What changed in Elite Dangerous in 2016

Almost all Engineers upgrades will be removed from NPCs to balance combat difficulty.

Players will be able to exchange experimental modifications for another modification at a reputation cost.

Bi-Weave shields removed due to a bug will be reintroduced into the game via a server-side update.

Players can compete against named accounts for a chance to win prizes by taking screenshots during matches.

A series of events for players to participate in to celebrate the launch of Arena.

Elite Dangerous: Arena is now available as a stand-alone product, featuring PVP mode previously known as CQC.

AMD has released the 16.1 hotfix driver update, addressing performance issues in supercruise for users on Windows 10.