What changed in Elite Dangerous in 2021

The all-new Scorpion SRV is now available from Vodel, featuring a twin-seat design and equipped with a Surge Repeater and Aculeus launcher.

New types of Multi Limpet Controllers added: Mining, Operations, Rescue, Xeno (all Size 3) and Universal (Size 7).

Major improvements made to light tinting from atmospheres.

Missing information about Fleet Carriers now displayed correctly.

Various missing translations have been added to the game.

AI in dropships now take damage if the dropship is destroyed before deployment.

Multi-Limpet Controllers are now available from Outfitting, allowing programming of limpets for various tasks.

Implemented a fix for Megaship Cargo and Escape Pod canisters getting stuck inside ships.

Multiple optimisations implemented for rendering and performance improvements.

Avatar skin now utilizes ambient occlusion correctly.

Commander’s reputation in Combat Zones now displays correctly.

NPCs at settlements can now offer missions, with new mechanics for mission failure.

Fixed a crash that occurred when selecting telepresence crew member fighters to deploy.

New Multi-Limpet Controllers available for various tasks.

Core mining fragments should no longer become trapped inside asteroids.

Visual effect of Thermal Conduit now reflects module's heat impact accurately.

Enhanced audio for Scarab tire sounds and other SRV-related audio fixes.

Pre-engineered modules now display correct information in the outfitting screen.

Resolved issue of materials getting stuck in mineable rocks.

Delivery missions now progress correctly upon interacting with contacts.

Fixed an issue where handing in multiple bounty vouchers could cause text strings to cascade incorrectly.

Multiple crash issues addressed, including mission invitation and dialogue crashes.

A new SRV designed for infantry support with two seats and unique weapons.

Fixed an issue preventing tab switching on the comms panel when using headlook.

Pre-engineered module rewards now display informative descriptions in the outfitting screen.

Reverted to previous reward structure instead of ship engineering materials.

Enhancements made when disembarking at settlements in Colonia system.

Includes Galaxy Map Search Bar, Galnet Local News Articles, and on-foot comms panel.

The Alliance Crusader, Anaconda, Beluga, Federal Corvette, Imperial Cutter, Type9 and Type10 now support multicrew of 4.

Emotes and the Emote Marker System have been added, allowing players to use various emotes.

Significant performance improvements made to the on-foot experience, including lighting and shadow optimisations.

Four new Engineers (Baltanos, Eleanor Bresa, Rosa Dayette, Yi Shen) have been added to the Colonia region.

Existing Horizons cosmetics now have Odyssey counterparts included at no additional cost.

New missions to meet and interact with characters at settlements, including Delivery and Smuggling missions.

An issue causing conflict zones to occasionally spawn too close to starports has been fixed.

Dropship obstacle avoidance has been improved.

Players can now disembark into the internal concourse on Wells-Class Megaships.

Fixed issues with NPC voice audibility when a full-screen menu exists.

Fixed audio emitter positions being off on the Type-10 and Federal Corvette.

Improved Support mission availability.

Prevented players from setting controls back to default scheme.

Fixed issue causing community goals to be removed when abandoning a mission.

New limit of 200 for personal bookmarks.

Allows longer mission titles to be displayed.

Now represented accurately.

Fixed issue causing Thargoid Hearts to appear invincible.

When opening the system map in a system with settlements present.

An issue has been fixed whereby the Ship AI could disengage super cruise too close to stars.

An issue has been fixed whereby NPC's would no longer use flashlights in the dark making it very hard to see.

Trying to manage a suit loadout from in ship or SRV on a planet surface caused game to immediately crash for some Commanders.

"Balanced" can be selected in the FSR graphics options.

Improvements made to general stability.

An issue has been fixed whereby a crash could sometimes happen during outfitting.

An issue has been fixed whereby Commanders were unable to aim down the sight of the Intimidator weapon.

Some players experienced a 'Black Adder' disconnect when purchasing and equipping a livery item. Instances of this should now be resolved.

An issue has been fixed whereby Ship Launched Fighter crew would get a little overconfident with their acknowledgements.

Fixed POI (retrieval) mission progression. Some Commanders were experiencing an issue whereby they couldn't hand in item retrieval missions.

An issue has been fixed whereby point defense turrets were failing to destroy hatch breaker limpets.

The bartender will no longer crash your game when you try and sell your goods to them.

An issue has been fixed whereby auto launch would eject ships to outside of mass lock range.

Fix for FSR not working with VR HMD virtual flatscreen.

'Hold E to Loot' was proving troublesome for many. We've reverted the action back to being a single button press.

An issue has been fixed whereby torches would not be visible in the camera suite, nor on other players in an instance.

An issue has been fixed whereby ambient occlusion would not render correctly at certain resolutions - including when using FSR.

Fixed for release in Update 6.

Long requested community features which will arrive in the near future.

Fixed – awaiting deployment (Update 6 / maintenance).

AI rocket troops will be added to military bases providing a greater challenge.

Four Commanders will be able to board ships together for the first time.

New planetary colouration which will increase vibrancy and variety.

Passengers can redirect their Apex shuttle mid-flight.

Fixed – awaiting deployment (Update 6 / maintenance).

Improved surface texture detail, improved Ice materials, increased volcanism, improved lighting.

Reduced blackout intersections and implemented a new collision detection system.

Further improvements and optimisations have been made which will be deployed in Update 6.

Fixed for release in Update 6.

A much requested community feature.

Further defence turrets will be added to Conflict Zones with associated on foot gameplay.

Expanding mission features for Odyssey to increase mission diversity.

Fixes the tracking of first time trading in commodity or black markets, aiding progress towards unlocking Engineers.

Fixed erroneous numbers in weapon engineering recipes affecting weapon performance.

Removed ingredients that were not required in certain weapon engineering recipes.

Commodities that are temporarily illegal because of an active Faction State can now be sold to stations that need them for repairs.

Rebalanced the faction influence effects from repeatedly winning & losing various scenarios at Installations & Megaships.

Fixed an issue caused by older missions conflicting with the latest update, resulting in missing HUD objectives.

Missions to take out settlement occupants will now register progress correctly.

Fixed an issue with Players rarely not being able to load into Horizons after playing Odyssey.

Adjusted Mercenary rank progression speed for Odyssey on foot players.

Restoration missions will no longer be incompletable when putting out fires.

Fixed a crash caused by missions that would send you to non-settlement locations.

Missions to steal data from settlements will now display objectives on your HUD and the data will be available as intended.

Salvage missions now display objectives on your HUD and items can now be found at salvage sites.

Some environmental assets were being culled incorrectly around the exterior of 2 specific buildings.

Chest, upper arm and shoulder suit parts were not appearing for female avatars.

A fix has been implemented to prevent a crash when selecting the current planet in the system map after scanning an organic.

Large sections of station hangars were being culled incorrectly.

Changes made to balance the effects of Odyssey missions on the Background Simulation to align with Horizons.

Resolved an issue where the loadout section of the role panel UI would persist above other sections.

Allowed UMA GPUs and some other memory-constrained graphics cards to use more system memory for graphics allocations.

Stability fixes for Horizons.

Fixed players receiving missions sending them to Colonia.

Fixed an issue with SRV datalink scanner incorrectly triggering a lethal response from settlements when in analysis mode.

Fixed a missing Codex image.

Fixed Apex Interstellar shuttles getting stuck in indefinite loops.

Fixed Shutdown missions triggering the 'leave the settlement' objective for all players in the instance.

Fixed an issue where the suit and weapon customization menus became unpopulated when switching between them.

Fixed the scarf from the Plainsman outfit obscuring the player's view when in a ship.

Further fix for the Orange Sidewinder error.

Custom control bindings will now use default settings.

Addressed overpowered damage issue.

Fixed issue with ship moving back to previous docked position.

Fix implemented to enable availability.

To prevent trespass on docking.