Elite Dangerous News

[p]Greetings Commanders, [/p][p]  [/p][p]Following early feedback from our Partner Program, we will be delaying the release of the Type-11 Prospector and the coinciding update until early next week. This is to allow the team necessary time to address concerns which will improve your experience with the ship. [/p][p][/p][p]These changes will include: [/p]

• [p]A rebalance of the Prospector’s mining stats, including increasing the fragments per second from mining, increased limpet speed and more. [/p]

• [p]Minor visual changes to the Prospector, including the removal of a flashing light reflecting in the cockpit while firing the Mining Volley Repeater. [/p]

• [p]Audio rebalancing for the audio distribution of the Prospector’s mining laser. [/p]

• [p]Tweaks to the Prospector’s flight model [/p]

• [p]Additional fixes [/p]

[p]  [/p][p]Whilst we understand many of you were looking forward to the release tomorrow, this short delay will allow us to ensure the Prospector launches ready to deliver a mining performance worthy of Lakon’s latest innovation. [/p][p][/p][p]We are currently aiming to release the ship and update early next week, and we’ll provide further updates as soon as they are available. [/p]

[p]Greetings Commanders,[/p][p][/p][p]We're introducing a new option when purchasing ships via ARX Early Access in Elite Dangerous: the Galactic Edition! This new premium cosmetic offering will first be available for the Lakon Type-11 Prospector, but you'll get to see the contents during the early access window for our Elite Partner Program creators this week. The Galactic Edition builds on the existing Stellar Edition contents to deliver the most comprehensive package yet for those of you who want to stand out amongst the stars![/p][p][/p][p]Available for 60,000 ARX, the Galactic Edition contains the same high-spec ship and cosmetics found in the Stellar Edition, alongside even more cosmetic content, giving you more ways to personalise your new ship. The Galactic Edition of the Type-11 Prospector also includes the very first Animated Holo-Kit, a striking new visual option for your ship which can be applied over any Paint Job![/p][p][/p][p]Here’s a look at the contents of the Galactic Edition![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]This means that Commanders will have three options available to them for the Type-11 Prospector from day one of ARX Early Access:[/p]

• [p]Standard: Standard Ship + Owners Club Decal[/p]
• [p]Stellar: High Spec Ship + Excavation Red Paint Job + Hardline Ship Kit + Owners Club Decal[/p]
• [p]Galactic: All Stellar Content + Animated Holo-Kit + Hazard Ship Kit Pack + Owners Club Decal[/p]

[p][/p][p]The first Galactic Edition launches on 23 September, alongside the ARX Early Access launch of the Lakon Type-11 Prospector.[/p]

[p]Greetings Commanders,[/p][p]Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 3 is now live and you can find the update notes below.[/p][p] [/p][p]Features of Note:[/p]

• [p]A new process has been introduced to automatically assign a new Squadron Leader in the event the current leader has become inactive for an extended period of time:[/p]

[p]On each weekly maintenance, Squadron Leaders will be checked for if they have not logged in during the previous 90-day window. If this is the case, an in-game message will be delivered to all active (defined as having logged in within the past one week) members within the next rank below the leader, informing those players that the leader has until the next weekly maintenance to log in.[/p]

• [p]If the Squadron Leader logs in during this window, the process will be cancelled.[/p]
• [p]If no active members are found within the next rank below the leader, the next rank below that will be checked. This process will repeated until active members are found within a rank. If no active members are found in any rank, the squadron will be marked as 'Inactive'.[/p]
  • [p]The only change to 'Inactive' squadrons is that they are hidden from the public Squadron Browser. They will be unmarked and therefore unhidden when any member of that squadron logs in.[/p]
  • [p]The lowest rank within a squadron will not be eligible for leadership transfer.[/p]
• [p]If the Squadron Leader does not log in to the game during this time, on the weekly maintenance, a new Squadron Leader will be appointed. The leader will be selected randomly between those members who received the inbox message.[/p]
  • [p]This new leader can then transfer leadership freely if they do not wish to be Squadron Leader via the Roster interface.[/p]

[p]Please note that for Squadrons with leaders who have already been inactive for more than 90 days, this process will begin immediately.[/p][p][/p][p]Bug Fixes[/p]

• [p]Fixes potential causes of a crash after jumping a Fleet Carrier[/p]
• [p]Fixed errors occurring when filtering the Squadron Browser by certain Powerplay characters[/p]
• [p]Fixed squadron not being created if motto, mission statement, and application requirements are blank[/p]

[p][/p][p]Greetings Commanders, [/p][p]Last week we revealed more details about the Type-11 Prospector, coming to Elite Dangerous in Arx Early Access on September 23rd  [/p][p] [/p][p]In case you missed it, you can catch up with Phil and Curtis talking about the new features below. [/p][p] 
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p] [/p][p]The Type-11 Prospector is a beautiful new medium ship that has a very industrial look to it, invoking old sci-fi vibes but with a modern twist. As the first dedicated mining ship added to Elite Dangerous and created by Lakon it shares more than a passing resemblance to other ships, such as the Type-8. The cockpit is front-mounted with a wide angle for spotting all of the best asteroids. The engine pods on the outer arms will also retract when either the landing gear or cargo scoop are deployed, which creates a tighter profile for navigating between asteroids or core mining in particularly dense asteroid rings. [/p][p]  [/p][p]It's also impossible to miss the brand new precision mining tool, the Mining Volley Repeater! This new tool fires specially designed projectiles to maximise the amount of fragments extracted from an asteroid, granting a higher yield than other mining tools when laser mining. When laser mining it also has a chance to produce a higher density fragment similar to those found via abrasion point mining. The Type-11 has also been designed to handle the thermal load output of the new mining tool. As such, this large mining tool is currently only able to be equipped on the Type-11 Prospector. [/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]The Type-11 Prospector features EIGHT hardpoints, four of which are dedicated mining hardpoints, which will only be able to equip mining tools. The sizes of these are one large, two medium and one small whereas the remaining four can equip any hardpoint that matches their sizes, which are three small and one medium. The Type-11 Prospector also has four standard utility mounts. [/p][p] [/p][p] The Type-11 Prospector features 12 optional internals,  [/p]

• [p]two size one,  [/p]

• [p]one size two,  [/p]

• [p]one size three,  [/p]

• [p]one size four,  [/p]

• [p]four size five and  [/p]

• [p]three size six [/p]

[p]As with the hardpoints, some of these internals are reserved for specific modules. One size five is dedicated to the fighter bay, in case you need a little extra defence while in those hazardous resource gathering zones, whilst another size five is dedicated to drone controllers and is the only slot that can equip the brand new size five Mk II mining limpet controller. This brand new Lakon prototype is being rolled out to maximise space saving by controlling all limpets from just one module type. [/p][p] [/p][p]The ships core modules consist of  [/p]

• [p]Size 6 Power Plant [/p]

• [p]Size 5 Thrusters [/p]

• [p]Size 5 Frameshift Drive [/p]

• [p]Size 3 Life Support [/p]

• [p]Size 7 Power Distributor [/p]

• [p]Size 3 Sensor Suite [/p]

• [p]Size 5 Fuel Tank [/p]

[p] [/p][p]Whilst the Type-11 Prospector Is not a combat ship, it still has the potential to defend itself. The hardpoints dedicated to any weapon are positioned to favour turreted weapons. If you find you’ve bitten off more than you can chew, it’s no slouch in a straight line when you decide to do a tactical retreat. [/p][p] [/p][p]We’re excited to see what you do with the Type-11 Prospector when it launches into Arx Early Access on 23rd September. [/p]

[p]Greetings Commanders,

Servers will be offline on 2nd September for Elite Dangerous: Vanguards Patch 2 to be deployed. You can find the schedule and update notes below.

Downtime starts - 7am UTC
Downtime ends - 10:30am UTC

*Please note that these are estimated times, we will update our forums and social media with any changes.


Features of Note:

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• [p]You are now able to install the Bar/Bartender on your Squadron Carriers[/p]
  • [p]Only the Squadron Leader can manage purchase orders[/p]
• [p]You are now able to set your visibility as Private or your Squadron only, hiding your location and other details[/p]
• [p]Carrier balance is now accessible via the Squadron Bank, with members able to contribute directly to the account[/p]

[p]Issue Tracker Fixes

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• [p]Fixed instances of crashing when loading into the game while in an Apex Shuttle (Issue ID: 78026)[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Squadron Carrier Livery UI being blank for Russian, Spanish, Portuguese and French localisations (Issue ID: 77868)[/p]
• [p]Fixed Senior Officers of Squadrons incorrectly having the ability to purchase Squadron Carriers, resulting in an error and disconnect. Only Squadron Leaders should have this ability. (Issue ID: 77823)[/p]
• [p]Fixed instances of the On Foot Mission Board not filtering correctly (Issue ID: 77283)[/p]
• [p]Fixed being unable to hand in and gain rewards for Team-based missions (Issue ID: 77996)[/p]

[p]Bug Fixes

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• [p]Fixed instances of crashing when on the loading screen for the game[/p]
• [p]Fixed instances of crashing when navigating Squadrons UI[/p]
• [p]Fixed instances of crashing related to Decals and Nameplates[/p]
• [p]Fixed instances of crashing when editing permission groups for a Squadron[/p]
• [p]Fixed commander given ship name not showing up when ship is added to Squadron Bank[/p]