and the Elite Dangerous Gamestore!



FRONTIER STEAM SUMMER SALE!

Get up to 75% off Elite Dangerous products in the Frontier Summer Sale here on Steam until Thursday, July 13th - 18:00 BST!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/

These reductions are once again offered up to help welcome in new Commanders to the Galaxy of Elite Dangerous or Elite Dangerous: Odyssey, so if you're yet to lift off in Odyssey yourself, or know of any would-be-Commanders out there that'd like to answer that call of the Galaxy at a bargain price, there's no better time than now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336350/Elite_Dangerous_Odyssey/

Discounts include:

• 75% off Elite Dangerous
  
• 65% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey
  
• 65% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Deluxe Edition
  
• 65% off Elite Dangerous: Commander Premium Edition
  
• 60% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Official Soundtrack
  

ELITE DANGEROUS SUMMER LIVERY SALE!

If you're already out in the black and blazing your trail, why not check out additional offerings as part of the 'Elite Dangerous Summer Livery Sale', over in the Elite Dangerous Gamestore?

Discounts include:

• 40% off 'Carapace' Packs.
  
• 30% off Ship Kits, Cockpit Customisation, COVAS, Gear Sets, Weapon Skins, Fleet Carrier Layouts & Fleet Carrier ATCs.
  
• 20% off Paint Jobs, Weapon Colours, Engine Colours, Fleet Carrier Paint Jobs, Fleet Carrier Drive Colours, Fleet Carrier Holo-Markers.
  

The 'Elite Dangerous Summer Livery Sale' starts NOW (as of June 30, 12:30 BST) and ends July 7 2023, at 23:59 BST.

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As always, we love to see you showing off your personalised looks as you set out on your journeys across the Galaxy.

Have a wonderful day, Commanders o7

​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:

• BCLV4 | https://www.twitch.tv/bclv4
• AymeriX | https://www.youtube.com/@AymeriX
• Nitebytes | https://www.twitch.tv/nitebytes
• CashiotVR | https://www.twitch.tv/cashiotvr
• Ricardos Gaming | https://www.twitch.tv/ricardosgaming71
• MiniCeleste | https://www.twitch.tv/miniceleste
• CommanderExorcist | https://www.youtube.com/c/CommanderExorcist
• Ghost Giraffe | https://www.youtube.com/@GhostGiraffe
• Karhaa | https://www.twitch.tv/karhaa
• StarGoid | https://www.twitch.tv/stargoid
• elev8rmusic | https://www.twitch.tv/elev8rmusic
• TheStarCat70 | https://www.twitch.tv/thestarcat70

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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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

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