Elite Dangerous News

Greetings Commanders,

We hope you are as excited as we are for the launch of Odyssey! This expansion marks Elite Dangerous' biggest ever update, and as such we'll be taking the servers offline in preparation for the launch.


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All Elite Dangerous servers on all platforms will be taken offline at 07:00 UTC / 08:00 BST on Wednesday 19 May and will be down for approximately 11 hours, returning 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST.


We look forward to taking that one giant leap with you all next week!


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Greetings Commanders,


We hope you enjoyed the recent alpha for the PC version of Elite Dangerous: Odyssey

Thank you once again for your feedback and suggestions which will have a lasting impact for all future Commanders. This only marks the beginning for Odyssey. After the game launches on 19 May, we’ll continue tweaking and balancing according to your experiences, just as we have done in the past.

We know there are still a number of questions from the community, and today we’d like to give more information on the shared galaxy between Elite Dangerous: Odyssey and Elite Dangerous: Horizons.


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All Elite Dangerous: Odyssey players will gain access to the new features, including planetary improvements, enhanced lighting, and textures.

The differences will mean that Elite Dangerous: Horizons players cannot share a gameplay session with those playing Odyssey. However, Odyssey owners will be able to share a session with and play with those in Horizons by launching the game in Horizons mode – though if they do this, they will temporarily not have access to the new Odyssey features.

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In line with the console launch, we plan to update Elite Dangerous on all platforms (PC/PlayStation/Xbox) to allow Odyssey and Horizons players to reunite and play together with other users on their respective platform.

All Horizons players will also receive the new graphical updates, including the new planetary tech, lighting, and organics, free of charge, but will not be able to get out on foot or enter Odyssey’s tenuous atmospheres.

If you have any questions please leave them in the equivalent post on our forums, and we will answer them as quickly as we can!

o7

Greetings Commanders,

Thank you all for all the amazing feedback and reports you've sent in throughout the Alpha. Our developers have been reading and reviewing your comments as we continue towards release. The Elite Dangerous: Odyssey PC Alpha will end at 15:30 UTC/16:30 BST on Wednesday 5 May 2021 with full launch scheduled for 19 May 2021.

Once again, we are incredibly grateful for all of your feedback and reports, and we can't wait to bring you the full game for PC later this month!

o7

Greetings Commanders!


Today at 16:00 UTC / 17:00 BST we implemented a hotfix to the Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Alpha with the following changes:

• Further improved stability.
  
• Enabled Fleet Carriers in the Alpha at an adjusted cost.
  
• Fixed an issue where a small number of players spawned outside the playable bubble.
  
• Fixed an issue where terminals would lock the camera off-centre. Players can now adjust the camera to view the terminal more freely.
  

Commanders who would like to purchase a Fleet Carrier can do so at Sharp Dock in Sumod.

Once again, thank you for your continued feedback as we enjoy the final phase of the Odyssey Alpha!


o7

Greetings Commanders!

At 14:15 UTC / 15:15 BST we released a hotfix to address the following issues in the current phase of the Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Alpha.

• Improved build stability.
  
• An issue has been fixed whereby cargo could vanish when changing ships at Inter Astra.
  

Here in the final phase of the Odyssey Alpha, we're as grateful as ever for the valuable feedback provided as always.

See you in the black! o7