Elite Dangerous | Update 18.05 | Thursday 16 May 2024

Greetings Commanders, An update will be released for Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 on Thursday 16 May. The update will contain the following fixes:

• Fixed issues with Guardian Fighters hit check not behaving correctly.
• Fixed an issue where attempting to swap a core internal module with a stored module was being blocked for Pre-Built ships.
• Ensured new players correctly remain in Solo Play until performing an initial hyperspace jump which will then transition players into Open Play.

Release Schedule

• 7AM UTC/8 AM BST - Live/4.0 Servers Offline
• 9AM UTC/10AM BST - Servers Online and Update 18.05 available

These times are estimates and are subject to change Should you encounter any other issues please be sure to report them on the Issue Tracker.

"Tyres O'Flaherty, post: 10376355, member: 177656"

Long down-time... Hidden features? Tin foil hat on? :D

Whilst I do appreciate your endorsement for my new line of 'Thin Metallic Psionic Defence Caps' (Available now at all imaginary retailers) the downtime is an estimated frame to ensure we can do any checks that need to be done. There is every chance the update may be available sooner if the stars align or it could take longer if the server cyberhamster forgot to recharge its batteries.

"Simon 76, post: 10376846, member: 301419"

Sorry to post here but this is my last resort. There's no way to request customer support. At least for now. Right after 18.05 update, "Continue" button is replaced with "Start" button which leads to "tutorial mission". Please let me continue my save and please let up to create "customer ticket" as in-game "help and info" says so.

Hey CMDR, This issue can sometimes occur after an update. Simply select Start and you will initial the in-game tutorial. You'd want to immediate skip the tutorial to return back to the main menu. You should then be able to continue as normal. If you require further assistance, please feel free to send us a support ticket via https://customersupport.frontier.co.uk/hc/en-us/requests/new - Ikaros

Elite Dangerous Live/4.0 server maintenance is now complete and Update 18.05 has been deployed. Please allow time for all servers to come back online as some of them really overdid it last night and are still shaking off their hangovers.