What changed in Elite Dangerous in 2020

Development team has been working hard to implement important game balancing changes.

Community Team participated in races including the Buckyball Race and Cow Racing.

The development team is working hard to make Odyssey the best experience possible.

Highlights the importance of changing mindset and approach to the game when engaging in ground combat.

10 of the finest screenshots of the year were inducted into the SPVFA Hall of Fame.

The audio team is bringing the weapons of Odyssey to life, providing vital information during combat.

Odyssey will be compatible with VR, allowing players to enjoy a fully-featured cockpit experience and projected screens when outside the cockpit.

Detailed breakdown of HUD elements including character information, weapon reticule, ammunition, grenades, radar, environment info, compass, player coordinates, health, authority level, active player bounty, suit power, emergency air, and shields.

Elite Dangerous: Odyssey will release in Early 2021.

Exclusive Pioneer suit skin will be available in the Deluxe Alpha Expansion Pack, imagery to be shared soon.

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.

Horizons brings planetary landings, weapon crafting, ship-launched fighters, and the SRV Scarab ground vehicle.

Players who already own Horizons receive an exclusive Azura Paint Job for all 41 craft.

Players can craft rare and powerful weapons with the help of Engineers.

Multiplayer experience expanded with the addition of multicrew functionality.

Players can now land on planets and explore their surfaces using the SCARAB SRV.

Players who purchased Elite Dangerous: Horizons will receive an exclusive Azure ship paint job compatible with all ships.

Elite Dangerous: Horizons will become a free update for all players on 27 October 2020.

Players who own Elite Dangerous now have access to all Horizons features for free.

Elite Dangerous: Horizons will remain on sale until 26 October for last chance rewards.

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.

Changes implemented to reduce the effects of multiple overlapping hotspots on rarer commodities.

Clarification that the negative impact on Tritium rarity is unintentional and efforts will be made to maintain its accessibility.

A small update for Xbox and Playstation users to lay groundwork for future bug fixes.

Fleet Carrier purchase orders now limited to a maximum of 2bn Credits.

An issue which occurred when setting the price of a commodity on a Fleet Carrier to greater than 1 million credits was fixed.

An incorrect destination given in the first mission was fixed.

A bug preventing transactions in a Fleet Carrier's market when the transaction amount was greater than the Fleet Carrier's remaining unreserved credits was fixed.

An issue which led to some Fleet Carriers having a service only partially installed was fixed.

An issue which prevented featured items in the store from being selected was fixed.

Salvage commodities normally limited to search & rescue contacts should now work correctly at Fleet Carriers in the open and black markets.

A bug with material distribution in overlapping hotspots was fixed and hotspots themselves were rebalanced to reduce the impact of overlapping hotspots.

An issue which allowed launching a fighter to restore sub-surface deposits on asteroids was fixed.

Fixed a problem with the Low Temperature Diamond commodity not decreasing its demand level as players sell commodity units to a market that demands it.

A bug which affected the way hair options were selected for dark skinned characters was fixed.

Fixed the timing so that the 'Incoming Message' audio plays at the same time as the message arrives.

Fixed a crash when entering the Commodity Market on a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed an issue with Fleet Carrier shipyards incorrectly interacting with Powerplay control system effects.

Fixed an issue which stopped Squadron Bookmarks appearing.

Setting a price for a commodity in the market management screen is now much faster.

Removed superpower faction logos from Fleet Carriers.

Fixed a problem with stolen mission cargo getting stuck after being sold to a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed a bug which meant that selected Fleet Carrier paint jobs would be removed when entering an instance.

Fixed an issue with Limpets sometimes not being restockable at a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed some issues with bookmarking Fleet Carriers.

Fixed an issue which could cause Fleet Carrier landing pads to be displaced.

Fixed an issue with combat bonds not being correctly awarded for scenario objectives when over four players contributed.

Fixed a crash when purchasing a Fleet Carrier and immediately viewing it in the galaxy map.

Players can now use '-' when entering ship IDs.

Fixed an Orange Sidewinder connection issue when dropping into an instance with a Starport and Carrier Vendor.

Fixed a bug which prevented SRVs from being restocked at Fleet Carriers.

Galactic average prices were updated.

Fixed an issue positioning Fleet Carriers near stellar bodies with highly eccentric orbits.

Fixed a crash when entering Holo-Me customisation at a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed an issue that placed Fleet Carriers in the barycentre when jumping to a binary system.

Surface and sub-surface deposits on asteroids will no longer immediately respawn when re-entering the instance.

Adjusted the way Retreat and Expansion conflicts are resolved.

Fixed an issue causing ship inventory numbers to be displayed incorrectly after selling items to a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed a disconnect triggered by selling exploration data at a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed the colour of landing pad 7 holo-marker on Fleet Carriers.

Fixed some issues with stats not correctly updating.

Skybox will now correctly update after a Fleet Carrier jump without having to re-enter the instance.

Fixed issue with outfitting ambiance audio layering up on top of itself when going between outfitting and livery.

Fixed missing ATC voices at starports.

Fixed an issue which could cause a Fleet Carrier purchase transaction to fail.

Fixed the missing cooldown time which would allow players to repeatedly obtain their allocation of powerplay materials.

Fixed a bug which allowed players to install additional Carrier services even if they didn't have capacity.

Reduced the largest possible yield when subsurface mining for Low Temperature Diamonds by around 25%.

Increased drop-off of the hotspot's ring, reducing likelihood of double-overlapped hotspot being more lucrative than centrepoints.

Decreased the effectiveness of the peripheries of Low Temperature Diamond hotspots.

Fixed an issue where a collect/source mission would request commodities on sale at the same location.

Fixed a crash that could occur when switching Fleet Carrier Layout.

Added a speculative fix for an issue that could cause the game to add excessive NavRoute entries to the journal when looking at the Galaxy Map.

Reduced repeat speed on market selection arrows on Compare Market screen.

Fixed an occasional crash when entering a system with a Fleet Carrier.

Fixed an issue with Engineer Remote Workshop ambiance persisting into the main game.

Fixed missing titles for the audio logs associated with the Golconda.

Fixed an issue with duplicate Fleet Carrier call-signs, causing all call signs to be regenerated.

Fixed an issues which caused some Fleet Carrier nameplates to be obscured.

Reinstated missing locations.

Fixed an issues with carrier jump sequence not always proceeding correctly.

Ongoing balancing of Faction influence normalisation.

Fixed an issue with some bookmarks being missing.

Fixed an issue which caused mission critical updates to not appear in the inbox.

Rolling back the Powerplay system to undo the effects of server disruption.

Gradual restoration of sites like Dav's Hope and the Jameson Crash Site that were missing after the update.

Restoring missions that were removed unexpectedly, especially affecting longer missions.

Fleet Carriers use the new commodity, Tritium, to perform a jump up to 500ly.

Employ a crew to manage operations and maintain the Fleet Carrier, creating a micro economy.

Fleet Carriers are now available in the live Elite Dangerous galaxy, providing a mobile base of operations.

Owners can impose tariffs for visitors using their ship’s services, allowing for income generation.

Fleet Carriers can jump up to 500 light-years using Tritium, allowing for deep-space exploration.

Improved fleet carrier navigation around locations like White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, certain rings and close orbits.

Added missing voice-over when requesting to dock.

Voluntary decommissioning will incur a fee equivalent to 50% of the Debt Threshold.

Fixed the issue where objectives were missing when dropping into Conflict Zones.

Fixed the issue where the NPC Crew could stop responding to orders in Anti-Xeno Conflict Zones.

Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to Bookmark a starport.

Fixed a crash that occurred when the Role Switch Panel was accessed in CQC.

Fleet Carriers have a weekly upkeep cost which must be maintained to keep the Fleet Carrier running.

Fixed Logs for Generation Ships having no scroll bar in the Codex archive, which prevented entries being read in full.

Fleet Carriers can be upgraded with various services, including Universal Cartographics and Outfitting.

Owners can control who has docking permission on their Fleet Carrier, including notoriety settings.

Fixed a crash which could occur when entering Multicrew.

Fleet Carriers can be customised, similar to regular ships, with items purchased from the Livery.

Instructions provided for resolving login issues related to Invalid Machine ID.

Fixed the issue which would cause the damage alarm in Guardian Fighters to get stuck on a loop.

The Discovery Scanners full system scan SFX no longer triggers in the store.

Fixed an issue that caused System Authority ships to be found in Supercruise in Anarchy systems.

Fleet Carrier owners can manage docking permissions and install a variety of services to support their play style.

Fleet Carriers can accommodate a variety of ships with 16 landing pads for different sizes.

Fixed an issue which stopped cockpit panels being accessible while using Station Services.

Fixed a disconnect issue that occurred when attempting to load back into an AX Conflict Zone in close proximity to an Asteroid Belt.

Players can purchase a Fleet Carrier from starports with a Fleet Carrier Vendor contact for 5 billion credits.

Fixed an issue which could cause Conflict Zones to end abruptly.

Partially fixed an issue with some Codex discoveries not being visible to other players in some galactic regions.

Fixed the missing sound on a Large AX Multicannon.

Fixed an issue which caused the SRV Bay to be visible when viewing SRV paint jobs on a Fleet Carrier.

Fleet Carriers are massive ships used as a mobile base of operations, offering multiple landing pads and various services.

Engage in intense first-person combat with a variety of weapons and gear.

Take on contracts ranging from diplomacy and commerce to combat.

Touch down on breathtaking planets and discover outposts and settlements.

New social hubs for forming alliances and procuring services.

Explore distant worlds on foot and expand the frontier of known space.

The buttons used to increase or decrease both the bank and the commodity market will now scale when depositing credits or adjusting commodity prices.

A credit exploit involving selling modules in a Fleet Carrier's outfitting service has been fixed.

Tritium mining will receive adjustments to make it more lucrative, particularly in relation to sub-surface mining.

A bug preventing the transfer of commodities such as Thargoid Sensors and Guardian Urns on Fleet Carriers has been resolved.

A bug that swapped the names of certain locations and markets has been fixed, restoring original names like Ceres Tarn.

Resolved an issue where players were all listed in the Crew category in the social tab in the cockpit panel.

Resolved a crash that could happen when jumping with the Codex open.

Addressed a crash that occurred when redeeming vouchers on a Fleet Carrier.

Fleet Carriers will cost 1 million credits and all Additional Services will be reduced to 100 credits per service from May 21 to May 26.

Addressed a softlock issue when focusing on the Sell panel after filtering away all commodities available to sell.

Resolved a crash that could occur during the purchase of a Fleet Carrier.

Resolved an error that occurred when starting the tutorial via PlayGo on PS4.

Addressed a problem that prevented Carriers from jumping away from certain systems.

Resolved an issue where Fleet Carrier names were missing when the number of Carriers in a system approached the maximum.

Addressed a bug that caused Tritium chunks extracted from subsurface deposits on asteroids to always contain 30% Tritium.

Resolved a rare crash that could happen while jumping.

Addressed a crash that could occur when cancelling a jump.

Fixed a crash that would happen when replotting a cancelled Fleet Carrier jump.

Fixed Caustic damage not being removed by overheating your ship.

Added an event for cancelling a Fleet Carrier jump.

If the player has an active Delivery mission, then the mission commodity will no longer have the mission required icon next to it on the Commodities Market.

"latlong" flag now set when in a station.

EngineerProgress event is now correctly written when ranking up with an Engineer.

Links will be added inside the game to direct players to the Issue Tracker site for reporting issues.

When decommissioning a carrier, you will now receive a full refund.

Fleet Carrier Services menu now displays the name of the owner.

Bounty events now include localised ship names.

Stopped the Fleet Carrier destination icon from displaying on all Fleet Carriers in the System Map.

The total upfront activation costs of some expensive services have been reduced by 35-45%.

Limpets can now be restocked at Fleet Carriers.

Fixed a bug where RefuelAll and RepairAll events were written with a null string as the event name.

The trade screen in Fleet Carrier Management now reports the number of imported and exported commodity types separately.

Fixed a bug which caused Landing Gear/Cargo Hatch to visibly clip into the cockpit.

Fleet Carriers can now be filtered in the Galaxy Map regardless of whether the player is docked or not.

Time between jumps decreased to 15 minutes for preparation and 5 minutes for cool-down.

Fixed a crash that occurred if you were in an instance with an arriving Fleet Carrier.

Fixed an issue which made it look like restocking wasn't working via the quick action on the Docking Menu.

We now include the body name in CarrierJumpRequest.

We no longer write a value for ReservePercent to the Journal if total balance is zero or negative.

Added Fleet Carrier docking restrictions to market.json file.

Megaship Turret Missions will now indicate system distance on the Mission Board.

Added a better indication of arriving and decommissioned states for Fleet Carriers on the Cockpit Navigation Panel.

Fixed a bug which would allow players to target destinations for their Fleet Carriers which shouldn't have been allowed.

An Issue Tracker section specifically for the Beta will be updated to report bugs encountered during testing.

The all time profit now correctly updates on the Fleet Carrier budget screen.

Fixed the way that Fleet Carrier owner names are displayed in the targeting panel.

Instructions provided for accessing the Fleet Carriers Update Beta on different platforms.

Upkeep cost for all additional services has been reduced by 80-90%.

Sub-Surface Mining Deposits can now eject multiple Resource Chunks from one successful hit.

Added Universal Cartographics as an optional service on Fleet Carriers.

Fixed loadout data written after launching a Ship Launched Fighter.

When cancelling the decommissioning of your Fleet Carrier, you will now receive an inbox message to confirm the cancellation.

Voluntary decommissioning will incur a fee equivalent to 50% of the Debt Threshold.

Added an event for when a Fleet Carrier is renamed.

The Debt Threshold has been updated to allow carriers to go 10 weeks without paying upkeep before a final warning.

CQC matchmaking from in-game will now require the usual delay before exiting the game if you are in danger.

The target reticule will now properly indicate when a selected Fleet Carrier is on the other side of a body.

The Fleet Carriers Update Beta starts today, allowing players to test changes before the official release.

Fixed status flags for HUD in analysis and Low Fuel when in SRV.

The core running costs have been reduced by 50%.

Fleet Carrier owners can now store their ships and modules aboard their Fleet Carrier by default.

Reduced the amount of Tritium consumed with each jump by around half.

Fixed a bug which caused focus to jump to the top of the grid after exiting out of any section within Knowledge Base or Pilots Handbook.

Fleet Carriers will now have Universal Cartographics available as an optional service.

Decommissioning a Fleet Carrier will now refund the full cost, minus unpaid debt or a static fee for voluntary decommissioning.

Towards the end of the beta, Fleet Carriers will be available for testing at a reduced price to encourage feedback.

Tritium consumption per lightyear has been reduced by approximately half, making Fleet Carrier movement 2x more efficient.

Module and ship storage will now always be available for the Fleet Carrier owner.

Instructions provided for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One players to join the beta.

Reminder that saved game data from the live game taken from 30 April will be used in the beta.

The Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 2 will run from 11 May to 26 May, available on all platforms.

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.

Game data will be saved for use in the Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 2 on April 30.

The debt threshold has been updated to relieve pressure on Fleet Carrier management.

Upkeep costs for Fleet Carriers have been reduced based on player feedback.

A number of service costs associated with Fleet Carriers have been reduced.

Time between jumps will be reduced to 15 minutes for jump preparation and 5 minutes for cool-down.

Tritium will be made at least 2x more effective as a fuel.

Total running costs for a Fleet Carrier with all services active will be reduced by a total of 85.5%.

The upkeep cost for all additional services will be reduced by 80-90%.

Core running costs will be reduced by 50%.

The debt threshold has been updated to allow 10 weeks without paying upkeep before a final warning is issued.

Total upfront activation costs of some expensive services will be reduced by 35-45%.

Universal Cartographics will become available as an optional service with a fee structure.

The Fleet Carriers Update beta begins today at 11:00 (UTC) and will run until 20 April.

An Issue Tracker section for the Fleet Carriers Update (Update 3.7) will be created for reporting bugs encountered during the beta.

Links will be added inside the game that direct players to the Issue Tracker site for reporting issues.

Fleet Carriers offer various services including a Commodities Market, Tritium Depot, and optional additional services.

Owners can recruit crew members and manage services aboard their Fleet Carrier, affecting weekly running costs.

Fleet Carriers can jump up to 500ly using Tritium as fuel, with specific jump preparation and cooldown times.

Fleet Carriers are massive ships used as a mobile base of operations, customizable for various playstyles.

Fleet Carriers have a bank for managing funds used for transactions and service costs.

Fleet Carriers can be customized visually and in terms of service focus, enhancing player identity.

A new UI for docking on Fleet Carriers allows for quick refueling, repairing, and restocking.

Commanders can customize their Fleet Carrier loadout to fit their needs and playstyles.

Fleet Carriers can go into debt if running costs are not met, leading to potential decommissioning.

Public betas for Fleet Carriers will begin on 7 April for PC, with a second beta in May for all platforms.

Announcement of the upcoming Fleet Carrier update, including features and customization options.

Fleet Carriers will cost 5,000,000,000cr at launch.

Fleet Carriers will have 16 landing pads and use a new fuel, Tritium, for jumps.

Players can set tariffs and adjust buying/selling prices for commodities in the carrier's market.

Fleet Carriers can jump up to 500LY with a build up and cool down period between jumps.

Resolved a crash which could occur when an Imperial Fighter is destroyed in CQC.

Fixed an issue which could cause the Conflict Zone victory tracker to disappear.

Resolved a stuttering issue caused by requesting data for all planets on arrival in a system (console only).

Fixed an issue that meant Thargoid Combat Bonds were not always being awarded.

Numbers are no longer being cut off from signal source names in the Navigation Panel.

Resolved a stuttering issue caused by requesting data for all planets on arrival in a system.

Implemented fixes for issues encountered while mining in a wing.

Resolved rubber-banding issues with ships.

A patch addressing several high priority issues will be released for all platforms next week.

Fixed issues with Collector Limpets scraping against the hull.

Added new faction states: Blight, Natural Disaster, Infrastructure Failure, Drought, Terrorist Attack, and Public Holiday.

Resolved the stuttering issue that players experienced upon exiting hyperjump.

Addressed issues related to Thargoid encounters.

Fixed visual artifacts that affected screenshots.

Introduced indication of likelihood for geological/biological sites when scanning planets.