Elite Dangerous News

It’s Tuesday, and the entire species is about to go to war with a powerful alien race. At least we are in space sim Elite Dangerous anyway, which sees the Thargoids finally invade human systems with the arrival of Update 14 for the game today. Eight massive space anomalies called Maelstroms are on their way towards human worlds, accompanied by massing Thargoid starships.

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Greetings Commanders.

With Update 14 arriving today, here are some key ports of information ahead of deployment.

Release Time Approximations (UTC)
7:00 Both Elite Dangerous Legacy (3.8) and Live (4.0) Servers are down.
15:00 Servers return. Update 14 Deployment will be live and available to download.

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If you wish to follow along the release discussion and latest updates on progress, you can do so by heading to the topical Forum Thread at:

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DOWNLOAD SIZE INFORMATION (UPDATE 14 ONLY):

(3.8) Legacy Update 14 : 164.7 MB
(4.0) Live Update 14 : 4.8 GB
Total combined Update 14 ONLY size : 4.9 GB (Legacy and Live updates combined).

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have not installed a full download of the 'Live (4.0)' game client in advance of Update 14 deployment, the client itself, minus the Update 14 download size, will be around the 50 GB mark.

You may wish to ensure 'Live' is downloaded and installed prior to Update 14 release, if you have yet to do so.

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ADDITIONAL REMINDER: Due to the nature of this deployment, we'd like to highlight previously shared information on 'Live' and 'Legacy' modes, formed as part of this major update.

You'll find all the information on Live and Legacy for Elite Dangerous here: Elite Dangerous Update 14 and Beyond: Live and Legacy Modes - Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.

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So without further ado, please head to the following article to view the Update 14 Notes: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-update-14-release-notes

o7 Commanders.

Greetings Commanders,

It's the week of the highly anticipated Update 14 but that's not all! Find out everything you can expect below:



[h2]TUESDAY 29th NOVEMBER, UPDATE 14 RELEASE SCHEDULE (All times below in UTC)[/h2]

5:00 - In game broadcasting of 'server downtime warning'.
7:00 - Both Horizons only and Odyssey Servers go down (update notes released via web and 'Release Tracker' style forum thread at around this time).
15:00 - Servers return. Update 14 Deployment will be live.
DOWNLOAD SIZE INFORMATION (UPDATE 14 ONLY):

Horizons Only Update 14 : 164.7 MB
Odyssey Update 14 : 4.8 GB
Total combined update size : 4.9 GB (Updates combined only. ONLY if you have already installed the full 4.0 game client in advance).
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have not installed a full download of the 4.0 game client in advance of tomorrow's update 14 deployment, the client itself, minus the update 14 download size, is around the 50 GB mark. You may wish to do this prior to Update 14 release if you have yet to do so.

[h2]UPDATE NOTES[/h2]

Full update notes will be shared tomorrow, just ahead of or alongside server downtime.

The following schedule is posted for discussion in the Official Elite Dangerous Forum via this link.

Please do keep an eye on our official social channels and in the Elite Dangerous Forum from 7:00 tomorrow morning as we keep you up to date on release proceedings.



In line with Update 14 releasing tomorrow, last week we released important information regarding Update 14 and Beyond: "Live and Legacy Modes".

It's encouraged that you familiarise yourself with this information as it's crucial to the forward movement of Elite Dangerous, following tomorrow's update.

You can find all the information you need in the following article: Elite Dangerous Update 14 and Beyond: Live and Legacy Modes - Elite Dangerous: Odyssey


Join us this Thursday from 16:00 UTC where we will be recapping the excitement brought along with Update 14, featuring two special developer guests to talk more in depth on the design and content behind the deployment.

Drops will be available for those viewing via Twitch as usual.



The Elite Dangerous 'Black Friday' event kicked off last week on November 22nd and runs through until December 5th, with Cyber Monday landing today with the release of 'Stygian' paint jobs, in the Elite Dangerous Gamestore.

There is currently up to 40% off Ship Kits and Gear Sets.
As well as up to 30% off select Paint Jobs, Cockpit Customisation, Detailing and Weapon Colours, including the return of the Midnight Black paint at a 20% discount too!
All of the Black Friday through Cyber Monday offerings are now final and present in store, so as a reminder you have until December 5th to take final advantage of them all.



Recap all of the past week’s news articles in our fun and friendly Forum space or link direct to each to get to grips with the current Galaxy happenings.

Link to article is here for your convenience.



HCS Voicepacks have launched their huge Black Friday sale and announced some exciting new content from their stars over the next month.

They will be travelling to the studio in LA early December to record updated content for Odyssey with William Shatner (Orion) and Brent Spiner (Vega) as well as meet two NEW stars - Claudia Christian (Ivanova from Babylon 5) and Gates McFadden (Dr Beverly Crusher from Star Trek) for some new voice packs.

Plus they've been preparing the fun Ship's Dog companion pack and putting the finishing touches on the Deep Space Quiz. Learn more here.

What's more, they've been producing some great videos recently. Parts 1 and 2 of their launch for GAMMA can be found here.

Take advantage of the sale now, at hcsvoicepacks.com

In our Access to 4.0 post from August, we mentioned that future content would only be available to players on the 4.0 framework and from September we have offered access to version 4.0 to all PC users without requiring a purchase of Odyssey. On 29 November, Update 14 will bring fundamental and exciting changes to the galaxy, built upon the 4.0 framework. Additionally, from Update 14 onwards, there will be two different modes to Elite Dangerous: Live mode and Legacy Mode.

[h2]Live Mode[/h2]

As of Update 14, version 4.0 will become the “Live” mode in which all new content and events will be introduced. Focusing development on a single version branch has already been essential to delivering content of the same calibre as the Azimuth Saga finale.

Aftermath will see its next major release with galaxy-wide implications in Update 14, with more to come in Updates 15 and 16. What we can say for now about Updates 15 and 16 is that they will both contain new content and gameplay mechanics linked to the unfolding events in the galaxy. More on this will be revealed next year.

[h2]Legacy Mode[/h2]

While “Live” will continue the unfolding events of Aftermath, we understand that some of our players have fond memories of the galaxy as it stands in 3.8 and as such we will convert version 3.8 into “Legacy Mode”.

Every player will have a Legacy Commander profile created from their existing profile with separately tracked progress when Update 14 is released. Legacy mode will be accessible from the launcher as a separate download from the Live game.

Whilst there will be no new narrative content such as GalNet or Community Goals, you will still be able to affect the galaxy via the background simulation. Actions in Legacy Mode will not affect the Live game.

All cosmetics purchased prior to Update 14 will be available across both Legacy and Live versions. Moving forwards, some cosmetics may be exclusive to Live mode. These will be clearly marked as such in the store.

[h2]Playing Together on LIVE[/h2]

We understand that since we granted 4.0 access to all PC players, some Commanders have been using version 3.8 to play with friends who do not yet own Odyssey. With Update 14, Odyssey players will have the option to select either Horizons or Odyssey mode within Live Mode so that playing together remains possible.

[h2]Console Profile Copying Process[/h2]

Via our website, console players have the option to clone their Commander profiles for use on PC without needing to re-purchase the game. The introduction of Legacy Mode is going to affect what data can be copied. For this reason, the process will be temporarily suspended with the release of Update 14. To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to use the process, it will be reintroduced in Q1 next year.

The version of the process that we reintroduce will not be as comprehensive as before and will only copy the most essential profile data related to player progression. For this reason, we strongly encourage anyone considering copying their profile to do so before Update 14.

We hope this announcement has clearly explained our plans for both the Live and Legacy versions of Elite Dangerous. We are excited not just for content in Update 14 but also for what we have planned in 2023. As always, we’d love to hear your questions, comments and feedback.

O7

Greetings Commanders.



We're here again with the ever anticipated, annual black Friday event, for the Elite Dangerous Gamestore.

Today (November 22) kicks off the Black Friday offerings with:

• 40% off Ship Kits and Gear Sets.
  
• 30% off Paint Jobs, Cockpit Customisation, Detailing and Weapon Colours.
  

That's not all!

THIS FRIDAY, November 25th also sees the return of some longstanding, favourite cosmetics, available only for this limited period (each year...), the Midnight Black Paint Jobs!

In addition:

We haven't forgotten Cyber Monday (November 28th)! Let's also make way for those other special favourites shining dark on the horizon, the Stygian Paint Jobs!

As the graphic says, the Black Friday event on a whole lasts until December 5th and is live for your perusal now!

o7​

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FAQ: Livery Error - Suit Cosmetics. I'm still hitting this issue, is there an update on progress with addressing this? (https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...ror-when-equipping-flight-suit-livery.609893/)

• Thank you so much for your patience in waiting on further information regarding this issue. Happy to confirm that this has a fix in place for Update 14, coming November 29th.​