What changed in Elite Dangerous in 2020

Watch the stream for 30 minutes to be eligible for the Purple SRV & Fighter Paint Jobs.

You do NOT have to link your Twitch and Frontier account to EARN Twitch drops, but you WILL have to link them to REDEEM.

Watch the stream for a full hour to become eligible for the Purple Weapon and Engine Colours.

Watch the stream for 15 minutes to be eligible for the Vibrant Purple Paint Job.

Information on how to claim Twitch Drops and account linking requirements.

Announcement of Twitch Drops event where players can earn in-game rewards by watching streams.

Social hubs will be designed for efficiency, with quest givers and vendors located in similar areas across ports.

Settlements will be larger than social hubs and owned by factions, featuring various building types.

All suits will have shields that use battery supply, requiring power management.

Players will have an on foot inventory and can gather new materials while on foot.

Missions will vary based on the BGS status, allowing for different missions in the same location.

NPCs will react to players based on their status and BGS affiliations, enhancing immersion.

No loading screens when entering or exiting buildings, creating a seamless experience.

Players can purchase and switch between multiple suits, each designed for different mission types.

Three types of social spaces will be available at Odyssey's launch, each with unique layouts.

Players can travel between systems using the Apex Interstellar service, allowing gameplay without a ship.

Resolved an issue causing delays and disconnections when entering a location with Fleet Carriers present.

Corrected a UI focus issue that allowed players to sell ships in the background while using Carrier Management.

Prevented depleted motherlode asteroids from respawning when a player flies a Ship-Launched Fighter beyond its maximum limit.

Tritium is now twice as potent, allowing Fleet Carriers to consume 50% less fuel.

Changes made to balance the effect of overlapping hotspots, bringing them back in line with original goals.

Resolved an issue which stopped Fighters from being restocked from a Fleet Carrier.

When opening the Fleet Carrier naming pop up in the Livery, an additional unwanted character will be added to the start and end of the name, requiring manual deletion.

Fixed an issue where loading into an instance in a system with a large amount of Fleet Carriers would cause very long load times, potentially leading to disconnects.

Better enforcement of the 16 carrier limit per body and preventing departing Fleet Carriers from taking up one of the 16 slots from the body they've just left.

Addressed issues related to diminishing returns for commodities in overlapping hotspots.

Resolved an issue whereby surface deposits created after cracking a motherlode would flag themselves as depleted.

Further work to ensure Carriers are positioned away from other nearby body sites, such as other Fleet Carriers.

The first Fleet Carriers beta has been launched for players.

The release date for the Next Era has been shifted from December 2020 to early 2021.

The second Fleet Carriers beta will open its hangars to PC and console Commanders.