Elite: Dangerous Dev Tracker

Greetings Commanders!

Gosh, it's really nice to be setting out with one of these again, ahead of a fresh new year in the Elite Dangerous galaxy with you all.

Some updates on information regarding the expected, interim update and even a little share on targets for future updates 15 and 16 in this first Discovery Scanner of the year for you today, along with additional expectation setting in the form of the next Frameshift Live stream date and even a nod to when Stellar Screenshots kicks off again too.

You link to view is here: ... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

This afternoon we have deployed a stealthy, server side fix to address the following issue experienced by a number of Commanders, when making attempts to dock aboard their personal Fleet Carrier:

Issue: Server connection errors (often 'Scarlet Krait') when docking at personal Fleet Carrier. Carrier is also shown as "jump locked" in the Galaxy Map.
Issue Tracker reference: https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/56710

If you have been in game in the last few hours then please do relog for the fix to take affect.

Please Note:
Quite often, server side fixes are "staggered" in nature when going live across all accounts.

If you were ... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

A thread of formal acknowledgement surrounding issues reported in relation to the recent behaviour of the Background Sim.

Keeping this currently as a locked thread so that information from our side can be easily tracked for you all - I hope that's ok.

Eyes are being kept, however, on this current thread of discussion: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/bgs-is-literally-on-fire.611144/page-3

Primary Issue tracker report: https://issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55732

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Thanks... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

After the first week of the war and the arrival of additional Maelstroms, the overall pressure applied by the Thargoids became more evenly distributed. Now that the Thargoid War is well underway and all eight Maelstroms have arrived in the bubble, we have a clearer view of what level of effort players are capable of applying to resist the Thargoid Threat.

On Thursday, we’ll reduce the activity required to fill system state progress bars. This change will come with the weekly tick, so will be in effect as of the next cycle without any update or downtime. We hope you’re enjoying the content from Update 14 and are excited to continue watching the unified effort push back against the invasion. We’ll see you in 3309!

O7

Greetings Commanders.

Back again with another weekly Discovery Scanner article for you today.

You'll find it here: www.elitedangerous.com/news/discovery-scanner-21112022

In this weeks', we do a general recap of some messaging from last week around the Update 14 release date, retiring of the "old" Elite Dangerous Galnet community site and Black Friday appearing on the horizon.
The rest is just a glimpse at the current happenings out there in the Galaxy as we approach the "one week to go" phase of Update 14.

This w... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Following reports on some unusual behaviour of the BGS following Update 14, I have a direct notice from the team to share with you.

Please see below:

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We have now identified and resolved an issue that was causing errors with how influence is processed within the faction simulation*, which will take effect following the next faction simulation tick.

As this issue has resulted in some unexpected changes to influence for numerous factions across the galaxy, we are currently deploying a change that will result in upcoming ticks processing correctly.

We'd also like to take a moment to explain some additional action we are taking to to rectify some of the impacts of the error.

The next faction simulation* tick will be processed using some key values from the release of Update 14:
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[*]Influence
[*]EP
[*]SP
[*]Market Own... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Following your feedback on the Thargoid War, we're changing the way the weekly maintenance tick affects system state progress, starting from tomorrow's tick (09/02/3309).

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Currently, any system which has failed to fill its progress bar loses all progress on the weekly tick.

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Following tomorrow's changes, this will no longer be the case. Instead, 33% of the total progress required* will be deducted every week.

For example, a system which filled its bar up to 50% will retain 17% and start from there in the following week. This means that if progress is ever 33% or less at the time of the tick, it will be reduced to 0%.
Progress is not carried across different states.

If players fail to reach 100% progress in a system in an Invasion State before all markets are aban... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

Talk about festive bells and whistles - this week's Discovery Scanner may as well be frosted and covered in cinnamon too, in all honesty.
Big focus this week on an angle of celebration as we drift into these grand finale weeks of the year in the Galaxy.

There are some important things to note as part of the top, 'Game News' section, however we'll focus more on those when we can outside of Discovery Scanner in general.

For your festive viewing pleasure: https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/discovery-scanner-12122022

Have a wonderful week ahead, Commanders o7

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Greetings Commanders.

We're here again, out in the black but also out in the annual black Friday event, for the Elite Dangerous Gamestore.


Today (November 22) kicks off the Black Friday offerings with:
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[*]40% off Ship Kits and Gear Sets.
[*]30% off Paint Jobs, c*ckpi... Read more

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Greetings Commanders!

It's the time of giving and merriment wherever we can manage it and this year not only brings some festive favourites in the annual Festive Countdown, but also in the form of more unique gifts for this year too!

[HEADING=2]FESTIVE PAINT JOB PRIZE BUNDLE![/HEADING]
As mentioned in this week's holiday themed 'Discovery Scanner', live on this week's 'Festive Livestream' and throughout the remainder of the month of December, Commanders will have ... Read more

Greetings Commanders!

Happy New Year to you all! I hope your enjoyed you holidays and are excited to be back fighting the good fight against the Thargoid menace.

The purpose of this thread is to collect feedback on the Thargoid War in one place. Thank you all who have already contributed your thoughts and ideas which we are also gathering. Now that the Thargoid War has been raging for some time, we're taking stock to inform potential changes.

We're aware of a number of things already, ranging from the specifics of AX combat such as the Xeno-Scanner range of 500m being too short given the instant hostility, to the overall way the war operates. For instance, there is no particular focused effort encouraged via the game itself leaving players to organise themselves if they want to save given systems.

Please let us know what you think about anything from the smaller details to the grand scheme, both the good and the bad. It's important for us to know wha... Read more

Welcoming acknowledgment fellow oxygen breathing bipedals.

We shall now begin reviewing the data that summarises the passage of time for seven of our Terran planetary rotations.

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MILITARIES ON ALERT AS TARANIS APPROACHES - 28 November
The big scary space thing is getting closer to human space! With the Kingfisher having done a rather unceremonious die, is humanity really ready for an intergalactic species to crash our party? I bet they won't even bring a gift.
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Greetings Commanders.

This morning, along with the weekly maintenance 'tick', initial steps were taken to address some aspects of the underlying issues, that are causing Mission Boards to not work as intended, following the release of Update 14.

The issues being experienced with Mission Boards have indeed been noted as a priority from reports and experiences noted.
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[*]Mission Boards are not loading as intended (issues.frontierstore.net/issue-detail/55782)
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To reinforce:
This morning's tick has brought with it initial improvements toward addressing the issues with Mission Boards, so a number of you may begin to see some changes with your experiences to a degree, but please d... Read more

Acknowledgement of standardised time units, fellow cerebra piloting mechs of flesh and bone. It's time for a brand new round up of what's been going on in GalNet this week!

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MAELSTROM PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY UNDERGOES TESTING - 20 February 3309
Proving once again that humanity has no sense of personal boundries, experiments are underway to create a module which would allow ships to enter the maelstroms and rudely start poking at things. To show that Aegis has improved from last ... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

We have an important announcement to share with regards to future game modes as of Update 14 which is due 29 November! Read all about it on our website and let us know what you think in the comments below:

https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-update-14-and-beyond-live-and-legacy-modes

O7

Greetings Commanders.

GalNet released an alert yesterday, stating that the Class 3 experimental weapon stabiliser is now available, following Azimuth Biotech’s delivery initiative in LHS 1163.

Unfortunately it seems as though deliveries of the new product have, in some instances for a number of Commanders, been delayed in transit and we'll update on progress regarding this issue as the day progresses.

Rest assured, "Azimuth Biotech remains fully committed to supporti... Read more

Greetings Commanders,

A new year has arrived, space is vast, dark and full of angry things that are annoyed at your existence. Political parties squabble with each other for minor victories and capitalism continues to find new ways to keep society imbalanced...And things are pretty bleak in Elite Dangerous too!

Lets catch up on the GalNet news from the start of this year!

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AZIMUTH CONDUCTS AX WEAPONS RESEARCH - 3 January 3309
Azimuth Biotech, th... Read more

Greetings Commanders!

That's right!

Commander voices have been heard amidst continued combat efforts...

A new, improved xeno scanner has been released, gracing those who will benefit from an extended range of up to 2 km!

More information can be found via GalNet.
www.elitedangerous.com/news/galnet/xeno-scanner-upgrade

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Happy to report that the new scanner* is now available from military, high-tech and industrial planetary bases, as well as rescue megaships.

*To be absolutely clear, this is, as I say, a >new< scanner. This is not an upgrade to your current scanner.


Best of luck out there, Commanders.

o7

Greetings Commanders!

Welcome to another week of humanity trying to figure out what its purpose is in the universe, and what fruitless activity we can undertake to find some meaning in our fleeting mortal lives. The galaxy continues to be beset by rampaging aliens who base their engine sounds on stubbing your little toe, and the political factions continue to try and find any solution other than actually working together. Here's a round up of just what's been going on this week!

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THE PRO-AEGIS STANCE OF THE PRINCESS - 23 January
"How dare you think about lives rather than dresses!" appears to be the Imperial viewpoint at the moment, as Princess Aisling Duvall continues her calls to have Aegis ... Read more

Greetings Commanders.

As many of you are aware, we announced a target release date for the deployment of Update 14.02 as being Monday, 30th January (this coming Monday).

Unfortunately, the team have deemed it necessary to delay the update,
however this is a decision made in order to ensure the best quality experience for you all.

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We naturally apologise for any disappointment this will cause.
We will absolutely be back with details on the revised release date as soon as we can.

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I hope you'll appreciate me keeping this post locked, to keep this for informative purposes only o7

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Thank you, as always for your patience and understanding in situations such as these.

o7