Elite: Dangerous Dev Tracker

Greetings Commanders///

Tomorrow, September 8, we will be releasing a small, client side update containing the following///
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[*] Adjustment to lens flares so that they are now appearing on all quality settings and are visible at the correct ranges.
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Servers will be offline between the hours of 08:00 BST and 10:00 BST in order for deployment to take place. An update will then be available to you shortly after.


Fly safe.



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Greetings Commanders.

In relation to this morning's minor update (recap details can be found here: forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-odyssey-minor-update-08-09-2022.607786/), I'm opening up this thread to keep an eye on proceedings/relay any timing changes and such regarding server downtime, to save the original (now 7 pages long) thread getting bloated.

By all means, continue to chat in there if you like - of course!

I'll keep this one locked for now and talk to myself in the comments until servers are back up, then... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Just a little note to address a delay in awarding the top 75% of participating Commanders, in the LHS 157 Community Goal, with the 'Mbooni Permit' recently.
Apologies for this.
Those who earned their reward will now have recieved the permit.

o7

Greetings Commanders!

All the best wishes coming your way for a discovery filled week ahead.

Coming to you today with the latest edition of Discovery Scanner.
This one does hold some important updates regarding the Console Copy Portal release, as well as the next steps toward 4.0.

I'll leave you to enjoy at your leisure: www.elitedangerous.com/news/discovery-scanner-12092022

Have a great day.

See you in the black o7

Greetings Commanders.

Fresh into the month of October, we're making a thematic change, starting this week, to our weekly Stellar Screenshots competition.

Share your creepiest screenshots with the hashtag, #StellarScreamshots on Twitter and Facebook and you could win a new, limited edition for the month of October, Halloween themed Asp Explorer paint job, the 'Malevolent Ghast', in addition to the usual 'Shatter' paintjob! You can still be counted as part of #StellarScreenshots but it'll be great to collectively add in #StellarScreamshots too o7

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SEASONS GREETINGS, COMMANDERS!
Hope you had a wonderful weekend just passed o7


We're winding down today for the festive period with one final 'Discovery Scanner' instalment of 3308 - The 'Happy Holidays' edition.

Head on over to the full article here: www.elitedangerous.com/news/discovery-scanner-happy-holidays-3308

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Greetings Commanders!

I know there is a separate thread on this as part of Discovery Scanner but I want to be a thorough as possible with what's to come regarding the Console Copy Portal opening tomorrow.
To reference mention of this, head on over to the news post here or see the discussion ... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

We're on the brink of a big day ahead - Update 14 is incoming and imminent for release tomorrow, November 29.

Here's a hopefully useful guide to the release schedule for you today, so you can make adequate preparations ahead of time, or just generally get warmed up to share the big moment together.

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TUESDAY 29th NOVEMBER, UPDATE 14 RELEASE SCHEDULE (All times below in UTC)
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[*]5:00 - In game broadcasting of 'server downtime warning'.
[*]7:00 - Both Horizons only and Odyssey Servers go down (update notes released via web and 'Release Tracker' style forum thread at around this time).
[*]15:00 - Servers return. Update 14 Deployment will be live.
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DOWNLOAD SIZE INFORMATION (UPDATE 14 ONLY):
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[*](3.8) Horizons Only Update 14 :... Read more

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Greetings Commanders!

Just a little courtesy message to say that the much anticipated 'Stygian' paint jobs are now in stock in the Elite Dangerous Gamestore,
with 20% off!

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Greetings Commanders,

Forgive this week's instalment of Discovery Scanner being a little later than planned today as the Update 14 Release Schedule information took priority.

You've already caught the forum post on the schedule itself, which does heavily feature in today's DS article, however there are some other little nuggets of fun in line with that angle of news today too, for example a Frameshift Live #22 heads up and a little more.

You'll find the latest Discovery Scanner article live here: ... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Do you know what? This went quite well last time, so I'm going to go off the rails a bit and do it again.
Today launches the Console Copy Portal for bringing Console Commanders into the PC Galaxy!

I released a post yesterday, in relation to the portal roll-out, that you can recap on: Linked HERE.

As we have hit a minor delay in the release time window (previously scheduled for mid morning, now scheduled for mid afternoon), I thought it might be helpful for you to have somewhere to check in on me talki... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

With the release of the 'Console Copy Portal' we are seeing reports of several of you hitting continuous 'Database Error' when attempting to complete the process.

This is currently looking to be due to potentially linked to one of two issues:
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[*]One being the fact that your desired Commander name is potentially taken and the error isn't triggering (because you're moving through the process quite quickly).
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[*]I can't believe I'm typing this but whatever helps at ... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

Due to the overwhelming number of Commanders accessing the Console Copy Portal and the scale of data being transferred, wait times can be up to 5hrs for the copy process to complete.

Please bear in mind that you will not be able to play Elite Dangerous whilst the copy process is taking place.

You will also be unable to log in to any frontier services while the process is happening: that includes the User Portal, ARX Store and DLC Store.

This is a monumental moment! Thank you for your patience.
We're so excited to see you all soon!

o7

Greetings Commanders.

Wanting to post this out as a courtesy message today, acknowledging the ongoing reports of unexpected happenings with the rewarding of (or lack of) combat bonds whilst in multicrew.
Naturally, reports have continued to trickle in around this issue, following several of our recent CGs involving combat bonds.

This issue is noted and considered a priority to investigate further into why and how this is happening on dev side, however for full disclosure, we don't have specifics on when you can expect a fix just yet. The reason I'm posting this here today though, is to reassure you that it's one of a priority to continue to keep eyes on.

Any further information I have on the matter will absolutely be shared with you as soon as I have it.

Thanks for your patience, as always.

o7

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Small note:
I can absolutely appreciate that this issue is not the only one to exist curr... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Look...we've decided (this is more of a confession actually).

Arf, Bruce and myself just won't be able to replicate the incredible 'scribe vibe' of the legendary Paul Crowther whilst he's away for the month, so we've decided to put the weekly, much loved Galnet Roundup posts on Pause until he is back from holiday on October 24th.

Hope this isn't too much of a disappointment (even WE'RE disappointed in ourselves for lacking the awesomeness of our Dark Lord, but honestly, we couldn't even match up to his witty finesse at this point. They're just too..."Paul").

Let's look forward to then!

o7

Greetings Commanders.

We're here again! The next launch event in quick succession, following that of the Console Copy Portal yesterday.

As many of you are aware, we’ve outlined our plans to enable Commanders the option to launch Horizons and Odyssey, both as version 4.0, available for all PC players.
This means that all Commanders entering into the Galaxy on 4.0 versioning for Horizons and Odyssey (already 4.0) will be able to engage in the Aftermath narrative phases, enjoy four-player multicrew, see the graphical and UI improvements and much more!

To recap our latest statements:
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[*]ELITE DANGEROUS '4.0' ACCESS ON PC FAQ : ... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Here with another Episode of Live Release Tracker...
As mentioned in the following thread from yesterday HERE, we are gearing up for the release of 4.0 today for Elite Dangerous PC Commanders.

This thread will be updated with information 'on the go'.

I currently owe you:
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[*]Downtime schedule. Done
[*]Update on deployment time of release and server return.
[*][[S]ONCE LIVE][/S] Further clarity on expectations with the release, alon... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

The deployment of 4.0 for PC Commanders is now complete and available for you.
This release is a courtesy and free upgrade for non-Odyssey owners. They now get to try the 4.0 codebase with a number of perks that contains (see previous FAQs), as well as engage with future content and narrative updates at no additional cost, where this wasn't possible before.

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Once again to confirm. These are the options that will be available to you, following the update, via the Elite Dangerous Launcher:

Odyssey Players (players who have purchased Odyssey):
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[*]Elite Dangerous: Odyssey
[*]Elite Dangerous: Horizons (3.8)
[*]Elite Dangerous (Base Game - pre Horizons)
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Horizons Players (players who have not purchased Odyssey):
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[*]Elite Dangerous: Horizons (4.0)
[*]Elite Dangerous: Horizons < This is 3.8
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Greetings Commanders.

A very in theme post for you today for your instalment of Discovery Scanner this week.

One of the main talking points would be a little announcement on a special event for your diaries coming next week.
Just wanted to start the ball rolling this week because...well...at least one of us is on the hyperactive side of 'won't shut up about it on this side, so may as well extend it early to Commander side' excitement, that's for sure.

Post link is here: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/discovery-scanner-10102022
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Greetings Commanders.

Posting a small note this morning to alert that not only is Elite Dangerous on sale via Steam now, but you'll also find mirrored reductions via the Frontier Store from 12:00 BST today too, with:

75% off Elite Dangerous.
45% off Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.
45% off Elite Dangerous Commander Premium Edition.

Steam Sale Ends: September 19th.
Frontier Store Sale Ends: September 24th.

For your convenience:
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